Tgif Flashcards
Japan’s surrender came less then a week after….
The destruction of Nagasaki
Which of the following best describes code talkers….
Navajo radio operators who helped secure communications in the pacific
Which of these describes Japanese kamikazes?
Suicide planes
When Hoover took office in 1929, most Americans expected
Prosperity to continue
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average began to drop sharply in late October 1929
Investors raced to get their money out of stock market
A major environmental crisis of the 1930s was known as
The dust bowl
Which group faced hard times during much of the 1920s
Farmers
Which of the following was an economic problem during the 1920s
Over production
What was one effect of the wage cuts and unemployment of 1930s?
Hoovervilles sprang up in the nations cities.
President Hoover believed that the best strategy for ending the Depression was?
Encourage voluntary control in the business sector.
After the Crash, thousands of American banks closed, because they?
Could not pay their mortgage
During the depression, many members of minority groups
Lost their low paying jobs to whites
Why did people use humor during the depression?
To help fight dis pair
Roosevelt easily won the 1932 president election by promising?
A new deal for Americans
The election of 1932 was a turning point in the role of?
Gov in American society
