World War II (24-25)

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Which statement correctly summarizes the reason for this speech? Options: Axis violations of international law caused the United States to hold criminal trials, German expansion into western Europe caused the United States to assist France, Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war, Allied defeats on the battlefield caused the United States to develop new weapons

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Japanese aggression in the Pacific caused the United States to declare war

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Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II? Options: The German annexation of Austria, The Soviet occupation of Germany, The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach, The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Which action replaces the question mark in this cause-and-effect diagram? Options: implements an embargo against Japan, sends ground troops to fight the Chinese, bans the sale of weapons to China, appeases Japanese demands for new territory

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implements an embargo against Japan

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The event reported in this dispatch led directly to-

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U.S. entry in World War II

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President Roosevelt later used similar justification for

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U.S. involvement in World War II

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What was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this situation?

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The outbreak of World War II

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How did President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

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It initiated an arms race with the Soviet Union

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Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?

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The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

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In this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for-

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the internment of Japanese-Americans

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This diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government

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developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies