Deck 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

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Women working in defense industries during the war:

A) were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job.
B) made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.
C) had little impact on the war effort.
D) were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses.
E) were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.
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The Lend-Lease Act:

A) authorized military aid to Germany and Japan.
B) authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.
C) excluded China.
D) excluded the Soviet Union.
E) maintained trade relations with Japan.
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Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt announce his candidacy for a third term in 1940?

A) He feared that the Republican incumbent Wendell Wilkie lacked the experience to govern the nation.
B) He argued that the nation should not switch its executive leadership in the middle of war.
C) He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post.
D) He argued that the United States could only defeat the dictators of Italy, Germany, and Japan if they follow the leader with similar authority and power.
E) He did so reluctantly after recognizing that his eight years of leadership had failed to produce a viable successor in the Democratic Party.
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In the United States during World War II:

A) unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.
B) the economy grew only slightly.
C) income taxes increased only for the wealthy.
D) little was done to regulate the economy.
E) the actual size of the federal government shrank as the New Deal ended.
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"Rosie the Riveter":

A) refers to a movie star during World War II.
B) was a term applied only to black women workers.
C) described only single women workers.
D) refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer.
E) refers to a type of industrial machinery.
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After the United States entered World War II:

A) Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942.
B) Americans immediately won several key battles.
C) it maintained control of the Philippines.
D) Americans experienced a series of military losses.
E) no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese.
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Which of the following statements BEST describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

A) Japan requested an emergency session of the League of Nations to discuss treaty options with the United States.
B) Japan invaded China in 1931 and 1937 to expand its military and economic power.
C) Japanese diplomats seeking a peaceful solution in a territorial dispute with China were killed in Nanking.
D) Domestic power struggles kept Japan out of international affairs until 1941.
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Which of the following does NOT explain why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe?

A) Many regretted intervention in the First World War, especially after Senate hearings revealed bankers and arms merchants had profited enormously from it.
B) Hitler had admirers in the United States.
C) Anticommunists thought German expansion could check Soviet aggression.
D) Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable German markets.
E) It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory.
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Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the:

A) America Now! committee, an interventionist group.
B) Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed the Jews for the war.
C) America First committee, an isolationist group.
D) Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war.
E) Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris.
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In what aspect of American foreign policy did Franklin D. Roosevelt remove himself from Herbert Hoover's precedent?

A) He called for the era of isolationism toward Europe to be over.
B) He promised nationalists in China to intervene in their Civil War.
C) He promised Latin American neighbors to end his predecessor's policy of interventionism.
D) He formally recognized the Soviet Union in an effort to stimulate trade.
E) He urged European nations to abandon their colonial possessions in Africa.
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Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944?

A) They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites.
B) They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC.
C) They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits.
D) They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordinance.
E) They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war efforts.
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What was the "final solution"?

A) The Allied operation for D-Day.
B) Adolf Hitler's plan to mass-exterminate "undesirable" peoples.
C) The United States' plan for the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan.
D) Japan's plan to attack Pearl Harbor.
E) Joseph Stalin's plan to spread communism throughout the world.
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Organized labor assisted in the war effort by:

A) decreasing union membership.
B) agreeing to a no-strike pledge.
C) accepting wage cuts.
D) asking Congress to abolish Social Security.
E) joining the army.
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The Four Freedoms:

A) was a campaign slogan of the Republicans.
B) were the war aims of Nazi Germany.
C) were President Roosevelt's statement of the Allied war aims.
D) included the freedom to join the Communist Party.
E) did not apply to Jehovah's Witnesses.
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For most women workers, World War II:

A) had little impact.
B) permanently changed the way employers viewed them.
C) allowed them to make temporary gains.
D) permanently changed the way unions viewed them.
E) did not increase employment rates, especially for married women.
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How did World War II change the role of corporations in American life?

A) U.S. corporations became friendly and close collaborators with the federal government.
B) With the loss of its overseas affiliates in Asia and Europe, U.S. corporations once again became predominantly American.
C) Technological innovation and high productivity in the war effort restored the reputation of corporations from its Depression lows.
D) The heavy reliance of the Roosevelt administration on corporate leaders for its wartime agencies left U.S. corporations with the stain of government bureaucracy.
E) Thin profits during the war years forced U.S. corporations to dramatically innovate for increased efficiency.
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What did Roosevelt mean by the phrase "Freedom from Want?"

