Question 1

These World War II posters encouraged Americans to

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support home-front war efforts

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demand higher wages

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purchase new automobiles

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enlist in the armed services

Question 2

The instructions referred to in this public service notice resulted in the

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removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps

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protection of homes and property of Japanese Americans

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drafting of all young Japanese American men into the United States military

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deportation of most Japanese aliens to Japan

Question 3

The scientists working on the Manhattan Project during World War II were responsible for

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developing the atomic bomb

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designing weapons for the D-Day invasion

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building satellites to spy on the Axis nations

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creating materials for biological and chemical warfare

Question 4

One purpose of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) was to

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give educational aid to returning veterans

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maintain troop strength at World War II levels

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end racial segregation in the military

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replace the draft with an all-volunteer military

Question 5

This photograph taken during World War II shows the

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relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps

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deportation of Japanese Americans to Japan

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migration of Japanese American families to the East Coast

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arrival of new Japanese immigrants to California

Question 6

The situation show in this photograph was most directly the result of

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a presidential executive order during World War II

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legislation in California

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a Supreme Court decision

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a constitutional amendment

Question 7

The purpose of the Executive Order 9981, issued by President Truman, was to

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end racial segregation in the military

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establish war crimes tribunals in Western Europe

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encourage women to join the armed forces

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ensure adequate manpower to fight the Korean War

Question 8

Which statement of justice was applied to Nazi leaders who were tried at Nuremberg after World War II?

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Individuals can be held personally responsible for war crimes

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Military attacks on civilian populations are legal

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Military officers are not accountable for crimes if they were obeying orders

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Only the League of Nations can determine international law

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