Question 1

During World War II,the first Axis country to be defeated was

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A)  Germany.
B)  Spain.
C)  Austria.
D)  Japan.
E)  Italy.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Between 1939 and 1945,the federal budget of the United States

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A)  halved.
B)  doubled.
C)  tripled.
D)  rose five-fold.
E)  rose ten-fold.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above E

Question 3

During World War II,American Indians

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A)  saw government war contracts bring a higher standard of living to many reservations.
B)  were excluded from military service.
C)  were pushed out of white society and back onto the reservations.
D)  saw war work spread to almost every Indian reservation in the United States.
E)  saw the war effort undermine efforts to revitalize tribal traditions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E) E

Question 4

In 1943,the country that pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany was

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A)  the Soviet Union.
B)  China.
C)  Great Britain.
D)  the United States.
E)  Canada.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Trace the significant battles and events in the Pacific between the United States and Japan during World War II.

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Question 6

What steps did the federal government take to mobilize the nation for World War II?

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During World War II, the federal governm...

Question 7

In the 1940s,swing music

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A)  was a new form of jazz.
B)  originated in Latin America.
C)  grew out of the square dance.
D)  first appeared in the United States in Kansas City.
E)  reinforced racial taboos.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project and the United States ________ operation broke the code systems of Germany and Japan during World War II.

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The answer of Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project...

Question 9

Working mothers during World War II usually relied on private child-care facilities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the development and making of the atomic bomb.

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The development and making of the atomic...

Question 11

Which of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II is NOT true?

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A)  The program was code-named the Manhattan Project.
B)  Plutonium was a practical fuel for the bomb.
C)  The program proceeded at a faster pace than had been expected.
D)  The government secretly poured nearly $2 billion into the project.
E)  Albert Einstein was in charge of the program.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

During World War II,the National Defense Research Committee

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A)  had,by 1941,pushed the U.S.into a position of technological superiority over Germany.
B)  funded less research than its predecessor had during World War I.
C)  was headed by a scientist who was a pioneer in the development of the computer.
D)  concentrated its work on developing an atomic bomb.
E)  received more private funding than government money.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D) C

Question 13

American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Native American languages were useful in American military communications.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During World War II,in the United States,all of the following social indicators rose EXCEPT

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A)  the marriage rate.
B)  high school enrollment.
C)  the divorce rate.
D)  the juvenile crime rate.
E)  the birth rate.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942

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A)  saw the Americans take the offensive for the first time.
B)  saw the United States forced to withdraw its naval forces.
C)  marked the major turning point of the war in the Pacific.
D)  saw the Japanese lose most of its aircraft carriers.
E)  marked the first important victory by the United States against Japan.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 17

________,president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters,planned a march on Washington in 1941 for the rights of black war plant workers.

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The answer of ________,president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car...

Question 18

Germany's rocket-propelled bombs caused more psychological harm than actual damage in England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Swing music was a product of the African American music world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the 1944 elections,

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A)  Republicans gained control of the Senate.
B)  President Franklin Roosevelt was too ill to campaign.
C)  Democrats increased their control of the House.
D)  Thomas Dewey nearly won the electoral vote.
E)  Henry Wallace was elected vice president.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Exam 26: America in a World at War

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Between 1939 and 1945,the federal budget of the United States

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During World War II,American Indians

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In 1943,the country that pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany was

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Trace the significant battles and events in the Pacific between the United States and Japan during World War II.

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What steps did the federal government take to mobilize the nation for World War II?

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Intelligence efforts through the British Ultra project and the United States ________ operation broke the code systems of Germany and Japan during World War II.

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Working mothers during World War II usually relied on private child-care facilities.

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Describe the development and making of the atomic bomb.

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Which of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II is NOT true?

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American intelligence broke the Japanese coding system prior to Pearl Harbor.

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During World War II,in the United States,all of the following social indicators rose EXCEPT

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Germany's rocket-propelled bombs caused more psychological harm than actual damage in England.

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Swing music was a product of the African American music world.

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