A) It referred to his support of the Lend-Lease Act, which would equip Great Britain with war materiel.
B) Initially, it was a call to eliminate barriers to international trade.
C) It suggested the Great Depression would not continue after the war.
D) B and C
E) A and B
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In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:

A) allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
B) allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
C) allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
D) allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
E) was voted down by Congress.
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How did World War II affect the west coast of the United States?

A) The population of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland.
B) The west coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards.
C) Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat.
D) Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service.
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"D-Day" refers to the:

A) Allied invasion of the Soviet Union.
B) Allied invasion of Japan.
C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
D) dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
E) Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.
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In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court:

A) deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional.
B) upheld the legality of Japanese internment.
C) deemed loyalty oaths constitutional.
D) barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military.
E) apologized for Japanese internment.
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Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Black soldiers sometimes had to give up their railroad cars seats to accommodate Nazi prisoners of war.
B) When World War II began, the air force and marines had no black members.
C) Officially, the G.I. Bill offered the same benefits to returning black soldiers as it did to whites.
D) Over 1 million blacks served in the armed forces during World War II, many in the first desegregated units in modern military history.
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How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life in California?

A) Tremendous wage increases prompted young Mexican workers to spend carelessly on frivolous outfits.
B) Employment opportunities in the defense sector attracted Mexican farmworkers to the cities where they built exclusive barrio neighborhoods.
C) Service in segregated Army units motivated Mexican American activists to join ranks with African-American civil rights groups.
D) Employment opportunities in the defense sector prompted Mexican Americans to find work outside of their neighborhoods.
E) The war increased the need for farmworkers, prompting Mexican Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions instead.
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The status of blacks during World War II:

A) strengthened somewhat after the Red Cross reversed its long-standing policy against mixing blood from whites and blacks in its blood banks.
B) changed dramatically, particularly in the South, after a federal anti-lynching law was finally passed.
C) was not affected by Roosevelt's denunciation of any race of people claiming the right to be "master" over another.
D) in Northeastern cities was not always improved, despite the promise of better economic opportunity through wartime jobs.
E) C and D
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Why did Executive Order 9066 not apply to persons of Japanese descent living in Hawaii?

A) In the wake of the U.S. Navy's defeat at Pearl Harbor, it was the Japanese that governed Hawaii.
B) The number of Japanese Americans in Hawaii was so insignificant that the order seemed irrelevant.
C) Since nearly 40 percent of the population was of Japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical.
D) Most persons of Japanese descent in Hawaii actually served in military units.
E) At the time, the federal government did not yet have such jurisdiction over its territorial possessions.
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The National Resources Planning Board:

A) urged the curtailment of Social Security.
B) urged the expansion of the welfare state.
C) urged the discontinuation of Keynesian spending in peacetime.
D) urged less government spending in general.
E) had the full support of Congress.
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What taste of freedom did women enjoy in World War II?

A) A life beyond the control of men.
B) The thrills and excitement of military service.
C) The blessing of long-term job security.
D) The perks of doing men's jobs.
E) New job benefits, such as paid vacation and retirement packages.
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FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights".

A) included some provisions for veteran support, but did not have the funding to become law.
B) would have empowered the federal government to secure education, housing, medical care, and full employment for all Americans.
C) was modified to appease conservatives and pushed through Congress by Harry Truman.
D) A and C
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The GI Bill of Rights:

A) was very limited in scope.
B) included scholarships for education for veterans.
C) extended benefits to very few veterans.
D) did not include health insurance.
E) was unavailable for African-American veterans.
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Who did publisher Henry Luce credit with the provision of "the abundant life" in his blueprint for postwar prosperity, The American Century?

A) The Department of Defense.
B) Returning veterans.
C) Free enterprise.
D) The New Deal state.
E) Labor unions.
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How did "Patriotic Assimilation" differ from "Americanization"?

