Social Studies UIL

Which event is most associated with starting the Great Depression in the United States?

• Drought decimated agriculture

• Banks were profitable

• The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929

• Government cut all income tax

Who were the two U.S. presidents in office during the Great Depression?

• Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt and Howard Taft

• Franklin Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge

• Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover

What can contribute to the economic interdependence among societies?

• Trade partnerships

• Partial manufacturing

• Large companies expanding

• All of the above

What is the state bird of Texas?

• Blue Jay

• Mockingbird

• Brown Pelican

• Red Owl

How did Americans contribute to the war effort during World War 2?

• Overuse precious goods

• Boycott military service

• Buy War Bonds

• All of the above

What was "Operation Dynamo"?

• Operation to evacuate from Dunkirk

• Operation to invade French beaches

• Operation to attack Berlin

• Operation to free prisoners in concentration camps

What was Winston Churchill's position in the British government at the time of the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech given to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940?

• President

• King

• Prime Minister

• Czar

What event does this Texas monument memorialize?

• Battle of Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of Gonzales

• Battle of Gettysburg

Which of the following was not a country that ruled over the territory of present-day Texas?

• Spain

• Mexico

• United States

• Great Britain

What event caused the united States to enter World War 2 in 1941?

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

• The Germans resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

• The Japanese invaded the Philippines

• The Italians blew up an American warship off the New York coast