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WorksheetsAS 2nd Semester Final review 25-26
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
What system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum?
assembly line
product placement
construction design
apprentice system
The system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford was known as the ____.
installment
advertisers
assembly line
What did the new morality of the 1920s place a high value on?
work
traditional values
personal freedom
wealth
What baseball player also became a national hero?
Jack Dempsey
Babe Ruth
Red Grange
Bill Tilden
What was the Scopes trial about?
enforcing Prohibition
curbing the Ku Klux Klan
controlling immigration
teaching evolution
What was one of the NAACP's greatest political triumphs, that occurred in 1930?
signing of a law ending segregation in public schools
signing of a law banning discrimination in federal jobs
defeat of an allegedly racist judge nominated for the Supreme Court
appointment of an African American to the Supreme Court
What was Henry Ford's business philosophy to increase car sales based on?
providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors
advertising
lowering the cost per car
constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability
The Dawes Plan promoted peace by
It proposed a treaty to outlaw war.
The plan set limits on the construction of new warships and required the Japanese navy to be smaller than those of the United States and Great Britain.
It increased tariffs on imports from Germany to pay reparations to France and Great Britain.
The plan allowed U.S. banks to loan money to Germany so it could pay reparations.
Which event publicity debated the subjects of evolution and creationism and their place in education?
Billy Sunday's revivals
the Scopes trial
the Sacco-Vanzetti case
Aimee McPherson's faith healings
Whose election demonstrated the voting power of African Americans?
W.E.B. DuBois
John J. Parker
Marcus Garvey
Oscar DePriest
How did Americans of the 1920s want to avoid future wars?
banning Japan from the League of Nations.
dividing Germany among the Allies.
avoiding involvement in world affairs.
forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces.
Who was President Harding's secretary of commerce (& not corrupt)?
Andrew Mellon.
Herbert Hoover.
Harry Daugherty.
John W. Davis.
The flourishing of African American arts during the 1920s is known as what?
Great Transformation
Great Awakening
South Side Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Where was a center of creativity & freedom where many artists, writers, and intellectuals of the 1920s gathered?
Boston
Greenwich Village
Charlestown
Haight-Ashbury
Which of the following had become an accepted part of American life by the 1920s?
bathtubs
automobiles
computers
televisions
What started the Golden Age of Hollywood in 1927?
animated film.
feature-length film.
full-length motion picture.
“talking” motion picture.
What was a major development in popular culture during the 1920s?
a strong interest in Hollywood & "talking" pictures
a preference for watching television over listening to the radio
an increase in regional interests and a decline in mass media
a declining interest in sports and sports heroes
What did Albert B. Fall receive bribes for in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
allowing private interests to drill for oil in a national park.
preventing federal prosecution of a member of the Ohio Gang.
promising immunity to businesses who overcharged the U.S. Navy.
allowing private interests to lease lands containing U.S. Navy oil reserves.
What were characters who were flawed individuals but still had heroic qualities of mind and spirit called?
"heroic antiheroes"
"the lost generation"
"Hollow Men"
"Galloping Ghosts"
What was the Cotton Club?
Chicago speakeasy where gangsters, artists, and politicians congregated.
Fictitious nightclub featured in the famous picture The Jazz Singer.
Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start.
Hollywood nightspot frequented by the stars of the silver screen.
In 1926, NBC set up a network of stations to broadcast____
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Ford's assembly-line product was the ____ affectionately called the "Tin Lizzie" or "Flivver."
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
During Prohibition, people flocked to secret bars called ____, where they could purchase alcohol.
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Many consumers in the 1920s began to feel confident they could buy now and pay later, so many bought everything from radios to cars on the ___ plan.
installment
advertisers
assembly line
______ linked products with qualities associated with the modern era and preyed on consumer's fears and anxieties
installment
advertisers
assembly line
Louis Armstrong introduced an improvisational, early form of ___, a style of music influenced by Dixieland and ragtime
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Stylish, unconventional American women of the 1920s who dressed in attire considered too revealing by previous generations--personified women's changing behavior-- were called__
jazz
flapper
model t
speakeasies
radio programs
Main Idea: In 1928 the economy was strong, but the stage was set for a crash.
Rising stock prices, also called a __________ , convinced many people to invest.
Bear Market
Mule Market
Good Market
Bull Market
Where was the "Dust Bowl" located?
the Great Plains
the Midwest
the Pacific Northwest
the Southeast
In the 1920s, how did the Federal Reserve contribute to weaknesses in the stock market?
keeping interest rates low
lending to foreign companies
lending to speculators
speculating on market interest rates
Causing the Great Depression--5% of all Americans earned 30% of nation's income. this is an example of what?
a bull market
a recession
overproduction
an uneven distribution of income
What is a long period of rising stock prices known as?
bank run
bull market
foreclosure
margin call
What did thousands of World War I veterans go to Washington DC, in 1932 to lobby Congress for?
enact a bonus for war veterans and their families
provide military jobs for unemployed veterans
pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonuses early
provide public works jobs for unemployed veterans
What did the press call the WWI veterans who marched to Washington DC to demand early payment?
