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- Who declared war in the Franco-Prussian war?
- __________ was a successful mill owner who did not use child labor.
- How did travelers move during the industrial revolution?
- How were urgent messages sent during the industrial revolution?
- America began to compete with Britain's increased production with the invention of what machine?
- Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin RooseveltA. declared that the United States would remain neutral.B. declared the United States would be the "arsenal of democracy."C. sent American military advisers to England.D. ordered a "preparedness" campaign much like Woodrow Wilson had in 1916.E. was unsure whether a majority of Americans supported Germany.
- In 1941, Germany's declaration of war against the United StatesA. occurred after the United States declared war on it.B. came the same day that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.C. did not occur until two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.D. occurred before the United States declared war on it.E. was never reciprocated by Congress.
- The Munich conference of 1938 was precipitated by a crisis overA. Austria.B. Poland.C. Hungary.D. Belgium.E. Czechoslovakia.
- The Tripartite Pact was a defensive alliance betweenA. the United States, England, and Russia.B. the United States, England, and France.C. Japan, Germany, and Italy.D. Japan, Germany, and Austria.E. England, France, and Italy.
- The German sinking of the American ship Reuben James.A. triggered an American naval campaign against Germany.B. led Congress to approve the arming of American merchant ships.C. led Congress to approve American ships sailing into belligerent ports.D. led Congress to approve both the arming of American merchant ships and the sailing of American ships into belligerent ports.E. All these answers are correct.
- In 1937, after Japanese pilots sank the U.S. gunboat Panay in China, President RooseveltA. called for an immediate military build-up in the United States.B. entered into an economic alliance with China.C. accepted Japan's claim that the bombing had been an accident.D. retaliated by bombing Japanese supply depots in China.E. delivered the "quarantine" speech.
- During the 1920s and 1930s, interest in pursuing an isolationist foreign policy A. led the United States to give up its membership in the World Court.B. reflected the sentiments of a majority of the American public.C. led the U.S. Senate to assert that no single nation was a threat to world peace.D. was strongly supported by President Franklin Roosevelt.E. declined after the investigations chaired by Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota.
- In 1940, the "lend-lease" planA. allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England to be returned when the war was over.B. saw England agree to allow jobless Americans to enlist in the British military.C. saw England allow the construction of American military bases on British territory.D. saw the U.S. lend funds to the Allies so they could lease war supplies from the U.S.E. was extremely controversial and barely passed the Senate.
- In 1941, the Atlantic CharterA. was signed in Washington D.C.B. was completed by senior military officials in the United States and England.C. saw President Roosevelt agree to an eventual invasion of Europe to drive out the Nazis.D. saw the United States and England claim to share common principles.E. gave American merchants ships the authority to fire on German submarines.
- Germany began World War II in Europe days afterA. Germany's occupation of additional areas of Czechoslovakia.B. a nonaggression pact was signed between Germany and Russia.C. France promised Poland it would provide military support if attacked.D. Germany and Austria were unified.E. Hitler's violation of the Munich agreement.
- In July 1940, opinion polls showed the clear majority of the American publicA. believed Germany posed a direct threat to the United States.B. were strongly against any involvement by the United States in the war.C. thought the United States should immediately declare war on Germany.D. believed it would be a waste to aid England, as that nation would soon fall to Germany.E. believed Japan was a greater threat to the United States than the war in Europe.
- The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938A. signified the start of a new round of New Deal legislation.B. sought to eliminate hiring discrimination based on race, but not gender.C. did not include a provision regarding working hours.D. established a national minimum wage.E. created an enforcement mechanism to protect unions' right to organize.
- One of the major effects the New Deal had on the United States was how itA. fostered stronger and more varied interest groups.B. created a unified, government-controlled economy.C. created a harmonious, ordered economy.D. created laws that provided equal economic opportunity for all American workers.E. ended the Depression.
- The Washington Conference of 1921A. attempted to prevent a global naval arms race.B. saw the Harding administration refuse to participate in it.C. sought to expand the global markets of the United States.D. ended as a diplomatic failure for the United States.E. attempted to create a world court.
- The Five-Power Pact of 1922 dealt withA. restructuring Germany's war debt.B. the League of Nations.C. the civil war in Russia.D. Japanese aggression toward China.E. armament limitations.