WorksheetsSocial Studies - Chapter 5 - Challenging Times
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
World War I started in Europe in ______.
a)
1920
b)
1935
c)
1940
d)
1914
2.
The United States was not involved in World War I erupted in 1914.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Many Americans thought the U.S. should be ________ when World War I started.
a)
Happy
b)
Involved
c)
Neutral
d)
The Boss
4.
The U.S. entered World War I in 1917 because _______.
a)
U.S. ships were attacked by German ships.
b)
They wanted to be in charge.
c)
They liked to fight.
d)
They felt obligated to help.
5.
There were two sides of World War I. They were the _______ and the ________.
a)
North and South
b)
Allies and Central Powers
c)
Soviet Union and British
d)
East and West
6.
One country NOT a part of the Allies side was ______.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
7.
One country NOT a part of the Central Powers side was ______.
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany
c)
U.S.
d)
Turkey
8.
A ______ is a system in which men of certain ages are required to join in the armed forces for a certain period of time.
a)
Team
b)
Draft
c)
Military
d)
War
9.
The draft was started in the U.S. in May of _______.
a)
1914
b)
1935
c)
1962
d)
1917
10.
People not fighting in the war were not involved with the war effort at all.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
In an effort to help with the war effort, people in Indiana made clothing, blankets, food, and equipment to send overseas to those fighting.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Citizens were asked to ______ in order to conserve food and supplies for the men fighting overseas.
a)
Ration
b)
Make purchases
c)
Have parties
d)
Work
13.
World War I ended on _______.
a)
June 12, 1916
b)
August 11, 1920
c)
September 14, 1960
d)
November 11, 1918
14.
Suffrage is the right to ______.
a)
Practice religion
b)
Suffer
c)
Vote
d)
Speech
15.
The campaign for women's suffrage did not begin until after World War I ended.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
An amendment to the Constitution was passed in ______ recognizing women's right to vote.
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1919
d)
1960
17.
A _______ is a change or improvement.
a)
Law
b)
Rule
c)
Amendment
d)
Constitution
18.
Women's right to vote is the ______ Amendment.
a)
1st
b)
3rd
c)
19th
d)
18th
19.
To _____ an amendment means to approve it.
a)
Change
b)
Agree upon
c)
Ratify
d)
Hate
20.
Indiana made a women's suffrage amendment part of its state constitution in 1921.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The time period after World War I was a time of _______, or good fortune and success.
a)
Victory
b)
Fear
c)
Prosperity
d)
Happiness
22.
The 1920s were nicknames the _______.
a)
"Mighty 20s"
b)
"Dreary 20s"
c)
"Hopeless 20s"
d)
"Roaring 20s"
23.
The Roaring Twenties ended because of the stock market crash, the overuse of credit, and the overabundance of farm products and other goods.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
When businesses began to fail, when people were unable to repay their loans, and when people were losing their jobs, the country entered ________.
a)
The Roaring Twenties
b)
The Terrible Thirties
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The Great Recession
25.
The peak of unemployment (lack of a job) was in 1933. In 1933, unemployment was around _______.
a)
50%
b)
2%
c)
5%
d)
25%
26.
The Great Depression lasted about ______ years after it started in 1929.
a)
5
b)
30
c)
18
d)
10
27.
President Roosevelt created programs during the Great Depression to help people find work and support their families. This was called ______.
a)
The Agreement
b)
The Safety Net
c)
The New Deal
d)
The Works Progress Administration
28.
World War II had two sides. Those sides were ______.
a)
The Allies and Axis
b)
The North and South
c)
The Civil and the Revolutionary
d)
The Right and Wrong
29.
The U.S. joined World War II when Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor on ______.
a)
December 7th, 1941
b)
August 8th, 1990
c)
June 30th, 1945
d)
April 14th, 1970
30.
One of Hitler's most horrible acts was his attack n Jewish people. This was called the Holocaust.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
World War II ended when two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in _______.
a)
1914
b)
1940
c)
1941
d)
1945
32.
The two cities that were attacked with the atomic bombs were Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Indiana did not have to ration during World War II.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
World War II did not help the U.S. get out of the Great Depression - it made it worse.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
World War II helped create jobs on the Home Front which reduced the number of people who were unemployed in the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
After World War II, the U.S. had a boom of employment, urban growth, and business success.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
In the 1950s, a social movement known as the ________ began.
a)
Integration Movement
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Anti-Discrimination Movement
d)
Anti-Segregation Movement
38.
Discrimination is the unfair treatment of a person based on their gender, religious beliefs, or race.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Indiana passed a law banning segregation in ________.
a)
1940
b)
1670
c)
1949
d)
1990
40.
In 1954, an important Supreme Court case challenged all school segregation. That year, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered every state in the country to ______ its school.
a)
Close
b)
Open
c)
Integrate
d)
Segregate
41.
Indiana became a leading state in passing civil rights laws in the 1960s.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
The U.S. entered the Cold War (1947-1991). They were fighting against ________ because of their differences in government systems and economic structures.
a)
Japan
b)
Canada
c)
The United Kingdom
d)
The Soviet Union
43.
The U.S. has a democratic government in which people can elect leaders while the Soviet Union had a _________ government in which a leader is not selected by the people.
a)
Creative
b)
Communist
c)
Democratic
d)
Capitalist
44.
The U.S. economy is a capitalist economy in which individuals own and run companies. Under communism, the Soviet Union believed that the _______, not individuals, should run companies.
a)
State
b)
Allies
c)
Businesses
d)
Owners
45.
The U.S. supported _____ Korea during the Korean War.
a)
North
b)
South
46.
People saw the Korean War as a battle between ________ and ________.
a)
Right and Wrong
b)
Good and Bad
c)
Communism and Democracy
d)
America and Korea
47.
South Korea won the Korean War.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
The U.S. supported ______ Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
a)
North
b)
South
49.
The Vietnam War was widely accepted and supported by citizens of the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
The country that Indiana has the most emigrants from is ______.
a)
Mexico
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
China
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