Title: The Great Depression and The Second World War
1The Great Depressionand The Second World War
2Rules
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- Incorrect answers loss of a point
- Correct answers one point
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- 2nd place 8 points
- 3rd place 6 points
- Ties earn points for both teams
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5Overproduction and a drop in foreign demand led
to trouble in this growing industry in the
1920s.
6Angry homeless people referred to their
shantytowns by this term.
7What was Roosevelts main reason for rejecting
the idea of federal aid to individuals?
- Nothing! Hoover objected to it, but FDR did not.
8Name three specific details about the New Deal
given by FDR in the 1932 campaign.
9For what reason was the Bonus Army protesting?
- Payment of bonuses promised to them as veterans
of WWI
10This labor organization formed during the 1930s
in response to a desire by workers to form
industry-wide unions.
- Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)
11In order of implementation, what are the three
Rs of the New Deal?
12A key objective of the National Recovery
Administration was to develop codes of fair
competition in business. What congressional act
created the NRA?
- National Industrial Recovery Act
13Which Supreme Court case ruled the NIRA (NRA)
unconstitutional because it regulated intrastate
commerce?
14This act provided for collective bargaining for
labor.
- National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
15Under this program, farmers were paid to destroy
crops and livestock to increase farm prices.
- Agricultural Adjustment Act
16What term was given to FDRs attempt to reform
the Supreme Court?
17Although he did not fully embrace the economic
philosophy of this man, FDR did reluctantly adopt
his concept of deficit spending.
18This Louisiana political boss wanted to soak the
rich and make every man a king.
19Which two New Deal programs were ruled
unconstitutional?
- NIRA (the NRA portion)
- AAA
20What action by FDR would have most troubled the
Founding Fathers on legal grounds?
- Attempting to pack the court to better serve his
needs
21What, specifically, did the Kellogg-Briand Pact
outlaw?
- Offensive war as a foreign policy tool
22Against which country was the Stimson Doctrine
aimed?
- Japan
- For its aggressive expansion in Asia during
1931-32
23Isolationists in America became concerned with
FDRs motives after he gave a speech calling for
the containment of aggressor nations. What was
this speech known as?
24According to the Neutrality Acts of 1935-37, when
would the U.S. transport goods to belligerent
nations?
- Never, because countries purchasing goods did so
on a cash and carry basis. - This protected U.S. shipping but also conceded
freedom to the seas during wartime.
25What did the U.S. and Britain exchange in a
September 1940 executive agreement?
- Surplus U.S. destroyers for British airfields and
naval bases in the Western Hemisphere
26Which two countries were the primary recipients
of Lend-Lease aid from the U.S.?
27What 1940 campaign promise was FDR unable (or
unwilling) to keep?
- Keeping the U.S. out of the war
28She was the fictitious symbol of American women
who worked in the war industries.
29What was the name of the official order that
placed Japanese-Americans in internment camps?
- Executive Order 9066
- This was the only major violation of civil rights
during the war.
30Kamikaze pilots and fanatical defenders were the
hallmarks of the struggle for this last major
island before the Japanese home islands.
31When the U.S. finally entered the war, who was to
be eliminated first according to official allied
strategy?
32Where did the American forces strike first in an
attempt to satisfy Stalins call for the opening
of a second front?
33Harry Truman replaced the ultra-liberal Henry
Wallace as the Democratic vice-presidential
candidate in this election year.
34What system was used during the war to control
the distribution of goods?
35What did Americans purchase to assist in the war
effort?
36Robert Oppenheimer was the scientist in charge of
a secret program to develop the atomic bomb. What
was the code name of the project?
37This was the most controversial of all of the
wartime conferences. Critics charged that FDR
gave too much to Stalin to convince him to join
the war against Japan.
- Yalta
- secret agreements included extra representation
in a postwar UN and spheres of influence in Asia - Including occupation zone in Korea
38In which battle did the Japanese lose 4 aircraft
carriers, turning the sea war in favor of the
U.S. for the first time?
39This was the chief complaint by those who were
critical of Trumans decision to use the Atomic
Bomb.
- Japan would soon have surrendered without using
the bomb
40Where was the first non-test atomic bomb dropped
and on what date?
- Hiroshima, Japan
- August 6, 1945
- First shot of the Cold War?
41This battle was the first in history to be fought
entirely by carrier-based aircraft. It was an
early defeat for the Japanese.
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- paves way for 1st offensive action at Guadalcanal
42Who was the commander of U.S. ground troops in
the Pacific theater of war?
- General Douglas MacArthur
43What was the date of the D-Day Invasion?
44Of Japan and Germany, which surrendered first and
when?
45Who were the allied leaders at the Potsdam
Conference?
46This presidential policy stated that the U.S.
would halt the spread of communism anywhere in
the world. It was prompted by events in Turkey
and Greece.
47The bone of contention between the U.S. and
U.S.S.R. during the Truman years was the future
of this region.
4816 European countries accepted aid as a part of
this U.S. sponsored plan to relieve postwar
suffering in Europe.
- The Marshall Plan (1947)
- U.S. aid would serve to halt the spread of
communism
49What incident in Europe convinced the U.S.
Congress to approve the Marshall Plan?
- The Soviet take-over of Czechoslovakia (1948)
50War in this country was an expression of the U.S.
policy of containment against communism. This
limited police action ended in a stalemate.
51He was the reckless anti-communist crusader whose
accusations ruined many lives.
- Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI)
52What veiled threat did Eisenhower make to
encourage talks ending the Korean Conflict?
- The use of nuclear weapons