A) Patriotic assimilation advocated the forced integration of racial and ethnic groups into American society, whereas Americanization promoted tolerance.
B) Patriotic assimilation described the American way of life, where people of different backgrounds could live together in freedom and unite as a people.
C) Both terms essentially described the same wartime cultural practice, but referred to different periods of American history: World War I and World War II.
D) Patriotic assimilation was in reference to ethnic minorities who served in the military and experienced integration and greater equality while fighting overseas.
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During World War II, American Indians:

A) served in the military and worked in war production.
B) prospered, especially those on reservations.
C) were eligible for GI Bill benefits only if living on a reservation.
D) became more isolated within American society.
E) collaborated with the Japanese.
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The Fair Employment Practices Commission:

A) applied only to Mexican immigrants working in war production.
B) was the first federal agency since Reconstruction to advocate equal opportunity for blacks.
C) fined those employers who discriminated against blacks.
D) was criticized by the black press.
E) was administered by A. Philip Randolph.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Asian-American experience during World War II?

A) Complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States ended.
B) A view of the Chinese emerged as gallant fighters against the aggressive Japanese.
C) Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. Army units serving overseas.
D) Chinese-Americans worked alongside whites in jobs on the home front.
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What does Henry Luce see as the cure for America in his book The American Century?

A) For America to exert its influence on the world.
B) Deficit spending to end the Depression.
C) Creating a welfare state to fully embrace liberalism.
D) Entering World War II to aid Great Britain.
E) Return to a strict policy of isolationism.
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During World War II, African-Americans:

A) experienced full equality before the law.
B) witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws.
C) served in integrated units in the armed forces.
D) received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits.
E) witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.
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What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

A) They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy, leading by example, not by action.
B) They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world.
C) They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations.
D) They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes.
E) They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First.
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The "zoot suit" riots of 1943:

A) were a series of fashion shows in Hollywood.
B) involved Mexican immigrants fighting with blacks in Los Angeles.
C) involved autoworkers in Detroit.
D) highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II.
E) highlighted the growing acceptance of Mexicans in southern California.
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On what grounds did the Austrian-born economist Friedrich A. Hayek reject the New Deal state?

A) In all its details, he thought it indistinguishable from National Socialism.
B) The American consumer economy, he thought, lacked the complexity that required economic planning.
C) He was convinced that even the best intentioned government planning efforts would threaten individual liberties.
D) He reasoned that economic planning during the war had almost cost the United States its victory.
E) He worried that the New Deal would eventually assist African-Americans in achieving equality.
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Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is FALSE?

A) The press supported the policy of internment almost unanimously.
B) The Supreme Court refused to intervene.
C) Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were exempt from the policy.
D) Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward nonwhite people.
E) Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.
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How did the struggle against Nazi tyranny discredit racial inequality in the United States?

A) Germany's Nazi leaders, it turned out, had entertained a romanticized fascination with the Confederacy.
B) African-Americans had borne the brunt of the fight against German troops and demonstrated that they were the "master race."
C) The exceptional cruelty American soldiers exercised against Germans had sobered Americans on the idea that they were a "master race."
D) The contradictions between the principle and practice of freedom in the actual status of African-Americans came to the forefront during the war.
E) American soldiers had universally demonstrated restraint and civility in their combat operations against their enemies, especially in the Pacific.
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According to Gunnar Myrdal, America's dilemma was a conflict between:

A) America's rhetoric at home and its foreign policy abroad.
B) American values and American racial policies.
C) American business ethos and American labor unions.
D) America's isolationism and Germany's aggression.
E) American liberalism and American conservatism.
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How did the promise of freedom in the postwar years differ for black and white Americans?

A) African-Americans wanted a return to the New Deal; white Americans wanted the unregulated free market.
B) African-Americans wanted churches to rein in individual freedom, while white Americans embraced consumer individualism.
C) For white Americans, freedom was a position to be defended; for African-Americans it was a goal to be achieved.
D) White Americans thought of freedom exclusively in terms of property rights, African-Americans exclusively in terms of civil rights.
E) African-Americans considered freedom the ability to travel overseas, while white Americans equaled freedom with homeownership.
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Harry Truman

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Gunnar Myrdal

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Francisco Franco

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Norman Rockwell

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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What made it so difficult for the United States to reject the demands of Joseph Stalin for establishing a Soviet sphere in Eastern Europe?

