exam 3

Question 1

What did the US do because of the growing powers of Italy, Germany, and Japan?

Answer 1

Formerly recognized the Soviet Union (1933).

Question 2

What did the Neutrality Acts stipulate? (3 things)

Answer 2

1. No Americans could travel on belligerent ships. 2. No Americans to sell munitions to belligerent nations. 3. No making loans to belligerent nations.

Question 3

What helped establish the FDIC?

Answer 3

The Emergency Banking Relief Act (1933).

Question 4

This was enacted in 1934 to ensure no further nations could borrow any more money until all debts were repaid, even if they were back in war?

Answer 4

Johnson-Debt Default Act

Question 5

What is the infamous day that the stock market crashed?

Answer 5

Black Tuesday, Oct 21 1929.

Question 6

What was established to give U.S. Government direct oversight of relations between big biz and laborers?

Answer 6

National Recovery Administration

Question 7

What was a measure by the U.S. that gave back independence to the Philipines and was also used to keep Japan kind of happy?

Answer 7

Tydings-McDuffie Act aka Philipines independent act

Question 8

What were the two measures that Hoover took in response to the market crash?

Answer 8

1. TRICKLE DOWN APPROACH- giving money to top big businesses which would allow them to hire back workers. 2. Gave money to agricultural groups to feed livestock…

Question 9

What is the term for investors who would take out a loan and invest on it, selling it back quickly after a rise by paying back the loan and pocketing the rest?

Answer 9

Investing on margin.

Question 10

The 3 things FDR has to say upon entering office:

Answer 10

1. Fuck the investors. 2. The economic crises must be treated like a war. 3. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.

Question 11

What did the Banking Relief Act do?

Answer 11

Gave the fed gov the temp direct control over the nations bank, allowed pres to oversee trade, and established the FDIC?

Question 12

A project funded by government to give older men work?

Answer 12

Works Progress Aministration

Question 13

The best time for the allies to have crushed Hitlers early beginnings would have been when he did this?

Answer 13

Marched his armies into the Rheinland (the area between France and Germany).

Question 14

Major components to stock market crash and great depression?

Answer 14

-European allies had not payed back WWI loans. -American public access to easy credit—consumerism. -INFLUX OF SPECULATION (investors inflating a stock hoping to cash out and make a quick buck. -INVESTING ON MARGIN. -The money used by investors was the peoples’ money.

Question 15

What was created to give retired and unemployed folks money and allowed younger folks oppurtunity for employment?

Answer 15

Social Security Act

Question 16

How did Hitler first openly defy the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 16

Instituted compulsory military service.

Question 17

What was the term for investors inflating a stock hoping to cash out and get a quick buck as the stock rose?

Answer 17

Influx of speculation.

Question 18

What was a major project established to put young men back to work and was sponsored by the government and helped build many bridges, dams and shit like that?

Answer 18

Civilian Conservation Corps (1933).

Question 19

First major implementation of FDR office:

Answer 19

The Emergency banking Relief Act (1933)

Question 20

Which president succeeded president coolidge and took on a lezaais fair capitalist approach?

Answer 20

Hoover

Question 21

What was the new policy with Latin America to ease tensions and make trade easier?

Answer 21

The Good Neighbor Policy

Question 22

What was passed to allow the sale and purchase of alcohol?

Answer 22

21st amendment.

Question 23

A gov funded project to bring work to people in the Appalachian area?

Answer 23

Tennessee Valley Authority

Question 24

What was the first action that resulted in the declaration of WW2?

Answer 24

Germany and Russia invade Poland. Brit and France declare war.

Question 25

What was the operation that Germany wanted to take against Great Britain to take over the isles?

Answer 25

Operation Sealion

Question 26

Hitler’s mission to invade Russia is known as….

Answer 26

Operation Barbarosa

Question 27

In an effort to gain a common ally against Soviet Russia, Hitler organizes this in 1940.

Answer 27

Tripartite Pact between Germany Japan and Italy

Question 28

What did the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 did what?

Answer 28

Allowed trade between US and allies against the Nazis.

Question 29

What was the thing that caused Hitler to go to war with the US?

Answer 29

His treaty with Japan and their attack on Pearl Harbor.

Question 30

What was the Yalta conference, who was involved and what was it regarding?

Answer 30

It was a meeting between Stalin-Churchill-FDR

it was a post war conference. self determination. countries should act together to deal with world problems. they wanted their own spheres of influence.

Question 31

Whats the Potsdam Conference?

Answer 31

A meeting between Churchill and Truman to rehash the Yalta conference.

Question 32

This dude sent a secret telegram from Soviet Russia to US saying that Russia did not believe there could ever be peace between a socialist society and a capitalist society.

Answer 32

George Kennan

Question 33

The components of the Truman Doctrine:

Answer 33

1. Economic Containment.
2. Military Alliance
3. National Intelligence

Question 34

Economic containment of the Truman Doctrine did what and what was it’s other name?

Answer 34

Infused the western European allies to help rebuild. The Marshall Plan.

Question 35

The military alliance of the Truman Doctrine lead to the organization of this:

Answer 35

The NATO

Question 36

What did national intelligence of the Truman Doctrine led to this?

Answer 36

National Security Act, leading to the CIA and Joint Chief of Staff.

Question 37

This established America as being permanently in a war-time posture in the Cold War time:

Answer 37

NSC-68

Question 38

This was signed by hundreds of congressman, in opposition of desegregation:

Answer 38

Declaration of Constitutional Principles