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Major history events 1900-2019

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was WW2

a)

1820-1936

b)

1776-1783

c)

1939-1945

d)

2001-2019

e)

D-Day

2.

what battles were in WW2

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of the bulge

c)

york town

d)

pearl habor

3.

the roaring 20s are also known as what

a)

Drake time

b)

jazz age

c)

disco drama

d)

World war 2

4.

who was blamed for ww1

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

e)

Britan

5.

what did uncle sam say on his famous poster

a)

I want you

b)

go to war

c)

buy a gun

d)

fight in war

6.

in the great depression why did people call their homes hoover villes

a)

they loved hebert hoover

b)

he did nothing for them

c)

they liked the name

d)

they were forced to

7.

who helped us in WW2

a)

Truman

b)

Lincon

c)

Trump

d)

FDR

8.

what did the titanic hit

a)

a boat

b)

ice burg

c)

never sunk

d)

got hit by a torpido

9.

What does Trump want to build

a)

a wall

b)

a house

c)

a cat

d)

a super brockmon

10.

who won ww1

a)

USA

b)

Britan

c)

Germany

d)

France

11.

how did the great depression start

a)

it did not happen

b)

the stock market crashed

c)

people had lots of money

12.

who made the air plane

a)

Wright brothers

b)

Thomas Edsion

c)

A.G.Bell

13.

what year did the titanic sink

a)

1920

b)

1014

c)

1912

d)

1914

14.

in ww1 who sent a message to Mexico

a)

US

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Japan

15.
World War 2 helped America come out of _________________ by providing jobs for people. 
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
The Great Depression
16.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, U.S.S.R, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
17.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
18.
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
19.
Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?
a)
They wanted to claim Hawaii.
b)
They didn't like FDR.
c)
The USA helped China defend itself.
d)
Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.
20.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
21.
The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
22.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
23.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
24.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
25.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

26.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

27.

The use of the Machine Gun in WW1 led to a stale mate which created what type of warfare?

a)

Field Ops

b)

Bench Warfare

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Suicide Squads

28.

Name of German Submarines used in WW1?

a)

Titanic

b)

Warships

c)

Uboats

d)

Cruisers

29.

What is the space between the trenches called?

a)

dead zone

b)

every man's land

c)

no man's land

d)

out of bounds

30.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

31.

what was the great depression

a)

joy

b)

no money

c)

rich

d)

happy

32.

When were the Roaring Twenties?

a)

1620s

b)

1720s

c)

1820s

d)

1920s

33.

What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Civil War

b)

World War 1

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

34.

True or False: The Roaring Twenties was a time of cultural change throughout the country.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

5th

b)

14th

c)

19th

d)

21st

36.

What did Prohibition make illegal?

a)

Stock trading

b)

Alcoholic drinks

c)

Jazz music

d)

Women voting

37.

What style of music became popular during the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rap

c)

Hip hop

d)

Rock and roll

38.

Henry Ford build his cars on an ______________ which is a system in which each worker in a factory does a different job in putting together a product.

a)

assembly line

b)

manufacturing line

c)

fabrication line

39.

A time in the 20s when African Americans were free to express themselves through art, music, and literature.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Southern Renaissance

c)

Northern Renaissance

40.

What law established Prohibition?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

41.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
42.

witch is the titanic

a)
b)
c)
d)

all of the above

43.

What happend June 6th,1944

a)

D-Day

b)

Stalingrad

c)

warsaw

d)

battle of poland

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