A) Roosevelt realized the sacrifices the Soviets had made in their victory in the Eastern front.
B) The Soviet Union had long feared the aggressive governments of eastern Europe.
C) It was hard for Roosevelt to distinguish between eastern European Slavs and Russian-speaking Soviets.
D) Since the United States wanted to create a similar sphere of influence in western Europe, Stalin's request could hardly be denied.
E) Virtually all of the eastern European territories in question had once been part of the Russian empire.
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Winston Churchill

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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What accounts for the tension between Great Britain and the United States at the Yalta conference?

A) Churchill resented Roosevelt's private meetings with Stalin over proposed divisions of conquered Japanese territory in the Far East.
B) Churchill did not agree with Roosevelt's proposal to have the Soviet Union join the war against Japan.
C) Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed over the future status of Britain's overseas colonies.
D) Churchill resented an early suggestion by Roosevelt to allow communism in postwar Europe if the people supported it by popular referendum.
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Friedrich Hayek

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Henry Luce

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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The Manhattan Project:

A) was kept a secret from the entire Executive Branch except President Roosevelt and Vice President Truman.
B) enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter.
C) was operated jointly by the United States and Great Britain.
D) produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945.
E) B and D
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Wendell Willkie

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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What did the members of the new United Nations Security Council all have in common?

A) They all were in control of nuclear bombs.
B) They were all part of the allies that won World War II.
C) They were the wealthiest nations at the time.
D) They all had suffered the least casualties and financial losses during the war.
E) They all were western industrialized nations.
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The double-V campaign was:

A) the Allied war efforts in Europe and Asia.
B) the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks.
C) women's struggle for acceptance as industrial workers and mothers.
D) the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism.
E) not supported by the NAACP.
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Yalta conference in 1945?

A) Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland.
B) The Yalta agreement planted the seeds of conflict.
C) Roosevelt and Churchill did not ultimately object to Soviet postwar control of the Baltics.
D) Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere.
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A. Philip Randolph

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Black internationalism during World War II:

A) was a new movement with no historical antecedents.
B) was a complete rejection of Marcus Garvey's political ideals.
C) was rejected by W. E. B. Du Bois.
D) connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide.
E) supported colonial rule if it followed the principles of the New Deal.
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Joseph Stalin

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Good Neighbor Policy

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Wartime manufacturing helped restore the image of American business, which had reached a low point during the Great Depression.
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bracero program

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Charles H. Wesley

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.
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Yalta Conference

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Dumbarton Oaks

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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The crucial fighting in Europe took place on the eastern front, where more than 20 million Russians lost their lives.
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"code talkers"

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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GI Bill

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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When war broke out in Europe in 1939, the Soviet Union stood virtually alone in fighting Germany.
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Smith v. Allwright

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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"zoot suit" riots

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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The Good Neighbor Policy was extended primarily toward Canada to lend support in its efforts to aid Britain against German aggression.
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Adolf Hitler

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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black internationalism

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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The largest surrender in American military history occurred in the Philippines, after the Japanese took the island over.
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Office of War Information

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Nye Committee

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Freedom House

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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Deck 22: Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945
1
Women working in defense industries during the war:

A) were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job.
B) made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.
C) had little impact on the war effort.
D) were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses.
E) were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.
made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.
2
The Lend-Lease Act:

A) authorized military aid to Germany and Japan.
B) authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.
C) excluded China.
D) excluded the Soviet Union.
E) maintained trade relations with Japan.
authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.
3
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt announce his candidacy for a third term in 1940?

