American History Semester 1 Review

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Why did President Truman decide to drop atomic weapons on Japan?

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To minimize the cost of soldiers lives from invading the homeland.

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Rationing posters during world war 2 were published to achieve what objective?

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To have consumers make sacrifices for the war effort.

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Which following war strategy is shown in this image? Options: Submarine warfare with Germany, The D-Day invasion, island hopping to defeat Japan, Dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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island hopping to defeat Japan

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Which of the following statements are correct about the new deal: It had a large impact on the American Economy., The new deal programs are not important today., Led to a decline in industrial production., Failed to affect the daily lives of citizens.

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It had a large impact on the American Economy.

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Look at the photograph. What does this state about the great depression?

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An increase in unemployment led to the development of Shanty towns in public places.

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A major cause of the Great Depression was

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Banks issuing risky loans

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The rise of the NAACP and the Great Migration were African Americans' response to

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Harsh racism and discrimination in the south

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The immigration act of 1924 showed the opposition to diversity of overseas workers mainly Eastern European and nations of racial minority populations

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diversity of overseas workers mainly Eastern European and nations of racial minority populations

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The advertisement here shows:

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How new ordinary devices could be afforded by most and made quality of life better

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The following attack on the Lusitania shows which action by the German Navy: assassination of Franz Ferdinand, American Nationalism, Zimmerman's telegram, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare?

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare