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To recover from the Great Depression, Japan
elected civilians to run the country
took control of the resources of other nations
spent less money on the military
2
The Allies' Europe First" strategy meant that.....?
Until Hitler lost, pacific would be a second theater of war
Allies would withdraw all of their troops from North Africa
Allies did not consider the German U-boat attacks as threats
3
Which group was created to increase support for the war among the American people?
The Red Cross
The Committee on Public Information
The War Industries Board
4
Problems caused by the Great Depression made German people likely to believe promises made by?
Hitler's Nazi Party
USA
Weimar Republic
5
dictator and head of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler
rationing
Douglas MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
6
Which of the following was seen as an economic declaration of war against the Axis Powers
the Tripartite Act
Atlantic Charter
Lend-Lease Act
7
The National Defense Education Act provided federal funds to train...?
scientists
politicians
soldiers
8
an independently owned retail outlet of a large company
antibiotic
franchise business
closed group
mutual assured destruction
9
fear of communists, both outside and within the United States
McCathyism
Julius Rosenburg
genocide
Red Scare
10
Oppenheimer and Einstein were against the development of a hydrogen bomb because they.....
were against all war and military spending
were afraid the Soviets would invent something more powerful
thought it would lead to an arms race
11
The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy supplies as long as they...?
used the supplies for peaceful purpose only
did not attack the U.S
paid cash and moved the supplies themselves
12
How did the New Deal programs change life in the West?
Introduced labor unions and minimum wage
cut taxes and encouraged farmers to stop grazing sheep
built dams to supply power and stop flooding
13
Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C?
Congress refused to pay veterans their bonuses
President Hoover vetoed a bill for early payment of bonuses
General MacArthur attacked protestors demanding their bonuse
14
the theory that money invested in business will also reach and help workers
trickle down economics
selective service act
business cycle
speculation
15
Why did the stock Market crash?
depositors made runs on the nation's banks
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply
Investors panicked and started to sell
16
the theory of repressive government
collective bargaining
Douglas MacArthur
totalitarianism
17
a medication used to keep people from getting certain sicknesses
antibiotic
genocide
closed group
assimilate
18
means putting money in consumers' hands so they can buy goods and stimulate the economy
trickle down economics
pump priming
court packing
scopes trial
19
Why was the conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S described as "Cold War"?
it was "cold" because it was not significant or important
the Soviet Union has a very cool climate
neither side engaged in direct military conflict
20
term used to describe extreme reckless charges
Red Scare
arms race
genocide
McCarthyism
21
In 1933, Congress repealed the Prohibition with what amendment?
Twentieth Amendment
Twenty-first Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
22
As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes....
increased more rapidly than incomes in urban areas
Declined
remained steady
23
unions used ______ to achieve goals
rationing
Works progress administration
collective bargaining
welfare state
24
United Auto worker stage a 44-day against General Motors
sit-down strike
mass production
speculation
scopes trial
25
endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons
assimilate
antibiotic
closed shop
arms race
26
About how many total miles did U.S troops travel on the Bataan Death March
90
125
65
27
strategy to capturing some Japanese-held islands and ignoring others
rationing
Works progress administration
island hopping
collective bargaing
28
What set the theory of evolution against fundamentalism?
Mass Production
court packing
Sit-down strike
Scopes Trials
29
the periodic growth and contraction of the economy
business cycle
speculation
mass production
court packing
30
general who led the United States Army in Asia
Rationing
Adolf Hitler
Douglas MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
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general who staged a surprise attack on American forces
Hideki Tojo
Blitzkrieg
Douglas MacArthur
Adolf Hitler
32
When FDR tried to put more judges on the supreme court, his action was called ______?
Klu Klux Klan
pump priming
court packing
mass production
33
the _____ built and improved highways, dredged rivers, and promoted conservation
rationing
Works progress administration
welfare state
collective bargaining
34
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Congress passed the _______ to deal with the banking crisis.
Federal Deposit Insurance Cooperation
Emergency Banking Bill
Bonus Army Act
35
willful annihilation of a racial political, or cultural group
assimilate
closed shop
genocide
red scare
36
In the Korean War, United Nations' forces...
fought with communist North Korea against U.S & South Korea
fought together with the U.S against North Korea
remained neutral, became peacekeepers after the war
37
The Appeasement policy of the United States encouraged Germany to be...?
less aggressive
peaceful
more aggressive
38
Which group faced the most restrictions in the U.S during the war?
Japanese Americans
German Americans
Italian Americans
39
Antiwar protesters were called....
hawks
doves
guerillas
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a risky stock purchase
court packing
sit-down strike
trickle down economics
speculation
41
fitting in, making another culture your own
assimilate
closed shop
red scare
genocide
42
What did the FDIC insure?
business investments
bank deposits
farm loans
43
Russian convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets
genocide
Red Scare
McCarthyism
Julius Rosenburg
44
A place where only union employees can be hired
red scare
closed group
Mutual Assured Destruction
Franchise business
45
Which country was the first to begin accumulating nuclear weapon?
the United States
Britain
the Soviet Union
46
Conservatives tend to prefer helping the needy through.....
charity provided by private organizations and individuals
higher minimum wage
gov't programs such as Social Security
47
a government that is responsible for the welfare of certain citizens is a .......
Welfare state
Works Progress Administration
collective bargaining
totalitarianism
48
target blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants
Klu Klux Klan
court packing
Scopes Trials
Pump priming
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"lightning war"
island hopping
Hideki Tojo
totalitarianism
blitzkrieg
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a draft of military personal
trickle down economics
selective service act
business cycle
pump priming
51
President Truman's military advisers predicted that an invasion of Japan....?
could force the Japanese to surrender quickly
could strategically target cities devoted to war production
might cost as many as 1,000,000 American lives
52
What best describes the underlying cause of the Cold War
Soviet anger at the U.S for interfering with Greece & Turkey
the remaining anger of enemies on opposing side in WWII
political & economic differences between the U.S & Soviets
53
Why did Marcus Garvey's movement fall apart?
Garvey was jailed and deported to Jamaica
His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters
his supporters were to keep his organization going
54
having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
closed shop
genocide
assimilate
mutual assured destruction
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limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy
rationing
welfare state
island hopping
collective bargaining
56
car manufacturing method copied from meatpacking plants
speculation
Mass production
pump priming
business cycle
57
why did volunteerism fail?
Businesses and citizens acted in their own best interests
President Hoover did not support the policy
Federal Gov't took control of local and state relief efforts
58
African Americans and Mexican Americans had a hard time in the Great Depression because they...
were forced to move to northern cities to find work
faced discrimination when competing for jobs
had little community and family support
59
Many people moved to the Sunbelt to....
escape traffic and overcrowding in northern cities
work in defense industries
farm the land
60
As suburbs developed, the people who lived there...
became less conservative and less politically active
became more conservative and more politically active
became less conservative and more politically active
