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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Rosie the Riveter
B Jocelyn the Riveter
C Hannah 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 Allies Powers
B Axis Powers
C Big Three
D Euro-Asian Alliance
Question #4
A Conservatism
B Non-combatant policy
C Appeasement
D Non-military intervention
Question #5
A Hirohito Hirohito
B Benito Mussolini
C Adolf Hitler
D Joseph Stalin
Question #6
A War Hawk Mentality
B Republicanism
C Conservatism
D Isolationism
Question #7
A To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
B To bolster its economy through wartime industries
C To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
D To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
Question #8
A The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
B Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
C Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
D Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
Question #9
A To reduce the amount of money in circulation
B To provide greater resources for the military
C To raise the market prices of certain goods
D To teach Americans how to save and spend less
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 War Production Board
B The United States Office of War Information
C The Department of Defense
D The National Defense Research Committee
Question #12
A It increased the demand for consumer prices
B Companies took out massive loans during the war
C It encouraged economic voluntarism
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 It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
B He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
C It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
D Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
Question #15
A To help heal the United States’ economy
B To support U.S. veterans with more education support
C To maintain the United States’ neutrality
D To assist the United States’ historical allies
Question #16
A Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
B Isolating them in special camps
C Expanding their federal rights
D Giving them grants for further education
Question #17
A Worked in factories and plants
B Took more powerful roles in government
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 did not change life than from previous years
C They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
D They received greater educational opportunities
Question #19
A Become U.S. citizens
B Invest in war bonds
C Enlist in the military
D Live and work on farms
