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The Quote above best describes which of the following?
"There was never the least attention paid to what was cut up for sausage; there would come all the way back from Europe old sausage that had been rejected, and that was moldy and white – it would be dosed with borax and glycerin, and dumped into the hoppers, and made over again for home consumption."
-San Francisco Argonaut
The excerpt above is an example of which of the following?
WW2 cost the US...
23 billion
30 billion
330 billion
567 billion
2 trillion
When the ban on Japanese Americans joining the army was lifted many of these Americans joined...
The Tuskegee Airmen
The 1st armored division
7th Calvary
442nd Regimental Combat Team
The AAA
By the height of the war this percentage of the work force was made up of women.
1/4
1/3
1/2
2/3
The 19th Amendment does which of the following
Gives the President the power to tell industries what to make during a time of war
Ends slavery
Limits Presidents to 2 total terms
Ends discriminations in suffrage based on sex
Allows for 3 Electoral votes to be cast for Washington D.C.
Which of the following Amendments allows for direct election of US Senators?
13th
15th
17th
19th
22nd
Who was the leader of Italy?
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Who was the Leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
If you are Anti-Semitic you have hatred towards whom?
Jews
Christians
Nazis
Interventionist
Describe appeasement.
joining a war to uphold freedoms
Staying out of a war because you had not been attacked
Giving concessions to an enemy in order to avoid conflict
Not fighting because you have a religious belief against war
What was the name of Hitler’s Book he wrote in jail?
Mechinschnitzel
Ostria
Mein-Kampf
Blitzkrieg
Who becomes the first totalitarianism state in 1917 with Vladimir Lenin?
The Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Italy
Austria
This brought Austria into the German 3rd Reich in the spring of 1938.
Lend-Lease Act
Anschluss
Munich Pact
Spanish Civil War
This appeasement agreement was reached after Hitler had taken Austria and the Sudetenland. The Pact was between Germany, Great Britain and France preserving peace for 11 months.
Lend-Lease Act
Anschluss
Munich Pact
Spanish Civil War
On what date does WWII start in Europe?
April 7th, 1941
Dec 10th, 1941
Dec 7th, 1941
Sept 1st, 1939
Why did members of “America First Committee” believe the United States should avoid war with Germany?
America First Committee did want to join the allied side and fight against the Germans.
The America First Committee wanted to avoid war with Germany because they were sympathetic to the German cause and believed that Germany had been abused after WWI and had every right to invade the Saar and Rhineland.
The America First Committee thought that we should avoid war with Germany and divert all of our resources to fight Japan in 1940 because they were the ones who attacked us. These Internationalist wanted to join the war on the Allied side.
They believed that the United States had not been attacked and needed to avoid an entangling European conflict that would only result in American lives being lost. These Isolationist also believed that the Soviet Union was more of a threat than Nazi Germany.
The Neutrality Act of 1939 best fits with which of the following.
The Neutrality Act was an Internationalist policy due to the lend lease provision that allowed the United States to give Britain 61 destroyers in exchange for 8 naval bases.
The Neutrality Act was an isolationist policy because it was voted on by the US congress and rejected for the cash and carry act that allowed the United States to sell war goods to Britain and not the Nazis.
The Neutrality Act was an Internationalist policy due to the cash and carry principle which allowed the United States to sell war goods to belligerent nations for cash.
The Neutrality Act was an isolationist policy that helped to keep America out of WWII since 76% of the American Public supported Neutrality.
The ______________________ Authorized President Roosevelt to, “sell transfer title to, exchange, lend, lease, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government any defense article.”
Anschluss
Appeasement
Lend Lease Act
Neutrality acts of 1939
Where was the battle of Britain fought?
In Normandy France
In the air over the English Channel
On the sea in the north Atlantic
On mainland Great Britain near Dunkirk
Who was prime mister of Great Britain during WWII?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
FDR
“In March 2014 when unmarked Russian soldiers seized the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine, an invasion that followed Ukraine’s ousting of a pro-Moscow leader. Despite denials from Russian President Vladimir Putin at the time that the troops belonged to Russia, he later admitted that he deployed them. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Putin escalated support to separatists in eastern Ukraine that resided in areas with a majority of ethnic Russians. While this happened the rest of the world including the United States did nothing to support Ukraine and no military action was taken against Russia.”
