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How did the American public react to the dropping of the atomic bomb?
At first there was a general acceptance of the attack, but it was later criticized
What country controlled Panama before the canal was built?
Colombia
After the opening of a second front with the success of the Normandy invasion on D-Day, British and American troops inflicted devastating damage upon the Germans, resulting in the German suffering over 80 percent casualties.
False
After the war, most of the women who had held defense jobs wished to keep them were allowed to by their employers.
False
The United States declared war on Japan to begin US involvement in World War II.
False
What turned the tide of the Pacific naval war in favor of the Allies?
Midway
This was used during World War I in order to bolster military recruitment
Selective Service Act
Where did the turning point of World War II in Europe occur?
Stalingrad
Which of the following elements of President Wilson's Fourteen Points was created to maintain social harmony and preserve peace throughout the world?
The League of Nations
The United Statess helped win World War II.
True
Wartime manufacturing (butter to guns) helped restore the image of American business, which had reached a low point during the Great Depression.
True
The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the ______ crisis.
banking
Which of the following does the Open Door policy most exemplify?
control of gateways for American commerce
Which of the following motivated US control over Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines?
control of gateways for American commerce
The Manhattan Project
enabled the development of an atomic weapon based on the theories of German scientists involving energy and matter
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
ended Prohibition
The Resettlement Administration
established temporary relief camps for displaced migrant workers
The Lend-Lease Act
gave military aid to countries as long as they return it
What is the name sometimes given to the 1920s foreign policy?
isolationism
Why was the Glass-Steagall Act a key piece of legislation?
it banned commercial banks from involvement in buying and selling stocks, and set up the FDIC
What was a result of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
it deepened the economic crisis
In the 1920s, immigration restriction included which of the following?
legislation that severely limited immigration from southern and eastern Europe
The US foreign policy in the mid-late 1930s
neutrality
Wilson used the Fourteen Points hoping to
provide a clear statement of America's war aims to the people
The Social Security Act of 1935
provided pensions to the aged and unemployment benefits
In Schenck v the United States, the Supreme Court
ruled that bans on dangerous speech were constitutional
What caused the Dust Bowl?
soil erosion
"D-Day" refers to
the largest sea-land military operation in history
How did Supreme Court judges react to New Deal laws?
they invalidated key initiatives and were very conservative when it came to New Deal programs
What was the goal of appeasement?
to avoid another conflict like World War I
American expansion after the 1890s
was largely driven by a desire for economic overseas trade
Dollar Diplomacy
was used by William Taft instead of military intervention