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1Before becoming president, Theodore Roosevelt was all of the following except ________.
- Aa Spanish-American War veteran
- BVice President
- CGovernor of New York
- DMayor of Chicago
2By endorsing the Keating-Owen Act and the Adamson Act, Woodrow Wilson ____________.
- Akept two major promises from his election campaign
- Btried to appeal to social progressives before his upcoming re-election campaign
- Cexpected Congress to repeal the recently-passed Federal Reserve Act
- Dsignaled his desire not to run for re-election in 1916
3During the Progressive Era, Robert La Follette was _________________.
- Aa famous writer at the turn of the 20th century
- Ba strong supporter of businesses using child labor
- Ca radical labor union leader
- Dan active reform governor of Wisconsin
4Florence Kelley was a _______________________ during the Progressive Era.
- Aleader of the prohibition movement
- Breformer campaigning for the regulation of working conditions and the wages and hours of women and children workers
- Cstaunch opponent of progressive proposals for factory safety reforms
- Dfemale politician who became the first woman cabinet member under Woodrow Wilson
5In response to the 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike, President Theodore Roosevelt _______________.
- Adid nothing
- Bbrazenly sided with the mine owners
- Cbrazenly sided with the striking miners
- Dsought to negotiate the dispute between the two sides through an arbitration commission
6In the 1912 election, Teddy Roosevelt ran as a third party candidate of the Progressive Party or the _____________ Party as it was also known.
- ASocialist
- BBull Moose
- CPeace and Freedom
- DLibertarian
7Of the following, who was NOT a presidential candidate in the 1912 election (the one featuring the Bull Moose Party)?
- ATheodore Roosevelt
- BEugene Debs
- CWoodrow Wilson
- DRobert La Follette
8Of the following who served as Teddy Roosevelt's chief U.S. Forester and was a strong advocate for the conservation of natural resources?
- AJohn Muir
- BRichard Ballinger
- CJoe Cannon
- DGifford Pinchot
9Price discrimination and interlocking directorates (directors of one corporate board sitting on the others) were just two practices abolished by the ______________ Act.
- AClayton Antitrust
- BAdamson
- CHepburn
- DKeating-Owen
10Regarding conservation, Theodore Roosevelt preferred ___________________.
- Aunregulated offshore oil drilling
- Bunlimited clear-cutting of forests
- Cthe establishment of national parks
- Dall of these is correct
11The ________________ oversees corporate behavior and can issue "cease and desist" orders if it is determined a company is doing a certain practice in violation of federal law.
- AFederal Trade Commission
- BSecurities and Exchange Commission
- CFederal Reserve Board
- DNational Labor Relations Board
12The Ballinger-Pinchot Affair involved a disagreement between:
- APresident Taft and advisers over tariff policy
- Bmembers of President Taft's administration over the sale of public lands in Alaska for resource development
- CPresident Taft and Florida senators over resource development of the Everglades region
- Dmembers of President Taft's administration over the best methods of fighting forest fires in national forests
13The Federal Reserve Board's policies can most directly affect _____________________.
- Athe amount of money in circulation
- Bhow many trees can be cut down on government land each year
- Cthe number of hours that laborers can legally work per week
- Dthe level of the U.S. Government's annual budget
14The Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act that was passed by Congress with Woodrow Wilson's support ________________.
- Araised tariff rates on most items entering the country to all-time high levels
- Blowered tariff rates for many items entering the country and eliminated some tariffs altogether
- Cleft tariff rates for all items entering the country exactly the same as they had been
- Deliminated the federal income tax for a brief time.
15Upton Sinclair's main purpose for writing The Jungle was to:
- Aencourage sanitation reforms in the American meat packing industry
- Bbuild support for a run at a U.S. Senate seat
- Cembarrass President Teddy Roosevelt
- Dpublicize the dreary working and living conditions of immigrant workers in Chicago and promote socialism
16_______________ was president after Theodore Roosevelt but before Woodrow Wilson.
- ACalvin Coolidge
- BWilliam Howard Taft
- CHerbert Hoover
- DWilliam McKinley
17_____________ was the founder of the Sierra Club who believed strongly in preserving the environment from overdevelopment.
- AJohn Muir
- BRichard Ballinger
- CAdam Clayton
- DRobert LaFollette
18What ended up happening to the Northern Securities Company?
