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WorksheetsVUS History SOL Review: WWI, Imperialism, Great Depression
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Dollar Diplomacy is connected to what President?
a)
William Taft
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
2.
Which president played a role in the completion of the Panama Canal?
a)
William Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
3.
Which Latin American country was annexed following the Spanish American War?
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Panama
d)
Hawaii
4.
Which policy urged all foreigners in China to obey Chinese law, and encouraged fair competition?
a)
14 Points
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Treaty of Versailles
5.
World War I started in Europe in 1914. For three years, the United States stayed...
a)
Neutral
b)
with Britain and fought
c)
with Germany and fought
6.
What was Wilson's plan to end all wars in the world?
a)
14 Points
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Big Stick Policy
7.
What was the tipping point in WWI and led to the defeat of the Germans?
a)
US Entering the war
b)
New technologies were found
c)
Germany ran out of money
d)
US leaving the war
8.
Overspeculation, expansion of credit, and banks running out of money lead to what event?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Flappers
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
WWII
9.
What was the Hawley-Smoot Act?
a)
a neutrality act
b)
limited immigration
c)
supports banks
d)
high protective tariff
10.
"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..."
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
FDR
d)
Truman
11.
Germany bombing Great Britain is called the -
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Battle of Great Britain
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Midway
12.
How did the war start in Europe in 1939?
a)
D-day invasion
b)
Germany over runs France
c)
Soviets invade Germany
d)
Germany invades Poland
13.
In 1900 the United States declared an Open Door Policy that reflected which of the following beliefs?
a)
The Chinese were secretly negotiating trade privileges with European countries.
b)
All countries should have equal trading rights in China.
c)
Japan might conquer China and cut off all foreign trade.
d)
American consumers would be hurt by international trade.
14.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
b)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
nationalist
15.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
16.
Which lands did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish - American War?
a)
Alaska and Hawaii
b)
Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico
c)
Louisiana Territory and the Old Northwest
d)
Texas and New Mexico
17.
What was the MAIN cause of the Spanish American War?
a)
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The belief in Manifest Destiny
c)
The sinking of the American ship the USS Maine
d)
The Zimmerman Note
18.
What prompted the U.S government to participate in the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government?
a)
The colonization of Pacific Islands near Hawaii by European nations
b)
The kidnapping of christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
c)
Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce the political influence of American sugar planters
d)
King Kalakaua's discussions with the Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor
19.
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick!"
the quote above describes the foreign policy of which U.S President?
the quote above describes the foreign policy of which U.S President?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
20.
John Hay asked European nations for an Open Door Policy concerning which nation?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Cuba
d)
Puerto Rico
21.
Prior to U.S entry into World War I, what factor most challenged the nation's neutrality?
a)
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
b)
Mexico's support of Central Powers
c)
Russia's withdraw of troops after the Bolshevik Revolution
d)
Great Britain's blockade of European ports
22.
What is the message of the propaganda poster above?
a)
Rationing
b)
Demonization of Germany
c)
Enlisting in the army
d)
Buying war bonds
23.
What is the message of the WWI propaganda poster shown above?
a)
Enlisting in the army
b)
Buying war bonds
c)
Demonization of Germany
d)
Rationing
24.
Which of the following is an example of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Reporting details of a bill passed by congress
b)
Reporting the outcome of a recent presidential election
c)
Reporting the number of casualties during a Spanish American War battle
d)
Reprting about a recent event, but with false and exaggerated information
25.
What year did WWI begin?
a)
1911
b)
1912
c)
1913
d)
1914
26.
Which of the following is an example of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Reporting details of a bill passed by congress
b)
Reporting the outcome of a recent presidential election
c)
Reporting the number of casualties during a Spanish American War battle
d)
Reprting about a recent event, but with false and exaggerated information
27.
Which president was responsible for urging Panama to break away from Columbia so the U.S. could start building the Panama Canal?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Taft
d)
John F. Kennedy
28.
Results of the Spanish American War were the addition of new territories for U.S.-
a)
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
b)
Texas and Oregon Territory
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Hawaii and Alaska
29.
The ____________________ helped create the problems that led to WWII.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
American Revolution
30.
Woodrow Wilson proposed a plan to eliminate the causes of war--
a)
United Nations
b)
form the League of Nations
c)
Freedom of Seas
d)
Fourteen Points Speech
31.
What issue does this political cartoon from the 1890's depict?
a)
The revolution in Panama
b)
The plight of Cuba
c)
The annexation of Hawaii
d)
The dictatorship in Costa Rica
32.
What was the MAIN cause of the Spanish American War?
a)
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The belief in Manifest Destiny
c)
The sinking of the American ship the USS Maine
d)
The Zimmerman Note
33.
"Speak softly, and carry a big stick!"
the quote above describes the foreign policy of which U.S President?
the quote above describes the foreign policy of which U.S President?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
34.
What is the message of the WWI propaganda poster shown above?
a)
Enlisting in the army
b)
Buying war bonds
c)
Demonization of Germany
d)
Rationing
35.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
36.
