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FDR and WWII + Review Study Guide

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Marcus Garvey believed African Americans were inferior to other people.
a)
True
b)
False
2.

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north and Midwest is called

a)

the Harlem Renaissance

b)

the Great Migration

c)

the Great Depression

d)

the Italian Renaissance

3.

Which of these were reasons that African Americans left the south? (3 push factors)

a)

Sharecropping

b)

too many jobs

c)

segregation

d)

freedom

e)

lynching

4.

How did Prohibition change life in the United States?

a)

children stopped drinking alcohol

b)

African Americans moved north

c)

Women gained their independence

d)

Organized Crime increased because of illegal alcohol sales

5.

Who wrote about inequality and was part of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

John Steinbeck

6.
Who first used the assembly line to produce automobiles?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Henry Ford
7.
Greater mobility, Creation of jobs, Growth of Transportation-related industries, Movement to suburban areas - What was the cause of the above?
a)
Lightbulb Invention
b)
Affordable Automobiles
c)
Airplane Invention
d)
Broadcast Industry Development
8.
What was the purpose of the 21st Amendment?
a)
To repeal Prohibition
b)
To prevent child labor
c)
To grant women suffrage
d)
To improve factory wages
9.
A great aviator who became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by himself.
a)
Langston  Hughes
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Charles Lindbergh
10.
Began mass production of his automobiles using the assembly line, making them affordable for average Americans.
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
George Ford
11.
What was the purpose of the 19th Amendment?
a)
End slavery
b)
Allowed women to have the right to vote
c)
Allowed former slaves to have the right to vote
d)
It changed the legal working age
12.
In  1920 all alcoholic beverages became illegal.  The law was disobeyed and then changed.  This time period was known  as 
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Prohibition
c)
Specialization
d)
Assembly of workers
13.
During the 1920s many African  Americans became excellent in music, art, writing, and sports.  They wanted to prove they were talented and wanted to be treated equally.  This time period is known as the
a)
Equal Rights Movement
b)
Specialization
c)
Cultural Change Movement
d)
Harlem Renaissance
14.

Why were people sterilized without their consent during the eugenics movement?

a)

They were "unfit" or members of an "undesirable" group, such as criminals or people who had low IQs

b)

Our population was too big and we were running out of food

c)

As a punishment for infidelity (cheating)

d)

Because too many women were dying during childbirth

15.

What led to increased anti-Chinese feelings & actions?

a)

A surge in acts of terrorism committed by Chinese immigrants

b)

China had recently attacked the US

c)

White Americans just hated Chinese people

d)

Increased competition for jobs

16.

What kind of government did Social Darwinists want?

a)

A government that would intervene and soften the harsh conditions created by capitalism

b)

A government that didn't interfere in the process of evolution--one that let the poor and "unfit" die out

c)

A government that would only offer support for the wealthy

d)

No government at all--they were anarchists

17.

What was the Red Scare?

a)

A time when people were afraid of anarchism, communism, and socialism

b)

When people were afraid of the color red

c)

Sacco and Vanzetti trial

d)

Post-WWI fear of Germans

18.

Followers of Karl Marx support this system in which the community owns all property and shares all wealth. Requires an overthrow of the established political order.

a)

socialism

b)

communism

c)

capitalism

d)

Leninism

19.
A person who rejects all forms of government
a)
rejectionist
b)
anarchist
c)
Red
d)
Communist
20.

Nativism

a)

Liked immigrants

b)

Liked wealthy

c)

Disliked immigrants favored native born

d)

Favored Native American Indians

21.

The fear of a communist takeover of the US during the 1920s became known as the...

a)

Great Depression

b)

Red Scare

c)

Bolshevik Doom

d)

Communist Wave

22.
Who did the KKK target?
a)
Just African Americans 
b)
No one 
c)
African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and groups who opposed organized labor.
d)
caucasians 
23.
Who are Sacco & Vanzetti
a)
a company
b)
random people
c)
??????
d)
Two anarchist arrested and killed
24.
How did Sacco and Vanzetti get killed
a)
They drowned
b)
They got executed
c)
Got hit by a car
d)
Old age
25.

When did the stock market crash?

a)

1937

b)

1929

c)

who?

d)

1925

26.

What is the stock market crash also known as?

a)

White cockroaches

b)

Big Recession

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Dark Tuesday

27.

What was an effect of the stock market crash?

a)

The Enormous Melancholy

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Big Sadness

d)

The Large Recession

28.

