What did Wilson mean by "peace without victory"

fighting should end with neither side claiming victory

What economic condition did economist Keynes believe caused the Great Depression

lack of government intervention

African Americans faced discrimination in

South, where Jim Crow laws were in effect

Condition of American's economy after WWI

brief recession, then economic growth

How did the AAA help farmers

sought to end overproduction & raise crop prices

What were the goals of the New Deal

provide relief, recovery, reform

How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically

Germans believed that Hitler would solve their problems

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor

destroy ships & planes that threatened their expansion

Attitude of people living in suburbs

more conservative & more politically active

The Allies adopted a "Europe First" strategy because

Germany was considered a serious long-term threat

Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers

falling prices for crops & livestock

Why did Garvey's movement fail

No effective leadership after Garvey was deported

What role did the OWM play during the war

supervised use of industry resources

Social Darwinist believed what

the best country would win any international competition

European countries reacted to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff by

passing high protective tariffs

Demand for automobiles in the 1920s

stimulated growth in many other industries

Germany surrender in 1918 because

soldiers were no longer willing to fight

Which factor helped hide economic problems in the 1920s

Americans purchased consumer goods

The UN was organized to

preserve the absolute equality of all nations

The unemployment rate among African Americans was

nearly double the national debt

What did Japan do to recover from the Great Depression

seized control of resources in other nations

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1
What did Wilson mean by "peace without victory"
U.S. should withdraw its troops
fighting should end with neither side claiming victory
Germany should rebuild France
terms of peace should not punish the defeated
2
During the 1920s, American farmers as a group
sufferded economically
prospered economically
commanded high prices for their products
purchased more stock than did city dwellers
3
What economic condition did economist Keynes believe caused the Great Depression
too much oversight of the banking system
lack of government intervention
limits on production & consumer spending
strict controls on stock speculation
4
African Americans faced discrimination in
South, not allowed to work
South, where Jim Crow laws were in effect
North, not allowed to work
North, where Jim Crow laws were in effect
5
Why did the ALL form
oppose FDR's New Deal
introduce new legislation
support the Bonus Army
oppose the TVA
6
Largest Nazi death camp
Auschwitz
Trebhnka
Ravensbruck
Dachau
7
Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s
Communist
Nazi
Fascist
Socialist
8
Condition of American's economy after WWI
long recession
prosperity
brief recession, then economic growth
long, gradual decline
9
What Amendment repealed Prohibition
20th
19th
18th
21th
10
Who was involved in the Teapot Dome oil scandal
Forbes &Dougherty
Denby & Fall
Forbes & Fall
Fall & Dougherty
11
What was Hitler's "final solution"
construction of walled ghettos
plan to force "undesirable" groups to become "useful"
plan to exterminate all Jews
series of experiments
12
How did the AAA help farmers
regulated the stock market
created jobs
sought to end overproduction & raise crop prices
attracted industry with cheap power
13
President Wilson wanted the U.S. to remain neutral because of the nation's
economic problems
ethnic diversity
military weakness
secret alliances
14
At the onset of the Great Depression, urban unemployment
increased dramatically
increased slightly
stayed about the same
decreased slightly
15
World War I brought increased immigration to the U.S. from
Germany
Mexico
France
Italy
16
FDR set aside 12 million acres of land for
national parks
dams
Indian reservations
farms
17
Result of Ford's manufacturing techniques
price of a car increased
Americans bought foreign cars
price of a car decreased
fewer Americans had jobs
18
What two nations emerged as the strongest following WWII
Britain & France
China & Japan
Germany & Poland
Soviet Union & U.S.
19
What were the goals of the New Deal
Create Schools
reform the government
provide relief, recovery, reform
increase government spending
20
How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically
Germans believed that Hitler would solve their problems
German Parliament became more powerful
Thousands of Germans emigrated
Germans believed that democracy would solve their problems
21
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
gain control of the Hawaiian Islands
destroy ships & planes that threatened their expansion
provoke the U.S. into declaring war
demonstrate their support for Germany & Italy
22
Attitude of people living in suburbs
more conservative & more politically active
less conservative & less active
more conservative & less active
less conservative & more politcally active
23
Equivalent to declaring economic war against the Axis Powers
Tripartite Pact
Atlantic Charter
Munich Pact
Lend-Lease Act
24
The Allies adopted a "Europe First" strategy because
Japan developed a coordinated strategy
Italy threatened to conquer Africa
Japan's victory at the Battle of Coral Sea
Germany was considered a serious long-term threat
25
Under Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican & African Americans were
a high priority
answered with hostility
largely ignored
addressed in a series of speeches
26
Which group experienced an early depression in the 1920s
bank owners
stock market investors
industrial workers
farmers
27
Farm incomes did what in the 1920s
declined
remained steady
increased rapidly
increased slowly
28
Which of these factors contributed to the plight of rural farmers
decreased debt burden
a long rainy season
falling prices for crops & livestock
increased demand for agricultural products
29
Who was the first female cabinet member
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Mary McLeod Bethune
Margaret Marshall
30
Why did Garvey's movement fail
