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WorksheetsAMH2020 Test 3
Total questions: 133
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What is true about Hollywood?
The movie industry was centered here
This industry grew rapidly in the 1920s
Sound was introduced to movies in 1927
By 1929 over 80 million movie tickets were sold each week
What is true about consumerism in the 1920s
Americans were fascinated with the new consumer products in the 1920s
They began to overspend and borrow credit
This led to be a cause of the Great Depression.
This did not lead to cause the Great Depression
What was a flapper?
A fashionable young woman whose intent was to enjoy herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
A fashionable young woman whose intent was to not enjoy herself and cared about how she looked to society.
A poorly dressed young woman whose intent was to not enjoy herself
A poorly dressed young woman whose intent was to enjoy herself and live life to the fullest.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
A government scandal which in involved a former United States Navy oil reserve.
Happened in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921.
A full-blown paparazzi's scandal which involved the United States Military.
Happened in Idaho and was publicly leased to the Military in 1921.
What is true about the KKK in the 1920s?
Founded in Georgia in 1915 by William Simmons to fight the growing "influence" of Black's, Jews and Catholics in the US society,
It experienced phenomenal growth in the 1920s, especially in the Midwest and Ohio Valley states.
Its peak membership came in 1924 at 3 million members, but its reputation for violence led to rapid decline by 1929.
Its peak membership came in 1927 at 2.5 million members and because of its reputation it had a rapid increase by 1929.
What is true about Prohibition?
The period from 1920 to 1933 is when the sale of alcohol was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment.
By 1920 the sale of alcohol greatly increased because it was able to be accessed everywhere.
The sale of alcohol was prohibited in 1913
The sale of alcohol was allowed in 1913
What is Speak Easy?
Bars that operated illegally during the time of prohibition.
Bars that operated legally during the time of prohibition.
Bars that were in a secret place.
A restaurant
Who was Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith?
Famous police officers who tried to close down the speakeasies
Famous police officers who closed down the speakeasies
Famous bar keeps who closed down the speakeasies
Famous bark keeps who didn't succeed in bring down the speakeasies
What is true about anarchists in the 1920s?
Sent bombs to well known men
Attorney general of the US aggressively pursued
Aliens shipped to Russia
Killed the Russians
What was the Red Scare?
Fear that the communists were working to destroy the Americans way of life
Fear that the democrats were working to destroy the Americans way of life
Fear that the republicans were working to destroy the Americans way of life
Fear that the French were working to destroy the Americans way of life.
What was the Soviet Ark?
Nickname given to the ship used to deport radicals Emma Goldman and Alexander Berman
Nickname given to the train used to deport radicals Emma Goldman and Alexander Berman
Nickname given to the ship used to deport radicals Emma Berman and Alexander Goldman
Nickname given to the train used to deport radicals Emma Berman and Alexander Goldman
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Movement of over 300,000 White American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Movement of over 300,000 Native American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Movement of over 300,000 Jews from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
What is F. Scott Fitzgerald write?
The Great Gatsby
Gatsby the Great
The Olympic Series
Common Sense
Who was Earnest Hemingway?
An American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
An American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1958 (1899-1961)
An Irish writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
An Irish writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1958 (1899-1961)
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
A period in the 1930s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
A period in the 1920s when White Americans achievements in art and music and literature flourished
A period in the 1930s when White Americans achievements in art and music and literature flourished
What was the Scopes Trial?
1925 trial of a Tennessee schoolteacher for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution
1935 trial of a Tennessee schoolteacher for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution
1915 trial of a Tennessee schoolteacher for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution
1945 trial of a Tennessee schoolteacher for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution
Who was Herbert Hoover?
Republican candidate who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.
Democratic candidate who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.
A racist candidate who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.
A woman who assumed the presidency in March 1929 promising the American people prosperity and attempted to first deal with the Depression by trying to restore public faith in the community.
What was Black Tuesday?
October 29, 1929; the day the stock market crashed. Lead to the Panic of 1929
October 15, 1929; the day the stock market crashed. Lead to the Panic of 1929
October 29, 1919; the day the stock market crashed. Lead to the Panic of 1919
October 30, 1919; the day the stock market crashed. Lead to the Panic of 1919
What was the Great Depression?
the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
the presidency crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1919 and continuing through the 1930s
the presidency crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1919 and continuing through the 1920s
What was Hoovervilles?
a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s.
a shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1920s.
a perfect town built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930s.
a perfect town built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1920s.
What was the Bonus Army?
