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25.01 Q
Each of the following is true of labor
during World War II, EXCEPT
1. enrollment of African-Americans in unions
doubled from pre-war numbers.
2. major unions agreed to non-strike pledges for
the duration of the war.
3. rising wages did not keep up with rising prices.
4. strikes were common before the United States
joined the war.
5. wartime prosperity ensured that virtually all
workers were happy.
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25.01 A
Each of the following is true of labor
during World War II, EXCEPT
1. enrollment of African-Americans in unions
doubled from pre-war numbers.
2. major unions agreed to non-strike pledges for
the duration of the war.
3. rising wages did not keep up with rising prices.
4. strikes were common before the United States
joined the war.
5. wartime prosperity ensured that virtually all
workers were happy.
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25.01 E
EXPLANATION:
Each of the following is true of labor
during World War II, EXCEPT
5. wartime prosperity ensured that virtually all
workers were happy.
There was a great deal of worker dissatisfaction,
even during the economic wartime boom.
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25.02 Q
According to the Lend-Lease Act, what
countries could receive aid?
1. Any country whose defense was vital to
U.S. security
2. China
3. Latin American nations
4. The Axis powers
5. The Allied powers
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25.02 A
According to the Lend-Lease Act, what
countries could receive aid?
1. Any country whose defense was vital to
U.S. security
2. China
3. Latin American nations
4. The Axis powers
5. The Allied powers
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25.02 E
EXPLANATION:
According to the Lend-Lease Act, what
countries could receive aid?
1. Any country whose defense was vital to
U.S. security
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25.03 Q
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What event forced the United States to
enter World War II?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The German invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Russia
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the Lusitania
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25.03 A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What event forced the United States to
enter World War II?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The German invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Russia
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the Lusitania
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25.03 E
What event forced the United States to
enter World War II?
4. The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
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25.04 Q
What group of ships proved critical in the
battle for the Pacific?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Aircraft carriers
Battleships
Cruisers
Destroyers
Submarines
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25.04 A
What group of ships proved critical in
the battle for the Pacific?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Aircraft carriers
Battleships
Cruisers
Destroyers
Submarines
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25.04 E
EXPLANATION:
What group of ships proved critical in the
battle for the Pacific?
1. Aircraft carriers
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25.05 Q
The Allied troops, even as they made their
way to Berlin, were saddened by all of the
following, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
the death of Franklin Roosevelt.
the Russians had been defeated.
they still had to defeat Japan.
they uncovered the horrible
destruction of the concentration
camps.
5. they were saddened by all of the
above.
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25.05 A
The Allied troops, even as they made their
way to Berlin, were saddened by all of the
following, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
the death of Franklin Roosevelt.
the Russians had been defeated.
they still had to defeat Japan.
they uncovered the horrible
destruction of the concentration
camps.
5. they were saddened by all of the
above.
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25.05 E
EXPLANATION:
The Allied troops, even as they made their
way to Berlin, were saddened by all of the
following, EXCEPT
2. the Russians had been defeated
The Russians were not defeated, but
contributed to the ultimate victory over
Hitler.
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25.06 Q
Which of the following correctly lists the
“Big 3” of World War II diplomacy?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Churchill, Franco, Stalin
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Roosevelt, Franco, Churchill
Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill
Roosevelt, Hitler, Stalin
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25.06 A
Which of the following correctly lists the
“Big 3” of World War II diplomacy?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Churchill, Franco, Stalin
Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
Roosevelt, Franco, Churchill
Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill
Roosevelt, Hitler, Stalin
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25.06 E
EXPLANATION:
Which of the following correctly lists the
“Big 3” of World War II diplomacy?
2. Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin
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25.07 Q
Executive Order 9066 applied to which
minority group?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
African-Americans
Chinese-Americans
Japanese-Americans
Jews
Women
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25.07 A
Executive Order 9066 applied to which
minority group?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
African-Americans
Chinese-Americans
Japanese-Americans
Jews
Women
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25.07 E
EXPLANATION:
Executive Order 9066 applied to which
minority group?
3. Japanese-Americans
It was the order authorizing the internment of
Japanese-Americans.
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25.08 Q
What is the significance of the Enola Gay?
1. It was a German submarine that terrorized
U.S. shipping early in World War II.
2. It was a ship sunk just prior to U.S.
involvement in World War II.
3. It was the plane that dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima.
4. It was the ship on which the Japanese
surrendered to end World War II.
5. None of answers are correct.
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25.08 A
What is the significance of the Enola Gay?
1. It was a German submarine that terrorized
U.S. shipping early in World War II.
2. It was a ship sunk just prior to U.S.
involvement in World War II.
