USHG Regents Review 4 (U7-8) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

After WWII, the U.S. emerged as

A global superpower

A weak military power

Dependent on European aid

A neutral trading nation

The dropping of atomic bombs on Japan led to

Japan’s surrender and the end of WWII

German surrender

A Soviet invasion

A peace treaty with Italy

What did Executive Order 9066 authorize?

Japanese American internment

Women’s military service

Mandatory rationing

Closing of trade routes

What is Rosie the Riveter a symbol of?

Women working in wartime factories

Political opposition

Protest against war

Union strikes for better pay

The Holocaust refers to

Systematic genocide of Jews by Nazis

Bombing of London

Use of atomic bombs

U.S. invasion of Germany

How did WWII impact African Americans on the home front?

Created job opportunities in war industries

Guaranteed civil rights

Caused migration to the South

Led to school desegregation

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

Provide military aid to Allied nations

Help pay war debts

Reduce imports

Send refugees to Latin America

The D-Day invasion was significant because it

Opened a Western front in Europe

Ended the war

Defeated Japan

Blocked Soviet troops

What was the main goal of the Manhattan Project?

Develop an atomic bomb

Build tanks for D-Day

Create naval bases

Train new pilots

What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. U.S.?

Upheld Japanese internment as a wartime necessity

Struck down segregation

Allowed women in combat

Protected free speech during war

What were internment camps used for during WWII?

Japanese Americans

German spies

Soviet refugees

Military deserters

What role did women play during WWII?

Filled jobs left by men

Fought in combat

Led foreign policy

Served as military advisors

What was the purpose of rationing during WWII?

Conserve materials for the war effort

Raise prices on needed goods

Reduce exports to enemy nations

Cut taxes for the richest Americans

How did WWII affect the U.S. economy?

Ended the Depression by creating jobs

Decreased industrial output

Caused a stock market crash

Reduced wages

What event directly led the U.S. to enter WWII?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Fall of France

German invasion of Poland

Sinking of the Lusitania

A lasting impact of the New Deal was

A stronger federal role in the economy

A balanced budget

More military bases

Elimination of income taxes

Critics of the New Deal argued that it

Made the government too powerful

Did not regulate businesses enough

Raised taxes on the poor

Ignored the rural population

What was FDR’s “court-packing plan”?

An attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court

A program to expand jury selection

A plan to eliminate judicial review

A way to reduce the power of Congress

The Wagner Act helped workers by

Protecting their right to form unions

Ending strikes nationwide

Raising minimum wage

Limiting collective bargaining

What did the CCC and WPA have in common?

Provided jobs through public works projects

Expanded the railroad system

Helped veterans start businesses

Increased military spending

The Social Security Act aimed to

Provide pensions for the elderly and disabled

Lower national debt

Fund public education

Protect corporate profits

What was the main purpose of the New Deal?

Provide relief, recovery, and reform

Start another war

Lower taxes on corporations

Expand foreign trade

During the Dust Bowl, many farmers

Left the Great Plains in search of work

Opened new factories

Joined labor unions

Built irrigation systems

Black Tuesday refers to

The 1929 stock market crash

A labor strike in Chicago

The start of World War II

The end of Prohibition

One cause of the 1929 stock market crash was

Buying stocks on margin

High interest rates

Strict banking laws

Low consumer demand

What contributed most to economic growth during the 1920s?

Mass production and consumer goods

Expansion of railroads

European investment

Decrease in immigration

The Red Scare of the 1920s was caused by fears of

Communist influence in the U.S.

Labor unions

British invasion

Government spending

A “flapper” symbolized

Women challenging traditional roles

Older conservative values

Union organizers

Support for Prohibition

Which group gained the right to vote in 1920?

Women

African American men

Immigrants

Native Americans

The Harlem Renaissance is best described as

A movement celebrating Black art/music

A migration of African Americans

A series of labor strikes

A plan for economic growth

What was a major result of Prohibition?

Growth of organized crime

Rise in factory jobs

Increase in alcohol production

End of women's suffrage

The main purpose of the Open Door Policy was to

Ensure equal trading rights in China

Limit immigration

Stop naval expansion

Promote tariffs on European goods

The Roosevelt Corollary expanded the Monroe Doctrine by

Justifying U.S. intervention in Latin America

Closing U.S. borders

Encouraging European colonization

Ending trade with China

The Spanish-American War (1898) was sparked by the

Sinking of the USS Maine and media pressure

Panama Canal Crisis

Assassination of a diplomat

British blockade of Cuba

The term "Yellow Journalism" refers to

Sensationalized news used to sway public opinion

Economic reports from foreign nations

Unbiased reporting on global trade

Government-issued propaganda

What was one reason the U.S. pursued overseas expansion in the late 1800s?

To access new markets and raw materials

To avoid European wars

To end slavery worldwide

To increase domestic employment