WWI veterans who marched on Washington demanding their $1,000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date.
WWI fighters who marched on Washington demanding their $1,000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date.
WWII veterans who marched on Washington demanding their $1,000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date.
WWII fighters who marched on Washington demanding their $1,000 bonus pay before the 1945 due date.
What happened in the election of 1932?
Hoover vs. FDR
two competing ideologies - laissez faire vs. government intervention
FDR vs. George
three competing ideologies
What was apart of FDR and the New Deal Coalition?
Great Depression marked an end to Republican dominance
Democrats advocated a program of relief, recovery, and reform
Republicans advocated a program of relief, recovery, and reform
Great Depression marked an end to Democratic dominance
Who was Eleanor Roosevelt?
FDR's Wife and New Deal supporter.
Was a great supporter of civil rights
opposed the Jim Crow laws.
She also worked for birth control and better conditions for working women
What was the First Hundred Days?
This term refers to March 4 to June 16, 1933.
During this period of dramatic legislative productivity, FDR laid out the programs that constituted the New Deal.
Today, presidents are often measured by their actions in the same period of time
This term refers to March 5 to June 16, 1933.
What was the Emergency Banking Act?
A government legislation passed during the depression that dealt with the bank problem.
The act allowed a plan which would close down insolvent banks and reorganize and reopen those banks strong enough to survive.
The act allowed a plan which would close down strong banks and reorganize and reopen those banks weak enough to survive.
A civil legislation passed during the depression that dealt with the bank problem.
What was FDIC?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits initially of up to $2500, raised to $5000 in 1934
Frequently thereafter; continues today with a limit of $100,000
A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits initially of up to $2500, raised to $5000 in 1924
What was fire side chat?
Radio casts in which FDR talked about the new deal and explained issues
News casts in which FDR talked about the new deal and explained issues
TV casts in which FDR talked about the new deal and explained issues
News casts in which FDR talked about the old deal and explained issues
What was TVA?
The Tennessee Valley Authority federation was created in 1933 in order to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression
The Tennessee Valley Advocate federation was created in 1933 in order to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression
The Tennessee Valley Authority federation was created in 1923 in order to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression
The Tennessee Valley Advocate federation was created in 1923 in order to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly impacted by the Great Depression
What is the NRA?
National Recovery Administration: established and administered a system of industrial codes to control production, prices, labor relations, and trade practices
National Recovery Authority: established and administered a system of industrial codes to control production, prices, labor relations, and trade practices
National Recovery Administration: established and administered a system of industrial codes to control only production
National Recovery Authority: established and administered a system of industrial codes to control only production
What is the AAA?
Agricultural Adjustment Administration: attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies; ruled unconstitutional in 1936; disbanded after World War II
Agricultural Adjustment Administration: attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies; ruled unconstitutional in 1926; disbanded after World War I
Agricultural Adjustment Administration: attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies; ruled unconstitutional in 1926; disbanded after World War II
Agricultural Adjustment Administration: attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies; ruled unconstitutional in 1936; disbanded after World War I
What is the Dust Bowl?
Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.
Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1920 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers without work or substantial wages.
Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1920 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers with work or high substantial wages.
Region of the Great Plains that experienced a drought in 1930 lasting for a decade, leaving many farmers with work or high substantial wages.
What is a Black Blizzard?
a dust storm especially in the dust-bowl area of the U.S.
a tornado storm especially in the dust-bowl area of the U.S.
a hurricane storm especially in the dust-bowl area of the U.S.
a tsunami storm especially in the dust-bowl area of the U.S.
What is correct about the WPA?
Work Progress Administration:
Massive work relief program funded projects ranging from construction to acting;
disbanded by FDR during WWII
disbanded by FDR during WWI
What is true about the CCC?
Civilian Conservation Corps.
It was Relief that provided work for young men 18-25 years old in food control, planting, flood work, etc.
Civilian Conservation Corporation.
It was Relief that provided work for old men 40-60 years old in food control, planting, flood work, etc.
Who was Dorothea League?
photographer
caught the misery of the great depression with her photos
also known as migrant mother
artist
Who was Father Coughlin?
Democrat who didn't approve of the New Deal and used the radio to gain support for FDR
Republican who didn't approve of the New Deal and used the radio to gain support for FDR
Republican who did approve of the New Deal and used the radio to gain support for FDR
Democrat who did approve of the New Deal and used the radio to gain support for FDR
Who was Huey Long?
As senator in 1932 of Washington preached his "Share Our Wealth" programs.