The excerpt above describes the 2014 Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine. This event has striking resemblance to Hitler and Nazi Germany's actions in the 1930’s. After reading the passage which term best describes the reaction to Russia by the United States and the rest of the world?
Anschluss
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
Unprovoked aggression
Who was part of the Axis?
Turkey
Ukraine
Japan
Norway
Which of the following was not part of the allies in WW2?
The United States
France
Italy
Great Britain
Which was first, the Neutrality Acts of 1939 or the Lend Lease Act
Neutrality Act of 1939
Lend Lease Act
The Nazi- Soviet Non Aggression Pact stated that Germany and the Soviet Union would...
Invade France and split the Saar
Give Germany Poland and the Soviet Union the Saar
Both invade Poland and spilt the territory between them
Both invade the Rhineland and spilt the territory between them
How many African Americans volunteered for military service in WW2?
57,000
350,000
567,000
1 million
1.7 million
What were some of the Industries that were regulated by the Government during WWI?
Coal
Cotton
Paper
Oil
Both Coal and Oil were regulated
In the Battle of the Somme there was over 1.2 million casualties, partly because of these weapons which killed more people in WWI than any other weapon.
Bayonets
Artillery
Gas
Machine guns
The “clear and present danger” ruling in the Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States (1919) confirmed the idea that
Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional
Racism in the United States is illegal
Interstate commerce can be regulated by state governments
The government has the right to limit free speech
A conscientious objector is someone who ____________ .
served in the German Army during WWI
migrated North during WWI
objected to being drafted due to moral or religious reasons
worked for the CPI to limit Americans speaking out against the war
which of the following worked to regulate US industry during WWI?
CIA
FBI
CPI
Selective Service
In the Great Migration which of the following would have been considered a push factor?
more jobs
chances for education
higher pay in northern factories
Jim Crow laws
In the Great Migration which of the following would have been considered a pull factor?
the threat of violence from the KKK
Poll Taxes
More chances for economic opportunity
lynching
On June 28th 1914 the _______________________ and his wife Sophie are shot and killed. This was the spark that ignited the powder keg of tension in Europe.
Czar Nicholas II
King Henry II
Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
Believed that the United States should join the war on the side of the Allies.
Isolationist
Interventionist
Internationalist
14 points
Which of the following was a cause for the United States entry into WWI?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Assassination of the Arch Duke
Isolationism
Internationalism
What year did WWI begin?
1917
1914
1915
1913
“The great rule of conduct for us is, in regards of foreign nations, is to have with them as little contact as possible. It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”
-Gen. George Washington
The quote above is advocating for which foreign policy?
Interventionist
Internationalist
Isolationist
All of the above
“We must join our cousins the British in their great and noble crusade against the murderous Germans or other suffer their same eventual fate”
The excerpt expresses which of the following view points?
Unionist
Internationalist
Interventionist
Isolationist
Because Europe was ____________________________each country reflected the nationalism of that ethnic group.
Communist
Ethno-Centric
Socialist
Controlled by monarchs
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 set events in motion that led to World War I. However, no major war is ever caused by a single event. Another factor that contributed to the outbreak of World War I was ____________.
Laissez faire economics
The League of Nations
Intense nationalism
The Bolshevik Revolution
Why was Europe a “powder keg” in the years leading up to
World War I.
Because Germany had been at war with Serbia 6 times before and now tensions were building again
because there was an arms race in Europe
because Russia was on the move against France and Great Britain
because there was an arms race, economic instability, and Political upheaval
What does the term Manifest Destiny mean?
The belief that the US was destine to take over Mexico and extend into Central America
The belief that the US should not invade any country
The idea that God had destine the US to expand west to the pacific across the continent
The idea that God destine the US to spread democracy across the hemi-sphere
Who came up with the idea of containment?
