1. I believe the correct answer is: D. He feared the loss of
life that would be involved in a conventional invasion of Japan.
The most likely reason President Truman decided to use
atomic bombs against Japan is that he was in fear of the loss of life that
would be involved in a conventional invasion of Japan, after he personally saw witnessed
the human costs of intense front-line combat in France during the First World
War. Truman was convinced that he would lose his life, if the war continued for
few more months.
2. I believe the correct answer is: A. He declared a bank
holiday and then kept most banks closed.
Franklin Roosevelt attempted to restore trust in the banking
system issuing an executive order to temporarily close all of the nation's
banks and declared four-days of national banking holiday, starting on the March
6th. After this, Roosevelt issued Emergency Banking Relief Act (March
9, 1933) as an attempt to stabilize the banking system and restore trust.
3. I believe the correct answer is: C. The division between
democratic and communist countries.
Winston Churchill, the prime minister of Britain in World
War II, coined the expression “Iron Curtain” as he was referring to the
division between democratic and communist countries. This division was alluding
on Soviet Union’s plans for postwar dominance of Eastern Europe.
4. I believe the correct answer is: C. on margin.
Buying on margin describes the initial or down payment
purchase of financial products or assets by paying the margin (deposit) with
borrowed money from a bank or a broker. Buying the stocks on margin was one of
the events that lead to the market crash which influenced the Great Depression.
5. I believe the correct answer is: D. Their governments were
controlled indirectly by the Soviet Union.
Many Eastern European nations were considered to be ruled by
puppet regimes after World War II as their governments were controlled indirectly
by the Soviet Union. Indirect control of government is called the puppet state –
a state that is supposedly independent but is in fact dependent upon an outside
power. Joseph Stalin used puppet governments to keep control many Eastern
European countries.
6. I believe the correct answer is C. a desire for more room.
<span> The movement of 18 millions
of Americans to the suburbs in the 1950s was influenced by a desire for more
room, which meant more affordable, peaceful and comfortable housing. The growth
of suburb cities was also prompted by low-cost government loans, expanded road
and highway construction and increased automobile production</span>