- Ait was broken up into separate companies by order of the Supreme Court
- Bit merged with another company to become the Bank of America
- Cit went bankrupt
- Dnone of these is correct
19Which of the following is true about the Progressives?
- Athey were only Republicans
- Bthey all agreed on most reform proposals of the era
- Cthey sought to return America back to a simpler time without industrialization and enormous cities
- Dnone of these is correct
20Which of the following was NOT an effort supported by many Progressives?
- Aincreased working hours for women
- Breform of overcrowded city housing
- Cconservation of natural resources
- Dfactory safety inspections
21Which of the following important laws was passed by Congress during Woodrow Wilson's administration and signed into law by the president?
- ASocial Security Act
- BMedicare Act
- CFederal Reserve Act
- DG.I. Bill
22Who were the "muckrakers" of the Progressive Era?
- Acorrupt city government officials
- Bmembers of radical labor unions
- Csocial workers
- Dinvestigative journalists
23Who won the 1916 presidential election, held just before U.S. entry in World War I?
- ATeddy Roosevelt
- BWilliam Taft
- CCharles Evans Hughes
- DWoodrow Wilson
24With his famous "Brandeis Brief" in the case of Muller v. Oregon, lawyer Louis Brandeis successfully argued before the Supreme Court that the state of Oregon could legally:
- Alimit the working hours of women
- Bprohibit alcoholic beverages within the state
- Cend child labor
- Dall of these are correct
25Woodrow Wilson won the presidency for the first time in 1912 largely because:
- Ahe was greatly more popular than Teddy Roosevelt
- Bhis war record
- Cthe Republicans were divided
- DPresident Taft endorsed him
26After the war, the victorious Allies expected ______________.
- AGermany to give more freedoms to residents of its overseas colonies
- BGermany to make sizeable reparations payments to them
- Cthe Turks to allow free elections in the lands it controlled in the Middle East
- DPresident Wilson to allow U.S. troops to occupy large areas within the defeated Germany
27After World War I, the United States:
- Abecame the most powerful country in the League of Nations
- Bjoined the League of Nations but then left the organization after Germany and Japan quit the League
- Cnever joined the League of Nations
- Djoined the League of Nations on a conditional basis
28After WW I, the Treaty of Versailles included all of the above except:
- AGerman acceptance of responsibility for the war
- Bthe breaking up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Cthe restoration of all lands that Germany had taken from Russia
- Dthe dismantling of the German military
29Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of ____________ before he was assassinated in 1914 leading to the outbreak of World War I.
- ARussia
- BGermany
- CSerbia
- DAustria-Hungary
30Before the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, _______________ headed up a provisional government that had succeeded in forcing the abdication of Czar Nicholas II.
- AAlexander Kerensky
- BVladimir Lenin
- CJosef Stalin
- DArthur Zimmermann
31Before WW I, soldiers led by ________________ attacked the United States.
- ASacco and Vanzetti
- BGermany
- CPancho Villa
- DCanada
32_________________ commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I.
- ADouglas MacArthur
- BGeorge Patton
- CJohn J. Pershing
- Dnone of these is correct
33During World War I, African American soldiers ____________________.
- Afought in integrated unites with white American soldiers
- Bwere assigned to the British army on the Western Front
- Cwere largely not deployed in front line combat positions though some black units distinguished themselves in combat
- Dwere accepted into the U.S. Army but no black unites were shipped overseas
34During World War I, Socialist politician Eugene Debs _______________.
- Agave up socialism
- Battempted to lead a military overthrow of the U.S. government
- Cwas arrested and imprisoned for encouraging citizens to avoid the military draft
- Dfled the U.S. to avoid the draft
35During WW I, the _____________ headed by Bernard Baruch served as the major coordinating agency for the U.S. wartime economy.
- ASelective Service Board
- BLiberty Loan Board
- CWar Industries Board
- DU.S. Chamber of Commerce
36Henry Cabot Lodge was _____________________.
- Athe general-in-chief of US forces in Europe during WW I
- Bthe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Ca powerful Republican senator who headed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Dthe head of the CIA during WW I; e) Woodrow Wilson's political strongest ally in Congress
37In Woodrow Wilson's mind, the "heart" of the League of Nations idea was the notion that all nations who joined the League would _____________.
