byu apush part 2 , semester 2 UNITS 4-6
All of the following statements regarding the Allied development of an atomic bomb during World War II are true EXCEPT which one?
Albert Einstein was in charge of the development program.
As president, Calvin Coolidge did which of the following?
He believed the federal government should not burden business with many regulations.
In the 1920s, what did Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon succeed in doing?
He cut taxes on corporate profits and personal incomes.
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, what action was taken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
He declared the United States would remain neutral.
Which of the following socioeconomic developments in the United States during the early 1900s is most clearly suggested by the changes illustrated in the maps above?
More Americans could afford to purchase consumer goods.
Which of the following is most directly an effect of the changes illustrated by the maps?
More suburbs began to develop on the fringes of major cities.
The memo best supports which of the following statements regarding U.S. success in World War II?
Science and technology research was a key part of U.S. strategy.
Who would mostly likely use the unemployment figures of 1936 and for what purpose?
The Democratic Party would show voters that they were better off than they were four years before.
All of the following statements regarding the Allied D-Day invasion of France in June 1944 are true EXCEPT which one?
The landing was made across the narrowest part of the English Channel.
What was one long-term consequence of the New Deal?
The national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people.
The Social Security Act of 1935 ________.
did not begin making payments to participants until 1937
Where were most women employed during World War II?
in the service sector
Which of these was the most important cultural export of the United States in the 1920s?
movies
Throughout the 1920s, the U.S. economy experienced which of these?
nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities
Strong believers in the effectiveness of the New Deal and FDR's administration would be most likely to use which statistics?
the GNP from 1933 to 1937
In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to which of these?
the prohibition of alcohol
What happened as a result of the Great Depression?
American Communists coordinated more with the Soviet Union.
Which of these was true of the U.S. fight against Japan by 1943?
American forces finally managed to drive the Japanese from Guadalcanal.
The maps above most directly support which of the following conclusions about changes in American society in the early twentieth century?
Americans experienced increased opportunity for personal mobility, or travel.
Which of these was NOT a sign of the strong consumerism of the 1920s?
Bruce Barton's book criticized the quantity of advertising.
During the 1920s, the National Woman's Party campaigned primarily for which of these?
Equal Rights Amendment
What happened during the recession of 1937?
FDR called for a committee to investigate big business and antitrust laws.
What was the New Deal policy toward Native Americans, as led by John Collier?
It was grounded in the belief that Native American cultures should be respected.
During the 1920s, which statement was true of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters?
It was one of the few unions led by African Americans.
Which of these was true of industrial unionism in the 1930s?
It was strengthened, partly, by New Deal legislation.
During World War II, what happened with organized labor in the United States?
It won automatic union memberships for new defense plant workers.
The heaviest troop casualties in the Pacific Theater occurred at which battle?
Okinawa
What happened before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt froze all Japanese financial assets in the United States.
Aside from the factor alluded to in the memo, which one of the following factors also contributed to victory for the United States and its allies in World War II?
The Allies had better political and military cooperation than the Axis powers did.
All the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true EXCEPT which one?
The New Deal allowed sexually discriminatory wage rates.
What happened by the end of 1938?
The New Deal had largely come to an end.
What happened because of the Bonus Army in 1932?
The U.S. Army fought against war veterans.
Which of these happened during the Harding administration?
The United States proposed a dramatic reduction in the size of naval fleets of major powers.
What happened with Native Americans during World War II?
The war undermined their efforts to revitalize tribal traditions.
What most permitted the rise of the developments illustrated by the above maps?
great industrial growth due to innovations in technology and business management
Germany began World War II in Europe just days after which event?
the signing of a nonaggression pact between Germany and Russia
The Second New Deal was launched partly in response to which of the following?
the stubborn persistence of high unemployment and low production in the economy
Why was the American Liberty League formed in 1933?
to organize wealthy conservatives who strongly opposed the New Deal.
Which of the following was true of Warren Harding as president?
He never abandoned the party loyalists who had brought him to success.
What happened during FDR's first weeks in office in 1933?
