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Which best describes the Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team?

A
It was one of the most decorated regiments in military history.
B
It fought in the Pacific near Japan.
C
It consisted mostly of Chinese Americans.
D
It was the most integrated army unit in WWII.
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Which of these was considered unpatriotic during the World War II?

A
driving a car
B
wearing shoes
C
wasting materials
D
eating at a restaurant
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What did the US government do to ensure there would not be any vital factory work stoppages during World War II?

A
The government encouraged businesses to produce war products.
B
The government forced 200,000 businesses to join the war effort.
C
The government banned workers in important industries from taking vacations.
D
The government banned workers in important industries from striking.
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In 1945, what concern did the Allies have about invading the Japanese mainland with ground forces?

A
They were worried they did not have enough soldiers.
B
They were worried the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.
C
They were worried there would be too great a loss of life.
D
They were worried the Japanese had a stronger fleet in mainland ports.
5

During World War II, which was an Allied nation?

A
China
B
Switzerland
C
Thailand
D
Japan
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Many struggling businesses made large profits during World War II through war contracts with

A
the government.
B
the Allies.
C
oil well owners.
D
factory workers.
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What led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

A
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech
B
the Lend-Lease Act
C
the Nanjing Massacre
D
Japan’s oil exports
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How did the US government control price increases for scarce goods?

A
It established the Office of Price Administration.
B
It set a price scale determining what different people could afford.
C
It set new prices weekly depending on the availability of goods.
D
It established the War Production Board to study pricing of scarce goods.
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Why did supporters of using the atomic bomb reject the idea of dropping one on a deserted island?

A
They thought the radioactive fallout was too dangerous.
B
They did not want other nations to know about the bomb.
C
They thought it would make Japan fight even harder.
D
They did not want to waste one of the remaining bombs.
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A similarity between the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea is that both

A
were significant victories for the Allies.
B
significantly reduced Japan’s naval strength.
C
were good examples of the “island-hopping” strategy.
D
were fought by warplanes from aircraft carriers.
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Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

A
to decide the terms of surrender for the Axis powers
B
to consider the US response to Japan’s attack
C
to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II
D
to form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China
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Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan at the end of World War II thought an invasion would

A
be opposed by the American people.
B
require the navy to build too many ships.
C
not be successful.
D
cost too many American lives.
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A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

A
because of WWI.
B
because of the spread of socialism.
C
because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.
D
because Germany needed supplies.
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For which of these crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
entering the US illegally
B
violating military orders
C
hiding in an internment camp
D
spying for Japan

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