America
Saves the Day
Round 1
Gangstas & Depression &
Flappers
New Deal
America
Saves the
Day Round 2
Cold War
Kids Duck
And Cover
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WWI1
The government increased control of the economy during
World War I by
a.
filing a record number of antitrust suits.
b.
enacting price controls and rationing.
c.
overseeing war-related production.
d.
forbidding any unions to strike.
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WWI 2
c.
overseeing war-related
production
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WWI for 2
What did Russia’s exit from World War I cause?
a.
was a French diplomatic success.
b.
gave Americans the Allied leadership role.
c.
made Germany weaker.
d.
it increased the pressure on the Allies.
.
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d.
it increased the pressure on the Allies.
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WWI for 3
German submarines aimed to attack ships that were
carrying
a.
weapons to the Allies.
b.
passengers to the United States.
c.
food to the Central Powers.
d.
oil to Mexico.
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WWI for 3
a.
weapons to the Allies.
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WWI for 4
The German U-boat changed the rules of naval warfare
because it
a.
attacked only in the summer.
b.
remained hidden and fired without warning.
c.
avoided merchant ships.
d.
surfaced before firing its torpedoes.
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WWI for 4
b.
remained hidden and fired without
warning.
.
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WWI for 5
Fears of spies and sabotage in the United States during
World War I led to
a.
restrictions on immigration.
b.
discrimination and violence toward Germans.
c.
repression of free speech.
d.
all of the above.
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d.
all of the above.
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20s for 1
Which best describes the Great Migration?
a.
the increase in European immigration during World War I
b.
the movement of African Americans to northern cities
c.
the movement of women into jobs formerly held by men
d.
the progress of Allied troops across France
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b.
the movement of African Americans to northern
cities
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20s for 2
One sign that the economy might be weakening in the
1920s was
a.
people spent more money than they had using credit.
b.
underproduction of consumer goods.
c.
an increase in personal savings.
d.
the collapse of large corporations.
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20s for 2
a.
people spent more money than they had using credit.
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20s for 3
Uneven prosperity, personal debt, and overproduction
were all warning signs of an unsound economy. Another
danger sign was
a.
welfare capitalism.
b.
frequent strikes by unions.
c.
isolationism.
d.
stock market speculation.
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20s for 3
d.
stock market speculation.
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20s for 4
Flappers danced the Charleston, a new dance
that embodied the spirit of
a.
the Harlem Renaissance.
b.
the Jazz Age.
c.
the Lost Generation.
d.
Prohibition.
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20s for 4
b.
the Jazz Age.
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20s for 5
Why did many Americans fear Vladimir I. Lenin and his
followers, the Bolsheviks?
a.
They promoted a system that was hostile to American
values.
b.
They refused to pay back Russia’s war debts.
c.
They had abolished the Russian monarchy.
d.
They encouraged other nations to reject socialism.
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20s for 5
a.
They promoted a system that was hostile to
American values.
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DND for 1
Many Republicans criticized the New Deal for
a.
going too far in its attempts to reform the economy.
b.
not doing enough to address the nation’s ills.
c.
failing to address unemployment.
d.
trying to put an end to the unequal distribution of wealth.
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a.
going too far in its attempts to reform the economy
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DND for 2
A worker wanting to organize a union would have been
most excited about which of the following?
a.
the Tennessee Valley Authority
c.
the Neutrality Act
b.
the Wagner Act
d.
the court-packing fiasco
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b.
the Wagner Act
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DND for 3
The collapse of the American economic system in the 1930s
a.
affected only the German economy.
b.
boosted American investment in Europe.
c.
led to a worldwide depression.
d.
increased demand for American-made goods.
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c.
led to a worldwide depression.
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DND for 4
The United States began to emerge from the depression
as a result of
a.
freezing rents and prices.
b.
producing goods for the Allied forces.
c.
increasing production of consumer goods.
d.
allocating raw materials.
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b.
producing goods for the Allied forces.
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DND for 5
A fundamental disagreement between the candidates in
the 1932 presidential election concerned whether or not
a.
the Depression existed.
b.
the federal government should try to fix people’s
problems.
c.
Americans should offer aid to European economies.
d.
any relief efforts were necessary to ease the economic
crisis.
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b.
the federal government should try to fix people’s
problems. Who were the 2 candidates in that
election?
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WWII for 1
The complicated Allied invasion to take Europe back from
the Axis Powers began
a.
on D-Day.
b.
at the Battle of the Bulge.
c.
in Rome.
d.
in the Soviet Union.
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WWII for 1
a.
on D-Day.
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WWII for 2
After the United States dropped atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
a.
the Soviet Union allied itself with Japan.
b.
the League of Nations was created to end global war.
c.
the Allied powers divided Japan into peace-keeping
zones.
d.
Japan accepted American terms for surrender.
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WWII for 2
d.
Japan accepted American
terms for surrender.
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WWII for 3
Instead of making cars, the Ford Motor Company
converted to making ____________ during World War 2.
a.
warships.
b.
artillery.
c.
bombers.
d.
trucks.
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c.
bombers
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WWII for 4
Through their island-hopping strategy, the Allies put
themselves in a position to
a.
bomb Japan.
b.
win the Battle of the Coral Sea.
c.
retake Pearl Harbor.
d.
defend China.
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WWII for 4
a.
bomb Japan.
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WWII for 5
Why was the Battle of Midway considered a turning point
in World War II?
a.
It prompted Hitler to commit suicide.
c.
It turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in the US’ favor.
b.
It enabled the Allies to finally open a second frong in
Western Europe.
d.
It gave Japan the upper hand, but only briefly.
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c.
It turned the tide of the war in the Pacific in the
US’ favor.
.
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Duck for 1
What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?
a.
to help the United States buy its way into European
affairs
b.
to create stable democracies that could resist
communism
c.
to develop strong trading partners in Asia
d.
to force the Soviet Union to allow more emigration
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b.
to create stable democracies that could resist
communism
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Duck for 2
At the Yalta conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
decided to
a.
keep the Soviet Union out of the war with Japan.
b.
divide the defeated Germany into four sectors—American,
British, French, and Soviet.
c.
rearm Germany as soon as possible.
d.
set up a world organization that would share knowledge
of atomic weapons.
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b.
divide the defeated Germany into four sectors—American,
British, French, and Soviet.
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Duck for 3
What did President Truman promise in the Truman
Doctrine?
a.
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control.
b.
to fight hunger anywhere in the world.
c.
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship.
d.
to reject the former policy of containment.
.
.
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a.
to support nations trying to resist Soviet
control.
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Duck for 4
The term “Cold War” refers to
a.
the distrust between the US and USSR that many feared
would lead to actual war in the years following WWII.
c.
the war fought between North and South Korea.
b.
the war fought in Germany after WWII between
Communists and Democrats.
d.
the war fought between the US and China following the
Chinese Revolution.
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a.
the distrust between the US and USSR
that many feared would lead to actual
war in the years following WWII.
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Duck for 5
“I thought the sun had exploded. It was as if the fires of
hell itself had suddenly filled the sky. No one could say
anything: yet the looks on our faces seemed to scream,
‘In the name of God, what have we created!’”
The above quote is most likely from
a.
a scientist in Los Alamos, New Mexico
c.
a soldier liberating a German concentration camp
b.
a US naval captain stationed in Pearl Harbor
d.
a prisoner of war on the Bataan Death March.
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a.
a scientist in Los Alamos, New Mexico. 2 if you
can explain what our use of the atomic bomb
led to. In detail.
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