2. Alabama High School Graduation Exam Standard VII: Great Depression & World War II

3. Great Depression  During the Great Depression, this made farmers unable to repay their debts for land and machinery. Falling Farm Prices

4. Great Depression  This allowed investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of its price (10-15%) and borrow the rest. Margin Buying or Buying on the Margin

5. Great Depression  This was the severe economic decline that lasted from 1929 until the United States’ entry into WWII in 1941. Great Depression

6.  These were houses made out of cardboard paper or scrap metal. Shanties or Hoovervilles

7. Great Depression  This was a region of the Great Plains where drought and dust storms took place for much of the 1930s. Dust Bowl

9. Great Depression  Several of the problems faced by people during the Great Depression were... Foreclosures, Hunger Evictions, Loss of Jobs

10. Great Depression  This New Deal program insured bank deposits up to $5000. FDIC  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

11. Great Depression  This public works project was created in 1933 to help farmers, create jobs and hydroelectric power. TVA  Tennessee Valley Authority Reservoirs Fossil Plants Nuclear Plants

12. Great Depression  This program put over 2.5 million unmarried men to work in state and national parks. CCC  Civilian Conservation Corps

13. Great Depression  This program gave jobs building or improving roads, parks, airports, and other facilities to the unemployed. PWA  Public Works Administration

14. Great Depression  The program provided ole-age pensions, disability and unemployment payments. SSA  Social Security Administration

15. Great Depression  FDR created this in response to critics who said he was not doing enough for ordinary Americans. WPA  Work Progress Administration

17. Great Depression  FDR attempted to reassure Americans by giving speeches on the radio know as... Fireside Chats

18. Great Depression  During the Great Depression, _________ was an to attempt to make people feel better about their conditions. Escapism (Movies & Radio)  Gone With the Wind  Wizard of Oz  Superman

19. World War II  Name the Axis Powers. German EmpireKingdom of ItalyImperial Japan

20. World War II  Name the Allied Powers. United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States of America

21. World War II  This term refers to giving in to someone’s demands in order to keep peace. Appeasement I believe it is peace for our time. Neville Chamberlain

22. World War II  This is the conference in which Britain & France agreed (appeased) Hitler by giving him the Sudetenland. Munich Conference

23. World War II  On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded this country. This is the event considered to be the beginning of World War II. Poland

24. World War II  This is a German tactic in which tanks, soldiers, and moving trucks rapidly attack and are there before the enemy has time to react. Blitzkrieg

25. World War II  This country began to expand in the Pacific, controlling most of China by 1940. Japan

26. World War II  On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked here, which brought the U.S. into WWII. Pearl Harbor

27. World War II  Women helped in the war effort by participating in...

28. World War II  The first place the United States took an openly active role in combat during WWII was in... North Africa

29. World War II  This battle in the Soviet Union was the turning point of the war in Europe. Stalingrad 740,000 killed or wounded, 110,000 captured - AXIS 750,000 killed, wounded or captured 40,000+ civilian dead - Russian

30. World War II  Who was the leader of the U.S. during the war? Franklin D. Roosevelt

31. World War II  Who was the leader of the USSR during the war? Joseph Stalin

32. World War II  Who was the leader of Germany during the war? Adolf Hitler

33. World War II  Who was the leader of Great Britain during the war? Winston Churchill

34. World War II  Who was the leader of Italy during the war? Benito Mussolini

35. World War II  After this battle, Japan was unable to launch any more offensive operations in the Pacific. It is considered the turning point in the war against Japan. Midway Island

36. World War II  This is a Japanese suicide plane. Kamikaze

37. World War II  This was the top secret project to create the atomic bomb. Manhattan Project

38. World War II  This was the U.S. military leader in Europe. Dwight D. Eisenhower

39. World War II  This was the U.S. military leader in the Pacific. Douglas MacArthur

40. World War II  These were places where prisoners of war and political prisoners are confined, usually under harsh conditions. Concentration Camps

41. World War II  What was the mass killing of millions of Jews and other groups by Germany’s Nazis known as? Holocaust The Final Solution Genocide

42. World War II  What happened to thousands of Japanese- Americans during WWII in the United States? Placed in interment camps

43. World War II  During WWII, Americans were asked to conserve food and fuel in a policy known as

44. World War II  The U.S. government collected millions of dollars to fight WWII by selling... War Bonds

45. World War II  Where did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb? Hiroshima & Nagasaki Little Boy Hiroshima Fat Man Nagasaki