WorksheetsUS History qtr 2
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II.
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War
2.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
3.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
4.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.
a)
Stock Market
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin
d)
New Deal
5.
This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance
a)
FDIC
b)
SSA
c)
AAA
d)
CCC
6.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
7.
In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?
a)
) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.
b)
The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.
c)
The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.
d)
The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.
8.
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
a)
Restrictions on immigration
b)
Increase in organized crime
c)
growth of communism
d)
destruction of family values
9.
What does buying on credit mean?
a)
Buy now, pay later
b)
Never pay
c)
Free
10.
What industry was "the art of convincing someone they needed something."
a)
Advertising
b)
Textiles
c)
Television
11.
What did Charles Lindberg accomplish?
a)
First solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
b)
First man on the moon
c)
First to climb Mt. Everest
12.
What group of people lost their jobs first?
a)
Hispanics
b)
Asian
c)
African Americans
d)
Native Americans
13.
Which weakness in the American economy of the 1920s contributed to the Great Depression
a)
high taxation kept consumer spending at a low leverl
b)
the richest Americans speculated in the stock market
c)
easy access to credit allowed many Americans to spend more than they earned
d)
businesses were unable to find enough skilled workers to operate new production machinery
14.
The "Red Scare" means
a)
People were afraid of the color red.
b)
People thought Red's were friends.
c)
People were afraid of Communists.
d)
People were afraid of Democrats.
15.
A Russian communist during the 1920's was known as a
a)
Menshevik
b)
Bear
c)
Bolshevik
d)
Trotskyite
16.
Two famous victims of nativist attitude; Shoemaker and a fish peddler; Italian immigrants; Anarchists; Evaded the draft during WWI
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
John L. Lewis
c)
Warren G. Harding
d)
Charles Evans Hughes
17.
What was Jane Addams' establishment called?
a)
The Escape.
b)
Convalescent Home.
c)
Hull House.
d)
The Mansion.
18.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Middle Class Citizans
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
19.
What area did Woodrow Wilson support the most?
a)
Reorganization of the banks
b)
Promoted bimetalism
Georgia Peanut Farmer
Georgia Peanut Farmer
c)
Increased Tariffs
d)
Regulation for minorities
Wine Somolier
Wine Somolier
20.
What was a flapper?
a)
A fashionable women who wanted fun and freedom.
b)
Conservative women who wanted the alcohol ban.
c)
A woman who fought for the women's right to vote.
d)
A fundamentalist.
21.
What problems did African Americans face in the 1920's?
a)
Discrimination in housing and jobs.
b)
Threats of violence.
c)
lack of laws supporting their rights.
d)
all of the above
22.
Prohibition failed because ___________
a)
Crime went down, speakeasies were formed, and too much police force
b)
Crime didn't change, people drank in open places, and no police force
c)
Crime went up, speakeasies were formed, and not enough police force
23.
Which factor contributed to the Great Migration?
a)
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
b)
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
c)
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
d)
The lower cost of living in urban areas
24.
because of the growth of Communism what laws were passed in the 20's
a)
immigration restrictions
b)
banning the color red
c)
twitter
d)
Prisons for communists
25.
People who made or smuggled in illegal liquor
a)
bootlegger
b)
prohibition
c)
flappers
d)
jazz musicians
26.
Marcus Garvey would have been connected to what early 20th century movement?
a)
abolition
b)
suffrage
c)
asylum reform
d)
back to Africa
27.
This term describes buying new products--refrigerators, washing machines, and cars--throughout the 1920s
a)
Consumerism
b)
Productism
c)
Creditism
d)
Nativism
28.
Alfred T Mahan believed we needed a strong
a)
Navy
b)
Army
c)
Airforce
d)
Marines
29.
Was willing to accept segregation
a)
washington
b)
dubois
c)
garvey
30.
Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the US. during the 1920's?
a)
American Indian Movement
b)
United Farm Workers
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
National Organization for Women
31.
People opposed the Sedition Act because
a)
it violated citizens first amendment right
b)
it required men to join the military
c)
it punished Germany for causing WW I
d)
citizens were required to send food to the solider fighting
32.
President Wilson's fourteen points
a)
initiated U.S. involvement in World War I
b)
laid out his goals for peace
c)
ended World War I
d)
called for Germany to accept blame for the war
33.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
34.
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.
35.
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
36.
What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime
37.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
38.
What disease spread through the Panama Canal
a)
chicken pox
b)
cancer
c)
flu
d)
yellow fever
39.
William Gorgas is given credit for getting rid of Yellow Fever. How did he do it?
a)
Immunization
b)
Chemical Overload
c)
Killed all Mosquitoes
d)
Developed a New Medicine
40.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
41.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
42.
She wrote short stories, essays, and books, often celebrating the every-day lives of small-town, African-Americans.
a)
Zora Neale Hurston
b)
Florence Mills
c)
Josephine Baker
d)
Alain Locke
43.
Took photos of tenement houses
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Lewis Hine
44.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
45.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
46.
The spread of idea to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause is known as
a)
propaganda
b)
armstice
c)
isolationism
d)
truce
47.
Each of the following countries accepted the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
United States
48.
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
49.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
50.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
51.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that the American public helped with the war at home?
a)
Women took over jobs in factories while the men went to war
b)
Americans grew victory gardens
c)
Many Americans observed meatless and wheatless days in order to conserve food
d)
Americans gave money to the Central Powers to build up their military
52.
The land in between trenches is known as
a)
No Man's Land
b)
Dead Space
c)
The Danger Zone
d)
Barbed Wire Zone
53.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
54.
Which of the following acts was passed in order to draft Americans into the war?
a)
The Selective Service Act
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
55.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
56.
These three nations were part of the Triple Alliance.
a)
Austria-Hungary, Russia, Great Britain
b)
Austria-Hungary, Italy, France
c)
Great Britain, France, Russia
d)
Austria Hungary, Germany, Italy
57.
An international organization to promote world peace and cooperation
a)
United Nations
b)
UFAW
c)
U.S Marine Corps
d)
League of Nations
58.
Some of the most popular radio programs in the 1920’s were sports broadcasts. Audiences cheered as _________________ became the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Lou Gehrig
c)
Jimmie Foxx
d)
Babe Ruth
59.
A major impact on Europe following the war was:
a)
changes in political boundaries
b)
changes in monetary policies
c)
changes in religious freedoms
d)
changes in cultural traditions
60.
Which of these is the BEST explanation for the declining percentage of foreign-born people in the United States between 1910 and 1940?
a)
declining U.S. birth rate
b)
improved economic conditions in Europe during the 1920s
c)
more restrictive immigrations policies in the United States
d)
post World War II conditions in both Europe and the United States
61.
The cartoon seen here was probably drawn by someone who felt that the United States
a)
should not enter World War I
b)
should join the League of Nations
c)
was taking advantage of smaller nations
d)
should not join the League of Nations because it might be pulled into other nations's disputes
62.
Who led the American Federation of Labor?
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W. E. B. DuBois
63.
The movement to ban the making, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages was called--
a)
The Progressive Movement
b)
Woman's Sufferage
c)
The Temperance Movement
d)
Jim Crow Laws
64.
Why did the early members of the Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, hold secret meetings?
a)
They were afraid of being arrested for criminal activity.
b)
They did not want other laborers joining their elite group.
c)
They would be fired by anti-union businesses if exposed as members
d)
They did not want their confidential demonstration plans revealed.
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