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1
A wartime economy brought the Great Depression to an end.
None
True
False
2
The Sputnik crisis was a key event in the Cold War that triggered the creation of NASA and the
Arms race
Space race
Nuclear race
Bullet race
3
WWII brought the return of ____ to USA and consolidated its position as the richest country.
depression
debt
power
prosperity
4
The Cold War came to an end with the collapse of the Soviet Union in
1987
1970
1991
1990
5
On October of 1929, the stock market crash and kicked off the ______.
Great Recession
Great Depression
Stagflation
Neoliberalism
6
The financial crisis in _________ was worse than any other crisis except the Great Depression.
2003
2001
2007
2008
7
After____ the major corporations in America grew even larger.
1945
1960
1961
1946
8
Who was president uf USA, during 9/11 ?
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
9
On ___the borders of Berlin were open and people could freely move between Eastern and Wester.
October 3, 1990
November 8, 1989
November 9, 1989
October 3, 1989
10
On Sept 11, 2001, militants associated with the Islamic extremist group _____ attacked USA.
Osama Bin Laden
al-Jaeda
Sadam Hussein
al-Qaeda
11
On ______________ a wall was built around Berlin to prevent people from leaving:
August 12th, 1960
August 14th, 1960
August 12th, 1961
August 11th, 1960
12
On _____________ the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite.
October 4, 1957
October 3, 1957
October 4, 1955
October 3, 1955
13
Cold War period:
1945-1991
1945-1970
1945-1980
1945-1961
14
Pearl Harbor was attacked on:
December 8, 1941
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1940
December 7, 1941
15
Massive government spending on the New Deal and World War II ...
began another economic crisis
helped women enter the workforce
started the cold war
ended the depression
16
As part of an intensive government propaganda campaign, the government encouraged civilians to:
“Work or be a housewife”
“Work or Fight”
“Fight”
“Work”
17
The ___ is one of the most used currencies and one of the world’s primary reserves.
US Dollar
Mexican Peso
Canadian Dollar
Pound Sterling
18
USA declared war on Japan on:
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1941
December 7, 1940
December 8, 1941
19
Separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries of Eastern Europe:
The Berlin Wall
Space Race
East Berlin
West Berlin
20
WWII helped:
Women staying home
Stop production
Unemployment
Women entering the workforce
21
President _____ announced before Congress an ambitious goal of sending an American to the Moon
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Winston Churchill
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
22
It could be a stock market crash, inflation or unemployment, or a series of bank failures:
depression
economic crisis
recession
economic boom
23
____ is a policy model—that seeks to transfer control of economic factors to the private sector
Neoliberalism
New Deal
Capitalism
Communism
24
World War II started on:
September 11, 1939
September 3, 1941
September 7, 1940
September 1, 1939
25
USA & USSR tried to have the best weapons and the most nuclear bombs; it was called the:
Nuclear race
Space race
Arms race
Bullet race