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What was the Manhattan Project:
project that created radar
secret project to build the atomic bomb
building up of infrastructure in Manhattan
An affordable housing project
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This killed 10x as many Americans more than died in battle in World War during 1918 and 1919.
ebola
SARS
influenza epidemic
coronavirus
3
This president held radio broadcasts known as "fireside chats." Listeners felt like he was speaking directly to them.
Coolidge
Hoover
FDR
Truman
4
Who were the major Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and the USSR
Britain, France, and the USSR
Britain, France, and Italy
Germany, Italy, and Japan
5
Prohibition was:
an act that prevented people from selling tobacco
the movement to prohibit women from voting
an act that stopped people from migrating to the Northern sffsz
the legal prevention of the sale, manufacture and distribution of alcohol
6
After World War II, the Allies were worried about:
rebuilding infrastructure in the United States
the spread of communism
Hitler rising to power again
a worldwide influenza outbreak
7
Trial against a teacher in Tennesse who illegally taught the theory of evolution.
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Scopes Trial
Prohibition Trial
Massachusetts Police Trial
8
Characteristics of a fascist government:
government controls all property and distributes wealth equally
everyone shares ownership of everything
big business is allowed to do whatever it wants
dictatorship, suppresses all opposition, aggressively nationalistic
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Became chancellor of Germany in 1933:
Goebbels
Trotsky
Stalin
Hitler
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Nickname for the 1920s because of the booming economy, fast pace of life, prosperity, credit,new products
The Great Depression
The Red Scare
The Roaring '20s
The Dust Bowl
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In this type of economy production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government:
free enterprise
supply and demand
barter
command
12
What project did the US create to provide jobs and stimulate the economy? It is an example of the "associative state."
Hoover Dam
Empire State Building
The Panama Canal
Golden Gate Bridge
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This group made up the Allies in WWII:
Britain, France, Italy, and the US
Britain, France, the USSR, and the US
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Britain, Italy, Japan, and the US
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The so called, "Final Solution:"
attacking France in the Battle of the Bulge
air raids on London
sending Jewish people to death camps
D-Day
15
What is a stock?
a share of ownership in a company
allows people to obtain goods prior to payment with a promise to pay later
a savings account
the belief that the economy will always get better and better
16
What region did Japan invade in 1931?
Manchuria
Korea
Taiwan
French Indochina
17
This occurred in 1929-many investors sold stocks and no one purchased them:
companies increased production
investors were left with worthless stocks that they could not sell
business shares rose in price
stock values tripled
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An economic and political system in which the government controls all on behalf of the people
capitalism
democracy
barter system
communism
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What was the Dust Bowl?
Areas of very high elevation
Another name for the Great Depression
Areas of severe drought during the 1930s
Areas with thousands of hungry people during the 1920s
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Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
To stop Hitler before he could regain strength
The US wanted to destroy Japanese culture
to end the war quickly and save American lives
Truman needed to bomb Japan before Japan bombed the US
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This program, which was part of the 2nd New Deal, provided benefits to retired people and others. It still exists today:
Social Security
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Security and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
22
What happened on D-Day?
Germany invaded Poland
Germany invaded France
The Allies invaded Poland
The Allies invaded France
23
What country was Mussolini the leader of?
Spain
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
24
What does appeasement mean?
ignoring an aggressive person
giving in to maintain the peace
confronting an aggressive person
showing aggression to a meek/shy person
25
The name of the peace treaty that ended World War 1:
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
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What form of government control was used by many dictatorships in the 1920s and 1930s. No formal opposition was allowed.
libertarianism
totalitarianism
monarchy
democracy
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Type of economy based on what consumers want:
market
barter
communism
traditional
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What is credit?
a savings account
the belief that the economy will always get better and better
allows people to obtain goods prior to payment with a promise to pay later
a share of ownership in a company
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We use this tool for trade:
production
money
barter
market
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An agreement not to use war as a means to solve conflicts:
21st amendment
NATO
The Marshall Plan
Kellogg-Briand Pact
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WWII began with what event?
Hitler's invasion of France
Hitler's invasion of the Sudetenland
Hitler's invasion of Poland
Hitler's bombing of England
32
What did some Germans blame the Jewish people for?
the economic problems in Germany
losing World War I
the lack of educational opportunities in Europe
starting World War II
33
This helped to develop and spread a national identity in America:
The Dust Bowl
Prohibition
credit
mass media
34
A product is more valuable when:
supply is high, demand is low
supply is high, demand is high
supply is low, demand is high
supply is low, demand is low
35
The two presidents during the Great Depression:
Wilson, Roosevelt
McKinley, Hoover
Roosevelt, Truman
Hoover, Roosevelt
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Which happened first?
Battle of Midway
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed
Battle of Iwo Jima
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This amendment which gave women the right to vote helped to change gender roles:
13th
18th
19th
21st
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This was one effect of the Great Depression:
the rates of homelessness fell
the economy boomed
unemployment rates fell
banks failed and people lost their life savings
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An economic system that believes that all people are equal and should share equally in society's wealth:
free market
capitalism
barter system
socialism
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This industry thrived during the years following WWI. "The poor horse doesn't have a chance in the world anymore."
railroad
bicycle
automobile
bus
41
In this type of economy private individuals own and operate businesses:
barter system
socialism
capitalism
communism
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A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs.
capitalism
internationalism
isolationism
communism
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How did WWII change work for women?
women finally earned the same as men
more women were able to find jobs in manufacturing/ nontraditional fields
men began to take on roles traditionally held by women
women were needed at home, once they married they did not work
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The amount of goods available:
production
supply
demand curve
demand
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A widespread fear of communism:
Palmer Raids
anarchy
Red Scare
nativism
46
This group of Americans
did not
share in the prosperity that many experienced during the 1920s:
jazz musicians
politicans
car manufacturers
farmers
47
Some Germans turned to this political party during the Great Depression of the 1930s:
Republican
Whig
Nazi
Federalist
48
What happened as a result of the New Deal?
nothing changed in the US as a result of New Deal legislation
the economy improved
the economy got worse
FDR was not elected to a second term as president
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What was the Lend-Lease Act?
This allowed Britain to keep the some weapons return some for a refund.
This allowed Britain to take US weapons even if they couldn't pay for them.
This allowed Britain to take US weapons as long as they paid for them.
This allowed Britain to rent US air bases.
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What was the Great Depression?
a period of time when alcohol was illegal in the United States
a period of below-average rainfall
a period of time when there was widespread fear of communism
the worst economic downturn in history
