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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Hannah the Riveter
B Jocelyn the Riveter
C Rosie the Riveter
D Peggy 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 Axis Powers
C Euro-Asian Alliance
D Big Three
Question #4
A Non-combatant policy
B Conservatism
C Non-military intervention
D Appeasement
Question #5
A Joseph Stalin
B Adolf Hitler
C Hirohito Hirohito
D Benito Mussolini
Question #6
A War Hawk Mentality
B Isolationism
C Republicanism
D Conservatism
Question #7
A To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
B To bolster its economy through wartime industries
C To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
D To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
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 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 placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
B It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
C It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
D It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
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 created higher spending which restarted the economy
B It encouraged economic voluntarism
C Companies took out massive loans during the war
D It increased the demand for consumer prices
Question #13
A Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
B It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
C It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
D It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
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 maintain the United States’ neutrality
B To assist the United States’ historical allies
C To support U.S. veterans with more education support
D To help heal the United States’ economy
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 Took more powerful roles in government
B Worked in factories and plants
C Attended colleges and universities
D Opened up businesses in large numbers
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 Enlist in the military
B Become U.S. citizens
C Invest in war bonds
D Live and work on farms