George Kennan
President Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fred A. Marshal
What was the Marshall Plan?
The plan gives $13 Billion to Europe in grants and loans, it also provided food, heating fuel, and money to jump start economies.
The plan was a military alliance between the United States, and East Germany that said if the Soviets attacked the US would protect the small democracy.
The plan stated that the United States would help any nation fight the threat of communism with military, political, and economic assistance.
The plan was a road map for sanctions against the nation of North Korea in retaliation for its attacks on the South.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The plan gives $13 Billion to Europe in grants and loans, it also provided food, heating fuel, and money to jump start economies.
The plan was a military alliance between the United States, and East Germany that said if the Soviets attacked the US would protect the small democracy.
The plan stated that the United States would help any nation fight the threat of communism with military, political, and economic assistance.
The plan was a road map for sanctions against the nation of North Korea in retaliation for its attacks on the South.
Why did they call the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union the, "Cold War?"
Because the largest battle took place after the marshal plan forced the US to defend East Germany and the battle took place during a snow storm.
Because both the soviet union and the US realized that the biggest threat to human existence was not thermo nuclear warheads but was indeed climate change.
Because the conflict never went "hot" and saw the two sides actively shooting at one another.
Because most of the strategic military movements happened in the arctic trying to build ballistic missile bases there.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The plan gives $13 Billion to Europe in grants and loans, it also provided food, heating fuel, and money to jump start economies.
The plan was a military alliance between the United States, and East Germany that said if the Soviets attacked the US would protect the small democracy.
The plan stated that the United States would help any nation fight the threat of communism with military, political, and economic assistance.
The plan was a road map for sanctions against the nation of North Korea in retaliation for its attacks on the South.
Why did they call the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union the, "Cold War?"
Because the largest battle took place after the marshal plan forced the US to defend East Germany and the battle took place during a snow storm.
Because both the soviet union and the US realized that the biggest threat to human existence was not thermo nuclear warheads but was indeed climate change.
Because the conflict never went "hot" and saw the two sides actively shooting at one another.
Because most of the strategic military movements happened in the arctic trying to build ballistic missile bases there.
Name the two military alliances that were formed in Europe after WWII?
SETO / Warsaw Pact
YALTA / Warsaw Pact
NATO / Warsaw Pact
NATO / SETO
Which one of the alliances was the US in?
NASA
NATO
YALTA
SETO
Warsaw Pact
Who came up with the idea of containment?
George Kennan
President Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fred A. Marshal
What was the Marshall Plan?
The plan gives $13 Billion to Europe in grants and loans, it also provided food, heating fuel, and money to jump start economies.
The plan was a military alliance between the United States, and East Germany that said if the Soviets attacked the US would protect the small democracy.
The plan stated that the United States would help any nation fight the threat of communism with military, political, and economic assistance.
The plan was a road map for sanctions against the nation of North Korea in retaliation for its attacks on the South.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The plan gives $13 Billion to Europe in grants and loans, it also provided food, heating fuel, and money to jump start economies.
The plan was a military alliance between the United States, and East Germany that said if the Soviets attacked the US would protect the small democracy.
The plan stated that the United States would help any nation fight the threat of communism with military, political, and economic assistance.
The plan was a road map for sanctions against the nation of North Korea in retaliation for its attacks on the South.
Why did they call the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union the, "Cold War?"
Because the largest battle took place after the marshal plan forced the US to defend East Germany and the battle took place during a snow storm.
Because both the soviet union and the US realized that the biggest threat to human existence was not thermo nuclear warheads but was indeed climate change.
Because the conflict never went "hot" and saw the two sides actively shooting at one another.
Because most of the strategic military movements happened in the arctic trying to build ballistic missile bases there.
Name the two military alliances that were formed in Europe after WWII?
SETO / Warsaw Pact
YALTA / Warsaw Pact
NATO / Warsaw Pact
NATO / SETO
Which one of the alliances was the US in?
NASA
NATO
YALTA
SETO
Warsaw Pact
What was the first satellite that he US successfully got into orbit?
