The Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II Quiz

What event marked the start of the Great Depression?

• Stock Market crash

• Dust Bowl

• TVA

• Civilian Conservation Corps

What was the purpose of the New Deal introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

• Strategy for improving national parks and forests

• A power company supplying much of southern Appalachia with electricity

• Government programs designed to ease economic hardship

• A company in which investors buy stock

Who became the symbol of women who went to work to support the war effort during World War II?

• Rosie the Riveter

• Rationing

• Women in the armed forces during World War II

• The suffering of US citizens forced to live in internment camps

What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression?

• Providing jobs for young, unmarried men

• Building government buildings, roads, and other public projects

• Installing electric lines in national parks

• Supplying cheap electricity to parts of the South

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

• Germany

• Italy

• Joseph Stalin

• Great Britain

What was the main reason for the United States entering World War II?

• Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

• Hitler's troops invading Poland

• Japan and Germany signing an alliance

• Hitler seizing power in Germany

What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created by President Roosevelt?

• Supplying cheap electricity to parts of the South

• Building government buildings, roads, and other public projects

• Providing jobs for young, unmarried men

• Installing electric lines in national parks

Who was the first American in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

• Duke Ellington

• Being a talented Jazz musician

• Margaret Mitchell

• Sinclair Lewis

What was the strategy used by the US military to conquer islands in the Pacific during World War II?

• Launching simultaneous attacks on multiple islands

• Concentrating on one large-scale invasion

• Using submarines to block supplies to the islands

• Island hopping

What was the purpose of the United Nations (UN) founded after World War II?

• To seek peaceful solutions to international problems

• To provide relief to human suffering around the world

• To maintain peace between countries and make sure nations obeyed international law

• To support the creation of Israel and independence for European colonies