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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Jocelyn the Riveter
B Peggy the Riveter
C Hannah the Riveter
D Rosie the Riveter
Question #2
A SS St. Louis
B SS St. Flower
C SS St. Mary
D SS. St. Constance
Question #3
A Big Three
B Allies Powers
C Axis Powers
D Euro-Asian Alliance
Question #4
A Appeasement
B Non-military intervention
C Non-combatant policy
D Conservatism
Question #5
A Joseph Stalin
B Benito Mussolini
C Hirohito Hirohito
D Adolf Hitler
Question #6
A War Hawk Mentality
B Republicanism
C Conservatism
D Isolationism
Question #7
A To bolster its economy through wartime industries
B To assist allies who had come to its aid in the past
C To expand its empire and economic dominance in the world
D To protect itself against aggression from the Axis powers
Question #8
A Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
B Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
C Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
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 raise the market prices of certain goods
C To teach Americans how to save and spend less
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 enacted a naval blockade in the Pacific
C It sent troops to support Allied forces in Europe
D It placed an embargo on trade with Japan due to their rising imperial ambitions
Question #11
A The War Production Board
B The Department of Defense
C The United States Office of War Information
D The National Defense Research Committee
Question #12
A It created higher spending which restarted the economy
B Companies took out massive loans during the war
C It encouraged economic voluntarism
D It increased the demand for consumer prices
Question #13
A It enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
B It steered away from any previous alliances with warring nations
C It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
D Passed the Neutrality Act to not engage in war
Question #14
A It was the only way the Allied forces could win the war
B He wanted to see how powerful the bombs really were
C It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
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 maintain the United States’ neutrality
C To support U.S. veterans with more education support
D To assist the United States’ historical allies
Question #16
A Isolating them in special camps
B Giving them grants for further education
C Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
D Expanding their federal rights
Question #17
A Attended colleges and universities
B Opened up businesses in large numbers
C Worked in factories and plants
D Took more powerful roles in government
Question #18
A They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
B They did not change life than from previous years
C They received greater educational opportunities
D They took the place of men in many war industries
Question #19
A Live and work on farms
B Invest in war bonds
C Enlist in the military
D Become U.S. citizens
