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Shortly after the Munich Agreement gave Germany the Sudetenland, Hitler invaded

A
France.
B
Italy.
C
Britain.
D
Poland.
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US war bonds helped the war effort by

A
paying taxes to the government.
B
helping banks stay in business.
C
loaning money to the government.
D
raising money for people on the home front.
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Which best describes the beginning of the World War II?

A
France, Britain, and the United States declared war on Germany as a result of the Munich Agreement.
B
France and Britain declared war on Germany as a result of the Munich Agreement.
C
France and Britain declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland.
D
France, Britain, and the United States declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland.
4

How did President Truman’s Executive Order 9981 show progress toward racial equality?

A
The order dismantled the internment camps for Japanese Americans.
B
The order gave medals of honor to injured servicemen of different backgrounds.
C
The order ended segregation in the military.
D
The order set up integrated military housing for soldiers.
5

Propaganda posters painted an unrealistic picture of war because they showed Americans as

A
people taking part in unpatriotic activities.
B
only happy people, not people suffering or dying.
C
people taking part in antiwar activities.
D
men and women united in the war effort.
6

How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement President Roosevelt signed help Britain and its allies?

A
The agreement put US destroyers in Soviet waters.
B
The agreement put US bases on British territory.
C
The agreement put US bases on Soviet territory.
D
The agreement put US destroyers in German waters.
7

Which of these is a feature of democratic systems but not totalitarian systems?

A
freedom of speech
B
rule by a single political party
C
open expressions of nationalism
D
government control of businesses
8

How did the Munich Agreement affect Germany’s actions in the Czech region of the Sudetenland?

A
It led Germany to announce that Nazi ideals had finally been achieved.
B
It led Germany to invade and occupy the rest of Czechoslovakia.
C
It led Germany to uphold the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles.
D
It led Germany to declare war on France and Britain.
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Which best describes one reason that thousands of Japanese Americans voluntarily joined the US military during World War II?

A
to become eligible to run for US government offices
B
to take a stand against internment camps
C
to travel to Europe and the Pacific
D
to show their loyalty to the US
10

How did the US government limit the amount of scarce goods that a person could obtain?

A
It let families of soldiers buy more goods than other families.
B
It made the purchase of large quantities of goods illegal.
C
It set up a lottery system to determine how much a person could buy.
D
It issued ration books with stamps.
11

Which best explains why Germans and Italians gave up their civil liberties and embraced totalitarianism?

A
They were attracted by the idea of running their own businesses.
B
They believed a variety of political parties would stimulate their economy.
C
They supported fascist leaders who promised relief from economic hardships.
D
They feared that their economic prosperity would vanish if they did not.
12

What was Hitler’s first violation of the Treaty of Versailles?

A
the German invasion of Manchuria
B
the German invasion of Czechoslovakia
C
the German invasion of Poland
D
the German invasion of the Rhineland
13

A provision of the US Neutrality Act of 1935

A
encouraged the sale of arms to neutral countries.
B
prohibited the sale of arms to any belligerent nations.
C
prohibited trade of any kind with other nations.
D
encouraged trade only with Europe.
14

How were the Japanese able to surprise the US at Pearl Harbor?

A
Japanese airplanes had flown to the US mainland unnoticed.
B
Japanese aircraft carriers had approached Hawaii unnoticed.
C
Japanese land forces had invaded Hawaii unnoticed.
D
Japanese submarines invaded Pearl Harbor unnoticed.
15

In the Supreme Court’s decision in Korematsu v. United States , the court said that Korematsu

A
was not a spy but could not be granted equal rights.
B
was a spy but was free to go back to Japan.
C
was not a spy and deserved equal rights.
D
was a spy and should be imprisoned immediately.
16

Under Executive Order 9066, the military

A
began to fight with Allied forces in Japan.
B
rebuilt Pearl Harbor and Hawaii after the Japanese attack.
C
could remove people considered a threat from their homes.
D
was assigned to defend California from threats from the Pacific.
17

A result of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor was

A
thousands of Americans died, and the US declared war.
B
the US formed a pact with Indochina against Japan.
C
the US formed a pact with Germany against Japan.
D
thousands of Japanese people died, and Japan declared war.
18

Women who served in the WASP during World War II were

A
Air Force typists.
B
Air Force service pilots.
C
Air Force radio dispatchers.
D
Air Force service police.
19

How did America's involvement in World War II impact race relations in the military?

A
Americans of different backgrounds were assigned together in the same units, ending racial segregration in the military.
B
American service members worked together with European soldiers, which encouraged the integration of the US military.
C
Individuals of different backgrounds played key roles in the war effort, which encouraged continued racial segregation in the military.
D
Individuals of different backgrounds made significant contributions to the war effort, which encouraged racial integration in the military.
20

Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

A
were citizens who paid taxes.
B
did not receive due process.
C
made the country safer.
D
did not pose a threat to the US.

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