Second Semester Exam Study Guide

The term fascism refers to a political philosophy that values the nation or the race above the individual.

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• False

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to join in the world-wide fighting.

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• False

In 1942, the US joined WWII because they were so appalled by Nazi concentration camps.

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• False

WWII officially ended after the US dropped atomic weapons on Japan.

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• False

It was finally during WWII that African-Americans received equal treatment from white citizens.

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• False

"Rosie the Riveter" was the symbol of freedom that African-Americans used to try to gain equality during WWII.

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• False

Japanese-Americans were put in internment camps during WWII as a means to stop Japanese from sabotaging the war effort in America.

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• False

Factory owners liked hiring female employees during the war because they could pay them much less than they did male factory employees.

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• False

One example of a big human-rights violation of the 1940's was the dropping of atomic bombs on Japanese-Americans who were locked inside of American internment camps.

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• False

Coca-Cola was just one company that made a substantial profit by providing goods that American soldiers consumed during and after WWII.

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• False