Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Imperialism through Great Depression

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"American Expeditionary Forces arrive in Europe"


How did the actions described in this headline impact World War I?

a)

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarejevo

b)

Russian forces withdrew from the eastern front

c)

Allied forces were able to launch attacks on the western front

d)

Germany engaged in a secret alliance with a nation in the western hemisphere

2.

Which of the following was an effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Normalization of segregation throughout the southern United States

b)

Migration of African Americans to western states

c)

Ratification of constitutional amendments ensuring rights for African Americans

d)

Increased popularity of African American music and art forms

3.

-Tennessee passed legislation to prevent teaching of evolution

-A teacher in Dayton, Tennessee used a textbook promoting human evolution


Which of the following is the best title for this list?

a)

Consequences of the Red Scare

b)

Actions that contributed to the Scopes Trial

c)

Reasons for the passage of the Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Actions that contributed to Prohibition

4.

How did FDR respond to the Supreme Court overturning multiple New Deal Programs?

a)

He ratified legislation authorizing an age requirement for the Supreme Court Justices

b)

He passed an executive order to recall Supreme Court Justices

c)

He proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court Justices

d)

He appealed to Congress for a constitutional amendment involving the Supreme Court

5.

"It was during the First World War that a silent pilgrimage took its first steps within the borders of this country...It would not end until the 1970s... Over the course of six decades, some six million black southerners left the land of their forefathers..." - Isabel Wilkerson



What was the primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?

a)

Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North.

b)

Limited economic opportunities for African-Americans in the South

c)

A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South

d)

Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North

6.

Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?

a)

Financial institutions were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings

b)

Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors

c)

people were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks

d)

foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings

7.

Which action was a consequence of the event described in this headline?

a)

The US declared war on Spain

b)

The United States refused to join the League of Nations

c)

Woodrow Wilson issued a declaration of war against Germany

d)

The bolsheviks seized power in the Russian Revolution

8.

HR 7995- A congressional act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States...


The 68th Congress agreed to ratify this act in 1924 because of -

a)

the fear of communist infiltration into the United States

b)

the desire to enforce segregation on a national level

c)

the growing influence of the temperance movement

d)

the declaration of war against Germany

9.

The social security act affected the role of the federal government by-

a)

Creating a government administered benefits program

b)

authorizing the government to impose a flat tax

c)

implementing new regulations on interstate travel

d)

establishing an agency to monitor immigration

10.

Women have an increased role in American Politics


Which of the following events best explains the cause of the above actions?

a)

Congress passed the 18th Amendment.

b)

Federal powers are increased with the Volstead Act.

c)

Congress passed the 19th Amendment.

d)

Jane Addams established the Hull House.

11.

The Zimmerman telegram was a foreign policy directive between which two governments thereby causing the US to enter World War I.

a)

Mexico and Canada

b)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany and Mexico

d)

Mexico and Austria-Hungary

12.

Which federal government action decreased international trade during the global depression?

a)

Congress passed legislation to repeal prohibition.

b)

Warren Harding implemented policies to reduce taxes on businesses.

c)

Congress ratified the Smoot-Hawley Tariff to protect US businesses.

d)

Franklin Roosevelt implemented policies to halt bank runs.

13.

Which New Deal Program still in existence provides protection for Americans savings accounts?

a)

Social Security Administration

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Farm Credit Administration

14.

-Served as "eyes and ears" for her husband's administration

-Advocated for African Americans, women and the poor in the 1930s

-Wrote a syndicated newspaper column entitled "My Day"

-Served as US delegate to the United Nations from 1946-1953


Which of the following individuals was responsible for the accomplishments above?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Hilary Clinton

d)

Susan B Anthony

15.

Which pair contributed to the Red Scare of the early 1920s?

a)

-Labor Unions implemented strikes to improve workers rights

-Warren Harding called for a "return to normalcy"

b)

-Congress passed the 18th Amendment

-African Americans migrated to urban areas

c)

-The Bolshevik Party overthrew the Russian monarchy

-Anarchists set off numerous bombs in 1919

d)

-Scientists supported the pseudo-science of eugenics

-Native tribes were forced to assimilate following legislation

16.

Henry Ford introduced the first moving automobile assembly line during the early 20th century. How did Ford's innovations in car manufacturing impact the US economy in the 1920s?

a)

City-dwellers became more dependent on urban transportations networks.

b)

A rise in the production of steel, petroleum, rubber, glass and lead increased manufacturing jobs.

c)

The federal government enforced anti-trust legislation to dissolve Ford's monopoly in the auto industry.

d)

New Deal policies were passed by the Roosevelt Administration to protect the auto industry.

17.

Why did the federal government pass the Espionage Act during World War I?

a)

to confiscate privately owned weapons in urban areas

b)

to force German immigrants into internment camps across the US

c)

to prevent the spread of disloyal and abusive speech against the government

d)

to prevent the use of U-boats by the German military in the early part of the war

18.

Which statement explains one effect of the New Deal?

a)

The federal government took control of public education and universities

b)

Labor unions had to provide justification to state governments before conducting strikes

c)

People relied more on the federal government for assistance

d)

Corporations had to obtain permission from state governments before hiring workers.

19.

"The Allied and Associated Governments, however, require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency of each as an Allied or Associated Power against Germany." - Treaty of Versailles


One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to-

a)

weaken the power of Germany in the international community

b)

grant independence to all German colonies

c)

divide Germany up into smaller states to be governed by Allied countries

d)

create a democratic government in Germany

20.

Which of the headlines resulted from the White House involvement in Teapot Dome oil reserves?

a)

Harding official fired for corruption

b)

Hoover responds to economic crisis

c)

Andrew Mellon boosts the economy!

d)

Roosevelt ratifies the National Recovery Act