Question 1

The Republican presidential candidate who ran against Roosevelt in 1944 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Republican presidential candidate who ran against...

Question 2

FDR let stand the policy of segregation of the armed forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During World War II,U.S.refugee policy

Accepted Answer

A) increased the number of Jews who were admitted to the country. 
B) increased the number of Germans who were admitted to the country. 
C) did not increase its immigration quota to admit 20,000 Jewish children into the U.S.. 
D) allowed Jewish children,but not adults,to enter the country as refugees. 
E) allowed Japanese refugees to enter the country. 
A) increased the number of Jews who were admitted to the country. 
B) increased the number of Germans who were admitted to the country. 
C) did not increase its immigration quota to admit 20,000 Jewish children into the U.S.. 
D) allowed Jewish children,but not adults,to enter the country as refugees. 
E) allowed Japanese refugees to enter the country.

Question 5

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 6

Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes the power of organized labor during the Second World War?

Accepted Answer

A) Because of the scarcity of workers,the labor movement was weakened. 
B) Women's entering the labor market weakened the labor movement. 
C) Although there was a scarcity of workers,there was no noticeable change in the labor movement. 
D) There was no scarcity of workers since most jobs were filled by women. 
E) Because of the scarcity of workers,the labor movement was strengthened. 
A) Because of the scarcity of workers,the labor movement was weakened. 
B) Women's entering the labor market weakened the labor movement. 
C) Although there was a scarcity of workers,there was no noticeable change in the labor movement. 
D) There was no scarcity of workers since most jobs were filled by women. 
E) Because of the scarcity of workers,the labor movement was strengthened.

Question 8

Government spending was insignificant during the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of

Accepted Answer

A) Nagasaki. 
B) Hiroshima. 
C) Dresden. 
D) Kyoto. 
E) Tokyo. 
A) Nagasaki. 
B) Hiroshima. 
C) Dresden. 
D) Kyoto. 
E) Tokyo.

Question 10

____________________ gained more seats in Congress in 1942.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ gained more seats in Congress in...

Question 11

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 12

In World War II,African-American soldiers

Accepted Answer

A) refused to fight until they received equal rights. 
B) deserted in larger numbers than did other ethnic minorities. 
C) won more medals than white soldiers. 
D) were segregated and usually assigned noncombat,menial but often dangerous jobs. 
E) were never drafted. 
A) refused to fight until they received equal rights. 
B) deserted in larger numbers than did other ethnic minorities. 
C) won more medals than white soldiers. 
D) were segregated and usually assigned noncombat,menial but often dangerous jobs. 
E) were never drafted.

Question 13

Only Japanese Americans were subject to internment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Republican candidate who opposed Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

Accepted Answer

A) Alf Landon. 
B) Wendell Willkie. 
C) John Dewey. 
D) Robert Taft. 
E) Herbert Hoover. 
A) Alf Landon. 
B) Wendell Willkie. 
C) John Dewey. 
D) Robert Taft. 
E) Herbert Hoover.

Question 15

The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) a requirement that belligerents pay cash for their arms purchases and carry them away on their own ships. 
B) an effort on the part of the Roosevelt administration to help Great Britain. 
C) an attempt to revise and soften the Neutrality Act of 1937. 
D) a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses. 
E) a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents. 
A) a requirement that belligerents pay cash for their arms purchases and carry them away on their own ships. 
B) an effort on the part of the Roosevelt administration to help Great Britain. 
C) an attempt to revise and soften the Neutrality Act of 1937. 
D) a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses. 
E) a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents.

Question 16

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 17

Some 130,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in barbed-wired concentration camps during the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In ____________________ Congress officially apologized for Japanese internment.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The war benefited which of the following most?

Accepted Answer

A) small businesses 
B) family run farms 
C) business partnerships 
D) large corporations 
E) over 80% of American businesses 
A) small businesses 
B) family run farms 
C) business partnerships 
D) large corporations 
E) over 80% of American businesses

Question 20

The Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the U.S.government's plan to relocate people of Japanese ancestry was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Supreme Court case that upheld the...

Exam 26: America During the Second World War

The Republican presidential candidate who ran against Roosevelt in 1944 was ____________________.

FDR let stand the policy of segregation of the armed forces.

The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.

During World War II,U.S.refugee policy

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

Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.

Which of the following statements best describes the power of organized labor during the Second World War?

Government spending was insignificant during the war.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of

____________________ gained more seats in Congress in 1942.

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

In World War II,African-American soldiers

Only Japanese Americans were subject to internment.

The Republican candidate who opposed Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except

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

Some 130,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in barbed-wired concentration camps during the war.

In ____________________ Congress officially apologized for Japanese internment.

The war benefited which of the following most?

The Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the U.S.government's plan to relocate people of Japanese ancestry was ____________________.

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England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

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Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

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War and Society, 1914-1920

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The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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