True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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The United States entered World War II when Germany invaded Poland.
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2.
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World War II was the most destructive war ever fought.
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No blacks participated in combat during World War II.
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4.
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Every male form 18 to 45 was registered for the draft in World War II.
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5.
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During the Cold War many South Carolina leaders equated civil rights leaders of
being sympathetic to communism.
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6.
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In South Carolina the NAACP lost membership in the 1940s.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What country benefited from the Lend-Lease Act?
a. | France | b. | Germany | c. | Great
Britain | d. | United States |
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What South Carolina governor was in charge of war mobilization.
a. | James F. Byrnes | b. | Ellison D. Smith | c. | Strom
Thurmond | d. | George B. Timmerman, Jr. |
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Which statement best explains the purpose of rationing?
a. | to control the economy | b. | to keep people from hoarding certain
items | c. | to see that everyone got a little of scarce items | d. | to make sure the
country would not completely run out of an item |
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What was the major industry in South Carolina during World War II?
a. | textiles | b. | timber | c. | tobacco | d. | wood pulp |
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11.
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What country presented the biggest threat against the United States in the Cold
War?
a. | Iraq | b. | Korea | c. | Soviet
Union | d. | Vietnam |
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Which was NOT part of the U.S. plan to keep the Soviet Union from gaining too
much power?
a. | Marshall Plan | b. | Vietnamese War | c. | policy of
containment | d. | creation of military defense alliances |
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How did whites in South Carolina get around the Supreme Court case that ruled
the all-white primary unconstitutional?
a. | They ignored it. | b. | They made the primary a private
club. | c. | They used the KKK to keep blacks from voting. | d. | They used the state
militia to keep blacks from voting. |
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What position of the Democrat Party led to the loss of many white
southerners?
a. | equal rights proposals | b. | states’ rights
proposals | c. | support for segregation | d. | support for white
supremacy |
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What was the purpose of the Southern Manifesto?
a. | To make a case for white supremacy | b. | To provide a new constitution for
S.C. | c. | To reverse the Brown v. Board of Education decision | d. | To unite the
southern states against the federal government |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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World War II began when _______________________ invaded Poland.
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When World War II began, the United States had a policy of
_______________________.
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18.
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The United States entered World War II after the attack on
__________________________.
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19.
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A law school to provide students equal opportunities to those at USC was
established for black students in ___________________________________.
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20.
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The common name for the States Rights Democrat Party was
_________________.
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