VUS SOL Review Part 3

Front

Why did so many Americans go to the movies in the 1920's and 1930's?

Back

it provided an escape from reality in the Great Depression

Front

Which of the following contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929? European countries failing to pay WWI debt, Over-speculation in the stock market, new American Laws that changed capitalism, underproduction of industries

Back

Over-speculation in the stock market

Front

How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act lead to the Great Depression?

Back

it led other countries to impose tariffs which slowed international trade

Front

Which of these presidents was well-known for giving "fireside chats?"
Options: Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Front

What did Roosevelt call his plan to get the US out of the Great Depression?

Back

the New Deal

Front

Why did Roosevelt create programs like the Works Progress Administration?

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he needed to provide relief, recovery & reform for Americans

Front

Which New Deal Program insured Americans' money against unsound banking and investment practices?

Back

FDIC

Front

Which event triggered WWII in Europe? Options: Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia, Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, Germany's invasion of Poland, Japan's invasion of Manchuria

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Germany's invasion of Poland

Front

Why did FDR refer to the Lend-Lease Act as helping a neighbor?

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he wanted to give our allies weapons to fight against Germany

Front

Before the Pearl Harbor Attack, what was the US policy towards the war in Europe?

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isolationism