Question 1

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to end Supreme Court opposition to the New Deal.

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Congress refused to pass New Deal legislation.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt had not faced any opposition to his New Deal.

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Congress voted to increase the size of the Supreme Court.

Question 2

The main idea of the cartoon is that President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to

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control the decisions of the Supreme Court

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encourage the Supreme Court to act more efficiently

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impeach justices who did not support him

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created higher qualifications for justices

Question 3

The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were enacted by Congress to

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prevent the United States from being drawn into another world war

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help the United States recover from the Great Depression

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aid the Americans who fought in the Spanish Civil War

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stop Nazi Germany from conquering Europe

Question 4

In the mid-1930s, which action did the federal government take in an attempt to avoid the situations that drew the United States into World War I?

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passing the Neutrality Acts

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investing money in nations threatened by Germany

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forming a military alliance with the Soviet Union

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allowing only the United States Navy to deliver military good overseas

Question 5

The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 significantly changed United States policy toward nations involved in World War II because it

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supplied war materials to Allied nations without a declaration of war

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authorized the seizure of British assets in the United States

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imposed a trade boycott on Germany and Japan

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approved the appeasement policies of the French and British governments

Question 6

In this statement, President Roosevelt was addressing Congress about the

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bombing of Pearl Harbor

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air raids on the Panama Canal

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D-Day invasion of France

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sinking the merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean

Question 7

Which conclusion about the United States economy during World War II is most clearly supported by the information in the graph?

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The war led to improved economic conditions.

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Unemployment increased throughout the war.

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Organized labor conducted frequent strikes during the war years.

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The Gross National Product (GNP) steadily declined during the war years.

Question 8

During World War II, the federal government was accused of violating constitutional rights by

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relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

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initiating the secret Manhattan Project

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signing the Yalta Agreement

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implementing the draft to expand the armed forces

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