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WorksheetsSS Review Q3
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which word is defined as: Using less food and supplies on the homefront so soldiers on the front line can have more resources
a)
Ratios
b)
Portions
c)
Rationing
d)
Reduction
2.
What's Nationalism?
a)
Extreme sense of pride for one’s country
b)
Desire to conquer new areas of the world for resources
c)
Desire to build up a country’s military
d)
All of the above
3.
What's Imperialism?
a)
Extreme sense of pride for one’s country
b)
Desire to conquer new areas of the world for resources
c)
Desire to build up a country’s military
d)
All of the above
4.
What's Militarism?
a)
Extreme sense of pride for one’s country
b)
Desire to conquer new areas of the world for resources
c)
Desire to build up a country’s military
d)
All of the above
5.
What caused WWI in Europe?
a)
An Assassination
b)
A bombing
c)
An Invasion
d)
A Ship Torpedoed
6.
What side did President Woodrow Wilson want the U.S. to take when the war started?
a)
Allies
b)
Isolated
c)
Neutral
d)
Axis
7.
WWII Section
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the ALLIES in WWII?
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the ALLIES in WWII?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
France
8.
Which of the following places did not suffer an atomic bomb strike
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
9.
Who was the Dictator of Italy?
a)
Stalin
b)
Mussolini
c)
Tojo
d)
Hitler
10.
Where were Japanese-Americans held during WWII?
a)
Concentration Camps
b)
Hawaii
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Labor Camps
11.
Which side did the U.S. take before fighting in WWII
a)
Allies
b)
Central Powers
c)
Neutral
d)
Isolated
12.
The invasion of _______________ caused the British and French to declare war on Germany, and start WWII.
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Czechoslovakia
13.
Women took all of the following roles in WWII except:
a)
Factory workers
b)
Supply Pilots
c)
Mechanics
d)
Combat positions
14.
Which of the following helped enable Hitler to get into power (get elected)?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
German Depression
15.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
16.
Who was assassinated which led to the outbreak of WWI?
a)
Wilhelm II
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Nicolas II
d)
George V
17.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
18.
What country made an offer to Mexico proposing an alliance between the two (and a promise of regaining land if they won)
a)
Bulgaria
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
France
d)
Germany
19.
In the end, how did the U.S. Senate respond to the proposed Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Rejected it
b)
Ratified it
c)
Amended it
d)
Made a paper airplane out of it (hey, I couldn't think of a fourth answer...give me a break))
20.
Reparations are:
a)
Payments for damage caused
b)
An act on behalf of the League of Nations
c)
An agreement to end all fighting
d)
Something to do with Belgium
21.
America entered World War I partly due to the
a)
invasion by the British
b)
sinking of the Lusitania
c)
bombings on America's land
d)
attack at the U.S. navy base
22.
communication intended to influence people’s thoughts and actions is known as ____________________.
a)
Propaganda
b)
Espionage
c)
Sedition
d)
Dissent
23.
The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
24.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
25.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
26.
Why did the US enter World War II?
a)
Germany bombed Great Britain.
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
c)
Germany took over much of Western Europe.
d)
Japan took over much of Southeast Asia.
27.
The leader of Germany during WWII was:
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
28.
Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers.
a)
Japan, U.S., Russia
b)
Japan, Germany, Soviet Union
c)
Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
29.
Name the three major countries that formed the alliance known as the Allied Powers.
a)
Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, United States
c)
Germany, France, United States
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
30.
What was VE Day?
a)
Voting in Europe Day
b)
Visiting in Europe Day
c)
Victory in Europe Day
d)
Victory in England Day
31.
The United States president at the beginning of WWII was
a)
Hirohito
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Winston Churchill
32.
This president of the United States at the end of WWII made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Harry Truman
33.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain/England throughout WWII was
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Harry Truman
c)
George Patton
d)
Joseph Stalin
34.
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
35.
What was the name of the Pacific island where an important battle was won by Allied soldiers? It was important because it gave the Allies closer airstrips to Japan.
a)
Maui
b)
Easter Island
c)
Honolulu
d)
Iwo Jima
36.
