VUS SOL Review Part 3

Why did so many Americans go to the movies in the 1920's and 1930's?

• it helped get the 18th Amendment passed

• it was an easy way for Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the country

• they loved the Anti-American propaganda

• it provided an escape from reality in the Great Depression

Which of the following contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• European countries failing to pay WWI debt

• Over-speculation in the stock market

• new American Laws that changed capitalism

• underproduction of industries

How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act lead to the Great Depression?

• it caused Americans to panic and withdraw their money from the bank

• it led other countries to impose tariffs which slowed international trade

• it caused a shortage of money

• it led people to buy stocks on margin

Which of these presidents was well-known for giving "fireside chats?"

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What did Roosevelt call his plan to get the US out of the Great Depression?

• the Square Deal

• Dollar Diplomacy

• the New Deal

• Voodoo Economics

Why did Roosevelt create programs like the Works Progress Administration?

• he needed to help our allies

• he wanted to prevent Americans from wasting their money

• he needed to provide relief, recovery & reform for Americans

• he needed older Americans to retire and make room for younger workers

Which New Deal Program insured Americans' money against unsound banking and investment practices?

• SSA

• FDIC

• WPA

• AAA

Which event triggered WWII in Europe?

• Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia

• Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• Japan's invasion of Manchuria

Why did FDR refer to the Lend-Lease Act as helping a neighbor?

• he wanted to block oil and steel exports to Japan

• he wanted to give our allies weapons to fight against Germany

• he wanted the US to remain neutral no matter what

• he planned on attacking Germany and Japan

Before the Pearl Harbor Attack, what was the US policy towards the war in Europe?

• isolationism

• appeasement

• internationalism

• detente