History of the Americas Questions

Freed the slaves, President in 1861, a lawyer, tallest president

Put an end to one of the bloodiest battles in history, Lee surrenders

a person who buys land with the hope of selling it for a large profit

Herbert Hoover defeated Al Smith in the election of 1928 because the focus of his campaign was on the fact that Al Smith was ______________________

(1) the desire of a few to get rich quick (2) the widespread practice of buying goods on credit (3) government interference in the free market economy

Turning point of the war stopped confederate momentum, over 51,000 casualties

People who went to California looking for Gold (They left in 1849)

Mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848

member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints, which was organized in 1830 by Joseph Smith

a person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home

Which of the following areas was NOT annexed by Hitler and his Nazi army?

The treaty that ended World War I, known as the __________________, treated Germany very harshly and paved the way for Adolf Hitler to rise to power.

Which of the following did NOT see a great benefit from the New Deal policies of FDR?

Which of the following was not a group that was identified by the Nazi's to be removed fromsociety?

Hitler's invasion of ____________________ was the official start of WWII in Europe.

That main reason the USA used atomic weapons was the fear over how costly an invasion of Japan would be.

At it's worst point the unemployment in the United States during the Great Depression reached as high at 60% nationwide.

Bloodiest single day of combat in US history; emancipation proclamation

While it was able to help many people survive the Great Depression, the New Deal policies of FDR did not bing the Depression to an end.

Prior to the Great Depression that spread all throughout the world, which of the followingcounties had the strongest economies?