The Great Depression, New Deal, and WW2

The Great Depression

100

T/F - Herbert Hoover believed in strong government intervention in the economy in times of crisis.

F

200

Name and explain one cause of the Great Depression.

300

What was the Dust Bowl?

400

What was the Bonus Army - their goals and tactics, and the Federal government's response?

500

Explain how the Smoot-Hawley Tariff worsened the conditions of the Great Depression.

The New Deal

100

Explain the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

200

Name and explain the position of one critic of FDR from the political right.

300

Name and explain the position of one critic of FDR from the political left.

400

Explain the aim of the Wagner Act. 

500

Explain the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

WW2 - Fighting the War

100

Which nation suffered the most casualties overall in WW2?

200

British/U.S. forces met Russian forces and closed in on this city in 1845.

300

Name and Explain "The Big Three."

400

Explain the U.S. strategy of “island-hopping” in the Pacific Theater of the war.

500

Name TWO military engagements in the Atlantic Theater in which U.S. troops were heavily involved.

WW2 - The Homefront

100

The Office of Price Administration was responsible for organizing THIS process, which touched the lives of virtually every American.

200

Explain the role of the War Production Board during the course of the war.

300

What was the “Double V” campaign?

400

Name and explain TWO ways in which U.S. women were involved in WW2 mobilization.

500

In 1-2 sentences, explain the majority decision in Korematsu v. U.S.

Potpourri

100

T/F - Russia and Germany had a non-aggression pact at the beginning of the war.

200

The Russians eventually defeated Hitler in this brutal battle in 1943.

300

Name one way in which Eleanor Roosevelt stepped outside of the traditional role of the First Lady.

400

Explain the difference between Cash and Carry and Lend-Lease (and in the process, explain the order in which they were passed).

500

Name TWO reasons the U.S. was hesitant to get into the war prior to 1941.