2025 3rd Quarter SS Benchmark Review

How did the role of women change during World War II?

• many women went to work in jobs that men had been doing

• women stayed home and cooked more

• women fought as fighter pilots in the war

• women climbed volcanoes

From 1946-1952, Eleanor Roosevelt was very influential on the U.S. delegation for which organization?

• the Works Progress Administration

• the United Nations

• the Civilian Conservation Corps

• The Tennessee Valley Authority

Which of the following was a major reason the United States entered World War II in 1941?

• the Holocaust

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• the sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba

• the Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following was a famous track and field athlete from the 1930's?

• Duke Ellington

• Jesse Owens

• Babe Ruth

• Gabriel Novales

During the Depression, a long period of drought in the Great Plains caused severe soil erosion. This area became known as...

• the Erosion Area

• the Dust Bowl

• California

• the Depression area

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

• the Stock Market Crash

• too much money in the banks

• people could not repay debts

• the collapse of the federal banking system

This African American scientist created over 300 products from sweet potatoes and peanuts during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

• Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

• James Madison

Which of the following belong to all of the citizens of the U.S. and cannot be taken away?

• bubbles

• driving a car

• individual rights

• going to college

The Tennessee Valley Authority or TVA was a New Deal program which put people to work...

• constructing grocery stores

• building dams and electric power stations

• maintaining the nation's forests

• in schools, hospitals, and libraries

During the 1920's, many African Americans became excellent in art, music, and writing. Many of these individuals became part of:

• The African American Cultural Change Movement

• Equal Rights Movement

• the Great Depression

• The Harlem Renaissance