A) He feared that the Republican incumbent Wendell Wilkie lacked the experience to govern the nation.
B) He argued that the nation should not switch its executive leadership in the middle of war.
C) He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post.
D) He argued that the United States could only defeat the dictators of Italy, Germany, and Japan if they follow the leader with similar authority and power.
E) He did so reluctantly after recognizing that his eight years of leadership had failed to produce a viable successor in the Democratic Party.
He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post.
4
In the United States during World War II:

A) unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.
B) the economy grew only slightly.
C) income taxes increased only for the wealthy.
D) little was done to regulate the economy.
E) the actual size of the federal government shrank as the New Deal ended.
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5
"Rosie the Riveter":

A) refers to a movie star during World War II.
B) was a term applied only to black women workers.
C) described only single women workers.
D) refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer.
E) refers to a type of industrial machinery.
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6
After the United States entered World War II:

A) Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942.
B) Americans immediately won several key battles.
C) it maintained control of the Philippines.
D) Americans experienced a series of military losses.
E) no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese.
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7
Which of the following statements BEST describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s?

A) Japan requested an emergency session of the League of Nations to discuss treaty options with the United States.
B) Japan invaded China in 1931 and 1937 to expand its military and economic power.
C) Japanese diplomats seeking a peaceful solution in a territorial dispute with China were killed in Nanking.
D) Domestic power struggles kept Japan out of international affairs until 1941.
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8
Which of the following does NOT explain why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe?

A) Many regretted intervention in the First World War, especially after Senate hearings revealed bankers and arms merchants had profited enormously from it.
B) Hitler had admirers in the United States.
C) Anticommunists thought German expansion could check Soviet aggression.
D) Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable German markets.
E) It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory.
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9
Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the:

A) America Now! committee, an interventionist group.
B) Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed the Jews for the war.
C) America First committee, an isolationist group.
D) Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war.
E) Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris.
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10
In what aspect of American foreign policy did Franklin D. Roosevelt remove himself from Herbert Hoover's precedent?

A) He called for the era of isolationism toward Europe to be over.
B) He promised nationalists in China to intervene in their Civil War.
C) He promised Latin American neighbors to end his predecessor's policy of interventionism.
D) He formally recognized the Soviet Union in an effort to stimulate trade.
E) He urged European nations to abandon their colonial possessions in Africa.
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11
Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944?

A) They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites.
B) They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC.
C) They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits.
D) They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordinance.
E) They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war efforts.
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12
What was the "final solution"?

A) The Allied operation for D-Day.
B) Adolf Hitler's plan to mass-exterminate "undesirable" peoples.
C) The United States' plan for the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan.
D) Japan's plan to attack Pearl Harbor.
E) Joseph Stalin's plan to spread communism throughout the world.
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13
Organized labor assisted in the war effort by:

A) decreasing union membership.
B) agreeing to a no-strike pledge.
C) accepting wage cuts.
D) asking Congress to abolish Social Security.
E) joining the army.
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14
The Four Freedoms:

A) was a campaign slogan of the Republicans.
B) were the war aims of Nazi Germany.
C) were President Roosevelt's statement of the Allied war aims.
D) included the freedom to join the Communist Party.
E) did not apply to Jehovah's Witnesses.
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15
For most women workers, World War II:

A) had little impact.
B) permanently changed the way employers viewed them.
C) allowed them to make temporary gains.
D) permanently changed the way unions viewed them.
E) did not increase employment rates, especially for married women.
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16
How did World War II change the role of corporations in American life?

A) U.S. corporations became friendly and close collaborators with the federal government.
B) With the loss of its overseas affiliates in Asia and Europe, U.S. corporations once again became predominantly American.
C) Technological innovation and high productivity in the war effort restored the reputation of corporations from its Depression lows.
D) The heavy reliance of the Roosevelt administration on corporate leaders for its wartime agencies left U.S. corporations with the stain of government bureaucracy.
E) Thin profits during the war years forced U.S. corporations to dramatically innovate for increased efficiency.
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17
What did Roosevelt mean by the phrase "Freedom from Want?"

A) It referred to his support of the Lend-Lease Act, which would equip Great Britain with war materiel.
B) Initially, it was a call to eliminate barriers to international trade.
C) It suggested the Great Depression would not continue after the war.
D) B and C
E) A and B
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18
In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:

A) allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
B) allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
C) allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
D) allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
E) was voted down by Congress.
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19
How did World War II affect the west coast of the United States?