- Apledge to form a democracy within their countries
- Bimpose economic sanctions and possibly deploy military force against aggressor nations in order convince them not to launch an attack or to withdraw after invading another nation
- Ctotally dismantle their armies and navies
- Dequally pay for the rebuilding of Europe after WW I
38__________________ led the Bolshevik takeover of Russia during the First World War.
- AJosef Stalin
- BNikita Khrushchev
- CVladimir Lenin
- DAlexander Kerensky
39Of the following, which nation quit WW I first?
- AFrance
- BItaly
- CRussia
- DGermany
40Place the following leaders in order of the time they served as head of the Mexican government after Porfirio Diaz:
- APancho Villa; Francisco Madero; Victoriano Huerta
- BFrancisco Madero; Victoriano Huerta; Venustiano Carranza
- CVenustiano Carranza; Pancho Villa; Francisco Madero
- DVictoriano Huerta; Pancho Villa; Francisco Madero
41President Wilson's initial response to the outbreak of war in Europe was to:
- Adeclare war on Germany
- Bcome to Russia's aid with troops
- Cpraise the start of hostilities against Germany
- Ddeclare American neutrality in the conflict
42Soon after the end of WW I, there were a record number of _______________ in the country in 1919.
- Adust storms
- Blabor strikes
- Cforest fires
- Dearthquakes
43The German strategy at the start of World War I was based on their long-practiced Schlieffen Plan, which called for a quick knockout of ____________ before the British could come to their rescue and before the Russians could fully mobilize in the east.
- AItaly
- BSerbia
- CRussia
- DFrance
44The Supreme Court case of Schenk v. United States upheld the constitutionality of ___________________.
- Athe Selective Service Act
- Bthe Espionage and Sedition Acts
- Csegregated military units
- Dsuspending congressional elections during wartime
45The United States ultimately joined the Allies in World War I soon after _________________________.
- AGerman submarines began to attack American vessels
- BGermany attacked Italy
- CRussia quit the war
- DFrance surrendered to Germany
46What did the famous Zimmerman Telegram communicate?
- AGermany's surrender
- BGermany's desire to have Mexico attack the U.S.
- Cthe exact location of the Lusitania
- DGermany's role in the overthrow of the Russian czar
47Which of the following countries was not one of the Central Powers who were fighting against England and France during WW I?
- AGermany
- BAustria-Hungary
- Cthe Ottoman (Turkish) Empire
- DSpain
48hich of the following best describes the actions of the Wilson Administration and the Congress towards criticism of the war effort during World War I?
- Aboth worked actively to stifle and limit dissent to the government and the war effort
- Bthey welcomed criticism of the war
- Cthey were bothered by criticism but did nothing about it
- Dthey didn't care much at all about criticism of the war
49Which of the following best characterizes the U.S. contribution to the Allied victory during WW I?
- Atoo little, too late
- Babsolutely important and critical
- Cthe large numbers of American troops arriving did little to affect the outcome of the war
- DU.S. troops were more effective against the Japanese than the Germans during the war
50Woodrow Wilson responded to the attack mentioned above by __________________.
- Areleasing Sacco and Vanzetti
- Bordering US troops into Mexico
- Cdeclaring war on Canada
- Dnone of these is correct
51Before running for president, Herbert Hoover became a leading candidate in part because of his work as _________________ during the Harding and Coolidge administrations.
- ASecretary of Commerce
- BVice President
- CChief Justice of the Supreme Court
- DAmbassador to China
52During the 1920s, ______________ were part of a new craze that developed into organized competitions in many cities with established rules and large prizes.
- Abird watching
- Bdance marathons
- Cbaby beauty pageants
- Dparachuting
53During the 1920s, business executive William H. Hays developed the "Hays Code" to voluntarily regulate:
- Aacceptable bathing suit styles on public beaches
- Bthe content of Hollywood films
- Cstyles of dance in music halls
- Dthe content of radio programming
54During the 1920s, Henry Ford _________________.
- Ainvented the automobile
- Btransformed the auto industry from a maker of luxury cars for the rich into an economic sector that manufactured affordable cars for millions of middle-class Americans
- Cshunned use of the assembly line, preferring to win over customers by making his "Model T" cars one at a time
- Dcreated a monopoly as the sole maker of automobiles in the country
55During the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan _______________.
