yo yo!

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