The Big Practice Test part 3 Emergence of Modern America & World Conflict Chuck Norris says “Kick the SOL in the rear”

The Big Practice Testpart 3

Emergence of Modern America & World Conflict

Chuck Norris

says “Kick the SOL in the rear”

Industrial Age and Progressive Reforms

• Which is NOT an effect of the Bessemer Press (patented 1855)?

• factories producing canned food• more farm equipment• changes in cities such as bridges

and skyscrapers• electricity

• What new technology opened lands in the west for settlement and made farming more prosperous?

• Steamship• Factory• railroad• Ford's Model T

• Following the Civil War, the westward movement of settlers intensified to the region between what two geographic areas?

• Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean• Atlantic Ocean and Rocky Mountains• Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

• Many Americans took advantage of the -----?------ to rebuild their lives because it offered them free land in the western territories if they would live on and farm the land.

• Clayton Act• Homestead Act• Exodusters Act• Dawes Act

• After reconstruction, many southern state governments passed ----?---- forcing separation of the races in public places.

• freedom rides• equality laws• anti-lynching laws• Jim Crow laws

• What is an annual tax to be paid in southern states by anyone who voted?

• voting tax• real estate tax• poll tax    • personal tax

• What is the term for the group of African Americans who escaped the Jim Crow laws by moving to the mid-west.?

• escaped slaves• Exodusters• homesteaders• strikers

• What is the term for the movement of African Americans to Northern cities in search of jobs and to escape poverty and discrimination in the south?

• Great Migration• Massive Exodus• Homestead Act• Jim Crow laws

• What is the term for a minority group giving up their native culture to adapt to the dominant culture?

• melting pot• assimilation• adaptation• Arbitration

• What is the west coast immigration station called?

• Manhattan Island• Angel Island• Statue of Liberty• Ellis Island

• Which two immigrant groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

• Irish and Polish• Irish and Italian• Chinese and Japanese• Chinese and Irish

• What act denied people born in China citizenship in America?

• Chinese Exclusion Act• Immigration Restriction Act• Immigration Stoppage Act• Asian Immigrants Act

• Which of the following is NOT a location most immigrants to America prior to 1880 moved from?

• eastern Europe such as Russia• western Europe such as Ireland• China• northern Europe such as Norway

• After 1880, which of the following is NOT a location most immigrants to America moved from?

• South America• Japan• eastern Europe such as Poland• southern Europe such as Italy

• Why did most Americans treat immigrants with hostility?

• They lived lavishly.• They took jobs for lower pay.• They created tenements.• They moved to the suburbs.

• Which is NOT a reason why immigrants came to America?

• Land• Jobs• escape family ties• freedom   

• Which of the following did NOT exist in the factories at the turn of the century?

• unsafe working conditions• long hours• equal pay• child labor

• What is the name of the multi-family dwellings with many problems?

• Hooverville• Tenement• shanty• row houses

• What is the term for mix of people from different cultures/races who blend together by abandoning their native culture and language?

• community• Assimilation• melting pot• arbitration

• Which of the following was NOT an industrial city at the turn of the century?

• Chicago, Illinois• Pittsburg, Pennsylvania• Winston-Salem, North Carolina• Detroit, Michigan  

• Which of the following is NOT a reason for the economic transformation of the industrial age in America?

• American's possession of a wealth of natural resources

• Government policies of capitalism and government grants of land

• Increasing labor supply for immigration and migration to farms

• Development of unions

• Which is NOT a correct match between the robber baron and his industry?

• John Rockefeller - oil industry• JP Morgan - finance industry• Andrew Carnegie - steel industry• Cornelius Vanderbilt - banking

industry

• Who was the founder of the socialist party and creator of the American Railway Union?

• Upton Sinclair• Samuel Gompers• Eugene Debs• Booker T. Washington

• Which union, created by Samuel Gompers, supported collective bargaining and striking?

• American Railway Union• National Labor Union• American Federation of Labor• Knights of Labor

• What union replaced the National Labor Union because it accepted all races but failed because it did not support striking?

• American Federation of Labor• Knights of Labor• American Railway Union• Garment Workers Union

• Which of the following was NOT a violent industrial strike?

• Haymarket Square strike• Homestead strike• Pullman strike• Triangle Shirtwaist strike

Imperialism and WWI

• Who was the Secretary of State that created the Open Door Policy?

