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What were the three goals of Roosevelt's New Deal
better schools, bigger banks, efficient factories
raise taxes, close banks, build roads
relief, recovery, reform
jobs, better health care, lower taxes
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This Commission was designed to regulate money and trading on the stock market
ACC
DOG
SEC
NYC
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What is the significance of the 19th amendment?
Women gain right to vote
African Americans become citizens
African Americans gain right to vote
Women became citizens
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How did the Harlem Rennaisance impact the way of life in the 1920's?
irish americans celebrated irish
all americans celebrated celebrating
white americans celebrated white contributions
Writers, musicians, artists celebrated African contributions
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What caused the Great Depression
low production of goods, FDIC, too many jobs
stock market crash, bank failure, farm failure
dust bowl, bread lines, bad workers
buying stocks, investing in government, people spencing
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The principle event that lead to the United States' involvement in WW II
The US wanted to prove it was a superpower
military aggression toward the US from other nations
World depression led to rise of dictators
US needed a war to end depression
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Which describes the role of women in WW II
women fought on the front line with men
Were responsible for rationing, victory gardens, and jobs
women were sent to concentration camps
women were paid more than men to work in factories
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Technologies that significantly impacted the US economy in WW II... EXCEPT
railroad
aviation
weaponry
communication
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What was daily life like in the post WW1 1920's?
everyone was depressed
everyone was happy
underpaid factory workers happy
standard of living up
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The result of the government's response to the great depression
no change in the role of government
role of federal government increased
role of federal government decreased
the response quickly ended the great depression
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What was in FDR's New Deal plan
programs offered short term relief and eased minds
programs were only for citizens who worked in fields
Government created only 1 program to end Depression
Government felt they had to do nothing to help
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This President ordered the dropping of 2 Atomic bombs saving perhaps a million lives...
Lincoln
Kennedy
Hoover
Truman
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What explains why technological innovations continued to boost the economy after the war?
Soldiers were given a lot of money to spend
fear of another war kept it going
many nations were still fighting after the US stopped
innovations used for other purposes after war
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This was an effect of unemployment in the Great Depression
consumers rushed to put money in banks
consumers did not want to buy and some businesses failed
consumers did not buy fast enough so businesses sold out
consumers made many purchases and business boomed
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The Allied landing in North Africa was called this
Operation Torch
Operation African Freedom
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
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What were the effects of factories increasing production in WW II
economy not effected and great depression continued
economy experienced loss, depression worsened
economy boosted and national holiday created
economy boosted and lifted country out of depression
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Unemployed who took to the rails from town to town looking for work.
hoboes
philanthos
bums
troublemakers
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Homeless people built make-shift homes from lumber and empty boxes and called them this.
home
Hoovervilles
Isanhower Towns
High Society
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The Harlem Renaisance celebrated African American's in all the following except...
art
music
writing
clothing
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Which of the following factors caused the Stock Market crash?
factories were not able to produce goods for consumers
factories overproduced goods and laid off workers
American's bought more stocks
Value of stocks increased
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What positive effect did migration North have on African Americans?
New sharecropping opportunities
Segregation
New job opportunities
Jim Crow Laws
22
Dust Bowl conditions forced this group to migrate to California.
Texarns
Flews
Hokies
Okies
23
Which does not describe Japanese Americans in WW II
many were denied a right to a fair trial
some served in US military units in the European theater
many were moved to internment camps in the western US
many moved south to find better jobs in wartime factories
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The United States dropped two Atomic Bombs in 1945... What happened?
Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the Axis Powers
The Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Led to the surrender fo Germany ending WW II
Led to the surrender of Japan ending WW II
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In WW II people were told to "do your part"... which is not an example
rationing
scrap metal drives
victory gardens
community soup kitchens
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What was the significance of the invasion of Normandy?
led to the surrender of axis powers in Europe
led to surrender of axis powers in Japan
led to the surrender of allied powers in Japan
led to the surrender of allied powers in Europe
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The Allied leaders for the United States, Great Britain, and Russia
Roosevelt, Chruchill, Stalin
Mussolini, Roosevelt, Hitler
Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito
Hitler, Churchill, Mussolin
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FDIC stands for...
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Funny Dogs In Car
Fundamental District Insurers Corporation
Funding Deposit Insured Company
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This New Deal program still exists today to help the elderly have income...
Money Securities
Security Exchange Comission
Social Security
Social Insecurity
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Which is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920's
Many experienced economic boom through new technologies
many Americans did not have jobs and banks failed
Many Americans lost money in the Stock Market
All experienced economic boom through new technologies
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This belief of Adolph Hitler ultimately led to WW II
Germany was inferior and war would overcome this
A gentle man he believed war accomplished nothing
The WWI treaty was fair to Germany
German people were a superior race and should rule Europe
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Which of the following describes the role of African Americans in WW II
moved to internment camps on the western US
migrated south and east for family and work
worked in factories and were in desegregated military units
worked in factories and were in segregated military units
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The result of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
the US quickly ended the Great Depression
President asked congress to declare war on Italy and Germany
President Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan
the US decided to help supply Britian
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The CCC stands for ...
Cool Cids Collide
Can Conserve Cops
Civilian Conservation Corps
Customer Care Call
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fed and housed the poor, gave money to people helping businesses recover, reformed system
causes of great depression
goals of new deal
causes of WWII
life during roaring 20's
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Part of the New Deal this provided relief and jobs
CCC
What
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ABC