A) The population of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland.
B) The west coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards.
C) Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat.
D) Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service.
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20
"D-Day" refers to the:

A) Allied invasion of the Soviet Union.
B) Allied invasion of Japan.
C) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
D) dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
E) Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.
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21
In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court:

A) deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional.
B) upheld the legality of Japanese internment.
C) deemed loyalty oaths constitutional.
D) barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military.
E) apologized for Japanese internment.
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22
Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) Black soldiers sometimes had to give up their railroad cars seats to accommodate Nazi prisoners of war.
B) When World War II began, the air force and marines had no black members.
C) Officially, the G.I. Bill offered the same benefits to returning black soldiers as it did to whites.
D) Over 1 million blacks served in the armed forces during World War II, many in the first desegregated units in modern military history.
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23
How did wartime experiences change Mexican-American life in California?

A) Tremendous wage increases prompted young Mexican workers to spend carelessly on frivolous outfits.
B) Employment opportunities in the defense sector attracted Mexican farmworkers to the cities where they built exclusive barrio neighborhoods.
C) Service in segregated Army units motivated Mexican American activists to join ranks with African-American civil rights groups.
D) Employment opportunities in the defense sector prompted Mexican Americans to find work outside of their neighborhoods.
E) The war increased the need for farmworkers, prompting Mexican Americans to leave urban neighborhoods for rural regions instead.
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24
The status of blacks during World War II:

A) strengthened somewhat after the Red Cross reversed its long-standing policy against mixing blood from whites and blacks in its blood banks.
B) changed dramatically, particularly in the South, after a federal anti-lynching law was finally passed.
C) was not affected by Roosevelt's denunciation of any race of people claiming the right to be "master" over another.
D) in Northeastern cities was not always improved, despite the promise of better economic opportunity through wartime jobs.
E) C and D
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25
Why did Executive Order 9066 not apply to persons of Japanese descent living in Hawaii?

A) In the wake of the U.S. Navy's defeat at Pearl Harbor, it was the Japanese that governed Hawaii.
B) The number of Japanese Americans in Hawaii was so insignificant that the order seemed irrelevant.
C) Since nearly 40 percent of the population was of Japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical.
D) Most persons of Japanese descent in Hawaii actually served in military units.
E) At the time, the federal government did not yet have such jurisdiction over its territorial possessions.
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26
The National Resources Planning Board:

A) urged the curtailment of Social Security.
B) urged the expansion of the welfare state.
C) urged the discontinuation of Keynesian spending in peacetime.
D) urged less government spending in general.
E) had the full support of Congress.
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27
What taste of freedom did women enjoy in World War II?

A) A life beyond the control of men.
B) The thrills and excitement of military service.
C) The blessing of long-term job security.
D) The perks of doing men's jobs.
E) New job benefits, such as paid vacation and retirement packages.
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28
FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights".

A) included some provisions for veteran support, but did not have the funding to become law.
B) would have empowered the federal government to secure education, housing, medical care, and full employment for all Americans.
C) was modified to appease conservatives and pushed through Congress by Harry Truman.
D) A and C
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29
The GI Bill of Rights:

A) was very limited in scope.
B) included scholarships for education for veterans.
C) extended benefits to very few veterans.
D) did not include health insurance.
E) was unavailable for African-American veterans.
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30
Who did publisher Henry Luce credit with the provision of "the abundant life" in his blueprint for postwar prosperity, The American Century?

A) The Department of Defense.
B) Returning veterans.
C) Free enterprise.
D) The New Deal state.
E) Labor unions.
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31
How did "Patriotic Assimilation" differ from "Americanization"?

