ERA: WWII

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The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —

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decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

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In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

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Baker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medal.

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What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor? Options: The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes., The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway, Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps., U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

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U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

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This 1944 order was addressed to U.S. troops sent to —

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invade the beaches at Normandy

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In this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to —

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Nazi concentration camps

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Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission? Options: Sonar, Jet engines, Radar, Cipher machines

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Radar

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In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

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To escape state-sponsored genocide

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What was the main purpose of this World War II poster?

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To encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

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Which sentence completes this cause-and-effect diagram? Options: The government reduces its use of propaganda., The government reduces its use of rationing programs., The unemployment rate increases.

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The level of industrial production increases.

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Which phrase best defines the Holocaust? Options: The U.S. plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps, The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe, The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews, The Japanese military strategy to destroy U.S. aircraft carriers

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The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews