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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. Louis
B SS St. Flower
C SS. St. Constance
D SS St. Mary
Question #3
A Euro-Asian Alliance
B Allies Powers
C Big Three
D Axis Powers
Question #4
A Conservatism
B Appeasement
C Non-military intervention
D Non-combatant policy
Question #5
A Adolf Hitler
B Joseph Stalin
C Hirohito Hirohito
D Benito Mussolini
Question #6
A Conservatism
B Republicanism
C War Hawk Mentality
D Isolationism
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 Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
C The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
D Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
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 placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
B It began to save money for war preparations, ensuring the U.S> would go to war
C It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
D It enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
Question #11
A The National Defense Research Committee
B The United States Office of War Information
C The War Production Board
D The Department of Defense
Question #12
A It created higher spending which restarted the economy
B It increased the demand for consumer prices
C Companies took out massive loans during the war
D It encouraged economic voluntarism
Question #13
A It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
B It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
C It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
D Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
Question #14
A He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
B Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
C It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
D It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
Question #15
A To support U.S. veterans with more education support
B To help heal the United States’ economy
C To maintain the United States’ neutrality
D To assist the United States’ historical allies
Question #16
A Giving them grants for further education
B Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
C Isolating them in special camps
D Expanding their federal rights
Question #17
A Worked in factories and plants
B Opened up businesses in large numbers
C Attended colleges and universities
D Took more powerful roles in government
Question #18
A They received greater educational opportunities
B They took the place of men in many war industries
C They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
D They did not change life than from previous years
Question #19
A Enlist in the military
B Become U.S. citizens
C Live and work on farms
D Invest in war bonds
