What is genocide as practiced by the Nazis?

the deliberate extermination of a specific group of people

What happened during the Battle of Britain?

Germany bombed Britain for two months.

On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?

surprise and overwhelming force

After the Emergency Quota Act was passed, admission to the US was based on immigrants'

ethnic identity and national origin.

Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion beacuse they were

Italian immigrants and anarchists.

Which of the following best describes trench warfare?

Armies would dig trenches and charge the opposing trenches but often killed

Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to

return to normal life after WWI.

What happened to most of the new democracies formed in Europe after WWI?

They were replaced by dictatorships.

The purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to

ensure trading rights for all nations.

What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?

A military draft used by the US which selected males age 21-30

a Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start

Calvin Coolidge became president when

Warren G. Harding dies in office.

Theodore Roosevelt became president

when McKinley was assassinated.

According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American war, the US would

free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico.

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1
Which of the following did Winston Churchill oppose?
the Atlantic Charter
the Munich Pact
the Lend-Lease Act
the Treaty of Versailles
2
How were Britain and France drawn in war with Germany in 1938?
Germany had pulled out of the League of Nations.
Hitler had taken power in Germany.
Germany had attacked Czechoslovakia.
Germany had attacked Poland.
3
Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?
the Nuremberg Laws
the Treaty of Versailles
the Munich Pact
Kristallnacht
4
What is genocide as practiced by the Nazis?
the broadcasting of anti-Semitic ideas
the killing of people for the purpose of creating terror
the abuse of a nation's citizens by their own government
the deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
5
America's Neutrality Acts outlawed arms sales to
all European countries.
all countries at war.
Fascist countries.
Communist countries.
6
What happened during the Battle of Britain?
Germany bombed Britain for two months.
Germany joined the Axis Powers.
Germany entered into a nonaggression pact with Britain.
Germany engaged in a three front war.
7
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
surprise and overwhelming force
the ability to make a long, steady advance
"out-waiting" the opponent
a system of fortifications
8
After the Emergency Quota Act was passed, admission to the US was based on immigrants'
ethnic identity and national origin.
wealth.
literacy test scores.
job skills.
9
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion beacuse they were
Italian immigrants and socialists.
German immigrants and anarchists.
German immigrants and socialists.
Italian immigrants and anarchists.
10
The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the
Great Migration.
South Side Renaissance.
Great Awakening.
Harlem Renaissance.
11
Which of the following best describes trench warfare?
Armies fought battles in the sky called dogfights.
Armies would dig trenches and charge the opposing trenches but often killed
An army attempts to invade a land from the sea.
A type of warfare that used submarines to sink innocent merchant ships.
12
Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to
become a world power.
return to normal life after WWI.
repeal Prohibition.
reform society.
13
War conducted with great speed and force.
Blitzkrieg
Siege
Scorched Earth
Sitzkrieg
14
The Constitution originally specified that senators would be selected by
the voter of each state.
the legislature of each state.
leaders of the majority party.
the majority party in each state.
15
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
when the US declared war
before the war began
after France was invaded and divided
when they declared war
16
What happened to most of the new democracies formed in Europe after WWI?
They thrived.
They became Communist.
They were torn apart by civil wars.
They were replaced by dictatorships.
17
Journalists who exposed corruption in government or business.
Police detectives
Muckrakers
Swindlers
Stockbrokers
18
The Twenty-first Amendment
established Prohibition.
guaranteed women the right to vote.
repealed Prohibition.
guaranteed African Americans the right to vote.
19
The purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to
end the Boxer Rebellion.
establish spheres of influence.
ensure trading rights for all nations.
gain leaseholds.
20
The Triple Entente or Allies included
Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy.
Germany, Turkey, and Russia.
Britain, France, and Russia.
Britain, France, and Germany.
21
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and decision of Poland?
Spain
the Soviet Union
Italy and Japan
Italy
22
John T. Scopes was put on trial for
teaching evolution.
being a leader of the KKK.
teaching creationism.
violating Prohibitiob laws.
23
This is a strong, independent woman of the 1920s.
heroine
flapper
madame
model
24
What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?
Created a bureau which picked what soldiers would be best for service
A military draft used by the US which selected males age 21-30
Made it illegal to denounce the government
Created a nursing corps for women
25
The new morality of the 1920s glorified
personal freedom.
wealth.
work.
promiscuity.
26
The Cotton Club was
a fictitious Chic. nightclub featured in the famous picture The Jazz Singer
a Chicago speakeasy where gangsters congregated.
a Hollywood nightspot frequented by the stars of the silver screen.
a Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start
27
The primary goal of the NAACP was
equality among the races.
better working conditions.
regulation of the banking industry.
voting rights for women.
28
This is the name given to FDR's programs to combat the Great Depression.
Package Deal
Fair Deal
New Deal
Square Deal
29
This WWI technology was slow and unreliable, but efficient in destroying enemy barbed wire:
poison gas
tank
airplane
machine gun
30
The major export of Hawaii around 1900 was
coconut.
pineapple.
sugar.
palm trees.
31
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
France--Neville Chamberlain
Britain--Charles de Gaulle
Austria--Joseph Stalin
Spain--Francisco Franco
32
What happened November 11, 1918?
Russia withdrew from the war.
President Wilson signed a declaration of war on Germany.
Germany declared an armistice.
US Congress passed a declaration of war.
33
Calvin Coolidge became president when
he defeated Robert La Folette.
he defeated Warren G. Harding.
Warren G. Harding dies in office.
Warren G. Harding was assassinated.
34
This federal law, passed in 1906, established strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers.
Meat Inspection Act
The establishment of the FDA (Food and Drug Act)
Clean Air Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
35
The establishment of the Federal Reserve System was prompted by a need for
control over trusts and monopolies.
accurate product labeling.
social reform.
financial reform.
36
The law that required truthful labels was the
Interstate Commerce Act.
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Pure Food and Drug Act.
Meat Inspection Act.
37
Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace
between Russia and Japan.
between China and Japan.
among Russia and European powers.
among factions in Korea.
38
Theodore Roosevelt became president
when McKinley dies of pneumonia.
by defeating William McKinley.
by defeating William Jennings Bryan.
when McKinley was assassinated.
39
According to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American war, the US would
free Guam and Cuba, and annex Puerto Rico.
annex Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
free Guam, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
free Cuba, and annex Guam and Puerto Rico.

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