Many American women contributed to the war effort by

victory gardens, dealing wartime rations, buying war bonds

Containment resulted in the...

NATO(National Atlantic Treaty Organization), Marshall Plan

How did Ford's breakthrough change the American way of life?

Job opportunities increased, suburbs grew as people could live out of the city

Why was the US willing to send hundreds of millions of $ in aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947?

the aid would help these countries resist Soviet pressure.

The Battle of the Bulge was given its name because

the German attack created a bulge in the Allied battle lines

The ____ helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation’s banks.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Securities and Exchange Commission helped the public

regain faith in the stock markets.

Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because

Would result in massive casualties and Japan not surrender

Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?

to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist

What describes the reason that the Navajo code talkers were so effective?

Japanese could not break code in unwritten Navajo language.

The Japanese impressed Americans at Iwo Jima and Okinawa primarily with

Resolve to fight to the last man even when defeat wascertain

How did Adolf Hitler build support for Nazi anti-semitism

Blaming Jews for economic woes and injured German pride

How did Eleanor Roosevelt transform the role of First Lady?

She gathered info for Pres. Roosevelt, traveled, wrote,

The 16th amendment...

was the creation of the Federal Income Tax

Why the decision to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland popular in many parts of the world?

Most people believed all German-people should be united

Why did the US not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during WWII?

The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.

The Indian Reorganization Act reversed previous policies by

recognizing the tribe as the key unit of social organization

Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?

public statements challenging the authority of the pres..

During World War II African Americans

Numbers in armed forces and employment in industrial jobs

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway

It changed the entire balance of power in the Pacific

During the Great Depression, Pres. Hoover under attack because many Americans believed that

he did not fully grasp/ care about how desperate they were

New Deal program that provided public works jobs for many of those needing relief was called

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).

Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?

The United States never officially declared war.

