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WorksheetsTest SS8H8-9
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Great Depression
a)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1929.
b)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1920.
c)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1928.
d)
Name given to the period of economic down turn that began in 1829.
2.
All of the following countries were on the Allied Power side except:
a)
Great Britain
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
United States
3.
This major event started WWI.
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania.
b)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
c)
Taxation without representation.
d)
The election of an antislavery president.
4.
This ship was sank by German U-Boats which angered Americans.
a)
Titanic
b)
Discovery
c)
Nina
d)
Lusitania
5.
This poster was an icon for
a)
women factory workers during WWII
b)
housewives
c)
transgender soldiers
d)
suffragettes
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Dictator of Germany and leader of the Nazi party
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Berlin
9.
Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
10.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
11.
Social Security Act
a)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children.
b)
TVA
c)
Provided insurance for people who put money in banks.
d)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children, AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS PAID FOR BY TAXES ON WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
12.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
a)
Offered outdoor work to unemployed single men.
b)
Parts of the Federal government that were created to help fulfull FDR's New Deal promises; became known by their initials.
c)
Offered work to unemployed single men.
d)
Risky buisness venture on the chance that quick profit can be made.
13.
Which best describes a major difference between Hoover and Roosevelt's views about the Depression?
a)
Hoover wanted more government spending to create jobs.
b)
Roosevelt believed more in isolationism.
c)
Roosevelt had a much more "hands on" approach with the economy.
d)
Roosevelt felt the people were to blame for the Depression.
14.
How did the boll weevil MOSTLY affect Georgia’s economy?
a)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
b)
It forced Georgia to have a manufacturing economy.
c)
It caused a major upset to Georgia’s cash-crop economy.
d)
It gave more economic opportunity to the pest controllers.
15.
Which region on the map would have been DIRECTLY affected by the infestation of the boll weevil in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
16.
In addition to the boll weevil, what other natural disaster greatly affected cotton farmers in the 1920s?
a)
a major drought
b)
a locust plague
c)
flooding of fields
d)
severe cold weather
17.
In what way did Eugene Talmadge misjudge Georgia voters, a fact that would lead to him losing the governor's seat in 1936?
a)
He supported the increasing power of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.
b)
He opposed integration of public schools, which many Georgians actually supported.
c)
He opposed the passage of a minimum wage, which hurt many of Georgia's textile workers.
d)
He opposed FDR and the New Deal, while most Georgians welcomed the help from the government.
18.
All of these items led directly to what event?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Great Depression
d)
Baby Boom Generation
19.
Using the information in the graph, one might speculate that
a)
W.W.I created increased job opportunities in the U.S.
b)
the election of President Hoover in 1936 caused unemployment to decline.
c)
the return of soldiers following W.W.II caused unemployment to increase in the U.S.
d)
the New Deal programs of President Roosevelt created employment opportunities in the U.S.
20.
During the New Deal, The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers in Georgia by
a)
persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops.
b)
encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas.
c)
paying farmers to plant less cotton, which caused the price of cotton increase.
d)
helping farmers find new types of crops that could grow in all types of weather.
21.
What do the babies in the crib represent?
a)
laws he plans to veto
b)
strategies to end World War II
c)
programs created to end the Great Depression
d)
people who are attempting to become President
22.
Which statement BEST describes the involvement of the United States in World War II before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
The United States maintained strict neutrality with no favoritism.
b)
The United States provided advisory troops to aid Great Britain
c)
The United States provided lend-lease aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
d)
The United States secretly sank German submarines.
23.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
24.
The Nazi government began to systematically kill Jews, gypsies, and the disabled. This was know as the
a)
V- J Day
b)
V- E Day
c)
Holocaust
d)
Korean War
25.
desire to remain separated in the affairs or interest of other groups
a)
avoidance
b)
isolationism
c)
stalemate
d)
internationalism
26.
policy allowing allied troops to borrow or lease supplies from US
a)
purchase agreement
b)
cash and carry
c)
supply and demand
d)
lend-lease act
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