Unit 3 US History

1. Which of the following might Herbert Hoover have found annoying about Franklin Roosevelt?

1. All of the Above

1. John Maynard Keynes mainly promoted:

1. counter-cyclical, demand-side stimulus spending

1. The 2009 Stimulus package was:

1. Around 37% tax cuts and 63% stimulus spending

1. The “kingfish” advocated and oversaw redistribution of wealth in Louisiana

1. Huey Long

1. How did the New Deal change after 1935?

1. Establishing Social Security as a safety net for America’s elderly and unemployed

1. Which of the following is true of the late 1930s in the U.S.?

1. The government jolted the economy out of the Depression by massive spending increases on munitions for WWII, inadvertently strengthening the case for Keynesian stimulus spending in peacetime.

1. Let’s say a New Deal historian argues that FDR didn’t go far enough in reforming the economy and government. Free-market capitalism had obviously failed and the U.S. needed a clean, democratic-socialist solution because Roosevelt was too focused on bailing out corporate America with the RFC. Where is this historian in comparison to FDR on the political spectrum?

1. To his left

1. Which of the following characterized allied (American, British, French) foreign policy in the Indo-war parties (between WWI & WWII)?

1. None of the above

1. Which of the following characterizes Japan’s foreign policy in the 1920s and 30s?

1. Naval Invading and industrialization inspired by the British model

1. The Berlin Olympics

1. All of the Above

1. What does the textbook point out as a potential flaw in the common “Remember Munich” argument that the Allies shouldn’t have sought peace with Hitler in 1938?

1. It assumes the Pro-Munich powers misread Germany in 1938.

1. How did Germany's rise in Europe aid Japanese Imperialism

1. Germany’s aggression in Europe made it difficult for British and Europeans to defend their Asian colonies

1. Who in America most opposed legislation prior to Pearl Harbor

1. Franklin Roosevelt

1. Japanese expansionism in Indochina in 1940–41 was important because:

1. It compelled the U.S. to embargo oil and metal to Japan, since they feared for American oil interests in nearby Indonesia

1. How does the text assess American preparation for Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor?

1. There was confusion and lack of clear message communication on the American side, but no conspiracy or FDR’s part in masterminding the attack; happen without warning the Army and Navy in Hawaii.

1. In the European theater of World War II, why did the US & Britain focus initially on North Africa and Italy

1. The Suez Canal and oil-rich Middle East 

1. Why did the U.S. (and Britain) start fighting on the perimeter of the Japanese empire in 1942 rather than going after Japan directly?

1. They needed to get airstrips closer to Japan before they could run round-trip bombing missions.

Midway

1. All of the above

1. What does the textbook argue was the decisive factor for factors that led to the Allies' victory in World War II?

1. American industry manufactured planes, tanks and arms faster than they were being lost — a victory similar Japan left Germany enjoyed.

1. Which of the following was true of the Normandy Invasion?

1. The Allies tricked Germany into thinking their main forces would attack at the narrowest point in the English Channel, then created simulations, leaving beach fullers where they’d remain after they had retreated to the simulated beach.

1. Which of the following did NOT contribute to America’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in 1945?

1. The Soviet Union was about to enter the war against Japan and the U.S. feared that the atomic attacks would encourage the USSR to join the fight and invade Japan.

1. The Marshall Plan (also) known was created for

1. Economic aid to Western Europe to combat communism from spreading from Russia

1. The Truman Doctrine, or containment policy...

1. Was implemented by Truman and Acheson to block further Soviet spread where communism threatened.

1. A Globe highlighting the US and Western Europe

NATO

1. NAC-R advised

1. All of the above

1. What caused the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur during the Korean War?

1. MacArthur's desire to invade China, several unwilling to take orders from Truman, who wanted to stick to the UN mandate of protecting South Korea.

1. What interest did the U.S. have in Iran, Guatemala, and the Republic of Congo between 1953–67?

1. These countries' governments went communist.

1. Which of the following is true of the 1956 Suez Crisis

1. It aparted the Pan-Arab movement in … in the Middle East

1. Why did Eisenhower fear the military-industrial complex that he warned about in his 1961 farewell address?

1. It threatened to gain too much power over the voting population, creating a conflict of interest. (Remember the comma placement)

1. During the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis

1. All of the Above