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The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II illustrates that
a) the Supreme Court can be relied on to defend civil rights
b) threats to national security are often ignored by the government
c) minorities are not allowed to enlist in the United States military
d) civil liberties are sometimes limited during times of national crisis

The entrance of the United States into World War II was preceded by
a) President Franklin D. Roosevelt's successful effort to end the Holocaust in Europe
b) unauthorized presidential use of United States troops in Japan
c) American aid to help Great Britain defend itself against German aggression
d) legislation encouraging the immigration of war refugees

President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to December 7, 1941, as 'a date which will live in infamy' because on that day
a) Germany invaded Poland
b) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
c) Italy declared war on the United States
d) the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s reflect the efforts of Congress to
a) reject the terms of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
b) avoid foreign policy mistakes that led the country into World War I
c) form military alliances with other democratic nations
d) strengthen the American military against European dictators

In both Schenck v. United States (1919) and Korematsu V. United States (1944), the Supreme Court ruled that during wartime
a) civil liberties may be limited
b) women can fight in combat
c) drafting of noncitizens is permitted
d) sale of alcohol is illegal

The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War II were responsible for
a) designing weapons for the D-Day invasion
b) building satellites to spy on the Axis nations
c) creating materials for biological and chemical warfare
d) developing the atomic bomb

After World War II, the legal basis for the criminal trials of German and Japanese wartime officials by the Allies was that these officials had
a) overthrown monarchies by force
b) violated nonaggression pacts
c) committed crimes against humanity
d) established communist police states

As a result of the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Constitution was amended to
a) correct problems with the electoral college
b) lower the voting age to eighteen years
c) limit the number of terms a person can serve as president
d) end the use of poll taxes in presidential elections

The major reason for President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the
a) potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan
b) need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
c) plan to bring democratic government to Japan after the war
d) failure of the island-hopping campaign against Japan

Which action is an example of international appeasement?
a) Congress authorizing the Manhattan Project
b) Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
c) Germany signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
d) Great Britain and France agreeing to Hitler's demand for part of Czechoslovakia

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