Major Exam 2 Questions (final) Flashcards
Germany resorted to submarine warfare:
in its effort to break England’s naval blockade on trade with the Central Powers.
Major aspects of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all of the following EXCEPT:
promotion of regulated international trade.
In the Zimmerman Note, Germany promised:
that Mexico could regain lost territory in America if it joined the Central Powers.
The Red Scare was caused by all of the following factors EXCEPT:
Lenin’s open threats of toppling the U.S. Empire.
The Republican presidents of the 1920s:
emphasized the importance of business interests.
The term ________ refers to a situation in which a few large corporations control an industry.
oligopoly
The Sheppard-Towner Act:
provided federal funds for infant and maternity care.
The Harlem Renaissance:
featured some of the greatest literature, music, and visual art of the era.
The National Origins Act of 1924 was aimed at limiting the immigration of:
southern and eastern Europeans and Japanese.
Which statement about women during the Great Depression isnottrue?
Women were not included in the NRA’s minimum wage requirement.
One of Herbert Hoover’s few relief measures was creation of the:
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
A significant shift in voting demographics occurred in the 1930s when:
blacks shifted their loyalties from the Republicans to the Democrats.
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
a drop in agricultural production in the mid-1920s.
Most southerners supported the Tennessee Valley Authority because it:
brought jobs and modern conveniences to an impoverished region.
“Court packing” refers to FDR’s proposal to:
assert more presidential control over the makeup of the Supreme Court.
In the early 1930s, Hitler established this type of government in Germany
fascist
A turning point on the Eastern Front came when:
the Soviet Union forced a German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad.
In the months leading up to Pearl Harbor:
FDR froze Japanese assets and increased U.S. naval presence in the Pacific.
FDR’s issuance of Executive Order 8802:
banned racial discrimination in employment for defense industries.
Why did Germany’s transatlantic purchases dwindle to almost nothing between 1914 and 1916?
The British blockade was effective.
During World War I, the nation’s foremost African American intellectual W. E. B. Du Bois
expressed hope that the war overseas would improve race relations at home.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in the spring of 1918
pulled Russia out of the war and freed German troops for the Western front.
President Woodrow Wilson’s call for self-determination and readjustment of colonial arrangements challenged
Europe’s empires.
What made it possible for American companies to issue shares that had no underlying value?
There was minimal government regulation of the securities market.
The Ku Klux Klan of the reconstruction era resurfaced in the 1920s with a message that was decidedly
anti-immigrant.
Why did the state of Tennessee indict high school teacher John Scopes in 1925?
He had taught the theory of evolution.
In the 1920s the New York neighborhood of Harlem became a hotbed of which new political movement?
Pan-Africanism
Which of the following was most important in increasing American levels of consumption during the 1920s?
consumer credit
Which of the following best characterizes First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt?
She transformed the role of First Lady from hostess to social crusader.
Which of the following best describes political trends on the fringes in the United States in the 1930s?
Several small fascist movements developed, but none gained national traction.
The Glass-Steagall Banking Act
separated risky investment banking from ordinary banking.
Why did the Social Security Act not include a modest national health insurance plan?
The American Medical Association complained loudly about “socialized medicine.”
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt not push the issue of civil rights during the New Deal?
He considered it more important to maintain good political relations with southern Democrats.
How did the United States respond to the Japanese seizure of most of French Indochina in July 1941?
It halted petroleum sales on which the Japanese navy depended.
How did most Germans feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
They felt resentment over the harsh terms of peace.
How did the Navajo Indians assist U.S. forces during World War II?
Through their language, they provided troops in the battlefield with a secure code language.
On what grounds did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn state laws that compelled students to salute the flag in the case of Barnette v. West Virginia?
The salute was an unconstitutional limit on free speech
Under what conditions did the U.S. Congress permit arms sales to Britain and France in November 1939?
They had to pay cash and transport weapons on their own ships.
Which of the following best signified the flapper of the 1920s?
smoking a cigarette
What was the goal of Dr. Frances Townsend?
a nationwide, old age pension plan
The major weakness of the League of Nations was that it
did not include the United States
One striking new feature of the 1932 presidential election results was that
African Americans shifted from their Republican allegiance and became a vital element in the Democratic party
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 attempted to
reverse the forced assimilation of Native Americans into white society by establishing tribal self-government
Japan believed it was forced into war with the United States because Franklin Roosevelt insisted that Japan
withdraw from China
The Potsdam conference
issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or be destroyed
In attempting to analyze the census of the Great Depression, a reliable account would entail an examination of data from
1920’s tax policy and market focus
