The Great Depression, New Deal, WWII, and the Cold War Review

Question 1

Define deficit spending

Accepted Answer

when a country spends more that they make in taxes

Question 2

What impact did the Great Depression have on SC?

Accepted Answer

banks failed, mills closed, farmers lost land

Question 3

What factors contributed to the shift from rural to urban areas and suburbs?

Accepted Answer

Automobiles increased, roads construction improved

Question 4

Why was SC experiencing economic depression before the rest of the nation?

Accepted Answer

Boll Weevil destroyed cotton

Question 5

Why did African Americans migrate to northern and Midwestern cities during and after WWII?

Accepted Answer

limited jobs due to segregation

Question 6

What was one cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Stock Market Crashed

Question 7

How did World War II effect South Carolina's economy?

Accepted Answer

helped by providing jobs, military bases trained many

Question 8

The largest New Deal project in SC was the Santee Cooper Project. What was the purpose?

Accepted Answer

build hydroelectric power sites to provide electricity

Question 9

President FDR came up with this program to put faith back into the economy.

Accepted Answer

New Deal

Question 10

During the Depression, why was unemployment so devastation in SC (1/4 of the people)

Accepted Answer

no jobs means no $ for food, clothes, bills, etc

Question 11

Why did population patterns change often during the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

people were moving to look for jobs

Question 12

Explain how World War II brought the United States out of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

gave a significant boost tot he economy

Question 13

Following WWII, the US and Soviet Union engaged in a tense face-off for more than 30 years?

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 14

Describe the role of African Americans, particularly the Tuskegee Airmen, during WWII.

Accepted Answer

flew planes and defended the country bravely

Question 15

What is an example of "making do" during the Depression?

Accepted Answer

stretching meals, pass clothes, collect scrap metal

Question 16

Which New Deal project paid farmers to plant less crops?

Accepted Answer

AAA

Question 17

How did Roosevelt's New Deal programs help South Carolinian's?

Accepted Answer

the CCC and PWA gave people a purpose and a job

Question 18

What event led the United States to enter the war in Europe and the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor

Question 19

What role did South Carolina's military bases play during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

trained soldiers

Question 20

How were African Americans treated when they returned home from World War II?

Accepted Answer

still segregation and prejudice across the south

Question 21

Under the Social Security Act, who received assistance?

Accepted Answer

The elderly

Question 22

What improvements in education were made by Strom Thurmond in the Post- WWII era in SC?

Accepted Answer

12th graded added & 9 months of school

Question 23

What role did Fort Jackson and the Charleston Navy Yard play in the 1940's and 1950's?

Accepted Answer

trained men, built ships

Question 24

What did the Savannah River Site build?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear material was enriched and handled

Question 25

What was the purpose of the New Deal programs?

Accepted Answer

To restore faith in the economy and put people back to work

Question 26

What industry continued to experience growth following WWII in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Tourism

Question 27

Who were the baby boomers?

Accepted Answer

kids born in the 1950's

Question 28

Who helped Roosevelt get elected and was instrumental in creating the Santee Copper Project?

Accepted Answer

James F. Byrnes

Question 29

What connection do the Doolittle Raiders have to South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

They were trained in Columbia, SC

Question 30

What was the purpose of the Rural Electrification Act?

Accepted Answer

bring electricity to farmers so they could work better

Question 31

Define Integrate and Prejudice. How did these impact the Post-WWII America?

Accepted Answer

bring races together-different races aren't on same level

Question 32

What program built schools and hospitals?

Accepted Answer

PWA

Question 33

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corp(CCC)?

Accepted Answer

keep young men out of trouble and provide an income

Question 34

Describe the actions of the Doolittle Raiders following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

they led an attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor

Question 35

What event sparked the economy of the United States and brought the Great Depression to an end?

Accepted Answer

WWII

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