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The 1943 Texas Caucasian Race-Equal Privileges resolution: a. allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks. b. stated that German POWs being held in the state could be allowed to enjoy the same public accommodations as whites. c. specified that Japanese-Americans interned in that state were not allowed to use the same public accommodations as whites. d. granted equal privileges to all Texans, regardless of race. e. segregated blacks and Mexicans from all public accommodations.

a

QUESTION 16 What taste of freedom did women enjoy in World War II? a. A life beyond the control of men. b. New job benefits, such as paid vacation and retirement packages. c. The blessing of long-term job security. d. The thrills and excitement of military service. e. The perks of doing men's jobs.

e

The GI Bill of Rights: a. included scholarships for education for veterans. b. did not include health insurance. c. was very limited in scope. d. was unavailable for African-American veterans. e. extended benefits to very few veterans.

a

Which of the following does NOT explain why Americans hoped to avoid involvement in the war in Europe? a. It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory. b. Anticommunists thought German expansion could check Soviet aggression. c. Hitler had admirers in the United States. d. Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable German markets. e. Many regretted intervention in the First World War, especially after Senate hearings revealed bankers and arms merchants had profited enormously from it.

a

FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights" a. included some provisions for veteran support, but did not have the funding to become law. b. would have empowered the federal government to secure education, housing, medical care, and full employment for all Americans. c. was modified to appease conservatives and pushed through Congress by Harry Truman. d. A and C e. was a large part of FDR's 1944 presidential campaign.

b

Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the: a. Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war. b. America First committee, an isolationist group. c. Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris. d. Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed the Jews for the war. e. America Now! committee, an interventionist group

b

QUESTION 12 The Office of War Information: a. cast the war's sole goal as retaliation against the Japanese. b. used radio, film, and press to give the war an ideological meaning. c. imprisoned isolationists. d. was a New Deal program. e. attempted to stir up nationalist hysteria.

b

QUESTION 19 Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944? a. They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC. b. They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits. c. They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites. d. They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordinance. e. They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war efforts.

b

The double-V campaign was: a. the Allied war efforts in Europe and Asia. b. the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism. c. women's struggle for acceptance as industrial workers and mothers. d. the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks. e. not supported by the NAACP.

b

QUESTION 8 Organized labor assisted in the war effort by: a. asking Congress to abolish Social Security. b. joining the army. c. agreeing to a no-strike pledge. d. decreasing union membership. e. accepting wage cuts.

c

What did the members of the new United Nations Security Council all have in common? a. They all were in control of nuclear bombs. b. They were all part of the allies that won World War II. c. They were the wealthiest nations at the time. d. They all were Western industrialized nations. e. They all had suffered the least casualties and financial losses during the war.

c

How did the struggle against Nazi tyranny discredit racial inequality in the United States? a. Germany's Nazi leaders, it turned out, had entertained a romanticized fascination with the Confederacy. b. The exceptional cruelty American soldiers exercised against Germans had sobered Americans on the idea that they were a "master race." c. American soldiers had universally demonstrated restraint and civility in their combat operations against their enemies, especially in the Pacific. d. The contradictions between the principle and practice of freedom in the actual status of African-Americans came to the forefront during the war. e. African-Americans had borne the brunt of the fight against German troops and demonstrated that they were the "master race."

d

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan: a. allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. b. allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. c. allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. d. allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. e. was voted down by Congress.

d

What did Roosevelt mean by the phrase "Freedom from Want"? a. It referred to his support of the Lend-Lease Act, which would equip Great Britain with war materiél. b. Initially, it was a call to eliminate barriers to international trade. c. It suggested the Great Depression would not continue after the war. d. B and C e. A and B

d

After the United States entered World War II a. Americans immediately won several key battles. b. no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese. c. Americans experienced a series of military losses. d. Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942. e. it maintained control of the Philippines

e

Fascism: a. was a political movement similar to Nazism. b. became the political system in Spain by the late 1930s. c. attracted widespread popularity in Sweden and Switzerland as an alternative to Nazism. d. was initially embraced by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who viewed it more favorably than capitalism. e. A and B

e

For most women workers, World War II: a. permanently changed the way unions viewed them. b. had little impact. c. permanently changed the way employers viewed them. d. did not increase employment rates, especially for married women. e. allowed them to make temporary gains

e

QUESTION 11 The Lend-Lease Act: a. excluded the Soviet Union. b. excluded China. c. authorized military aid to Germany and Japan. d. maintained trade relations with Japan. e. authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.

e

QUESTION 4 How did World War II change the role of corporations in American life? a. Thin profits during the war years forced U.S. corporations to dramatically innovate for increased efficiency. b. With the loss of its overseas affiliates in Asia and Europe, U.S. corporations once again became predominantly American. c. U.S. corporations became friendly and close collaborators with the federal government. d. The heavy reliance of the Roosevelt administration on corporate leaders for its wartime agencies left U.S. corporations with the stain of government bureaucracy. e. Technological innovation and high productivity in the war effort restored the reputation of corporations from its Depression lows.

e

The "zoot suit" riots of 1943: a. involved autoworkers in Detroit. b. were a series of fashion shows in Hollywood. c. involved Mexican immigrants fighting with blacks in Los Angeles. d. highlighted the growing acceptance of Mexicans in southern California. e. highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II.

e

The principles of freedom embodied by the 1941 Atlantic Charter: a. were initially embraced by Stalin after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. b. included all of Roosevelt's four freedoms. c. advocated for racial equality in all nations, including the United States. d. inspired Britain and France to abandon their overseas colonies after the war. e. reflected the idea of a global extension of the New Deal that would improve the quality of life for people all over the world

e

Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is FALSE? a. The Supreme Court refused to intervene. b. The press supported the policy of internment almost unanimously. c. Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were exempt from the policy. d. Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward non-white people. e. Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.

e