Who did people blame for the crash?

a)

Commercial Banks

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Idk people that work at banks?

d)

Germany

29.

18th Amendment

a)

Prohibits Women's Suffrage

b)

Prohibits Alcohol

c)

Prohibits Child Labor

d)

Prohibits immigrants from entering the country

30.

19th Amendment

a)

Prohibition

b)

Grants Citizenship

c)

Raises Voting Age to 21

d)

Women's Suffrage

31.

21st Amendment

a)

Repeals 19th Amendment

b)

Repeals 18th Amendment

c)

Repeals 15th Amendment

d)

Repeals 17th Amendment

32.
a political activist who emphasized racial pride and  black nationalism. Formed the Universal Negro Improvement Association
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Langston Hughes
33.
elected President in 1920 enacted highest tariff in history, lowered taxes and restricted immigration.
a)
Warren G. Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
34.

early aviation pioneer known for his design of the first seaplane giving birth to the US Naval Aviation

a)

Glenn Curtiss

b)

Howard Hughes

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Orville Wright

35.
famous defense attorney; defending John T. Scopes in the “Monkey Trial”
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Clarence Darrow
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Calvin Coolidge
36.
in addition to fighting for women’s rights, prison reform, and an 8 hour workday she was the most outspoken voice in the temperance movement.
a)
Jeannette Rankin
b)
Carrie Nation
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
37.
government officials convicted of accepting bribes for leasing federal land to oil companies
a)
Watergate
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Iran Contra
d)
Pentagon Papers
38.
the purchase of any item in the hope of selling it later at a higher price
a)
speculation
b)
buying on margin
c)
stock manipulation
d)
derivatives 
39.
campaign slogan placing emphasis on peacetime production and prosperity at home.
a)
Morning in America
b)
Fair Deal
c)
Square Deal
d)
Return to Normalcy
40.
courtroom battle over the teaching of modern scientific theories and the traditional religious beliefs
a)
Shenck v. US
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
41.
hostile group that was anti-immigrant, anti-catholic, anti-jewish, anti-african-american
a)
Nativists
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
White Liners
d)
Make America Great Again
42.
an area in New York city where song writing and musical ideas mixed together to form popular American music.
a)
Brooklyn
b)
Nashville
c)
Tin Pan Alley
d)
Wall Street
43.
President seen as the villain at the start of the depression, blamed for continuing pro-business policies and not doing enough to remedy the economic downturn
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Warren G. Harding
44.

Where did the name Tin Pan Alley come from?

a)

the sound of many pianos being played at once sounded like people banging pans

b)

a man whose last name is Tin wrote a song about a pan handler that lived in an alley

c)

it was so easy to make money that people often dropped change in the streets and someone wrote a song about it

d)

there was a parade and a bunch of famous musicians decided to play tin pans

45.

How was a song's popularity measured?

a)

how many people requested it on the radio

b)

the amount of sheet music that was sold

c)

the number of iTunes downloads

d)

how many movies it was featured in

46.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
47.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
48.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
49.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
50.
What were the 3 main programs President Roosevelt established to help reconstruct the U.S. economy?
a)
WPA, CCC, TAV
b)
CCC, TVA, WPA
c)
WAP, COP, WWW
d)
TVA, WPA, UGA
51.
Which New Deal program gave jobs to young men between the ages of 18-25? The employees built roads, planted forests, and worked on irrigation and national park projects.
a)
CCC
b)
UGA
c)
WPA
d)
TVA
52.
Which New Deal program had workers build roads, parks, bridges, airports, and buildings? This program also hired artists to paint murals and build sculptures.
a)
CCC
b)
WWW
c)
WPA
d)
TVA
53.
Which New Deal program helped to build dams to control flooding and provide electricity throughout 7 states?
a)
TVA
b)
COP
c)
COM
d)
WPA
54.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
55.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
56.
• Became President after Herbert Hoover
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II  

 The list above refers to which person?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
57.
How was the Dust Bowl caused by both humans and nature?
a)
Many families moving from Dust Bowl areas settled in the San Joachin Valley and became migrant farmers.
b)
Nearly 350 dust storms carried away the topsoil, and land and homes were covered with dust.
c)
The Dust Bowl caused families to move west in search of jobs and new homes.
d)
Farming methods and cattle had harmed the land, and then a severe drought hit the region in the mid-1930s. 
58.
What is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?
a)
by eliminating trading on the stock market
b)
by encouraging war with Germany and Japan
c)
by creating jobs through various new programs
d)
by giving people money through new bank laws
59.
Why was the Tennessee Valley Authority significant to the Southeast during the Great Depression?
a)
it brought the stock market to the Southeast
b)
it gave people jobs doing public work projects
c)
it replaced the old and outdated soup kitchens
d)
it made people want to move out of the Southeast
60.
The New Deal was divided into 3 categories: relief for immediate help, reform to fix problems, and _________________________ to help the people and nation “get back on their feet”. 
a)
reinvent
b)
radicalize
c)
recovery
d)
reissue 
61.

