World War II

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The government issued ration books during World War II in order to -

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ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

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The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —

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decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

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What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?

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World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies.

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What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this excerpt?

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The outbreak of World War II

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Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline —

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died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

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What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?

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To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage

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President Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for —

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U.S. involvement in World War II

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This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government —

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developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies

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This excerpt suggests that U.S. consumers were affected by —

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continued supply shortages after World War II

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In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

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Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.