What was the main reason for the reason for the creation of the League of Nations?
a)
to regulate trade
b)
organize the olympics
c)
punish Europe for WWI
d)
promote world peace
37.
agreement among nations to defend one another
a)
alliance
b)
nationalism
c)
isolationism
d)
friendship
38.
war from 1914-1918 between the Central and Allied Powers
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Civil War
d)
Revolutionary War
39.
Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, and Belgium were part of the which side in World War I.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
European Powers
40.
love of country and the desire to have one's country free from the control of another
a)
nationalism
b)
isolationism
c)
alliance
d)
League of Nations
41.
Which weapon was NOT a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
42.
Which one is NOT a new form of mass media in the 1920's were -
a)
movies
b)
television
c)
newspapers
d)
radio
43.
name given to women in the 1920's who embraced new ideas of independence
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
suffragettes
c)
flappers
d)
Puritans
44.
Charles Darwin was a British scientist in the mid 1800's who was famous for his--
a)
belief in extending the franchise
b)
belief in the Adam and Eve
c)
Theory of Evolution
d)
theory of quantum physics
45.
The State of Tennessee arrested a biology teacher by the name of ______________ for teaching the Theory of Evolution
a)
Scopes
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Plessy
d)
Dred Scott
46.
A religious view of the Origin of Man comes from the Bible and it says -
a)
man evolved from monkeys
b)
God created monkeys
c)
God created Adam and Eve - the first humans
d)
it took millions of years to evolve
47.
"Prohibition" was -
a)
caused the creation of "speakeasies"
b)
the 18th amendment
c)
law making alcohol illegal
d)
all of these
48.
A tariff in 1930 that stopped international trade and was a cause of the Great Depression was -
a)
Tariff of 1832
b)
Hawley -Smoot Act
c)
Scopes tariff
d)
Townshend Act
49.
Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced a plan to get America out of the Great Depression called
a)
The New Deal
b)
Hawley-Smoot Act
c)
Social security
d)
Open Door
50.
FDR's New Deal aimed for 3 goals -
a)
relief, reform and recovery
b)
jazz, radio and movies
c)
freedom of seas, league of nations, mandate system
d)
defeat Hitler, liberate Europe and the Marshall Plan
51.
Over speculation of investments, and excessive use of credit were causes of --
a)
Stock Market Crash
b)
The Great Depression
c)
the New Deal
d)
WWII
52.
How did the Great Depression impact workers?
a)
unemployment and homelessness
b)
farm foreclosures
c)
decline in the demand for goods
d)
all of these
53.
Buying on margin refers to -
a)
people paying small amounts over time
b)
buying with extra left over
c)
buying goods with savings
d)
Federal Reserve purchases
54.
the Stock Market Crash caused -
a)
banks running out of money
b)
people withdrawing their money from banks quickly
c)
no new investment or businesses
d)
all of these?
55.
October 29th, 1929
a)
Black Monday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Friday
56.
President Hoover's philosophy that Americans must work harder to dig out of the depression.
a)
chicken in every pot
b)
rugged individualism
c)
Square Deal
d)
New Deal
57.
Congress passed a Repatriation Act to remove what ethnic group during the Great Depression to open up jobs?
a)
African Americans
b)
Chinese Americans
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
Irish Americans
58.
The Dust Bowl devastated what part of the U.S. during the Great Depression?
a)
West Coast
b)
New England
c)
Deep South
d)
Great Plains
59.
What New Deal program gives you a monthly pension when you turn 65?
a)
Social Security
b)
TVA
c)
Medicare
d)
FDIC
60.
What New Deal agency monitors the stock market?
a)
FBI
b)
CCC
c)
FDIC
d)
SEC
61.
What New Deal program paid young men to plant trees & build parks while sending $$$ home?
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
PWA
d)
TVA
62.
The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
electricity
b)
oil
c)
fresh water
d)
natural gas
63.
The AAA helped what group of people by raising market prices?
a)
teachers
b)
farmers
c)
plumbers
d)
doctors
64.
This "Share Our Wealth" demagogue was eventually assassinated?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Senator Huey Long
c)
Father Charles Coughlin
d)
Herbert Hoover
65.
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
66.
What are cash payments or food given by the government straight to the poor?
a)
direct relief
b)
price supports
c)
fiat money
d)
rugged individualism
67.
What congressional law returned lands back to the control of tribes & supported preservation of Native American cultures?
a)
Indian Reorganization Act
b)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
c)
Mexican Repatriation Act
d)
Reconstruction Finance Act
68.
Which New Deal program put over 8 million people to work & built over 125,000 buildings?
a)
WPA
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
NYA
69.
What new deal program insures bank deposits & helped to stop bank failures?
a)
SEC
b)
FDIC
c)
AAA
d)
TVA
70.
Who are these people?
a)
hoboes
b)
immigrants
c)
tourists
d)
carpet baggers
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