It was a 100% tax on all annual incomes over $1 million and appropriation of all fortunes in excess of $5 million.
With this money Long proposed to give every American family a comfortable income, etc
As a governor in 1930 of Washington preached his "Share Our Wealth" programs.
Who was Francis Townsend?
American physician and social reformer whose plan for a government-sponsored old-age pension was a precursor of the Social Security Act of 1935.
American physician and social reformer whose plan for a government-sponsored old-age pension was a precursor of the Social Security Act of 1930.
American doctor and social reformer whose plan for a government-sponsored old-age pension was a precursor of the Social Security Act of 1935.
Black American physician and social reformer whose plan for a government-sponsored old-age pension was a precursor of the Social Security Act of 1929.
Who was Mary McLeod Bethune?
United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
United States doctor who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
United States doctor who worked to stop the race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
United States educator who worked to stop the race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955)
Who was John Collier?
Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Indian Reorganization Act
Foot of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Indian Reorganization Act
Head of the Bureau of Black Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Black American Reorganization Act
Foot of the Bureau of Black Affairs who introduced the Indian New Deal and pushed congress to pass Black Reorganization Act
Who was Francis Perkins?
Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor and first woman cabinet member in U.S. history.
Roosevelt's Secretary of Wealth and first woman cabinet member in U.S. history.
Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor and first male cabinet member in U.S. history.
Roosevelt's Secretary of Wealth and first male cabinet member in U.S. history.
What was Court Packing?
Attempt by Roosevelt to appoint one new Supreme Court justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 who had been there for at least 10 years.
Wanted to prevent justices from dismantling the new deal.
Plan died in congress and made opponents of New Deal inflamed.
Wanted to bring justices from dismantling the new deal.
What was the Good Neighbor Policy?
FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using economic influence rater than military force in the region
FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using political influence rater than military force in the region
Washington foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using economic influence rater than military force in the region
Washington foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using political influence rater than military force in the region
What was Maginot Line?
Line of defense built by France to protect against German invasion.
Stretched from Belgium to Switzerland.
Stretched from Russia to Switzerland.
Line of defense built by Russia to protect against German invasion.
Who was apart of the Axis 1942?
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
What is true about Hitler?
German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945),
Nazi leader and founder;
had over 14 million Jews assassinated during the Holocaust
had over 6 million Jews assassinated during the Holocaust
What is true about Japan in the East?
aggressively expanding
involved in conflicts w korea, russia, china
withdrew from league of nations
allied with germany
What was the Anschluss?
The union of Austria with Germany, resulting from the occupation of Austria by the German army in 1938.
The broken union of Austria with Germany, resulting from the occupation of Austria by the German army in 1938.
The union of Austria with Germany, resulting from the occupation of Austria by the German army in 1928.
The broken union of Austria with Germany, resulting from the occupation of Austria by the German army in 1928.
Who was Neville Chamberlain?
Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement
Great British prime minister who advocated for no peace and a policy of appeasement
American prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement
American prime minister who advocated for no peace and a policy of appeasement
What is true about Joseph Stalin?
Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communist Party after 1924, and dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928-1953.
He led the Soviet Union with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush all opposition.
He led the Nazi's with an iron fist, using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush all opposition.
Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communist Party after 1924, and governor of the Soviet Union from 1928-1953.
What is true about Benito Mussolini?
Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943).
He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II.
He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.
He was overthrown in 1940 when the Allies invaded Italy.
What was the Munich Conference?
An agreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland
An disagreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland
An agreement/conference that gave Russia the Sudetenland
An disagreement/conference that gave Russia the Sudetenland
What is true about this statement, "Peace in our time"?
After the conference Churchill goes back with a paper and says "I hold in my hand, peace in our time";
He does this because he thinks he's finally made Hitler happy;
ironically enough WWII breaks out less than a year later
ironically enough WWI breaks out more than a year later
What is the Blitzkrieg?
an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.
an intense military victory intended to bring about a swift change of hearts.
an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift change of heart.
an intense victory campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.
What is Dunkirk?
port in France from which 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated when their retreat by land was cut off by the German advance in 1940
port in England from which 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated when their retreat by land was cut off by the German advance in 1940
port in Russia from which 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated when their retreat by land was cut off by the German advance in 1940
port in Spain from which 300,000 Allied troops were evacuated when their retreat by land was cut off by the German advance in 1940
What is true about Winston Churchill?
A noted British statesman who led Britain throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns.
He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.
He didn't predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.
