Retake WW2

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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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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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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.

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How were the Navajo words in this table used during World War II?

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As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units

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This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to —

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maintain the country’s military and industrial production levels

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What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor? Options: The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes. The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway. Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps. U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

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U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

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Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II?

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To establish military bases for use in further attacks

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This World War II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at —

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supporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food

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Which action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II? Options: The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in Europe, Japanese military actions in Indochina, German submarine attacks on U.S. merchant ships, The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base

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The Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base