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WorksheetsSS5H4-6 (WWI-WWII)
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event in October 1929 was considered the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
The Stock Market crash
c)
The end of WWI
d)
Amelia Earhart's disappearance
2.
What was not a problem people faced during the Great Depression? pg. 2
a)
Many people lost their jobs.
b)
People wore rags and ate very little.
c)
They listened to the radio.
d)
A terrible drought occurred in the Great Plains.
3.
What type of music became popular during the Great Depression as a way to reflect the mood of the time? pg. 2
a)
rock and roll
b)
jazz
c)
the blues
d)
classical
4.
What was the name of the place that men and women could go to get food if they were out of work?
a)
soup kitchens
b)
The SSA
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
McDonalds
5.
What is another name for the 1930's because of the dust storms in the Great Plains? pg. 3
a)
The Black 30's
b)
The Dirty 30's
c)
The Cloudy 30's
d)
The Stormy 30's
6.
Which was NOT one of Roosevelt's "Alphabet Soup" programs? pg. 3
a)
NSA
b)
SSA
c)
CCC
d)
WPA
7.
Which is TRUE about the WPA? pg. 4
a)
It was a New Deal assistance program to put people to work.
b)
It built roads, public buildings, bridges, parks, and airports.
c)
Both a and b.
d)
Neither a nor b.
8.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
9.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
10.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
11.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
12.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
13.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
14.
True or False. Germany was forced to pay 33 billion dollars in reparations after the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Louis Armstrong was known for playing what instrument?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Cornet
c)
French Horn
d)
Saxophone
16.
He is the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Louis Armstrong
17.
What are examples of new technology used in W.W. 1?
a)
minnie balls and muskets
b)
airplanes, tanks, and submarines
c)
clovis point spear
d)
night vision goggles, drones. and assault riffles
18.
Which New Deal program provides for retirement?
a)
REA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
Social Security
19.
Which new deal program focused on jobs for young men?
a)
REA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
Social Security
20.
Who was president during the New Deal?
a)
Theodore Rooesvelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
21.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
22.
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
a)
low worker productivity
b)
high income taxes
c)
decreasing tariff rates
d)
buying stocks on margin
23.
This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Rooselvelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
24.
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
The Great Plains suffered a drought.
b)
The invention of the tractor resulted in fields that were much too large.
c)
Powerful tornadoes ripped through the area.
d)
Over plowing left the ground vulnerable to erosion causing massive storms.
25.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
26.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
27.
What was the name given to the literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture in New York?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
Back to Africa Movement
28.
October 29th 1929 is an infamous day in American History. This day is regarded as being one of the worst in American history as it signals the start of a tumultuous time in American History, the Great Depression. What nickname is given to this day, where the stock market crashed?
a)
Down Monday
b)
Terrible Thursday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Worrisome Wednesday
29.
For all the great things that the New Deal accomplished, it cannot be stated that it single handedly saved America from the Great Depression, though many would argue that it kept things from getting any worse. With that being said, what event officially catapulted the United States out of the Great Depression?
a)
Dustbowl
b)
World War II
c)
Red Scare
d)
Cold War
30.
President of the US when WWII began
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Cleveland
31.
Emperor of Japan, but had very little power in his country
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hirohito
c)
Hitler
d)
Khan
32.
Prime Minister of England
a)
Truman
b)
Stalin
c)
Churchill
d)
Roosevelt
33.
Dictator of the Soviet Union (now Russia) who sided with Hitler at first, but later joined the Allies
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
34.
President of the US who decided to use atomic bombs
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Garfield
35.
Leader of Italy who tried to expand the country into Northern Africa-was eventually killed by his own people
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hitler
d)
Churchill
36.
Dictator of Germany and leader of the Nazi party
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Berlin
37.
Which set of countries made the Allies?
a)
Great Britain, France, U.S., Italy
b)
Germany, USSR, Japan, France
c)
Germany, Japan, Italy
d)
U.S., Great Britain, France, USSR
38.
Which set of countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
Italy, Japan, France, Germany
b)
Great Britain, France, U.S., USSR
c)
Japan, Germany, Italy
d)
France, Great Britain, U.S., Canada
39.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
40.
Why did the U.S.A enter WW2?
a)
Assassination of F.D.R
b)
Hitler took power
c)
Attack of Pearl Harbor
d)
The invasion of Poland
41.
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan wanted to be the strongest naval power in the world and they knew America stood in their way.
b)
The Japanese did not mean to bomb Pearl Harbor, they thought it was Cuba.
c)
The Japanese wanted to take over Hawaii.
d)
The Japanese Emperor was mad at FDR for not joining his team.
42.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
43.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
44.
What nation did the USSR sign a Non-Aggression Pact with?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
45.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
46.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
47.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
48.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
49.
Which U.S. president ordered atomic bombs to be dropped on Japanese cities?
a)
Truman
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Nixon
50.
On Jun 6, 1944 the Allies began to invade France, this day is better known as what
a)
Operation V-E Day
b)
Normandy invasion
c)
end of WWII
d)
Invasion Day ( I-Day)
51.
What city was the 1st atomic bomb dropped on
a)
Tokyo
b)
Nagasakia
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Kawasaki
52.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
53.
Group made after WWI to Prevent Future Wars.... It failed
a)
Treaty of Verasilles
b)
Mandate System
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Nations
54.
Battle in which the U.S. Marines defeated the Japanese Imperial Army on an island and famously planted the American flag
a)
Midway
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Nagasaki
55.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
56.
The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —
a)
give the United States an advantage in military encryption
b)
encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II
c)
decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces
d)
increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II
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