A noted American statesman who led America throughout most of World War II and along with Roosevelt planned many allied campaigns.
What was a Land-lease?
Legislation proposed by FDR and adopted by congress, stating that the U.S could either sell or lease arms and other equipment to any country whose security was vital to America's interest -> military equipment to help Britain war effort was shipped from U.S
Law proposed by FDR and adopted by congress, stating that the U.S could either sell or lease arms and other equipment to any country whose security was vital to America's interest -> military equipment to help Britain war effort was shipped from U.S
Legislation proposed by FDR and adopted by congress, stating that the U.S could either sell or lease arms and other equipment to any country whose security was vital to America's interest -> military equipment to help Germany war effort was shipped from U.S
Law proposed by FDR and adopted by congress, stating that the U.S could either sell or lease arms and other equipment to any country whose security was vital to America's interest -> military equipment to help Germany war effort was shipped from U.S
What was the Battle of Britain?
A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1940-1941
A series of battles between Russia and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1940-1941
A series of battles between German and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1930-1941
A series of battles between Russia and British air forces, fought over Britain in 1930-1941
What is Operation Barbarossa?
Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War I.
Codename for Nazi Russia's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Codename for Nazi Russia's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War I.
What was Pearl Harbor?
Base in Hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941, which eagered America to enter the war.
Base in Guatemala that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941, which eagered America to enter the war.
Base in Hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 20, 1931, which eagered America to enter the war.
Base in Guatemala that was bombed by japan on December 20, 1931, which eagered America to enter the war.
Who were the big three that made the biggest impact?
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Putin
What was Operation Torch?
Codename for allied invasion of North Africa from November 1942 to September 1943
Codename for allied invasion of North Africa from December 1942 to September 1943
Codename for axis invasion of North Africa from November 1942 to September 1943
Codename for axis invasion of North Africa from December 1942 to September 1943
What is Operation Overlord?
the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as D-Day
the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as V-Day
the code name for the Axis invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as D-Day
the code name for the Axis invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as V-Day
What is Operation Market Garden?
plan to use paratroopers and tanks to capture bridges leading to Germany
plan to use paratroopers and tanks to capture bridges leading to Russia
plan to use soldiers and tanks to capture bridges leading to Germany
plan to use soldiers and tanks to capture bridges leading to Russia
What is Battle of the Bulge?
A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II.
A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major Russia offensive of World War II.
A 1944-1945 battle in which Axis forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II.
A 1944-1945 battle in which Axis forces turned back the last major Russia offensive of World War II.
What is the Manhattan Project?
code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
code name for the secret Germany project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War I
code name for the secret Germany project set up in 1932 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
What is true about Hiroshima?
City in Japan
The first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945.
The bombing hastened the end of World War II.
Town in Japan
What was Nagasaki?
Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945.
Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Dec 8th, 1945.
Japanese city devastated during World War I when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945.
Japanese city devastated during World War I when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Dec 8th, 1945.
What is true about the Kristallnacht?
Night of the Broken Glass
November 9, 1938
when mobs throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews.
September 9, 1948
What was the Wansee Conference?
Several Nazi officers get together regarding plans for the final solution.
Several Soviet officers get together regarding plans for the final solution.
Several Nazi officers get together regarding laws for the final solution.
Several Soviet officers get together regarding laws for the final solution.
What was Babi Yar?
Nazi killing of Jews, murdered over 33,000 Ukrainian Jews point blank and buried them in a mass grave
Soviet killing of Jews, murdered over 33,000 Ukrainian Jews point blank and buried them in a mass grave
Nazi killing of Americans, murdered over 33,000 Ukrainian Americans point blank and buried them in a mass grave
Nazi killing of Americans, murdered over 33,000 Americans point blank and buried them in a mass grave
What is the Japanese Internments Camps?
The forcible relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
The forcible relocation of approximately 10,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
The allowed relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
The allowed relocation of approximately 10,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
What was the Race to Berlin?
U.S. and Britain raced to Berlin against Soviets. Soviets got to Berlin first.
U.S. and Britain raced to Berlin against Soviets. U.S. got to Berlin first.
U.S. and Britain raced to Berlin against Nazis. U.S. got to Berlin first.
U.S. and Britain raced to Berlin against Nazis. Nazis got to Berlin first.
What was the Cold War?
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the Britain after World War II
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War I
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the Britain after World War I
Who was George Kennan?
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Britain diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Russia diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
Soviet diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current borders
What was containment?