Bonus Army
Bonus Lobby
Bonus Rebellion
Bonus Veterans
What would the govt have to do to pay for public works jobs in the early 1930s?
borrow money
lay off federal employees
print money
reduce inflation
During GD, many farmers already under pressure from debt & falling prices were devastated by?
drought and the Dust Bowl
homelessness and Hoovervilles
migration and repatriation
unemployment and bank closures
Where were Dust Bowl penniless families headed to in order to find opportunities?
the Midwest
the South
Washington DC
California
During the Great Depression, who were farmers forced to turn their farms over to?
court officers
government agencies
banks that held their mortgages
nonpaying tenants
Who usually sponsored daytime radio dramas like The Guiding Light in the 1930s?
advertising companies
automobile manufacturers
Hollywood movie studios
makers of laundry soap
Who organized the Hunger Marches in Washington DC & other cities?
the Bonus Army
the American Communist Party
farm organizations
federal government agencies
Aside from the stock market crash, what was another key cause of the Great Depression?
deflation
inflation
overconsumption
overproduction
What happened during the Great Depression, when a bank collapsed?
depositors lost their savings
depositors were repaid if their accounts were insured
the government covered the bank's debts
the government stepped in to run the bank
Why did many state governors declare bank holidays before FDR became president?
give bank employees time off
help the Federal Reserve
prevent bank runs
reduce the value of the dollar
Bank runs increased bc people feared FDR would abandon the gold standard & reduce the value of what?
farm crops
mortgages
the dollar
silver
In addition to the stock market crash of 1929, the economy was shaken by a slowdown in what?
farm production
mortgages
retail sales
tariff rates
Stock prices, before the late 1920s ___
did not change much
generally reflected the stocks' true value
were too high for most people to afford
had little to do with the economy
The bull market of the 1920s lasted only as long as what conditions were present?
banks continued to invest in stocks
investors continued putting new money into the market
the federal reserve continued to lower interest rates
stock brokers continued to make loans to investors
President Hoover was against ____ and wanted state and city governments rather than the federal government to provide money directly to impoverished families.
bonuses
credits
income
relief
What drove down prices during the stock market crash of October 1929?
banks being forced to close
companies being forced out of business
the government intervening in the market
investors selling stocks at a frenzied pace
Before Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, many state governors declared “bank holidays” in order to
give bank employees time off.
help the Federal Reserve.
prevent bank runs.
reduce the value of the dollar.
Why did many state governors declare bank holidays before FDR became president?
give bank employees time off
help the Federal Reserve
prevent bank runs
reduce the value of the dollar
The CCC offered unemployed young men the opportunity to work outdoors under the direction of
environmental organizations
the forestry service
their state governments
the US Army
Some of FDR's advisers supported the "New Nationalism" of Theodore Roosevelt & wanted govt agencies to do what?
break up large companies
work with business
set up welfare programs
run key parts of the economy
During the 1932 presidential campaign, Franklin D. Roosevelt's confidence that he could make things better contrasted sharply with President Herbert Hoover's
apparent failure to do anything effective about the Depression
criticism of Democratic laissez-faire economic policies
limited but real success in addressing problems of the Depression
willingness to increase government spending on a massive scale
One program of the Works Progress Administration, called Federal Number One, employed
displace tenant farmers
people in the arts
workers in the construction industry
young men ages 18 to 25
Which of the New Deal agencies insisted contractors couldn't discriminate against African Americans?
Civil Works Administration
National Recovery Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Public Works Administration
Two years into President Roosevelt's first term, New Deal programs had created more than two million jobs, but more than 10 million American workers
could find only temporary employment
did not support Roosevelt
joined labor unions
remained unemployed
To pay for New Deal programs, President Roosevelt abandoned a balanced budget and began using
binding arbitration
deficit spending
direct relief
the gold standard
Which of the following created the impression that President Roosevelt was trying to interfere with the separation of powers between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, established in the US Constitution?
