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Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The nineteenth amendment
Who is the president that thought the economy would "fix itself" and that no government help is needed at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Hoover
How did Japan respond to the United States cutting off their oil supplies in 1941?
The bombed Pearl Harbor
During the Great Depression, expressions such as "Hoovervilles" and "Hoover blankets" showed that President Hoover ___________.
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
Women gained the right to vote by the passage of the __________.
19th Amendment
What made the 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Tuskegee Airmen, a unique combat unit in World War II?
All of the above
Why was the Social Security Act established?
to provide old-age pensions for retired workers
In December of 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill agreed that their first goal was to defeat which country?
Germany
How did President Roosevelt try to help the many unemployed workers during the Great Depression?
He created government-run job programs and building projects.
During the 1920s, the Red Scare, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of...
A rising fear of foreigners.
During the early years of World War II, the Lend–Lease Act was an effort by the United States to __________.
help the allies without getting into the war
Which group of soldiers was composed mostly of Japanese Americans and was the most highly decorated military unit in the history of the United States Armed Forces?
442nd Regimental Combat Team
How were native Americans (Navajos) utilized in WWII?
The Navajos distinguished themselves by using their language as a code the Japanese could not break.
Which BEST describes the majority of Japanese Americans interned in World War II?
American Citizens who had been born in the US
In 1944, the Supreme Court case Korematsu vs. United States determined that wartime conditions allowed the __________
government to place limitations on civil liberties
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II as a response to war with Japan?
Many were sent to internment camps for the duration of the war.
What was the MAIN purpose of Franklin Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration?
giving jobs to unemployed people
What was the MAIN reason for creating The Bracero Program?
World War II led to an agricultural labor shortage.
What was the United States' political position regarding the war being fought in Europe prior to 1917?
Isolationist
What was the major cause of the Palmer Raids ordered by Attorney General Alexander Mitchell Palmer in January 1920?
public concern over Communist infiltration or "the Red Scare"
Which of the following events helped to sway public opinion in the United States towards war with Germany?
The Zimmerman Telegram
What was the function of the War Industries Board in the United States during World War I?
to maintain and regulate the United States economy and war production schedules
Why was the establishment of the Committee on Public Information significant to the general public of the United States during World War I?
it was the nation's first formal government propaganda agency
Why is the market collapse of October 29, 1929 known as Black Tuesday and associated with the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?
Panicked investors tried to sell off all of their stock holdings before the market collapse.
American automobile production took off, while production costs dropped after Ford started using which of the following ideas?
The assembly line