WorksheetsAmerican II: Great Depression and WW2
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Buying stock on margin
b)
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
c)
too much production and consumer spending
d)
Laisezz-faire economic policies
2.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
3.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
4.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
5.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
6.
The __________________ was the longest period of unemployment and low economic activity in the 1900's.
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Depression
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
Civil War
7.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
8.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food. These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
9.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion. This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday
10.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
11.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
12.
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
13.
Which of the following New Deal laws/agencies regulated the buying and selling of stocks?
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Emergency Banking Act
d)
Home Owners Insurance Corporation
14.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Buying on Margin
a)
1934-1935, Great Planis during drought (350,000 families left the land)
b)
Democrat elected president in 1932, his landslide election showed the willingness of people to blame Republicans for Depression.
c)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment and borrowing the rest.
d)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment.
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
TVA
a)
Used borrowed money to build dams, power plants, moved farmers, reforested land, and provided cheap electric power in the Tennessee area.
b)
Used borrowed money to build dams, power plants, moved farmers, reforested land, and provided cheap electric power in the Virginia area.
c)
One of the many programs of the New Deal that put people to work.
d)
Make shift community for homeless during the Depression.
21.
(FDIC) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
a)
Provided insurance for people who put money in banks.
b)
Insurance
c)
Law that provided for 12 Federal Reserve Banks- failed to prevent collapse of banking system.
d)
October 29, 1929
22.
WW2 started in...
a)
1937
b)
1938
c)
1939
d)
1940
23.
Appeasement was...
a)
Accepting the invasion of an independent country
b)
Giving countries what they want to avoid a war
c)
Trapping countries in a conflict
d)
Giving some countries land in return for food
24.
WW2 was triggered by...
a)
The invasion of Czechoslovakia
b)
The invasion of France
c)
The invasion of Italy
d)
The invasion of Poland
25.
What was the name of the alliance of Germany, Austria, Russia and Japan?
a)
The Fascist Powers
b)
The Super Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Axis Powers
26.
Who made a pact with Hitler in 1939?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Russia
d)
Austria
27.
The 'master race' known as the Aryans were...
a)
short, blonde hair, brown eyes
b)
tall, brown hair, blue eyes
c)
short, brown hair, brown eyes
d)
tall, blonde hair, blue eyes
28.
USA chose not to declare war on Germany in 1939 because...
a)
The government thought it was too far away
b)
Their government didn't want to get involved
c)
The government wanted Europe to collapse
d)
The government was scared
29.
WW2 was inevitable because...
a)
The Treaty of Versailles was too harsh
b)
Everyone wanted to go to war
c)
Hitler was greedy
d)
The League of Nations was trying to start a war
30.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
31.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
32.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
33.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
34.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people.
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
35.
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WW2
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
36.
Which country did Hitler invade which started WW2?
a)
Spain
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
Great Britain
37.
____________ was the attempted genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany.
a)
Hollacast
b)
Holocaust
c)
Adolf Hitler
38.
The largest sea attack in hostry occurred at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. This was known as...
a)
B- day
b)
VE day
c)
VJ day
d)
D- day
39.
Using less goods, so that soldiers would have food and supplies for the war.
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda
d)
Conservation
40.
Encouraging people to support the war
a)
Rationing
b)
Proportioning
c)
Propaganda
d)
Conservation
41.
Blitzkrieg
a)
Cain
b)
D-Day
c)
lighting war
d)
V-E Day
42.
When a country chose to remain neutral and out of the affairs of other countries
a)
Isolationism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Appeasement
d)
Rationing
43.
Which describes a government who has TOTAL control over every aspect of a country?
a)
Fascism
b)
Nazism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Socialism
44.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
45.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
a)
6 hundred thousand
b)
6 million
c)
6 hundred million
d)
it is not known how many people were killed.
46.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
47.
What was the main war strategy that Roosevelt and Churchill first agreed up
a)
To concentrate on chasing the Axis Powers out of Africa
b)
to concentrate on fighting the Japanese.
c)
to concentrate on winning the war in Europe.
d)
to defend Great Britain against invasion.
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