the broker state
the court-packing plan
cutting federal programs
the recession of 1937
President Roosevelt won a landslide reelection victory in 1936, in part because millions of Americans
believed that the Great Depression had come completely to an end
hoped that Roosevelt would appoint liberal judges to the Supreme Court
owed their jobs and the safety of their bank accounts to the New Deal
supported Roosevelt's decision to fund programs with deficit spending
Economic recovery from the Great Depression would not be complete and unemployment would remain high until
after World War II
the end of the Second New Deal
deficit spending was stopped
the Wagner Act became law
The Glass-Steagall Act separated commercial banking from investment banking and barred commercial banks from
handling everyday banking transactions
offering investment advice to depositors
providing government insurance for bank deposits
risking depositors' money through stock speculation
New Deal relief programs were based on the idea the Great Depression's fundamental cause was
a crisis of confidence
high prices
low consumption
a decline in export sales
President Roosevelt and his advisers saw the Social Security Act primarily as
an insurance measure
a relief measure
a retirement pension measure
a welfare measure
Under National Industrial Recovery Act-- business, labor & govt were allowed to cooperate to set up
codes of fair competition
tax regulations for each industry
hiring requirements for each industry
trusts to promote competition
In order to exterminate Jews more quickly, the Nazis built extermination facilities in a number of concentration camps, mostly in
Germany
France
Poland
Hillsboro
A night of anti-Jewish violence became known as
Anschluss
Kristallnacht
Gestapo
Talladega Nights
In the Wannsee Conference, Nazi leaders
planned the invasion of Poland
negotiated with Britain and France for the Sudentenland
planned the "final solution"
Wannasee how fast their tanks went
Members of the Fascist militia that backed Mussolini were known as
the Gestapo
kamikazes
Blackshirts
Whitepants
Roosevelt used the Lend-Lease Act to
assure the return of borrowed American ships
get around the requirements of the Neutrality Act
bring in revenue needed for the American military buildup
Lend a hand to his buddies
The first area that Hitler "unified" with Germany was
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
Area 51
Because of the Neutrality Act of 1937, Americans could not
join another country's military
ship non-military goods to nations at war
travel into war zones
shift their cars out of neutral
Stalin agreed to a nonaggression treaty with Germany because he believed
it was the best way to protect Poland
that the Soviets and the Nazis had much in common
that it would turn Germany against Britain and France and keep the USSR safe
Hitler was scared of them Reds
Although the city of Danzig was more than 90 percent German, since World War I it had been a part of
Austria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Never Never Land
The air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the British air force that began in June 1940 and lasted into the fall of the 1940 became known as
stizkrieg
the Battle of Britain
the Munich Crisis
The Blitzkrieg Bop
In June 1941, in violation of a non-aggression treaty, Hitler launched a massive invasion of
France
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Germany
The Nuremberg Laws
took citizenship away from Jewish Germans
required all Jewish Germans to move to concentration camps
required all Jewish Germans to leave the country
required all owners of gremlins not to feed them after midnight
Few Americans wanted to raise immigration quotas, even to accommodate European
trade
peace
refugees
chefs
Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Mussolini?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Mario & Luigi
After being trapped by the Germans in Belgium, the only port remaining open for Britain and France to evacuate their surviving troops was at
Antwerp
Brussels
Dunkirk
Waffles
Adolf Hitler blamed Germany's defeat in World War I on the
Jews
democratic form of government
Slavs
squirrels
The British and French realized that appeasement had failed when Hitler
invaded Austria
invaded Poland
made demands for territory in Poland
shaved his mustache
In the Battle of Britain
the British sunk most of the German ships that crossed the English Channel
the German air force destroyed the Royal Air Force
the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion
Tea was served at lunch
In 1938 Britain and France agreed to Hitler's demand for the Sudetenland, an area of
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
Madagascar
At Auschwitz, elderly or disabled people, the sick, and mothers and children were immediately
sent to another concentration camp
deported to Germany
sent to the gas chambers
were sent to France
In presenting his "Four Freedoms," Roosevelt was trying to
justify his call for speeding up America's military build-up
shift public opinion toward entering the war
shift public opinion toward helping Britain
demand four choices for lunch
To get resources, the Japanese military invaded
Korea
Tibet
Manchuria
the North Pole
Who were the Nazi paramilitary units that intimidated voters, helping the Nazi Party gain power.
storm troopers
appeasement
Shoah
Reichstag
nation
a policy of giving in to Hitler's demands in exchange for peace followed by Europeans when Germany began to claim lands
storm troopers
appeasement
Shoah
Reichstag
nation
The Hebrew term for the Holocaust meaning "catastrophe."
storm troopers
appeasement
Shoah
Reichstag
nation
The lower house of the German parliament where the Nazis became the largest political party in 1932
storm troopers
appeasement
Shoah
Reichstag
nation
Fascists believed that this was more important than the individual.
storm troopers
appeasement
Shoah
Reichstag
nation
As a result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the United States to be a military zone,
many areas of the West became off-limits to civilians
many Japanese Americans were moved to interment camps
much of the Nevada desert became a weapons testing ground
many military installations sprang up along the West Coast
The "Double V" campaign meant victory
over Europe and victory in the Pacific
over the Nazis and victory over the Facists
over Hitler's racism abroad and victory over racism at home
on land and victory on the seas
Why did Roosevelt create the Fair Employment Practices Commission?
end discrimination in hiring workers in defense industries
meditate disputes between labor and management
control wages and prices
coordinate all government housing projects
On Nov 8, 1942, the Amer invasion of North Africa began under the command of what General?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Chester Nimitz
How did successes of Tuskegee Airmen & other African Amer units influence US military policy?
