Question 1

In 1940,the "cash and carry" plan:

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
B)  allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
C)  allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
D)  allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
E)  was voted down by Congress. 
A)  allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
B)  allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
C)  allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
D)  allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. 
E)  was voted down by Congress.

Question 2

After the war,most of the women who had held defense jobs and wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After the United States entered World War II:

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942. 
B)  Americans immediately won several key battles. 
C)  it maintained control of the Philippines. 
D)  Americans experienced a series of military losses. 
E)  no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese. 
A)  Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942. 
B)  Americans immediately won several key battles. 
C)  it maintained control of the Philippines. 
D)  Americans experienced a series of military losses. 
E)  no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese.

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Joseph Stalin

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish Civil War 
B) The American Century 
C) An American Dilemma 
D) ordered the use of the atomic bombs 
E) One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802 
A) Spanish Civil War 
B) The American Century 
C) An American Dilemma 
D) ordered the use of the atomic bombs 
E) One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802

Question 6

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy, leading by example, not by action. 
B)  They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world. 
C)  They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations. 
D)  They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes. 
E)  They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First. 
A)  They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy, leading by example, not by action. 
B)  They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world. 
C)  They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations. 
D)  They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes. 
E)  They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan requested an emergency session of the League of Nations to discuss treaty options with the United States. 
B)  Japan invaded China in 1931 and 1937 to expand its military and economic power. 
C)  Japanese diplomats seeking a peaceful solution in a territorial dispute with China were killed in Nanking. 
D)  Domestic power struggles kept Japan out of international affairs until 1941. 
E)  Japan failed in its attempt to annex China. 
A)  Japan requested an emergency session of the League of Nations to discuss treaty options with the United States. 
B)  Japan invaded China in 1931 and 1937 to expand its military and economic power. 
C)  Japanese diplomats seeking a peaceful solution in a territorial dispute with China were killed in Nanking. 
D)  Domestic power struggles kept Japan out of international affairs until 1941. 
E)  Japan failed in its attempt to annex China.

Question 8

How did the experiences of African-Americans during World War II lay the foundation for the modern civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

The experiences of African-Americans dur

Question 9

What significance was there in the Saturday Evening Post assigning the Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan to write the essay that accompanied Norman Rockwell's illustration for Freedom from Want?

Accepted Answer

The significance of the Saturday Evening

Question 10

Under the bracero program:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican immigrants were denied entry to the United States. 
B)  Mexican immigrants were eligible for citizenship. 
C)  Mexicans were encouraged to immigrate, but they were denied the right of citizenship. 
D)  Indians were encouraged to leave their reservations. 
E)  marriages between Mexicans and Americans were banned. 
A)  Mexican immigrants were denied entry to the United States. 
B)  Mexican immigrants were eligible for citizenship. 
C)  Mexicans were encouraged to immigrate, but they were denied the right of citizenship. 
D)  Indians were encouraged to leave their reservations. 
E)  marriages between Mexicans and Americans were banned.

In 1940,the "cash and carry" plan:

After the war,most of the women who had held defense jobs and wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.

Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.

After the United States entered World War II:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Joseph Stalin

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

Which of the following statements best describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

How did the experiences of African-Americans during World War II lay the foundation for the modern civil rights movement?

What significance was there in the Saturday Evening Post assigning the Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan to write the essay that accompanied Norman Rockwell's illustration for Freedom from Want?

Under the bracero program:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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Exam 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

In 1940,the "cash and carry" plan:

After the war,most of the women who had held defense jobs and wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.

Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.

After the United States entered World War II:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Joseph Stalin

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

Which of the following statements best describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

How did the experiences of African-Americans during World War II lay the foundation for the modern civil rights movement?

What significance was there in the Saturday Evening Post assigning the Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan to write the essay that accompanied Norman Rockwell's illustration for Freedom from Want?

Under the bracero program:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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