WorksheetsUnit 9 Review-Ch. 22, 23, & 24
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to forbid or prevent
a)
prohibit
b)
mobilize
c)
network
d)
ration
2.
to take the necessary steps to prepare a nation to fight and win a war
a)
prohibit
b)
mobilize
c)
network
d)
ration
3.
a system of connected parts
a)
prohibit
b)
mobilize
c)
network
d)
ration
4.
to limit the purchase or consumption of food or other goods.
a)
prohibit
b)
mobilize
c)
network
d)
ration
5.
a time span characterized by specific events or conditions
a)
period
b)
consumer good
c)
technique
6.
a product such as a washing machine, car, or refrigerator bought for personal use
a)
period
b)
consumer good
c)
technique
7.
a method for reaching a goal
a)
period
b)
consumer good
c)
technique
8.
an organized group of people that works to influence government decisions related to a specific cause or issue
a)
interest group
b)
supremacy
c)
exceed
d)
output
9.
the state of having more power, authority, or status than others
a)
interest group
b)
supremacy
c)
exceed
d)
output
10.
to go beyond a certain point or level
a)
interest group
b)
supremacy
c)
exceed
d)
output
11.
production
a)
interest group
b)
supremacy
c)
exceed
d)
output
12.
an economic cycle in which high demand leads to high output, which results in falling prices and hard times
a)
boom-and-bust cycle
b)
apparel
c)
diversify
d)
appropriate
13.
clothing of a particular kind
a)
boom-and-bust cycle
b)
apparel
c)
diversify
d)
appropriate
14.
to make an economy more varied
a)
boom-and-bust cycle
b)
apparel
c)
diversify
d)
appropriate
15.
to provide money for a specific use or purpose
a)
boom-and-bust cycle
b)
apparel
c)
diversify
d)
appropriate
16.
What were the purpose of War Bonds?
a)
to help pay the cost of the war
b)
to give more money to other countries in the war
c)
to help farmers
d)
to give more money to soldiers
17.
Which woman was elected as state superintendent of public instruction in the 1920s?
a)
Miriam "Mia" Ferguson
b)
Annie Webb Blanton
c)
Jane Y. McCallum
d)
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
18.
Which woman was elected as governor of Texas in the 1920s?
a)
Miriam "Mia" Ferguson
b)
Annie Webb Blanton
c)
Jane Y. McCallum
d)
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
19.
What was another name for the 1920s era?
a)
Roaring 20s
b)
Bust Era
c)
Baby Boom Era
d)
Progressive Era
20.
Which area/resources, or areas, fell on hard times after WWI, 1920s?
a)
Cotton
b)
Lumber
c)
Cattle
d)
All of the Above
21.
The Dust Bowl was a natural disaster and a man made disaster.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
The New Deal implemented many new government programs in an attempt to fix the economy. Many of these programs provided people with jobs, and many focused on trying to improve, not only the economy, but the life of the average American as well. Some of the most notable programs are: AAA, CCC, TVA, WPA, etc… What name is given to this collection of programs created by the New Deal?
a)
Alphabet Agencies
b)
New Idea Groups
c)
Smart Start-Ups
d)
American Glory Companies
23.
What technological advance in the 1920's and 1930's caused over farming and destruction of many farms when a drought hit?
a)
contour farming
b)
tractor
c)
plow
d)
windbreaks
24.
Relief
a)
Immediate help, money, and support
b)
temporary jobs and programs, restart demand
c)
changes to laws, permanent programs to avoid another depression
d)
economic retrenchment, more government involvement
25.
How did the Dust Bowl affect the entire USA?
a)
Dust covered every state
b)
Air travel was halted
c)
Too much rain in other parts of the country
d)
Hunger
26.
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)
Black Monday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
27.
Which of the following would be a reason for the stock market crash of 1929?
a)
Inflated stock prices
b)
Americans in too much debt
c)
Banks giving out bad loans
d)
All of the above
28.
Which event marks the start of the “Great Depression” in the United States.
a)
a. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The sinking of the USS Maine
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The stock market crash of 1929
29.
A __________ is a share in the ownership of a company.
a)
treaty
b)
draft
c)
stock
d)
depression
30.
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
31.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph, The Dust Bowl, occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
A time when business activity is very slow and people are out of work is known as a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
depression
c)
party
d)
low time
36.
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
37.
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.
38.
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.
39.
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.
40.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
41.
to work or act together with others for a common goal or purpose
a)
cooperate
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Allies
d)
division
42.
the countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan-the three dictatorships that formed an alliance to fight the Allies during World War II
a)
cooperate
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Allies
d)
division
43.
a group of nations, including Britain, France, China, the Soviet Union, and the United States, who united to fight the Axis Powers during World War II
a)
cooperate
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Allies
d)
division
44.
a large combat unit in an army; during WWII a division consisted of about 10,000 to 16,000 soldiers
a)
cooperate
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Allies
d)
division
45.
an army unit consisting of three or four companies of troops, or about 500 to 900 soldiers
a)
battalion
b)
air-raid drill
c)
license
d)
propaganda
46.
a training session in which civilians seek shelter as they would if enemy airplanes were bombing their city
a)
battalion
b)
air-raid drill
c)
license
d)
propaganda
47.
government-issued document giving a person the right to do or own something
a)
battalion
b)
air-raid drill
c)
license
d)
propaganda
48.
ideas or statements that are spread for the purpose of promoting one side's views and presenting an opposing side in negative ways
a)
battalion
b)
air-raid drill
c)
license
d)
propaganda
49.
human-made replacement for a natural product
a)
synthetic
b)
smelter
c)
investigate
d)
mechanize
50.
an establishment for melting or fusing ore in order to separate the metal
a)
synthetic
b)
smelter
c)
investigate
d)
mechanize
51.
to study an event or behavior to see if illegal action has occurred
a)
synthetic
b)
smelter
c)
investigate
d)
mechanize
52.
to equip with machinery, especially to replace human or animal labor
a)
synthetic
b)
smelter
c)
investigate
d)
mechanize
53.
On June 6, 1944 General Eisenhower directed the largest combined land-sea-air invasion in history known as __________.
a)
V-E Day
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
D-Day
54.
Which of the following led the United States into WWII?
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
German invasion of Poland
c)
Fall of France to Nazis
d)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
55.
The following were the main axis powers during World War II :_________________________.
a)
France, Japan, and Italy
b)
U.S., Japan, and Russia
c)
Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and Japan
d)
Italy, Nazi Germany, and Japan
56.
The following were the main allied Powers during World War II
a)
U.S., Italy, and France
b)
U.S. , Great Britain, and France
c)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
d)
U.S. , France, and Japan
57.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
58.
When did WWII Occur?
a)
1925-1930
b)
1939-1945
c)
1935-1940
d)
1913-1917
59.
Choose the U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Normandy
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Maui
60.
Which U.S. president ordered atomic bombs to be dropped on Japanese cities?
a)
Truman
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Eisenhower
d)
Nixon
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