Question 1

Following the declaration of war by the U.S.:

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men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five were drafted

Question 2

In 1941, the Atlantic Charter

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laid out broad-base principles of the U.S. and Great Britain, including the right of all people to choose their own form of government

Question 3

A significant economic problem during World War II was:

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finding enough workers for the essential wartime industries

Question 4

During World War II,

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the Office of Price Administration set price ceilings on highly demanded items such as tires, sugar, and gasoline

Question 5

The mobilization of women in the labor force during World War II:

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led to a significant increase of married American women joining the labor force

Question 6

The bracero program:

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brought some two hundred thousand Mexican farm workers into the western United States

Question 7

The zoot-suit riots of 1943 refer to:

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the violent conflict in Los Angeles that pitted white civilians and servicemen against Mexican Americans

Question 8

War relocation camps:

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housed more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during the war

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the overall approach the British and Americans adopted to fighting World War II?

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They prioritized the war in Europe because Germany posed the greatest threat to the Western Hemisphere.

Question 10

At the Yalta Conference of 1945, the Allies did all the following EXCEPT:

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restore the original German government to power in Germany

Question 11

What was the significance of the use of atomic bombs against Japan?

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They allowed the Americans to avoid an amphibious invasion of Japan.

Question 12

After dropping two atomic bombs on Japan, the United States:

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accepted Japan's surrender, albeit with the condition that the emperor could keep his throne

Question 13

As a result of World War II, presidential authority in the United States:

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increased dramatically at the expense of congressional and state power

Question 14

The country that suffered the most deaths in the fighting of World War II was:

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the Soviet Union

Question 15

The United States emerged from World War II with:

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far-flung global responsibilities and interests

Question 16

The textbook America: A Narrative History, written by George Tindall and David Shi, is

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A secondary source (that is, it is one or more historians' interpretation of historical events - a secondary account)

Question 17

For the Record: A Documentary History of America is

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A compilation (i.e., collection) of primary sources

Question 18

Jacob Riis's photographs of the tenements of New York, which were taken in the late 1800s, are

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Primary sources (sources produced during the time period under study)

Question 19

Charles Lindbergh's address to America First is

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A primary source (a source produced during the time period under study)

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