HUSH TEST UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When was the Yalta Conference? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-February 1945
-Before the war ended.
Who was at the Yalta Conference and what was the goal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Churchill,
Roosevelt, Stalin. Goal was to make plans for when the war was over
How many sections was Germany split into after WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅4
Why was Berlin split? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Berlin was in the Soviet section, and we do not want
communism in the capitol city.
Why were tariffs a factor in causing the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the tarriffs
were too high which was hurting business overall
Why were farmers in crisis a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅overproduction and surplus was a big issue. WWI ended and demand drops but they
had planted a ton of crops and now cannot sell them all.
Why was credit a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Overspending on credit
and could not pay it back
Why was an unequal distribution of income a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Some americans are doing very well but most are very poor
What was the MAIN cause of the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Stock Market
Crash
Who is the president when the stock market crashes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hebert Hoover
,At the Yalta Conference, why was the UN formed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅United Nations is more
effective than the league of nations because it is still around today and there has not been a world war.
Who was president at the ending of WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Harry Truman
What was George Kennan's long telegram about? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He is influencing
Truman to get away from communism because he is stationed in Moscow.
What was the first thing Truman did after the war? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He wanted to contain
communism. Containment.
What is the Truman Doctrine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Offering aid to any country threatened by
communism.
What were Hoover's political beliefs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conservative
What is a satellite nation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A country that is dominated politically and
economically by another nation.
What is stock? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a share of ownership in a company.
Why was speculation a problem with the stockmarket? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅People were
ignoring the risks of possibly losing money.
Why was buying on margin a problem with the stockmarket? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You buy a
small percentage of the stock, and borrow the rest. Credit.
What was the date of the stock market crash? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅October 29, 1929
What is the day the stock market crashed called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Black Tuesday
, By November of 1929, how much money had investors lost? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Around 30
billion dollars
What was the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the period from 1929-1940 in which the
economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed
What happened to banks during the depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅people pulled out their
money in fear, banks crashed. people lost money because it was not insured at this point
What was happening with businesses during the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅everyone at companies that went under are fired and unemployed. People have less
money, to buy things from businesses and then those go under and everyone is fired. Ripple effect. If
businesses arent making money then they cannot pay for employees
What is the iron curtain? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A line showing how different democratic
western europe divided from communist eastern europe.
How were other countries effected by the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Countries
that trade with us are affected because they are losing american business.
What was the Marshall Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅George Marshall, secretary of state. Sends
money to western europe to get them back stable so that communism cannot take over. Preventative
measures.
What was the Berlin Blockade? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅U.S., France, and Great Britain combined
their berlin zones because they want democracy. Stalin puts up blockades to keep us from Berlin. We
have to pass through Soviet Territory to get to our territory in Berlin. Stalin is starving the west berlin
civilians.
What is the Berlin Airlift and why was it successful? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅We send planes for
assistance for west berlin. Stalin won't shoot down our plans because he knows we have an atomic
bomb.
When was the Yalta Conference? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-February 1945
-Before the war ended.
Who was at the Yalta Conference and what was the goal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Churchill,
Roosevelt, Stalin. Goal was to make plans for when the war was over
How many sections was Germany split into after WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅4
Why was Berlin split? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Berlin was in the Soviet section, and we do not want
communism in the capitol city.
Why were tariffs a factor in causing the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the tarriffs
were too high which was hurting business overall
Why were farmers in crisis a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅overproduction and surplus was a big issue. WWI ended and demand drops but they
had planted a ton of crops and now cannot sell them all.
Why was credit a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Overspending on credit
and could not pay it back
Why was an unequal distribution of income a cause of the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Some americans are doing very well but most are very poor
What was the MAIN cause of the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Stock Market
Crash
Who is the president when the stock market crashes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Hebert Hoover
,At the Yalta Conference, why was the UN formed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅United Nations is more
effective than the league of nations because it is still around today and there has not been a world war.
Who was president at the ending of WWII? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Harry Truman
What was George Kennan's long telegram about? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He is influencing
Truman to get away from communism because he is stationed in Moscow.
What was the first thing Truman did after the war? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅He wanted to contain
communism. Containment.
What is the Truman Doctrine? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Offering aid to any country threatened by
communism.
What were Hoover's political beliefs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Conservative
What is a satellite nation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A country that is dominated politically and
economically by another nation.
What is stock? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a share of ownership in a company.
Why was speculation a problem with the stockmarket? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅People were
ignoring the risks of possibly losing money.
Why was buying on margin a problem with the stockmarket? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅You buy a
small percentage of the stock, and borrow the rest. Credit.
What was the date of the stock market crash? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅October 29, 1929
What is the day the stock market crashed called? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Black Tuesday
, By November of 1929, how much money had investors lost? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Around 30
billion dollars
What was the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the period from 1929-1940 in which the
economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed
What happened to banks during the depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅people pulled out their
money in fear, banks crashed. people lost money because it was not insured at this point
What was happening with businesses during the great depression? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅everyone at companies that went under are fired and unemployed. People have less
money, to buy things from businesses and then those go under and everyone is fired. Ripple effect. If
businesses arent making money then they cannot pay for employees
What is the iron curtain? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A line showing how different democratic
western europe divided from communist eastern europe.
How were other countries effected by the great depression? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Countries
that trade with us are affected because they are losing american business.
What was the Marshall Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅George Marshall, secretary of state. Sends
money to western europe to get them back stable so that communism cannot take over. Preventative
measures.
What was the Berlin Blockade? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅U.S., France, and Great Britain combined
their berlin zones because they want democracy. Stalin puts up blockades to keep us from Berlin. We
have to pass through Soviet Territory to get to our territory in Berlin. Stalin is starving the west berlin
civilians.
What is the Berlin Airlift and why was it successful? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅We send planes for
assistance for west berlin. Stalin won't shoot down our plans because he knows we have an atomic
bomb.
