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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. Mary
C SS St. Flower
D SS St. Louis
Question #3
A Axis Powers
B Euro-Asian Alliance
C Big Three
D Allies Powers
Question #4
A Appeasement
B Non-military intervention
C Non-combatant policy
D Conservatism
Question #5
A Benito Mussolini
B Joseph Stalin
C Adolf Hitler
D Hirohito Hirohito
Question #6
A Isolationism
B Conservatism
C War Hawk Mentality
D Republicanism
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 Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
B Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
C Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
D The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
Question #9
A To provide greater resources for the military
B To teach Americans how to save and spend less
C To raise the market prices of certain goods
D To reduce the amount of money in circulation
Question #10
A It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
B It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
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 United States Office of War Information
B The National Defense Research Committee
C The Department of Defense
D The War Production Board
Question #12
A It encouraged economic voluntarism
B It created higher spending which restarted the economy
C It increased the demand for consumer prices
D Companies took out massive loans during the war
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 Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
B It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
C It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
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 Expanding their federal rights
B Giving them grants for further education
C Isolating them in special camps
D Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
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 assumed a greater role in U.S. government
B They received greater educational opportunities
C They took the place of men in many war industries
D They did not change life than from previous years
Question #19
A Become U.S. citizens
B Enlist in the military
C Live and work on farms
D Invest in war bonds
