In this American History Test 3 Quiz, we’ll be taking a look at the days gone by in the history of the United States of America, with reference to certain topics like the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the Allies, 1950s sitcoms, the National Industry Recovery Administration and more!
Provided federal subsidies to farmers who cut farm production
Increased farm production to aid the hungry
Froze the prices of farm products
Did not require new taxes.
Roosevelt vetoed a bill to send 50 American destroyers to Britain in exchange for the right to build military bases on British territory in the Atlantic
Roosevelt removed Henry Stimson and Frank Knox from cabinet posts because they did not support his preparations for war
Congress initiated America’s first peacetime draft registration program
Roosevelt vetoed a bill to increase defense spending as too provocative toward Germany
Reinforced the popular image of the nuclear family as a peaceable child centered kingdom, secure from the scary Cold War and cushioned by economic abundance
Reflected the renewed celebration of domesticity and polarization of traditional gender roles;
Contributed to the conformity of the era by sending the message that ordinary was better and celebrating mainstream culture
Offered a realistic portrayal of the isolation, infidelity, divorce, domestic violence, alcoholism, and financial problems that was actually facing many American families in the suburbs
Strengthened the enforcement of anti-trust laws
Established a system of industrial self-government by temporally planning and regulating the economy
Failed to address working conditions
Permitted child labor
Was reluctant to do so but changed his mind when economic conditions worsened
Secretly funneled federal money to private relief agencies
Persisted in holding that private charity, not federal aid, was the " American way"
Followed the pattern established in emergency relief efforts for Europe during WWI and aggressively committed the machinery of the federal government to relief.
4 times
6 times
Ten times
Three times
He welcomed it as an opportunity to help those in need to ensure their votes for the Democratic Party
He was indifferent to the means by which the needy got help, whether by cash subsidies or by work relief
He found it distasteful, preferring work relief over cash subsidies
He opposed it vigorously and saw to it that New Deal programs never involved direct cash subsidies.
Government funds for college
Federal assistance to buy homes
Low- interest loans to start business
A guaranteed annual income
Caused the worst depression in American history
Only effected those upper- class Americans who had been unwisely buying stocks on the margin
Caused a worldwide depression by decimating Bill Gate's multi-national Microsoft corporation
Had a ripple effect which set off the collapse of an already weakened American economy
Black Americans were more assertive and more willing to organize for civil rights
Organized labor was making a concerted effort to win the support of the American public
The government had to convince the American people that the war in Europe was just as important as the war in the Pacific
Working women were determined to get pay equal to their male co-workers
The U.S. must maintain a system of forward military bases to deter Soviet attack
Sharing atomic technology with the Soviet Union was imperative to maintaining a balance of power
The U.S. must strive for naval and air superiority.
The U.S. must commit to a peace time standing army though the draft
All Japanese- Americans were to be deported after the battle of Midway was born
The government must provide financial compensation to interred Japanese- Americans beginning in 1947
The military did not have the authority to deny Americans their rights without due process of law
The internment of Japanese- Americans was constitutional as a wartime necessity
Recognized the new government of China
Supported China's admission to the United Nations
Waged a fierce internal political battle over which party was to blame for the "loss" of China
Refused recognition to the regime on Taiwan
Emphasize reform rather than recovery by backing legislation to expand the role of the federal government in providing for the welfare of citizens
Remain committed to his original program
Satisfy his conservative critics
Co-opt Huey Long by offering him the vice-presidency on the 1936 Democratic ticket
Adam Smith
Andrew Mellon
JOhn Maynard Keynes
Freddie Mercury
A federal government undertook strong initiatives to solve the problems of discrimination and poverty
The philosophy of "modern Republicanism" guided his pro-business legislative agenda as well as his extension of many welfare state policies of the New Deal
A former Army general, Ike's leadership style was hands- on micromanagement of all aspects of his administration
The nuclear arms race was brought to a virtual standstill
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
National War Administration (NWA)
Office of War Mobilization
Federal Trade Commission
An offer of aid to communist countries
The potential for increased American trade
Massive economic assistance to war- torn countries
A massive re-armament program by the U.S. to counter the Soviet's superiority in ICBM missiles and close the growing "missile gap."
