As wartime production systems created more jobs in cities such as Los Angeles and Detroit, black(s)
{ =moved by the hundreds of thousands from the rural south to the north and west.
#correct
~generally proved willing to move from the south in pursuit of such jobs.
#inCorrect
~were prevented from moving out of the south by Jim Crow laws.
#Incorrect
~men moved into northern and western cities, but women generally stayed in the south.
#Incorrect
~almost completely abandoned the rural south.
#Incorrect
} // question: 12040166 name: Britain and France declared war on Germany when ::Britain and France declared war on Germany when::[html]Britain and France declared war on Germany when{ ~Germany bombed London.#Incorrect ~Czechoslovakia fell.#Incorrect =Hitler invaded Poland.#Correct ~Hitler declared union with Austria.#Incorrect ~Hitler militarized the Rhineland.#Incorrect } // question: 12040177 name: During the war years, women ::During the war years, women::[html]During the war years, women{ ~continued to fight for equal wages.#Incorrect =found jobs in industries and fields that were previously male dominated.#Correct ~saw increased discrimination against married women.#Incorrect ~experienced the end of sex-segregated workplaces.#Incorrect ~increased consumer spending to keep the economy going strong.#Incorrect } // question: 12040168 name: During World War II, Congress ::During World War II, Congress::[html]During World War II, Congress{ ~abolished the job-creation programs of the New Deal era.#Incorrect ~extended government subsidies to businesses.#Incorrect ~saw Republicans gain seats.#Incorrect ~reduced the budget for national planning#Incorrect =all of these choices.#Correct } // question: 12040205 name: During World War II, U.S. refugee policy ::During World War II, U.S. refugee policy::[html]During World War II, U.S. refugee policy{ ~increased the number of Jews who were admitted to the country.#Incorrect ~increased the number of Germans who were admitted to the country.#Incorrect =did not increase its immigration quota to admit 20,000 Jewish children into the U.S..#Correct ~allowed Jewish children, but not adults, to enter the country as refugees.#Incorrect ~allowed Japanese refugees to enter the country.#Incorrect } // question: 12040160 name: In 1939 and 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to halt Japanese aggression in ... ::In 1939 and 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to halt Japanese aggression in ...::[html]In 1939 and 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tried to halt Japanese aggression in China and Indochina by{ ~sending troops to mainland China.#Incorrect ~threatening to invade Japanese holdings in the Pacific.#Incorrect =imposing economic sanctions to limit Japanese access to raw materials.#Correct ~offering most-favored nation trade status to Japan in return for an end to hostilities.#Incorrect ~bombing Japanese cities.#Incorrect } // question: 12040171 name: In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because ::In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because::[html]In China, the United States supported Jiang Jieshi instead of Mao Zedong because{ =Jiang was a capitalist while Mao was a communist.#Correct ~Jiang's government was honest, competent, and democratic.#Incorrect ~the Chinese peasants supported Jiang.#Incorrect ~Jiang's troops were determined and effective in fighting the Japanese.#Incorrect ~Mao had the support of Japan.#Incorrect } // question: 12040175 name: In which of the following were Japanese Americans not subject to internment? ::In which of the following were Japanese Americans not subject to internment?::[html]In which of the following were Japanese Americans not subject to internment?{ ~Oregon#Incorrect ~Washington#Incorrect ~California#Incorrect =Hawaii#Correct ~none of these choices#Incorrect } // question: 12040179 name: In World War II, African-American soldiers ::In World War II, African-American soldiers::[html]In World War II, African-American soldiers{ ~refused to fight until they received equal rights.#Incorrect ~deserted in larger numbers than did other ethnic minorities.#Incorrect ~won more medals than white soldiers.#Incorrect =were segregated and usually assigned noncombat, menial but often dangerous jobs.#Correct ~were never drafted.#Incorrect } // question: 12040218 name: Opponents of President Roosevelt's pro-Allied policy included ::Opponents of President Roosevelt's pro-Allied policy included::[html]Opponents of President Roosevelt's pro-Allied policy included{ ~those who sympathized with Hitler's anti-Semitism.#Incorrect ~those who feared that war would centralize the government's power.#Incorrect ~those who sympathized with the Fascists' anticommunism.#Incorrect ~members of religious groups committed to nonviolence.#Incorrect =all of these choices#Correct } // question: 12040220 name: President Roosevelt's vision for the post-war homefront featured ::President Roosevelt's vision for the post-war homefront featured::[html]President Roosevelt's vision for the post-war homefront featured{ ~a desegregated military.#Incorrect ~equal pay for women.#Incorrect =government programs to enhance people's daily lives.#Correct ~greater government control of manufacturing.#Incorrect ~discontinuing New Deal labor initiatives.#Incorrect } // question: 12040164 name: Roosevelt's proposal to lend munitions to the Allies was known as the ____ plan. ::Roosevelt's proposal to lend munitions to the Allies was known as the ____ plan.::[html]Roosevelt's proposal to lend munitions to the Allies was known as the ____ plan.