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Why was the war so good for big business in the United States?

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Why did the US Armed Forces not expect a Japanese attack on Hawaii in November 1941?


A) Hawaii seemed far beyond the effective range of Japanese power.
B) Diplomatic relations with Japan were just about to improve.
C) Hawaii did not seem to be important enough for Japanese attack.
D) U.S. intelligence had precise information that suggested a pending attack on Alaska.

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Identify who, what, where, when, and/or why the following are important: 1. "Greater Germany" 2. Four Freedoms 3. Vichy regime 4. B-29 Bombers 5. Battle of the Bulge 6. Women's Army Corps (WACS) 7. Office of War Information 8. Executive Order 9066 9. Thomas E. Dewey 10. Yalta Accords

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Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the Office of War Mobilization?


A) Americans by and large were reluctant to accept employment in defense industries.
B) He wanted to sort out disputes between civilian and military producers over raw materials.
C) This was the only way to nationalize the nation's steel and coal industries.
D) He wanted a bureaucracy to take the blame for suppressing unions.

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Why did Franklin Roosevelt respond to the war in Europe by declaring American neutrality?


A) He did not want to give the British the impression that the US was going to fight the war for them.
B) Roosevelt was required by law to declare neutrality.
C) The president was preparing the military for war in the Pacific at the time.
D) President Roosevelt did not want to provoke a war with the Soviet Union whose Red Army he feared.

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Explain how World War II catapulted the United States into a new international role. What powers did the United States exercise in the world as a result of its leadership among the Allies and its rapidly expanding economic power?

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How did American women serve in the armed forces during World War II?


A) That worked as tank personnel.
B) They volunteered as drill sergeants.
C) They were Air Force service pilots.
D) They served as sentinels.

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Why were the nationalist leaders of China, Vietnam, and India impressed with the quick Japanese victories over European and American colonial outposts in Southeast Asia?


A) They were startled by how easily Japan had humbled the colonial rulers.
B) They themselves had tried to bring down European colonial powers with military might for decades.
C) They began to see the merit of Japan's proposed Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity sphere.
D) They began to consider a pan-Asian nation under Japanese leadership.

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Which military engagement in the Pacific shifted the balance of power dramatically in favor of the US?


A) the battle at Midway
B) the attack on Pearl Harbor
C) the taking of Iwo Jima
D) the battle of Okinawa

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With what results did Franklin D. Roosevelt promote wartime cooperation as a prelude to postwar unity?

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What message did the Neutrality Acts send the world?


A) They caused fascist aggression in Germany, Italy, and Japan.
B) They bolstered anti-fascist opposition in Spain.
C) The reassured fascist leaders that the U.S. was unlikely to intervene.
D) The fight against fascism was the responsibility of Great Britain.

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How did Adolf Hitler feel about the appeasement compromise reached with Great Britain and France in September 1938 over Czechoslovakia's border province?


A) He was relieved to have avoided war.
B) He was proud of his diplomatic derring-do.
C) He was angry since he had wanted to smash the Czech army.
D) He was skeptical that Britain and France would stick to their word.

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Why did President Franklin Roosevelt lose faith in China under Chiang Kai-shek's leadership?


A) Chiang Kai-shek was hording US military supplies rather than fight the Japanese.
B) Chiang Kai-shek was the escalating of war against Mao's communist troops.
C) Chiang Kai-shek had begun to negotiate a separate peace with the Soviet Union.
D) Instead of fighting Mao's communists, Chiang Kai-shek had fled to Taiwan.

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How many people altogether worked on some part of the so-called Manhattan Project?


A) 500
B) 5,000
C) 15,000
D) 150,000

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Describe how World War II transformed the American economy and how this both challenged and cemented the legacy of the New Deal.

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What was the basic practical flaw Winston Churchill had noted about appeasement policy?


A) It only encouraged nations to become more aggressive.
B) Appeasement rarely held up in the court of public opinion.
C) France and Britain had nothing they could offer Hitler.
D) Adolf Hitler intended to go to war eventually.

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On what grounds did the Supreme Court of the United States overturn state laws that compelled students to salute the flag in the case of Barnette v. West Virginia?


A) The flag was not a religious symbol.
B) Not all students were citizens.
C) The salute was an unconstitutional limit on free speech.
D) Not all schools could provide flags for the salute.

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How did the Navajo Indians assist US forces during World War II?


A) Thanks to their traditional lack of fear, they were excellent sentinels.
B) Through their language, they provided troops in the battlefield with a secure code language.
C) Because of their Asian appearance, they were able to sneak behind the Japanese enemy lines.
D) Partly because of their long tribal traditions, they were experts in hand-to-hand combat.

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Why did Japan quit the League of Nations in 1931?


A) The League had condemned Japanese aggression in Manchuria.
B) It wanted to express unhappiness with Hitler's election in Germany.
C) During the Depression, the country could not afford its membership dues.
D) Japan felt that the League of Nations had failed at securing peace in Asia.

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What distinguished the United Mine Workers from other unions during World War II?


A) They refused to issue a "no strike" pledge.
B) They did not allow their members to volunteer for the service.
C) They agreed to a wage cut.
D) They were the only union that gained new members during the war.

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