WWII Vocabulary

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Which action replaces the question mark on this cause and effect diagram? Options: implements an embargo against Japan, sends ground troops to fight the Chinese, bans the sale of weapons to China

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implements an embargo against Japan

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Which title correctly replaces the question mark? Options: events that encouraged the U.S. to join NATO, events that inspired U.S. nationalism during WWI, events that led to U.S. involvement in WWII

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events that led to U.S. involvement in WWII

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Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech? German expansion in Western Europe caused the United States to assist France, Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war, Allied defeats on the battlefield caused the U.S. to develop new weapons

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Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war

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What was the main purpose of this World War II poster?

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to encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

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This photograph shows an example of...............

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U.S. citizens contributing to the war effort

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What was the purpose of this World War II poster?

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to encourage citizens to help pay for the costs of the war

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What was one effect of this type of advertising during World War II?

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the number of women in nontraditional roles increased

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Which statement explains the historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen? Options: they introduced new tactics for aerial combat missions, they overcame racial barriers and discrimination to serve as fighter pilots, they overcame criticism for dropping the atomic bomb

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they overcame racial barriers and discrimination to serve as fighter pilots

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What important contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during World War II?

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They transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater.

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The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of..........

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internment camps for Japanese Americans