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WorksheetsTreaty of Versailles and Great Depression
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the drop in stock prices in October 1929 ultimately lead the stock market to crash?
a)
investors who feared that they would pay off loans panicked, selling off all their stocks
b)
business leaders began selling off shares in their companies
c)
banks refused to issue credit to middle class investors
d)
the stock market shut down for a week
2.
Buying on margin means buying stocks
a)
buying a bull market at inflated price
b)
during a bear market in hopes of selling at a higher price
c)
with borrowed mone, which must be repaid with interest
d)
directly from the stock market
3.
What created the Dust Bowl?
a)
loose topsoil
b)
severe drought
c)
severe rains
d)
irrigation problems
4.
Which group suffered most in the Dust Bowl?
a)
scientist
b)
farmers
c)
industrial workers
d)
unskilled laborers
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.
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
7.
Whose role in the economy is it to build schools, roads, fire and police departments, and more with tax money?
a)
individuals
b)
private businesses
c)
banks
d)
the government
8.
What event is being described in the following story?
'The wind howled and the air and land were so dry. The family was worried that they would never be able to farm again because the land was so bad. '
'The wind howled and the air and land were so dry. The family was worried that they would never be able to farm again because the land was so bad. '
a)
The Crash of the Stock Market
b)
The Polio Epidemic
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
The Hundred Days
9.
What place is being described in the following story?
Our new living quarters were nothing like I've ever lived in before. The walls were made of disposable items. There wasn't any running water. And all my 'neighbors' are roaming around like ghosts. How could I go from a beautiful home to this?
Our new living quarters were nothing like I've ever lived in before. The walls were made of disposable items. There wasn't any running water. And all my 'neighbors' are roaming around like ghosts. How could I go from a beautiful home to this?
a)
Dust Bowl shacks
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Labor Camps
d)
The Civilian Conservation Corps
10.
What term is being described in the following story?
I didn't have more than 50 bucks. But the Stock Market was doing so well. Maybe I could take out a loan to invest more than my 50 bucks. There's no way any of this can go wrong. All I have to do is sell when the prices rise and then I will make a serious profit.
I didn't have more than 50 bucks. But the Stock Market was doing so well. Maybe I could take out a loan to invest more than my 50 bucks. There's no way any of this can go wrong. All I have to do is sell when the prices rise and then I will make a serious profit.
a)
Buying on the Margin
b)
The Crash of the Stock Market
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Brain Trust
11.
What event is being described in the following story?
Everyone was in a hurry and I couldn't figure out why. There was so much panic! I overheard someone shouting 'The bank is closing for good!' I couldn't resist after I heard that, I had to go and I had to go quickly.
Everyone was in a hurry and I couldn't figure out why. There was so much panic! I overheard someone shouting 'The bank is closing for good!' I couldn't resist after I heard that, I had to go and I had to go quickly.
a)
Bank Run
b)
The Crash of Wall Street
c)
The Hundred Days
d)
Bank Holiday
12.
Who is being described in the following story?
He was shocked with what happened to the country. He never imagined the presidency like this. He thought 'rugged individualism' was going to solve its own problems. Little did he know that this was only the beginning of something terrible.
He was shocked with what happened to the country. He never imagined the presidency like this. He thought 'rugged individualism' was going to solve its own problems. Little did he know that this was only the beginning of something terrible.
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
FDR
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
13.
What event is being described in the following story?
It was chaotic. People shouting 'SELL' over and over, but nobody was buying. In all my years on Wall St., I've never seen anything like this. Not a single broker wanted to buy and everyone wanted to sell. It was mass hysteria.
It was chaotic. People shouting 'SELL' over and over, but nobody was buying. In all my years on Wall St., I've never seen anything like this. Not a single broker wanted to buy and everyone wanted to sell. It was mass hysteria.
a)
The Crash of the Stock Market
b)
The New Deal
c)
Bank Run
d)
The Hundred Days
14.
What term is being described in the following story?
He needed to convince America that he had a plan. He had to come up with a catchy phrase to describe how he promises to fix the Great Depression. Should it be called 'The Fresh Start'?... No, that sounds weird. Hmm...what could we call this?
He needed to convince America that he had a plan. He had to come up with a catchy phrase to describe how he promises to fix the Great Depression. Should it be called 'The Fresh Start'?... No, that sounds weird. Hmm...what could we call this?
a)
Alphabet Soup Agencies
b)
Bank Holiday
c)
The Hundred Days
d)
The New Deal
15.
Which is true about the 30's dust storms?
a)
States outside the Dust Bowl were affected
b)
temperatures decreased
16.
Which of the following best represents the impact of the Great Depression on African Americans?
a)
They lost their jobs, but were able to get help through the New Deal
b)
They lost their jobs, but were able to get help from government breadlines.
c)
They were the 1st to lose their jobs, and unemployment was up to 50%.
d)
They weren't impacted by the Depression very much.
17.
