Question 1

The era of informal polling techniques came to an end and was replaced by more scientifically based systems

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A)  that relied on the records of automobile registrations and telephone directories to determine the proper demographic samples of Americans who polled about their views on political affairs. 
B)  after a popular news magazine in 1936 mistakenly predicted Alf Landon the winner in the presidential election over FDR. 
C)  when television began to play an increasingly important role in forecasting elections. 
D)  when advertisers decided that polling was useless for the purposes of marketing. 
E)  after a popular new magazine in 1940 mistakenly predicted that Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie over FDR. 
A)  that relied on the records of automobile registrations and telephone directories to determine the proper demographic samples of Americans who polled about their views on political affairs. 
B)  after a popular news magazine in 1936 mistakenly predicted Alf Landon the winner in the presidential election over FDR. 
C)  when television began to play an increasingly important role in forecasting elections. 
D)  when advertisers decided that polling was useless for the purposes of marketing. 
E)  after a popular new magazine in 1940 mistakenly predicted that Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie over FDR.

Question 2

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
Europe at the Onset of World War II, c. 1939
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-____ The nation that was sacrificed at the Munich Conference by the Allied nations to achieve "peace in our time."

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 3

By mid-1941, Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because President Franklin Roosevelt

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A)  was committed to Britain and Holland retaining their colonial assets and economic power in the Dutch East Indies. 
B)  had in 1941 imposed a freezing of assets and a cessation of all shipments and other critical raw materials in an effort to persuade Japan to withdraw from China. 
C)  demanded Japan renew its trade with America. 
D)  break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  was committed to Britain and Holland retaining their colonial assets and economic power in the Dutch East Indies. 
B)  had in 1941 imposed a freezing of assets and a cessation of all shipments and other critical raw materials in an effort to persuade Japan to withdraw from China. 
C)  demanded Japan renew its trade with America. 
D)  break its treaty of nonaggression with Germany. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 4

Among the principles of the Atlantic Charter signed by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill were

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A)  national self-determination. 
B)  disarmament. 
C)  neutrality. 
D)  collective security (a new League of Nations). 
E)  the creation of a new international organization. 
A)  national self-determination. 
B)  disarmament. 
C)  neutrality. 
D)  collective security (a new League of Nations). 
E)  the creation of a new international organization.

Question 5

Those opposed to the Lend-Lease program, such as members of America First Committee,were primarily motivated by a fear that

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A)  the countries borrowing funds of America to purchase arms and material would default on their debt. 
B)  America's strict neutrality in the European war had been breached. 
C)  Lend-Lease would eventually draw the nation into the war itself. 
D)  the program would become rife with corruption and cronyism. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the countries borrowing funds of America to purchase arms and material would default on their debt. 
B)  America's strict neutrality in the European war had been breached. 
C)  Lend-Lease would eventually draw the nation into the war itself. 
D)  the program would become rife with corruption and cronyism. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, and (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

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A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C 
A)  A, C, B 
B)  B, C, A 
C)  C, B, A 
D)  C, A, B 
E)  A, B, C

Question 7

America's neutrality policy during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 contributed to

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A)  Hitler conquering Spain and establishing Nazi occupation of Spain during World War II. 
B)  the Loyalists from winning the war. 
C)  Roosevelt and Francisco Franco becoming personal friends and strategic allies. 
D)  the Soviets successfully defending the Spanish Republic from Spanish Fascist forces. 
E)  Spain becoming a Fascist dictatorship after Franco's victory. 
A)  Hitler conquering Spain and establishing Nazi occupation of Spain during World War II. 
B)  the Loyalists from winning the war. 
C)  Roosevelt and Francisco Franco becoming personal friends and strategic allies. 
D)  the Soviets successfully defending the Spanish Republic from Spanish Fascist forces. 
E)  Spain becoming a Fascist dictatorship after Franco's victory.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Josef Goebbels

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Josef Goebbels, whose full name was Paul

Question 9

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

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A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance. 
A)  publicly denounced him only after he attacked General George Marshall. 
B)  quietly encouraged him to continue his attacks on Democrats. 
C)  publicly opposed his ruthless tactics but privately enjoyed his personal charm. 
D)  declined to confront the senator's irresponsible accusations of communism against upstanding and loyal government officials, effectively allowing him to control personnel policy at the State Department. 
E)  privately supported him but publicly kept his distance.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wendell Willkie

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Wendell Willkie was a notable American l

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​the St. Louis

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The St. Louis, often referred to as the

Question 12

In September 1938, at the Munich Conference,

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A)  Britain and France consented to Germany forcibly acquiring the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in exchange for a promise by Hitler to renounce any further German territorial claims on Europe. 
B)  Hitler declared his intention to take Austria. 
C)  Hitler signed the Axis Alliance Treaty with Japan. 
D)  Britain and France acquiesced to the German reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
E)  the leaders of Britain and France were determined not to cede additional European lands to Hitler. 
A)  Britain and France consented to Germany forcibly acquiring the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in exchange for a promise by Hitler to renounce any further German territorial claims on Europe. 
B)  Hitler declared his intention to take Austria. 
C)  Hitler signed the Axis Alliance Treaty with Japan. 
D)  Britain and France acquiesced to the German reoccupation of the Rhineland. 
E)  the leaders of Britain and France were determined not to cede additional European lands to Hitler.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Atlantic Charter

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The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal polic

Question 14

Do you think the argument that "one should not change horses in the middle of a stream" is sufficient to justify Franklin Roosevelt's breaking the two-term tradition in 1940? Do you think anyone should be allowed to serve more than two terms in the presidency? Why or why not? Why do you believe Congress passed and the states ratified the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution in 1951 limiting a president to being elected to two terms in office?