The turning point for the war in Europe began on June 6, 1944. What was this major event called?
a)
VE Day
b)
VJ Day
c)
D Day
d)
June Day
37.
Who were the victims of the Holocaust?
a)
Russians
b)
Jews
c)
Japanese
d)
Germans
38.
Who was responsible for the Holocaust?
a)
Hitler and Nazis
b)
Russians
c)
Allies
d)
Japanese
39.
Where were the victims of the Holocaust taken?
a)
Concentration camps
b)
Hotels
c)
United States
d)
Summer camps
40.
The Japanese surrendered to the Allies after
a)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Iwo Jima
b)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Tokyo
c)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Pearl Harbor
d)
Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
41.
The invasion of Normandy marked the _____ of the war in Europe.
a)
End
b)
Beginning
c)
Turning point
d)
Loss
42.
Who was the famous figure that represents women in WWII
a)
Beyonce
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Uncle Sam
d)
No figure
43.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
44.
What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
c)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
45.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
46.
What is jazz?
a)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1920s.
b)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1930s
c)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1940s
d)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1950s
47.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
48.
Who was a popular blues singer of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
49.
What did the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald nickname the decade of the 1920s?
a)
The Fun Age
b)
The Jazz Age
c)
The Blues Age
d)
The Dancing Age
50.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan
51.
Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
52.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
53.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
54.
Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Charles Lindbergh
55.
Who was one of the best known jazz composers of the 1920s who first had a love of baseball?
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
56.
Who was one of the best known jazz musicians of the 1920s?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Charles Lindbergh
57.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote.
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
d)
It let people travel around the country freely.
58.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that helped women get the vote
c)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
d)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
59.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush
b)
the crash of the stock exchange
c)
the ending of World War II
d)
the high price of oil
60.
a)
The Great Recession
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
New Deal
d)
Great Depression
61.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
62.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
63.
This famous author wrote one of the most popular novels known as Gone With the Wind. They were born in Atlanta and won a Pulitzer Prize for this amazing book. Who is this famous author?
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
64.
a)
Margaret Mitchell
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Duke Ellington
65.
Why is it important to have representatives in our government?
a)
It allows people who are well educated to make decisions.
b)
Representatives in our government can change our freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights.
c)
Representatives in our government can only make decisions based on their personal beliefs.
d)
It allows citizens to have a voice in the decision making process.
66.
Which of the following is NOT a New Deal Program that FDR established?
a)
Conservation Country Corporation (CCC)
b)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
67.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to California
a)
True
b)
False
69.
What is the nickname for the decade where the U.S. economy thrived before the Great Depression?
a)
Dirty 30s
b)
Boring 40s
c)
Roaring 20s
d)
Fantastic 50s
70.
What weather condition in the United States lead to the great dust storms?
a)
flooding
b)
tornado
c)
drought
d)
earthquakes
71.
What do you call it when you are able to purchase items without the need for immediate payment?
a)
credit
b)
loan
c)
debt
d)
investment
72.
Why did people lose all of their money that were put into banks?
a)
banks were not insured by the gov.
b)
gov ran out of money for the banks
c)
banks wasted all of their money on bad investments
d)
people stopped putting their money in banks
73.
What happened to a large number of the banks in the United States during this time period?
a)
banks stayed open
b)
banks were shut down
c)
banks had to pay a fine
d)
banks were destroyed by riots
74.
What is the nickname given to the stock market crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Red Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Black Thursday
75.
Who was the President of the United States when the Great Depression started?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Herbert Hoover
76.
Why were the people of the United States angry at President Hoover during the Great Depression?
a)
the depression was all his fault
b)
he did not help enough during the depression
c)
he went on expensive vacations during the depression
d)
he lied to congress about the depression
77.
Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair labor Standards Act
c)
Rural Electrification Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
78.
Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment or retirement?
a)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
79.
Who started the automobile industry?
a)
Nobody
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D. Rocketfeller
d)
Andrew Carnegie
80.
Henry Ford could build a car and make it affordable for Americans because he used a what
a)
radio
b)
Assembly line
c)
cars
d)
mass media
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