ideas were to extreme
No publicity
No effective leadership after Garvey was deported
supporters lacked money
31
The Rural Electrification Administration provided electricity to
the elderly
minorities
farmers
the unemployed
32
What role did the OWM play during the war
monitor civilian activities
supervised use of industry resources
recruited soldiers for military service
issued propaganda statements
33
Wartime migration caused the worst racial violence in
Washington D.C.
Poston
L.A.
Detriot
34
Social Darwinist believed what
large empire was the key
each nation should be made up of only one ethnic group
the best country would win any international competition
military actions are necessary
35
Some opponents of the New Deal believed that it
harmed homeowners
benefited only banking
gave to much power to the people
threatened individual freedom
36
What organization promoted support for the war
Red Cross
Council of National Defense
C.P.I.
War Industries Board
37
European countries reacted to the Hawley-Smoot Tariff by
passing high protective tariffs
lowering prices on European goods
importing more American goods
increasing global trade
38
Members of what participated in a sit down strike
UAW
REA
WPA
NLRB
39
Demand for automobiles in the 1920s
led to a nationwide recession
brought about the collapse of the suburbs
stimulated growth in many other industries
closed down the steel industry
40
During the 1920s, the U.S. economy moved through what phase of the business cycle
trough
contraction
expansion
peak
41
What event led Wilson to no longer call for peace
Zimmerman Note exposed
German U-Boats
Germany sank the Sussex
invasion of Belgium
42
What did Roosevelt & Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration
Emergency Banking Bill
FDIC
AAA
Federal Emergency Relief Act
43
Who decided to use the atomic bomb
Churchill
FDR
Truman
Groves
44
The League of Nations can best be described as a
peace treaty
secret alliance
mutual defense agreement
division of territory
45
Germany surrender in 1918 because
soldiers were no longer willing to fight
German blockade of France had failed
submarine fleets had been destroyed
trench warfare was a failure
46
What was the effect of the Sedition Act of 1918
it limited freedom of speech
increased the size of the Army
gave women the right to vote
created distrust of German Americans
47
Which factor helped hide economic problems in the 1920s
Wages increased
investors lost confidence in the market
Farmers sold surplus
Americans purchased consumer goods
48
The UN was organized to
reprimand soldiers
preserve the absolute equality of all nations
punish Germany
encourage cooperation
49
The unemployment rate among African Americans was
slightly lower than the national rate
about the same as the national rate
nearly double the national debt
slightly higher than the national rate
50
What did Japan do to recover from the Great Depression
abandoned its constitutional monarchy
reduced military spending
seized control of resources in other nations
Adopt democratic prinicples
51
Sacco and Vanzette were
communists
anarchists
conscientious objectors
union leaders
52
Executive Order 9066 affected civil liberties in the U.S. because it
allowed Japanese Americans to enlist in the armed forces
designated war zones from which anyone could be removed
removed Germans & Italians
forced hundreds of Italian Americans into camps
53
What was the goal of the embargo on naval & aviation supplies in 1940
appease Japan
stop Japanese expansion
provoke Japan into war
avoid war with Japan
54
What event occurred on Black Tuesday
Federal Reserve lowered interest rates
Investors sold more than 16 million shares of stock
Germany stopped reparation
Unemployment rose to 25%
55
Who was responsible for the agricultural policies during WWI
Creel
York
Baruch
Hoover
56
Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior
Jehovah's Witnesses
Zionists
Aryans
Gypsies
57
What event was influential in turning American public opinion against Germany
National Defense Act
invasion of Belgium
assassination of Ferdinand
Sussex Pledge
58
The Triple Alliance nations were
Russia, Germany, Italy
Great Britain, France, U.S.
France, Russia, Great Britain
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
59
Harding & Coolidge favored policies that
discouraged laissez-faire
aided the growth of business
brought about social reform
encouraged activism
60
What impact did the appeasement have on German aggression
reduced aggression
restricted aggression to certain regions
brought peace to Europe
encouraged more aggression
61
How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime
bootleggers branched into other types of illegal activity
force farmers to grow more
forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
strengthening respect for the law
62
The right to collective bargaining was part of the
WPA
Social Security Act
AAA
Wagner Act
63
The build up of the U.S. military
neutrality
preparedness
internationalsim
isolationism
64
What factor contributed to the spread of the Great Depression overseas
Congress lowered tariffs
Europe increased trade with the U.S.
American industry reduced production
U.S. curtailed investment in Europe
65
What did FDR introduce to help retirees
Second New Deal
Works Progress Administration
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
66
Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as
stock prices rose
stock prices fell
buyers did not take out loans
buyers did not acquire collateral
67
In 1929, the stock market crashed because
Germany ceased reparation payments to the U.S.
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
investors lost confidence in the market & sold stocks
depositors lost their investments
68
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
using intensive farming practices that damaged the ground
damming rivers
moving off of the plains
putting down new layers of topsoil
69
Who appeared to be winning the war in Europe at the end of 1940
Britain & France
Germany & Italy
U.S.
Soviet Union
70
Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations to buy arms as long as
agreed to keep the U.S. out of the conflict
promised not to used the materials against the U.S.
paid cash & transported the materials themselves
adopted democratic policies in their own countries

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