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What will be the topic of the third paragraph in this essay?

A
Why it was wrong to use the atomic bomb
B
Why Japan decided to surrender
C
How using the bomb led to a lasting peace
D
How using the atomic bomb saved lives
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The Nuremberg trials after World War II were largely a symbolic exercise because

A
a small number of Nazis were charged.
B
a small number of perpetrators were charged with one crime.
C
a small number of perpetrators, such as Himmler, were charged.
D
a small number of Nazis did not defend themselves.
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A provision of the US Neutrality Act of 1935

A
prohibited the sale of arms to any belligerent nations.
B
prohibited trade of any kind with other nations.
C
encouraged the sale of arms to neutral countries.
D
encouraged trade only with Europe.
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Supporters of using the atomic bomb at the end of World War II believed that

A
Japan was developing a bomb and the US needed to use it first.
B
Americans were tired of war and the US should end it quickly.
C
Japan might win the war if the bomb was not used.
D
Russia was developing a bomb and the US needed to use it first.
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The mass murder of Jewish people in Russia was carried out by

A
the Kristallnachts.
B
concentration camps.
C
the Final Solution.
D
mobile killing squads.
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Why did Nazi Germany build concentration camps in Poland?

A
to show how powerful Nazi Germany was
B
to separate Jewish people from the rest of the public
C
to turn other governments against Jewish people
D
to kill larger numbers of people
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During World War II, the Allies were able to go on the offensive against Japan after

A
turning back the Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea.
B
capturing the Japanese airfield on Guadalcanal.
C
capturing the Japanese naval base on Midway.
D
the US won the Battle of Midway.
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How did the Battle of Okinawa affect President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

A
It showed that Japan was willing to fight without surrendering.
B
It showed the US could easily defeat Japan.
C
It showed that Japan was close to surrendering.
D
It showed that the US could not win the war without it.
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What did US car companies produce during World War II?

A
military uniforms and helmets
B
food and first-aid supplies
C
guns and ammunition
D
airplanes and tanks
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Under Executive Order 9066, the military

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

A
giving them jobs considered women’s work.
B
forcing them to work in factories.
C
giving them new job opportunities.
D
conscripting them into the army.
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Which of these events occurred on the Italian mainland as Allied forces moved across the island of Sicily during the summer of 1943?

A
Mussolini launched counteroffensives.
B
Britain invaded northern Italy.
C
Germany invaded northern Italy.
D
Mussolini was removed from power.
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Which best explains why Germans and Italians gave up their civil liberties and embraced totalitarianism?

A
They feared that their economic prosperity would vanish if they did not.
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 were attracted by the idea of running their own businesses.
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During World War II, why did Japan strongly and passionately defend Iwo Jima?

A
It was considered part of the Japanese homeland.
B
It was a strategic island in the Philippines.
C
It was a strategic base from which to attack Australia.
D
It was the only island that British forces had not captured.
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How did Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease Act shift US foreign policy away from isolationism?

A
It lent arms to Allied forces and allowed them to pay later.
B
It allowed the US to sell arms to belligerent nations.
C
It put US bases on German territory.
D
It put US bases on British territory.
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The threat to the survival of which nation led the Allies to pursue a “Europe-first” strategy?

A
the Soviet Union
B
Italy
C
Poland
D
the United States
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Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

A
did not pose a threat to the US.
B
were citizens who paid taxes.
C
did not receive due process.
D
made the country safer.
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In 1942, which nation was an important member of the Allies but remained occupied by Germany?

A
China
B
France
C
Italy
D
the Soviet Union
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German scientists were concerned about Nazi restrictions on uranium sales because

A
uranium could be used in research on atomic weapons.
B
uranium paid for German scientific research.
C
uranium was important to German missile programs.
D
uranium would not be available for industrial research.
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Shortly after the Munich Agreement gave Germany the Sudetenland, Hitler invaded

A
Poland.
B
Britain.
C
Italy.
D
France.

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