Social Studies 3rd Tri Final Flashcards
What were the 4 main causes of the GD?
Overproduction
Laissez-faire policies and their effects
Speculation and buying goods on margin
Stock Market crash
What were the 5 main effects of the GD?
Unemployment Hoovervilles Bonus Army Dust Bowl Impact on minority groups
What were the causes of WWII?
There was an economic depression during the 1920s and 1930s.
Led to rise of nationalist, militarist governments in Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Germany was also burdened and upset about the stipulations outlined in the Treaty of Versailles
Who created Fascist party in Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What happened in Italy to cause WWII?
Mussolili invaded Ethiopia
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Leader of the Nazi Party and future supreme leader of Germany
What happens to the Reichtag?
It burns and Hitler blames Communists. Nazis control Reichtag and Hitler can now pass any law he wants.
Who are the first people in the consentration camps?
Hitler’s political opponents
Who is in the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
The 1929 collapse of the stock market occurred on what has been called….____?
Black Thursday
How did many European countries respond to the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?
Increased own tariffs
The primary purpose of President Roosevelt’s Second New Deal was to…?
Ensure long-term financial security
During the Great Depression expressions such as Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, and Hoover flags showed that President Hoover
a. )was seen as a role model
b. used the military to aid the unemployed
c. )was blamed for the suffering of the poor
c.
A lasting result of the New Deal in the United States has been the…?
the Federal Government taking greater responsibility for the nation’s well-being
Ex: new programs
welfare
social security
What name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work?
Hoboes
What was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a. )drought
b. )high winds
c. )thick layers of prairie grass
d. )overproduction of crops
c.)
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a. )tariffs on foreign goods
b. )the availability of easy credit
c. )growing number of homeless people
d. )the crisis in the farm sector
a.)
During the first part of the Great Depression, Congress passed the Hawley-Smoot tariff to:
a. )ease the pain and suffering of the unemployed
b. )to protect American industries from foreign markets
b.)
A risky business venture involving buying or selling in the hope of making a large profit is called
Speculation
Legislation of the FIRST New Deal focused primarily on
Relief and recovery
Legisation of the SECOND New Deal focused primarily on
Long term stability
An important acheivement of this New Deal organization was the building of 650,000 miles of roads and highways. It also built schools, parks, and airports and emplyed artists, writers, and musicians.
Works Progress Administration
The single event that led America OUT of the GD was
WWII
Herbert Hoover suppoted ____ policies
a. )Socialist
b. )Presidential
c. )Laissez-faire
d. )Democratic
C.)
This New Deal program allowed money in banks to be insured so consumers lost no money
Federal Reposit Insurance Company
Why did President Roosevelt declare a “bank holiday” on his second day in office?
A.)Bank failures during hoover’s administration had left finance officials in need of rest.
B.)He wanted to stop the run on banks that threatened even the healthiest financial institutions.
b.)
During the Great Depression President Hoover came under attack because many Americans believed that
He did not fully grasp or care about how desperate the American people were
As a result of the increase in homelessness during the GD, many families lived in makeshift shacks in “villages” called
Hoovervilles
The New Deal set up a federal agency to stop flooding and create fams to produce electricity in the
Tennessee Valley
Buying stock by making a small cash payment and borrowing the rest from a stockbroker or bank was called
Buying on margin
Battle of Britain
A vs. B? Setting? Events? Who won? Sig?
Great Britain vs. Germany
Great Britain won
Luftwaffe bombed
Battle of Britain
A vs. B? Setting? Events? Who won? Sig?
Great Britain vs. Germany
In Great Britain
Great Britain won
Luftwaffe(Germany) bombed cities (Blitz) and Britain used radar to detect planes
Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
A vs. B? Setting? Events? Who won? Sig?
Great Britain, Canada, U.S. vs. Germany
In German held territories
Allies won
Sig: Germany had to fight on east & west fronts
Events: Allies tricked Germany into thinking they would attack at Calais but they really attacked in 2 waves elsewhere.
Battle of Stalingrad
A vs. B? Setting? Events? Who won? Sig?
Germany vs. Soviet Union
Western Soviet Union
Soviet Union won
Sig: Hitler was humiliated, Stalin had confidence, and Soviet Union never taken over
Events: Germany invaded, Stalingrad was important city, very bloody, Soviet Union attacked from ruined city and beat them in the winter
