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just before his election to the presidency in 1931, FDR was

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governor of new york

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The FERA

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is correctly represented by all the above statements.

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The social worker who directed the FERA and then headed the WPA at its creation in 1935 was:

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Harry Hopkins

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the fair practice codes of the NRA did all of the following except

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break up large corporations

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The Agricultural Adjustment Act was ruled unconstitutional:

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after it had helped increase farm income by nearly 60 percent from 1932 to 1935.

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The "sit-down strike" was used successfully in 1937 by:

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automobile workers

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among the objectives of the Tennessee Valley Authority were all the following except:

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The development of air transportation

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Huey Long

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was from louisisana

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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court:

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overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act.

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The National Labor Relations Act:

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was often called the wagner act

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Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is not true?

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It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.

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In the presidential election of 1936:

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Republicans hoped that third party action might throw the election to them

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which of the following groups would have been least likely to support roosevelt in the election of 1936?

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wealthy buisinessmen

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What made the dust storms worse than normal was the transition during the early twentieth century from:

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widespread scattered subsistence farming to industrial agriculture.

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the 1937 economic slump was caused in part by

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a sharp decrease in government spending

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the literary work that best captured the ordeal of the depression was The grapes of wrath by

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john steinbeck

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richard wright

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wrote native son, a story of racial prejudice

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charles e coughlin

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was a radio priest and founder of the national union for social justice

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the fair code practices of the NRA did all of the following except

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break up large corporations

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huey longs program to end the depression

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was a plan to share the wealth

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in early 1937, fdr proposed to reform the supreme court by

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adding up to six additional members

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the fair labor standards act of 1938

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set the minimum wage of forty cents an hour

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By the end of 1937, which group had coalesced against the New Deal

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a bipartisan conservative bloc

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All of the following is true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

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it was the parent organization for the CCC

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Codes of fair practice were part of:

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NRA

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One third of the "Okies":

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returned to their home states

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Richard Wright:

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wrote Native Son, a story of racial prejudice

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In the presidential election of 1932:

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radical Socialist and Communist party candidates won nearly 1 million votes

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The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act):

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raised taxes on incomes above $50,000

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The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

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was heaviest in the South

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Just before his election to the presidency in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was serving as:

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governor of New York

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Huey Long:

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developed a program called Share the Wealth

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The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

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John Steinbeck

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The 1937 economic slump was caused in part by:

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a sharp decrease in government spending.

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Charles E. Coughlin:

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was the "radio priest"

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Labor's new direction in the late 1930s was toward:

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industrial unions

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In the elections of 1938:

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Roosevelt's attempts to purge the Democratic party were largely unsuccessful.

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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court:

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overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act.

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In the case of Norris v. Alabama, the Supreme Court:

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ruled that the systematic exclusion of blacks from juries denied defendants the equal protection of the law.

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The Marx Brothers:

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produced plot less masterpieces of irreverent satire.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt:

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was permanently crippled after contracting polio.

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Eleanor Roosevelt:

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was especially supportive of women, blacks, and organized labor.

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All of the following undercut President Roosevelt's prestige going into the election of 1936 except:

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his support of neutrality.

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Among the objectives of the Tennessee Valley Authority were all the following except:

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the development of air transportation.

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The Dust Bowl can be associated with:

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terrible dust storms that plagued a large region.

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The Farm Security Administration:

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offered loans to marginal farmers (so they could avoid falling into tenancy) and to tenant farmers (so they could purchase their own farms).

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Huey Longs program to end the Depression:

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was a plan to share our wealth.

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In the presidential election of 1936:

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Republicans hoped that third-party candidates might split the Democratic vote and throw the election to them.

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The Indian Reorganization Act:

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attempted to reinvigorate traditional Indian cultures.

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The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

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John Steinbeck.

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John Collier...

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was the BIA commissioner

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Whose campaign song was "Happy Days Are Here Again?"