- Acompletely disappeared from American public life
- Bopposed the Prohibition laws as "un-American"
- Cstrongly supported foreign immigration
- Drose in public popularity in many parts of the country, not just the South
56During the 1920s, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon called for ___________________.
- Aprivate companies to take over the running of the U.S. military
- Breduced taxes on the poor and middle-class to spur consumption
- Ccreation of a federal income tax
- Dreduced taxes on the wealthy and corporations
57In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to ________________.
- Afly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
- Bfly nonstop across the United States
- Cfly over the North Pole
- Dfly around the world
58Marcus Garvey was a black ______________ during the 1920s.
- AJazz musician in New Orleans
- Bbaseball player in the Negro Leagues
- Cnationalist activist promoting racial separation
- Dartist of the Harlem Renaissance
59Margaret Sanger became an advocate for __________________ during the 1920s.
- Aprohibition
- Bwoman suffrage
- Cimmigration restriction
- Dbirth control
60Of the following, _______________ probably best exemplifies the cultural clash between the old and the new occurring during the 1920s.
- Athe novels of Zane Grey
- Bthe Scopes Monkey Trial
- Cthe Teapot Dome Affair
- Dmargin trading in the stock market
61Of the following, ________________ did NOT serve as US President during the 1920s?
- AHerbert Hoover
- BWarren Harding
- CJames Cox
- DCalvin Coolidge
62Of the following, who was a woman suffrage advocate known for aggressive activism and who pushed for an Equal Rights Amendment during the 1920s after the woman suffrage amendment was ratified?
- AFlorence Kelley
- BAimee Semple McPherson
- CAlice Paul
- DMarcus Garvey
63Of the following, who was most likely to be a "flapper"?
- AAlvin "Shipwreck" Kelly
- BMary Williams
- CCharles Lindbergh
- DBilly Sunday
64Passed during the 1920s, the National Origins Acts fixed the pattern of _________________ for the next four decades.
- Anational elections
- Bwages
- Cimmigration
- Dnone of these is correct
65Sacco and Vanzetti were famous _______________ during the 1920s.
- AVaudeville comedians
- Bfundamentalist ministers
- CHollywood actors
- Dnone of these is correct
66The _________________ was a movement that led to an explosion in the production of African-American art and literature during the 1920s.
- AHarlem Renaissance
- BAtlanta Movement
- CChicago Revival
- DFreedom Summer
67The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, considered by some to be a "noble experiment," _______________________ in America until repealed during the 1930s.
- Alimited presidents to two terms
- Bbanned child labor
- Cgave women the right to vote
- Dprohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol
68The Scopes Trial of the 1920s involved __________________.
- Aa high-level cabinet official on trial for receiving bribes in exchange for allowing extra oil leases
- Bmembers of the military accused of spying
- Cthe kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's baby
- Dthe teaching of Darwin's Theory of Evolution in a science classroom
69The so-called McNary-Haugen bills in Congress, twice vetoed by President Calvin Coolidge, proposed to:
- Anationalize the railroad industry
- Bwould have created a federal income tax
- Caid farmers through government support of exports
- Destablish a national minimum wage for all workers
70The Teapot Dome Scandal involved __________.
- Athe arrest of congressmen for involvement with organized crime rings
- Ba cabinet official receiving bribes
- Ca senator arrested for violating prohibition laws
- DKu Klux Klan activity
71________________ was the first Catholic to run for the presidency, losing in 1928 to Herbert Hoover.
- AAl Smith
- BCharles McNary
- CJohn Nance Garner
- DFrederick Martin
72________________ was the most popular author of the 1920s in terms of number of books sold during the 1920s.
- AF. Scott Fitzgerald
- BZane Grey
- CUpton Sinclair
- DErnest Hemingway
73Which of following forms of dance and music saw growing popularity during the 1920s?
- Aall of the above
- BJazz
- Crock and roll
- Dthe waltz
74Which of the following made its appearance in mainstream America for the first time during the 1920s?
- Ajet aircraft
- Bcomputers
- Ctelevision
- Dradios
75Which of the following pairs were the two most popular religious fundamentalist preachers of the 1920s?
- ASacco and Vanzetti
- BWarren Harding and Calvin Coolidge
- CBilly Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson
- DWilliam Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow
76Breaking away from voluntarism in the 1932 election year, Herbert Hoover reluctantly supported creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) which ____________________.