• John Hay• William Jennings Bryan• William Howard Taft• John Jay

• Which of the following is NOT true about the Open Door Policy?

• It proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading rights with China.

• It urged foreigners in China to obey Chinese law.

• It allowed all Chinese people to immigrate to the United States.

• It wanted all countries to observe fair competition.

• What is the term for strong countries exerting economic, political, and military power over weaker countries?

• appeasement• corollary• containment• imperialism

• Which area saw the overthrow of its monarchy, is annexed by the United States, and will eventually join the union?

• Cuba • Hawaii     • Puerto Rico• Philippines

• Did Dollar Diplomacy support the use of military action in Central America if unrest threatened American investments?

• No• Yes

• Which area did the United States annex after the Spanish American War giving the United States natural resources as well as a foothold in Asia?

• Puerto Rico• Cuba• Guam• Philippines

• Which of the following foreign policy statements declared that the United States would not tolerate European interference in affairs in the Americas?

• The Tariff of Abominations• The Good Neighbor Policy• The Open Door Policy• The Monroe Doctrine

• What did Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine say?

• The United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force.

• The United States would stay out of Asian affairs if Asian countries stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

• The United States will spread capitalism and democracy to Third World nations without the interference of any other nation.

• The United States has the right to set up colonies around the world

• What was Roosevelt's foreign policy called?

• Dollar Diplomacy• Square Deal• Big Stick• New Freedom

• Theodore Roosevelt negotiated a treaty with Columbia for ______'s independence as well as he negotiated a treaty with _____ to build a canal. What answer completes both banks?

• Mexico• Cuba• Panama• China

• The primary purpose of constructing the Panama Canal was to

• aid commerce between the United States and South America

• expand U.S. colonial holdings• link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans• showcase U.S. technological advances

• What was Taft's foreign policy called?

• Big Stick• Square Deal• New Freedom• Dollar Diplomacy

• What was the idea behind Dollar Diplomacy?

• gained independence for Panama• proposed open trade for all countries

with Central America• urged American banks and businesses

to invest in Central America• urged other countries to adopt

capitalism and democracy

• Which of the following is NOT part of the Triple Entente?

• France• United States• Russia• Great Britain

• What was the fighting style used in World War I?

• hit and run• search and destroy• trench warfare• guerrilla warfare

• Which is of the following is NOT a way the United States supported the Allied forces in World War I?

• broke off diplomatic relations with France

• loaned Allied countries money to purchase supplies

• sent soldiers overseas to fight• continued trade with Allied countries

• What event made Wilson ask Congress for a declaration of war?

• Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand

• sinking of the Lusitania• reading the Zimmermann Note• Germany's violation of Arabic Pledge

• The Zimmermann note tried to persuade what two countries to come into the war on Germany's side?

• Canada and Mexico• Canada and China• Japan and China• Japan and Mexico

• For how many years did the United States remain neutral from World War I?

• 2 years• 4 years    • 3 years• 5 years

• Which is NOT a food the government asked people to conserve during World War I?

• Sugar• Meat• Wheat• Fruit

• Which of the following is NOT an example of how the Fuel Administration wanted people to conserve fuel?

• limiting how much you drive on Sundays

• cut back your thermostat at home• use candles at night, instead of your

lights• cut back production in factories

• What was the purpose for the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I?

• to keep the U.S. out of the war• to stop Germans from immigrating to

the U.S.• to protect the citizen's first amendment

rights• to prevent any person or thing that is

anti-war or anti-USA

• What immigrant group was harassed, fired, and considered the enemy during World War I?

• Italians• Germans• French• Russians

• Which of the following is NOT a group that filled the gap by working in the factories or fields when the soldiers went overseas to fight in World War I?

• immigrants such as Germans• African Americas• Mexican Americans• Women

• Which is NOT a method the United States government employed to raise money for World War I?

• income tax on business incomes• excise tax on tobacco and alcohol• income tax on all personal incomes• sale of victory bonds

• What is the treaty for the end of WWI?

• Treaty of Versailles• Treaty of Berlin• Treaty of Paris• Treaty of WWI

• Did the Senate approve the Treaty of Versailles?

• No• Yes

• Which two countries wanted Germany to pay reparations?

• Great Britain and Italy• France and Great Britain• Austria-Hungary and Serbia• U.S. and Great Britain

• What is the name of President Wilson's program for peace after WWI?