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The term New Deal comes from:

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a speech FDR gave on the campaign trail

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FDR said that "the only thing we have to fear is:

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Fear itself

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The social worker who headed the WPA at its creation in 1935 was:

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Harry Hopkins

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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income mainly through

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cutbacks in production.

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The National Youth Administration provided part time employment to students, it was part of the WPA, it set up technical training programs, and provided Richard Nixon with a job EXCEPT:

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it was the parent organization for the CCC.

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To earn the federal payments for reducing crops:

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many landowners took their leased lands out of production.

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The fair practice codes of the NRA prohibited child labor, established minimum wages of $13 per week, set forty-hour workweek and established $12 per week in the South EXCEPT:

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break up large corporations.

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What organization sought to set workplace standards such as child labor restrictions?

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NRA

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Because of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee River became:

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the "Great Lakes of the South."

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During the Depression the U.S. government deported 500,000 Mexican Americans and their American-born children because officials:

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wanted to avoid the costs of providing them with public services.

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He was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government:

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Francis Townsend.

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The National Labor Relations Act:

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was often called the Wagner Act.

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Which of the following statement about the Social Security Act is NOT true?

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it was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.

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The Revenue Act of 1935:

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raised taxes on incomes above $50,000.

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Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnecessary when:

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the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:

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set a minimum wage of forty cents an hour

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Who was the economist whose ideas provided a theoretical justification of the New Deal?

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John Maynard Keynes

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In early 1937, FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

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adding up to six additional members

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Although the New Deal initiatives produced mixed results, they halted the economic downturn and provided the foundation for a system of federal social welfare programs.

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True

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Early in his presidency, Roosevelt ended Prohibition.

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True

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By executive decree, Roosevelt organized all farm credit agencies into the Farm Credit Administration.

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true

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The CCC addressed the problem of overcharging by doctors and others in the medical and health professions.

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false

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The AAA required farmers to donate surplus crops and livestock to feed the poor.

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FAlse

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The American Liberty League opposed New Deal measures as violations of personal and property rights.

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True

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The Wagner Act helped dramatically boost union membership.

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True

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FDR called the Social Security Act the most significant achievement of the New Deal.

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True

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By the end of the 1930s, FDR's New Deal had pushed the country a large way toward socialism.

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FAlse

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Despite the New Deal, full recovery from the Depression did not come until the crisis of World War II.

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false

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In 1932, what was the percentage of Americans unemployed?

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25

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In 1933, President Roosevelt confronted all the following major challenges EXCEPT:

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defending the country against communism

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On his second day in office, Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon Congress to meet in a special session on March 9 to pass the:

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Emergency Banking Relief Act

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The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief, which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages, came with the formation of the:

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Civil Works Administration

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The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to:

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provide work relief for young men

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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise farm income mainly through:

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cutbacks in production

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The literary work that best captured the ordeal of the Depression was The Grapes of Wrath by:

answer

John Steinbeck

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The head the National Recovery Administration (NRA) was:

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Hugh Johnson

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What organization sought to set workplace standards, such as child labor restrictions?

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NRA

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Codes of fair practice were part of:

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NRA

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TVA as a multipurpose public corporation included all the following states EXCEPT:

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Louisiana

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The dust bowl can be associated with:

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the blowing away of millions of acres of topsoil

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Frequently lumped together as "Okies" or "Arkies":

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most of the dust bowl refugees were from cotton belt communities

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During the Depression, the U.S. government deported five hundred thousand Mexican Americans and their American-born children because officials:

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wanted to avoid the costs of providing them with public services

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Who directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the New Deal?

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John Collier

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The Indian Reorganization Act:

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attempted to reinvigorate traditional Indian cultures

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Eleanor Roosevelt:

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was especially supportive of women, blacks, and organized labor

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Who is known as "Kingfish"?

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Huey Long

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Huey Long:

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developed a program called Share the Wealth

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Huey Long's program to end the Depression:

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was a plan to share the wealth

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Charles E. Coughlin:

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was the "radio priest"

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The National Labor Relations Act:

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was often called the Wagner Act

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In the presidential election of 1936:

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Republicans hoped that third-party candidates might split the Democratic vote and throw the election to them

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In the 1936 election, Roosevelt wound up carrying every state except:

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Maine and Vermont

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Which is true of the 1936 presidential election?

