New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt described the goals of the New Deal with which three words?
Relief, recovery, reform
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) is best remembered for
giving jobs to young men on environmental projects
The dictator who came to power in Italy in 1922 was
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill’s leadership is most associated with helping Britain endure what event?
The Blitz
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What did FDR establish in order to restore confidence in banks?
Bank Holiday
Huey Long’s “Share the Wealth” program proposed
taxing the rich heavily and redistributing wealth.
(BONUS)
After World War I, many dictators rose to power by using which problems to justify radical policies?
The results of the war and the Great Depression
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between
Roosevelt and Churchill
Britain and the US favored attacking Hitler first through
The Soft Underbelly
Africa and Italy
Most New Deal programs were passed during what?
First Hundred Days
The Social Security Act provided assistance mainly for
the elderly
World War II in Europe officially began when Germany invaded
Poland
Harry S. Truman was chosen carefully as FDR’s running mate in 1944 largely because
Concerns over FDR's Health
Worries over Henry Wallace
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was designed to
improve the South through dams and cheap electricity.
(BONUS)
The Fair Labor Standards Act ended what practice?
Child Labor
The Munich Conference of 1938 is most closely associated with
appeasement of Hitler
(BONUS)
Under the Neutrality Act of 1939, the United States could sell war materials on a
cash-and-carry basis
Roosevelt believed Stalin to be what during confences?
Someone who would probably work with him for peace and democracy
One criticism of the AAA was that it
favored large farmers more than sharecroppers and tenant farmers
The FDIC was created to
insure bank deposits
The Nye Committee argued that the United States entered World War I largely because of
the influence of bankers and business interests
The argument for using the atomic bomb included the belief that invading Japan might cost
1 million American casualties
At the Potsdam Conference in July 1945, the Allies
issued Japan an ultimatum to surrender or face destruction