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1
True or False: The New Deal rid the nation of unemployment
False
True
2
The Feminine Mystique was written by
Betty Friedan
Jane Martha
Salinger
Addams
3
The direct cause of the American entrance into WWII was
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union
Invasion of New York by Canada
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Fall of France
4
The original reason so much money was spent on the Atomic Bomb was
a nuclear weapon was the only was to win the war
Scientist (Albert Einstein) might be lost to the war effort
the Germans might get there first
the Japanese were close to their own bomb
5
During the war, most Americans economically experienced
growing wealth in urban areas but not rural areas
serious hardship due rationing
prosperity and a doubling of personal income
a continuing struggle to find employment
6
Why did the government have so much trouble enforcing the 18th amendment?
Jim Crow Laws
Husbands didn't want their wives to vote
There was an incredible amount of money to be made illegally
The government stopped enforcing civil rights in the south
7
Prohibition led to a dramatic rise in...
immigrants leaving the country
Gangsters like Al Capone
decrease in recreational drug use
People who played the stocks for a living
8
The Quarantine Speech
was condemned by The Committee to Aid America
was very well received
was hailed as a great speech by Britain
created a cyclone of protest by Isolationists
9
When the Wheels are rockin, don't come... (AKA social liberation for the young and women)
What is this question
Knockin
10
The turning point of the Pacific Theatre was
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Hawaii
Battle of the Buldge
Battle of Midway
11
Roosevelt's promise to the USSR to open a second front in Europe by the end of 1942
represented a key military goal to the US and the UK
was fulfilled by the invasion of North Africa
proved utterly impossible to keep
was made to deceive Stalin and make him delay his army
12
The Glass-Steagall Act
created the FDIC to insure individual bank deposits
empowered FDR to close all banks temporarily
took the US off the Gold Standard
created the SEC to regulate the stock exchange
13
The Brain Trust was
small group of reform minded intellectuals
Conservative faction of the Supreme Court
Like minded business men
Neoconservative advisers
14
NSC-68 was passed due to
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
collapse of China to communism
the Korean War
the Japan Crisis
15
What government agency directed the war industrial production effort?
Office of Price Adminstration
War Production Board
National War Labor Board
Department of State
16
The Potsdam Conference
announced the official end of the war
was held on VJ Day
issued an Ultimatum to Japan
Saw Churchill, Stalin, and FDR attend
17
V-E Day is
May 9th
June 11th
July 4th
May 8th
18
The final push to WWII (for France and the UK) was...
Munich Conference
Germany's war with Poland
Fall of Austria to Germany
seizing of the Sudetenland
19
The first woman on the Cabinet was
Hillary Clinton
Frances Perkins
Pearl S. Buck
Ruth Benedict
20
During the war, labor unions can best be described as
constantly striking for new benefits
loyal to the war effort
unhappy with treatment from the government
cruelly treated by the government
21
Put the following conferences in chronological order: A) Potsdam B) Casablanca C) Teheran
C, B, A
B, A, C
A, B, C
B, C, A
22
Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 36, and 37 resulted in all of the following except
decline in the Navy and other armed forces
spurring aggressors along their path of conquest
making no distinctions between aggressors and victims
balancing the scales between Dictators and Allies
23
Double V refers to
Victory against Roosevelt and the New Deal
Victory against slavery and Republicans
Victory against Racism at home and Dictators abroad
Victory against Democrats and Dictators
24
Which of the following members of Harding's Cabinet was incompetent and corrupt?
Josiah Grant
Andrew Mellon
Albert Fall
Charles Evans Hughes
25
The ABC-1 Agreement
struck the first blow at Japan
declared a "get Germany first" policy
declared the US would focus on rescuing China first
was between Churchill and Stalin
26
This Southern author wrote about Yoknapatawpha Country and carefully examined his characters
Ezra Pound
William Faulkner
Sherwood Anderson
Ernest Hemingway
27
The Election of 1932 saw
Native Americans vote in large numbers
New Immigrants vote Republican for the first time
Whites move to the Democratic Party
Blacks leave the Republican Party in large numbers
28
The 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
raised America's Tariffs
increased American foreign trade
aimed at isolating Germany and Italy
blocked Roosevelt's foreign Policy efforts
29
The Court Packing plan
Proved to be a large failure
Succeeded Greatly
30
The Truman Doctrine was most closely related to
Appeasement
Dentente
Containment
Vietnamization
31
The Father of Scientific Management (promoting industrial efficiency) was
John Dewey
Guglielmo Marconi
Henry Ford
Frederick Taylor
32
The 1928 Kellog-Briand Pact
officially outlawed war
established a battleship ratio for leading naval powers
formally ended WW1 for the US`
set a schedule for German war reparations payments
33
Operation Wetback
gained the approval of the capitalists
sent thousands of Mexico back across the border
ended the affirmative action program
stopped Socialism
34
The Checkers Speech
showed the power of TV
showed the power of the Radio
Hurt Ike in the election
kicked Nixon off the Republican Ticket
35
By 1938, the New Deal
turned more toward Direct relief than social reform
had failed to achieve its objectives
had lost most of its momentum
was prepared to start again
36
A major scandal in the Harding Administration was
Gold Bug
Teapot Dome
Credit Moblier
Whiskey Ring
37
President Hoover created which agency to battle the Great Depression?
