Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) i

Question 2

Was the World War II alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union entirely a narrow, practical one simply designed to defeat Hitler? Or did Americans and the American government believe, for a time, that the U.S. and the Soviets could together build a better, more peaceful world? Discuss and evaluate how ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union limited the likelihood and ability of the two nations realistically building a more peaceful, secure world based on political consensus.

Accepted Answer

The World War II alliance between the Un

Question 3

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  bauxite 
A)  textiles 
B)  rubber 
C)  tin 
D)  fuels 
E)  bauxite

Question 4

At the wartime Teheran Conference

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union agreed to declare war on Japan within three months. 
B)  the Big Three allies agreed to divide postwar Germany into separate occupied zones. 
C)  the Soviet Union agreed to allow free elections in Eastern European nations that its armies occupied at the end of the war. 
D)  plans were made for the opening of a second western front in Europe by Britain and the United States. 
E)  it was agreed that five Big Powers would have veto power in the United Nations. 
A)  the Soviet Union agreed to declare war on Japan within three months. 
B)  the Big Three allies agreed to divide postwar Germany into separate occupied zones. 
C)  the Soviet Union agreed to allow free elections in Eastern European nations that its armies occupied at the end of the war. 
D)  plans were made for the opening of a second western front in Europe by Britain and the United States. 
E)  it was agreed that five Big Powers would have veto power in the United Nations.

Question 5

In what ways did the United States emerge from World War II fundamentally changed? Consider national power, economic health, race, ethnic,and gender relations.

Accepted Answer

The United States emerged from World War

Question 6

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

Accepted Answer

A)  due to numerous acts of sabotage. 
B)  in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese. 
C)  as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear. 
D)  because many were loyal to Japan. 
E)  All of these 
A)  due to numerous acts of sabotage. 
B)  in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese. 
C)  as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear. 
D)  because many were loyal to Japan. 
E)  All of these

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

At the wartime Teheran Conference

In what ways did the United States emerge from World War II fundamentally changed? Consider national power, economic health, race, ethnic,and gender relations.

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

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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

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

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 13: America in World War II 1941–1945

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia.

At the wartime Teheran Conference

In what ways did the United States emerge from World War II fundamentally changed? Consider national power, economic health, race, ethnic,and gender relations.

Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II

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

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

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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