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Which of these does not represent the Native American experience during World War II?

  1. A) They served as code talkers, relaying secret messages for the U.S. military in a complex language that the Japanese couldn't understand.
  2. B) Many Native Americans left reservations for good-paying jobs in West Coast defense industries.
  3. C) Anti-Indian discrimination forced many Native Americans back onto reservations.
  4. D) Many Native American reservations saw their budgets nearly triple, thanks to money sent back by Indian defense workers.
  5. E) Native Americans once again faced the risk of their land being taken, and organized the National Congress of American Indians to fight this trend.
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Which statement best represents the United States' response to reports of the German persecution of Jews?

  1. A) The United States expressed sympathy for the plight of the Jews and liberalized its restrictive immigration laws.
  2. B) The United States refused to liberalize its restrictive immigration laws or seriously consider rescue schemes.
  3. C) Americans overwhelmingly supported legislation to admit twenty thousand German refugee children.
  4. D) The President and Congress were unaware of the reports.
  5. E) The United States sponsored the ship St. Louis to rescue 900 Jews for resettlement in America.
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In an effort to bolster American security and help England during the Battle of Britain, President Roosevelt concluded an agreement with Prime Minister Churchill that

  1. A) sold American tanks and cruisers to Great Britain on a deferred payment schedule.
  2. B) allowed Britain to use American air bases in exchange for a guarantee of safe Atlantic passage for American merchant vessels.
  3. C) transferred fifty vintage American destroyers to Britain in exchange for leases on British air and naval bases in the Western Hemisphere.
  4. D) drew up a timetable for eventual American participation in the war against Hitler.
  5. E) provided $5.2 billion in direct military assistance.
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