Category : Science and Education
Archive   : TIMETRAV.ZIP
Filename : SIX.DAT

American History
1913-1945
1913
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was a major reform of U.S. Banking & Finance
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True-Creating 12 Federal Districts & Banks to speed the flow of currency
1914
The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 dealt with the Trusts
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True-The Trade Commission was expected to crush monopoly in the cradle
1919
The American Legion was founded in Paris in 1919 by Colonel Theodore _____ Jr
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt set it up for the Veterans of World War 1
1920
First Transcontinental Airmail route _____ _____ to San Francisco in 1920
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New York
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Washington D.C
New York
New York-private companies were given Airmail contracts by Washington
1927
Charles A. _____ made first solo flight, West to East, across the atlantic
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Lindbergh
Lindbergh, so-called the flyin' fool, electrified the World by his flight

Oct 29, 1929 Black _____ the Great Crash began, Stocks dropped rapidly








FDR's New Deal program, Relief-Recovery-Reform, was known as the _____ _____






The Three R's-Immediate Relief-Permanent Recovery-Reform of current Abuses








True-Laws passed delegating legislation authority to the Chief Executive
1945
The official surrender of Japan took place aboard the U.S.S. _____Sept 2,1945
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Missouri
Piedmont
Praire
Salt Lake City

Aboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan surrendered to MacArthur
1941
Dec 7th, 1941, Black Sunday, the Japanese attacked _____ _____
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Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor virtually wiped out our Battleship Fleet
1934
FHA-Federal Housing Administration-on of the New Deals was established in 1934
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True
True-Hoping to stimulate the Building Industry by small loans to homeowners
1917
U.S. Declares War against _____ April 1917






Germany's U-boat attacks on U.S. ships pushed Wilson to Declar War
1924
Nellie Taylor Ross was 1st women elected Governor of Wyoming
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True-She was elected Oct 2nd, after the death of her Husband
1926
Dr. Robert H. Goddard demonstrated practicality of Rockets Mar 16 1926
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True
True-In Auburn, Mass. the 1st liquid fuel rocket flight was 184ft in 2.5 sec
1943
Jun 10,1943 the Pay-as-you-go Income Tax Bill was signed by _____
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Roosevelt
Wilson
Harding
Taft
Roosevelt
Roosevelt-starting Jul 1 wages & salaries were subject to 20% Withholding Tax
1941
Hitler ordered-Policy of Genoside-as a solution to the _____ problem
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Jewish
Catholic
Protestent
English
Jewish
Persecution of the Jewish people was to insure Germany was the Master Race
1921
The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpenter fight produced the 1st Million Dollar Gate
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True
Treu-The first of many million dollar gates as sports became more popular



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Model A


Model T

1944
The 32nd President F.D. _____ was elected for an unprecedented Fourth Term
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt-Foreign policy a deciding factor, voters decided experience was best
1945
On May 7, 1945 the German Government surrendered unconditionally
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True
True-The next day was officially proclaimed V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day)
1940
Conscription Law of 1940 was first peacetime draft in American History
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True
True-it made provisions for training 1.2 million troops & 800,000 reserves
1920
Nov 1920-First radio station-KDKA-broadcast the news of the Harding landslide
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True
True-like other marvels the radio created a new industry








Jolson-Hollywood, California became the movie capital of the world
1930
The _____ Dam on the Colorado River was begun in 1930
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Hoover
Hoover Dam-creating manmade lake for irrigation-flood control-electric power
1939
The Neutrality Act of 1939-Allies could buy U.S. war materials cash-carry only
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True
True-after paying cash they had to transport the munitions in their own ships
materials cash-carry only
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