UNIT 9: WORLD WAR II - Recap

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Which federal government agency was created to design posters like the one shown on the right?

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Office of War Information (OWI)

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The Lend-Lease aid shown on the map was provided to-

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help the Allied powers fight the Axis powers

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Which was an example of appeasement? Options: the U.S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937, the conquest of Poland in 1939, the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941, the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

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the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

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Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II?

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isolation from European military conflicts

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What lesson does the example of Vernon Baker demonstrate about the U.S. military during World War II?

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Despite facing prejudice, African Americans fought with distinction on the battlefield.

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Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II? Options: Hispanic Americans, Chinese Americans, German Americans, Japanese Americans

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Japanese Americans

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During World War II, the need of the United States for war materials resulted in-

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the rationing of many consumer goods

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Which program was President Roosevelt proposing in this speech? Options: the New Deal, Neutrality Act, "Cash-and-Carry", Lend-Lease

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Lend-Lease

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Victory Gardens were used by Americans during World War II as a way to-

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raise more food for home consumption

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The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it-

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opened a new Allied front in Europe