Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, passed by Congress in 1934?

Accepted Answer

A)  The act forbade the government from extending loans to foreign governments that were in default on debts owed to the United States. 
B)  By the act, the United States returned to the gold standard. 
C)  The act declared a moratorium on war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  Through the act, American banks were permitted to open foreign branch banks. 
A)  The act forbade the government from extending loans to foreign governments that were in default on debts owed to the United States. 
B)  By the act, the United States returned to the gold standard. 
C)  The act declared a moratorium on war debts owed to the United States. 
D)  Through the act, American banks were permitted to open foreign branch banks.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the incident in which a German submarine fired on the American destroyer Greer?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed that Hitler wanted war with the United States. 
B)  It demonstrated that American ships could be attacked at any time without provocation. 
C)  It led President Roosevelt to give the navy the authority to fire first when threatened. 
D)  It led Roosevelt to demand assurances from Hitler that such an attack would never occur again. 
A)  It showed that Hitler wanted war with the United States. 
B)  It demonstrated that American ships could be attacked at any time without provocation. 
C)  It led President Roosevelt to give the navy the authority to fire first when threatened. 
D)  It led Roosevelt to demand assurances from Hitler that such an attack would never occur again.

Question 3

The primary purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  sell arms to whatever nation could afford them. 
B)  stop Japanese expansion in Asia. 
C)  make military supplies available to an impoverished England. 
D)  aid the Chinese in building up their military forces. 
A)  sell arms to whatever nation could afford them. 
B)  stop Japanese expansion in Asia. 
C)  make military supplies available to an impoverished England. 
D)  aid the Chinese in building up their military forces.

Question 4

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited the drafting of American men into the armed forces until Congress adopted a formal declaration of war. 
B)  required the racial integration of the armed forces of the United States. 
C)  was the first peacetime military draft in American history. 
D)  allowed women as well as men to be drafted into the armed forces of the United States. 
A)  prohibited the drafting of American men into the armed forces until Congress adopted a formal declaration of war. 
B)  required the racial integration of the armed forces of the United States. 
C)  was the first peacetime military draft in American history. 
D)  allowed women as well as men to be drafted into the armed forces of the United States.

Question 5

Why was the American fleet caught by surprise when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cryptographers erred in translating the Japanese message and believed that the Japanese planes were on their way to the Philippines. 
B)  President Roosevelt deliberately did not warn the fleet that an attack was imminent. 
C)  Faulty radar equipment prevented detection of Japanese aircraft as they approached the naval base. 
D)  The message warning of the imminence of a Japanese attack was transmitted by a slow method and arrived too late. 
A)  Cryptographers erred in translating the Japanese message and believed that the Japanese planes were on their way to the Philippines. 
B)  President Roosevelt deliberately did not warn the fleet that an attack was imminent. 
C)  Faulty radar equipment prevented detection of Japanese aircraft as they approached the naval base. 
D)  The message warning of the imminence of a Japanese attack was transmitted by a slow method and arrived too late.

Question 6

Which of the following correctly states the American response to Europe in the years immediately following the First World War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States government announced a fifteen-year postponement of all Allied debts. 
B)  The United States government generously canceled the Allied debts. 
C)  The United States government pressed for debt payment from France but not from Great Britain. 
D)  Private American charities and official relief programs provided massive amounts of foodstuffs to needy Europeans. 
A)  The United States government announced a fifteen-year postponement of all Allied debts. 
B)  The United States government generously canceled the Allied debts. 
C)  The United States government pressed for debt payment from France but not from Great Britain. 
D)  Private American charities and official relief programs provided massive amounts of foodstuffs to needy Europeans.

Question 7

As a result of President Roosevelt's "quarantine" speech in response to Japan's attack on China in 1937,

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmed isolationists were pleased that the president responded to the incident by invoking the Neutrality Acts. 
B)  those who believed the United States had been too soft on Japan in the past were pleased by Roosevelt's denunciation of Japan. 
C)  Congress froze Japanese assets in the United States. 
D)  the State Department formulated a program designed to halt Japanese aggression in the Far East. 
A)  confirmed isolationists were pleased that the president responded to the incident by invoking the Neutrality Acts. 
B)  those who believed the United States had been too soft on Japan in the past were pleased by Roosevelt's denunciation of Japan. 
C)  Congress froze Japanese assets in the United States. 
D)  the State Department formulated a program designed to halt Japanese aggression in the Far East.

Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, passed by Congress in 1934?

Which of the following is true of the incident in which a German submarine fired on the American destroyer Greer?

The primary purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was to

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Why was the American fleet caught by surprise when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Which of the following correctly states the American response to Europe in the years immediately following the First World War?

As a result of President Roosevelt's "quarantine" speech in response to Japan's attack on China in 1937,

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

American Society Transformed, 1720-1770

Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754-1774

A Revolution, Indeed, 1774-1783

Forging a National Republic, 1776-1789

The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

Reform and Politics, 1824-1845

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Slavery and Americas Future: the Road to War, 1845-1861

Transforming Fire: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Development of the West, 1865-1900

The Machine Age, 1877-1920

The Vitality and Turmoil of Urban Life, 1877-1920

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive Era, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New Era, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1941

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

Continuing Divisions and New Limits, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium, America Since 1992

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Exam 26: The United States in a Troubled World, 1920-1941

Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, passed by Congress in 1934?

Which of the following is true of the incident in which a German submarine fired on the American destroyer Greer?

The primary purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 was to

The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Why was the American fleet caught by surprise when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

Which of the following correctly states the American response to Europe in the years immediately following the First World War?

As a result of President Roosevelt's "quarantine" speech in response to Japan's attack on China in 1937,

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

American Society Transformed, 1720-1770

Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754-1774

A Revolution, Indeed, 1774-1783

Forging a National Republic, 1776-1789

The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

Reform and Politics, 1824-1845

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Slavery and Americas Future: the Road to War, 1845-1861

Transforming Fire: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Development of the West, 1865-1900

The Machine Age, 1877-1920

The Vitality and Turmoil of Urban Life, 1877-1920

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive Era, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New Era, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1941

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

Continuing Divisions and New Limits, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium, America Since 1992

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