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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Peggy the Riveter
B Jocelyn the Riveter
C Hannah the Riveter
D Rosie the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Mary
B SS St. Louis
C SS. St. Constance
D SS St. Flower
Question #3
A Allies Powers
B Big Three
C Euro-Asian Alliance
D Axis Powers
Question #4
A Non-military intervention
B Non-combatant policy
C Appeasement
D Conservatism
Question #5
A Joseph Stalin
B Hirohito Hirohito
C Adolf Hitler
D Benito Mussolini
Question #6
A War Hawk Mentality
B Conservatism
C Isolationism
D Republicanism
Question #7
A To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
B To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
C To bolster its economy through wartime industries
D To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
Question #8
A Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
B Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
C The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
D Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
Question #9
A To provide greater resources for the military
B To teach Americans how to save and spend less
C To raise the market prices of certain goods
D To reduce the amount of money in circulation
Question #10
A It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
B It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
C It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
D It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
Question #11
A The National Defense Research Committee
B The United States Office of War Information
C The Department of Defense
D The War Production Board
Question #12
A It increased the demand for consumer prices
B It encouraged economic voluntarism
C It created higher spending which restarted the economy
D Companies took out massive loans during the war
Question #13
A It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
B Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
C It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
D It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
Question #14
A Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
B It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
C It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
D He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
Question #15
A To help heal the United States’ economy
B To maintain the United States’ neutrality
C To support U.S. veterans with more education support
D To assist the United States’ historical allies
Question #16
A Isolating them in special camps
B Giving them grants for further education
C Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
D Expanding their federal rights
Question #17
A Took more powerful roles in government
B Worked in factories and plants
C Opened up businesses in large numbers
D Attended colleges and universities
Question #18
A They took the place of men in many war industries
B They did not change life than from previous years
C They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
D They received greater educational opportunities
Question #19
A Enlist in the military
B Become U.S. citizens
C Live and work on farms
D Invest in war bonds
