World War II Quiz

List two of the many ways Americans fought WWII from home.

What was the collapse of the stock market called?

In which theater and what enemy did the Allied powers fight first?

Why did we mistrust the Soviet Union?

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff worsened the United States collapse because it limited trade.

The new alliances of the Cold War were NATO and EEU.

(EC) What was the nickname given to American soldiers during WWII?

What New Deal intiative was created to help preserve U.S. natural resources?

The "Holocaust" was the murder of hundreds of thousands of Nazi PoWs.

What two and economic systems gained support for the first time because of the Great Depression

How was the U.S. brought into WWII on December 7, 1941?

What did banks contribute to the high number of bank failures?

What is one measure taken by the gov. that defined the isolationist mood

WHat was the invasion of Normandy, France called?

The Neutrality Act of 1935 prevented Americans from:

What weapon was dropped on Japan and changed the worlds forever?

What farming practice contributed to the Dust Bowl?

WHat was the first obstacle the US had to overcome after entering WWII to defeat Germany?

What was the primary reason why the US occupied Western Europe?

What is the primary reason companies go public and begin selling shares of stock?

Where did the U.S. attack first?

What economic problem was addressed with the creation of the FDIC?

What were the main causes of the event in the previous question?

What is the practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war?

What was the precedent broken by FDR?

The major purpose of the federal SS system is to establish a system for unemployed Americans