US History Final - 2023
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- Q1What was Herbert Hoover’s initial view of the 1920s?Very NegativeVery PositiveNeutral30s
- Q2To highlight the ineffectiveness of the President during the Great Depression, what were the shantytowns and homeless centers called? Hint: In Cinderella Man, Mike Wilson lived and died here.PittsburgDisneyworldFDR AlleyHooverville30s
- Q3What event led America out of the Great Depression?Civil WarThe bombing of HiroshimaWW2The Great War30s
- Q4This was a widespread drought partially caused by intensive farming techniques that lead to the destruction of life in the Great PlainsDust BowlThe Breakup of One DirectionThe Great DepressionProhibition30s
- Q5What was the new system of finance that people could borrow money and pay it back at a later date with interest?OverproductionInterest RatesCredit30s
- Q6What is the term for if a stock is $100, you can pay $10 now and the rest later when the stock roseBuy high, sell lowTariffsLow interest ratesBuying on margins30s
- Q7What was the effect of low interest rates?People paid for more good with cash and less with creditPeople bought more foreign made goodsCompanies could borrow money cheaplyIt had no effect30s
- Q8What is a tax on imported goods?TariffCreditDust BowlAllusion of Grandeur30s
- Q9Because many couldn't pay taxes, what happened?Farms had to forecloseSchool shut down due to lack of taxes revenueAll of the options are trueFamilies had to move for jobs and homes30s
- Q10What was a "bank run" and how did “bank runs” cause banks to collapse?Banks paid lottery winners extra money to stimulate the economyBanks ran out of peoples' money which caused the public to lose trust in the banksBanks ran off with peoples' money to another city which causes the government to outlaw banksBanks ran out of peoples' money which caused companies to become very wealthy30s
- Q11How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WW2?Gave Russia too much money and suppliesThe Treaty created the nation of AfricaDeveloped unequal punishment onto Germany who later sought revenge/justiceThe Treaty of Vesailles had nothing to do with the lead up of WW230s
- Q12Which is NOT a reason the international community tried to negotiate with Hitler after he broke the Treaty of Versailles?They agreed the Treaty of Versailles was too harshThey thought he would satisfied for a small portion of land and stop thereThe land he took was uninhabitedThey did not want to repeat another "Great War" so they allowed him to continue30s
- Q13From Germany's point of view, in what way might the early diplomatic stance of Britain and France have encouraged Hitler’s militarism and expansion?Hitler promised not to attacked FranceLack of response meant his actions were ok and acceptedHitler promised to fight JapanHitler was paying back debts30s
- Q14What were the two main Theaters of War?The African and EuropeanThe Pacific and AtlanticThe Asian and AfricanThe Pacific and European30s
- Q15Who was responsible for the Holocaust?People that did nothing to stop itOrdinary people such as teachers and teensSS and Gestapo soldiersAll of the above30s