2nd Nine Weeks Exam Review
U.S. History
1. What were the causes of the stock market crash
and the Great Depression that followed?
2. What Was a major result of the Harlem
renaissance of the 1920's?
3. What idea did social Darwinism promote?
4. What was the primary cause of the large scale
migration of African Americans out of the rural
south in the early twentieth century?
5. What are the main characteristics of the
Transition to modern America (the roaring
twenties)?
6. If FDR had been successful in his attempt to
expand the supreme court, what would have been
the result?
7. How did the tariffs in the U.S. contribute to the
great depression?
8. What were the causes of the great depression?
9. What conclusion can you make about the
diagram?
10. What was the immediate impact of FDR’s
emergency banking relief act?
11. What challenge is demonstrated in the political
cartoon of FDR’s administration?
12. How did the U.S. react to WWII?
13. What event was the immediate cause for the
U.S. entry to WWII?
14. How did America contribute to WWII prior to
officially declaring war?
15. What was the effect of FDR's executive order
9066?
2nd Nine Weeks Exam Review
U.S. History
16. How did the U.S. help the government finance
the war?
17. What was the purpose of the government
urging civilians to plant victory gardens?
18. How did the U.S. government increase the
availability of critical materials and supplies for the
war effort?
19. What was a chief concern of critics of FDR's
policies according to the political cartoon?
20. What contribution of women inducing WWII is
reflected in the “Rosie the riveter” image?
21. What did Britain and France do at the Munich
conference?
22. How did economic growth during WWII help
end the great depression?
23. How did the leadership of FDR better prepare
the U.S. for WWII?
24. Why were neighboring nations concerned about
the actions of Germany and japan prior to WWII
beginning?
25. For which event was the line below spoken in a
speech given by FDR?