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