Vanguard
Sputnik
Explorer
Eagle 1
star link
What is the dividing line between North and South Korea?
34th line
38th Parallel
There is no dividing line since the unification of Korea after the Korean War ended
The TMZ
Which nation was the first to ever launch a satellite into orbit?
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
The Chinese
The United States
Both refused to admit any wrongdoing and proclaimed their innocence right up to the time of their deaths, by the electric chair. The Rosenbergs were the first U.S. citizens to be convicted and executed during peacetime and their case remains controversial to this day.
The Rosenberg’s were convicted for which of the following?
Passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets
Helping the Koreans during the Korean War
Helping the NAZI’s by spying
Criticizing the government and violating the Smith Act
Eisenhower spent massive amounts of money on _____________________and ways to use them.
nuclear stockpiles
New battle tanks
New M-16 rifles
The star wars program that developed the new laser cannons for 2016
What did the Smith Act make it illegal to do?
Criticize the President
Write anti-war slogans or statements
Advocate for the violent overthrow of the US government
Make movies that criticized the President or the US government
Which of the following countries developed and launched Vanguard?
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
The Chinese
The United States
“The first being to orbit the Earth was a female part-Samoyed terrier originally named Kudryavka (Little Curly) but later renamed Laika (Barker). She weighed about 6 kg. The pressurized cabin on Sputnik 2 allowed enough room for her to lie down or stand and was padded. An air regeneration system provided oxygen; food and water were dispensed in a gelatinized form. Laika was fitted with a harness, a bag to collect waste, and electrodes to monitor vital signs.”
Which one of the following is the excerpt referring to?
Vanguard
Sputnik 1
Explorer
Sputnik 2
The excerpt above is describing Americans anger at the United States purchase of …
― Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Quote above best describes which of the following?
These new colonies serve as what for the nation of Great Britain?
-
Senator Charles Sumner gave which of the following reasons for the purchase of Alaska?
These new colonies serve as what for the nation of Great Britain?
“The country needs and, unless I mistake it’s temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something!”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
This quote justifies what?
Americans needing to stay at work
FDR creating the RFC and trickledown economics
FDR creating programs like the CCC, WPA, and reforms like the FDIC
The fact that FDR reduced the national deficit during his tenure as President
Which of the following was most likely to be called, “Roosevelt’s Tree Army?”
WPA
CCC
PWA
AAA
What did the FDIC do for Americans?
Made sure they could get gold when they needed it
Kept the banks open mon-fri
Ensured accounts up to $10,000
Put faith back into the banking system
Which of the following was most likely to be called, “Roosevelt’s Tree Army?”
WPA
CCC
PWA
AAA
What did the FDIC do for Americans?
Made sure they could get gold when they needed it
Kept the banks open mon-fri
Ensured accounts up to $10,000
Put faith back into the banking system
What did the FDIC do for Americans?
Made sure they could get gold when they needed it
Kept the banks open mon-fri
Ensured accounts up to $10,000
Put faith back into the banking system
FDR believes that to get out of the depression he should _______________________.
Use the Federal government and its resources to make jobs
Use State government and their resources to make jobs
Encourage rugged individualism
Use the RFC to jump start the economy by getting the top 1% to start businesses
Which of the following best explains how the NRA helped Americans during the Great Depression?
The NRA put over 2 million young able bodied men back to work. This government program paid workers and in turn these workers spent this money on goods which jump started the economy.
The NRA helped working class Americans by establishing a minimum wage. This raised the take home pay of a majority of Americans which allowed them to spend more money in the economy.
The NRA Act established a minimum wage of initially 25 cents an hour, as well as a maximum hour mark of 44 hours. This bill also outlawed child labor.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt use to restore the nations confidence?
a.
b.
c.
d.
State Reforms
Fire side chats
CCC
22nd Amendment
What disease did Franklin D. Roosevelt have? ___________________
Polio
Measles
Mumps
Taffies fever
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to solve the Great Depression was called the ___________.
New Deal
The Square Deal
Trickle Down Economics
Trickle Up Economics
