Roaring 20s/ WWII Flashcards

0
Q

The Wagner Act gave federal legitimization to ______

A

Labor unions

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1
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Put the countries invaded by Germany in order

Poland, Russia, Denmark, France, Austria, England

A
Austria
Poland
Denmark
France
England
Russia
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2
Q

3 R’s in New Deal

A

Relief
Recovery
Reform

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3
Q

At the Munich Conference, who urged European leaders to give Germany the Sudetenland?

A

Neville Chamberlain

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4
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Who flew the Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic?

A

Charles Lindbergh

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5
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What two places the the US drop atomic bombs?

A

Hiroshima, Nagasaki

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6
Q

What movement helped created large black populations in places like Harlem?

A

The Great Migration

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7
Q

Who played the lead role in The Jazz Singer?

A

Al Jolson

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8
Q

Who is the father of the atomic bomb?

A

Robert Oppenheimer

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9
Q

Who invented the airplane?

A

Wright Brothers

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10
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Following Pearl Harbor, what two things did the US cut supply to Japan of?

A

Steel

Oil

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11
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Author of The Man Nobody Knows

A

Bruce Barton

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12
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What was so important about the 1920 US census?

A

More people lived in cities than rural places

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13
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Following the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, what US commander vowed to the the Philippines back?

A

Douglas MacArthur

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14
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What battle in the Pacific Theater represented a turning point in WWII?

A

Battle of Midway

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15
Q

The picture of troops raising the American flag was taken at the battle of ______

A

Iwo Jima

16
Q

Who was the commander of the German Luftwaffe?

A

Hermann Göring

17
Q

During WWII, what language did the US use as a code?

A

Navajo

18
Q

President during stock market crash

A

Herbert Hoover

19
Q

Codename for Hitler’s invasion of Russia

A

Operation Barbarossa

20
Q

During WWII, this image became synonymous with women on the home front

A

Rosie the Riveter

21
Q

What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act do?

A

Paid farmers not to grow crops on their land to regulate the price of crops

22
Q

According to Winston Churchill, which part of Europe represented the “soft underbelly” of Europe?

A

Italy

23
Q

Where were Nazi leaders tried for war crimes?

A

Nuremberg

24
Q

FDR was a member of what political party?

A

Democratic

25
Q

What does the FDIC do?

A

Insure bank deposits

26
Q

Classical liberalism was heavily influenced by _____?

A

John Locke

27
Q

Order the following WWII events

Rape of Nanking, Battle of Britain, Battle of Dunkirk, D-Day, El Alemein, Polish Invasion

A
Rape of Nanking
Polish Invasion
Battle of Dunkirk
Battle of Britain
El Alemein
D-Day
28
Q

Battle of El Alemein took place on what continent

A

Africa

29
Q

Japanese code of honor

A

Bushida

30
Q

Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII

A

Mussolini