WWI veterans who wanted their bonuses paid early

What was one role women played in military during WWII?

They served as nurses in battle

Why was D-Day so important?

When French beaches were secured, troops could go to Germany

What is one way WWII affected the American economy?

Factories ran 24 hours a day producing war supplies

Why did falling stock prices cause the market to crash?

Panicked investors sold their stock causing prices to fall.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a government project that

Built dams, generators, bringing jobs and electricity

"Buying on margin" means buying stock

With borrowed money hoping to making a profit

Why were the Japanese interned during WWII?

U.S. citizens viewed them with suspicion and fear

Truman sent American forces to South Korea to

Give South Korean troops cover and support

The Roosevelt administration showed support for equal rights by

Appointing Mary McLeod Bethune and other African Americans

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3rd Quarter EQT Review

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1
in 1945, 50 nations signed the charter creating
League of United Nations
United Nations
Yalta Conference
Cold War
2
The first atomic bomb was dropped by the Americans on
Germany
France
Japan
China
3
The Bonus Army was
Troops who distributed military bonuses
Veterans who sabotaged Hoover's reelection campaign
Armies who help destroy Shantytowns with tanks and tear gas
WWI veterans who wanted their bonuses paid early
4
The policy of avoiding war by giving in to the demands is called
Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
brinkmanship
appeasement
5
What act provided monthly pensions for retired people?
Revenue Act
Social Security Act
WPA
Townsend Act
6
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
Hayes
Tojo
Stalin
Hitler
7
Sputnik was the world's first
hydrogen bomb
artificial satellite
spaceship
computer
8
Where was the worst defeat in United States' military history?
Pearl Harbor
Normandy
Britain
Bataan
9
What country was NOT part of the Axis Powers?
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
10
What New Deal program built dams to provide cheap electricity in some Southern states?
TVA
SEC
CCC
PWA
11
What was one role women played in military during WWII?
They flew combat missions
They served as nurses in battle
The manned machine guns on American ships
Their formed their own combat squadrons
12
Why was D-Day so important?
When French beaches were secure, troops could go to France
Bombing raids could be performed
It tricked the Germans
When French beaches were secured, troops could go to Germany
13
The Dust Bowl stretched from
Tennessee to Arizona
North Dakota to Kansas
North Dakota to Texas
Texas to Florida
14
What country was NOT part of the Allied Powers?
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
15
When was the Korean War?
1950-1954
1949-1950
1949-1953
1950-1953
16
What is one way WWII affected the American economy?
Agricultural production suffered
The Depression became more severe
The unemployment rate skyrocketed
Factories ran 24 hours a day producing war supplies
17
In the 1930s, the United States went into a severe economic state called the
Great Recession
Great Inflation
Great Depression
Great Downfall
18
Why did falling stock prices cause the market to crash?
Panicked investors sold their stock causing prices to fall.
Bankers refused to issue credit to investors.
The stock market shut down.
Business leaders began selling their businesses.
19
The Tennessee Valley Authority was a government project that
Built dams, generators, bringing jobs and electricity
Built roads and bridges in poor communities
Helped poor farmers keep their land by providing loans.
Eliminated unfair business practices
20
What country fought on the side of the North Koreans?
China
United States
Germany
Japan
21
"Buying on margin" means buying stock
During a bear market with hopes of selling at a higher price
During a bull market with inflated prices
With borrowed money hoping to making a profit
Buying directly through the stock market instead of a broker
22
Why were the Japanese interned during WWII?
They were invading the West Coast
Many planned to return to their ancestral homeland
U.S. citizens viewed them with suspicion and fear
Some served as secret service agents for Japan
23
The Nazis persecuted which group of people during the Holocaust?
Americans
Jews
Catholics
Fascist
24
The popular general fired by President Truman was
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Storm Thurmond
Thomas Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
25
What form of government did Adolph Hitler establish in Germany?
capitalist
communist
totalitarian
socialist
26
What provided for unemployment and health benefits for GIs?
The Social Security Act
Servicemen's Readjustment Act
Fair Deal
The Marshall Plan
27
The Italian form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism was
communism
fascism
capitalism
totalitarianism
28
Truman sent American forces to South Korea to
Give South Korean troops cover and support
Protect the boarder with China
Take over the fighting from South Korean troops
Defend the United States from the South Korean army
29
The Roosevelt administration showed support for equal rights by
Having concerts at the Lincoln Memorial
Refusing to support the Daughters of the American Revolution
Alllowing the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to work
Appointing Mary McLeod Bethune and other African Americans
30
Only 54,000 of the 76,000 Allied prisoners survived the Bataan
March
Battle
Prison
Sinking

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