During the Bataan Death March

American/Filipino were march or beaten/shot by Japanese

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1
Which of the following divided Germany into four sectors
D-Day
the Final Solution
the Yalta Conference
the Potsdam Conference
2
The Civilian Conservation Corps was formed to address the problem of
clear-cutting in old-growth forests.
poor wages for factory workers.
unemployment among young men.
investor anxiety.
3
Many American women contributed to the war effort by
having more babies to replace soldiers killed in war
hiding Jewish families in secret rooms in attics/basements
sacrificing lives as Allied soldiers, sailors and pilots
victory gardens, dealing wartime rations, buying war bonds
4
Pilot who loaded his aircraft with bombs and deliberately crashed into an enemy ship was called
kamikaze
code talker.
Leyte.
intern.
5
Containment resulted in the...
NATO(National Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Pure Food and Drug Act
all of the above
Marshall Plan
6
The ____ was created by private business and the federal government working together
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Federal Reserve
Hoover Dam
Great Depression
7
Of the following were forced to leave homes and move to camps away from the American coasts
German Americans
Japanese Americans
Jewish Americans
African Americans
8
FDR, named ____ to be his secretary of labor—the first woman ever to serve in the cabinet.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Marian Anderson
Frances Perkins
9
How did Ford's breakthrough change the American way of life?
Immigration decreased
Job opportunities increased
suburbs grew as people could live out of the city
Tax rates increased
10
The Red Scare contributed to social unrest after WWI. What resulted from the social unrest?
the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
revival of the Ku Klux Klan
increase of immigration to the US
11
Why was the US willing to send hundreds of millions of $ in aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947?
Communists had recently taken control of China.
If Commies in charge, supplies would have to be airlifted
the aid would help these countries resist Soviet pressure.
believed communism should be attacked wherever it existed.
12
The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
the Iron Curtain.
containment.
the International Monetary Fund.
13
The Battle of the Bulge was given its name because
the Allied attack created a bulge in the German battle lines
the German attack created a bulge in the Allied battle lines
Allied attack created a bulge in the Japanese battle lines
Japanese attack created a bulge in the Allied battle lines
14
The ____ helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation’s banks.
Social Security Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities Exchange Commission
Works Progress Administration
15
Japan, Germany, and Italy formed an alliance called
the Axis Powers.
the Allies.
the Final Solution
the Fascist Nexus
16
How did many of the unemployed feel about receiving handouts during the Great Depression?
happy and relieved
rich
ashamed and angry
hopeful
17
The Securities and Exchange Commission helped the public
establish a minimum wage.
cope with poverty.
regain faith in the stock markets.
establish unions.
18
Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because
he hoped to force Hitler to surrender alive
Would result in massive casualties and Japan not surrender
Wanted to punish Japanese civilians for refusing surrender
Unaware of amount of destruction/suffering cause by the bomb
19
Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift?
to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin
to prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist
to prevent all of Germany from becoming Communist
to implement the Marshall Plan
20
What describes the reason that the Navajo code talkers were so effective?
similarities of Japanese and Navajo allowed false messages
Axis were misled by false info by the code talkers.
Navajo sent info without being detected by sonar or radar
Japanese could not break code in unwritten Navajo language.
21
The Japanese impressed Americans at Iwo Jima and Okinawa primarily with
their quick surrender in the face of a much larger force
Resolve to fight to the last man even when defeat wascertain
their superior strategy
Ability to inflict massive casualties with primitive weapons
22
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
convicted spies
two of the Hollywood Ten
cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
anti-Communist leaders in Congress
23
____ is the term that describes the devastation of the Great Plains by drought.
Black Tuesday
The Great Depression
The Grapes of Wrath
The Dust Bowl
24
“Black Tuesday” referred to the
FED RES more difficult for brokers to offer margin loans.
day voters re-elected Herbert Hoover.
collapse of the stock market.
worst dust storm of 1931.
25
Bert taught schoolchildren techniques for protecting themselves from the effects of a nuke.
I Love Lucy.
Duck and Cover.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Terminator.
26
People who hopped trains to look for work were known as
hoboes.
migrants.
Hoovervilles
Okies.
27
How did Adolf Hitler build support for Nazi anti-semitism
by widely publicizing the operation of extermination camps
Blaming Aryans for economic woes and injured German pride
by conquering several European countries
Blaming Jews for economic woes and injured German pride
28
How did Eleanor Roosevelt transform the role of First Lady?
She entertained lavishly in the White House.
She gathered info for Pres. Roosevelt, traveled, wrote,
She campaigned to be made a member of Pres.R.’s cabinet.
She argued that the job of First Lady should be a $position.
29
What event caused Germany to surrender
Hitler’s suicide
the dropping of the atomic bomb
the liberation of Jews from the extermination camps
the loss of the Battle of the Bulge
30
The 16th amendment...
is the direct election of Senators
was the creation of the Federal Income Tax
gave African American men the right to vote
was women's suffrage
31
Why the decision to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland popular in many parts of the world?
The Sudetenland was unpopulated
Most people believed all German-people should be united
Many people thought it would avoid another destructive war.
The Sudetenland government had invaded Czechoslovakia.
32
The Fair Labor Standards Act
discriminated against Republicans.
established a minimum wage.
covered farm workers.
required that unions be established.
33
Loose-knit communities of rustic shacks and tents were called
Hoovervilles.
Hawleyvilles.
Dust Bowls.
Cooperatives.
34
Why did the US not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during WWII?
The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.
