Social Studies Unit 2: Pre/Post Test

Which of the following was NOT a problem facing the United States from 1929-1939?

• Many banks were closing because they ran out of money.

• The economy struggled because of all the money that had been spent fighting in Europe.

• A drought hit the U.S. for several years causing many farmers’ crops to fail.

• The stock market crashed causing people to lose millions and businesses to struggle.

The Dust Bowl was a problem with farmland that happened during the Great Depression. The Dust Bowl happened for two MAIN reasons. What were the two reasons? (choose the best 2 responses)

• When people became wealthy and started new businesses in the Midwest.

• Farmers overplanted their fields.

• A time when people migrated to the Midwest to find gold.

• There was a drought in the land.

How did the Harlem Renaissance impact Americans after WWI?

• Harlem was the only place that African Americans were recruited for war.

  
  

• African Americans increased the productivity of cotton.

• African Americans were recognized for their contributions to the visual arts, music, poetry, theater, sports, and politics.

• Harlem became a city in New York.

What was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

• People lost their jobs during the Great Depression.

• Banks closed during the Great Depression.

• People lost their homes during the Great Depression.

• Big growth in the economy happened during the Great Depression.

Which of the following are true of the 1920’s? Click ALL that apply.

• People loved their heroes such as Babe Ruth and Charles Lindbergh.

• The stock market boomed.

• Jazz music was very popular.

• The Wright Brothers invented the airplane, which changed how people in America traveled.

The Great Depression happened for many reasons? Why does President Franklin D. Roosevelt get credit for helping Americans survive the Great Depression?

• He loaned money to millions of Americans.

• He helped to create the government programs known as the New Deal.

• He came from a wealthy family.

• He gave people farms and told them to stand in soup lines for food.

What was Henry Ford’s invention?

• Henry Ford invented the assembly line.

• Henry Ford invented the telephone.

• Henry Ford invented the light bulb.

• Henry Ford invented the airplane

Which is an example of the lives of Americans post-WWI?

• The economy stalled for Americans post WWI.

• Manufacturing increased for Americans post WWI.

• Famine increased in America post WWI.

• Patriotism decreased in the lives of Americans post WWI.

How did the United States become involved in World War I? What did the United States contribute when joining WWI? Who won World War I and what was the Treaty of Versailles? Give a complete answer with specific details for full credit.

• The Germans attacked American ship, the Lusitania.

  • US sent men, battleships, and supplies.

  • The Allied Powers won.

  • A treaty that held Germany responsible for World War I.

• • The Germans attacked American ship, the Lusitania.

  • US sent men, battleships, and supplies.

• The Allied Powers won.

  US sent men, battleships, and supplies.

• • A treaty that held Germany responsible for World War I.

  The Germans attacked American ship, the Lusitania.