World War II

The major reason the Bill of Rights was added to the United States Constitution was to

• limit the power of state governments.

• protect individual liberties against abuse by the federal government.

• provide for equal treatment of all people.

• separate powers between the three branches of government.

Which book describes how the Dust Bowl of the 1930's effected the farmers of the Great Plains?

• The Grapes of Wrath

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Jungle

• Silent Spring

The Scopes Trial of 1925 illustrated the

• desire for new voting rights laws.

• need for better private schools.

• conflict between Protestant fundamentalism (religion) and science.

• effects of the Red Scare on the legal system.

During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they

• served in military combat positions.

• controlled most corporations.

• work in jobs traditionally held by men.

• chaired several congressional committees.

Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920's?

• widespread violation of prohibition laws

• efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians

• passage of laws restricting immigration

• provision of credit to farmers

At the beginning of World War II, national debate focused on whether the United States should continue the policy of

• coexistence

• isolationism

• containment

• imperialism

One reason the Nuremberg Trials following World War II were held was to

• bring Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo to justice.

• force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust.

• punish the German government for bombing England.

United States foreign policy changed following World War II as the United States

• became more involved in world affairs.

• returned to a policy of isolationism.

• rejected membership in the United Nations.

• pursued a policy of appeasement toward the Soviet Union.

During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they

• were known spies for Japan.

• were seen a security threat.

• refused to serve in the United States military.

• expressed their support for Italy and Germany.

Base your answer to the next question on the photo below and your knowledge of social studies.

Communities such as the one shown in this photograph from the 1930's were called "Hoovervilles" because of President Hoover's

• support for federal programs to provide jobs for the unemployed.

• refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless.

• efforts to help the residents return to their farms.

• emergency relief programs to provide food for the poor.