Unit Test 2 – Flashcards
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government
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fully supported violence against Jews.
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Which was a direct result of bank failures in the 1920s and 1930s?
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Depositors lost their savings.
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Supporters of the atomic bomb argued against the idea that the US should not use the bomb against Japan by
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noting that firebombing had already caused extensive damage in Japan.
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In the 1920s, how did manufacturers make products faster and more cheaply?
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They adopted Henry Ford's manufacturing techniques.
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By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt
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hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
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How did Admiral Chester Nimitz displease the US Congress during World War II?
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He refused to take the US fleet into battle immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
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To buy goods on credit means to
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promise to pay for goods later.
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Which of the following best describes Adolf Hitler's regime?
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totalitarianism marked by a belief in Aryan superiority
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Liberal leaders wanted to change New Deal programs by
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building onto and expanding them.
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt's Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?
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States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
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Which of the following best explains how manufacturers contributed to the economic slowdown that led to the Great Depression?
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They were overproducing goods.
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The New Deal could best be summarized as a program that
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still has an impact on American life and government today.
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What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?
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set up a fund for retired Americans
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A result of the Nuremberg trials was that the United Nations
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established that genocide was an international crime.
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A lasting effect of the New Deal can be seen when
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the government intervenes in a time of national crisis.
