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American History Chapter 13

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
2.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
3.

This word means a formal agreement of friendship between countries; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

4.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
5.

What holiday was originally created to commemorate the end of WWI?

a)

Memorial Day

b)

Armistice Day

c)

President's Day

d)

4th of July

6.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
7.

What was the areas between trenches?

a)

No Boy's Land

b)

The Great Valley

c)

No Man's Land

d)

The Great Void

8.

What was the name of the Archduke who was assassinated and started World War I?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

George Gershwin

d)

Arthur Zimmerman

9.

What British passenger ship that had more than 100 Americans on it when German U-Boats sunk it?

a)

Lusitania

b)

USS Maine

c)

Titanic

d)

USS Arizona

10.

The Zimmermann Telegram was sent from Germany to which country?

a)

Serbia

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Canada

11.

How did the US respond to the Zimmermann Telegram

a)

Declaring war on Germany

b)

Dropping a nuke on Hiroshima

c)

Declaring war on Mexico

d)

Remaining isolated

12.
When stronger,  more powerful countries take over and control smaller, weaker countries. 
a)
isolationism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)
nationalism
13.
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
14.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
15.
What is a U-boat?
a)
A German Battle Ship
b)
An American Passenger Ship
c)
A German Submarine
d)
A French Aircraft
16.

England, France and Russia and the United State during World War I were known as...

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Triple Powers

d)

Triple Alliance

17.
Germany along with Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire during World War I were known as the 
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allie Powers
c)
Triple Entente
d)
Triple Powers 
18.
Amendment that recognized the important role that women played in the war by giving them suffrage
a)
17th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
19.

After the war people celebrated this day which honored the end of World War I.

a)

Veterans Day

b)

Memorial Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Armistice Day

20.

This president served during World War I and believed the US should stay neutral.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

21.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A city in New York popular for its department stores

b)

a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers

c)

a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

d)

a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

22.

Babe Ruth brought a new interest and excitement to the sport of _________________.

a)

football

b)

baseball

c)

basketball

d)

soccer

23.

Which of the following people was a famous trumpet player/singer who popularized jazz music?

a)

Jacob Lawrence

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Langston Hughes

24.

Who was Charles Lindbergh?

a)

First man to fly across the Atlantic

b)

Legendary jazz musician

c)

Introduced mass production of automobiles

d)

Black writer during Harlem Renaissance

25.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

First man to fly across the Atlantic

b)

Introduced mass production of automobiles

c)

Legendary jazz musician

d)

Poet during the Harlem Renaissance who wrote "I, too"

26.

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

a)

African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

b)

Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

c)

New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

d)

Foreign trade grew after WWI

27.

What did the 18th amendment to our Constitution do?

a)

Allowed women to vote

b)

The making and selling of alcohol was banned

c)

Ended prohibition

d)

Created an income tax

28.

What new technology became widespread in homes by the end of the 1920's and brought news, entertainment, and advertisements to the family home?

a)

refrigerators

b)

telephones

c)

radios

d)

electric fans

29.

Which group of Americans did not have a good economic time in the 1920's?

a)

Doctors, lawyers, accountants

b)

Factory and business owners

c)

Sharecroppers, farmers, underpaid factory workers

30.

The Harlem Renaissance was an EFFECT of the Great Migration?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Why were the 1920's sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties"?

a)

People were roaring in the streets

b)

Foreign trade grew after World War I

c)

The leadership of the United States decreased

d)

The United States grew socially and economically

32.

Which Amendment ended prohibition?

a)

17

b)

19

c)

21

d)

23

33.
Jazz, blues, and swing came out of this part of the Roaring 20s
a)
Flappers
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Great Migration
d)
Black Tuesday
34.

_____________ was President of the U.S. when The Great Depression began.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

35.

_____________ was a famous African-American jazz musician who became popular in the 1920s.

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Babe Ruth

36.

What marked the beginning of The Great Depression?

a)

the beginning of WWII

b)

the Harlem Renaissance

c)

the Dust Bowl

d)

the stock market crash

37.

Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?

a)

Charlotte, North Carolina

b)

Atlanta, Georgia

c)

Detroit, Michigan

d)

Harlem, New York

38.

Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Charlie Chaplin

39.

Who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Mary Bethune

c)

Mary Pickford

d)

Zelda Fitzgerald

40.

What was a characteristic of the "Roaring 20's"?

a)

Many enjoyed a higher standard of living because of a growing economy and the convenience of new technologies

b)

People were strongly opposed to buying on credit.

c)

People were negative about the future

d)

Consumer spending was low as people were worried about their financial well-being.

41.

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

42.
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. 
43.

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 I

d)

the high price of oil

44.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
45.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression. People did not have money to pay for necessities, such as shelter, food, and clothing. The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," a program that
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
provided new ways for people to apply for unemployment insurance. 
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
46.
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
47.
In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
a)
Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes. 
b)
Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic. 
c)
The government decided to close the stock market in New York. 
d)
People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe. 
48.

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 expected people to take care of themselves without any help from 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 manage their finances

d)

The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.

49.
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)
50.

Because of the Dust Bowl, many farmers moved to which state?

a)

California

b)

Kansas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

New Mexico

51.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
52.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
53.

Fireside Chats

a)

JFK's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.

b)

FDR's informal radio talks; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.

c)

FDR's informal television shows; talked about nation's problems and plan to fix them.

d)

A time for families to gather around the fireplace to discuss their economic situation.

54.
Name of longest economic disaster in US History
a)
Great Panic
b)
Great Recession
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Great Depression
55.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday 
d)
Hurricanes
56.

The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform.

a)

Stock Market

b)

Great Depression

c)

Armistice

d)

New Deal

57.
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
58.

When FDR closed all the banks and did not allow them to reopen until they were stable

a)

Bank closures

b)

Bank retreats

c)

Bank Holiday

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

59.
When did the Dust Bowl take place?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1940's
d)
1950's
60.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
61.
During the Great Depression, many people were unemployed.  This means that they lost their ____________.
a)
jobs
b)
homes
c)
families
d)
friends
62.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
63.

Towns of cardboard houses popped up during the depression that were called_______________.

a)

Franklynvilles

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Cardboard towns

d)

Herbertvilles

64.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
 on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
65.
The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...
a)
soil conservation and tree planting
b)
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
c)
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
d)
provide assistance to farmers
66.

The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because they all were created to ____________________.

a)

build bridges, dams, and other useful projects

b)

create jobs and put Americans back to work

c)

offer assistance to farmers

d)

provide electricity to a poor region

67.
An effect of the Great Depression was...
a)
Everyone bought more stocks.
b)
large numbers of people were hungry and homeless.
c)
Farmers became rich.
d)
Many people moved to the South during the Great Migration South.
68.

What was caused by bad agricultural practices and years without enough rainfall?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Roaring Twenties

69.

Who started the vast majority of relief efforts during the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

70.

What law was passed during the Great Depression that still exists today and helps support disabled and retired Americans?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Works Progress Administration

71.

How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation protect people's money in banks?

a)

The Federal Government guarantees your savings up to a certain amount of money

b)

It requires the banks to keep the full amount of money that has been deposited by customers at the bank at all times.

72.

Which of the following was a cause of the Depression?

a)

Overproduction

b)

Buying on Credit

c)

Decreased Spending

d)

All of the above

73.

The ____________ marked the beginning of the Great Depression.

a)

Second New Deal

b)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

End of World War I

74.
Most of the Dust Bowl families moved... 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
75.

The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Wilson

c)

Hoover

d)

Truman

76.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression.  On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion.  This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday

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