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Answer the following questions : -Holocaust


A) Identified by President Franklin D.Roosevelt as the most basic human rights.The president used these ideas to justify support for England during World War II,which in turn pulled the United States into the war.
B) German political party led by Adolf Hitler,who became chancellor of Germany in 1933.Its ascent was fueled by huge World War I reparation payments,economic depression,fear of communism,labor unrest,and rising unemployment.
C) Legislation that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It imposed an embargo on selling arms to warring countries and declared that Americans traveling on the ships of belligerent nations did so at their own risk.
D) A naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese bombers on December 7,1941;more than 2,400 Americans were killed.The following day,President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan.
E) Oversized clothing in fashion in the 1940s,particularly among young male African Americans and Mexican Americans.In June 1943,a group of white sailors and soldiers in Los Angeles,seeking revenge for an earlier skirmish with Mexican American youths,attacked anyone they found wearing this type of clothing,causing riots.
F) A committee organized by isolationists in 1940 to oppose the entrance of the United States into World War II.The membership of the committee included senators,journalists,publishers,and well-respected figures such as the aviator Charles Lindbergh.
G) Germany's campaign during World War II to exterminate all Jews living in German-controlled lands,along with other groups the Nazis deemed "undesirable." In all,some eleven million people were killed,most of them Jews.
H) A small but vocal group of Americans who pushed for greater U.S.involvement in Europe.American Communist Party members,African American civil rights activists,and trade unionists,among other members of the coalition,encouraged Roosevelt to take a stronger stand against European fascism.
I) An authoritarian system of government characterized by dictatorial rule,extreme nationalism,disdain for civil society,and a conviction that imperialism and warfare are principal means by which a nation attains greatness.The United States went to war against this system when it faced Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini during World War II.
J) Native American soldiers trained to use Native languages to send messages in battle during World War II.Neither the Japanese nor the Germans could decipher the codes used by these Navajo,Comanche,Choctaw,and Cherokee speakers,and the messages they sent gave the Allies great advantage in the battle of Iwo Jima,among many others.
K) An act that expanded the number of people paying income taxes from 3.9 million to 42.6 million.These taxes on personal incomes and business profits paid half the cost of World War II.
L) Top-secret project authorized by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb ahead of the Germans.The Americans who worked on the project at Los Alamos,New Mexico,among other highly secretive sites around the country,succeeded in producing a successful atomic bomb by July 1945.
M) A group of interventionists who believed in engaging with,rather than withdrawing from,international developments.Interventionists became increasingly vocal in 1940 as war escalated in Europe.
N) A political and military alliance formed in 1936 between German dictator Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
O) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that authorized the War Department to force Japanese Americans from their West Coast homes and hold them in relocation camps for the rest of the war.
P) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that prohibited "discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race,creed,color,or national origin" and established the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) .
Q) A meeting held in September 1938 during which Britain and France agreed to allow Germany to annex the Sudetenland-a German-speaking border area of Czechoslovakia-in return for Hitler's pledge to seek no more territory.
R) The name given to the Allied invasion of northern France on June 6,1944.It was the largest amphibious assault in world history.The invasion opened a second front against the Germans and moved the Allies closer to victory in Europe.
S) A press release by President Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill in August 1941 calling for economic cooperation,national self-determination,and guarantees of political stability after the war.
T) Legislation in 1941 that enabled Britain to obtain arms from the United States without cash but with the promise to reimburse the United States when the war ended.The act reflected Roosevelt's desire to assist the British in any way possible,short of war.
U) Popularly known as the GI Bill,legislation authorizing the U.S.government to provide World War II veterans with funds for education,housing,and health care,as well as loans to start businesses and buy homes.
V) The law that gave President Roosevelt unprecedented control over all aspects of the war effort during World War II.
W) Officially the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement (signed with Mexico) ,a federal program that brought hundreds of thousands of Mexican agricultural workers to the U.S.during and after World War II.The program continued until 1964 and was a major spur of Mexican immigration to the United States.