- Aoversaw collection of new income taxes on all Americans in an effort to balance the budget
- Bbailed out banks and corporations with taxpayer money
- Clowered tariffs on foreign goods
- Dnone of these is correct
77Charles Coughlin was:
- Aa southern senator who promoted a plan to redistribute the wealth of America by taxing the wealthy heavily and giving the money to poorer Americans
- Ba famous actor and director who worked with the WPA Theater Project
- CFDR's Secretary of Labor
- Dan influential Catholic priest whose radio shows heavily criticized FDR during the 1930s
78During Roosevelt's second term, he became embroiled in a huge controversy over his efforts to reform __________________.
- Athe U.S. Supreme Court
- Brelations with Latin America
- Cthe Electoral College
- Dthe banking system
79During the 1930s, John Collier successfully fought for passage of the Indian Reorganization Act, which _________________.
- Arestored tribal lands and allowed native groups to write constitutions and bylaws for self-government
- Bdenied access for Native Americans to employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps and other relief agencies which were reserved for American citizens
- Cdenied legal equality to Native Americans
- Dbroke up tribal lands and parceled out large plots of land to individual Native American families
80During the Great Depression, the term "Repatriation" refers to ______________.
- Athe redistribution of wealth through more equitable tax policies
- Bthe deportation of Mexicans and their families from the Southwest
- Cthe placement of Japanese and Japanese Americans in labor camps along the Pacific coast
- Dnone of these are correct
81During the late-1930s, many industrial workers _________________ to great effect in order to force employers to the bargaining table.
- Aemployed acts of violence against their supervisors
- Bused sit-down strikes
- Crefused to get involved in politics
- Dused spies to uncover embarrassing information about their bosses
82__________________ headed the Federal Relief Administration, Works Progress Administration, and the Civil Works Administration during the New Deal.
- AFrancis Townsend
- BHuey Long
- CHarry Hopkins
- DEleanor Roosevelt
83Huey Long was:
- Aan influential priest whose radio shows heavily criticized FDR during the 1930s
- Ba southern senator who promoted a plan to redistribute the wealth of America by taxing the wealthy heavily and giving the money to poorer Americans
- Ca famous actor and director who worked with the WPA Theater Project
- DFDR's Secretary of Labor
84In the 1936 election, Franklin Roosevelt ___________________.
- Awas barely re-elected by a thin margin
- Bsuffered a major medical emergency
- Cdecided not to resign after a highly-publicized bribery case involving members of his administration
- Dwas overwhelmingly re-elected
85Of the following, who were probably hurt most by New Deal policies?
- Abankers
- Blabor unions
- Cretired Americans
- Dsharecroppers
86Of the following, who was the stronger supporter of civil rights for African Americans during the Great Depression?
- AFranklin Roosevelt
- BEleanor Roosevelt
- CHerbert Hoover
- DJohn Maynard Keynes
87Of the following, which is true about women during the Great Depression?
- Acompanies tended to lay them off or not hire them at a much greater rate than men
- Bthey tended to get hired more quickly than men because they could be paid less than men
- Cwomen served as the most numerous recruits for the Civilian Conservation Corps
- Dthey were hired on an equal basis with men on federal work projects
88Overall, the New Deal __________________.
- Asucceeded in generating complete economic recovery before the U.S. entered World War II
- Bdid nothing to help American farm owners
- Ccorrected the downward slide of the economy but did not generate complete economic recovery
- Dmarked the arrival of socialism in the policies of the United States federal government
89The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farm producers of numerous commodities to:
- Adestroy all of their crops every year after harvesting them
- Bincrease planted acreage of their crops
- Cgive up their farms and move to the city
- Dreduce planted acreage of their crops
90The Bonus Marchers consisted largely of protesting __________________.
- Awar veterans
- Bfarmers
- Cteachers
- Dgovernment employees
91The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created to protect Americans from:
- Alosing money placed in a bank that goes out of business
- BHuey Long
- Cbad stock investments
- Dcrop failures
92The first major action undertaken by Franklin Roosevelt after becoming president was to:
- Acreate the Works Progress Administration
- Bgive large sums of money to American farmers
- Cattempt to reform the Supreme Court
- Dclose down all the banks in the U.S.
