Chapter 23
the refusal of the US to join the League of Nations reflected a desire of the nation to?
return to a policy of isolation
which statement about the US economy during WWII is accurate?
many essential goods were rationed
which action demonstrates the US effort to isolate itself from European conflicts after WWI?
refusing to join the League of Nations
a track star who gets stranded after a plane crash and has to survive 47 days in a raft until he is captured by the Japanese.
unbroken
Who won the fight between Connor Mcgregor and Donald Cerrone
Connor Mcgregor
which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the US in the years between WWI and WWII?
isolation from Europen military conflicts
which statement is most accurate about the race relations during WWII?
despite support for the war effort, racial minorities often faced discrimination
what was the primary reason that president franklin d roosevelt announced that "good neighbor policy" in 1933?
to improve relations with latin american nations
something that happened Honolulu, Hawaii in 1941 which involved the Japenese navy air forces to come upon the US naval base, they made a movie about it.
Pearl Harbor
how many hairs are in a human head?
100,000 hairs
which trend in the US foreign policy is shown by the passage of the Neutrality Act of 1939, the destroyers for bases deal, and the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
increase in support for the Allied Powers
which statement best explains why the US mainland suffered little physical damage in WWII?
geographic isolation kept America protected from most of the fighting
the neutrality laws passed in the 1930s were based on the assumption that the surest way to avoid war was for the US to?
restrict loans to warning nations and limit trade with them
happens in Germany and they are stuck at the crossroads and they have to fight their way through
What is the highest-scoring basketball game?
186 to 184 in 1983
these governmental actions were similar in that each was intended to?
keep the US out of war
which statement best describes how WWII affected the home front in the US?
gasoline was rationed, victory gardens were planted, and more women found jobs in factories
which statement about Japenese Americans interned during the war is most accurate?
many Japanese Americans lost their homes and businesses
how many gallons of water are in the ocean?
352 quintillion gallons
what was a major goal of the US foreign policy in the 1930s?
to provide defensive weapons to our European friends
victory gardens were used by Americans in the war effort as a way to?
raise more food for home consumption
in what ways were the US supreme court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson and Korematsu vs. US similar?
specific groups of people were targeted based on their race or ethnicity
how many miles wrap around the earth?
24,901 miles