Which of the following best represents the impact of the Great Depression on the upper class?
a)
They lost most of their money in the stock market crash.
b)
They maintained their wealth, power, and status despite the Depression.
c)
The upper class helped the lower class through the Great Depression.
d)
The upper class created new jobs with better pay and hours for the lower class.
18.
Which of the following best represents the impact of the Great Depression on women?
a)
Most women remained in the traditional roles.
b)
75% of women had to join the workforce to provide for their families.
c)
Women got jobs and became more equal with men.
d)
Women gained the right to vote during the Depression.
19.
Where did the Allied Powers meet to create a treaty at the end of WWI?
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Versailles, France
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
the United States
20.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
21.
Which of Wilson's points was accepted by European leaders?
a)
Staying neutral is a choice
b)
League of Nations
c)
not to punish Germany
22.
How much was Germany forced to pay in reparations?
a)
$32 billion
b)
$33 billion
c)
$36 billion
d)
$38 billion
23.
What empires were eliminated after World War I?
a)
Russian and French
b)
German and Ottoman
c)
Austria-Hungry and Ottoman
d)
Austria-Hungry and Russia
24.
What was a result of the harsh conditions placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
the development of democracy
b)
economic and political instability
c)
a local uprising
d)
an increase in their military
25.
What was the name for Wilson's peace plan following WWI?
a)
Wilson's Peace Plan
b)
Fourteen Points
c)
Treaty of America
d)
Presidential Peace
26.
Who was president of the US at the end of WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Bill Clinton
27.
What was the name of Wilson's proposed international peace keeping body?
a)
United Nations
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c)
League of Nations
d)
Warsaw Pact
28.
Who got blamed for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
France
29.
What was the peace treaty called at the end of WWI?
a)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
Treaty of International Peace
c)
Treaty to End All Wars
d)
Treaty of Versailles
30.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany was not allowed to have a military
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
31.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
d)
Democracy
32.
What was the Ottoman Empire called after World War I?
a)
Bulgaria
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Turkey
d)
Romania
33.
Which country got smaller after World War I?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
34.
What was Russia called after World War I?
a)
Poland
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Hungary
d)
Romania
35.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
36.
What was President Wilson's desire?
a)
bring about world peace
b)
begin another war
c)
remain neutral in wars
d)
imperialize for raw materials and new markets
37.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted peace, but the rest of the "Big Four" wanted to punish
a)
Austria-Hungry
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
The Ottoman Empire
38.
When did the armistice, or fighting stop, in World War I?
a)
January 6, 1920
b)
November 11, 1918
c)
after the treaty was signed
d)
it didn't stop
39.
Who won World War I?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
c)
Germany only
d)
Great Britain only
40.
What treaty ended World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
League of Nations
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
14 Points
41.
Which of the following was NOT one of the nations represented by the Big Three?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Great Britain
42.
The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany had to:
a)
Give up some of its land to other countries
b)
Pay reparations, or war damages, to the Allies
c)
Give up its large military and only have a small one
d)
All of the above
43.
After the war, the German government began printing more and more money to try to pay their workers’ wages, as well as the reparations they were forced to pay to the Allies. What happened as a result of Germany printing more money?
a)
They were able to easily pay back the reparations
b)
German money became worthless
c)
Germany became the wealthiest nation in Europe
d)
Germany no longer needed to borrow money from the United States
44.
Why was buying on margin a bad thing for the economy that led to the Stock Market “crash” in 1929?
a)
Not enough people bought stock
b)
Too many companies sold stock
c)
Too many people owed more than the stock was worth and couldn’t repay the loans
d)
Buying on margin improved the economy
45.
Which US President created agencies and a plan to help Americans out during the Great Depression?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
46.
What was FDR’s plan to help out Americans during the Great Depression called?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Big 3
c)
14 Points
d)
New Deal
47.
What was Prohibition?
a)
the banning of dancing
b)
the banning of farming
c)
the banning of making or selling alcohol
d)
the banning of jazz music
48.
What happened as a result of the stock market crash of 1929?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Economic revival
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
The re-election of Hoover
49.
The Great Depression affected _______________.
a)
United States ONLY
b)
Europe ONLY
c)
NEITHER the United States nor Europe
d)
BOTH the United States and Europe
50.
A ___________ state is characterized by having a leader who controls every aspect of a country,usually using _______.
a)
Democratic; force
b)
Totalitarian; force
c)
Totalitarian; fairness
d)
Democratic; fairness
51.
What did totalitarian leaders use to influence their people?
a)
Radio
b)
Films
c)
Newspapers
d)
All of the above
52.
What economic event led to the rise of European dictators?
a)
World War II
b)
Great Depression
c)
Roaring Twenties
d)
World War I
53.
What political party did Mussolini create in Italy?
a)
Fascist Party
b)
Nazi Party
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Communist Party
54.
How did Mussolini come to power in Italy?
a)
He had the leader before him assassinated
b)
He was elected through the democratic system
c)
To avoid violence, he was appointed by the king
d)
He was chosen by God
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