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WorksheetsSS Review 4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.
a)
Jesse Jackson
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Jesse James
2.
What is the role of banks in the economy?
a)
tax people and decide how you should spend your money
b)
open businesses and provide labor
c)
provide loans and help people invest their money
d)
produce goods and services people need
3.
This is a plan on how to spend money.
a)
market
b)
loan
c)
budget
d)
economy
4.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.
a)
homeless shelters
b)
TVA
c)
food stamps
d)
soup kitchens
5.
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.
6.
This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
7.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to improve public education
b)
to avoid going to war
c)
to end racial discrimination
d)
to strengthen the economy
8.
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
9.
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
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.
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
12.
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
13.
Germany conquered all of the following lands EXCEPT:
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
14.
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.
15.
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
16.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
17.
The day Japan surrendered was known as:
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D-Day
d)
Surrender day
18.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
19.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
20.
Benito Mussolini was a leader of one of the Axis powers. Which country was he a leader of?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Poland
21.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
22.
Adolph Hitler was the dictator of what country?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
23.
Women began working where during World War II?
a)
home
b)
factories
c)
schools
d)
offices
24.
Who was the Emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
25.
What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
None of the above
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