HARRIS 22 GREAT DEPRESSION/WWII TEST

Which of the following projects would the Public Works Administration (PWA) most likely be responsible for?

• Providing rural areas with electricity for the first time
• Beautification projects and building parks
• Building schools, libraries, and courthouses
• Giving relief to the elderly and disabled

How did the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and other New Deal programs reflect social attitudes of the time?

• Most offered no help to women
• Most helped only elite landowners
• Most were racially integrated
• Most were racially segregated

Which South Carolinian was an important civil rights leader and a member of President Roosevelt's influential "Black Cabinet"?

• Eliza Pinckney
• Sarah Grimke
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Mary McLeod Bethune

Which of the following would most likely be associated with Santee Cooper?

• Set up guidelines for better treatment of workers
• Providing regulations for how to spend New Deal funds
• Helping farmers reclaim their land from foreclosure
• Building dams to create electric energy for the region

The Social Security Act (SSA) was designed for what purpose? 

• To oversee the creation of a system of banking reforms that would prevent future bank failures
• To provide government protections for the elderly, the orphaned, and the disabled
• To assist farmers by providing them with free milking machines and water pumps
• To build schools, airports, libraries, and bridges so that people could easily join together

What ended the Great Depression in South Carolina and the United States?

• United States entry into World War I
• United States entry into World War II
• The New Deal and its recovery programs
• The election of President Truman

Roosevelt's New Deal plan could BEST be characterized by which of the following?

• It was similar to Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal but included African Americans.
• It was an attempt to get Americans to prepare for war with Nazi Germany.
• It was an effort to take over American industry so that the workers would benefit.
• It was agressive program to bring relief, recovery, and reform to the American people.

Which of the following best reflected the impact of the Great Depression on families?

• Marriage and birth rates grew because families wanted to use children for labor.
• Families bought homes in the rural areas where the cost of living was lower.
• Marriage and birth rates dropped because people could not afford families.
• Families began to start their own businesses in order to increase revenue.

What was the reason that many in South Carolina did not serve during World War II?

• Widespread illiteracy and poor health conditions
• Anti-war sentiment was strong across the state
• Many did not serve because of religious reasons
• Segregation prevented African Americans from joining

What was the importance of the attack on Tokyo led by James Doolittle?

• It was the first time jets were used in combat.
• It convinced the Soviet Union to join the war.
• It was the final major battle in World War II.
• It lifted the morale of Americans after Pearl Harbor.