{ ="lend-lease"#Correct ~"cash and carry"#Incorrect ~"Atlantic Charter"#Incorrect ~"Four Freedoms"#Incorrect ~"borrow and return"#Incorrect } // question: 12040215 name: Sensitive U.S. military communications about operations in the Pacific were ... ::Sensitive U.S. military communications about operations in the Pacific were ...::[html]Sensitive U.S. military communications about operations in the Pacific were kept secret because of the use of{ ~sophisticated computing systems for transmitting messages.#Incorrect ~the German language when transmitting messages.#Incorrect ~the code named SECRET.#Incorrect ~Morse Code.#Incorrect =Navajo instead of English when transmitting messages.#Correct } // question: 12040209 name: The "Zoot Suit Riots" were ::The "Zoot Suit Riots" were::[html]The "Zoot Suit Riots" were{ ~an attack on African American men who had migrated to jobs in Detroit.#Incorrect =an attack on flamboyantly dressed black and Mexican youth by soldiers and sailors.#Correct ~a labor protest at a garment factory during the war.#Incorrect ~a public uprising against wartime clothing and other shortages of consumer goods.#Incorrect ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12040172 name: The America First Committee ::The America First Committee::[html]The America First Committee{ =opposed U. S. involvement in the war in Europe.#Correct ~supported President Roosevelt's efforts to aid the Allies.#Incorrect ~opposed Communist expansion in Asia.#Incorrect ~opposed Stalin's regime in the Soviet Union.#Incorrect ~opposed efforts to expand international trade.#Incorrect } // question: 12040189 name: The American people united behind President Roosevelt's decision to ask for a... ::The American people united behind President Roosevelt's decision to ask for a...::[html]The American people united behind President Roosevelt's decision to ask for a declaration of war when{ ~they learned of the death camps in Europe.#Incorrect ~Japan attacked the Philippines.#Incorrect ~London fell to the Germans.#Incorrect ~France fell to the Germans.#Incorrect =Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.#Correct } // question: 12040221 name: The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was ::The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was::[html]The East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was{ ~the Allies plan for restructuring China after World War II.#Incorrect ~Mao Zedong's plan for rebuilding China.#Incorrect ~Jiang Jieshi's plan for rebuilding China.#Incorrect ~The U. S. plan for reconstructing Japan after the war.#Incorrect =Japan's proposal for liberating Asia from Western imperialism.#Correct } // question: 12040212 name: The Luftwaffe refers to ::The Luftwaffe refers to::[html]The Luftwaffe refers to{ ~the German lightning war against Poland.#Incorrect ~the German sitting war against France.#Incorrect ~Hitler's "final solution" to the Jewish problem.#Incorrect ~Hitler's plan to destroy the Soviet Union.#Incorrect =the German air force#Correct } // question: 12040193 name: The most powerful wartime economic agency was the ::The most powerful wartime economic agency was the::[html]The most powerful wartime economic agency was the{ =War Production Board.#Correct ~Maritime Commission.#Incorrect ~War Labor Board.#Incorrect ~Office of Price Administration.#Incorrect ~Railroad Administration.#Incorrect } // question: 12040219 name: The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 ::The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936::[html]The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936{ ~prohibited American investment in foreign countries.#Incorrect ~offered loans and credit to belligerents.#Incorrect ~cut off trade with Asia.#Incorrect ~cut off all trade between the United States and Europe.#Incorrect =outlawed U.S. weapon sales to nations at war.#Correct } // question: 12040197 name: The proposed East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was designed to ::The proposed East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was designed to::[html]The proposed East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere was designed to{ ~create better trade relations between Asian nations.#Incorrect ~forge a stronger economic alliance with the West.#Incorrect =create a self-sufficiency economic zone, led by Japan.#Correct ~establish a union of Asian nations, led by China.#Incorrect ~None of these choices.#Incorrect } // question: 12040170 name: The ruling in Korematsu v. United States ::The ruling in Korematsu v. United States::[html]The ruling in Korematsu v. United States{ ~denounced Japanese internment.#Incorrect ~upheld the rights of the Japanese to retain their property during internment.#Incorrect =upheld the right of the U.S. government to intern the Japanese#Correct ~apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment.#Incorrect ~validated the military drafting of interned Japanese Americans.#Incorrect } // question: 12040190 name: The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except ::The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except::[html]The so-called "cash and carry" legislation was all of the following except{ ~a requirement that belligerents pay cash for their arms purchases and carry them away on their own ships.#Incorrect ~an effort on the part of the Roosevelt administration to help Great Britain.#Incorrect ~an attempt to bypass earlier neutrality declarations. #Incorrect =a way for the United States to strengthen its defenses.#Correct ~a means of broadening arms sales to belligerents.