Final Exam Review - US History B

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Why were many Americans committed to isolationism in the 1930's?

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World War One seemed pointless, and The Great Depression left no money on the military.

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Japan, Germany, and Italy formed an alliance called

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The Axis Powers.

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The top secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the

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Manhattan Project.

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How did Adolf Hitler build support for Nazi anti-semitism? Options: by turning on Russia and Stalin., by widely publicizing the operation of extermination, by blaming Jews for economic problems and appealing to injured German pride, by conquering several European countries

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by blaming Jews for economic problems and appealing to injured German pride

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Which US response to German aggression provided the most aid to Great Britain in the early stages of WWII? Options: The Wilkie Manifesto, The Neutrality, The Lend-Lease Act, The Weimar Doctrine

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The Lend-Lease Act

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Which of the following best completes the chart above? Germany and Britain waged the Battle of Britain, Hitler militarized the Rhineland., US enters WWII on the Allied side, Hitler announced a nonagression pact with the Soviet Union

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US enters WWII on the Allied side

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Why do you think this poster was produced?

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to encourage Americans to support the war effort.

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Interpret why the illustrator of this propaganda depicts the years 1941 and 1942?

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Remind Americans that Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941.

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What do the two images illustrate about women and World War II?

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Many American women contributed to the war effort by working outside the home and filling the jobs needed to produce supplies to fight the war that had been vacated by American men who had joined the armed forces.

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Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because he hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualties and firebombing had not yet forced Japan to surrender.

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he hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualties and firebombing had not yet forced Japan to surrender.