He tried to balance the federal budget by cutting government employees' salaries.
Which statement is true regarding Franklin D. Roosevelt?
He won the election of 1932 by a wide margin over the unpopular Herbert Hoover.
After World War I, which statement was true of the new Ku Klux Klan?
It became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners.
Which of these did the U.S. military do concerning racial issues during World War II?
It began to relax its practices of racial segregation.
Which statement is true regarding the Battle of the Bulge?
It ended serious German resistance in the west.
Throughout the 1920s, which of the following was true of the federal government?
It put business leaders in prominent government positions.
How were African Americans treated under the New Deal?
They had an advocate in the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt do between his election in 1932 and the inauguration in 1933?
He made no public statements that committed him to a specific policy.
What had Franklin D. Roosevelt done by 1937?
He shot down international cooperation by abandoning the gold standard.
As the Depression reached its worst in the end of 1931 and beginning of 1932, which of these did President Hoover do?
He supported greater intervention by the federal government in the form of the RFC.
As supported by the information in this table, what is an overall conclusion regarding the Great Depression?
Huge amounts of productivity and income were lost due to the failing economy.
What was one of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States?
It allowed a wider variety of groups to challenge the power of business.
What effect did the lend-lease plan have in 1940 and 1941?
It allowed the United States to give unlimited aid to England.
What was the purpose of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938?
It established a national minimum wage for the first time.
During World War II, what happened with the War Production Board?
It favored large over small contractors.
What happened in the election of 1936?
It produced a new and enduring coalition of voters for the Democratic Party.
The severity of the Depression increased in 1931 when the Federal Reserve Board did which of the following?
It raised interest rates.
What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933?
It sought to raise crop prices by paying farmers not to plant crops.
Which statement is true regarding the stock market crash in October 1929?
It started a long slide in stock prices over the next several years.
What was the purpose of the America First Committee?
It was a powerful lobby against U.S. involvement in the war.
Which of the following was true of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
It was a product of changing environmental conditions.
During World War II, what was the purpose of the National Defense Research Committee?
It was at the forefront of spending over $100 million in government money on research.
What was the result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to expand the Supreme Court?
It was eventually defeated in Congress.
Which of the following conclusions do the data in the table best support?
The early Great Depression cut the country's production almost in half.
Which of these statements was true in 1942 when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers"?
There was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.
After 1929, what did American banks do in the face of the worsening global economic crisis?
They called in the debts owed to them by European nations.
During the 1930s, what happened with southern rural blacks who moved to northern urban areas?
They experienced unemployment rates around 50 percent in major cities.
How did New Deal programs affect the American West?
They helped the region more than they helped any other part of the country.
What was the general result of the economic pressures caused by the Great Depression?
They strengthened the idea that a woman's proper place was in the home.
During the 1920s, the agricultural economy of the United States experienced which of these?
a significant decline in farmers' incomes
All of the following occurred as a result of the Tennessee Valley Authority EXCEPT which one?
a significant reduction in poverty in the region
During the 1920s, most American industrial workers experienced all of the following EXCEPT which one?
almost no opportunities to join a company union
Why did Al Smith lose the 1928 presidential election?
because he failed to carry the "Solid South"
The Scopes Trial of 1925 was a legal battle most immediately concerning the conflict between which of these?
creationism and evolution
In his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald did which of the following?
criticized the American obsession with material wealth
The National Recovery Administration of 1933 did all of the following EXCEPT which one?
established a minimum wage for labor
In 1942 and 1943, what did the British and American war effort against Nazi Germany concentrate on?
fighting in North Africa and southern Europe
Between 1939 and 1945, the federal budget of the United States ________.
increased more than tenfold
Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States ________.
refused to accept large numbers of refugees including those on the ocean liner St. Louis
What did President Franklin D. Roosevelt decide in 1937?
that he should try to balance the federal budget
What did the Stimson Doctrine of 1932 declare?
that the United States would not recognize territories seized by force
In 1943, which country pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany?
the Soviet Union
All the following factors contributed to the Great Depression EXCEPT which one?
the conservative investment policies of the largest banks