Virulent anti-communism
Reliance on Keynesianism economic principles to guide American capitalism
Confidence in economic growth to solve social problems
All of the above
Close adherence to the flawed economic theory of Keynesianism
Inability to solve the problem of wide- spread unemployment
Excessive reliance on deficit spending
Reluctance to experiment with innovative solutions and programs
Not stand in the way of the Soviet Union's annexation of much of northwest China after the war
Open a second front in France to force Germany to withdraw troops from Russia
Accede to the Soviet Union's establishment of satellite states in Eastern Europe after the war
Send reinforcements to fight on the Eastern Front
Hold Hitler down and shave off his mustache
As soon they were ready, atomic bombs would be used to ensure the surrender of Germany and Japan
In principles, Eastern Europe would be a Soviet sphere of influence, although its dimensions remained dangerously vague.
Reparations would be imposed to pay for the cost of rebuilding countries devastated by Hitler's aggression.
All of the above
Americans in the 1950's had become "other directed, "picking up cues of taste and lifestyle from peers and media
Americans had become "inner- directed," because of the Cold War and tended to wage their own private personal battles against communism
Americans in the 1950s can be characterized by their deep moral convictions, individual creativity, and personal initiative
Despite the Kinsey report, Americans were actually having less sex than ever and were growing increasing irritable because of it
Lend Lease
Marshall Plan
Neutrality Plan
Appeasement Plan
Was dominated by Democrats investigating the abuses of power committed by Joseph McCarthy and other extreme anti- communists
Like McCarthy and his senate committee, was known for its careful investigations of alleged subversive activities
Targeted the film and television industries, universities, and the executive branch of the federal government
Confined itself to investigating anti-American propaganda and sentiment abroad.
Built the Tennessee Valley Authority
Displaced as many as 200,000 black tenant farmers from their land
Sent 250,000 young men to do reforestation and conservation work
Enlisted approximately equal numbers of young men and young women, although the sexes were not mixed in CCC camps or projects
The U.S. radically reduced its involvement in Asians affairs
The U.S. contained communism and Korea remained divided
The U.S. decided to abandon the containment policy when it came to dealing with southwest Asia
Civilian control of the military was permanently eroded by Truman's failure to exert control over General Douglas MacArthur
Avoided extreme rhetoric for fear that it would scare the nation
Concentrated only on the short- range objective of aiding Greece and Turkey
Urged Congress to preemptively strike the Soviets with "unanswerable force"
Declared that the U.S. would contain communism by supporting "free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation" by communists
Kitchen cabinet
Council of Economic Advisors
Big Three
Brains trust
Detente
Massive retaliation
Containment
Brinkmanship
Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear
Freedom of press, freedom of worship, freedom from Hitler, freedom from fear
Freedom of speech, freedom of the seas, freedom from want, freedom from fear
Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from communism
It began in 1947, when he prosecuted 205 known communists working in the State Department
His only real success in uncovering communist spies was the case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
His witch hunting and red baiting tactics encouraged conformity of thought and narrowed political discourse in America
He died of alcoholism in 1950 before his work was complete.
Hortence the Mule Faced Girl
Clara Bow
Rita Hayworth
Rosie the Riveter
Convinced many Americans of the necessity for strict birth control to limit dangerous population growth
Influenced countless baby boom parents with its emphasis on creating a nurturing environment for children
Stressed the need for "corporal punishment" in order to toughen American children for the Cold War
Was blacklisted by the HUAC for being too soft on communism
The American desire for a secure buffer zone in eastern Europe
The Soviet's surprising offer to cooperate with the U.S. in a joint effort to rebuild the war torn world
The rigid "perspective of rightness" of both the US. and Soviet Union which made them consistently misinterpret and misunderstand the other's intensions
Truman and Stalin's close personal friendship and effective working relationship
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