2023 Semester 2 Test Review

During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly

• on the Atlantic Coast

• in the Rocky Mountains

• on the Great Plains

• in the Pacific Northwest

The primary purpose for the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• oversee a system of pensions for the elderly

• stabilize financial institutions of the United States by protecting bank deposits

• establish relief agencies for the needy

• To guarantee stock purchases

New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help

• Farmers

• Homeowners

• Businesses

• unemployed workers

Deficit spending by the Federal Government as a means of reviving the economy is based on the idea that

• purchasing power will increase and economic growth will be stimulated

• only the National Government can operate businesses efficiently

• the National Government should turn its revenue over to the states

• lower interest rates will encourage investment

During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans

• made great strides in equal rights legislation

• often lost jobs to white laborers.

• were less affected than other groups

• were encouraged to start their own businesses

A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the

• reduction of the national debt

• control of stock prices by the Federal Government

• joint effort of business and labor to strengthen the Presidency

• assumption by the Federal Government of greater responsibility for the nation’s well-being

What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?

• Fair Labor Standards Act

• Works Progress Administration

• Second New Deal

• Social Security Act

What event led to a decisive shift away from isolationism in the United States?

• the Battle of Britain

• the discovery of Auschwitz

• the sinking of American ships by German submarines

• the attack on Pearl Harbor

Reduction of the loss of American lives in the Pacific was a primary consideration in

• relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps

• Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb

• rationing food and critical materials on the home front

• forming the United Nations

At the outbreak of both World War I and World War II in Europe, public opinion in the US generally favored

• remaining neutral

• entering the war on the side of the Allies.

• invading Europe in order to acquire territory

• settling the conflict through an international peace organization