3. It was the plane that dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima.
4. It was the ship on which the Japanese
surrendered to end World War II.
5. None of the answers are correct.
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25.08 E
What is the significance of the Enola Gay?
3. It was the plane that dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima.
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25.09 Q
What other world leader took power in his
nation in 1933, then died in 1945, just as
FDR did?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Fidel Castro
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
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25.09 A
What other world leader took power in his
nation in 1933, then died in 1945, just as
FDR did?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Fidel Castro
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
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25.09 E
EXPLANATION:
What other world leader took power in his
nation in 1933, then died in 1945, just as
FDR did?
1. Adolf Hitler
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25.10 Q
The War Powers Act granted the president
all of the following powers, EXCEPT
1. the power to award government contracts
without competitive bidding.
2. the power to create new agencies.
3. the power to declare war without
Congressional approval.
4. the power to establish programs censoring
news and information
5. the power to seize property owned by
foreigners.
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25.10 A
The War Powers Act granted the president
all of the following powers, EXCEPT
1. the power to award government contracts
without competitive bidding.
2. the power to create new agencies.
3. the power to declare war without
Congressional approval.
4. the power to establish programs censoring
news and information.
5. the power to seize property owned by
foreigners.
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25.10 E
EXPLANATION:
The War Powers Act granted the president
all of the following powers, EXCEPT
3. the power to declare war without
Congressional approval.
The president still required Congressional
approval to declare war.
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25.11 Q
Each of the following is true of the war-time
economy, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
American farmers did not benefit from the prosperity.
defense production transformed entire regions.
it lifted the United States out of the Great Depression.
it created the biggest economic boom in the history of
any nation.
5. the United States was able to out produce its enemies.
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25.11 A
Each of the following is true of the war-time
economy, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
American farmers did not benefit from the prosperity.
defense production transformed entire regions.
it lifted the United States out of the Great Depression.
it created the biggest economic boom in the history of
any nation.
5. the United States was able to out produce its enemies.
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25.11 E
EXPLANATION:
Each of the following is true of the war-time
economy, EXCEPT
1. American farmers did not benefit from the prosperity.
“American farmers could not keep up with the rising
international demand or even the domestic market for
milk, potatoes, fruits, and sugar.”
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25.12 Q
Men were rejected for military service for all
of the following reasons, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
age qualifications.
economic class.
emotional problems.
illiteracy.
physical fitness.
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25.12 A
Men were rejected for military service for all
of the following reasons, EXCEPT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
age qualifications.
economic class.
emotional problems.
illiteracy.
physical fitness.
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25.12 E
EXPLANATION:
Men were rejected for military service for all
of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
2. economic class.
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25.13 Q
Which of the following presented the
GREATEST danger for soldiers in the
Pacific theatre?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Disease
Fire bombing
Friendly fire
Kamikazes
The atomic bomb
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25.13 A
Which of the following presented the
GREATEST danger for soldiers in the
Pacific theatre?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Disease
Fire bombing
Friendly fire
Kamikazes
The atomic bomb
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25.13 E
EXPLANATION:
Which of the following presented the
GREATEST danger for soldiers in the
Pacific theatre?
1. Disease
“For the soldiers fighting in hot, humid jungles, malaria,
typhus, diarrhea, or dengue fever posed the most common
threat to their lives.”
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25.14 Q
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Each of the following was decided at Yalta,
EXCEPT
Britain planned to reclaim its empire in Asia.
the Soviet Union agreed to join the war against Japan.
the Soviet Union would retain part of Poland.
the terms of membership in the United Nations.
the United States and Britain agreed to invade
Europe, opening a “second front” against Germany.
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25.14 A
Each of the following was decided at Yalta,
EXCEPT
1. Britain planned to reclaim its empire in Asia.
2. The Soviet Union agreed to join the war against
Japan.
3. The Soviet Union would retain part of Poland.
4. The terms of membership in the United Nations.
5. The United States and Britain agreed to invade
Europe, opening a “second front” against Germany.
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25.14 E
EXPLANATION:
Each of the following was decided at Yalta,
EXCEPT
5. the United States and Britain agreed to invade
Europe, opening a “second front” against Germany.
The Yalta Conference was held after the D-Day invasion
had already taken place.
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25.15 Q
Which of the following occurred LAST?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Allied invasion of Italy
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Germany’s Blitzkrieg sweeps across Europe
Germany surrenders
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25.15 A
Which of the following occurred LAST?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Allied invasion of Italy
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Germany’s Blitzkrieg sweeps across Europe
Germany surrenders
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25.15 E
EXPLANATION:
Which of the following occurred LAST?
5. Germany surrenders
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