Quizzes #5 & #6 Review

What led England and France to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War II?

Germany invaded Poland, a country Britain and France had promised to protect.

Which president signed the law creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?

Herbert Hoover

What was a result of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?

It deepened the economic crisis

Who reached a deal with Hitler that achieved "peace in our time" that allowed him to keep all of his gained territories in return for a promise that he won't advance further?

Neville Chamberlain

Who painted the Four Freedoms paintings that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post?

Norman Rockwell

Why did Executive Order 9066 that created Japanese internment camps not apply to persons of Japanese descent living in Hawaii?

Since nearly 40 percent of the population was of Japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical.

Which former enemy of Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Germany?

Soviet Union

Where did the turning point of World War II in Europe occur?

Stalingrad

What statement is true of the Federal Housing Administration?

The FHA insured long-term mortgages issued by private banks.

Which of the following is true regarding women in the workforce during World War II?

Women in 1944 made up more than one-third of the civilian labor force.

The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the ________ crisis.

banking

The Teapot Dome scandal involved

bribes for the secretary of the interior in exchange for leases of government oil reserves.

The Tennessee Valley Authority

competed with private companies in the business of selling electricity.

The Manhattan Project

enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter.

The flapper

epitomized the change in sexual behavior.

The Civilian Conservation Corps

gave work to unemployed young men in jobs having to do with the environment.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation

made loans to banks, railroads, and other businesses, but did not provide relief directly to American citizens.

Women working in defense industries during the war

made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and shipbuilding.

The Social Security Act of 1935

provided pensions to the aged and unemployment benefits.

During World War II, Native Americans

served in the military and worked as "code talkers"

What turned the tide of the Pacific naval war in favor of the Allies?

the destruction of Japanese aircraft carriers at Midway Island

Which of the following trends of the 1920s did fundamentalists support?

the prohibition of liquor sales

The Agricultural Adjustment Act

was intended to raise farm prices.

FDR's "Economic Bill of Rights"

would have enabled the government to provide education, housing, and medical care.