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

a)

When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

b)

A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

c)

When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

d)

A general term for when objects become dirty.

62.

What year did the Dust Bowl begin?

a)

1930

b)

2016

c)

1954

d)

1916

63.

What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Driving

b)

Building

c)

Baseball

d)

Overplowing

64.

Identify a negative consequence of the Dust Bowl on farmers.

a)

Farmers had no consequences

b)

Farmers didn't have to work very hard anymore

c)

Farmers could't pay their bills and possibly lost their farms

d)

Farmers were worried there was too much rain

65.

How long did the Dust Bowl last?

a)

5 weeks

b)

6 months

c)

25 years

d)

10 years

66.

What group of people had the worst consequences from the Dust Bowl?

a)

Farmers in the Great Plains

b)

Doctors up North

c)

People on the East Coast

d)

People out West

67.

What other major event was happening at the same time as the Dust Bowl?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil War

c)

World War 2

d)

Revolutionary War

68.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
69.
What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly as put forward by Dr. Francis Townsend?
a)
National Labor Relations
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works {rogress Administration
d)
Social Security
70.
Period in 1933 during which FDR passed many programs through congress
a)
The New Deal
b)
Hundred days
c)
Congress of Industrial Organizations
d)
First year
71.
Which of the following greatly harmed FDR's popularity?
a)
the Wagner Act
b)
the social security system
c)
his court-packing reform
d)
government funding of the arts
72.
Stock Market Speculation is...
a)
Borrowing more money than you can afford to pay back
b)
Buying stock with the hope that the worth of the stock will rise over time
c)
Buying stock that is high and hoping the value will fall
d)
Selling stock you already own without paying the full amount.
73.

Roosevelt said in his first inaugural address, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

a)

True

b)

False

74.
This 1937 cartoon is criticizing President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to
a)
reduce the number of federal courts.
b)
impeach current Supreme Court justices
c)
give states the power to appoint Supreme Court justices
d)
increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court
75.

Which of the following best matches this definition: A type of gov’t with a strong Nationalism and pride. Uses fear, violence and propaganda to keep control. Believes their country is the best and they have the right to take over weaker countries. Hitler, Italy, and Spain.

a)

Fascism

b)

The Great Depression

c)

Communism

d)

The Treaty of Versailles (ToV)

e)

Weimar Republic

76.

Which of the following best matches this definition: An economic system in which the gov’t controls everything (price, products) Works to make everyone equal. Hitler hated the communists. He often spoke against them in speeches and used the German people fear of a revolution (like the Russian one) happening in Germany,

a)

Fascism

b)

The Great Depression

c)

Communism

d)

The Treaty of Versailles (ToV)

e)

Weimar Republic

77.

Which of the following best matches this definition: Agreement that ended WWI. This agreement angered Hitler. He did not accept this and his speeches spoke about how the gov’t had betrayed Germany. He will use this to gain the support of the German people.

a)

Fascism

b)

The Great Depression

c)

Communism

d)

The Treaty of Versailles (ToV)

e)

Weimar Republic

78.

Which of the following best matches this definition: Is act of giving in to someone who is being aggressive in order to avoid war. Britain/France are going to give Hitler what he wants (at first) to avoid WWII. This plan was a failure as it allowed Hitler to get stronger.

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Lend Lease Act

d)

Island Hopping

e)

D Day

79.

Which of the following best matches this definition: The gov’t approved giving weapons and money to any of its allies who needed without needing to pay for it. This allowed the US to help its allies without actually entering WWII (at first).

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Lend Lease Act

d)

Island Hopping

e)

D Day

80.

Which of the following best matches this definition: A US strategy to attack Japan during WWII that involved putting soldiers on boats, dropping them in the shallow and having them attack via the beaches. It was very costly in terms of US lives.

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Lend Lease Act

d)

Island Hopping

e)

D Day

81.

Which of the following best matches this definition:June 6 1944: A key turning point in WWII. The US and British forces invaded France on the beaches of Normandy. This marked the beginning of the end of Hitler’s power.

