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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Hannah the Riveter
B Peggy the Riveter
C Rosie the Riveter
D Jocelyn the Riveter
Question #2
A SS. St. Constance
B SS St. Flower
C SS St. Mary
D SS St. Louis
Question #3
A Big Three
B Euro-Asian Alliance
C Axis Powers
D Allies 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 War Hawk Mentality
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 Wartime industry was needed to boost the Depression-era economy
B The League of Nations asking the U.S. to aid the war effort
C Japanese forces were being aggressive towards the United States
D Germans were attacking the United States’ European allies
Question #9
A To teach Americans how to save and spend less
B To raise the market prices of certain goods
C To provide greater resources for the military
D To reduce the amount of money in circulation
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 Department of Defense
B The War Production Board
C The United States Office of War Information
D The National Defense Research Committee
Question #12
A It encouraged economic voluntarism
B It created higher spending which restarted the economy
C It increased the demand for consumer prices
D Companies took out massive loans during the war
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 enforced an embargo against trade with Japan
D It provided Britain and France with weapons and supplies
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 Its impact was less severe than that of the Pearl Harbor attack
D It saved lives by ending the war more quickly
Question #15
A To maintain the United States’ neutrality
B To help heal the United States’ economy
C To assist the United States’ historical allies
D To support U.S. veterans with more education support
Question #16
A Expanding their federal rights
B Giving them grants for further education
C Deporting them to Japan in large numbers
D Isolating them in special camps
Question #17
A Opened up businesses in large numbers
B Worked in factories and plants
C Attended colleges and universities
D Took more powerful roles in government
Question #18
A They took the place of men in many war industries
B They assumed a greater role in U.S. government
C They received greater educational opportunities
D They did not change life than from previous years
Question #19
A Become U.S. citizens
B Live and work on farms
C Invest in war bonds
D Enlist in the military
