Pg 662
The final will consist of 50 multiple choice/T-F questions from chapters 25-30. It will be timed for 55 minutes. The exam will be based on the questions below.
Chapter 25
Identify the reasons the Great Depression occurred.
PG 662:
Speculation fueled unsound stock market, leading to crash
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD worsened crash by curtailing money in circulation and raising interest rates
Hawley-Smoot Tariff accelerated economic decline by damaging foreign trade
Deepening inequality of income distribution depressed consumer demand and slowed recovery
What happened on Oct. 29, 1929? Black Tuesday
October 29th, 1929 the day of the stock market crash, is also referred to as
What did buying on “margin” mean?
Stocks could be purchased …show more content…
out of the Great Depression? WWII Chapter 26
What factors led to the outbreak of WWII?
The Second World War began in the Pacific when the Japanese attacked the United States at: Pearl Harbor, the British in Malaya, the French in Indochina, and the Dutch in Indonesia.
What was America’s foreign policy in the 1930s?
Isolationist policy
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany? After Germany invaded Poland.Why did Congress pass the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940?
The Selective Training and Service Act was imposed in 1940 to change the American opinion on neutrality. This act forced men between 21 and 35 to register for the army. It also caused the training of 1.2 million troops.
Which battle turned the tide of the war on the Western Front? Operation OVERLORD
Kursks
What about the Eastern front? Stalingrad
The turning point in the war in Europe came when the Allies began launching offensives against the Germans beginning after the battle of: Stalingrad.
In the summer of 1943, the largest land battle in history was fought at: Kursk.
During the pacific campaign, what caused the highest number of Japanese …show more content…
In the Persian Gulf War, why did President George H. W. Bush leave Saddam Hussein in power?
Bush's presidency was defined by two major foreign policy events: the end of the Cold War and his war against Saddam Hussein. In the months leading up to the Gulf War Bush enlisted the help of the UN to eject Saddam from Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein sent his armies into Kuwait for their oil and planned to later extend his power over the entire Persian Gulf. UN embargoed Iraq and threatened to forcefully remove them if they didn't leave themselves. US spearheaded a massive international military deployment in 1991. 539,000 US and 270,000 from 28 other countries. Lasted 37 days, mostly in air, displayed impressive new post-modern warfare. "Operation Desert Storm:" land battle, destroyed Iraqi army, Saddam surrendered.
The UN only sanctioned a mission to dislodge Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not charging onto Baghdad and overthrow Saddam Hussein from power. Also U.S. forces would be stuck in Iraq for years in unwinnable guerrilla warfare with thousands of lives lost and trillions were sucked out from the U.S. of rebuilding the whole country of
Chapter 25
Identify the reasons the Great Depression occurred.
PG 662:
Speculation fueled unsound stock market, leading to crash
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD worsened crash by curtailing money in circulation and raising interest rates
Hawley-Smoot Tariff accelerated economic decline by damaging foreign trade
Deepening inequality of income distribution depressed consumer demand and slowed recovery
What happened on Oct. 29, 1929? Black Tuesday
October 29th, 1929 the day of the stock market crash, is also referred to as
What did buying on “margin” mean?
Stocks could be purchased …show more content…
out of the Great Depression? WWII Chapter 26
What factors led to the outbreak of WWII?
The Second World War began in the Pacific when the Japanese attacked the United States at: Pearl Harbor, the British in Malaya, the French in Indochina, and the Dutch in Indonesia.
What was America’s foreign policy in the 1930s?
Isolationist policy
When did Britain and France declare war on Germany? After Germany invaded Poland.Why did Congress pass the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940?
The Selective Training and Service Act was imposed in 1940 to change the American opinion on neutrality. This act forced men between 21 and 35 to register for the army. It also caused the training of 1.2 million troops.
Which battle turned the tide of the war on the Western Front? Operation OVERLORD
Kursks
What about the Eastern front? Stalingrad
The turning point in the war in Europe came when the Allies began launching offensives against the Germans beginning after the battle of: Stalingrad.
In the summer of 1943, the largest land battle in history was fought at: Kursk.
During the pacific campaign, what caused the highest number of Japanese …show more content…
In the Persian Gulf War, why did President George H. W. Bush leave Saddam Hussein in power?
Bush's presidency was defined by two major foreign policy events: the end of the Cold War and his war against Saddam Hussein. In the months leading up to the Gulf War Bush enlisted the help of the UN to eject Saddam from Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein sent his armies into Kuwait for their oil and planned to later extend his power over the entire Persian Gulf. UN embargoed Iraq and threatened to forcefully remove them if they didn't leave themselves. US spearheaded a massive international military deployment in 1991. 539,000 US and 270,000 from 28 other countries. Lasted 37 days, mostly in air, displayed impressive new post-modern warfare. "Operation Desert Storm:" land battle, destroyed Iraqi army, Saddam surrendered.
The UN only sanctioned a mission to dislodge Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not charging onto Baghdad and overthrow Saddam Hussein from power. Also U.S. forces would be stuck in Iraq for years in unwinnable guerrilla warfare with thousands of lives lost and trillions were sucked out from the U.S. of rebuilding the whole country of