U.S. History WWII

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What is fascism?

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government system led by a totalitarian dictator, and glorifies the nation above individual rights

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What is communism?

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political theory that emphasizes a classless society, and collective ownership of business

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Who made the final decision to drop the bomb?

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Harry S. Truman

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What is the primary feature of a dictatorship?

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leaders make decisions without the consent of the people

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What president signed an executive order in 1942 permitting the internment of individuals of Japanese ancestry?

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt

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In 1982, a Commission of Congress reviewed the reasons for relocation and internment of individuals of Japanese descent and found that this decision was not based on military necessity. Instead the decision was based on race prejudice, hysteria, and a failure in political leadership. The Commission found a change in what subject?

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the balance between individual rights and national security

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Which was an economic effect of WWII? Options: increase of women in the workforce, increase in child labor, increase in working hours, decrease in government spending

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increase of women in the workforce

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True or False. Two bombs were dropped in Japan during WWII.

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True

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True or false. The Americans of Japanese ancestry received reparations for their relocation and internment during WWII.

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True

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True or false. President Roosevelt gave an executive order that led to the relocation and internment of Americans of Japanese descent.

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True