Question 1

During the war, the AFL made great strides in helping blacks and was more racially integrated than any union had ever been before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Government propaganda and war films portrayed the Japanese as:

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A)   blameless victims of their own government.
B)   similar to the Germans and Italians.
C)   bestial and subhuman.
D)   freedom fighters.
E)   communists.

Question 3

The National Resources Planning Board:

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A)   urged the curtailment of Social Security.
B)   urged the expansion of the welfare state.
C)   urged the discontinuation of Keynesian spending in peacetime.
D)   urged less government spending in general.
E)   had the full support of Congress.

Question 4

After the war, the South remained very poor, relying on agriculture and extractive industries as its main economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Japanese propaganda depicted Americans as a self-indulgent people contaminated by ethnic and racial diversity, as opposed to the racially "pure" Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:

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A)   allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
B)   allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
C)   allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
D)   allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
E)   was voted down by Congress.

Question 7

MATCHING
-Gunnar Myrdal

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish Civil War
B)  The American Century
C)  An American Dilemma
D)  ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)  One WorldF) What the Negro WantsG) The Road to SerfdomH) Britain's prime ministerI) German leaderJ) American painterK) Soviet leaderL) Executive Order 8802

Question 8

The 1943 Texas Caucasian Race-Equal Privileges resolution:

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A)   specified that Japanese-Americans interned in that state were not allowed to use the same public accommodations as whites.
B)   allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks.
C)   stated that German POWs being held in the state could be allowed to enjoy the same public accommodations as whites.
D)   segregated blacks and Mexicans from all public accommodations.
E)   granted equal privileges to all Texans, regardless of race.

Question 9

Since the enemy (Germany and Japan) used racism, racism and nativism had been stripped of intellectual respectability in America, particularly with the publication of Ruth Benedict's Race and Racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

MATCHING
-Winston Churchill

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish Civil War
B)  The American Century
C)  An American Dilemma
D)  ordered the use of the atomic bombs
E)  One WorldF) What the Negro WantsG) The Road to SerfdomH) Britain's prime ministerI) German leaderJ) American painterK) Soviet leaderL) Executive Order 8802

Question 11

Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the

Accepted Answer

A)   America Now! committee, an interventionist group.
B)   Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed the Jews for the war.
C)   America First committee, an isolationist group.
D)   Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war.
E)   Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris.

Question 12

What does Henry Luce see as the cure for America in his book The American Century?

Accepted Answer

A)   for America to exert its influence on the world
B)   deficit spending to end the Depression
C)   creating a welfare state to fully embrace liberalism
D)   entering World War II to aid Great Britain
E)   return to a strict policy of isolationism

Question 13

Explain the relationship between labor and the government during the war. Be sure to discuss strikes, company owners, federal legislation, and minorities in your essay. Did the war help the labor movement? Why, or why not?

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Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Native Americans and the war

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Question 15

During World War II, American Indians:

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A)   served in the military and worked in war production.
B)   prospered, especially those on reservations.
C)   were eligible for GI Bill benefits only if living on a reservation.
D)   became more isolated within American society.
E)   collaborated with the Japanese.

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Atomic bomb

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The atomic bomb refers to the nuclear we...

Question 17

MATCHING
-Good Neighbor Policy

Accepted Answer

A)  interventionists
B)  opposed to colonialism
C)  Big Three meeting
D)  blamed businesspeople for World War I involvement
E)  Mexican agricultural workersF) civil rights caseG) Mexican-American youthsH) United NationsI) mobilized American public opinionJ) NavajosK) education for veteransL) Latin America

Question 18

The largest surrender in American military history occurred at the Philippines, after the Japanese took the island over.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By 1945, support for racial justice had finally taken its place on the liberal left agenda alongside full employment, civil liberties, and the expansion of the New Deal welfare state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the United States during World War II:

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A)   unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.
B)   the economy grew only slightly.
C)   income taxes increased only for the wealthy.
D)   little was done to regulate the economy.
E)   the actual size of the federal government shrank as the New Deal ended.

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MATCHING -Good Neighbor Policy

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Japanese propaganda depicted Americans as a self-indulgent people contaminated by ethnic and racial diversity, as opposed to the racially "pure" Japanese.

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In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan:

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Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the

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The largest surrender in American military history occurred at the Philippines, after the Japanese took the island over.

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During World War II, American Indians:

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Since the enemy (Germany and Japan) used racism, racism and nativism had been stripped of intellectual respectability in America, particularly with the publication of Ruth Benedict's Race and Racism.

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During the war, the AFL made great strides in helping blacks and was more racially integrated than any union had ever been before.

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By 1945, support for racial justice had finally taken its place on the liberal left agenda alongside full employment, civil liberties, and the expansion of the New Deal welfare state.

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After the war, the South remained very poor, relying on agriculture and extractive industries as its main economies.

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MATCHING -Winston Churchill

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Atomic bomb

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