- "No realistic American can expect from a dictator's peace international generosity, or return of true independence, or world disarmament, or freedom of expression, or freedom of religion—or even good business. Such a peace would bring no security for us or for our neighbors."—Franklin D. Roosevelt to Congress, January 1941Which of the following was FDR trying to get Congress to support? (5 points) Declaring war on Germany Declaring war on JapanPassing the Lend-Lease Act Passing the Neutrality Acts
- Which of the following was true of the United States at the end of WWII? (5 points) It had the most casualties of all nations when you include prisoners. It had insisted that creating the United Nations would be a mistake. It had suffered the least infrastructural damage of the Allied Powers. It had failed to significantly contribute to the peace negotiations.
- What was the significance of the meetings of the Big Three at the Tehran and Potsdam conferences? (5 points) They determined strategies for winning the war in each theater.They discussed and developed their plans for the post-war world. They examined evidence of war crimes on both sides of the war. They earned the trust of the nations that had already surrendered.
- Which of the following was not a sign of trouble in the U.S. economy before the 1929 stock market crash?Real estate market busts High unemployment rates Great drops in farm crop prices Falling sales of consumer goods
- Illustration shows two men riding in a car, looking at each other while approaching a line of cars blocking their path. One says, Listen, if those European financiers aren't careful there's going to be a crash! The other responds, Yeah, that's what we gotta look out for. Library of Congress What aspect of the Great Depression does this cartoon emphasize? That no one was paying attention, causing the economy to decline That people with competing goals caused the economy to declineThat the economic decline was global, and not just a domestic issue That the cause of the economic decline was foreign investments
- "Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement."—Herbert Hoover, from a message to Congress, December 1930How did statements like this one affect Hoover's reputation with the American people? They felt he understood and were more confident in their own ability to weather the hard times. They believed he was doing everything possible to help fix the economy through existing agencies. They disagreed with his economic position and thought that he himself had become hopeless. They were angered that he seemed unwilling to use his position to provide direct relief to people.
- "The emergency banking legislation passed by the Congress today is a most constructive step toward the solution of the financial and banking difficulties which have confronted the country. The extraordinary rapidity with which this legislation was enacted by the Congress heartens and encourages the country."—Secretary of the Treasury William Woodin, March 9, 1933What was the aim of the legislation referred to in this excerpt? Reopen banks and convince people to redeposit their cash. Create a federal insurance program for funds held in banks. Separate the banking from the investment industry. Permanently close all of the poorly performing banks.
- "Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner things—call them what you will—I mean those intangibles that are the real treasures free men possess."—General Dwight D. Eisenhower, from an address at the London Guild Hall, June 12, 1945According to the excerpt, what ties the United States to the other Allied Powers and its pledge of working toward the post-war peace? (5 points) Dependence on trade Mutual defense of colonies Dedication to democracy Destruction of common enemies
- The nitrogenous base that is only found in DNA and not in RNA is:
- Which of the following did President Hoover do in an attempt to stabilize the economy or provide relief to citizens? Created the Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationCreated the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Funded the building of Hoovervilles Funded the opening of soup kitchens
- When water ionizes, it produces equal amounts of hydrogen and hydroxide ions that can reassociate with each other. The pH of water is:
- "A fall in the bloated stock market, driven ever higher during the 1920s by speculators, was inevitable."—Eric Foner, historianWhich of the following is a true statement? Most investors knew prices were overvalued, but they continued to invest more to prevent a big loss. No one at the time truly understood the mechanisms of investing, and all were surprised by the crash. Some people expressed concern at the state of the economy, but most believed in prosperity. Very few people could predict the problems to come, and they kept silent to protect their own wealth.
- The DEMAND portion of "the big picture of nutrition" is _______?
- Water is most dense thus the heavies at 4C. at 0C ice forms and thr ice can float on liquid water. Suppose ice were more dense than water at 0C. What would happen in a lake at this temperature?
- Sodium has 11 electrons arranged in three energy levels. The outer level has only one electron. In order to become stable, the atom loses an electron thus exposing the previous level with 8 electrons and subsequently becomes an ion with
- DNA and RNA contain functional units known as:
- An atom has 20 electron and 20 neutrons. What is the mass of this atom?
- Which elements isotope is commonly used to determine when biological samples such as fossils are formed?
- You recently discovered a new element, and find that this particular element has one electron its outer energy level. What would you expect will happen to an atom of this element if placed in water?
- Atoms in which the number of electrons does not equal the number of protons are known as: