Lesson 2H.1.3
2H.1.3 Impact of the New Deal and the Second World War on the USA to 1945 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 8
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The 20 questions
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Which main benefit was provided to returning US veterans by the 1944 GI Bill?
- Education grants
- Immediate military promotion
- Exemption from taxes
- Foreign land grants
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What did Executive Order 8802 ban in American defence industries from 1941?
- Female employment
- Racial discrimination
- Child labour
- Trade union activity
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What dual goals did Black Americans campaign for in the Double V campaign?
- Victory abroad and home
- End to segregation only
- Victory in Europe only
- Economic equality only
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Which US city experienced a major wartime race riot in 1943?
- Los Angeles
- Detroit
- New York
- Chicago
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What policy did the 1934 Indian Reorganisation Act actively promote?
- Tribal self-government
- Complete relocation
- Land privatisation
- Forced assimilation
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Which First Lady championed the rights of women and minorities during the New Deal?
- Frances Perkins
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- Edith Wilson
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Which New Deal agency provided jobs for millions through public works and arts projects?
- Public Works Administration
- Works Progress Administration
- Agricultural Adjustment Administration
- Civilian Conservation Corps
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What happened to US unemployment levels during the Second World War?
- Rose sharply
- Remained unchanged
- Fell sharply
- Fluctuated wildly
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Which cultural icon symbolised American women working in wartime defence industries?
- Molly Pitcher
- Gibson Girl
- Rosie the Riveter
- Uncle Sam
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What primary role was carried out by the Office of War Information during the war?
- Settling trade disputes
- Producing war propaganda
- Regulating food prices
- Rationing industrial fuel
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How did Hollywood primarily support the US war effort between 1941 and 1945?
- Protesting conscription
- Boosting civilian morale
- Selling military arms
- Boycotting newsreels
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Which city hosted the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots involving servicemen and Mexican American youths?
- Chicago
- San Francisco
- New York
- Los Angeles
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What trend characterised American trade unionism during the Second World War?
- Increased membership
- Banning of unions
- Disbandment of unions
- Decreased membership
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Which event triggered the entry of the United States into the Second World War?
- Fall of France
- Sinking of Lusitania
- Invasion of Poland
- Pearl Harbor attack
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Which 1942 order authorised the forced internment of Japanese Americans?
- Executive Order 6102
- Executive Order 9066
- Executive Order 8802
- Executive Order 9981
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What was the primary purpose of the 1941 Lend-Lease Act?
- Annexing neutral territory
- Supplying Allied arms
- Recruiting foreign troops
- Enforcing trade embargoes
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Which 1944 conference established the post-war international financial system?
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Potsdam
- Yalta
- Bretton Woods
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What was the code name for the US project that developed the atomic bomb?
- Manhattan Project
- Marshall Plan
- Operation Overlord
- Project Apollo
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Which US president described America as the 'arsenal of democracy' in 1940?
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Which June 1942 naval battle was the major turning point in the Pacific War?
- Okinawa
- Coral Sea
- Midway
- Iwo Jima
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