A) Patriotic assimilation advocated the forced integration of racial and ethnic groups into American society, whereas Americanization promoted tolerance.
B) Patriotic assimilation described the American way of life, where people of different backgrounds could live together in freedom and unite as a people.
C) Both terms essentially described the same wartime cultural practice, but referred to different periods of American history: World War I and World War II.
D) Patriotic assimilation was in reference to ethnic minorities who served in the military and experienced integration and greater equality while fighting overseas.
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32
During World War II, American Indians:

A) served in the military and worked in war production.
B) prospered, especially those on reservations.
C) were eligible for GI Bill benefits only if living on a reservation.
D) became more isolated within American society.
E) collaborated with the Japanese.
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33
The Fair Employment Practices Commission:

A) applied only to Mexican immigrants working in war production.
B) was the first federal agency since Reconstruction to advocate equal opportunity for blacks.
C) fined those employers who discriminated against blacks.
D) was criticized by the black press.
E) was administered by A. Philip Randolph.
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34
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Asian-American experience during World War II?

A) Complete prohibition of Chinese immigration to the United States ended.
B) A view of the Chinese emerged as gallant fighters against the aggressive Japanese.
C) Executive Order 9066 fully integrated Asian-Americans into U.S. Army units serving overseas.
D) Chinese-Americans worked alongside whites in jobs on the home front.
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35
What does Henry Luce see as the cure for America in his book The American Century?

A) For America to exert its influence on the world.
B) Deficit spending to end the Depression.
C) Creating a welfare state to fully embrace liberalism.
D) Entering World War II to aid Great Britain.
E) Return to a strict policy of isolationism.
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36
During World War II, African-Americans:

A) experienced full equality before the law.
B) witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws.
C) served in integrated units in the armed forces.
D) received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits.
E) witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.
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37
What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common?

A) They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy, leading by example, not by action.
B) They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world.
C) They both put forth a new conception of America's role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experience should serve as a model for all other nations.
D) They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies, including high tariffs and domestic taxes.
E) They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First.
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38
The "zoot suit" riots of 1943:

A) were a series of fashion shows in Hollywood.
B) involved Mexican immigrants fighting with blacks in Los Angeles.
C) involved autoworkers in Detroit.
D) highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II.
E) highlighted the growing acceptance of Mexicans in southern California.
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39
On what grounds did the Austrian-born economist Friedrich A. Hayek reject the New Deal state?

A) In all its details, he thought it indistinguishable from National Socialism.
B) The American consumer economy, he thought, lacked the complexity that required economic planning.
C) He was convinced that even the best intentioned government planning efforts would threaten individual liberties.
D) He reasoned that economic planning during the war had almost cost the United States its victory.
E) He worried that the New Deal would eventually assist African-Americans in achieving equality.
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40
Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is FALSE?

A) The press supported the policy of internment almost unanimously.
B) The Supreme Court refused to intervene.
C) Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were exempt from the policy.
D) Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward nonwhite people.
E) Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.
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41
How did the struggle against Nazi tyranny discredit racial inequality in the United States?

A) Germany's Nazi leaders, it turned out, had entertained a romanticized fascination with the Confederacy.
B) African-Americans had borne the brunt of the fight against German troops and demonstrated that they were the "master race."
C) The exceptional cruelty American soldiers exercised against Germans had sobered Americans on the idea that they were a "master race."
D) The contradictions between the principle and practice of freedom in the actual status of African-Americans came to the forefront during the war.
E) American soldiers had universally demonstrated restraint and civility in their combat operations against their enemies, especially in the Pacific.
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42
According to Gunnar Myrdal, America's dilemma was a conflict between:

A) America's rhetoric at home and its foreign policy abroad.
B) American values and American racial policies.
C) American business ethos and American labor unions.
D) America's isolationism and Germany's aggression.
E) American liberalism and American conservatism.
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43
How did the promise of freedom in the postwar years differ for black and white Americans?

A) African-Americans wanted a return to the New Deal; white Americans wanted the unregulated free market.
B) African-Americans wanted churches to rein in individual freedom, while white Americans embraced consumer individualism.
C) For white Americans, freedom was a position to be defended; for African-Americans it was a goal to be achieved.
D) White Americans thought of freedom exclusively in terms of property rights, African-Americans exclusively in terms of civil rights.
E) African-Americans considered freedom the ability to travel overseas, while white Americans equaled freedom with homeownership.
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44
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Harry Truman

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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45
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Gunnar Myrdal

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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46
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Francisco Franco

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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47
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Norman Rockwell

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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48
What made it so difficult for the United States to reject the demands of Joseph Stalin for establishing a Soviet sphere in Eastern Europe?

