Practice Test

Question 1

To buy goods on credit means to

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promise to pay for goods later.

Question 2

In the 1930s and 1940s, which nations had fascist governments similar to that of Nazi Germany?

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Italy and Spain

Question 3

Which best describes Adolf Hitler’s regime?

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totalitarianism marked by a belief in Aryan superiority

Question 4

What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?

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set up a fund for retired Americans

Question 5

In the consumer culture of the 1920s,

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people purchased nonessential goods on a regular basis.

Question 6

What led to increased tension between the United States and Japan in 1937?

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the Nanjing Massacre

Question 7

A lasting effect of the New Deal can be seen when

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the government intervenes in a time of national crisis.

Question 8

A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

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because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.

Question 9

Which factor encouraged farmers to leave their land in the Great Plains during the 1930s?

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the necessity of escaping financial problems

Question 10

During the 1930s, the large area of farmland experiencing droughts was known as

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the Dust Bowl.

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