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20s 30s WW2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can you recall what the 18th amendment is

a)

Made it illegal to make or sell alcohol

b)

Gave women the right to vote

c)

Led to a decrease in crime

d)

Gave African Americans the right to vote

2.

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

a)

Worked in the South

b)

Calling for segregation

c)

Urged African Americans to leave the country

d)

Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

3.

A “return to normalcy” after World War I meant….

a)

Increased US involvement in Europe

b)

No longer selling alcohol in the United States

c)

Going back to life as it had been before the war

d)

Limiting immigration

4.

The __________________________ ended prohibition and was passed in 1933.

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

5.

Smugglers who brought alcohol into the United States when it was illegal were called?

a)

Flappers

b)

Bootleggers

c)

Anarchists

d)

Communists

6.

A period of time when people were banned from drinking alcohol became known as

a)

Great Depression

b)

World War I

c)

Prohibition

d)

Progressive Era

7.

Nativists believed that native-born Americans

a)

Should not drink alcohol

b)

Are superior to immigrants and foreigners

c)

Should have better working conditions

d)

Are a lost generation

8.

Nativism influenced the outcome of which 1920s court case?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Sacco and Vanzetti

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

9.

What movement during the 1920s caused many Americans to fear immigrants because they thought they could be communists?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Americanization Movement

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

Social Darwinism

10.

What belief system encouraged immigration quotas and the rise of the KKK during the 1920s?

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Nativism

d)

NAACP

11.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck
12.
Who was the biggest crime boss of the 1920's, based out of Chicago?
a)
Bugs Moran
b)
Al Capone
c)
Johnny Torrio
d)
Big Jim Colisemo
13.
What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?
a)
To prevent workers from joining labor organizations
b)
To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests
c)
To suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges
d)
To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals
14.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
15.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
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. 
16.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
17.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
18.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
19.
This was created to protect the money people had deposited in the bank
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
National Recovery Administration
20.
What event helped to end the Great Depression?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Hoovervilles
21.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
22.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
23.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
24.

What does Isolationism mean?

a)

•the belief that political ties to other countries should be avoided (most Americans supported this idea)

b)

separating Church from the Government

c)

not getting involved in conflicts with other friends

25.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
26.

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII?

a)

Germany was forced to surrender.

b)

Italy was forced to surrender.

c)

The Soviet Union was forced to surrender.

d)

Japan was forced to surrender.

27.

This all-African-American unit accompanied B52 bombers on bombing raids over Europe.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Navajo Codetalkers

c)

Mexican-Americans

d)

The Nisei

28.

This Japanese-American unit fought with distinction in Europe and North Africa.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Navajo Codetalkers

c)

Mexican-Americans

d)

The Nisei

29.

Which group is associated with the image?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Navajo

c)

Mexican-Americans

d)

The Nisei

30.
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
31.

During the Great Migrations, African-Americans moved from

a)

cities to farms

b)

Deep South to the North

c)

the North to the West

d)

factories to farms

32.

In 1920s America, people were culturally divided into these two groups

a)

urban and rural

b)

young and elderly

c)

east and west

d)

north and south

33.

Why did banks fail after the stock market crash?

a)

They could not return depositors' money

b)

They had to print new money

c)

They charged too high an interest rate

d)

They had invested in European banks

34.

How did the 1920s differ from the 1930s?

a)

The 1920s saw a decrease in consumer borrowing, while the 1930s witnessed prosperity and success in the U.S. economy

b)

The 1920s saw a large increase in unemployment, while the 1930s saw a sharp decline in unemployment and homelessness

c)

The 1920s saw increased consumer borrowing and speculation, while the 1930s saw a rise in unemployment and business failures

d)

The 1920s saw a marked increase in the role of government, while the 1930s saw a reversal of this trend.

35.

During the Great Depression, Americans experienced

a)

bank failures

b)

home foreclosures

c)

unemployment

d)

all of the above

36.

Some opposed the New Deal because

a)

It made people dependent on the government

b)

weakened the power of the presidency

c)

it was unpopular

d)

it promoted education

37.

One result of the New Deal includes

a)

Businesses had more freedom

b)

Government spending declined

c)

the government did not regulate the economy at all

d)

Government regulation over the economy increased

38.

America's initial reaction to World War 1 and 2 was

a)

remain neutral

b)

provide military support

c)

end alliances with warring countries

d)

create naval blockades

39.

Rosie the Rivertor is a symbol of

a)

World War 2 spies

b)

Women workers

c)

Communists

d)

Soldiers

40.

Why did the US use atomic bombs against Japan?

a)

End war as quickly as possible

b)

Prevent Japan from building their military

c)

Prove to the Soviets the US was a superpower

d)

Satisfy public demands to use the bombs

41.

How did the US respond to the Holocaust?

a)

Declared war on Germany

b)

Bombed concentration camps

c)

Focus on winning the war

d)

Invaded Auschwitz

42.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
43.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
44.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
45.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
46.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
47.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
48.
Where did Hitler take over?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
All of the above
49.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
50.
forced Japanese Americans into Internment camps
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Holocuast
c)
Manchuria
d)
Women
51.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
52.
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
53.

What U.S. President decided to use the atomic bombs?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Thomas Jefferson

54.

What is facism?

a)

a type of government with an authoritarian nationalist state

b)

a form of ethnocentrism

c)

a form of socialism

d)

a type of government with a centralized socialist state

55.

Which was not an Axis power?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

56.

What event spurred America to enter WW2?

a)

the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

the Munich Pact

c)

Roosevelt's death

d)

Pearl Harbor

57.
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
58.
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
59.

Louis Armstrong was a _______________.

a)

Poet

b)

Jazz Musician

c)

An Athlete

d)

Person

60.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Pumpkin
d)
The Trail of Tears

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