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Which of the following pairs is properly matched?


A) Office of War Information-helped save Jews from the Holocaust
B) Lend-Lease-allowed the distribution of arms and equipment to Britain
C) War Refugee Board-promoted patriotism
D) Congress of Racial Equality-enforced nondiscrimination policies in defense industries

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Which of the following facilitated the emergence of gay and lesbian communities in cities like New York,San Francisco,Chicago,and Buffalo during the World War II years?


A) Wartime migration
B) Changing religious morality
C) Decriminalization of homosexuality
D) The U.S.military's rejection of gays and lesbians

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In a famous 1941 speech,Franklin Roosevelt excluded which of the following from his definition of the "four essential freedoms"?


A) Freedom from want
B) Freedom from fear
C) Freedom from discrimination
D) Freedom of religion

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Answer the following questions : -code talkers


A) Identified by President Franklin D.Roosevelt as the most basic human rights.The president used these ideas to justify support for England during World War II,which in turn pulled the United States into the war.
B) German political party led by Adolf Hitler,who became chancellor of Germany in 1933.Its ascent was fueled by huge World War I reparation payments,economic depression,fear of communism,labor unrest,and rising unemployment.
C) Legislation that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It imposed an embargo on selling arms to warring countries and declared that Americans traveling on the ships of belligerent nations did so at their own risk.
D) A naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese bombers on December 7,1941;more than 2,400 Americans were killed.The following day,President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan.
E) Oversized clothing in fashion in the 1940s,particularly among young male African Americans and Mexican Americans.In June 1943,a group of white sailors and soldiers in Los Angeles,seeking revenge for an earlier skirmish with Mexican American youths,attacked anyone they found wearing this type of clothing,causing riots.
F) A committee organized by isolationists in 1940 to oppose the entrance of the United States into World War II.The membership of the committee included senators,journalists,publishers,and well-respected figures such as the aviator Charles Lindbergh.
G) Germany's campaign during World War II to exterminate all Jews living in German-controlled lands,along with other groups the Nazis deemed "undesirable." In all,some eleven million people were killed,most of them Jews.
H) A small but vocal group of Americans who pushed for greater U.S.involvement in Europe.American Communist Party members,African American civil rights activists,and trade unionists,among other members of the coalition,encouraged Roosevelt to take a stronger stand against European fascism.
I) An authoritarian system of government characterized by dictatorial rule,extreme nationalism,disdain for civil society,and a conviction that imperialism and warfare are principal means by which a nation attains greatness.The United States went to war against this system when it faced Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini during World War II.
J) Native American soldiers trained to use Native languages to send messages in battle during World War II.Neither the Japanese nor the Germans could decipher the codes used by these Navajo,Comanche,Choctaw,and Cherokee speakers,and the messages they sent gave the Allies great advantage in the battle of Iwo Jima,among many others.
K) An act that expanded the number of people paying income taxes from 3.9 million to 42.6 million.These taxes on personal incomes and business profits paid half the cost of World War II.
L) Top-secret project authorized by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb ahead of the Germans.The Americans who worked on the project at Los Alamos,New Mexico,among other highly secretive sites around the country,succeeded in producing a successful atomic bomb by July 1945.
M) A group of interventionists who believed in engaging with,rather than withdrawing from,international developments.Interventionists became increasingly vocal in 1940 as war escalated in Europe.
N) A political and military alliance formed in 1936 between German dictator Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
O) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that authorized the War Department to force Japanese Americans from their West Coast homes and hold them in relocation camps for the rest of the war.
P) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that prohibited "discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race,creed,color,or national origin" and established the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) .
Q) A meeting held in September 1938 during which Britain and France agreed to allow Germany to annex the Sudetenland-a German-speaking border area of Czechoslovakia-in return for Hitler's pledge to seek no more territory.
R) The name given to the Allied invasion of northern France on June 6,1944.It was the largest amphibious assault in world history.The invasion opened a second front against the Germans and moved the Allies closer to victory in Europe.
S) A press release by President Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill in August 1941 calling for economic cooperation,national self-determination,and guarantees of political stability after the war.
T) Legislation in 1941 that enabled Britain to obtain arms from the United States without cash but with the promise to reimburse the United States when the war ended.The act reflected Roosevelt's desire to assist the British in any way possible,short of war.
U) Popularly known as the GI Bill,legislation authorizing the U.S.government to provide World War II veterans with funds for education,housing,and health care,as well as loans to start businesses and buy homes.
V) The law that gave President Roosevelt unprecedented control over all aspects of the war effort during World War II.
W) Officially the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement (signed with Mexico) ,a federal program that brought hundreds of thousands of Mexican agricultural workers to the U.S.during and after World War II.The program continued until 1964 and was a major spur of Mexican immigration to the United States.

