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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  1. 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
  2. What did Executive Order 8802 ban in American defence industries from 1941?

    • Female employment
    • Racial discrimination
    • Child labour
    • Trade union activity
  3. 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
  4. Which US city experienced a major wartime race riot in 1943?

    • Los Angeles
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Chicago
  5. What policy did the 1934 Indian Reorganisation Act actively promote?

    • Tribal self-government
    • Complete relocation
    • Land privatisation
    • Forced assimilation
  6. Which First Lady championed the rights of women and minorities during the New Deal?

    • Frances Perkins
    • Mary McLeod Bethune
    • Edith Wilson
    • Eleanor Roosevelt
  7. 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
  8. What happened to US unemployment levels during the Second World War?

    • Rose sharply
    • Remained unchanged
    • Fell sharply
    • Fluctuated wildly
  9. Which cultural icon symbolised American women working in wartime defence industries?

    • Molly Pitcher
    • Gibson Girl
    • Rosie the Riveter
    • Uncle Sam
  10. 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
  11. How did Hollywood primarily support the US war effort between 1941 and 1945?

    • Protesting conscription
    • Boosting civilian morale
    • Selling military arms
    • Boycotting newsreels
  12. Which city hosted the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots involving servicemen and Mexican American youths?

    • Chicago
    • San Francisco
    • New York
    • Los Angeles
  13. What trend characterised American trade unionism during the Second World War?

    • Increased membership
    • Banning of unions
    • Disbandment of unions
    • Decreased membership
  14. 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
  15. Which 1942 order authorised the forced internment of Japanese Americans?

    • Executive Order 6102
    • Executive Order 9066
    • Executive Order 8802
    • Executive Order 9981
  16. What was the primary purpose of the 1941 Lend-Lease Act?

    • Annexing neutral territory
    • Supplying Allied arms
    • Recruiting foreign troops
    • Enforcing trade embargoes
  17. Which 1944 conference established the post-war international financial system?

    • Dumbarton Oaks
    • Potsdam
    • Yalta
    • Bretton Woods
  18. What was the code name for the US project that developed the atomic bomb?

    • Manhattan Project
    • Marshall Plan
    • Operation Overlord
    • Project Apollo
  19. Which US president described America as the 'arsenal of democracy' in 1940?

    • Herbert Hoover
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt
    • Harry S. Truman
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  20. Which June 1942 naval battle was the major turning point in the Pacific War?

    • Okinawa
    • Coral Sea
    • Midway
    • Iwo Jima

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