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Which of the following 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 was the most integrated army unit in WWII.
D
It consisted mostly of Chinese Americans.
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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 banned workers in important industries from taking vacations.
C
The government forced 200,000 businesses to join the war effort.
D
The government banned workers in important industries from striking.
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Which of the following events occurred in May 1945?

A
the D-Day landings
B
the Battle of Stalingrad
C
the German surrender
D
the Potsdam Conference
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Which of the following led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

A
the Nanjing Massacre
B
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech
C
Japan’s oil exports
D
the Lend-Lease Act
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

A
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
B
needed more support to hold onto power.
C
had recovered from its economic problems.
D
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
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Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?

A
1 million
B
3 million
C
6 million
D
10 million
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For which of the following crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
violating military orders
B
spying for Japan
C
entering the US illegally
D
hiding in an internment camp
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When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

A
responded with immediate armed resistance.
B
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
C
offered no resistance.
D
convened the Munich Conference.
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A result of the Nuremberg trials was that the United Nations

A
moved to protect war criminals more carefully.
B
left prosecution of war criminals up to each country.
C
prevented anyone from using Nazi symbols in the future.
D
established that genocide was an international crime.
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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 thought it would make Japan fight even harder.
C
They did not want other nations to know about the bomb.
D
They did not want to waste one of the remaining bombs.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, which nations had fascist governments similar to that of Nazi Germany?

A
Britain and Spain
B
Italy and Spain
C
Britain and France
D
Canada and Italy
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Many struggling businesses made large profits during World War II through war contracts with

A
factory workers.
B
the government.
C
the Allies.
D
oil well owners.
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Which of the following best describes the aftermath of the 1938 Munich Agreement?

A
Hitler had the confidence to launch further invasions of European countries.
B
Other European countries peacefully coexisted with Germany.
C
World War II continued without US involvement.
D
Hitler found the last of the Lebensraum that he desired.
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A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

A
because of the spread of socialism.
B
because Germany needed supplies.
C
because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.
D
because of WWI.
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As a result of the 1942 “Europe-first” strategy, American forces in the Pacific

A
won many battles against Japan’s powerful military.
B
benefited from their experience in Europe.
C
lost many battles against Japan’s powerful military.
D
received all their supplies safely via North Africa.

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