• Fourteen Points• Self-determination• League of Nations• Treaty of Versailles

• Which of the following is NOT a key idea of Wilson's peace plan?

• self-determination• freedom of the sea• end of mandate system• reparations for Germany

• From the treaty at the end of WWI, which of the following did NOT become a new or independent nation?

• Yugoslavia• Latvia• Czechoslovakia• Turkey

• What was Wilson and America's goal during and after WWI?

• to make the world safe for democracy and eliminate the causes of war

• to make the U.S. the world power• to spread democracy and punish

Germany• to establish a League of Nations with

the U.S. in control

• What was the name given to Wilson's idea of a formation of a general association of nations?

• Big Four• Peace Keepers• United Nations• League of Nations

• In which city is the League of Nations headquarters?

• Paris• London• New York City• Geneva

• Why did the United States Senate not agree with the League of Nations as it was written?

• It gave the League of Nations no power.• The Senate has first priority in all

decisions that involved the U.S.• The Senate did not like Woodrow Wilson

so it would not support his program.• The League of Nations could bring the

U.S. into a war without the consent of the Senate.

• Did the United States become a member of the League of Nations?

• Yes• No

1920s, the Great Depression, and the New Deal

• What amendment banned the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of liquor?

a) 21stb) 17thc) 18thd) 19th

• Which of the following Constitutional amendments illustrated the success of the suffrage campaign?

a) 21st Amendmentb) 19th Amendmentc) 17th Amendmentd) 4th  Amendment

• What music style started in New Orleans but moved north in the 1920's?

a) jazzb) swingc) bluesd) rock-n-roll

• What is the term for the 1920's female who smoke, drank, and wore make-up?

a) Flapperb) Gibson Girlc) Floozyd) Clara Bow

• What organization terrorized non-protestant and non-white people in the U.S. during the 1920's?

a) Fascistsb) Nazi partyc) Temperance Movementd) Ku Klux Klan

• The development of literature, art, and music in the 1920s brought about in the African American community are collectively known as what?

a) The Harlem Renaissanceb) The Hudson River Schoolc) The Transcendentalist movementd) The Jazz Age

• All of the following characterized the Jazz Age of the 1920s EXCEPT

a) a freer, faster-paced lifestyle in American cities

b) economic fear and concernc) great opportunity for women outside of

the homed) an increase in the number of colleges

open to women

• Who became the baseball icon of the 1920's?

a) Ty Cobbb) Hank Aaronc) Cal Ripken, Sr.d) Babe Ruth

• Which of the following technological innovations contributed most to the new, fast-paced lifestyle popular in the 1920s?

a) the automobileb) the phonographc) the planed) the telegraph

• By the 1920s most Americans owned an automobile.  This was due to Henry Ford's revolution in the factories with the invention of the

a) steam engineb) assembly linec) railroad engined) 40 hour work week

• Who rose to power as Italy's dictator in the 1920's?

a) Francisco Francob) Benito Mussolinic) Adolf Hitlerd) Joseph Stalin

• Who made the first successful trans-continental flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

a) Amelia Earhartb) Rudolph Valentinoc) Charles Lindberghd) Neil Armstrong

• Why did many people invest what money they had in the stock market?

a) to help our economyb) to save their money but make a

little interestc) it was a source of entertainmentd) to get rich quick

• What was the long-term effect of the Smoot-Hawley Tariffs and other protectionist trade measures?

a) They had little impact on the health of the global economy.

b) They sparked retaliatory tariffs in European nations, crippling world trade.

c) They stimulated European leaders to form the European Economic Community.

d) They improved the ability of American products to compete in foreign markets.

• What is the nickname for the day the stock market crashed?

a) Great Depression    b) Black Fridayc) Black Tuesdayd) Red Wednesday

• What was the month, day, year of the stock market crash?

a) October 29, 1929b) October 26, 1939c) October 24, 1929d) September 1, 1939 

• Which is NOT a reason why the stock market crashed?

a) President Hoover did not react with federal action.

b) Federal Reserve System left too much money in circulation.

c) World trade stopped due to the rise in tariffs.

d) Citizens borrowed money they did not have to purchase stock and could not repay the loan when the market crashed.

