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

"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by selfrule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price."- President Ronald Reagan, First Inaugural Address, January $20, 1981$

In the context of the excerpt, explain actions the public can take to influence the political institution described in part A. (part A- Describe the political institution Reagan identifies as the problem.)

Name three kinds of families.

Match the term with its definition. _gametes A. Specific characteristics that vary among individuals B. The offspring of true-breeding parents with different traits C. Factors that determine traits D. Sex cells, egg or sperm E. The different forms of a gene

Match the term with its definition. _alleles A. Specific characteristics that vary among individuals B. The offspring of true-breeding parents with different traits C. Factors that determine traits D. Sex cells, egg or sperm E. The different forms of a gene

"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.

"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 $19, 1942$

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

a) Briefly explain the context for the executive order of June $25, 1941$.

b) Briefly explain the context for the executive order of February $19, 1942$.

c) Briefly explain ONE inconsistency or similarity between the two orders.

Which of the following islands had to be captured in order to provide a staging area for U.S. bombing raids against Japan?

A. Sakhalin

B. Iwo Jima

C. Molokai

D. Reunion

Which of the following demands did the Soviet Union make of Britain and the United States?

A. the right to try all Nazi war criminals in the Soviet Union

B. the invasion of North Africa to help the Soviet Union's ally Iraq

C. the invasion of western Europe to draw German forces away from the Soviet Union

D. the right to place Communist Party leaders in charge of the German government

During World War II, unionized workers agreed $\underline{\qquad \qquad}$.

A. to work without pay

B. to go without vacations or days off

C. to live near the factories to save time commuting

D. to keep production going by not striking

The program to recruit Mexican agricultural workers during World War II was the $\underline{\qquad \qquad}$.

A. bracero program

B. maquiladora program

C. brazzos program

D. campesino program

The United States Senator who led the noninterventionists in Congress and called for neutrality legislation in the 1930s was $\underline{\qquad \qquad}$.

A. Gerald P. Nye

B. Robert Wagner

C. George C. Marshall

D. Neville Chamberlain

What was the first New Deal agency to hire women openly?

A. the NRA

B. the WPA

C. the AAA

D. the TVA

The Social Security Act borrowed some ideas from which of the following?

A. the Townsend Plan

B. the Division of Negro Affairs

C. the Education Trust

D. the NIRA