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