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Nation Recovery Administration (NRA)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
38
The Agricultural Adjustment Act proposed to solve the farm problem by
reducing Ag. production
subsidizing American farm exports
creating farm cooperatives
helping farmers pay their mortgages
39
The 1920 Census revealed that, for the first time, most
adult women worked outside the home
men worked in manufactoring
Americans lived in suburbs
Americans lived in Cities
40
Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon policies favored...
Foreign Investors
The Wealthy
The Lower Class
The Middle Class
41
One major problem facing farmers in the 1920s was
drought and insects like the boll weevil
prosecution of cooperatives under anti-trust laws
overproduction
passage of McNary-Haugen Bill
42
The day which the market crashed in 1929 was known as
Purple Thursday
Black Tuesday
Crash Friday
Yellow Wednesday
43
The Bretton Woods Conference established all of the following except
United Nations
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
44
One of the most influential inventions of the 20th Century was
The Radio
The Airplane
The Automobile
Buying on credit
45
The origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement over
East Asia
Eastern Europe
North Africa
The Middle East
46
The event that partially jolted Congress out of Isolationism was...
Fall of France
Fall of Poland
Hitler-Stalin Pact
Defeat of Britain at the Battle of Britain
47
The Yalta Conference had all of the following PROMISES except
Free elections in Eastern Europe
occupation zones in Germany
Creation of the United Nations
Military administration of Japan
48
Japanese Americans were placed in concentration camps during WWII
due to numerous acts of sabotage
because many were loyal to Japan
All of the above
as a result of anti- Japanese prejudice and fear
49
Postwar prosperity benefitted which group the MOST?
Hispanics
Blacks
Asian Americans
Women
50
By the beginning of the 21st Century, farmers made up what percent of the population?
20%
7%
15%
2%
51
In 1924, the elections was between
Hoover/FDR
FDR/Davis
Harding/Davis
Coolidge/Davis
52
In the 1920s, the Supreme Court can best be described as
Socialist
Reactionary
Progressive
Liberal
53
The GI Bill of Rights was partly motivated by
fear that labor markets could not absorb all the new workers
need for a more educated work force
fear of postwar veteran's protests
desire to expand the social diversity of colleges
54
Population distribution after WWII followed a pattern of
urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites in cities
mass migration of Blacks from the West to the midwest
movement into the Northeast out of the South
movement out the cities into small towns
55
The Sunbelt had all of the following except
good climate
Jobs
few federal monitary grants
low taxes
56
The 1920s "Red Scare" resulted in what?
Senator Joseph McCarthy's wild communism witch-hunt
Attorney General Mitchell Palmer's arrests of 6,000 suspects
The creation of a socialist party
Socialist leaning businessmen left the country en masse
57
Huey P. Long gained a large national following by promising to
make Jews pay for causing the Depression
provide the unemployed and elderly with $200 a month
nationalize all banks and public utilities
"share our wealth" by raising taxes on the rich
58
Regarding the Spanish Civil War, ___ supported Franco, while ____ provided aid for Republicans
Roman Catholics, Abraham Lincoln Brigad
Communist, Charles Lindbergh
southern, Democrats
isolationist, Committee to Aid America by Defend- the Allies
59
The Invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 was led by
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Montgomery
Douglas MacArthur
60
The phrase Hundred Days refers to the
Lame-duck period between Hoover and FDR
worst time of the Depression
time it took for Congress to act on FDR's new plans
flood of legislation passed by Congress in the first months
61
The Lend-Lease Act
Provided huge funds for the Allies (mostly in weapons)
condemned Germany and Japan
Reinforced neutrality
Sent armies to fight against the Axis
62
I am ready for the APUSH Final
No
Yes
63
As part of the Good Neighbor Policy, President Roosevelt
supported Latin American strongmen in Argentina and Brazil
removed American controls in Haiti, Cuba, and Brazil
encouraged Mexican immigration into the US
sending large amounts of monetary aid to Latin America
64
The KKK in the 1920s favored which group of people?
