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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Roosevelt help businesses prepare for war?
(a) They could amortize capital expenses
(b) They received huge tax cuts
(c) They could defer tax payments for one year
(d) They received stimulus loans

2. What staple item is added to the ration list by Thanksgiving of 1942?
(a) turkey
(b) coffee
(c) sweet potatoes
(d) tea

3. What college did Roosevelt attend after boarding school?
(a) Yale University
(b) Duke University
(c) Columbia University
(d) Harvard University

4. By the end of 1942, how many Jews were estimated to have been killed by the Germans?
(a) 30 million
(b) 3 million
(c) 30 thousand
(d) 3 thousand

5. What information do reports from Europe contain?
(a) Jews are being murdered in concentration camps
(b) The Japanese are planning another attack
(c) The Russian atomic bomb is ready for deployment
(d) The Allies are winning

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Roosevelt denounce for joining forces with Germany?

2. What was the British government requesting of the United States in the Summer of 1940?

3. What did Roosevelt call for in his State of the Union address in January of 1942?

4. What was Roosevelt's opponent's position on a military draft?

5. What did Lorene provide to Eleanor?

(see the answer key)

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