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Pregunta 1
Pregunta
How many people were unemployed in America in 1932?
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11 million
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20 million
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9.5 million
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14 million
Pregunta 2
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Who were the Silver Shirts?
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A far right-wing group similar to the Nazis
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A socialist political group
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A protest group formed of war veterans
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A group who protested against the advances in women's freedom
Pregunta 3
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What did Franklin D Roosevelt do while governor of New York that helped him gain popularity?
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He modernised the penal system
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He effectively dealt with a police strike
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He campaigned against prohibition
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He donated money to farmers
Pregunta 4
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What was the Brains Trust?
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A group of intellectuals who advised Roosevelt
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A monopolising business
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A medical facility that made huge advances in medicinal technology
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A club of intellectuals who gave advice to the public on how to manage their money more efficiently
Pregunta 5
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When did Roosevelt's 'hundred days' begin?
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9th March 1933
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16th June 1933
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4th May 1932
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8th November 1932
Pregunta 6
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In what ways was the First New Deal a success? (Three)
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The USA successfully came off the gold standard
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The public trusted the government again
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Overproduction stopped
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Unemployment practically disappeared
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Loans became easier to repay
Pregunta 7
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Which of these people were rivals of Roosevelt? (Two)
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Charles Coughlin
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Huey Long
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Harry Hopkins
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Al Smith
Pregunta 8
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Which two 'alphabet agency' reform organisations were African-Americans prohibited from joining? (Two)
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The AAA
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The CCC
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The WPA
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The TVA
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The NRA
Pregunta 9
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When was 'Black Monday,' in which the Supreme Courts declared some of Roosevelt's reforms unconstitutional?
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27th May 1935
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18th August 1935
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12th July 1935
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31st March 1935
Pregunta 10
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What did the Wagner Act of July 1935 do?
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Gave more rights to trade unions
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Attempted to give Roosevelt more control over the Supreme Courts
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Forbade companies from selling low-quality products
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Gave more rights to war veterans
Pregunta 11
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How many rural electric cooperatives did the Rural Electrification Admin of 1935 create by 1939?
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417
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564
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98
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127
Pregunta 12
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Which of these were successes of the Second New Deal? (Two)
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Extensive rural electrification was achieved
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Labour rights and industrial relations improved
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Economic recovery
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Agrictultural workers were not in such difficulties
Pregunta 13
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How much of the USA's arable land was destroyed by the Dust Bowl?
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35%
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50%
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21%
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14%
Pregunta 14
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How did Roosevelt end the 'Roosevelt Recession'?
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He funded a huge relief budget
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He encouraged more sustainable farming
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He raised taxes
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He did nothing; it was a natural fluctuation in the economy that recovered by itself
Pregunta 15
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Which of these groups were poorly affected by the New Deal, or missed out on the benefits?
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African-Americans
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Women
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Dust Bowl migrants
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Mexicans
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Unmarried men
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Children
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Trade union members
Pregunta 16
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Which of these events are evidence of the USA's isolationist policy in the years up to WW2? (Three)
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Washington Naval Conference
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Treaty of Versailles
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Dawes Plan
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
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The wars in Manchuria and Abyssinia
Pregunta 17
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What was the name of the USA's isolationist policy towards Canada and Latin America in the years leading up to WW2?
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The Good Neighbour policy
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The Monroe Doctrine
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Open Door Policy
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Salutary Neglect
Pregunta 18
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Who was Cordell Hull?
Respuesta
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USA secretary of state
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An Imperialist who argued against isolationist policies
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An isolationist who helped persuade Roosevelt to stay out of WWI for some time
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USA attorney general
Pregunta 19
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Which of these was the third neutrality act?
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No loans to belligerent nations
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No sale of weapons to belligerent nations
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All goods sold to belligerent nations was to be on a 'cash-and-carry' basis
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Certain nations could be sold munitions on a 'cash-and-carry' basis
Pregunta 20
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What proportion of American citizens in 1937 believed it was more important to avoid getting involved in wars than to stop them happening?
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47%
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64%
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22%
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94%
Pregunta 21
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Why did the USA supply the Chinese with weapons in the Sino-Japanese war despite the Neutrality Acts banning the sale of goods to belligerent nations?
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It was technically allowed since neither side had declared war
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A meeting of congress decided that they could make an exception to the Neutrality Acts on this occasion
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It broke out before the relevant Neutrality Act was passed
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Officially, they didn't; only a few big businesses traded illicitly with China
Pregunta 22
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Which three actions created hostility against Japan in the build-up to their entry to WW2? (Three)
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The sinking of the Panay
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The sinking of the Reuben James
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The Sino-Japanese War
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The Tripartite Pact
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The Munich conference
Pregunta 23
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How many soldiers did the USA have before 1938?
Respuesta
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100,000
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200,000
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400,000
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500,000
Pregunta 24
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How much money did Roosevelt contribute to the rearmament of the USA in January 1939?
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$2 billion
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$5 billion
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$1 billion
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Nothing
Pregunta 25
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How many members did the America First campaign have at its peak membership?
Respuesta
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850,000
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700,000
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520,000
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642,000
Pregunta 26
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How much were the supplies worth that Roosevelt gave the Allies in the 'Lend-lease' project?
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$75 billion
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$10 billion
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$86 billion
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$42 billion
Pregunta 27
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What happened at the Atlantic Conference?
Respuesta
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Churchill tried to persuade Roosevelt to join the war
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Churchill and Roosevelt outlined their aims for the postwar world
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Churchill and Roosevelt planned ways to prevent Japanese expansion
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Churchill and Roosevelt voiced their concerns about Stalin
Pregunta 28
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What percentage of the USA's population in 1941 believed Roosevelt had already become too involved in the war?
Respuesta
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74%
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32%
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19%
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83%
Pregunta 29
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Who asked the Japanese to withdraw from China, French Indo-China, Malaya, Burma, and other areas they had invaded?
Respuesta
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Cordell Hull
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Winston Churchill
Pregunta 30
Pregunta
How many battleships were sunk in the Pearl Harbour attack?
Respuesta
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6
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20
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14
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42
Pregunta 31
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When did Hitler declare war on the USA?
Respuesta
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8th December 1941
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7th December 1941
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11th December 1941
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He never officially declared war
Pregunta 32
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How many men did the USA contribute to WW2? (Approximately)
Respuesta
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16.1 million
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20 million
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14.8 million
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11.3 million
Pregunta 33
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How many trucks did the USA send to the USSR to aid their war effort?
Respuesta
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363,000
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576,000
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243,000
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128,000
Pregunta 34
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What was the number of casualties estimated if the USA attempted to invade Japan?
Respuesta
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1.4 million
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2.5 million
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950,000
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3 million
Pregunta 35
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How much did the Manhattan Project to create the A-Bomb cost?
Respuesta
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$1,889,604,000
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$2,455,500,000
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$1,533,680,000
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$2,207,164,000
Pregunta 36
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What percentage of the USA's workforce was made up of women by the end of the war?
Respuesta
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36%
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23%
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76%
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54%
Pregunta 37
Pregunta
How much did farm income increase between the beginning and end of the war?
Respuesta
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250%
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360%
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112%
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90%
Pregunta 38
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How much did unemployment in the USA drop to?
Respuesta
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1.2%
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14.6%
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5.4%
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9.6%
Pregunta 39
Pregunta
Where was the United Nations formed?
Respuesta
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Yalta
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San Francisco
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Potsdam
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New York
Pregunta 40
Pregunta
Which three events show America's emergence as an interventionist superpower at the end of WW2?
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World Bank
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International Monetary Fund
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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Fourth Moscow Conference
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