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U.S History Final Review
U.S History Final Review
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Name the organization that was created after World War 1, Did the USA join it?
The United Nations, No
The League of Nations, Yes
The League of Nations, No
The Avengers, Yes
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What caused the United States to join World War 1?
Zimmerman Telegram
The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Treaty of Versailles
The sinking of the Lusitania by German submarines
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Why did Germany send the Zimmerman Telegram?
If the US was fighting with Mexico they wouldnt help the Allies in Europe
The US was already threatening Mexico
Germany needed Mexico for its military strengths
Germany wanted to trade with Mexico
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How did Americans contribute to war efforts?
They posted on Instagram to show support
All of the Above
Beat up Germans
Purchased Liberty bonds & Rationed food
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What was Japanese internment?
Locations in which prisoners of war were held during WW2
Locations in which American prisoners of war were held in Japan during WW2
Forced relocation by US gov of Japanese Americans to detention camps in WW2
Apartment buildings in which immigrants were relocated to
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why did the Great Depression occur?
There were high taxes which caused prices of goods to go up
people were too lazy to go to work anymore
The stock market crashed
WW2 destroyed the economy
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Which battles were the “turning points” of World War II?
Battle of Midway (Pacific)
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Stalingrad (Europe)
Battle of the Atlantic
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What actually ended the Great Depression?
Ending WWII
TVA Programs
Social Security Programs
Entering WWII
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What is island hopping?
Taking over each island all the way to Japan.
Sending Atom bombs until Japan surrenders
Avoiding islands with enemy troops
Sending peace negotiations from island to island
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What happened at Pearl Harbor?
Japan attacked the Phillipines
Japan unleashed Godzilla upon the world
Japan bombed the U.S. base in Pearl Harbor Honolulu, Hawaii
Japan attacked the island of Midway
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During the early 1920's, United States experienced
an economic disaster
an economic boom
the Great Depression
World War I
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What was the Great Depression?
It was the day to recognize those with depression
It was the worst economic downfall in US History
The time period after Pearl Harbor
It was the day the plague spread to Europe
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Why did the United States drop the atomic bombs?
To show strength towards the Soviet Union
to eliminate the Jewish population
to prevent the loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan
because Germany dropped a bomb on the US
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"Buying on margin" refers to...
borrowing money to pay for stocks
offering commission-based jobs
using relief money to repay debts
buying expensive consumer items on credit
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The New Deal was a
a new farm program
bank loan program
President Wilson's new job program
Job program aimed to end the Great Depression
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What was the Holocaust?
The murder of about 6 million Jews by Hitler and his Nazis
The murder of approximately 6 million Jews in Amsterdam
Where Hitler ordered a mass murder of Jews & Christians
It was the killing of unarmed people in Germany by Hitler
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The Manahattan Project was
a code named used to spy on the Soviets
the secret project to develop an atomic bomb
a concentration camp
the area in New Mexico where scientiss worked in WWII
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What was the purpose of the D-Day invasion
To liberate Japan from the Nazis
To liberate France from the Nazis
To liberate England from the Nazis
To liberate Germany from the Nazis
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During WWII at the homefront -
Bank failures increased
Americans rooted for the Germans
The economy suffered due to high unemployment
Women gain employment in the workforce
