1920,1930, WWII Flashcards | StudBud
  • 4
    President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the grounds that the
    • early ending of the war would save many lives
    • world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power
    • American public demanded that the bombs be used
    • Axis powers deserved total destruction
  • 5
    A main reason for the failure of peace in Europe was that Communism was spreading through out Europe.
    • True
    • False
  • 6
    The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the
    • success of government farm subsidies
    • effect of geography on people’s lives
    • result of the Indian Removal Act
    • limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
  • 7
    What was the FDIC known for?
    • Provided jobs for young men to work on environmental projects.
    • paid farmers to not grow crops
    • built dams that provided areas of the South with jobs and electricity
    • Insured savings accounts up to $5000
  • 8
    The Great Depression of the 1930s had a lasting effect upon the United States because
    • labor unions never regained their power of membership
    • the economy has never recovered
    • same party has controlled the government since the end of the Depression
    • many programs from that period still exist today
  • 9
    Which economic practice became significantly more widespread during the 1920s?
    • dependence on government for welfare programs
    • stock market speculation
    • governmental regulation of business
    • reduction of tariff rates
  • 10
    The conviction of John Scopes in 1925 for teaching about evolution supported the ideas of those Americans who
    • wanted to promote traditional fundamentalist values
    • favored the changes resulting from the new technology of the 1920s
    • believed in religious freedom and the separation of church and state
    • hoped to lessen the differences between rural and urban lifestyles
  • 11
    In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
    • authorizing the deportation of American Communist Partymembers
    • enacting a peacetime draft law
    • relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
    • passing a series of neutrality acts
  • 12
    To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the
    • sale of war bonds
    • money borrowed from foreign governments
    • sale of United States manufactured goods to neutral nations
    • printing of additional paper money
  • 13
    The United States became the “arsenal of democracy” in the early 1940s because the U.S.
    • had made strong alliances with other countries during the 1920s, 1930s
    • introduced a series of strict draft laws
    • relied on the nation’s strong tradition of militarism
    • possessed the economic resources to produce massive amounts of war material
  • 14
    In World War II, many Japanese Americans on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
    • were seen as a security threat
    • expressed their support for Italy and Germany
    • were known spies for Japan
    • refused to serve in the United States military
  • 15
    In the 1930s, New Deal programs were developed mainly to
    • reverse the effects of the Great Depression
    • stop the growth of huge business trusts
    • expand civil rights for minorities
    • prepare the nation for World War II
  • 16
    The Social Security system was started mainly to provide a source of income for retired workers
    • False
    • True
  • 17
    The prohibition of alcoholic beverages during the 1920s in the United States showed that
    • popular resistance can make laws difficult to enforce
    • poor decisions cannot easily be changed
    • government can easily change most people’s habits
    • amending the Constitution is an easy process
  • 18
    Which situation best illustrates a policy of appeasement?
    • The United States sent troops to defend South Korea from invasion
    • The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
    • The United States blockad Cuba to force the Soviet Union to remove missiles
    • Parts of Czechoslovakia were given to Nazi Germany to avoid war
  • 19
    Which economic development was most characteristic of the Great Depression?
    • an increase in both production and wages
    • a decrease in prices and an increase in production
    • a decrease in production and an increase in unemployment
    • an increase in both prices and employment
  • 20
    What was the key challenge faced by the United States during World War II?
    • lack of public support for the war effort
    • difficulty gaining congressional support
    • fighting the war on several fronts
    • total reliance on naval power