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