93The "Second New Deal" is often viewed as a political response by Franklin Roosevelt to _______________.
- Afears that Herbert Hoover would win the Republican Party presidential nomination and win back the presidency
- Bthe rise of fascism in Europe
- Cthe rise of populist agitators on the left arguing that not enough was being done to aid those in need
- Dthe complete inadequacy of the measures of the First New Deal
94The Securities and Exchange Commission regulates the nation's ______________.
- Aretirement pensions
- Bbanks
- Cstock markets
- Drailroads
95The Wagner Labor Relations Act aided labor unions by ____________________.
- Aoutlawing the hated National Labor Relations Board
- Bguaranteeing minimum wages and maximum hours for its members
- Clegalizing the right of unions to bargain collectively on behalf of its members
- Dnone of these is correct
96What was the "Dust Bowl"?
- Aa failed college football bowl game that lasted only one year, pitting the winners of the Southwest Conference and the Ivy League
- Ba region of the southern Great Plains that suffered great ecological damage from drought, poor farming practices, and a lack of sound conservation measures during the Great Depression
- Cthe nickname for the portion of West Texas where no humans live
- Dan area along the Texas-Mexico border known for its border clashes between US and Mexican police
97Which of the following is NOT true with regard to Franklin Roosevelt?
- Ahe won his first election for president in 1932 against Herbert Hoover fairly easily
- Bhe became paralyzed by polio three years after being elected president
- Cthough politically a Democrat, he was related to Republican President Teddy Roosevelt
- Dhe served as a governor of New York before becoming president
98Which of the following was the first effort to provide unemployment aid during the Great Depression by quickly channeling small sums to economically hurting Americans through the states?
- ACivilian Conservation Corps
- BPublic Works Administration
- CFederal Emergency Relief Administration
- DWorks Progress Administration
99Which of the following New Deal agencies was involved in building a series of dams to generate hydroelectric power for an entire poor region of the country?
- AFederal Emergency Relief Administration
- BTennessee Valley Authority
- CCivilian Conservation Corps
- DNational Youth Administration
100Which of the following was true about the end result of Roosevelt's "court packing" effort?
- Anone of these are correct
- BRoosevelt agreed to stop pressing for more changes after he was allowed to add three new members to the Supreme Court to allow New Deal measure to start passing judicial scrutiny
- Cnothing changed regarding the process by which the Court operated, but the Supreme Court did start allowing New Deal measures to pass judicial scrutiny
- Dfive Court members resigned in protest, allowing Roosevelt to pick new members who dominated the Court from that point on
101World War II in Europe began when:
- AItaly attacked Germany
- BGermany attacked France
- CRussia attacked Germany
- DGermany attacked Poland
102Soon after the outbreak of World War II, the majority of Japanese Americans were ______________.
- Aforced to serve in the US army
- Bdeported to South America nations
- Cplaced in concentration camps
- Dforced to work in American war factories
103Who eventually won the "Battle of the Atlantic"?
- AThe United States and England
- BJapan
- CGermany
- Dthe Soviet Union
104In 1941, who attacked the U.S. Navy destroyers Kearney & the Reuben James?
- AGerman submarines
- BJapanese bombers
- CItalian spies
- DBritish gunboats
105Though the Japanese sunk many battleships, destroyed many planes, and killed many American personnel during their raid on Pearl Harbor, __________________.
- Atheir greatest success was taking out two American aircraft carriers based there
- Btheir greatest success was destroying the repair docks and oil storage tanks located there
- Ctheir attack can be considered a failure because despite their belief that the United States would quickly agree to Japanese territorial demands in Asia America declared war on Japan instead
- Dtheir attack can be considered a failure because of its inability to destroy any U.S. aircraft carriers, repair docks, and oil storage facilities there while rallying the American people strongly against Japan.
106The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated American combat unit of its size during World War II, consisted entirely of _________________.
- ATexans
- Bfemale soldiers
- CAfrican American soldiers
- DJapanese American soldiers
107The Strategic Bombing Campaign in Europe during World War II involved ______________________.
