The US in 1945 and the legacies of WW2

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1. Which of the following statistics is not true?

  • 25% of Americans were unemployed in 1945
  • America’s average per capita income was almost twice that of other most prosperous nations
  • America had 7% of the world’s population but 42% of its income
  • America produced half of the world’s manufactured goods, producing 57% of steel, 62% of oil and 80% of cars
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2. What caused the powers of the presidency to increase?

  • The Consumer Boom and WW2
  • The Great Depression and WW2
  • The Wall Street Crash and WW1
  • The Wall Street Crash and the Consumer Boom

3. How did the USA emerge from the war?

  • The most victorious nation in the world
  • The most affected nation in the world by the war
  • The most militarily and economically powerful nation in the world
  • The most populated nation in the world

4. When did the USA participate in WW2?

  • September 1939 - May 1945
  • December 1941 - August 1945
  • January 1941 - May 1945
  • July 1943 - August 1945

5. How did presidential powers increase during the Great Depression

  • Roosevelt asked Congress for money and power to support economic recovery
  • Roosevelt asked Congress to create new jobs for the unemployed
  • Roosevelt gained support from the American Public who supported his policies
  • Roosevelt controlled government spending to help the economy to recover
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