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FDR defeated Alfred M. Landon in a landslide.

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Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnecessary when:

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the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal

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Labor's new direction in the late 1930s was toward:

answer

industrial unions

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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938:

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set a minimum wage of 40¢ an hour

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By the end of 1937, which group had coalesced against the New Deal?

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a bipartisan conservative bloc

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The conservative Democratic opposition to the New Deal in the late 1930s:

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was heaviest in the South

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was the BIA commissioner

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John Collier

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as a law student found work through the WPA

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Richard Nixon

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was the Republican presidential candidate in 1932

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Herbert Hoover

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cringed at the thought of Roosevelt running for a fourth term

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Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith

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was director of an NYA program

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Lyndon Johnson

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was the Republican presidential candidate in 1936

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Alfred M. Landon

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was a CIO leader

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John L. Lewis

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was a "radio priest"

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Charles E. Coughlin

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proposed the Share-the-Wealth program

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Huey Long

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proposed to pay $200 a month to those over sixty years old who retired and promised to spend the money

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Francis E. Townsend

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The first large-scale experiment with federal work relief, which put people directly on the government payroll at competitive wages, came with the formation of the

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Civil Works Administration

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The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to

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provide work relief for young men

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In the case of Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, the Supreme Court

answer

overturned the National Industrial Recovery Act

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The Revenue Act of 1935 (sometimes called the Wealth-Tax Act)

answer

raised taxes on incomes above $50,000

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On March 12, in the first of his radio-broadcast "fireside chats," the president

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assured the 60 million Americans listening that it was safer to "keep your money in a reopened bank than under the mattress"

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TVA as a multipurpose public corporation included all the following states EXCEPT

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Louisiana

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To earn the federal payments for reducing crops

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many landowners took their leased lands out of production

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In 1932, what was the percentage of Americans unemployed

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25

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Which of the following statements about the Social Security Act is NOT true

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It was based on a progressive tax that took a larger percentage of higher incomes.

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Because of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee River became:

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the "Great Lakes of the South"

question

Who was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government?

answer

Francis Townsend

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In 1933, President Roosevelt confronted all the following major challenges EXCEPT

answer

defending the country against communism

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The National Labor Relations Act

answer

was often called the Wagner Act

question

During the Depression, the U.S. government deported five hundred thousand Mexican Americans and their American-born children because officials:

answer

wanted to avoid the costs of providing them with public services

question

In early 1937 FDR proposed to reform the Supreme Court by:

answer

adding up to six additional members

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The head the National Recovery Administration (NRA) was:

answer

Hugh Johnson

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All of the following statements are true of the National Youth Administration EXCEPT:

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it was the parent organization for the CCC

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Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnecessary when:

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the Supreme Court began reversing previous judgments and upholding the New Deal

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Which of the following refused to apply for a Social Security card?

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Herbert Hoover

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The Indian Reorganization Act:

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attempted to reinvigorate traditional Indian cultures

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Overall, the New Deal's record for improving conditions for African Americans was

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D.mixed, because all the preceding statements are accurate.

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During the 1932 presidential campaign, the Republican and Democratic candidates both promised generally to balanced the budget

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TRUE

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The Twentieth Amendment moved the presidential inauguration date from March to January

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TRUE

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The HGLC addressed the problem of overcharging by doctors and others in the medical and health professions

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FALSe

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The main idea of the cartoon is that the New Deal

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A. Threatens the constitution and the American people

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Keynesianism involves reducing government spending in times of severe unemployment

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FALSE

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In 1939, seventeen percent of the nations labor force was still out of work

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TRUE

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At the end of the Hoover administration, four out of every five american banks were closed

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TRUE

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Eleanor Roosevely helped the president by

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C. taking political risks he could not take, as well as by being the conscience of administration

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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to raise from income mainly through:

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A. Cutbacks in production

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Which effect accurately complete the flow chart?

