Exploring the Great Depression and World War II

What was one of the main causes of the Great Depression?

• High agricultural prices

• Excessive consumer spending

• Stock market crash

• Increased government spending

How did President Hoover initially respond to the Great Depression?

• By increasing government spending

• By encouraging private charities to help

• By implementing the New Deal

• By closing banks temporarily

Which program was created to insure bank deposits during the New Deal?

• FDIC

• AAA

• SEC

• WPA

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?

• To provide jobs in urban areas

• To raise food prices by reducing production

• To regulate the stock market

• To increase industrial production

Which act recognized workers' rights to organize unions?

• Social Security Act

• Wagner Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Civilian Conservation Corps

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

What event led the United States to enter World War II?

• The Battle of Stalingrad

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• The signing of the Atlantic Charter

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

• It was the final battle of World War II

• It led to the liberation of Paris

• It was a turning point where the Japanese began to retreat

• It marked the beginning of World War II

What strategy did the U.S. use to advance towards Japan in the Pacific?

• Island hopping

• Guerrilla tactics

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench warfare

Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

• To test its effectiveness

• To save American lives and end the war quickly

• To demonstrate power to the Soviet Union

• To retaliate for the attack on Pearl Harbor