- Ahigh-altitude American and British planes
- Blow-altitude German fighter aircraft
- CJapanese carrier-based aircraft
- DFrench guerilla fighters on the ground making sneak attacks against German targets
108The "Battle of Britain" refers to the:
- Amassive sea battle off the coast of England that saved the British from invasion
- Bevacuation of British troops from France before they were destroyed during the Nazi invasion of France
- Cmassive air battle fought over England before a planned German invasion
- Dnone of these is correct
109Of the following, who was most responsible for winning the Battle of Britain?
- AAmerican soldiers
- BGerman submarines
- CBritish pilots
- DGerman bomber crews
110The Battle of _______________ was first naval battle ever between ships not in sight of each other and resulted in the stopping a Japanese advance in the Pacific for the first time.
- AOkinawa
- Bthe Coral Sea
- CIwo Jima
- DLeyte Gulf
111Before the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco, the leader of the victorious side in the Spanish Civil War, was a ____________________.
- Afascist army general
- Bcommunist musician and artist
- Csocialist prime minister
- Dmillionaire shipping merchant
112Before U.S. entry into World War II, President Roosevelt supported _______________.
- ALend-Lease aid for England and its allies
- Btrading arms and war supplies to Germany if Hitler promised only to use them for defensive purposes
- Ca boycott of Russian goods
- Dsending U.S. troops to Spain to aid rebels during a long civil war
113During World War II, "WACs" were ____________ Americans who served in the US Army.
- ANative
- BMexican
- Cfemale
- DJapanese
114Which of the following did not take place on the American home front during World War II?
- Aa food rationing system was instituted
- Blarge numbers of women worked in factories, often doing traditional "male work" such as welding and riveting
- Cfemale pilots trained for combat duty, with many eventually fighting overseas
- Dblack pilots trained for combat duty, with many eventually fighting overseas.
115The 1921 Washington Conference dealt with an effort to ______________________.
- Adivide India up between the major European powers and Japan
- Breduce the size of the navies of the world's largest military powers
- Cend the League of Nations
- Dnone of these is correct
116The Normandy Invasion during World War II took place in:
- Anorthern France
- Bnorthern Germany
- Csouthern Italy
- DNorth Africa
117Before U.S. entry into World War II, the U.S. volunteer combat pilots known as the "Flying Tigers" were deployed in ________________.
- ASpain
- BEngland
- CChina
- DNorth Africa
118The "Good Neighbor Policy" was __________________.
- Aan effort by the United States government to establish good will with Latin American nations
- Ban attempt to foster better trade relations between American states during the Great Depression
- Can effort to settle rising tensions between the U.S. and Canada
- Dnone of these is correct
119Of the following, who was not a member of the Tripartite Pact?
- AItaly
- BJapan
- CRussia
- DGermany
120The Sudetenland was a portion of ___________________ given up to Germany after the Munich Conference
- APoland
- BCzechoslovakia
- CYugoslavia
- DFrance
121The "Battle of the Atlantic" refers to
- Athe fight for control of the North Atlantic sea lanes between German submarines and Allied naval forces
- Bthe control for air supremacy over the English Channel between the British and German air forces
- Cthe political battle between American and British leaders over who would decide the overall strategy of how to defeat the Germans and Italians
- Dnone of these is correct
122During World War II, what happened near the end of the successful U.S. attack on the Japanese-held island of Saipan?
- Athe first kamikaze was deployed by the Japanese air force
- Bthe entire remaining force surrendered-a rarity for the Japanese military during the war
- Ca large number of Japanese civilians killed themselves
- Dthe American commander was killed by a stray bullet fired over a mile away
123Before he attacked Poland in 1939, Adolf Hitler agreed to a deal with (1) ____________ pledging he would not attack (2) ______________.
- A1-FDR; 2-the United States
- B1-Winston Churchill; 2-England
- C1-Joseph Stalin; 2-the Soviet Union
- D1-Benito Mussolini; 2-Italy
124The Los Angeles "Zoot Suit Riots" of 1943 were attacks by US service personnel against:
- Ablack youths
- BJapanese suspected of aiding the enemy
- CMexican American youths
- Dparoled German prisoners of war who were working in the city
125The passage of the Neutrality Acts reflected ________________.
- AAmerica's staunch support for intervention into the political squabbles of European nations
- Bthe desire of many members of Congress not to repeat the perceived actions that led to American intervention in World War I
- Csolid American support for Stalin's government in the Soviet Union
- Dnone of these is correct
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