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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Jocelyn the Riveter
B Hannah the Riveter
C Peggy the Riveter
D Rosie the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Flower
B SS St. Louis
C SS. St. Constance
D SS St. Mary
Question #3
A Big Three
B Euro-Asian Alliance
C Axis Powers
D Allies Powers
Question #4
A Non-combatant policy
B Appeasement
C Non-military intervention
D Conservatism
Question #5
A Joseph Stalin
B Adolf Hitler
C Benito Mussolini
D Hirohito Hirohito
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 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 teach Americans how to save and spend less
B To raise the market prices of certain goods
C To reduce the amount of money in circulation
D To provide greater resources for the military
Question #10
A It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
B It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
C It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
D It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
Question #11
A The United States Office of War Information
B The Department of Defense
C The War Production Board
D The National Defense Research Committee
Question #12
A It created higher spending which restarted the economy
B It encouraged economic voluntarism
C Companies took out massive loans during the war
D It increased the demand for consumer prices
Question #13
A It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
B It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
C It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
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 It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
D He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
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 Giving them grants for further education
D Isolating them in special camps
Question #17
A Took more powerful roles in government
B Attended colleges and universities
C Opened up businesses in large numbers
D Worked in factories and plants
Question #18
A They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
B They did not change life than from previous years
C They took the place of men in many war industries
D They received greater educational opportunities
Question #19
A Live and work on farms
B Invest in war bonds
C Become U.S. citizens
D Enlist in the military
