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