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