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WWII and the Cold War
WWII and the Cold War
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Which of the following terms describes the process the government used to select soldiers?
Election
Caucus
Lottery
Draft
2
What Minnesota company produced SPAM, a popular canned meat product?
General Mills
Hormel
Pillsbury
Cargill
3
Which economic system believed that the government should own all property and businesses?
Communism
Capitalism
Federalism
Darwinism
4
On what famous day in 1941 did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
June 6
July 4
December 7
November 4
5
What was the main job of the Metropolitan Council?
Build railroads to the West Coast
Develop programs to help veterans find jobs
Study how land was used in the Twin Cities
Create laws to protect Minnesotans
6
What cultural group did the U.S. Army open a school for in Minnesota in 1942?
African Americans
Italian Americans
Japanese Americans
German Americans
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What was the most successful product that General Mills produced in the postwar era?
Cambell's Soup
Cheerios
Bisquick
Apple Dowdy
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In which decade did General Mills create the character "Betty Crocker"?
1920s
1940s
1950s
1930s
9
What event sparked the Korean War in 1950?
Japan attacked South Korea
The Soviet Union attacked North Korea
North Korea attacked South Korea
South Korea attacked North Korea
10
In what year did the communist government of the Soviet Union collapse?
1987
1989
1990
1991
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Which term means limiting the amount of certain foods one can buy to preserve for the soldiers?
Hoarding
Rationing
Foraging
Partitioning
12
Which of the following areas did the GI Bill of Rights NOT help veterans?
Going to college
Buying a car
Purchasing a home
Starting a business
13
Which nation's army invaded Poland in 1939, marking the unofficial start to WWII?
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
14
Which U.S. President authorized the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
15
Who is credited with developing the first suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area?
William Thompson
Orville Wilson
Orrin Thompson
Jim Northrup
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In what year did the Americans drop the atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II?
1943
1946
1945
1944