"[T]his announcement of unconditional surrender was very deeply deliberated .

. . . It was a true statement of Roosevelt's considered policy and he refused all suggestions that he retract the statement or soften it and continued refusal to the day of his death .... What Roosevelt was saying was that there would be no negotiated peace, no compromise with Nazism and Fascism, no 'escape clauses' provided by another Fourteen Points which could lead to another Hitler. (The ghost of Woodrow Wilson was again at his shoulder.) ... He wanted to ensure that when the war was won it would stay won."

-Robert A. Sherwood, writer, Roosevelt and Hopkins, $1948$

Using the excerpt, answer a, b, and c.

a) Briefly explain Sherwood's point of view on unconditional surrender.

b) Briefly explain ONE criticism of the policy of unconditional surrender.

c) Briefly explain the reference to the "ghost of Woodrow Wilson."

Compare and contrast the beliefs and strategies of TWO of the following to address the needs of the U.S. economic system.

Progressives

Economic conservatives of the one thousand nine hundred and twenty and one thousand nine hundred and thirty.

New Deal

"Whereas there is evidence that available and needed workers have been barred from employment in industries engaged in defense production solely because of considerations of race, creed, color, or national origin to the detriment of work­ ers' morale and national unity: Now, therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution .... I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color or national origin."

-Executive Order No. $8802$, June $25, 1941$

"Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protec­- tion against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense .... I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War ... to prescribe military areas ... from which any and all persons may be excluded."

-Executive Order $9066$, February $19, 1942$

Answer a, b, and c.

a) Briefly explain the role of ONE of the following in the mobilization of American economy during World War II.

federal governmen

large corporations

universities and scientific labs

b) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the following in U.S wartime strategy.

internal migration

Mexican Americans

American women

c) Briefly explain the significance of ONE of the following in U.S. wartime diplomacy.

Manhattan Project

Holocaust

United Nations

"To a greater or lesser extent, three factors were involved in explaining U.S. response to Japanese and German aggression:

(a) economics,

(b) national security, and

(c) democratic values."

Drawing upon the documents that follow as well as your knowledge of history, write an essay analyzing to what extent these factors influenced foreign policy from $1937$ through $1941$.

Analyze how women's identity was influenced by both peacetime and wartime experiences in the period from one thousand nine hundred to one thousand nine hundred and forty five.

Analyze how science and technological innovations contributed to changes in American values and attitudes between one thousand nine hundred to one thousand nine hundred and forty five.

Analyze the role of the arts and popular culture, including immigrant and African American artists, in American society from one thousand nine hundred to one thousand nine hundred and forty five.

Compare and contrast the influence of TWO of the following wars on postwar foreign policy.

Spanish-American War

World War I

World War II

Analyze how TWO of the following helped to shape the national identity in the twentyth century.

Spanish American War

World War I

Great Depression/New Deal

World War II

Which three of the following would be most relevant for an essay about whether wars increase or decrease acts of prejudice?

1. Korematsu v. United States

2. Smith v. Allwright

3. Four Freedoms speech

4. zoot suit riots

"The ideals used to justify U.S. involvement in World War I disguised the real reasons for Wilson's change in policy from neutrality to war and, in fact, violated the traditional values of the American nation." Assess this statement and the reasons for the change in U.S. policy in one thousand nine hundred and seventeen AND whether these reasons were consistent with traditional American values.

Analyze how TWO of the following helped to shape the national identity in the twentyth century.

Spanish American War

World War I

Great Depression/New Deal

World War II

Answer a, b, and c.

a) Briefly explain ONE similarity or difference between the Great Depression of one thousand nine hundred and twenty nine and depressions from one thousand eight hundred and sixty five to one thousand nine hundred.

b) Briefly explain ONE example of continuity between the policies of the Progressive era and the New Deal era.

c) Briefly explain ONE New Deal reform that went beyond the reforms of the Progressive era.

Answer a, b, and c.

a) Briefly explain the internal migration that resulted from the Dust Bowl.

b) Briefly explain the impact of the Great Depression on migration of ONE of the following.

African Americans

Mexican Americans

c) Briefly explain how federal policies for Native Americans changed as part of the New Deal.