Which of these is NOT true about the Social Security Act?
(1 point)
Responses
It provided a retirement fund for the elderly
It provided a retirement fund for the elderly
People earn benefits as they work and pay taxes
People earn benefits as they work and pay taxes
It still exists today
It still exists today
The goal was to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash
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The goal was to reduce stock market abuses like those that led to the 1929 crash
How did the federal New Deal programs of the 1930s have a lasting effect on the Georgia economy?
(1 point)
Responses
Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief.
Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief.
The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia.
The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia.
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
(1 point)
Responses
Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
Roads, public buildings, and other facilities were constructed using federal money.
Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief.
Georgia's citizens were provided with federal income tax relief.
The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia.
The federal government provided money to attract new industries to Georgia.
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
The federal minimum wage was repealed, allowing wages to respond to supply and demand.
At the onset of World War II, what was the United States official policy regarding involvement in the war?
(1 point)
Responses
The United States engaged in a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
The United States engaged in a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
The United States engaged in a policy of neutrality.
The United States engaged in a policy of neutrality.
The United States engaged in a policy of total war
The United States engaged in a policy of total war
The United States engaged in a policy known as the Anaconda Plan
The United States engaged in a policy known as the Anaconda Plan
(1 point)
Responses
The United States engaged in a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
The United States engaged in a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
The United States engaged in a policy of neutrality.
The United States engaged in a policy of neutrality.
The United States engaged in a policy of total war
The United States engaged in a policy of total war
The United States engaged in a policy known as the Anaconda Plan
The United States engaged in a policy known as the Anaconda Plan
The United States engaged in a policy of neutrality.
Which piece of federal legislation during World War II authorized the United States to provide war supplies to other countries?
(1 point)
Responses
The Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The Federal Emergency Relief Act
The Federal Emergency Relief Act
The Emergency Price Control Act
The Emergency Price Control Act
(1 point)
Responses
The Selective Service Act
The Selective Service Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The Federal Emergency Relief Act
The Federal Emergency Relief Act
The Emergency Price Control Act
The Emergency Price Control Act
The Lend-Lease Act
The United States began fighting in World War II immediately following which event?
(1 point)
Responses
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany's invasion of Poland
The D-Day landing at Normandy
The D-Day landing at Normandy
The Battle of Midway
(1 point)
Responses
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany's invasion of Poland
The D-Day landing at Normandy
The D-Day landing at Normandy
The Battle of Midway
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Which major contribution did Georgia make during World War II?
(1 point)
Responses
Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia military bases.
Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia military bases.
Hospitals provided trained doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps.
Hospitals provided trained doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps.
Military bases were established to train large numbers of U.S. troops.
Military bases were established to train large numbers of U.S. troops.
Research sites developed the technology for a prototype of the atomic bomb.
(1 point)
Responses
Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia military bases.
Radar technology was developed and tested at Georgia military bases.
Hospitals provided trained doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps.
Hospitals provided trained doctors and nurses for the Medical Corps.
Military bases were established to train large numbers of U.S. troops.
Military bases were established to train large numbers of U.S. troops.
Research sites developed the technology for a prototype of the atomic bomb.
Military bases were established to train large numbers of U.S. troops.