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Which of these statements describes the America First Committee?


A) It believed the United States should be interventionist.
B) Its intent was to keep the nation out of war.
C) The group advocated an American attack on Japan in 1940.
D) It had very few influential followers.

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Why did the United States wait until 1941,after nearly every European nation had fallen to Germany,to enter World War II? What were the sources of American political isolation?

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In 1935,the Neutrality Act was passed,wh...

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In June 1943,thirty-four people died during a major race riot in


A) Washington,D.C.
B) Cleveland.
C) Detroit.
D) Oakland.

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By the late 1930s,fascism had not yet spread to


A) Spain.
B) Japan.
C) Germany.
D) Russia.

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How did World War II contribute to ending the Great Depression?

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What roles did minority group members play in the conduct of World War II?

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Why do historians consider 1942 to be a pivotal year for the outcome of the war?

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The photograph below is best understood in the context of The photograph below is best understood in the context of   A)  U.S.efforts to contain Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures. B)  the pursuit of a unilateral foreign policy by the United States. C)  debates between interventionists and isolationists. D)  the vaulting of the United States into global military and political prominence.


A) U.S.efforts to contain Soviet-dominated communism through a variety of measures.
B) the pursuit of a unilateral foreign policy by the United States.
C) debates between interventionists and isolationists.
D) the vaulting of the United States into global military and political prominence.

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Why did the United States participate in World War II?


A) To become a global world power and expand its empire
B) To protect the European colonial system
C) To protect European democracy and preserve American international power
D) To end the Great Depression

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Who was Henry J.Kaiser?


A) The "miracle man" who revolutionized the production of naval vessels during the war
B) A trusted Roosevelt advisor and the architect of both New Deal and World War II policies
C) An infamous German spy who was executed for sending secrets to the German military
D) The German military commander who Americans defeated in the North Africa campaign

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Which of the following was the most decisive American factor in determining the outcome of World War II?


A) The willingness of all Americans to invest in war bonds
B) The sheer number of troops provided by the United States
C) The immense production of war material and other needed supplies
D) The contribution of women workers in America's factories

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Which of the following describes the federal income tax during World War II?


A) The war required that wealthy citizens pay the tax for the very first time.
B) Roosevelt suspended it and implemented a national sales tax in its place.
C) The number of Americans paying federal income tax increased tenfold.
D) Roosevelt cut tax rates in half for the duration of the war.

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Which of the following statements describes rationing during World War II?


A) Most Americans complied with rationing.
B) The food items in shortest supply were chewing gum and soft drinks.
C) Due to unfair distribution of goods,only poor Americans had to cope with shortages.
D) Families of servicemen and servicewomen were not required to comply with rationing.

