dc history test review

Question 1

What were the 3 R’s of the New Deal in order

Answer 1

Relief, Recovery, Reform

Question 2

What were FDR’s intentions with the New Deal?

Answer 2

To provide relief to the unemployed and poor, recover from the Great Depression through economic reforms, implement regulations to stop another depression.

Question 3

What is the FDIC

Answer 3

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, created to insure bank deposits and help restore confidence in the banking system after many banks failed during the Great Depression.”

Question 4

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

Answer 4

Naval battle in June 1942 where US beat japan, stopped japan from expanding pacific

Question 5

What message were political cartoons often sending?,

Answer 5

Critiqued new deal and FDR power expansion

Question 6

Why did Japan want to imperialize China?,

Answer 6

raw materials, labor, territory and industrialization for regional dominance

Question 7

What was FALSE about the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 7

It is false that the Japanese hit American aircraft. The Japanese focused on battleships and aircraft were largely spared.”

Question 8

Know the Lend-Lease Act.

Answer 8

Allowed the U.S. to lend or lease military equipment to Allied nations to aid their war efforts against the Axis powers.”

Question 9

Know Cash and Carry

Answer 9

Allowed nations to purchase non-military goods from the U.S. as long as they paid cash upfront and used non-U.S. ships for transport

Question 10

What was the purpose of Cash and Carry?

Answer 10

To allow the U.S. to aid the Allies by selling them supplies while trying to avoid being drawn into the war itself.”

Question 11

How did some of FDR’s speeches differ from his typical fireside chat perspective?

Answer 11

Some speeches differed in perspective from typical fireside chats aimed at reassuring the public, taking a more forceful tone on policies.

Question 12

Why was Eleanor Roosevelt an important First Lady?

Answer 12

She transformed the role into an activist position, advocating for civil rights, workers, the poor and becoming an influential voice.”

Question 13

What were fireside chats?

Answer 13

FDR’s periodic evening radio addresses to explain his policies and calm public fears during the Depression and WWII.

Question 14

What were the causes of the Great Depression?

Answer 14

Major causes included unequal wealth distribution, excessive bank loans, overproduction, low wages, and stock market speculation/crash.

Question 15

What did the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) do

Answer 15

Provided flood control, electricity generation, economic development and job creation in the Tennessee Valley region.

Question 16

Why was court packing a thing

Answer 16

FDR’s court packing plan aimed to get more favorable rulings from the Supreme Court by adding additional justices, though it was controversial.

Question 17

What caused the Dust Bowl and what were its effects?

Answer 17

Caused by drought and poor farming practices that led to soil erosion, severely impacting agriculture and causing migration from Great Plains states.

Question 18

What parts of the government did FDR think had too much power?

Answer 18

FDR believed the Supreme Court had too much power to strike down his New Deal programs, so he tried to reshape the Court to limit its ability to do so