Question 1

According to the Senate Committee headed by Gerald Nye in the 1930s,

Accepted Answer

A) Jews caused World War I. 
B) bankers and munitions makers manipulated the U.S. into entering World War I. 
C) the Depression was caused by bankers and businessmen. 
D) World War I was fought to defend the American way of life. 
E) the press forced the United States into World War I. 
A) Jews caused World War I. 
B) bankers and munitions makers manipulated the U.S. into entering World War I. 
C) the Depression was caused by bankers and businessmen. 
D) World War I was fought to defend the American way of life. 
E) the press forced the United States into World War I.

Question 2

The US Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans as constitutional in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The US Supreme Court upheld the internment...

Question 3

The wartime government agency that attempted to ban discrimination in hiring practices was the ____________________ Commission.

Accepted Answer

Fair Emplo

Question 4

The new international organization created to maintain world peace was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The new international organization created to maintain...

Question 5

Unions adhered strictly to wartime no-strike pledges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the war years, women

Accepted Answer

A) continued to fight for equal wages. 
B) found jobs in industries and fields that were previously male dominated. 
C) saw increased discrimination against married women. 
D) experienced the end of sex-segregated workplaces. 
E) increased consumer spending to keep the economy going strong. 
A) continued to fight for equal wages. 
B) found jobs in industries and fields that were previously male dominated. 
C) saw increased discrimination against married women. 
D) experienced the end of sex-segregated workplaces. 
E) increased consumer spending to keep the economy going strong.

Question 7

Explore the various debates between and goals of the Allied powers and the Soviet Union about the political and global reorganization of the postwar world.​

Accepted Answer

After World War II, the Allied powers, i

Question 8

The sinking of the U.S. destroyer ____________________ led Congress to repeal the Neutrality Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sinking of the U.S. destroyer ____________________...

Question 9

For the most part, the war brought an end to most of the New Deal agencies concerned with the problems of low-income people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most powerful wartime economic agency was the

Accepted Answer

A) War Production Board. 
B) Maritime Commission. 
C) War Labor Board. 
D) Office of Price Administration. 
E) Railroad Administration. 
A) War Production Board. 
B) Maritime Commission. 
C) War Labor Board. 
D) Office of Price Administration. 
E) Railroad Administration.

Question 11

The most publicized "zoot suit" disturbances took place in Los Angeles between young Chicano men and police officers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A farm labor program that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. during the war was the ____________________ program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A farm labor program that allowed Mexican...

Question 13

In which of the following were Japanese Americans not subject to internment?

Accepted Answer

A) Oregon 
B) Washington 
C) California 
D) Hawaii 
E) none of these choices 
A) Oregon 
B) Washington 
C) California 
D) Hawaii 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

In ____________________ Congress officially apologized for Japanese internment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In ____________________ Congress officially apologized for Japanese...

Question 15

The ____________________ tried to sway Congress and the American people in an isolationist direction.

Accepted Answer

America Fi

Question 16

The successor to President Franklin Roosevelt was

Accepted Answer

A) Dwight Eisenhower. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Lyndon Johnson. 
D) Henry Wallace. 
E) Harry Truman. 
A) Dwight Eisenhower. 
B) Thomas Dewey. 
C) Lyndon Johnson. 
D) Henry Wallace. 
E) Harry Truman.

Question 17

The American people united behind President Roosevelt's decision to ask for a declaration of war when

Accepted Answer

A) they learned of the death camps in Europe. 
B) Japan attacked the Philippines. 
C) London fell to the Germans. 
D) France fell to the Germans. 
E) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. 
A) they learned of the death camps in Europe. 
B) Japan attacked the Philippines. 
C) London fell to the Germans. 
D) France fell to the Germans. 
E) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Question 18

During World War II, Congress

Accepted Answer

A) abolished the job-creation programs of the New Deal era. 
B) extended government subsidies to businesses. 
C) saw Republicans gain seats. 
D) reduced the budget for national planning 
E) all of these choices. 
A) abolished the job-creation programs of the New Deal era. 
B) extended government subsidies to businesses. 
C) saw Republicans gain seats. 
D) reduced the budget for national planning 
E) all of these choices.

Question 19

The turning point of the war on the western front was

Accepted Answer

A) Operation Torch. 
B) Operation Gamut. 
C) Operation OVERLORD. 
D) Operation Husky. 
E) Operation Hun. 
A) Operation Torch. 
B) Operation Gamut. 
C) Operation OVERLORD. 
D) Operation Husky. 
E) Operation Hun.

Question 20

In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a Second Bill of Rights that would limit the role of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

According to the Senate Committee headed by Gerald Nye in the 1930s,

The US Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans as constitutional in ____________________.

The wartime government agency that attempted to ban discrimination in hiring practices was the ____________________ Commission.

The new international organization created to maintain world peace was the ____________________.

Unions adhered strictly to wartime no-strike pledges.

During the war years, women

Explore the various debates between and goals of the Allied powers and the Soviet Union about the political and global reorganization of the postwar world.​

The sinking of the U.S. destroyer ____________________ led Congress to repeal the Neutrality Act.

For the most part, the war brought an end to most of the New Deal agencies concerned with the problems of low-income people.

The most powerful wartime economic agency was the

The most publicized "zoot suit" disturbances took place in Los Angeles between young Chicano men and police officers.

A farm labor program that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. during the war was the ____________________ program.

In which of the following were Japanese Americans not subject to internment?

In ____________________ Congress officially apologized for Japanese internment.

The ____________________ tried to sway Congress and the American people in an isolationist direction.

The successor to President Franklin Roosevelt was

The American people united behind President Roosevelt's decision to ask for a declaration of war when

During World War II, Congress

The turning point of the war on the western front was

In 1944, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a Second Bill of Rights that would limit the role of government.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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