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At the beginning of World War II, what was the national debate focused on?

Isolationism

Why was it important for the U.S. to gain Iwo Jima and Okinawa?

So they could perform roundtrip bombing

What would a study of "flappers" of the 1920s indicate?

Some women rejected traditional restrictions

What was the environmental disaster that forced many Midwest farmer

Dust Bowl

As a type of domestic propaganda, Rosie the Riveter

Encouraged women to take manufacturing jobs left empty by men who joined the military

Which nation(s) signed a non-aggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and divi

soviet union

Which statement best defines the true intent of F.D.R.'s "New Deal" legislation?

It was implemented in an effort to help stimulate the economy and counter the effects of the

Veterans of World War I sought extra financial support from the government during the Great Depressic demands. This group of veterans was known as the

Bonus Army

Why was national attention drawn to William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in the Scopes trial of

The case represented a conflict between modern science and religion

During World War II, the federal government used rationing to

Provide more resources for the military

D-Day or Operation Overlord was

The Allied invasion of France

Who is associated with bringing American sympathies into the war dui bombings over London?

Edward R. Murrow

What was Germany's last attempt to break Allied lines? (the last German offensive

Battle of buldge

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as President?

He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections

Which invention during the 1920s connected American households to advertising?

Radio

Which group suffered official discrimination during World War II, known as Ex

Japanesse Americans

Why was the conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti socially divisive?

Many saw their conviction as the result of prejudice against immigrants

After the death of FDR, this president made his presence known to the international wor

Harry S Truman

Which President promised a return to "Normalcy" but had his presidency overshadowed by

Warren Harding

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (EDIC) and the Securities and Exchange important because they

Attempted to restore public confidence in financial institutions

Which best describes the subjects of novelist John Steinbeck and photojournalist Don

Migrant workers, sharecroppers, and the homeless

Ratified in 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment

Ended Prohibition

To help pay for World War II, the United States government relied heavily on the

Sale of war bonds

What does buying stock on a margin mean?

Borrowing money to help pay for the stocks

To what is this quote most likely referring? "It was a masterful move by a masterful politician; a perfect example of how For the first time a president could speak to citizens as they sat in their own li them all at one time. And he could make sure that his take on things was the t

Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats

New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works F

Help unemployed workers

Which development in the 1920s was inconsistent with much of the racial and ethnic intol

Harlem Renaissance

During the Munich Conference, in Germany's attempt to acquire the Sudetenli

Appeasment

The "Good Neighbor Policy" replaced Roosevelt Corollary for which region?

Latin America

All of the following were important causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT

An increase in the prices of crops

Who was "the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field" that won 4 gold

Jesse Owens

What was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)?

To raise prices of farm products

Which of the following statements best explains the stock market crash of 1929?

Both B and C (Margin buying and lack of government regulation)

To what does the term "Harlem Renaissance" refer?

Literature and art that emphasized the distinctiveness of African-American

The central scandal of Teapot Dome involved members of Harding's cabinet who

Took bribes for releasing federal oil lands

How were the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center similar?

Both caused Americans to enter into armed conflicts

How did the 1929 stock market crash negatively impact American banks?

It produced a ripple effect, forcing many banks to close

What was the intention of Franklin Roosevelt's Lend-Lease proposal?

To provide arms for the Allies to use against the Germans without officially enterin

Cash and Carry (1937), Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal (1940), Lend-Lease Act (1941). What change in U.S. foreign policy is demonstrated by the passage of these acts?

A shift from neutrality towa

Congress refused to enact President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan be

Threatened to upset the constitutional system of checks and balances