• Which is NOT an effect of the stock market crash on the United States?

a) people migrated looking for  jobsb) new banks openedc) people became homelessd) unemployment increased

• What group of people made up the Bonus Army who marched to Washington D.C. asking Congress for their money early?

a) Government employees who lost their jobs during the Depression

b) World War I veteransc) Factory workersd) Civil War veterans

• Which of the following was NOT a major contributor to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?

a) sustained droughtb) removal of natural vegetationc) over farming of land to meet increased

demands during World War Oned) abandonment of farms by people

moving west

• How did Hoover and Roosevelt react to the U.S. economy and people during the Great Depression?

a) Hoover and Roosevelt both took the "hands-off" approach to government intervention in the economy.

b) Hoover and Roosevelt both instituted effective, direct government programs to help the economy.

c) Hoover started government intervention programs, but Roosevelt stopped them.

d) Hoover believed the businesses needed to react while Roosevelt believed federal government intervention was the only way to help the economy.

• Who won the election of 1932?

a) Herbert Hooverb) Franklin D. Rooseveltc) Calvin Coolidged) Warren G. Harding   

• Who said, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself?"

a) Herbert Hooverb) Franklin D. Rooseveltc) Woodrow Wilsond) Harry S. Truman

• Which president was NOT a Republican president?

a) Franklin D.  Rooseveltb) Herbert Hooverc) Warren G. Hardingd) Calvin Coolidge

• The sweeping legislative agenda that Franklin D.  Roosevelt proposed to aid Americans during the Great Depression was called what?

a) Great Societyb) New Dealc) Fair Deal  d) Square Deal

• Which program employed thousands of people to complete a variety of jobs such as building construction, creating murals, and recording folklore?

a) Social Security Actb) Works Progress Administration (WPA)c) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)d) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC)

• Which program provides pension for the elderly, orphaned, or injured?

a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)b) Social Security Actc) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)d) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC)

• Which program paid farmers subsidies to not plant crops or raise more animals so prices would increase as we use up the surplus?

a) Works Progress Administration (WPA)b) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC)d) Social Security Act

• Which program ensures savings deposits in all member banks?

a) Social Security Actb) Works Progress Administration

(WPA)c) Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)d) Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC)

• Which is NOT an  "R"  from Roosevelt's New Deal legislation?

a) reform the laws so this does not happen again

b) reinstate the banks so people can get their money

c) recovery measures to stimulate the economy

d) relief to the unemployed

WWII

• What two countries made a nonaggression pact stating they would not invade each other but would invade Poland from opposite directions and divide it equally when finished?

a) USSR and Great Britainb) Germany and Soviet Unionc) Germany and Italyd) Germany and Turkey

• What country was being pounded from the air and asked the U.S. for aide?

• Soviet Union• France• Spain• Great Britain

• What U.S. territory did Japan bomb causing the U.S. to declare war on Japan?

• Hawaii• Midway Islands• Philippines• Hong Kong

• Why did the world take notice when the China Incident occurred?

• The Soviet Union invaded  the Gobi Desert region of China.

• This was Japan's last step in creating its Co-Prosperity Sphere.

• Japan started a war with China which threatened the Open Door Policy.

• China was falling under communist rule.

• In mid-1941, Hitler turned on its former partner and invaded what country?

• Spain• Soviet Union• Belgium• Italy

• Which is NOT a traditional military role of women during World War II?

• nurses• pilots• drivers     • office workers

• Why did Japan select Pearl Harbor as the location to bomb?

• It was the location for the U.S. Pacific naval fleet.

• It just joined the union to become a state.

• It was a heavily visited tourist site.• It was closest to mainland Japan.

• What two Japanese cities were attacked with the use of atomic bombs?

• Nagasaki and Iwo Jima• Tokyo and Nagasaki• Hiku and Tokyo• Nagasaki and Hiroshima

• Which is NOT an Allied power in 1942?

• United States• Soviet Union• Great Britain• Hungary

• What battle is known as the turning point in the war in the Pacific?

• Battle of the Philippines• Battle of Midway• Battle of Guadalcanal• Battle of Coral Sea

• On what date did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?

• September 3, 1939• September 8, 1941• December 7, 1941• December 11, 1941

• What was the name of General Eisenhower's campaign to invade the Axis-controlled North Africa?

• Operation Torch• Operation Overlord• Operation Omaha• Operation Juno

• At what site did the American and Allied forces land in German-occupied France?