#Incorrect } // question: 12040198 name: The successor to President Franklin Roosevelt was ::The successor to President Franklin Roosevelt was::[html]The successor to President Franklin Roosevelt was{ ~Dwight Eisenhower.#Incorrect ~Thomas Dewey.#Incorrect ~Lyndon Johnson.#Incorrect ~Henry Wallace.#Incorrect =Harry Truman.#Correct } // question: 12040211 name: The United States was unprepared for the attack at Pearl Harbor because ::The United States was unprepared for the attack at Pearl Harbor because::[html]The United States was unprepared for the attack at Pearl Harbor because{ =coded messages intercepted by U.S. agents indicated that an attack on Southeast Asia was planned.#Correct ~American military leaders were overconfident and believed that no nation would dare attack.#Incorrect ~Franklin Roosevelt deliberately exposed the fleet to destruction in order to bring the United States into the war.#Incorrect ~the United States and Japan were on friendly terms.#Incorrect ~Germany had assured the U.S. that Japan would not attack.#Incorrect } // question: 12040195 name: The war benefited which of the following most? ::The war benefited which of the following most?::[html]The war benefited which of the following most?{ ~small businesses#Incorrect ~family run farms#Incorrect ~business partnerships#Incorrect =large corporations#Correct ~over 80% of American businesses#Incorrect } // question: 12040187 name: The worldwide economic stagnation in the decade or so before World War II ::The worldwide economic stagnation in the decade or so before World War II ::[html]The worldwide economic stagnation in the decade or so before World War II { =brought super nationalistic military governments to power in Europe and Asia.#Correct ~promoted international economic cooperation.#Incorrect ~caused disastrous trade conflicts.#Incorrect ~stimulated the growth of centralized democracies.#Incorrect ~did not significantly impact political systems.#Incorrect } // question: 12040188 name: What was the main reasons unions advocated equal pay for women workers during... ::What was the main reasons unions advocated equal pay for women workers during...::[html]What was the main reasons unions advocated equal pay for women workers during the war?{ =They wanted to maintain wage levels for men who would return to jobs after the war.#Correct ~They wanted to encourage more women to fill jobs left by men going off to war.#Incorrect ~They came to recognize women workers as vital to war production.#Incorrect ~Once they saw that women could work as hard as men, they thought they should be paid as men.#Incorrect ~They realized that many women had become primary breadwinners for their families.#Incorrect } // question: 12040178 name: When he became President, Harry Truman ::When he became President, Harry Truman::[html]When he became President, Harry Truman{ ~was well prepared for the office because he had been among Roosevelt's closest advisors.#Incorrect ~had been a leading critic of Roosevelt's policies for fighting the war.#Incorrect ~had been vice president for three terms.#Incorrect ~prided himself on his ties to America's business leaders.#Incorrect =was poorly prepared for the office, having seldom met with Roosevelt or been included in the decision-making process#Correct } // question: 12040201 name: Which of the following is a true statement regarding the Holocaust? ::Which of the following is a true statement regarding the Holocaust? ::[html]Which of the following is a true statement regarding the Holocaust? { ~only Jews were persecuted by the Germans.#Incorrect ~no one outside of Germany knew about the death camps until after the war ended.#Incorrect =the Allied nations declined to help Jews escape and emigrate before and during the war #Correct ~about 500,000 people died in the Nazi concentration camps.#Incorrect ~the number of Jews in Europe after the Holocaust was a third of the pre-war total. #Incorrect } // question: 12040167 name: Which of the following statements best describes the power of organized labor... ::Which of the following statements best describes the power of organized labor...::[html]Which of the following statements best describes the power of organized labor during the Second World War?{ ~Because of the scarcity of workers, the labor movement was weakened.#Incorrect ~Women's entering the labor market weakened the labor movement.#Incorrect ~Although there was a scarcity of workers, there was no noticeable change in the labor movement.#Incorrect ~There was no scarcity of workers since most jobs were filled by women.#Incorrect =Because of the scarcity of workers, the labor movement was strengthened#Correct } // question: 12040213 name: Which of the following was not declared by the Atlantic Charter? ::Which of the following was not declared by the Atlantic Charter?::[html]Which of the following was not declared by the Atlantic Charter?{ ~disavowal of territorial expansion#Incorrect ~endorsement of free trade#Incorrect =call for an end to the Communist threat#Correct ~creation of a world organization to ensure "general security"#Incorrect ~support for common principles#Incorrect } // question: 12040202 name: Why did the U.S. choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the ... ::Why did the U.S. choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the ...::[html]Why did the U.S. choose Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for dropping the first atomic bombs?{ ~They were conveniently located.#Incorrect ~They were military installations.#Incorrect ~There was likely to be little loss of civilian life there.#Incorrect =The bomb's impact on a large number of inhabitants would have a key psychological impact on the Japanese.