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2 nd Semester Exam Review

2 nd Semester Exam Review. US-B. Hired workers directly, including thousands of women, to build or improve airports, roads, and playgrounds. Works Progress Administration American Liberty League Securities Act Civil Works Administration Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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2 nd Semester Exam Review

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  1. 2nd Semester Exam Review US-B

  2. Hired workers directly, including thousands of women, to build or improve airports, roads, and playgrounds • Works Progress Administration • American Liberty League • Securities Act • Civil Works Administration • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  3. Required companies that sold stocks and bonds to provide complete and truthful information to investors • Works Progress Administration • American Liberty League • Securities Act • Civil Works Administration • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  4. Formed to oppose the New Deal • Works Progress Administration • American Liberty League • Securities Act • Civil Works Administration • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  5. Sponsored the controversial “Federal Number One” program • Works Progress Administration • American Liberty League • Securities Act • Civil Works Administration • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  6. Covered people’s savings in banks against loss • Works Progress Administration • American Liberty League • Securities Act • Civil Works Administration • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  7. Unification • Auschwitz • Adolf Hitler • Anschluss • Gestapo • Sitzkrieg

  8. Nazi extermination camp • Auschwitz • Adolf Hitler • Anschluss • Gestapo • Sitzkrieg

  9. Fuhrer • Auschwitz • Adolf Hitler • Anschluss • Gestapo • Sitzkrieg

  10. Period when Britain and France waited for the Germans to attack • Auschwitz • Adolf Hitler • Anschluss • Gestapo • Sitzkrieg

  11. Nazi government secret police • Auschwitz • Adolf Hitler • Anschluss • Gestapo • Sitzkrieg

  12. In overall command of the invasion of France • Philip Randolph • Robert Oppenheimer • Harry S Truman • Oveta Culp Hobby • Dwight D Eisenhower

  13. “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.” • Philip Randolph • Robert Oppenheimer • Harry S Truman • Oveta Culp Hobby • Dwight D Eisenhower

  14. Head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters who pressured Roosevelt to provide jobs for African Americans in defense factories • Philip Randolph • Robert Oppenheimer • Harry S Truman • Oveta Culp Hobby • Dwight D Eisenhower

  15. Led the American team of engineers and scientists building the atomic bomb • Philip Randolph • Robert Oppenheimer • Harry S Truman • Oveta Culp Hobby • Dwight D Eisenhower

  16. Director of WAC • Philip Randolph • Robert Oppenheimer • Harry S Truman • Oveta Culp Hobby • Dwight D Eisenhower

  17. U-2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union • Mao Zedong • Winston Churchill • George C Marshall • Francis Gary Powers • Philip Wylie

  18. Wrote the novel Tomorrow! to educate the public about the horrors of atomic war • Mao Zedong • Winston Churchill • George C Marshall • Francis Gary Powers • Philip Wylie

  19. Proposed the European Recovery Program that promised European nations American aid to rebuild their economies • Mao Zedong • Winston Churchill • George C Marshall • Francis Gary Powers • Philip Wylie

  20. Leader of the People’s Republic of China • Mao Zedong • Winston Churchill • George C Marshall • Francis Gary Powers • Philip Wylie

  21. “An iron curtain has descended across the continent.” • Mao Zedong • Winston Churchill • George C Marshall • Francis Gary Powers • Philip Wylie

  22. Dixiecrat Party candidate for president in 1948 • Elvis Presley • Harry S Truman • Albert Sabin • Strom Thurmond • Allen Ginsberg

  23. Beat poet who blasted modern American life • Elvis Presley • Harry S Truman • Albert Sabin • Strom Thurmond • Allen Ginsberg

  24. King of Rock ‘n’ Roll • Elvis Presley • Harry S Truman • Albert Sabin • Strom Thurmond • Allen Ginsberg

  25. Developed an oral vaccine for polio • Elvis Presley • Harry S Truman • Albert Sabin • Strom Thurmond • Allen Ginsberg

  26. “Every segment of our population has a right to expect… government a fair deal.” • Elvis Presley • Harry S Truman • Albert Sabin • Strom Thurmond • Allen Ginsberg

  27. As governor of New York, Franklin Roosevelt won popularity by: • Siding with the unions • Giving frequent radio address • Helping people economically • Cutting income taxes statewide

  28. Franklin Roosevelt’s court packing plan was a serious mistake because: • Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement • The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal legislation • It appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers

  29. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration tried to help farmers by: • Paying them to grow more crops • Paying them not to grow crops • Buying farm surpluses • Making land available for farming

  30. To regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administration created the: • Federal Trade Commission • Securities and Exchange Commission • National Recovery Administration • Social Security Administration

  31. In the case of Schechter v United States, the Supreme Court • Struck down the first New deal • Struck down the NIRA • Struck down deficit spending • Struck down the Glass-Steagall Act

  32. Adolf Hitler blamed Germany’s defeat in WWI on the • Weak German ruler • Democratic form of government • Jews • Slavs

  33. The Nazi “final solution” referred to their plans to • Defeat France • Conquer Britain • Exterminate Europe’s Jews • Rule Europe after conquering it

  34. A night of anti-Jewish violence became known as • Blitzkrieg • Anschluss • Kristallnacht • Gestapo

  35. Name the 3 Axis Powers. • Germany, Italy, and Spain • Germany, Italy, and USSR • Germany, Italy, and Japan • Germany, Italy, and Austria

  36. The British and French realized that appeasement had failed when Hitler: • Invaded Czechoslovakia • Invaded Austria • Invaded Poland • Demanded territory in Poland

  37. As a result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the US to be a military zone, • Many areas of the West became off-limits to civilians • Many Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps • Many military installations sprang up on the West Coast

  38. Blue points and red points were a system for • Rewarding American civilians • Rationing goods • Prioritizing targets for attack • Mapping opposing forces

  39. The US caused massive fires in Tokyo by dropping bombs filled with: • Amphtrac • Dynamite • DUKW • Napalm

  40. Over a third of all military equipment made during the war was manufactured by the • Steel industry • Ship-building industry • Automobile industry • Aircraft industry

  41. The “Double V” campaign meant • Victory in Europe and victory in the Pacific • Victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home • Victory over the Nazis and Victory over the Facists

  42. When the US, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union responded by • Threatening to declare war • Building the Berlin Wall • Blockading West Berlin • Organizing a military alliance

  43. The Truman Doctrine resulted in • The economic recovery of Europe • A pledge to fight communism • The rearming of West Germany • The Red Scare

  44. The purpose of Project Venona was to: • Develop the atomic bomb • Crack the Soviet spy code • Uncover Communists in the US • Spread anti-Communism propaganda

  45. The McCarran Act • Required all government employees to sign a loyalty oath • Allowed the arrest of Communists in case of a national emergency • Imposed the death penalty of anyone convicted of espionage • Authorized the use of wiretaps to uncover suspected Communists

  46. NATO formed for the purpose of: • Promoting free trade among members • Spreading democracy • Mutual defense • Settling international disputes

  47. President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as • Conservative • Liberal • Progressive • Middle of the road

  48. Despite President Truman’s desire to help all segments of society, Congress refused to pass ____ to advance public education. • A national health insurance program • Federal aid to schools • An increase in minimum wage • National housing legislation

  49. Rock n roll grew out of the sounds of • Jazz • Swing • Rhythm and blues • Ragtime

  50. In the 1960 presidential campaign, television was used for the first time to • Report election results • Broadcast candidate speeches • Advertise candidates • Poll voters

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