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WorksheetsUnit 7 Test Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Lusitania?
a)
Name of the military ship that invaded British waters.
b)
Name of the German passenger ship that was carrying Americans. It was sunk by the British.
c)
Name of the British passenger ship that was carrying Americans. Sunk by the Germans.
2.
Who was the President at the onset of WW1?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Sam Rayburn
3.
Which word best describes the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
prejudice
b)
suffrage
c)
prohibition
d)
reform
4.
The Zimmerman Telegram was written by.....
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
5.
The Zimmerman Telegram was INTENDED to go to...
a)
United States
b)
Germany
c)
Mexico
d)
Great Britain
6.
What was the main idea of the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
It proposed a Mexican-American alliance.
b)
It proposed a British-American alliance.
c)
It proposed a Mexican-German alliance.
7.
Who was the president at the onset of the Great Depression?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
8.
a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other is known as.....
a)
guerrilla warfare
b)
trench warfare
c)
infantry
9.
What was the major event that started the Great Depression?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Stock market crash in 1914
c)
Stock market crash in 1929
10.
Which two industries suffered by a loss in value during the Great Depression? (In Texas)
a)
wheat and oil
b)
cotton and tobacco
c)
cotton and oil
d)
farming equipment and oil
11.
Cotton prices dropped due to a ________ in production.
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stalemate
12.
Which two Texas industries were most important during WWII?
a)
corn and oil
b)
oil and gas
c)
cotton and gas
d)
leather and oil
13.
Which of the following was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
dry climate
b)
high winds
c)
10 year drought
d)
boll weevil infestation
14.
How did techonological innovations affect WWI and WWII?
a)
Increased the number of casualties in both wars.
b)
neither was affected by technolgical innovations
c)
WWI had little technological advancement while WWII had a large increase in technological advancement.
15.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's plan to bring the American people out of the Great Depression is known as the....
a)
New Deal
b)
Make America Great Again
c)
New America
d)
Post Depression plan
16.
What was the main industry in Texas before oil became the leader in the 1900s?
a)
cotton
b)
meat processing and packing
c)
corn
d)
petrochemical
17.
What year did WW1 begin?
a)
1913
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1918
18.
What year did the United States enter WWI?
a)
1913
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1918
19.
What was it about the sinking of the Lusitania that angered Woodrow Wilson so much?
a)
It was carrying American passengers.
b)
It was his favorite ship.
c)
It contained American goods such as cotton and oil.
d)
Woodrow Wilson was on the ship.
20.
Which of the following was NOT used in WWI?
a)
tanks
b)
machine guns
c)
airplanes
d)
poison gas
21.
What was the name of the worst ever economic crisis in the United States?
a)
The Dust Bowl
b)
The Super Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
d)
WWI
22.
When did the Great Depression start?
a)
February 1929
b)
August 1929
c)
August 1917
d)
As WW1 began
23.
Investors were borrowing money and buying on credit. This caused the ____ ______ to crash.
a)
stock market
b)
white house
c)
Lusitania
d)
American dream
24.
What was the largest effect that the Great Depression had on Americans?
a)
10 million unemployed
b)
10 million homeless
c)
It caused WW1
d)
It ended American trading with Germany
25.
When crop prices fell, farmers did this to overcome the drop in prices? (This was not a good idea...)
a)
left the country
b)
joined gangs
c)
planted more crops
d)
started selling crops illegaly
26.
Which of the following is not a human factor that led to the dust bowl?
a)
over-grazing by animals
b)
overplowing of native grasses
c)
severe drought
27.
Who was Roosevelt's Vice President?
a)
John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Sam Rayburn
28.
Who was the Speaker of the House during Roosevelt's term? He helped push many of Roosevelt's New Deal policies.
a)
John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner
b)
Sam Rayburn
29.
Which event caused the United States to enter WWII?
a)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
b)
Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand.
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Zimmerman Telegram
30.
When was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
August 7, 1914
b)
August 7, 1941
c)
Dec 7, 1914
d)
Dec 7, 1941
31.
What industry did Texas become a leader in because of the need to produce war products during WWII?
a)
oil
b)
cotton
c)
weaponry
d)
wheat
32.
How was the development of new industries (such as oil) a positive impact on Texas?
a)
better cars
b)
more jobs
c)
better food
d)
less disease
33.
Why was oil and gas rationed during the war?
a)
It was needed by the military for tanks, ships, and planes.
b)
It was too expnsive
c)
cars were run on electricity
d)
women didn't know how to pump gas
34.
Why was oil and gas rationed during the war?
a)
It was needed by the military for tanks, ships, and planes.
b)
It was too expnsive
c)
cars were run on electricity
d)
women didn't know how to pump gas
35.
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience is known as....
a)
rude
b)
trench warfare
c)
industrial
d)
prejudice
36.
Which of the following words would you associate with the word industrial?
a)
manufacturing
b)
rural
c)
farming
d)
crops
37.
What is a casualty?
a)
casual dining
b)
entry level soldier
c)
rude remark or gesture
d)
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
38.
What does it mean to be unemployed?
a)
without a home
b)
someone who is available to work but without a job
c)
without a mortgage `
39.
What group of Texans were discriminated against due to their ancestry during WWI?
a)
German Texans
b)
Irish Texans
c)
Native Americans
d)
French Americans
40.
Many Texans moved to neighboring states to escape the...
a)
Great Depression
b)
WWI
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
World War II
41.
Increase in industry means an increase in......
a)
jobs
b)
population
c)
money
d)
all of the above
42.
The National Youth Administration (NYA) is an example of Franklin D. Roosevelt's....
a)
favorite club
b)
New Deal program
c)
resume
43.
When the KKK was re-formed in 1915, their prejudice had spread to follow which minority group?
a)
Jews
b)
Catholics
c)
Immigrants
d)
All of the above
44.
Who was the President when the Great Depression began?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Santa Anna
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