Accepted Answer

The argument that "one should not change

Question 15

Americans' fervent isolationism in the 1930s can best be attributed to ​

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A)  their regrets about participating in WWI. 
B)  bitter memories of the ungrateful nations that defaulted on their WWI debts. 
C)  the totalizing impact of the Great Depression and the need to focus on getting out of it. 
D)  the failure of most Americans to appreciate the gravity of the prospective threat to American national security posed by the militaristic, expansionist forces being harnessed during the 1930s by the Fascist dictators of Germany, Japan, and Italy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  their regrets about participating in WWI. 
B)  bitter memories of the ungrateful nations that defaulted on their WWI debts. 
C)  the totalizing impact of the Great Depression and the need to focus on getting out of it. 
D)  the failure of most Americans to appreciate the gravity of the prospective threat to American national security posed by the militaristic, expansionist forces being harnessed during the 1930s by the Fascist dictators of Germany, Japan, and Italy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Compare and contrast the views of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies with those of the America First Committee. Had you lived in America just after the fall of France in June 1940, which view would you have supported? Why? Support your choice with specific historical examples that bolster the contemporaneous view of either advocacy organization.

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The Committee to Defend America by Aidin

Question 17

In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the United States

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A)  "most favored nation" trade status. 
B)  a role in developing the atomic bomb. 
C)  eight valuable naval bases in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  $10 million dollars. 
E)  six air bases in Scotland and Iceland. 
A)  "most favored nation" trade status. 
B)  a role in developing the atomic bomb. 
C)  eight valuable naval bases in the Western Hemisphere. 
D)  $10 million dollars. 
E)  six air bases in Scotland and Iceland.

Question 18

Explain how, in the 1930s, "the American people were overwhelmingly anti-Nazi and anti-Hitler, ... but they were desperately determined to stay out [of war]."

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The answer of Explain how, in the 1930s, "the American...

Question 19

In the 1940 presidential election campaign, both President Roosevelt and the Republican candidate, Wendell Willkie, agreed that the

Accepted Answer

A)  United States should supply military aid to Britain and the Allies. 
B)  United States should actively find a way to enter the war. 
C)  United States should strengthen its defenses. 
D)  New Deal should be abandoned. 
E)  U.S. military should directly aid China. 
A)  United States should supply military aid to Britain and the Allies. 
B)  United States should actively find a way to enter the war. 
C)  United States should strengthen its defenses. 
D)  New Deal should be abandoned. 
E)  U.S. military should directly aid China.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"cash-and-carry basis"

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The "cash-and-carry basis" refers to a p

The era of informal polling techniques came to an end and was replaced by more scientifically based systems

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Europe at the Onset of World War II, c. 1939 -____ The nation that was sacrificed at the Munich Conference by the Allied nations to achieve "peace in our time."

By mid-1941, Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because President Franklin Roosevelt

Among the principles of the Atlantic Charter signed by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill were

Those opposed to the Lend-Lease program, such as members of America First Committee,were primarily motivated by a fear that

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, and (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

America's neutrality policy during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 contributed to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Josef Goebbels

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wendell Willkie

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the St. Louis

In September 1938, at the Munich Conference,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Atlantic Charter

Americans' fervent isolationism in the 1930s can best be attributed to

In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the United States

Explain how, in the 1930s, "the American people were overwhelmingly anti-Nazi and anti-Hitler, ... but they were desperately determined to stay out [of war]."

In the 1940 presidential election campaign, both President Roosevelt and the Republican candidate, Wendell Willkie, agreed that the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cash-and-carry basis"

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 12: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

The era of informal polling techniques came to an end and was replaced by more scientifically based systems

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Europe at the Onset of World War II, c. 1939 ​ -____ The nation that was sacrificed at the Munich Conference by the Allied nations to achieve "peace in our time."

By mid-1941, Japan believed that it had no alternative to war with the United States because President Franklin Roosevelt

Among the principles of the Atlantic Charter signed by President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill were

Those opposed to the Lend-Lease program, such as members of America First Committee,were primarily motivated by a fear that

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, and (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty.

America's neutrality policy during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 contributed to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Josef Goebbels

In response to Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist attacks, President Eisenhower

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wendell Willkie

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​the St. Louis

In September 1938, at the Munich Conference,

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Atlantic Charter

Americans' fervent isolationism in the 1930s can best be attributed to ​

In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the United States

Explain how, in the 1930s, "the American people were overwhelmingly anti-Nazi and anti-Hitler, ... but they were desperately determined to stay out [of war]."

In the 1940 presidential election campaign, both President Roosevelt and the Republican candidate, Wendell Willkie, agreed that the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cash-and-carry basis"

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: Europe at the Onset of World War II, c. 1939 -____ The nation that was sacrificed at the Munich Conference by the Allied nations to achieve "peace in our time."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the St. Louis

Americans' fervent isolationism in the 1930s can best be attributed to