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  • Because American goods were too expensive for other countries to buy and American wages were low, many investors lost confidence in the stock market and sold ___________
    their stocks (shares, or part ownership, of companies)
    their cars
    their house
  • The Central Powers included?
    Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
  • The Depression ended ten years later because?
    President Hoover started the New Deal of reco, reli, refo
    President Roosevelt started the New Deal of reco, reli, refo
    business, factories, and banks opened again
  • What Act did the U.S. pass to stay out of the WW2 at first?
    Atlantic Charter
    Selective Training and Service Act
    Neutrality Acts
  • When did Japan surrender during WW2?
    10th August, 1945
    6th August, 1945
  • When did Italy and Germany surrender in WW2?
    respectively 1944 and 1945
    respectively 1945 and 1943
    respectively 1943 and 1945
  • On "D-Day" in 1944, the U.S. General _______________ led the Allied armies to victory in Europe.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Truman Doctrine
  • The government made payments to the unemployed, farmers, and homeowners because?
    to recover from the Depression and prevent future ones
    Roosevelt wanted to relieve economic suffering
    Hoover wanted to relieve economic suffering
  • What happend during the Industrial Revolution?
    Machines changed the method of production and America grew to be an industrial power
  • What did Eli Whitney invent?
    cotton gin
    telephone
    phonograph
    sewing machine
  • In 20th September 1940, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed an agreement called __________, where they agreed to join forces.
    the Tripartite Pact
    Neutrality Acts
    Selective Training and Service Act
    Atlantic Charter
  • In what year did the Franklin D. Roosevelt elected president?
    1933
    1930
    1935
    1944
  • What did Germany did in the WW2?
    invaded countries and enslaved, tortured, and killed many pp
    avoided involvement in world affairs
    dropped the atomic bomb on many countries
  • Why did the U.S. enter the war in 1917?
    Germany used submarines to attack both warships and trade sh
    Because the Central Powers were Austria­-Hungary and Germany
    Because Austria­-Hungary declared war on the small country o
  • When did President Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
    10th August, 1945
    6th August, 1945
  • How and when did the WW1 end?
    Germany signed an armistice on Nov 11, 1918
    The U.S. completely defeated Germany
  • What was the basis of the Treaty of Versailles?
    President Wilson's Fourteen Points for peace
    Selective Service Acts
  • What did Elias Howe invent?
    telephone
    sewing machine
    cotton gin
    light bulb
  • What happend to begin WW1?
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand, prince to the Austria-Hungary throne, was assassinated
  • What happened to begin WWII?
    Germany invaded Poland
    Germany invaded and took control of Denmark and Norway.
  • The Great Depression began because?
    investors sold their stocks, and the stock market crashed
    business, factories, and banks closed
  • What happened to begin WWII?
    Germany invaded Poland
    Germany invaded and took control of Denmark and Norway.
  • What were the markets for factory-made products?
    farms
    rural areas
    big cites
    plantations
  • The New Deal government created jobs because?
    to develop economic situation of the U.S.
    to recover from the Depression and prevent future ones
    to relieve economic suffering
  • Which idea did President Hoover believe in?
    rugged individualism
    nationalism
  • When did Japan surrender during WW2?
    10th August, 1945
    6th August, 1945
  • Why did the League of Nations fail?
    It involved the economies and the people of many countries
  • Why did the U.S. finally enter the WWII?
    Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941
  • What was not one of the the effects of the WWII?
    The U.S. and the U.S.S.R became two leading powers in ...
    The Allied countries organized the United Nations
    The U.S. became a member of the League of Natons
    Over 22 million people died
  • How did the North punish the South?
    Congress established military government in the South
  • On May 18, 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which_____________
    drafted young men into the armed forces
    involved economies and people of many countries
  • In ____________, The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and World War I came to an end.
    1919
    1918
    1941
  • When did the Great Depression take place?
    during the 1930s (1929 - 1940)
    during the 1950s (1945 - 1955)
    during the 1940s (1935 - 1945)
  • What happened to the U.S. during the time of Reconstruction?
    The U.S. became one nation again
  • When did President Wilson come up with the idea of the League of Nations?
    1/1/1930
    1/1/1920
    1/1/1919
  • The Allied Powers included?
    France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States.
  • When did Japan surrender during WW2?
    10th August, 1945
    6th August, 1945
  • What did the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution do?
    put an end to slavery
    made all blacks citizens
    gave blacks to right to vote
  • In WWII, Germany, Italy, and Japan belong to?
    the Axis
    the Allies
  • When was the period of Reconstruction?
    from 1865 to 1880
    from 1865 to 1875
    from 1865 to 1877