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WorksheetsWorld War 1, Roaring 20s, Great Depression, & the New Deal
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event led the United States to enter the World War I?
a)
The United States was competing with Germany, Russia, & France for more power
b)
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia
c)
Germany invaded Belgium & France
d)
Germany attacked American ships
2.
During the war, how did the U.S. government create more supplies for soldiers?
a)
by taking supplies from people in Europe
b)
by telling soldiers to use less
c)
by setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have
d)
by growing more crops
3.
Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?
a)
African Americans & women
b)
women & children
c)
American Idians
d)
teachers & students
4.
Another name for the Roaring Twenties was...
a)
Happy Days
b)
Jazz Age
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
both Jazz Age & Harlem Renaissance
5.
How did some Allied leaders use the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
to punish Germany by taking land & money
b)
to give the Unites States new colonies
c)
to create more supplies for soldiers
d)
to remind civilians to help with the war
6.
As countries in Europe built up their armies in the early 1900s, they also made alliances with one another.
Which of the following BEST describes an alliance?
a)
a belief that your country is superior to others
b)
a declaration of war by one country against another
c)
an agreement that nations make to defend one another
d)
a conflict in which one country takes over another country
7.
In the early 1900s, people in many Europeans countries believed that their nation deserved more success than other nations. This kind of thinking is an example of...
a)
militarism
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
isolationism
8.
How long were the United States a part of WWI?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
9.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans?
a)
Titanic
b)
H.L. Hunley
c)
Lusitiana
d)
Versailles
10.
A neighborhood in New York City became a center for African American musicians, writers, & artists. This period is now referred to as...
a)
the Dust Bowl
b)
the Great Awakening
c)
the Great Depression
d)
the Harlem Renaissance
11.
An important poet in the Harlem Renaissance was...
a)
Carrie Chapman Catt
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
D.W. Griffith
d)
Langston Hughes
12.
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by...
a)
using plastic instead of steel for some car parts
b)
hiring only immigrants to work in his factory
c)
using a moving assembly line
d)
using designs made in Japan
13.
This person was a famous band leader & piano player during the 1920s & 1930s.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Martin Luther King
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Duke Ellington
14.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
a system that allowed people to pay a little money each month for consumer goods
b)
a program for rebuilding large areas of New York City after a fire
c)
the migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s
d)
a time of great activity in the arts by African American writers, musicians, & artists.
15.
Which of the following BEST describes President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal?
a)
a company in which investors by stock
b)
government programs designed to ease economic hardship
c)
a power company supplying much of southern Appalachia with electricity
d)
strategy for improving national parks & forests
16.
Who wrote the book Gone With the Wind?
a)
Sinclair Lewis
b)
Pearl Buck
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Mildred Didrikson
17.
Who won four gold medals in track at the 1936 Olympics?
a)
Joe Louis
b)
Sinclair Lewis
c)
Pearl Buck
d)
Jesse Owens
18.
What event happened in 1929 that signaled the start of the Great Depression?
a)
World War II
b)
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
the stock market crashed
d)
Roosevelt begin deficit spending
19.
He was a pilot who was famous for being the first to fly solo, nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. He flew from New York City to Paris in 1927 in The Spirit of St. Louis. He was soon soon one of the first celebrities of the modern age.
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Babe Ruth
d)
Jesse Owens
20.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote (suffrage)?
a)
1st
b)
13th
c)
19th
d)
26th
21.
This man was famous for his trumpet playing & his deep voice.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Henry Ford
22.
This man was famous for flying the first solo flight from the US over the Atlantic to Europe.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Henry Ford
23.
This man was a famous baseball player who hit 60 homers in one season.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Henry Ford
24.
The following are important events that occurred in the 1920s & 1930s. What is the correct chronological order of these events?
a)
-the economy of the US went through an economic boom
-Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover -the stock market crashed
b)
-the stock market crashed
-Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover
-Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover
-the economy of the US went through an economic boom
c)
-the economy of the US went through an economic boom
-the stock market crashed -Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover
d)
-Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover
-the stock market crashed -the economy of the US went through an economic boom
25.
What happened after the stock market crash?
a)
the economy grew strong
b)
the economy grew weak
c)
there was a boom in the economy
d)
people borrowed money to buy more stock
26.
During the Great Depression, there was...
a)
growth & prosperity
b)
work for everyone except farmers
c)
unemployment & hardship
d)
a flood in the Great Plains
27.
How did Hoover & Roosevelt differ in their political views?
a)
how much the federal government should do
b)
how long someone should be President
c)
how much minimum wage should pay workers
d)
how much Social Security should pay people over 65 years old
28.
A period of fast economic growth.
a)
stock
b)
boom
c)
stock market
d)
banks
29.
Hold people's savings & make loans to individuals & businesses.
a)
stock
b)
boom
c)
stock market
d)
banks
30.
The place where stocks are bought & sold.
a)
stock
b)
boom
c)
stock market
d)
banks
31.
A share of ownership in a company.
a)
stock
b)
boom
c)
stock market
d)
banks
32.
The number of people who are looking for a job but can't find one.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
unemployment
c)
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
d)
New Deal
33.
Believed that the federal government should not play a big role in the economy & that it would improve on its own.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
unemployment
c)
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
d)
New Deal
34.
Thought the federal government should take action to end the Depression. Famous for the New Deal.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
unemployment
c)
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
d)
New Deal
35.
A variety of government programs started by Franklin Roosevelt.
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
unemployment
c)
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
d)
New Deal
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