Question 1

In World War II, one of the primary American commanders in the Pacific was

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A)   Dwight Eisenhower.
B)   Omar Bradley.
C)   Chester Nimitz.
D)   George Marshall.
E)   George Patton.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

During World War II, the effectiveness of German U-boats and underwater mines was greatly reduced by the development of

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A)   acoustic countermeasures.
B)   sonar.
C)   centimetric radar.
D)   advanced cavity magnetron valves.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

In the 1944 elections,

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A)   Republicans gained control of the Senate.
B)   President Franklin Roosevelt was too ill to campaign.
C)   Democrats increased their control of the House.
D)   Thomas Dewey nearly won the electoral vote.
E)   Henry Wallace was elected vice president.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

During World War II, Chinese Americans

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A)   were drafted in a higher proportion than any other national group.
B)   received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda.
C)   saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
D)   both received a favorable image in U.S. government propaganda and saw the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Non-naturalized, first-generation Japanese immigrants and naturalized or native-born Japanese American citizens were called ________ and Nisei, respectively.

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Question 6

The costliest battle in the history of the United States Marines Corps was the Battle of

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A)   Iwo Jima.
B)   Leyte Gulf.
C)   Okinawa.
D)   Midway.
E)   Guadalcanal.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

A significant issue in the 1944 election was

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A)   America's relationship with the Soviet Union.
B)   corruption charges involving the White House.
C)   the strategy of the war.
D)   civil rights.
E)   the domestic economy.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is true of organized American labor during World War II?

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A)   No major union went on strike.
B)   "Wildcat" strikes were the most common.
C)   Unions accepted a freeze on wages until the war ended.
D)   Many states passed laws expanding the influence of unions.
E)   Opposition to strikes was led by the influential United Mine Workers.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Harry Truman did not know of the existence of the Manhattan Project at the time that he became president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Despite the power of prewar isolationism, there was a large degree of unity once the United States was involved in World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

African Americans' strategy for social and economic improvement during World War II was to gain favor with the Roosevelt administration rather than make demands of it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

During World War II, the War Production Board

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A)   was maintained under the auspices of the Department of Labor.
B)   was directed by Roosevelt ally Leon Henderson.
C)   had complete control over military purchases.
D)   favored large over small contractors.
E)   won the support of small business.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The federal government's budget in 1945 had increased more than ten-fold from 1939.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During World War II, the United States military services

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A)   saw the major purpose of the USO as bringing new recruits into the armed forces.
B)   tolerated homosexuality.
C)   quietly tolerated illicit heterosexual relationships.
D)   encouraged USO women to form relationships with servicemen.
E)   banned the practice of painting bathing beauties on the nosecones of fighter planes.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts in 1943 resulted in a flood of Chinese immigrants into the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 1942-1943, the British and American war effort against the Nazis concentrated on

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A)   freeing France from German control.
B)   supporting the Russians.
C)   fighting in North Africa and southern Europe.
D)   protecting England.
E)   stopping the Holocaust.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Do you agree or disagree with President Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs in 1945?

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Question 18

Many employers used domestic analogies to recruit women for industrial labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1942, in the North African campaign against the Nazis, the

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A)   Americans advanced under the command of Omar Bradley.
B)   Americans successfully regrouped from a defeat at Kasserine Pass.
C)   Germans suffered a major defeat at Stalingrad.
D)   Americans pushed the Germans out of Egypt.
E)   British lost a key early battle at El Alamein.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

In the Battle of the Bulge, the German offensive was stopped at the town of ________.

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Exam 26: America in a World at War

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