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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Jocelyn the Riveter
B Rosie the Riveter
C Peggy the Riveter
D Hannah the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Mary
B SS St. Louis
C SS St. Flower
D SS. St. Constance
Question #3
A Allies Powers
B Euro-Asian Alliance
C Axis Powers
D Big Three
Question #4
A Appeasement
B Conservatism
C Non-combatant policy
D Non-military intervention
Question #5
A Hirohito Hirohito
B Benito Mussolini
C Adolf Hitler
D Joseph Stalin
Question #6
A Republicanism
B War Hawk Mentality
C Isolationism
D Conservatism
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 Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
D Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
Question #9
A To provide greater resources for the military
B To reduce the amount of money in circulation
C To teach Americans how to save and spend less
D To raise the market prices of certain goods
Question #10
A It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
B It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
C It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
D It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
Question #11
A The National Defense Research Committee
B The Department of Defense
C The War Production Board
D The United States Office of War Information
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 enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
B Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
C It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
D It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
Question #14
A It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
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 He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
Question #15
A To maintain the United States’ neutrality
B To help heal the United States’ economy
C To assist the United States’ historical allies
D To support U.S. veterans with more education support
Question #16
A Isolating them in special camps
B Giving them grants for further education
C Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
D Expanding their federal rights
Question #17
A Took more powerful roles in government
B Worked in factories and plants
C Opened up businesses in large numbers
D Attended colleges and universities
Question #18
A They took the place of men in many war industries
B They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
C They received greater educational opportunities
D They did not change life than from previous years
Question #19
A Enlist in the military
B Invest in war bonds
C Live and work on farms
D Become U.S. citizens
