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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Hannah the Riveter
B Rosie the Riveter
C Peggy the Riveter
D Jocelyn the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Louis
B SS St. Mary
C SS St. Flower
D SS. St. Constance
Question #3
A Allies Powers
B Axis Powers
C Big Three
D Euro-Asian Alliance
Question #4
A Non-combatant policy
B Conservatism
C Non-military intervention
D Appeasement
Question #5
A Benito Mussolini
B Joseph Stalin
C Hirohito Hirohito
D Adolf Hitler
Question #6
A Isolationism
B Republicanism
C War Hawk Mentality
D Conservatism
Question #7
A To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
B To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
C To bolster its economy through wartime industries
D To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
Question #8
A Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
B Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
C Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
D The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
Question #9
A To teach Americans how to save and spend less
B To reduce the amount of money in circulation
C To raise the market prices of certain goods
D To provide greater resources for the military
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 enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
D It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
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 Companies took out massive loans during the war
B It increased the demand for consumer prices
C It encouraged economic voluntarism
D It created higher spending which restarted the economy
Question #13
A It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
B It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
C Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
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 He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
D Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
Question #15
A To support U.S. veterans with more education support
B To help heal the United States’ economy
C To assist the United States’ historical allies
D To maintain the United States’ neutrality
Question #16
A Expanding their federal rights
B Isolating them in special camps
C Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
D Giving them grants for further education
Question #17
A Attended colleges and universities
B Opened up businesses in large numbers
C Took more powerful roles in government
D Worked in factories and plants
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 Invest in war bonds
B Become U.S. citizens
C Enlist in the military
D Live and work on farms