The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.
Would have been against its development on moral grounds.
Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.
35
After World War II, the United States worked
to prevent a nuclear arms race
to create the European Union
to rebuild relations with the Soviet Union
to rebuild Europe and Japan
36
The Indian Reorganization Act reversed previous policies by
recognizing the tribe as the key unit of social organization
establishing 50 new reservations.
opening up tribal lands for sale.
revoking the right of Native Americans to self-rule.
37
Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur?
MacArthur was a war hero from World War II.
MacArthur refused to expand the fighting into China.
MacArthur welcomed the Chinese government to Korea.
public statements challenging the authority of the pres..
38
During World War II African Americans
joined with Mexican Americans to support isolationism
Numbers in armed forces and employment in industrial jobs
protest on D.C for protest violent act from zoot suit riots
were banned from serving in the U.S. armed forces.
39
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway
Was the first success of the American navy in World War II.
It led to the success of D-Day
It changed the entire balance of power in the Pacific
It devastated American morale.
40
During the Great Depression, Pres. Hoover under attack because many Americans believed that
he did not fully grasp/ care about how desperate they were
he put more emphasis on cooperating abroad
he grew rich while the American people suffered.
he lacked business sense.
41
In the 1896 case of Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that...
14th amendment did not apply to African Americans
African Americans could be denied the right to vote
segregation is constitutional
literacy tests for voting were constitutional
42
The top-secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the
Manhattan Project
Bracero Program
Operation Liberty
Oppenheimer Project
43
Which of the following was an essential component of fascism?
individualism
nationalism
anarchy
liberty and justice
44
The boom economy of the “Roaring Twenties” did not apply to
steel, oil, and rubber industries.
Comp. producing new items on the nation’s assembly lines.
farmers.
movie theaters and sporting events.
45
Buying stock, easy credit, and over-production were all contributing factors to...
the economic boom during the 1920's
Hitler's rise to power in Germany
the expansion of the United States Navy
The Great Depression
46
Policy espoused by both liberals and conservatives in the United States before World War II?
militarism
isolationism
pacifism
communism
47
New Deal program that provided public works jobs for many of those needing relief was called
Farm Security Administration (FSA).
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
Civil Works Administration (CWA).
Social Security Act.
48
Which man established a totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
49
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
The United States never officially declared war.
The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
South Korea did not have a military.
50
What was the result of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001?
Newlands Act
The War on Terrorism Act
The Twin Towers Act
The USA Patriot Act
51
During the Bataan Death March
Japanese people fled the cities for fear of another bomb
American/British froce march or beaten/shot by German troops
American/Filipino were march or beaten/shot by Japanese
Japanese/Filipino march or be beaten/shot by U.S forces
52
Which body struck significant blows to the New Deal’s attempts to bring change to the economy?
the Senate
the Supreme Court
the AFL
the House of Representatives
53
Which of the following leaders wanted to reunify Korea under Communist control?
Syngman Rhee
Kim Il Sung
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek
54
President Hoover downplayed the effects of the crash because
consumers continued buying stocks at a brisk pace.
he believed the economy would soon recover.
margin buyers were not hurt.
the crash had little effect on economies overseas.
55
Why did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act backfire?
It benefited only manufacturers.
The tariff rates were too low.
It was limited to helping farmers.
European nations responded with tariffs of their own.
56
At what Russian city on the Volga did the Germans suffer a major defeat
Stalingrad
Moscow
Kiev
Leningrad
57
Computers were not marketed to homes in the 1950s because
early computers were very dangerous to use.
advertisers did not realize ordinary people would want them.
they had not been invented yet.
they were too big and too expensive for personal use.
58
Which amendment prohibited alcohol in the US?
20th amendment
18th amendment
16th amendment
12th amendment
59
Control of North Africa was important to the Allies because
Important to troop morale that the Allies have some success
North Africa was the source of supplies for uranium,iron
it kept shipping lanes on the Mediterranean Sea open
Distracted the Axis kept them from attacking Great Britain
60
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed that...
he knew there were communists working in the US government
communist spies were spreading atomic secrets
communism is good
61
What did Senator Huey P. Long, Father Charles Coughlin, and Dr. Francis Townsend have in common
Their primary concern was care of the elderly
They were members of the Share Our Wealth Society
They were outspoken critics of the New Deal
Approved of the New Deal’s financial and banking policies
62
Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II?
U.S. military suffered few losses during the war.
had received $ throughout the war from Britain and France.
Country had taken control of profitable German industries.
didn't suffer the devastation that European countries faced.
63
The use of atomic weapons...
changed the nature of war
all of the above
began the nuclear age
altered the balance of power
64
What was Hoover's philosophy about the proper role of government?
It should promote the spirit of "dogged survivalism."
play as little a role in the affairs of buss. as possible.
There should be complete separation between gov. and buss..
American's should be allowed to do exactly as they please.
65
By 1933 the Nazis became the most powerful party in Germany because
they argued the Versailles Treaty was what Germany deserved.
Germans thought the Weimar Republic was helplessly corrupt.
Promised effectively to revive German greatness to people
Convinced Germans communism is can cure Germany’s economic
66
Who created the natural rights to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Montesquieu

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