A) Roosevelt realized the sacrifices the Soviets had made in their victory in the Eastern front.
B) The Soviet Union had long feared the aggressive governments of eastern Europe.
C) It was hard for Roosevelt to distinguish between eastern European Slavs and Russian-speaking Soviets.
D) Since the United States wanted to create a similar sphere of influence in western Europe, Stalin's request could hardly be denied.
E) Virtually all of the eastern European territories in question had once been part of the Russian empire.
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49
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Winston Churchill

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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50
What accounts for the tension between Great Britain and the United States at the Yalta conference?

A) Churchill resented Roosevelt's private meetings with Stalin over proposed divisions of conquered Japanese territory in the Far East.
B) Churchill did not agree with Roosevelt's proposal to have the Soviet Union join the war against Japan.
C) Churchill and Roosevelt disagreed over the future status of Britain's overseas colonies.
D) Churchill resented an early suggestion by Roosevelt to allow communism in postwar Europe if the people supported it by popular referendum.
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51
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Friedrich Hayek

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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52
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Henry Luce

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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53
The Manhattan Project:

A) was kept a secret from the entire Executive Branch except President Roosevelt and Vice President Truman.
B) enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter.
C) was operated jointly by the United States and Great Britain.
D) produced an atomic bomb that was successfully tested before FDR's death in 1945.
E) B and D
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54
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Wendell Willkie

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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55
What did the members of the new United Nations Security Council all have in common?

A) They all were in control of nuclear bombs.
B) They were all part of the allies that won World War II.
C) They were the wealthiest nations at the time.
D) They all had suffered the least casualties and financial losses during the war.
E) They all were western industrialized nations.
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56
The double-V campaign was:

A) the Allied war efforts in Europe and Asia.
B) the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks.
C) women's struggle for acceptance as industrial workers and mothers.
D) the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism.
E) not supported by the NAACP.
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57
Which of the following is NOT true of the Yalta conference in 1945?

A) Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland.
B) The Yalta agreement planted the seeds of conflict.
C) Roosevelt and Churchill did not ultimately object to Soviet postwar control of the Baltics.
D) Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere.
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58
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A. Philip Randolph

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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59
Black internationalism during World War II:

A) was a new movement with no historical antecedents.
B) was a complete rejection of Marcus Garvey's political ideals.
C) was rejected by W. E. B. Du Bois.
D) connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide.
E) supported colonial rule if it followed the principles of the New Deal.
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60
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Joseph Stalin

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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61
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Good Neighbor Policy

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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62
Wartime manufacturing helped restore the image of American business, which had reached a low point during the Great Depression.
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bracero program

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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64
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Charles H. Wesley

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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65
Organized labor entered a three-sided arrangement with government and business that allowed union membership to soar to unprecedented levels.
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66
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Yalta Conference

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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67
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Dumbarton Oaks

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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68
The crucial fighting in Europe took place on the eastern front, where more than 20 million Russians lost their lives.
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69
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"code talkers"

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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70
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GI Bill

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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71
When war broke out in Europe in 1939, the Soviet Union stood virtually alone in fighting Germany.
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72
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Smith v. Allwright

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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73
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"zoot suit" riots

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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74
The Good Neighbor Policy was extended primarily toward Canada to lend support in its efforts to aid Britain against German aggression.
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75
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Adolf Hitler

A)Spanish Civil War
B)The American Century
C)An American Dilemma
D)ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)One World
F)What the Negro Wants
G)The Road to Serfdom
H)Britain's prime minister
I)German leader
J)American painter
K)Soviet leader
L)Executive Order 8802
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76
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black internationalism

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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77
The largest surrender in American military history occurred in the Philippines, after the Japanese took the island over.
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78
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Office of War Information

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B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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79
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Nye Committee

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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80
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Freedom House

A)interventionists
B)opposed to colonialism
C)Big Three meeting
D)blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)Mexican agricultural workers
F)civil rights case
G)Mexican-American youths
H)United Nations
I)mobilized American public opinion
J)Navajos
K)education for veterans
L)Latin America
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