A U.S. foreign policy adopted by President Harry Truman in the late 1940s
the United States tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances
the United States did not try to stop the spread of communism by not creating alliances and not helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances
A U.S. foreign policy adopted by President Harry Truman in the late 1930s
What was the Marshall Plan?
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe.
This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Asia.
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Asia.
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country;
US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
North Atlantic Trust Organization;
What is the Warsaw Pact?
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations.
This was in response to the NATO
This was in response to the CCC
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern Asian nations.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Airlift in 1938 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
Airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Soviet Unions closed off land access to Berlin
Airlift in 1938 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Soviet Unions closed off land access to Berlin
What was the National Security Act of 1947?
Passed in 1947 in response to perceived threats from the Soviet Union after WWII.
It established the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Council.
It established the Department of Direction and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Council.
Passed in 1937 in response to perceived threats from the Soviet Union after WWII.
Who was Mao Tse Tung?
Communist leader of China;
gained power through the Chinese civil war;
defeated US backed Chiang Kai Shek
Democratic leader of China;
What was Kores in 1950-1953?
china falls to communists
China falls to democrats
Russian troops enter the country and go as far as the 38th parallel
Communists in the north
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
American general, who commanded allied troops in the Pacific during World War II.
British general, who commanded allied troops in the Pacific during World War II.
American general, who commanded Axis troops in the Pacific during World War II.
British general, who commanded Axis troops in the Pacific during World War II.
What was the Battle of Chosan?
Nov. 25, 1950
260,000 communist Chinese joined the North Korean troops in a massive counter-attack
Dec. 25, 1940
260,000 communist Germans joined the North Korean troops in a massive counter-attack
What is true about MacArthur and Truman?
MacArthur believed the U.S. Needed to expand the war while Truman believed that peace was possible without losing South Korea or triggering larger war with the soviets or china
MacArthur believed the U.S. Needed to expand the war while Truman believed that peace was possible without losing South Japan or triggering larger war with the Germans or china
MacArthur believed the U.S. Needed to expand the war while Truman believed that peace was possible without losing South Korea or triggering larger war with the soviets or china
MacArthur believed the U.S. Needed to expand the war while Truman believed that peace was possible without losing South Japan or triggering larger war with the Germans or china
Who was Omar Bradly
A general of the twentieth century. Bradley commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II.
A general of the nineteenth century. Bradley commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II.
A govenor of the twentieth century. Bradley commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II.
A governor of the nineteenth century. Bradley commanded the United States ground forces in the liberation of France and the invasion of Germany in World War II.
What was the Taft-Hartley Act?
Act that provides balance of power between union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices;
also known as Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA)
also known as Liability-Management Relations Act (LMRA)
Act that provides balance of power between government and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices;
What was Dixiecrats?
conservative Democrats who abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1948 presidential election
conservative Republicans who abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1948 presidential election
conservative Democrats who abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1928 presidential election
conservative Republicans who abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1928 presidential election
Who was Alger Hiss?
U.S. government official accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury
U.S. government spy accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury
British government official accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury
British government spy accused of being a communist spy and convicted of perjury
Who was Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
Married couple who become the first U.S. citizens put to death for espionage in 1953.
They were charged with passing Atomic Bomb secrets to the Soviets.
They were not charged with passing Atomic Bomb secrets to the Soviets.
Divorced couple who become the first U.S. citizens put to death for espionage in 1953.
Who was Joe McCarthy?
Wisconsin Senator that created a national witch hunt for socialist and communists inside the United States after WWII
Wisconsin Senator that created a national witch hunt for socialist and communists inside the United States after WWI
Washington Senator that created a national witch hunt for socialist and communists inside the United States after WWII
Washington Senator that created a national witch hunt for socialist and communists inside the United States after WWI
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe.
British General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe.
American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Axis forces in Europe.
British General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Axis forces in Europe.
What is Indo-China?
a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
a peninsula of southeastern Japan that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
a peninsula of southeastern India that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
a peninsula of northeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
What was Dien Bien Phu?
The place that the final battle took place that forced the French out of Vietnam
The place that the first battle took place that forced the French out of Vietnam
The place that the final battle took place that forced the Chinese out of Vietnam
The place that the first battle took place that forced the Chinese out of Vietnam
What was SEATO?
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization:
Includes USA, UK, France, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand
Southeast Austria Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Trials Organization
What was the Suez Canal Crisis?
Military attack on Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel in 1956 after Egypt seized the Suez Canal from British administration.
