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- 1. Multiple Choice
What was most significant about the Battle of Midway
Axis Forces were now on the offensive
First battle to ever be fought with strictly aircraft carriers
Allied Forces were now on the offensive
It forced Japan to surrender
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why were celebrities popular on US Radio during the Depression?
They showed people what you could become if you worked hard
Their art portrayed struggles, which people could relate to
They campaigned for Hoover
They campaigned for the rights of African-Americans
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which one of these is not true about the Harlem Renaissance?
Migration of African-Americans to southern states
Increased popularity of venues featuring African-American artists
Increase geographic concentrations of African-Americans in Northern cities
Helped ease some of the racial tensions during the time period
- 4. Multiple Choice
In the 1930s, when FDR "packed the (Supreme) court" it--
Had an ineffective response to the Depression
Brought in a wave of new Republican judges
Violated the principal of checks and balances
Began a Socialist type of government
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which "New Deal" agency, set up by FDR, was designed to help people 65, or older, and disabled citizens that could not work?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Housing Administration
Social Security Administration
- 6. Multiple Choice
When manufacturers have to reduce production due to a lower demand for consumer goods... what is the result?
New banks open
Unemployment does down
Companies lay off workers
Government lowers tariffs
- 7. Multiple Choice
High tariffs put in place by the US such as the Hawley-Smoot tariff and the Fordney-McCumber tariff contributed to the depression how?
Traditional US trading partners were upset and responded with tariffs of their own which reduced imports and exports by 50%
Trade with Asian countries double and trade with European countries tripled
High tariffs meant higher wages for workers in the US
Allowed farmers to now sell their surplus crops directly to the government
- 8. Multiple Choice
The government's role in the 1920s---
Massively expanded more than it had ever been
Placed a lot of regulations on big businesses to help our workers
Controlled the means of production
Interfere as little as possible
- 9. Multiple Choice
Women that wore make-up, smoke and drank in public, went out without male escorts, wore their hair shorts, and wore "scandalous" clothing were known as--
Beatniks
Flappers
Floozies
Skimpies
- 10. Multiple Choice
How did Henry Ford, and his assembly line method, impact America?
Greatly increased production by companies
Made cars much more expensive
Cut back wages for his workers
Helped America get out of the Depression
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a technological feat of the 1920s?
Panama Canal
Construction of the Empire State Building
Charles Lindberg's solo flight across the Atlantic
Bessemer Process allowed steel to be mass produced
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl
Poor farming techniques
Severe Drought
Overpopulation in the Mid-West
Geography of the Mid-West with no hills/mountains to block high winds
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was different about the economic boom during the 1920s compared to previous "booms?"
Small businesses were thriving instead of big business
Consumer goods were the primary source of the boom, not industrial goods
People saved their money and bought goods instead of buying on credit
Economic boom happened more in the South than the Northeast
- 14. Multiple Choice
What buying habits changed during the 1920s?
People started buying more goods on credit
People started buying more goods with cash
People started buying more foreign goods as opposed to domestic
People started buying more domestic goods as opposed to foreign
- 15. Multiple Choice
Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were opposing lawyers during the Scopes "Monkey Trial?" What did they represent?
Opposing views on modernism and traditionalism
Opposing views on foreign trade policy
Opposing views on Catholicism and Mormonism
Opposing views on immigration
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the "Palmer Raids?"
To prevent unions from forming
To stop the spread of radical communist ideals
To stop people from organizing and talking about evolution
To stop civil rights groups from forming
- 17. Multiple Choice
What happened as a result of the 18th amendment?
Women gained the right to vote (suffrage)
The economy massively expanded due to buying on credit
Rise of organized crime
Communist sympathizers grew in number
- 18. Multiple Choice
What did FDR do in response to the depression?
He did very little, convinced we would get out of it on our own
Gave more power to the states to balance the economy
implemented new federal government programs and expanded the role of the federal government
Implemented new federal government programs and expanded the role of the state government
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was important about the Teapot Dome Scandal?
public became distrusting of the government when it found out about widespread corruption
widespread dissatisfaction with the lack of economic development
People were upset with government because of their neglect of the working class
Widespread anger over the loss of many jobs
- 20. Multiple Choice
What country did the Bataan Death March occur?
Japan
Philippines
Guam
China
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why didn't the U.S. ratify the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?
They could have limited war-making powers of Congress
They required tariffs on US products
They changed boundaries of countries in Europe
They allowed the partition of Germany
- 22. Multiple Choice
The increase in immigrants & the demand for cheap labor led to...
More people living in tenements
More people living in rural areas
Smaller city populations
More people living in luxury apartments
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which era helped to bring reform to America at the turn of the 20th century
Populism
Civil Rights
Socialism
Progressivism
- 24. Multiple Choice
The role of the executive branch __________ during the Great Depression
Expanded
Shrunk
Stayed the same
Was second to the judicial branch
- 25. Multiple Choice
High unemployment and home foreclosures led to
Larger city populations
Expanded farms
People living in Hooverville's
Strict income tax laws
- 26. Multiple Choice
The U.S. embargo (ban) on oil exports was one reason leading to...
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
Japan's surrender, ending WWII
Japan entering a Great Depression
Japan joining the Allies in WWII
- 27. Multiple Choice
How did popular singers (such as Gene Autry) and actors appeal to an audience during the Great Depression?
Relating their art to the struggles of the period
Relating their art to the Roaring 20s
Comparing their lifestyles to an elite class of Americans
Promoting nativism and discouraging immigration
- 28. Multiple Choice
Who transmitted secret military information in the Pacific?
Flying Tigers
Navajo Code Talkers
Tuskegee Airmen
Apache Code Breakers
- 29. Multiple Choice
African American fighter pilot squadron that had great success and eventually lead to support for integration in the Military
Tuskegee Airmen
Flying Tigers
Navajo Code Talkers
Flying Fortresses
- 30. Multiple Choice
Group of volunteer American fighter pilots that fought for the Chinese Air Force to help stop Japanese invasion of China
Flying Tigers
Tuskegee Airmen
Flying Fortresses
Navajo Code Talkers
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