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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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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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The photo is of Gregory "Pappy” Boyington, a combat pilot during World War II.

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A
died as a result of fighting during the war.
B
received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
C
participated in a total war effort at home.
D
escaped from a prisoner of war camp.
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Before spreading to Washington, where did protests organized by the Chicano movement start?

A
Illinois
B
Texas
C
California
D
New York
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A
the Vietnam War
B
segregation
C
racial mixing
D
state testing
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Washington’s commercial fishing industry aided the war effort by

A
lending its workforce to shipbuilding.
B
excavating deep-sea minerals.
C
supplying food for the troops.
D
providing military surveillance.
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A
Fort Lewis
B
Whidbey Island
C
McChord Field
D
the Hanford Site
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A
thrived
B
failed
C
leveled off
D
declined
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Which of the following best describes one contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

A
They flew missions over the US.
B
They created a secret military code system.
C
They flew combat missions over Germany.
D
They helped develop the atomic bomb.
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Which group played a major role in Washington’s workforce during World War II?

A
women
B
children
C
Indigenous people
D
Black people
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A goal of the American Indian Movement and other Indigenous rights organizations was to

A
have nothing to do with the US government.
B
fight for equal rights and better conditions.
C
form a 51st state for Indigenous people.
D
allow Indigenous people to work as migrants.
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When the Indian Reorganization Act passed in 1934, Indigenous Peoples could

A
move their tribes off the reservations.
B
establish their own formal governments.
C
turn over management of their lands to the government.
D
sell only things grown or manufactured by the tribe.
13

Which statements about drought are correct? Select three options.

A
There is little or no rainfall over an extended period of time.
B
Crop yields on farms are greatly reduced.
C
Drought can end with one major rainstorm.
D
Only farm owners are seriously affected by drought.
E
Land is stripped of the vital nutrients needed to grow healthy plants.
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Who developed a plan to fight the Great Depression?

A
Truman
B
Hoover
C
Roosevelt
D
Martin
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How did the Dust Bowl impact Washington?

A
All of Washington was covered with dust and dirt.
B
Millions of farmers migrated to the state in search of work.
C
Rainfall increased in the state.
D
Major floods wiped out crops.

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