Unit 3 Assessment: Democracy Tested – Flashcards
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a banking crisis
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The Great Depression was the result of wild stock speculation, economic disparity between rich and poor, and what else?
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Bought stock on credit, thinking that prices would continue to rise.
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What did investors do that helped trigger the stock market crash in 1929?
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Strong winds blew away topsoil and created a Dust Bowl.
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What happened in the Great Plains when severe drought followed the removal of native grasses?
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difficult conditions caused by the effects of a drought
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What caused Great Plains farmers to leave their lands and migrate to California?
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Okies
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What name was given to the plains farmers and others who migrated west during the 1930s?
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There was a drop in the marriage and birth rate
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What was one impact of the depression
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soup kitchens and bank closures
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What were some signs of the Great Depression in american cities and towns?
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Herbert Hoover
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Who believed in voluntary cooperation between businesses with little government intervention despite the problems brought on by the stock market crash?
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Hoover's belief in nonintervention kept the government from responding quickly and deepened the depression.
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How did Herbert Hoover's beliefs about business and government affect the economy?
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The country's economic problems had grown worse and people thought Hoover wasn't doing enough.
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Why was Herbert Hoover, an incumbent president easily defeated by Franklin Roosevelt?
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informal speeches or fireside chats on the radio
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What technique did Franklin Roosevelt use to keep the American public informed?
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that the government was going to act quickly and solve the problems of the Depression.
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Congress passed numerous pieces of legislation during the first hundred days of Franklin Roosevelt's administration. What did this indicate?
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Government should help retirees, dependent mothers and children, and the disabled.
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What belief did the Social Security Act demonstrate?
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Roosevelt believed government could stabilize and regulate the economy
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How did the passage of the Emergency Banking Act and the FDIC reflect Roosevelt's beliefs about the economy?
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Tennessee Valley Authority and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Which agencies were created during the new deal are still in existence
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Some people thought the New Deal went too far and others though it had not gone far enough.
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People from both the right and the left objected to the New Deal legislation. Why?
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relief, recovery, and reform
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What were the chief goals of New Deal legislation?
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Fascist dictators assumed power.
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What happened in Germany, Italy, and Spain during the 1930s?
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Mussolini - Austria
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Which leader is not accurately matched with his country?
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What was the U.S. reaction when war began in Europe in 1939?
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Lend-Lease
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What program did Franklin Roosevelt develop to provide supplies to the English in spite of U.S. neutrality laws
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"A day that will live in infamy"
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What famous words did President Roosevelt use to describe the attack on Pearl Harbor?
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the Selective Service Act
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What legislation signed into law in 1940 indicated Roosevelt's commitment to war preparedness?
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declaring war on Japan and joining the allies
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What was the U.S. response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
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It was the government agency that worked with corporations to produce what the military needed.
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How did the War Production Board play a role in coordinating American war efforts during World War II?
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liberty ships, planes, weapons and supplies for the military produced by corporations
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What did President Roosevelt bring together to create what he called an "arsenal of democracy?"
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interning and detaining Japanese citizens in camps
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What action taken by the us government during world war II violated the constitutional rights of some citizens
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Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur
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Which two U.S. commanders led troops in the European and Pacific fronts?
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Battle of Sapporo
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Which was *not* a key battle or event in the Pacific theater of the war?
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American forces led the Allies in a battle that marked the beginning of the end of the war
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What was significant about the D-day landing at Normandy on June 6, 1944?
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paying ten cents per gallon in gasoline taxes
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Which was *not* a way civilians contributed to the war effort
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victory in the war overseas and over Jim Crow at home
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What did the "Double-V" mean for African Americans?
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They were all roles that women played during World War II
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What did the WAVES, the WAACs, and Rosie the Riveter have in common?
