Question 1
Congress passed three Neutrality Acts from
A) 1934-1936.
B) 1935-1937.
C) 1937-1939.
D) 1939-1941.
E) 1940-1941.
Question 2
All of the following are correct about trade and commerce in the eighteenth century EXCEPT
A) international trade had become greater than trade within Europe.
B) trade within Europe was still greater than overseas trade.
C) there was a dramatic increase in trade between European nations and their colonies.
D) the Atlantic trade contributed to the growth of European cities.
E) overseas trade led to the growth of related industries, such as textile manufacturing.
Question 3
After the launch of Japan's undeclared war on China in 1937
A) Roosevelt stopped sending military equipment of Chinese nationalists.
B) Roosevelt initiated an embargo against Japan.
C) Roosevelt feared hurting trade relations with both China and Japan in the face of global economic instability.
D) Roosevelt was confident that Americans would support a war against Japan after the massacre at Nanjing.
E) All of these are correct.
Question 4
A key financial innovation of the eighteenth century was
A) the creation of insurance policies.
B) the circulation of paper banknotes compensating for a lack of coinage.
C) the establishment of a new international currency to facilitate trade.
D) deficit spending by enlightened monarchs to pay for vital government reforms.
E) the increased use of bullion in preference to less reliable paper money.
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