White Mormons
White Puritans
White Catholics
White Protestants
65
The Kennedy Administration
ended Vietnam
landed a man on the moon
founded the Peace Corps
started the Great Society Program
66
The claim that brought McCarthy down was
Ike was a communist
Nixon was a communist
There were communists in the State Department
the army leaders were communists
67
Social Security was different from most European systems because it
did not address single mothers in the home
was opposed by large sectors of the public
did not initially cover all categories of workers
linked unemployment and disability insurance to pensions
68
The Wagner Act of 1935
authorized the Public Works Adm.
established the NRA
created the "Indian New Deal"
gave labor the right to collectively bargain
69
FDR won the election of 1944 mainly because
Harry Truman was his running mate
Republican Thomas Dewey favored an immediate peace
labor unions turned out for FDR
the war was going well
70
When the USSR blockade Berlin, Truman responded by
organizing a gigantic airlift of supplies to Berlin
denying USSR access to Western Europe
asking the UN to intervene
sending an armed convoy to Berline
71
The long economic boom from WWII to about 1970 was fueled by
reduced military expenditures
low energy costs
low taxes
low inflation
72
According to John Dewey, a teacher's primary goal is to
emphasize academic skills
educate students for life by active learning methods
undermine students' naive religious beliefs
Instill discipline and character in young people
73
Gulf of Tonkin was requested by
Ike
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
74
The Marshall Plan called for
an alliance to contain the USSR
military aid to France and the UK
substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe
Economic aid for Japan
75
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 was passed to check the growing power of
Labor Unions
blacks
the President
leftists and communists
76
Harding ran a campaign based on which statement
Return to normalcy
Big government does it best
Power to the Unions
Control from Washington
77
The "soft underbelly" of Europe was
Italy
Spain
Germany
France
78
The main reason Roosevelt recognized the USSR was
He wanted a counter balance to Germany
He was hoping for an eventual military alliance
The British made it a condition of their alliance
He wanted to trade with the USSR
79
What is the policy of isolationism?
Take out all the green M&Ms and eat them first
Different races and cultures should be segregated by housing
The U.S. should ignore affairs overseas
The U.S. should contain communism wherever it appears
80
The 1950s most closely resembles which other era?
The 1930s
The 1850s
The 1880s
The 1920s
81
The London Economic Conference failed due to
The French ardently stuck to the Gold Standard
Roosevelt withdrew the American delegation
The British refused to support inflation
German aggression in Central Europe
82
The US participation in NATO
reduced the need for more military spending
marked a departure from traditional isolationism
helped resolve the German Question
reaffirmed the US commitment of the defense of W. Europe
83
The Election of 1948 saw
Truman/Dewey
Nixon/Kennedy
Thurmond/Dewey
Eisenhower/Mondale
84
In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the US
eight valuable naval bases in the Western Hemisphere
access to the German military codes
most favored nation status
six airbases in Scotland and Iceland
85
The Atlantic Charter included all of the following except
Declaration of war on Japan
A new League of Nations
affirming the right of the people to choose form of gov't
Outlining of Self Determination principles
86
The employment of more than 6 million women in American Industry during WWII led to
equal pay for men and women
a strong desire of most women to work for wages
more American women in war industry than in any other nation
establishment of day care centers by the government
87
The Dawes Plan addressed
Condemn the Japanese aggression in Manchuria
aimed to prevent German re-armament
the Big Stick Policy in the Caribbean
provided a solution to the tangle of War debt
88
The Stimson Doctrine
declared Japan and Germany rogue states
declared the US wouldn't recognize territory gains by force
reversed US isolationism in Latin America
committed the US to join the League of Nations against Japan
89
As a result of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff of 1930
American industry grew more secure
duties on agriculture increased
economic isolation ended
the worldwide depression deepened
90
Hitler's last ditch attempt to achieve a victory against the Allies came at
The Battle of the Rhineland
an attempt to negotiate a peace between Stalin and Germany
The Battle of the Buldge
final U-Boat campaign against America