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Answer the following questions : -fascism


A) Identified by President Franklin D.Roosevelt as the most basic human rights.The president used these ideas to justify support for England during World War II,which in turn pulled the United States into the war.
B) German political party led by Adolf Hitler,who became chancellor of Germany in 1933.Its ascent was fueled by huge World War I reparation payments,economic depression,fear of communism,labor unrest,and rising unemployment.
C) Legislation that sought to avoid entanglement in foreign wars while protecting trade.It imposed an embargo on selling arms to warring countries and declared that Americans traveling on the ships of belligerent nations did so at their own risk.
D) A naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese bombers on December 7,1941;more than 2,400 Americans were killed.The following day,President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan.
E) Oversized clothing in fashion in the 1940s,particularly among young male African Americans and Mexican Americans.In June 1943,a group of white sailors and soldiers in Los Angeles,seeking revenge for an earlier skirmish with Mexican American youths,attacked anyone they found wearing this type of clothing,causing riots.
F) A committee organized by isolationists in 1940 to oppose the entrance of the United States into World War II.The membership of the committee included senators,journalists,publishers,and well-respected figures such as the aviator Charles Lindbergh.
G) Germany's campaign during World War II to exterminate all Jews living in German-controlled lands,along with other groups the Nazis deemed "undesirable." In all,some eleven million people were killed,most of them Jews.
H) A small but vocal group of Americans who pushed for greater U.S.involvement in Europe.American Communist Party members,African American civil rights activists,and trade unionists,among other members of the coalition,encouraged Roosevelt to take a stronger stand against European fascism.
I) An authoritarian system of government characterized by dictatorial rule,extreme nationalism,disdain for civil society,and a conviction that imperialism and warfare are principal means by which a nation attains greatness.The United States went to war against this system when it faced Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and Italy under Benito Mussolini during World War II.
J) Native American soldiers trained to use Native languages to send messages in battle during World War II.Neither the Japanese nor the Germans could decipher the codes used by these Navajo,Comanche,Choctaw,and Cherokee speakers,and the messages they sent gave the Allies great advantage in the battle of Iwo Jima,among many others.
K) An act that expanded the number of people paying income taxes from 3.9 million to 42.6 million.These taxes on personal incomes and business profits paid half the cost of World War II.
L) Top-secret project authorized by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb ahead of the Germans.The Americans who worked on the project at Los Alamos,New Mexico,among other highly secretive sites around the country,succeeded in producing a successful atomic bomb by July 1945.
M) A group of interventionists who believed in engaging with,rather than withdrawing from,international developments.Interventionists became increasingly vocal in 1940 as war escalated in Europe.
N) A political and military alliance formed in 1936 between German dictator Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
O) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that authorized the War Department to force Japanese Americans from their West Coast homes and hold them in relocation camps for the rest of the war.
P) An order signed by President Roosevelt in 1941 that prohibited "discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race,creed,color,or national origin" and established the Fair Employment Practice Committee (FEPC) .
Q) A meeting held in September 1938 during which Britain and France agreed to allow Germany to annex the Sudetenland-a German-speaking border area of Czechoslovakia-in return for Hitler's pledge to seek no more territory.
R) The name given to the Allied invasion of northern France on June 6,1944.It was the largest amphibious assault in world history.The invasion opened a second front against the Germans and moved the Allies closer to victory in Europe.
S) A press release by President Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill in August 1941 calling for economic cooperation,national self-determination,and guarantees of political stability after the war.
T) Legislation in 1941 that enabled Britain to obtain arms from the United States without cash but with the promise to reimburse the United States when the war ended.The act reflected Roosevelt's desire to assist the British in any way possible,short of war.
U) Popularly known as the GI Bill,legislation authorizing the U.S.government to provide World War II veterans with funds for education,housing,and health care,as well as loans to start businesses and buy homes.
V) The law that gave President Roosevelt unprecedented control over all aspects of the war effort during World War II.
W) Officially the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement (signed with Mexico) ,a federal program that brought hundreds of thousands of Mexican agricultural workers to the U.S.during and after World War II.The program continued until 1964 and was a major spur of Mexican immigration to the United States.

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Why was there tension among the Allies during the war? What was the long-term impact of this tension? Answer Key

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