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kaid0807 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Great Depression ended in 19401941 because

A) Roosevelt was finally able to pass his New Deal legislation.
B) military preparations increased government spending and virtually ended unemployment.
C) Britain was sending huge sums to the United States to pay for naval ships.
D) Democrats regained control of the White House and the Senate.

Question 2

The period from September 1939 to April 1940 was known as the Phony War because

A) the German invasion of Poland was accomplished with little resistance.
B) Hitler was offering peace plans.
C) there was little fighting after the German advance into Poland.
D) the German army was unable to advance against resistance in Norway and Denmark.

Question 3

The Carter Doctrine protected U.S. interests in:

A) the Caribbean Sea.
B) Western Europe.
C) South Africa.
D) the Persian Gulf.

Question 4

In the United States, resistance to sending support to Britain stemmed from all the following EXCEPT

A) senior military officers feared weakening U. S. defenses.
B) many government officials felt Britain would quickly fall.
C) the public opinion was that the current conflict was simply an extension of World War I hostilities.
D) economists predicted that the Great Depression would be getting worse.

Question 5

In 1981, Reagan opposed the demands of organized labor by firing 13,000 striking:

A) EPA scientists.
B) air traffic controllers.
C) teachers.
D) IRS agents.