• Paris• Calais• Vichy• Normandy

• Who ordered the use of the atomic bomb on Japan?

• General Douglas MacArthur• Harry S. Truman• General Dwight Eisenhower• Franklin D.  Roosevelt

• What act gave Britain war supplies and old naval warships in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean?

• Neutrality Act• Lend Lease Act• Cash and Carry Act• Interventionist Act

• Why was the Battle at Midway known as the "Miracle of Midway"?

• The Japanese victory allowed them to get closer to mainland United States.

• The American victory started a series of defensive battles by the U.S.

• The American victory started the island hopping campaign because Hawaii was no longer under Japanese threat of takeover.

• The American victory ended the Japanese threat to Alaska.

• The primary result of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack was

• economic recession in the United States.

• the creation of the atomic bomb.• the beginning of the Cold War.• increased popular support for U.S.

entry into World War II.

• Germany's strategy at the point when the U.S. entered the war was to defeat what two countries quickly before America's industrial and military strength could turn the tide of the war?

• Iraq and Great Britain• Soviet Union and Great Britain• Soviet Union and Egypt• Great Britain and Turkey

• Which of the following minority groups did NOT fight in large numbers as American soldiers in World War II?

• African Americans• Mexican Americans• Asian Americans• women

• Approximately how many years of the war did the U.S. stay neutral while Germany overran most of Europe?

• 1 year• 2 years• 3 years• 4 years

• Which African American military unit earned distinction due to their aerial combat maneuvers against the Germans in Europe?

• Nisei Regiment• 99th Squadron• Tuskegee Airmen• Montgomery Squadron

• In the Pacific, the American military strategy called for a(n) ___________ campaign.

• sub warfare• search and destroy• island hopping• hit and run

• What is the term for the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group?

• genocide• Judenrein• kamikaze• final solution

• When the China Incident occurred, how did the U.S. respond?

• The U.S. stopped trade with China.• The U.S. stopped all trade with Japan.• The U.S. created an embargo with

Japan on oil and steel.• The U.S. froze all Japanese assets in

America.

• By late 1940, both Japan and the U.S. knew war was inevitable between them.  FDR needed to buy some time to prepare.  How did he attempt to gain some time to prepare for a war with Japan?

• Japan concentrated on gaining other territories until the U.S. was ready to fight.

• The U.S. and Japan entered into negotiations trying to resolve their disputes peacefully.

• FDR reinstated trade with Japan.• The U.S. asked Great Britain for aide.

• What was the slogan used during World War II to encourage women to go to work?

• Wilma the Worker• Tammy the Tank builder• Rosie the Riveter• Alice the Waitress

• During the 1930's, the League of Nations condemned Japan for its invasion of ____, and consequently, Japan pulled out as a member of the League of Nations.

• Manchuria• Korea• the Philippines• China

• Who was the commander of the invasion of German-occupied France?

• General Eisenhower• General Rommel• General Nimitz• General Smith

• What does the term isolationism mean?

• policy of economically aiding countries at war to the point of declaring war

• policy of economically aiding countries at war but are not willing to declare war

• policy of declaring war but refusing to economically aid other countries

• policy of staying completely politically, economically, and militarily

• Which is NOT a reason why the President decided to use the atomic bomb?

• The Japanese knew it was coming and were prepared.

• It would save the U.S. many casualties by omitting a land invasion of Japan.

• It would prove the American position as a superpower in postwar negotiations.

• The cost of the construction of the atomic bombs would become an issue in post war peace.

• On what date did the Allied invasion of German-occupied France occur?

• September 2, 1944• July 4, 1944• June 6, 1944• June 9, 1944

• Which is NOT true of the battles at Iwo Jima and Okinawa?

• The invasion cost thousands of American lives.

• Both battles were victories for the U.S.• The Japanese soldiers fought fiercely

over every square inch of the islands.• The majority of Japanese soldiers

surrendered to American forces to keep from dying.

• President Roosevelt went to Congress on December 8, 1941, asking for a declaration of war.  FDR refers to December 7, 1941, as a "date that will ___________."  What completes FDR's famous quote?

• live forever in our minds• live in infamy• haunt Japan forever• Americans will never forget

• Which is NOT an aspect of the "island hopping" campaign?

• cutting off Japanese supplies through submarine warfare

• seizing strategic islands closer and closer to mainland Japan

• seizing all territories under the Japanese empire

• retaking strategic locations to use as bases for air attacks on Japan

• Who declared war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941?