Military attack on Egypt by America, France, and Israel in 1956 after Egypt seized the Suez Canal from British administration.
Military attack on Europe by Britain, France, and Israel in 1956 after Europe seized the Suez Canal from British administration.
Military attack on Europe by America, France, and Israel in 1956 after Europe seized the Suez Canal from British administration.
What ends the great depression?
WW1
WW2
WW3
WW4
What is true about Birth of a Nation?
A dramatic silent film from 1915 about the South during and after the Civil War.
It was directed by D. W. Griffith.
The film, the first so-called spectacular, is considered highly controversial for its portrayal of African-Americans.
A dramatic loud film from 1915 about the South during and after the Civil War.
What was the first film at the White House?
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Child
The Nations Children
The Nations Birth
What was the progressive style in women?
Flapper
Victorian
Modern
Flashy
Who was elected four times?
FDR
Washington
Lincon
Franklin
Who was an outspoken first lady?
Elenor Roosevelt
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Francis Myers
Who said one state, one people, one leader?
Hitler- Motto of Nazis
Bob Marley- Motto of Jamaicans
Washington- motto of troops
FDR- motto of the people
Second and last city to have a bomb?
Nagasaki comes after Hiroshima
Italy comes after Paris
Nagasaki comes before Hiroshima
Italy comes before Paris
Who was concerned during the cold war that escalating the Korean war was the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time
Omar Bradley
Danza Kurduro
Omar Danza
Danza Bradley
What happened in the Manhattan Project in 1942?
An atomic bomb
A full on war
A dance party
A treaty being signed
Immediately following the second world war the U.S. and Soviet Union engage in..
Cold War
World War 3
Hot War
Battle of Versaile
Who was the individual in charge of the NATO tropps charging Korea?
MacCarther
DeJomo
Washington
McCarther
What was the Dixiecrats issue?
Wanted to keep segregation
Wanted to stop segregation
Wanted to keep sexism
Wanted to stop sexism
Who were the big three?
Stalin
FDR
Churchill
Washington
Indo China and Vietnam were colonies of which country?
France
Japan
India
Europe
What was the last German offensive of WWII where 101st saves the day?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulls
Battle of the Battles
Battle of the Bulk
What does WWII end?
The Great Depression
The Cold War
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulls
What did FDR promise Americans?
New Deal
Old Deal
More laws
More money
How would you descruve Eleanor Roosevelt?
Outspoken
Supporting minority groups
Molded the role of the first ladies
Was a quiet and calm woman
How did FDR connect with Americans?
Fire side chat
News
The Paper
Letters
Germany's use of tanks, armored columns, and dive bombers in close coordination was known as
Blitzkrieg
Tunnel Warfare
Trench Warfare
Guerilla Warfare
Mary McLeod Bethune (1873-1955)
Had the office of minority affairs
Had the office of segregation
Had the office of the KKK
Had the office of the newspapers
Munich conference considered Germanys demands on
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Paris
Italy
What did the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) do?
build dams for power
Poor region
provides jobs for people
hydroelectricity
The National Security At of 1947 establishes
The national security council
CIA
The department of defense
AARP
Who caused the first red scare?
Mitchell palmer
Joseph McCarthy
Who caused the second red scare?
Mitchell Palmer
Joseph McCarthy
Defensive alliance formed in Asia
SEATO
AAA
CIA
CCC
What was stone mountain Georgia known for?
The location of a cross burning ceremony showcasing the New KKK of the 1920s where the KKK was reborn
The location of a cross burning ceremony showcasing the New KKK of the 1930s where the KKK was reborn
The location of a cross burning ceremony showcasing the New KKK of the 1940s where the KKK was reborn
The location of a cross burning ceremony showcasing the New KKK of the 1950s where the KKK was reborn
Bonus army consisted of who?
Veterans from WWI
Veterans from WWII
Fighters from WWI
Fighters from WWII
Neville Chamberlain declares after Munich conference what?
Peace in our kind
Peace in our mind
Who was the big winner at Munich?
Germany
Italy
France
Britain
Election of 1932 lead to the defeat of?
Hoover
FDR
Chamberlain
Putin
What was the Good Neighbor Policy?
FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using economic influence rater than military force in the region
FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using social influence rater than military force in the region
Lincon foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using economic influence rater than military force in the region
Lincon foreign policy of promoting better relations w/Latin America by using social influence rater than military force in the region
Who was the first female cabinet member?
Frances Perkins
Francis Abbey
Abbey Perkins
Frances Abbey
