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WHy did the US seize Pacific islands
a) for island resources
b) as a fulfillment of alliances
c) to protect neutral countries' shipping routes
d) to establish bases to use versus Japan

Propaganda with women working during the war was
a) to encourage women to higher education
b) to encourage women to work (industries)
c) to encourage women to join military
d) to demand equal pay for equal work

The turning point of the European war was
a) Midway
b) Iwo Jima
c) Normandy
d) Battle of the Bulge

Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor
a) as a response to US oil sanction
b) as a result of the US invasion
c) due to the US invading CHina
d) as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima

The 4th and 14th Amendments were violated and forced the Japanese
a) to volunteer for the war
b) to internment camps
c) to move to eastern cities
d) join the Navy

The Navajo are significant for
a) the propaganda they created for the country
b) for code and encoding used against the enemy
c) attacking North Dakota siding with the Japanese
d) attacking North Dakota siding with the Germans

GIve an example of an item on supply shortage during WW2
a) water
b) sunlight
c) food
d) soil

Vernon Baker was
a) 1st African American to win Medal of Honor while alive
b) the first recipient to fight in WW1 and WW2
c) 1st US Naval officer
d) commanded the Marine force at Normandy

What was one reason for the Manhattan Project?
a) a new weapon designed for a strategic advantage against enemies
b) provided tech training for soldiers
c) gave jobs to women
d) created disaster relief for drought ridden states

What was the reasoning behind the Victory Garden?
a) encourage women to join workforce
b) reduce health problems
c) increase the food supply during labor shortage
d) promote the purchase of organically grown foods

Rarion books were used to
a) feed the starving
b) ensure fair distribution of scarce goods
c) allow consumers a discount
d) propaganda by the Office of War Information

Japanese occupy Bataan Peninsula is closely answered by
a) an uprise in South America
b) trench warfare in Germany
c) air battles over Britain
d) soldiers marching to their death in the Philippines

What effect did the atomic bomb create?
a) Japanese surrender
b) caused treaty between Germany and Soviet Union
c) caused Pearl Harbor
d) Germany surrender

Japanese were sent to internment camps
a) due to Japanese people being seen as a security threat
b) for their safety against the upset public
c) since the Japanese were spies for Tojo's Japan
d) because the Japanese expresed allegiance to the Axis

The atomic bomb was dropped in an effort to
a) show the world US weaponry
b) please America due to the hatred of the Japanese
c) save American lives
d) to punish the Axis powers

The US justified the use of atomic bombs
a) since Japan used them also
b) hoping the power/destruction would end the war more quickly
c) Japan had attacked us first
d) the bombs would cripple the Japanese military

Which government office designed posters/stamps (propaganda)?
a) US Office of Facts
b) US Office of War Information
c) US Office of Emergency Management
d) US Office of Coordination

Another reason the US chose to use the atomic bomb
a) Germany would see the weapon and surrender
b) Japan signed an allegiance with the Soviet Union
c) Japan was about to create own atomic bomb
d) an invasion would cause heavy American casualties

The economic impact of WW2
a) caused America to become a debtor nation
b) ended the Great Depression
c) caused America to go bankrupt
d) caused companies to be government controlled

The Manhattan Project
a) created a system to defend New York City against the Japanese
b) increased war production of machinery
c) developed the atomic bomb
d) recruited men to join armed forces

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