P2 Spring US History Final Review 2022-23

Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?

• Italy
• Spain
• Italy and Japan
• the Soviet Union

Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?

• Austria -- Joseph Stalin
• Spain -- Francisco Franco
• Britain -- Charles de Gaulle
• France -- Neville Chamberlainulle

In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?

• declared war on Germany
• submitted to Hitler's demands
• entered into a formal defense alliance
• pressured the United States to enter the war

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

• a statement of war aims compiled by Roosevelt and Churchill
• a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
• a policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries
• an order to shoot German U-boats on sight

How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?

• Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
• Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
• Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
• Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.

What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?

• Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
• Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
• Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
• Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.

During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the

• formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
• creation of wheat surpluses
• growth of the Populist movement
• development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem

• excessive stock market speculation
• high unemployment
• increased use of credit
• limited income of senior citizens

An advocate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s farm policy would have likely supported which economic strategy?

• Reducing agricultural output to increase product values
• Utilizing minimum wage laws to stimulate farm productivity
• Allowing market forces to operate freely to achieve stabilization
• Increasing agricultural production to ensure an affordable food supply

What event brought the country out of the Great Depression?

• the Bonus Army
• the building of the Hoover Dam
• going off of the gold standard
• World War II