FDR ordered the military to recruit African Amer soldiers
Truman fully integrated the military in 1948 after the war
FDR desegregated the military in 1941
President Truman continued the policy of segregated armies
What did the govt introduce to help farmers in the Southwest overcome the labor shortage?
Migrant Worker Program
Rosie the Riveter Program
Relocation Program
Bracero Program
During World War II, why did Americans buy over $150 billion worth of bonds?
donate part of their wages to the military
lend the government money to pay for the war
avoid paying taxes
finance public works projects
Where did the Bataan Death March occur?
the Philippines
Corregidor
North Africa
the Soviet Union
In the case Korematsu v. US, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese Americans was
constitutional, but the govt had to pay for property losses
unconstitutional, and they had to be released at once
constitutional because it was based on military urgency
unconstitutional because it was based on race
By US & Britain opening a second front in the west on Germany, who would pressure be taken off?
Pacific war
Soviet Union
Italians
French
What was Rosie the Riveter a symbol of?
campaign to hire women to work in factories during the war
Japanese civilians who were sent to internment camps
women who joined the armed forces
female empowerment
The Allies placed inflated rubber tanks, empty tents, and dummy landing craft along the coast of Britain to convince the Germans that
the Allies had more troops than they really had
Allies planned to invade the coast of Germany rather than France
an invasion of Britain would be futile
Allies planned to land their invasion force in Pas-de-Calais
Why could Liberty ships be produced quickly?
made of steel rather than iron
riveted rather than welded
made with thick hulls
assembled from prefabricated parts
The US caused massive fires in Tokyo by dropping bombs filled with what substance?
amphtrac
dynamite
napalm
grease
What was developed in response to attacks on American cargo ships by German submarines?
cost-plus system
liberty ship
convoy system
victory system
After France surrendered to Germany in June 1940, what did two members of Congress introduce?
War Production Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Selective Service and Training Act
The loss of many ships in the Atlantic convinced the U.S. Navy to set up a __ system, in which navy warships would escort groups of cargo ships.
Liberator
code talkers
Sunbelt
convoy
How did the cost-plus system speed up war production?
imposing penalties on companies that didn't meet production quotas
allowing previously competing companies to work together
providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot
providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production
Why was the International Military Tribunal (IMT) created?
establish military rules of engagement for future wars
indict Japanese Emperor Hirohito for war crimes
set reparations dues for Germany and Japan
punish German and Japanese military leaders
Where did companies that wanted to convert their factories to war production received loans?
Office of War Mobilization
Cost-Plus System
Selective Service
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Where were people of Japanese ancestry ordered to relocate when the West Coast was declared a military zone?
Japan
interment camps
the Sunbelt
the East Coast
What was the central purpose of the Office of War Information?
coordinating espionage
improving the public's understanding of the war
developing encrypted codes
stabilizing wages and prices
What were blue points and red points a system for?
rewarding American civilians
prioritizing targets for attack
rationing goods
mapping opposing forces
The Office of Price Administration rationed consumer products to make enough available for
military use
children
the elderly
schools
In part, why did the US Marines had severe casualties at Tarawa?
they had no air support
the shallow reef prevented landing craft from reaching shore
the Japanese had the high ground of Mount Suribachi
the Japanese used kamikaze fighters against them
What was the nickname for the enormous B-24 bombers?
Liberator
code talkers
Sunbelt
convoy
More than 400 Navajo marines served as these effectively keeping communication safe from the Japanese.
Liberator
code talkers
Sunbelt
convoy
What was the name of the region in the Deep South that saw the expansion of cities during World War II & created a new industrial region?
Liberator
code talkers
Sunbelt
convoy
The loss of many ships in the Atlantic convinced the U.S. Navy to set up a __ system, in which navy warships would escort groups of cargo ships.
Liberator
code talkers
Sunbelt
convoy
The Soviet forces created a turning point in WWII in Europe when they put the Germans on the defensive at this battle
Stalingrad
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy on June 6, 1944; also known as D-Day?
Stalingrad
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
What was the secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb called?
Stalingrad
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
What was the Japanese city that was hit with the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?
Stalingrad
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Hiroshima
