President Truman dropped the atomic bomb because...

it saved lives by ending the war

POINT BUSTER: Which Hitler fact is FALSE?

He was elected to his leadership role

President Hoover believed relief for the poor should come from this source.

charities and local organizations

How did Britain support a policy of appeasement at the Munich Conference?

By giving into Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland

How did the government deal with shortages in fuel and war materials?

They implemented strict rationing at home

What lesson can be learned from the experiences of Japanese-Americans in WWII?

Individual rights can be restricted for national security

This New Deal program was designed to regulate the stock market.

Securities & Exchange Commission

Why was Iwo Jima an important target?

It was within bomber range of Japan

Shantytowns were named Hoovervilles because...

The residents blamed Hoover for the Depression

Upon taking office, Franklin Roosevelt immediately...

Closed and inspected all the nation's banks

Which statement best describes fascism?

A strong dictator is the best type of ruler

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1
This action caused Hoover to lose a great deal of public support.
The passage of Prohibition
Implementation of the New Deal
The conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti
The handling of the Bonus Army
2
President Truman dropped the atomic bomb because...
he wanted to see what the bomb would do
he wanted to show American strength
he wanted to get revenge on the Japanese
it saved lives by ending the war
3
Members of the WAACs served as...
fighter pilots and infantry
welders and shipbuilders
nurses and radio operators
factory workers and scientists
4
General Eisenhower commanded Allied forces during this action.
The Invasion of Italy
D-Day
Stalingrad
The Battle of Iwo Jima
5
This New Deal program had the greatest longest-term impact on the economy.
Social Security
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Money Management Administration
Economic Recovery Act
6
POINT BUSTER: Which Hitler fact is FALSE?
He was a vegetarian
He was elected to his leadership role
He was Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1938
He strongly opposed any cruel treatment of animals
7
This took citizenship and basic freedoms away from German Jews.
Schlieffen Plan
Kristallnacht
Weihnachtsfest
Nuremberg Laws
8
Discrimination towards Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor led to...
a declaration of war
the zoot-suit riots
dismissal of Japanese American soldiers
Japanese internment camps
9
Which is NOT a way the US attempted to stay neutral in World War II?
Neutrality Act of 1935
Cash & Carry
Destroyers for bases
Lend-Lease Act
10
This established a precedent about individual responsibility during warfare.
United Nations
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Nuremberg Trials
11
POINT BUSTER: What was Mr. Wulf's main football position in high school?
Linebacker
Long Snapper
Tight End
Defensive End
12
President Hoover believed relief for the poor should come from this source.
charities and local organizations
the Federal government
individuals should be responsible for their own welfare
state governments
13
How did Britain support a policy of appeasement at the Munich Conference?
By giving into Hitler's demands for the Sudetenland
By forcing Hitler to give back the Rhineland
By threatening war if Hitler attacked Poland
By allowing Hitler to take over Czechoslovakia
14
POINT BUSTER: What color are the airplane emergency data recorders known as black boxes ?
Red
Purple
Black
Orange
15
How did the government deal with shortages in fuel and war materials?
They increased imports from Asia
They began building ships out of wood
They closed automobile factories
They implemented strict rationing at home
16
What lesson can be learned from the experiences of Japanese-Americans in WWII?
Presidential power is superior to that of the Supreme Court
Americans protect individual rights during times of war
Immigrants have never been accepted in American society
Individual rights can be restricted for national security
17
Japan declared war on the United States following this event.
Doolittle's raid on Tokyo
The invasion of Belgium
The invasion of Poland
The attack on Pearl Harbor
18
This New Deal program was designed to regulate the stock market.
Securities & Exchange Commission
Stock Exchange Bureau
National Recovery Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
19
Why was Iwo Jima an important target?
It was within bomber range of Japan
It had been a US colony
It was a major industrial center
It was Japan's largest naval base
20
This was the practice of purchasing stocks with mostly borrowed money.
insider trading
stack gambling
speculation
buying on margin
21
This name was given to the Nazi plan to exterminate European Jews.
Kristallnacht
Wehrmacht
Final Solution
Holocaust
22
Shantytowns were named Hoovervilles because...
They desperately needed to be vaccuumed
The inhabitants admired Hoover's relief efforts
The residents blamed Hoover for the Depression
they wanted to express their patriotism
23
Which choice was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
agricultural overproduction
tariffs on foreign goods
too much reliance on credit
an increase in homelessness
24
Upon taking office, Franklin Roosevelt immediately...
Proposed a plan to add justices to the Supreme Court
Created the Works Progress Administration
Began holding meetings with his Brain Trust
Closed and inspected all the nation's banks
25
Which statement best describes fascism?
A strong dictator is the best type of ruler
Social equality for all citizens must be protected
Democratic elections are best for the people
Industries and farms should be government owned

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