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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Rosie the Riveter
B Hannah the Riveter
C Peggy the Riveter
D Jocelyn the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Mary
B SS. St. Constance
C SS St. Louis
D SS St. Flower
Question #3
A Euro-Asian Alliance
B Allies Powers
C Axis Powers
D Big Three
Question #4
A Conservatism
B Non-combatant policy
C Appeasement
D Non-military intervention
Question #5
A Benito Mussolini
B Hirohito Hirohito
C Joseph Stalin
D Adolf Hitler
Question #6
A War Hawk Mentality
B Conservatism
C Isolationism
D Republicanism
Question #7
A To bolster its economy through wartime industries
B To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
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 The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
B Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
C Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
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 teach Americans how to save and spend less
D To raise the market prices of certain goods
Question #10
A It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
B It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
C It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
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 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 Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
B It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
C It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
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 saved lives by ending the war more quickly
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 assist the United States’ historical allies
B To support U.S. veterans with more education support
C To maintain the United States’ neutrality
D To help heal the United States’ economy
Question #16
A Expanding their federal rights
B Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
C Isolating them in special camps
D Giving them grants for further education
Question #17
A Took more powerful roles in government
B Opened up businesses in large numbers
C Attended colleges and universities
D Worked in factories and plants
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 received greater educational opportunities
D They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
Question #19
A Become U.S. citizens
B Invest in war bonds
C Enlist in the military
D Live and work on farms