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C. Consumer demand falls because of there is less money to spend

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"Okies" were people who traveled west to escape the effects of the Dust Bowl or because they had been driven off the land by New Deal benefit programs

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TRUE

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The fair Labor Standards Act forbade racial discrimination in hiring

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FALSE

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What was the most likely cause of the election results shown on the map

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A. Most voters blamed Presedent Hoover for the Great Depression

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The Federal Emergenct Relief Administration

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D. is correctly represented by all the above statements

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Roosevelt's court-packing scheme became unnessary when:

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the Supreme Court began reversing precious judgements and upholding the New Deal

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Based upon your understanding of the New Deal, which of the following programs would have immediatly and directly aided the letter writer's family spending power

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WPA

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Most allied countries defaulted on their war debts to the United States during the Great Depression

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TRUE

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American Isolationism reached its peak late in 1941

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FALSE

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The photograph shows a female factory worker during WWII. It demonstrates the during the war, many women

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C. achieved economic equality in the workplace

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The united state's declaration of war in 1941 passes the Congress unanimously

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FALSE

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The Lansing-Ishii Agreement

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C. Acknowledged that Japan had "special interests" in China

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The National Socialist party was

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A. Led by Adolph Hitler

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According to the passage above

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D. Japan signed a mutual military pact in which it agreed to declare war on any country that attacked Italy, or Germany

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In the presidential election of 1940, both candidated supported all-out aid to Great Britain

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TRUE

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The Neutrality Act of 1939

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C. Kept U.S. shops from war zones but approved cash-and-carry trade even for arms

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Germany took priority in the fighting because

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D. All the above

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According to this exerpt from the New York TImes (03/24/1935) and your lecture notes Nye Committee, investigations seemed to prove that

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C. The United States entered WWI to permit the munitions manufacturers to make greater profits.

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In the 1938 agreement signed at Munich:

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B. Britain and France agreed to let Hitler have Sudetenland

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Both Britain and France went to war

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C. when Hitler invaded Poland

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Which conclusion can be reached about the scientists who signed the document

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D. They thought having the atomic bomb would prevent future wars.

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The date President Roosevelt refers to in this quote, the bombing of Pearl Harbor is

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B. December 7, 1941

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The Atlantic Charter included all of the following principles except:

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C.The elimination of communism

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Black AMerican soldiers usually served in segregated units in WWII

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TRUE

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By the end of WWII, over six million women had entered the workforce

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TRUE

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The U.S military used Native Americans as "Code Talkers" during WWII

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TRUE

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Some six million Jews were killed in the Nazi Holocaust:

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TRUE

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Based on the exerpt above and your understanding of the WWII era, President Franklin Roosevelt argues that the United Stated needed to abandon its foreign policy of

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D.Isolationism

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The Battle of Midway

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A. was the turning point of the war in the Pacific

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The purpose of the War Production Board was to:

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A. direct industrial conversion to war production

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The Office of Price Administration

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C. Rationed tires, sugar, coffee, gasoline, and other items

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The bracero program

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D. brought some 200,000 Mexican farm workers into the western United States

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Operation "Overlord" was the

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B. D-Day invasion at Normandy

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The Battle of Okinawa

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B. was most significant for wearing down the remaining Japanese defenses.

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What Role did the American scientific community have in WWII

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C. Scientists participated actively in developing new weapons, chemicals, medicines, and medical techniques that would advance the fight against the Axis powers

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Which of the following is not true regarding the government's management of public opinion during WWII

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A. Publishers and broadcasts were allowed to say and report whatever they thought would be in the best interest of the public and the war effort

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Which area designated on the map above shows where the United States military was attacked in December 7, 1941

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A. I

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"Nisei" were Americans of Japanese descent

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TRUE

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Based on the chart, the camp with the largest peak population was

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B. Tule Lake, California

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At the Yalta Conference, Stalin agreed on all the following except

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D. Withdrawal of all troops from Eastern Europe as soon as the war was over.

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