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World War II And Postwar America Unit Test

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The disastrous effects of World War I and the Great Depression led
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to the rise of totalitarian regimes in some countries
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What policy did Great Britain, France, and the United States pursue against the new regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930's?
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appeasement
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During the mid-1930's, President Roosevelt realized that most Americans
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opposed U.S. intervention in the problems of Europe
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What was Congress's purpose in passing the Lend-Lease Act?
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to provide Britain with the aid it needed but could not afford
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Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor because
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the United States firmly opposed Japanese expansion
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What is one way American women mobilized for the war effort?
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They joined army, navy, and Coast Guard auxiliaries
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Why did the Allies pursue a "Europe First" strategy?
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they considered Germany to be their most dangerous enemy
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In the most important naval battle of World War II, the United States
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decisively defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Midway
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What was one long-term effect of the bracero program?
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it initiated decades of migratory labor in western states
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In what way did Americans' lives change during World War II?
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some goods were rationed to free up resources for war production
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President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan
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to save American lives
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What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?
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the extermination of all Jews in areas controlled by Germany
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Shortly after World War II,
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leading Nazis were put on trial for their actions during the war
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What did many Americans realize about the United States as a result of World War II?
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U.S. prosperity hinged on world peace and economic development
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In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term iron curtain to refer to the
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boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
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The Korean War began when
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North Korean forces invaded South Korea
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Fear of mutually assured destruction kept the Soviets and Americans
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from ever using a nuclear weapon against each other
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How did the Soviet Union react to Hungarian demonstrations in 1956?
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it brutally crushed the Hungarian revolution
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Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to coordinate
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the space-related efforts of U.S. scientists and the military
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What did the term McCarthyism become a catchword for?
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extreme, reckless charges
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One American was born ever 7 seconds during the peak of
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the baby boom
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Which statement identifies a key reason why Americans moved to suburbs after World War II?
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Americans wanted to escape the overcrowding in rural areas
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What was one reason Americans moved to the Sunbelt?
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to find jobs in the aerospace, defense, and electronics industries
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What was the fundamental change in the postwar economy?
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the rapid growth of the service sector
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Shopping became a popular pastime in the United States after World War II because Americans
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had more money, access to easy credit, and new products to buy
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Rock music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of what group?
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African Americans
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What did the termination policy aim to do?
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end tribal government and relocate Native Americans to cities