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Appeasement

c)

Lend Lease Act

d)

Island Hopping

e)

D Day

82.

Which of the following best matches this definitionThe first black military pilots in the US Air force. Created during WWII. Flew more than 15,000 attacks. This is significant b/c the US was still racially divided.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riviter

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Manhatten Project

e)

Executive Order 9066

83.

Which of the following best matches this definition: Propaganda Image from WWII, represents the role of women during the War. It shows a woman, dressed as weapons factory worker, with the Phrase “Yes We Can” indicating how women worked traditionally men’s jobs to help with the war effort.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riviter

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Manhatten Project

e)

Executive Order 9066

84.

Which of the following best matches this definition: A project created during WWII by the United States to create the Atomic Bomb. This technology will be used against Japan and will cause Japan to surrender in 1945.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riviter

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Manhatten Project

e)

Executive Order 9066

85.

Which of the following best matches this definition: The order given by the US president that said all Japanese or Japanese Americans living in the United States were to be taken from the homes and forced to live in camps until the end of WWII. The US was afraid that these citizens, were spies for the Japanese Empire.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riviter

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Manhatten Project

e)

Executive Order 9066

86.
Agreement that says countries will not attack or invade one another
a)
Nonaggression pact
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Pearl Harbor
87.
Warfare in which surprise air attacks are followed by massive attacks on land
a)
Nonaggression pact
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Pearl Harbor
88.
Leader of Britain
a)
Nonaggression pact
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Pearl Harbor

89.
Systematic mass killing of Jews and other groups considered inferior by Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)

Aryans

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)
Ghettos
90.
Systematic murder of an entire people
a)
Genocide
b)

Final Solution

c)
Ghettos
d)
Blitzkrieg
91.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
George Marshall
92.
Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific - led Island hopping
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
93.
President at the very end of the war after FDR died; was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Patton
94.
Character who represented the women who worked during WWII
a)
Uncle Sam
b)
Axle Rose
c)
Rosie the Riveter
d)
Betty Boop
95.
Only surviving African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor from WWII (was given the award over 50 years after the war by Bill Clinton)
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
George Marshall
c)
Vernon Baker
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
96.
Dictator of Nazi Germany during World War II. Committed suicide before he was captured.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
97.
Communist dictator of the USSR during World War II
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Winston Churchill
98.
What is meant by the phrase "a date which will live in infamy"?
a)
a. A day that will be remembered in sadness
b)
b. A day that will be soon forgotten 
c)
c. A day that will be honored
d)
d. A day that will be remembered as one of extreme dishonorand shame
99.
To FDR, all of the Japanese attacks indicated that:
a)
a. the US was not surprised by Japan's actions
b)
b. the US should be prepared for further attacks
c)
c. Japan was interested in attacking Pearl Harbor only
d)
d. Japan had undertaken a surprise offensive throughout the entire Pacific
100.

This series of Acts passed in 1937 stated that the "belligerents" could purchase non-military goods from the United States

a)

New Deal

b)

Neutrality Acts

c)

America First

d)

Lend Lease Act

101.

The United States became the "Arsenal of Democracy" with this Act, when they began this program of shipping, producing, and renting armaments Arms to "democracies" in 1940.

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

New Deal

102.

What was the date that Japan bombed Pearl Harbor Hawaii

a)

December 7th, 1941

b)

November 11, 1918

c)

November 5, 1941

d)

June 6, 1944

103.

He as President initiated with congress the first ever peace time draft in 1940

a)

FDR

b)

Churchill

c)

LBJ

d)

Truman

104.
Executive Order 9066 issued by FDR required Japanese Americans to relocate to;
a)
internment camps
b)
concentration camps
c)
Japan
d)
prison camps in China
105.
The forced 60-mile march through the jungle of American and Filipino prisoner's of war by the Japanese was called?
a)
Concentration Camps
b)
Manila Forced March
c)
The Midway Massacre
d)
Bataan Death March
106.
This group of American volunteer fighter pilots were recruited to send supplies and to engage in combat with Japanese pilots.
a)
Flying Tigers
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Navajo Code Talkers
d)
Sioux Militia Men
107.
Which three countries were known as the Axis powers of WWII?
a)
Japan, England, Italy
b)
Japan, Italy, Germany
c)
Russia, Japan, Germany
d)
Europe, Japan, Czechoslovakia
108.

When was enigma made?

a)

The beginning of WWII

b)

The end of WWI

c)

1933

d)

1910

109.

Where was enigma made?

a)

Russia

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

America

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