USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
In 1943, to simplify tax collections, Congress enacted

(A) a sales tax

(B) a short form for paying income taxes

(C) a flat tax

(D) ** a withholding system of payroll deductions

(E) an earned income tax credit

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Sept. 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland, marking what many regard as the start of the war, though Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937.

Concept note-2: -Italy was the first Axis partner to give up. In late July 1943, leaders of the Italian Fascist Party deposed and arrested Fascist leader and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Italy surrendered to the Allies on September 8, 1943.

Concept note-3: -To meet this surging demand, the federal government took steps to conserve crucial supplies, including establishing a rationing system that impacted virtually every family in the United States. Rationing involved setting limits on purchasing certain high-demand items.