WorksheetsReview (1920/G.Depression/WWII/ColdWar
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
2.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
3.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick
d)
Ankle length dresses.
4.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
5.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
6.
Who became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Amelia Earhart
7.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Charities that provided bread and soup to homeless and jobless people during the Depression were called _______?
a)
Priest Palace
b)
Soup and Salad Bowls
c)
Soup Kitchens
d)
Goodwill
13.
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
14.
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
15.
The TVA is significant because it hired people to
a)
deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents
b)
build dams and generators that provided electricity
c)
work on farms to help stabilize agriculture
d)
publish important facts about businesses
16.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
17.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
18.
How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom.
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
19.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
20.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
21.
____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
a)
Internment
b)
Holocaust
c)
Imperialism
d)
Democracy
22.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
23.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
24.
Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?
a)
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources.
b)
The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
c)
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the war effort.
d)
Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources.
25.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
26.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
27.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
28.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
29.
Britain and France had this policy toward Nazi Germany
a)
neutrality
b)
appeasement
c)
isolationism
30.
Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
c)
Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish people
d)
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
31.
America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
32.
Describe the causes of WWII:
a)
Treaty of Versailles, economic depression & totalitarian dictators
b)
WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology
c)
Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President
d)
Russia attacked Germany & took over Italy
33.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments made for damages caused during a war
b)
paying a tax on imported goods
c)
repairing a friendship between two or more countries
34.
The United States essentially ended World War II by:
a)
bombing Tokyo
b)
launching the D-Day invasion
c)
capturing Hitler
d)
dropping atomic bombs on Japanese cities
35.
Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position
a)
Propaganda
b)
Bias
c)
slogan
d)
Name-calling
36.
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Big Stick Policy
c)
Containment Policy
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
37.
Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?
a)
McCarthy/HUAC
b)
NAACP/Farm Workers Union
c)
Nativists/Muckrakers
d)
Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs
38.
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Watergate Scandal
d)
Bataan Death March
39.
What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?
a)
Hitler & the Nazis
b)
Economic recession
c)
Containment of Communism
d)
Corruption & Industrialization
40.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
41.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
42.
Who built the Berlin Wall?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
NATO
c)
The UN
d)
China
43.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
44.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
45.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
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