SS5H4-6 (WWI-WWII)

Which event in October 1929 was considered the beginning of the Great Depression?

• The Dust Bowl
• The Stock Market crash
• The end of WWI
• Amelia Earhart's disappearance

What was not a problem people faced during the Great Depression? pg. 2

• Many people lost their jobs.
• People wore rags and ate very little.
• They listened to the radio.
• A terrible drought occurred in the Great Plains.

What type of music became popular during the Great Depression as a way to reflect the mood of the time? pg. 2

• rock and roll
• jazz
• the blues
• classical

What was the name of the place that men and women could go to get food if they were out of work?

• soup kitchens
• The SSA
• The Dust Bowl
• McDonalds

What is another name for the 1930's because of the dust storms in the Great Plains? pg. 3

• The Black 30's
• The Dirty 30's
• The Cloudy 30's
• The Stormy 30's

Which was NOT one of Roosevelt's "Alphabet Soup" programs?  pg. 3

• NSA
• SSA
• CCC
• WPA

Which is TRUE about the WPA? pg. 4

• It was a New Deal assistance program to put people to work.
• It built roads, public buildings, bridges, parks, and airports.
• Both a and b.
• Neither a nor b.

The U.S. entered World War I in

• 1918
• 1914
• 1917
• 1920

The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 

• imperialism
• nationalism
• militarism
• isolationism

The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was

• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Increased nationalism
• The Zimmerman Telegram