#Correct ~They were key commerce centers in Japan.#Incorrect } // question: 12040165 name: At the end of World War II, the U.S. refused to grant independence to the ... ::At the end of World War II, the U.S. refused to grant independence to the ...::[html]At the end of World War II, the U.S. refused to grant independence to the Philippines.{FALSE} // question: 12040210 name: Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed ... ::Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed ...::[html]Banning the sale of aviation fuel and high-grade scrap metal to Japan failed to halt Japan's advance in Southeast Asia.{TRUE} // question: 12040181 name: During the war, unions fought for contracts that would pay men and women ... ::During the war, unions fought for contracts that would pay men and women ...::[html]During the war, unions fought for contracts that would pay men and women equally for the same jobs.\n{TRUE} // question: 12040174 name: FDR let stand the policy of segregation of the armed forces. ::FDR let stand the policy of segregation of the armed forces.::[html]FDR let stand the policy of segregation of the armed forces.{TRUE} // question: 12040161 name: For the Japanese, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation. ::For the Japanese, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.::[html]For the Japanese, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of desperation.{TRUE} // question: 12040204 name: For the most part, the war brought an end to most of the New Deal agencies ... ::For the most part, the war brought an end to most of the New Deal agencies ...::[html]For the most part, the war brought an end to most of the New Deal agencies concerned with the problems of low-income people.{TRUE} // question: 12040176 name: Government spending was insignificant during the war. ::Government spending was insignificant during the war.::[html]Government spending was insignificant during the war.{FALSE} // question: 12040183 name: In 1936 Germany violated the 1919 Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the ... ::In 1936 Germany violated the 1919 Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the ...::[html]In 1936 Germany violated the 1919 Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the Rhineland.{TRUE} // question: 12040173 name: Married women had trouble finding work during World War II. ::Married women had trouble finding work during World War II.::[html]Married women had trouble finding work during World War II.{FALSE} // question: 12040200 name: Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression. ::Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.::[html]Mobilization for World War II brought the United States out of the Depression.{TRUE} // question: 12040235 name: Roughly 25,000 Native Americans served in the armed forces in World War II. ::Roughly 25,000 Native Americans served in the armed forces in World War II.::[html]Roughly 25,000 Native Americans served in the armed forces in World War II.{TRUE} // question: 12040225 name: Some 130,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in barbed-wired ... ::Some 130,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in barbed-wired ...::[html]Some 130,000 people of Japanese ancestry were interned in barbed-wired concentration camps during the war.{TRUE} // question: 12040228 name: Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to ... ::Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to ...::[html]Soon after the U.S. formally entered the war, President Roosevelt moved to integrate the U.S. armed forces.{FALSE} // question: 12040222 name: The 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund sought to ... ::The 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund sought to ...::[html]The 1944 conference that created the International Monetary Fund sought to create stability in the global monetary system.{TRUE} // question: 12040224 name: The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II. ::The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.::[html]The antitrust laws were vigorously enforced during World War II.{FALSE} // question: 12040232 name: The atomic bombs were viewed as simply bigger, more effective firebombs. ::The atomic bombs were viewed as simply bigger, more effective firebombs.::[html]The atomic bombs were viewed as simply bigger, more effective firebombs.{TRUE} // question: 12040226 name: The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender ... ::The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender ...::[html]The United States and Great Britain agreed on the unconditional surrender principle to assuage Soviet concerns about delays in launching the second front.{TRUE} // question: 12040229 name: The War Labor Board upheld the practice of paying black and white workers ... ::The War Labor Board upheld the practice of paying black and white workers ...::[html]The War Labor Board upheld the practice of paying black and white workers differently.{FALSE} // question: 12040242 name: To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in ... ::To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in ...::[html]To counter Roosevelt's proposals to expand the role of government in enhancing the quality of people's lives, insurance companies offered improved healthcare and other benefits.\n{TRUE} // question: 12040237 name: Unions adhered strictly to wartime no-strike pledges. ::Unions adhered strictly to wartime no-strike pledges.::[html]Unions adhered strictly to wartime no-strike pledges.{FALSE}