Question 1

World War II gave a great boost to union membership,even though the government extracted "no-strike" pledges from unions for the duration of the war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1942,the United States and Mexico agreed to the braceros program,which

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A)  increased the number of Mexican immigrants the United States would accept as new citizens.
B)  allowed United States businesses to establish war production factories in Mexico.
C)  admitted Mexican contract laborers into the United States for a limited time.
D)  accepted Mexican citizens into the United States armed forces.
E)  eliminated the tariff on goods produced in Mexico.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The federal government's budget in 1945 had increased more than ten-fold from 1939.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In August 1945,the primary reason the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan was because the

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A)  Japanese did not immediately surrender after the first bomb was dropped.
B)  Soviet Union announced it would not enter into war against Japan.
C)  Japanese government announced that the United States had only one atomic bomb.
D)  emperor of Japan asked the United States for more time to consider surrendering.
E)  emperor of Japan declared that his country would fight to the death.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The Allied invasion of Sicily led to the collapse of the Mussolini government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During World War II,American shoppers

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A)  faced many shortages of consumer goods.
B)  made consumerism a powerful force in society.
C)  had more money to spend than they had the decade before.
D)  both had more money to spend than they had the decade before,and made consumerism a powerful force in society.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Do you agree or disagree with President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs in 1945?

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Question 8

The Soviet Union favored the Allied African campaign as a way to divert German resources from the eastern front.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During World War II,Allied bombers targeted

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A)  the crematoria at Auschwitz.
B)  the railroad lines leading to Auschwitz.
C)  the guard towers and Nazi bunkers at Auschwitz.
D)  both the crematories at Auschwitz and the railroad lines leading to Auschwitz.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

During World War II,Congress abolished the

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A)  Civilian Conservation Corps (CC
C)  .
B)  Works Progress Administration (WP
A)  .
C)  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDI
C)  .
D)  CCC and WPA.
E)  WPA and FDIC.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

In 1939,the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb were taken by

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A)  the Soviet Union.
B)  Great Britain.
C)  the United States.
D)  Japan.
E)  Nazi Germany.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 is NOT true?

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A)  The attack saw perhaps the largest number of naval vessels and armaments ever assembled in one place.
B)  The landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel.
C)  Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines prior to the beach landings.
D)  Within a week,German forces had been dislodged from most of the Normandy coast.
E)  American,British,and Canadian forces stormed the beaches on June 6,1944.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The D-Day invasion of France took place along the ________ coast.

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Question 14

During World War II,the regional impact of government spending was the greatest in the

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A)  Northeast.
B)  Midwest.
C)  South.
D)  East.
E)  West.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Congress abolished both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Association during World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Harry Truman did not know of the existence of the Manhattan Project at the time that he became president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During World War II,the War Production Board

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A)  was maintained under the auspices of the Department of Labor.
B)  was directed by Roosevelt ally Leon Henderson.
C)  had complete control over military purchases.
D)  favored large over small contractors.
E)  won the support of small business.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Near the end of World War II,American,British,and Russian troops battled Nazi troops in the streets of Berlin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the end of World War II,the Pacific Coast had become the center of the American ________ industry.

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Question 20

The United States was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Germany when Germany surrendered.

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A) True 
 B)False

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The D-Day invasion of France took place along the ________ coast.

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The United States was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on Germany when Germany surrendered.

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During World War II,the War Production Board

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