Question 1

What impact did the departure of millions of men for military service have on the labor market in the United States?

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A)  While many jobs became available,few Americans could take advantage of them because of limitations on travel due to rationing.
B)  Many women entered the workforce for the first time,and some found better paying jobs in fields previously closed to women.
C)  Many poor white southerners tried to get jobs in shipyards but were not able to do so,due to a lack of industrial skills.
D)  Rather than allowing women to do "men's" jobs,many African Americans previously denied work were hired by corporations.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Roosevelt expected the first attacks on the United States to be

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A)  made by the Japanese in the Philippines.
B)  made by Germany.
C)  made by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
D)  a coordinated attack made by both Japan and Germany on each coast.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following battles is considered the turning point in the war in Europe?

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A)  the victory of the British and Americans over the Germans in North Africa
B)  the victory of the British over the Germans in the Battle of Britain
C)  the American and British conquest of Sicily,which led to the overthrow of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
D)  the Soviet Union's defeat of the Germans at the battle of StalingradE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of the Holocaust and Hitler's "final solution"?

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A)  Hitler's victims included Jews only.
B)  While most Americans were aware of Nazi persecution of the Jews,few were aware of the genocide taking place.
C)  Allied soldiers found evidence of the "final solution" at death camps such as Auschwitz.
D)  Victims of the Nazi death camps numbered in the millions.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The internationalists

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A)  wanted the United States to join on the fascist side in the war in order to establish a worldwide empire.
B)  were a group of scholars and journalists who were part of a worldwide peace movement.
C)  believed Americans had a false sense of security,and because of America's long-standing ties to Europe,the United States needed to join the fight against Nazism.
D)  were a paramilitary force of American communists who went to fight against "fascist tyranny."E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Nazi war criminals were tried and sentenced at the

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A)  Berlin trials.
B)  United Nations.
C)  Nuremberg trials.
D)  International Court at the Hague.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Operation Overlord was the

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A)  grand strategy of launching a massive invasion of western Europe in order to divert German troops from the Soviet Union.
B)  name of the Allied campaign to take North Africa from the Germans.
C)  attempt to invade Germany from the south by way of Italy.
D)  name of the Nazi's invasion of the Soviet Union.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

D-Day,June 6,1944,was the

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A)  day Allied troops launched their invasion of Europe on the beaches of Normandy,France.
B)  beginning of the Battle of the Bulge,Hitler's last desperate offensive in the west.
C)  day of victory in Europe.
D)  day the atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima,Japan.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Anti-Semitism refers to

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A)  prejudice and hostility toward Jews.
B)  hatred of the communists regime of the Soviet Union.
C)  oppression of Poles and other East Europeans.
D)  prejudice against the Muslims of North Africa.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Explain how President Roosevelt made preparations for war while maintaining the United States' neutrality,including discussion of specific programs and actions such "cash-and-carry" and the Lend-Lease Act.

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Question 11

What best describes the attitudes of the governments of the United States and Britain to Hitler's annexation of Austria and the German-speaking portions of Czechoslovakia?

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A)  Americans were eager to stop Hitler's aggression before it went too far,but the British were eager to avoid another war.
B)  Roosevelt condemned Hitler's actions but agreed with British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain that it was best to appease Hitler in order to avoid war.
C)  American isolationist policies prevented the United States from helping the British,and the British,though eager to attack the Nazis,did not think they should do so without American help.
D)  Both the American and British governments supported German expansion as a way to check the potential expansion of the Soviet Union.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

All of the following are examples of fascist aggression prior to World War II EXCEPT

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A)  Japan's invasion of ChinA.
B)  Italy's invasion of Ethiopia.
C)  Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia.
D)  Spain's invasion of Portugal.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of the overcrowding problems in U.S.cities?

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A)  The Lanham Act placed major cities under martial law to control rioting.
B)  Children were left to wander the streets or spend the day at the cinema while parents worked in factories.
C)  Prefabricated "houses like Fords" were produced on assembly lines to help with housing shortages.
D)  Some migrants had to live in shantytowns near factories.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the election of 1940?

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A)  Roosevelt faced several strong challengers in the Democratic primary.
B)  Roosevelt ran as the peace candidate,while his Republican challenger Willkie promised to declare war as soon as he was elected.
C)  Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term as president.
D)  Willkie lost support in the industrial Northeast for his strong support of unions and his socialist ideology.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

The "cash-and-carry" arrangement allowed

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A)  European democracies to buy arms from the United States as long as they came to get them and paid in cash.
B)  any country involved in the war to buy arms from the United States,as long as they came to get them and paid cash.
C)  the sale of non-military goods to any country involved in the war,as long as they paid cash.
D)  private companies to sell goods to warring countries for cash,but not the federal government.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of the "black market" during wartime rationing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Courts handed down very severe penalties for anyone caught involved in these "anti-American" activities.
B)  Counterfeit and stolen rationing coupons were sold for gas and tires.
C)  Crime syndicates,some which had sold liquor during Prohibition,were involved in the "black market."
D)  The majority of people used it some of the time,as the rationing system was complex and difficult to follow.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

How did European émigrés change the culture of New York?

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A)  The influx of Orthodox Jews led to stricter local moral codes on the coasts.
B)  Many Jewish immigrants infused the burgeoning New York movie industry with European style.
C)  The many Germans who fled to New York turned it into "Berlin in exile."
D)  The arrival of artists and intellectuals made New York a capital of the art world and a global center of intellectual life.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Discuss the important role played by women and minorities in the war effort,both in the military and at home.Also,discuss the difficulties and obstacles faced by each group in their efforts.

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Question 19

The Fair Employment Practices Commission D.C. ,against discrimination in the workplace,which the Nazis used in anti-American propaganda.

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A)  was charged with seeing that women received equal pay to their male counterparts.
B)  was established after Philip Randolph led a protest march in Washington,
C)  was appointed to carry out Roosevelt's executive order that banned racial discrimination by any employer with a government contract.
D)  tried to prevent monopolistic practices in the armament industry.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Roosevelt prepared the country for war in all the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  commissioning the construction of 50,000 warplanes.
B)  starting the nuclear weapons program.
C)  having Congress authorize the first peacetime draft.
D)  encouraging media outlets to promote awareness and preparedness.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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