Why did the War Department in 1943 approve the dissemination of bloody battlefield photographs such as Life magazine's "Here Lie Three Americans," although victories in the South Pacific and North Africa had raised spirits at home?
A) The War Department felt that morbid pictures like this one would decrease morale at home.
B) The American public needed to be reminded that continued civilian sacrifice was still needed.
C) Life magazine believed it could sell more issues if it focused on shocking images from the
war.
D) The War Department was hoping that the public could help identify the bodies of unknown
soldiers.
B
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A) abolish slavery immediately throughout the United States. B) grant equal rights for free northern blacks. C) prevent the expansion of slavery in the territories. D) extend and protect slavery in the territories.
Mussolini's Fascist government sought to put into place an economic policy best described as
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A) Igor Stravinsky. B) Arnold Schönberg. C) Duke Ellington. D) Louis Armstrong. E) Alan Jay Lerner.
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A. The unemployment problem was not serious B. Workers would not accept government assistance C. Labor unions should provide for the unemployed D. Federal relief programs would destroy individual initiative