Social Studies Test Study Guide Chapter 9

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Describe the beginning of the Great Depression.
Crop Prices,Stock market crashed,Banks failed.
What event led to the U.S involvment in world war II?
The japanesse bombing of parl harbor.
How did the cold war affect the schools across the nation?
They'd practice evacuation and bombing procedures.
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
A political curtain seperating the diffrent parties.
What did the Americans fear during the cold war?
That Russia had nuclear weapons.
How did most North Carolinians and Americans feel about entering world war II?
They were not happy.
How did the war affect the economy of the United States?
It boosted their economy.
What was the signifigance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
It led to the desegragation of transportation.
How did Governor Hodges hope to help the state?
He was responsible for Raliegh Triangle Park.
Vicious Cycle
When the stock market crash sharply reduced american purchases and set off a chain link of events.
Facism
A system of goverment characterized by dictatorship,repression,and control of private enterprise.
Default
Failure to meet an obligation,especially a financial one.
Subsidize
When the goverment gives money or land.
Sabotage
Destruction of an enemy's property to hinder the war effort;The destruction of property or materials.
President Herbert Hoover
He was an effective administrator,he had no solutions for a large scale ecocomic crisis.