Question 1

African Americans' strategy for social and economic improvement during World War II was to gain favor with the Roosevelt administration rather than make demands of it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

By the end of 1942,Allied technology had caught up with Germany and Japan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1943,the "zoot-suit riots" in Los Angeles

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A)  resulted from tensions between the African American and Mexican American communities.
B)  led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits.
C)  began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms.
D)  both began when off-duty Mexican American soldiers refused to wear their military uniforms,and led the city to prohibit the wearing of zoot suits.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The ________ Project was a massive,yet secret,government scientific and technological effort to create an atomic bomb.

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Question 5

The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France

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A)  left the Soviet Union deeply embittered.
B)  put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe.
C)  occurred after the Soviet Union had won a significant victory in Stalingrad.
D)  both put the Soviet Union in a better position to control eastern Europe,and left the Soviet Union deeply embittered.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Describe American society (the home front)during World War II.What were its pleasures and what were its pains?

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Question 7

During World War II,organized labor in the United States

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A)  lost membership as wages rose across most industries.
B)  frequently used the threats of strikes to obtain higher wages.
C)  agreed to freeze union membership and wages until the war was over.
D)  won automatic union memberships for new defense plant workers.
E)  won a significant victory with the passage of the Smith-Connally Act.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Critics have charged the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II.What are their arguments? What are the arguments in support of dropping the bombs? Was the United States' action moral or not?

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Critics of the United States' decision t...

Question 9

In 1942-1943,the British and American war effort against the Nazis concentrated on

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A)  freeing France from German control.
B)  supporting the Russians.
C)  fighting in North Africa.
D)  protecting England.
E)  stopping the Holocaust.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

A significant issue in the 1944 election was

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A)  America's relationship with the Soviet Union.
B)  corruption charges involving the White House.
C)  the strategy of the war.
D)  civil rights.
E)  the domestic economy.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 11

In February 1944,American naval forces won a series of victories in the Marshall Islands under the command of

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A)  Dwight Eisenhower.
B)  Douglas MacArthur.
C)  Omar Bradley.
D)  Joseph Stilwell.
E)  Chester Nimitz.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

How was the defeat of Nazi Germany organized and orchestrated? What critical reasons can be advanced to account for the Allied victory in Europe?

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Question 13

What strategic concerns and desires divided the Americans,the British,and the Soviets during World War II?

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Several strategic concerns and desires d...

Question 14

After 1943,the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from

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A)  England and France.
B)  the Soviet Union and China.
C)  the Dutch and the Soviet Union.
D)  England and the Soviet Union.
E)  Australia and New Zealand.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

The United States gained control of the central Pacific with the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1942,when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers,"

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A)  all of the affected Japanese were American citizens.
B)  the West Coast of the United States was not an important military region.
C)  all of those affected were first-generation Japanese immigrants.
D)  the move was protested by California Attorney General Earl Warren.
E)  there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

During the 1944 presidential campaign,Franklin Roosevelt was gravely ill.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During World War II,the Allied development of the Gee navigation system

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A)  was first used in the last months of the war.
B)  sent a sonic message telling pilots they were in range of their targets.
C)  used electronic pulses to plot course location.
D)  proved ineffective at sea.
E)  raised the accuracy rate of night-bombing raids to 30 percent.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 19

How did the war affect the American economy? How did it affect the New Deal? What economic factors of the war would fuel a post-war boom of material prosperity in the United States?

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Question 20

During World War II,all of the following were Allied advances in intelligence-gathering EXCEPT the

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A)  creation of the Enigma machine for coded communications.
B)  introduction of punched-hole card technology.
C)  creation of the first programmable,digital computer.
D)  breaking of the German codes early in the war.
E)  breaking of Japanese codes before American entry into the war.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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The ________ Project was a massive,yet secret,government scientific and technological effort to create an atomic bomb.

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In 1942,when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers,"

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During World War II,the Allied development of the Gee navigation system

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African Americans' strategy for social and economic improvement during World War II was to gain favor with the Roosevelt administration rather than make demands of it.

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The Allied decisions that delayed an invasion of France

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After 1943,the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from

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During World War II,organized labor in the United States

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A significant issue in the 1944 election was

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Critics have charged the United States was morally irresponsible in using atomic weapons against Japan during World War II.What are their arguments? What are the arguments in support of dropping the bombs? Was the United States' action moral or not?

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During the 1944 presidential campaign,Franklin Roosevelt was gravely ill.

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How did the war affect the American economy? How did it affect the New Deal? What economic factors of the war would fuel a post-war boom of material prosperity in the United States?

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What strategic concerns and desires divided the Americans,the British,and the Soviets during World War II?

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In 1943,the "zoot-suit riots" in Los Angeles

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The United States gained control of the central Pacific with the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

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How was the defeat of Nazi Germany organized and orchestrated? What critical reasons can be advanced to account for the Allied victory in Europe?

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By the end of 1942,Allied technology had caught up with Germany and Japan.

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