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APUSH help please? 10 points!?

ok I just finished this test that was assigned to us for homework and I want to see if my answers are right because I wasn't too sure on these questions. Thanks in advance! 1. ____ As World War II began for the United States in 1941, President Roosevelt a. led a seriously divided nation into the conflict. b. endorsed the same kind of government persecution of German-Americans as Wilson had in World War I. c. called the American people to the same kind of idealistic crusade with the same rhetoric that Wilson had used in World War I. d. decided to concentrate first on the war in Europe and to place the Pacific war on hold. 2. ____ Once at war, America’s first great challenge was to a. pass a conscription law. b. extend aid to the Soviet Union. c. develop atomic weapons. d. retool its industry for all-out war production. 3. ____ Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II a. were further assimilated into American society. b. were not allowed to serve in the military. c. had their patriotism questioned as in World War I. d. cast their vote for Republican candidates opposed to the war. 4. ____ Japanese-Americans were placed in concentration camps during World War II a. due to numerous acts of sabotage. b. in retaliation for the placement of Americans in concentration camps by the Japanese. c. as a result of anti-Japanese prejudice and fear. d. all of the above. 5. ____ The minority group most adversely affected by Washington’s wartime policies was a. German-Americans. b. blacks. c. Japanese-Americans. d. American communists. 6. ____ In the 1800s the Japanese government drove many Japanese farmers off their land by a. confiscating property for military bases. b. forcing them to work in factories. c. conscripting them into the military. d. imposing a steep land tax. 7 ____. In the period from 1885 to 1924, Japanese immigrants to the United States were a. poorly educated. b. select representatives of their nation c. some of the poorest people to enter the country. d. exclusively farmers. 8 ____. When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, a. it took nearly two years for the country to unite. b. the conflict soon became an idealistic crusade for democracy. c. the government repudiated the Atlantic Charter. d. a majority of Americans had no clear idea of what the war was about. 9 ____. During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic _____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia. a. textiles b. rubber c. tin d. coal 10 ____. Match each of the wartime agencies below with its correct function: A. War Production Board 1. assigned priorities with respect to the B. Office of Price use of raw materials and transportation Administration facilities C. War Labor Board 2. controlled inflation by rationing D. Fair Employment essential goods Practices Commission 3. imposed ceilings on wage increases 4. saw to it that no hiring discrimination practices were used against blacks seeking employment in war industries a. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 b. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 c. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 d. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 11 ____. While American workers, on the whole, were committed to the war effort, several unions went on strike. The most prominent was the a. AF of L b. Amalgamated Meat Packers. c. Longshoremen. d. United Mine Workers. 12. ____ During WWII, a. labor unions declared a self-imposed morarorium on strikes b. labor unions substantially increased their membership c. farm production declined d. for security reasons, the bracero program with Mexico was temporairly halted

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  1. 1. D 2. D 3. A? 4. C 5. C 6. D or B (I'm not sure) 7. A? (idk) 8. A? 9. B 10. B 11. B? 12. guessing B?
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