Question 1

Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

America Fi

Question 3

Japanese internment was not controversial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported...

Question 5

Explore Roosevelt's attempts to help the Allied powers before the United States officially entered the war in December 1941.

Accepted Answer

Before the United States officially ente

Question 6

All but which one of the following were a part of Adolf Hitler's political agenda?

Accepted Answer

A) compliance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) assertion of the superiority of the "Aryan" race 
C) establishment of an expanded German empire 
D) condemnation of the "Jewish conspiracy" 
E) rebuilding the German military. 
A) compliance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles 
B) assertion of the superiority of the "Aryan" race 
C) establishment of an expanded German empire 
D) condemnation of the "Jewish conspiracy" 
E) rebuilding the German military.

Question 7

American foreign policy in the early and mid-1930s was basically

Accepted Answer

A) interventionist. 
B) expansionist. 
C) isolationist. 
D) jingoistic. 
E) militaristic. 
A) interventionist. 
B) expansionist. 
C) isolationist. 
D) jingoistic. 
E) militaristic.

Question 8

Manhattan Project

Accepted Answer

The Manhattan Project was a research and

Question 9

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was the first peacetime draft in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________....

Question 11

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 bypass earlier neutrality declarations. 
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 bypass earlier neutrality declarations. 
D) a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses. 
E) a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents.

Question 12

Describe the effects the Second World War had on labor.

Accepted Answer

The Second World War had profound and mu

Question 13

Sensitive U.S.military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of

Accepted Answer

A) sophisticated computing systems for transmitting messages. 
B) the German language when transmitting messages. 
C) the code named SECRET. 
D) Morse Code. 
E) Navajo instead of English when transmitting messages. 
A) sophisticated computing systems for transmitting messages. 
B) the German language when transmitting messages. 
C) the code named SECRET. 
D) Morse Code. 
E) Navajo instead of English when transmitting messages.

Question 14

The most effective radio communications "code" used by the United States in the Pacific was the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Navajo Ind

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For the Japanese,the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Democrats and Republicans supported the work of the Office of War Information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________ billion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________...

Question 19

Describe the situation of American Indians during World War II.

Accepted Answer

During World War II, American Indians fa

Question 20

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans and Mexican Americans.

Accepted Answer

The war years had significant effects on

Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.

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

Japanese internment was not controversial.

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

Explore Roosevelt's attempts to help the Allied powers before the United States officially entered the war in December 1941.

All but which one of the following were a part of Adolf Hitler's political agenda?

American foreign policy in the early and mid-1930s was basically

Manhattan Project

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was the first peacetime draft in U.S.history.

In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________.

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

Describe the effects the Second World War had on labor.

Sensitive U.S.military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of

The most effective radio communications "code" used by the United States in the Pacific was the ____________________.

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

For the Japanese,the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.

Democrats and Republicans supported the work of the Office of War Information.

By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________ billion.

Describe the situation of American Indians during World War II.

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans and Mexican Americans.

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The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

The Age of Containment 1946-1953

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Exam 10: America During the Second World War 1939-1945

Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.

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

Japanese internment was not controversial.

____________________ led a Senate investigation that supported claims that bankers and arms manufacturers had maneuvered the nation into the First World War.

Explore Roosevelt's attempts to help the Allied powers before the United States officially entered the war in December 1941.

All but which one of the following were a part of Adolf Hitler's political agenda?

American foreign policy in the early and mid-1930s was basically

Manhattan Project

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 was the first peacetime draft in U.S.history.

In October 1935,Italy took over ____________________.

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

Describe the effects the Second World War had on labor.

Sensitive U.S.military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of

The most effective radio communications "code" used by the United States in the Pacific was the ____________________.

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

For the Japanese,the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.

Democrats and Republicans supported the work of the Office of War Information.

By V-J Day,government spending had reached ____________________ billion.

Describe the situation of American Indians during World War II.

Describe the effects of the war years on African Americans and Mexican Americans.

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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