• Soviet Union and China• Germany and Italy• Great Britain and France• China and Manchuria

• What is the name of the plan to invade German-occupied France at one location but mislead the Germans into thinking the Allied forces were to land at another location?

• Operation Torch• Operation Overlord• Operation Surrender• Operation Sneak attack

• In World War II, the term D-Day referred to

• the battle of Dunkirk.• the day that Germany

surrendered.• the dropping of the atomic bomb.• the Allied invasion of Normandy.

• The development of the first atomic bomb was the primary result of which of the following?

• the Marshall Plan• the Manhattan Project• the election of Harry S. Truman as

president• the invasion of Pearl Harbor

• After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States removed Japanese Americans to which of the following?

• internment camps• work camps• the Hawaiian islands• concentration camps

• The_____________ attempted to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war by establishing rules to be following by all nations.

• Nuremburg Trials• Munich Conference• Geneva Conference• Meeting at Yalta

• What event in the Pacific theater saw American POWs being treated brutally by the Japanese after the American surrender of the Philippines?

• Tet Offensive• Manila Massacre• Bataan Death March• Mai Lai Massacre

• Which group was integral in the war in the Pacific because of their undecipherable oral language?

• Navajo Indians• Cherokee Indians• Mexican Americans• Alaskan Eskimos

• Which is NOT true of the Nuremberg Trials?

• Nazi leaders and others were convicted of war crimes.

• Hitler was sentenced to death.• The trials emphasized individual

responsibility for actions during war, regardless of orders received.

• The trials led to an increased demand for a Jewish homeland.

• What was the spark that started World War II?

• Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor.• Hitler's invasion of Poland.• Chamberlain, Daladier, and Hitler's

meeting in Munich.• Hitler's invasion of the

Sudetenland.

• Which group was NOT part of Germany's final solution?

• mentally ill• Scandinavians• Poles• Gypsies

• Japanese soldiers often _____________ rather than surrender.

• played dead• became a U.S. citizen• ran away• committed suicide

• Japan hoped that America would accept Japanese predominance in Southeast Asia and the Pacific rather than conduct a __________ war to reverse Japanese gains.

• nuclear• time consuming• bloody and costly• irrelevant

• What battle location in North Africa is seen as a turning point because the British forces prevented Hitler from gaining access to Middle Eastern oil supplies and potentially attacking the Soviet Union from the south?

• Battle at Tobruk• Battle of Cairo• Battle of El Alamein• Battle of Casablanca

• Which Allied power was the first to be taken over by Germany?

• France• Soviet Union• Spain• Great Britain

• What is the term for the U.S. government's effort to maintain the supply of essential products for the war effort by limiting how much one could purchase?

• Retooling• trickle down economics• Allocation• Rationing

• What two methods were used by the U.S. to finance the war?

• income tax  and tariffs• tariffs and war bonds• sales tax and excise tax• war bonds and income tax

• Which group did NOT fill in the gap in the workforce when men went overseas to fight?

• Children• Women• Mexican Americans• African Americans

• What battle location saw hundreds of thousands of German soldiers killed or captured in a months-long siege of Russian city?

• Battle of Leningrad• Battle of Kiev• Battle of Stalingrad• Battle of Moscow

• Why was the defeat of the Germans in the Soviet Union a major turning point?

• This defeat prevented Germany from winning all of Eurasia.

• This defeat ended the Soviet Union's alliance with Germany.

• This defeat proved that the Soviet Union was on the Axis side.

• This defeat prevented Germany from seizing the Soviet oil fields.

• In 1988, the U.S. government publicly apologized for the mistreatment of the Japanese living in the United States by

• giving each Japanese survivor or his/her survivor a piece of federal land in Wyoming.

• making financial payment to each survivor of the camps.

• granting each survivor a bonus for not being a spy.

• sending each survivor a sympathy card.

• At the entrance of the U.S. in World War II, the American strategy was to target  most American military resources toward ______.  This strategy was nicknamed _________.

• Japan, island hopping• Europe, Victory in Europe• Japan, sub warfare• Europe, Defeat Hitler First

• Which is NOT a role of propaganda for the war effort?

• to portray the enemy in stereotypical, evil ways

• to boost morale• to gain patriotic support• to increase Hollywood

actors/actresses popularity