Great Depression
During the 1930s, the Great Plains was commonly referred to as the…?
Dust Bowl
Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
The Soviet Union
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II, and what kind of government did he run?
Hitler; totalitarianism
What does the title of Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf mean?
My struggle
What were the communities called that people built out of virtually nothing but what they could find to make a shelter out of during the Depression?
Shantytowns or Hoovervilles
What program put young men to work in the outdoors building roads, developing parks, and planting trees?
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
What was Germany’s goal in the Battle of Britain?
Invade the coast of Great Britain and then take over the entire country
Who was the English leader of World War II when the conflict started? What kind of government did he run?
Chamberlain; constitutional monarchy
Buying stocks with a down payment and borrowing the balance from a broker is known as…?
Buying on margin
This critic of the New Deal devised a pension plan to provide monthly benefits to the elderly.
Dr. Francis Townsend
Which agency restored confidence in banks by insuring deposits up to a certain amount?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - FDIC
What is the reason America chose isolationism at the beginning of WWII?
Americans saw the sacrifices of WWI as pointless
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II, and what kind of government did he run?
Joseph Stalin, totalitarianism
.On what did the Germany military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
Surprise and overwhelming force
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president in dealing with the Great Depression?
He closed all of the nation’s banks and ordered inspections
This program paid farmers not to raise livestock or grow crops.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
Germany attacked Poland
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II, and what kind of government did he run?
The purpose of the stock market in the U.S. economy is to...
Buy and sell shares of companies
Buyers who hoped to make a fortune overnight with no regard to the company’s potential is known as…?
Speculation
Which program put people directly on the government’s payroll and employed over 4 million people to build airports, roads, and school buildings?
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
What country invaded the Rhineland in 1936, which will touch off a series of events that would eventually lead to the start of WWII?
Germany
Who was the leader of France during World War II, and what kind of government did he run?
Dadalier, democracy
In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?
Submitted to Hitler’s demands