US History Unit 7 Test: 1940's 2023-24

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During WWII, the US government relocated a particular group of Americans to internment camps in other parts of the United States, who were these people?

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Japanese-Americans

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This government agency was created by the US government to control the economy during the war.

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War Production Board

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The symbolic name given to the 6 million plus female workers in factories during World War II was

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Rosie the Riveter

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The codename for the secret atomic weapon manufacturing process was ...

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Manhattan Project

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What act illustrated an end to the US position of neutrality by allowing for the loaning of money and supplies to Britain in order to buy military supplies?

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Lend-Lease Act

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On what day did the US Congress declare war on Japan leading to the US entrance into WWII?

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Dec. 8, 1941

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The commander of US forces in the Pacific for most of World War II was

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Douglas MacArthur

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US & Filipino forces were forced into a death march after surrendering to the Japanese in early 1942 in what region?

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Bataan

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The US used a new weapon of warfare in the Pacific region which proved to be very effective. This weapon was the ...

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atomic bomb

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The battle in the Pacific in June of 1942 that was considered the turning point of World War II where we used a trick regarding water purification was ...

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Midway