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WorksheetsUnit 7 Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 44mins
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans in 1915 and contributed largely to United States entering World War I? (LO1)
Lusitania
Titanic
Merrimac
Mayflower
What was the name of the event in 1929 when investors lost over 40 billion dollars that ultimately send the United States economy into a "Great Depression"? (LO1)
United States Bank Failure
No Money No Problems
Stock Market Crash
Super Market Crash
What was the name of the infamous message where Germany offered Mexico a portion of United States land in return for a military alliance? (LO1)
Zipperman Message
Zimmerman Telegram
Coolidge Telegram
Mexican Standoff
Select ALL That Apply: What were the two primary ways that U.S. citizens contributed to the war cause from home during WWI? (LO1)
Grow "Victory Gardens"
Donate Automobiles
Buy War Bonds
Provide Medical Supplies
What insect was responsible for the drastic downturn in cotton production in the Southeastern U.S.? (LO2)
Ladybug
Earwig
Termite
Boll Weevil
What other reason did Georgia's cotton production take a drastic downturn in the 1920s? (LO2)
Drought
Stagnant Crop Rotation
Extreme Heat
Flooding
What was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's plan called to bring the United States out of the Great Depression? (LO3)
Depression Funds
New Deal
Economy Encouragement
Great Change
What town in Georgia was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vacation home "Little White House" located? (LO3)
Plains, GA
Tifton, GA
Blairsville, GA
Warm Springs, GA
Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal was designed to provide young, unmarried men with conservation jobs and public service projects like building parks, erosion control and flood prevention? (LO3)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal plan was designed to offer income for retired or disabled Americans? (LO3)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Rural Electrification Administration (REA)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Which program in Roosevelt's New Deal helped bring electricity to farms which allowed farmers to produce more crops? (LO3)
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Rural Electrification Act (REA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
Who was the Georgia governor that spent four terms in office and was very outspoken AGAINST Roosevelt's New Deal programs, especially the ones that benefitted African Americans? (LO4)
Gov. John Slayton
Gov. Nathan Deal
Gov. Eugene Talmadge
Gov. Hoke Smith
Who was the president that had a laissez-faire attitude toward the recovery of the Great Depression ?
Eisenhower
Jefferson
Hoover
Roosevelt
The average citizen helped the war effort by
quarantining flu victims & forming militias
growing victory gardens and buying war bonds
housing soldiers in their homes & making ammunition
Which BEST describes Georgia in WWi?
Ga. was only involved because we sent soldiers to fight.
Georgia refused to ration goods and promote civilian assistance.
Ga. was very involved. (sent troops, helped on the home front)
Ga. did not support WWI.
How did rural farmers benefit from the REA?
They gained access to electricity through the new power lines.
They could now produce alcohol and sell it for profit.
They could sell the electricity coming to their farms.
Hint: Look at the picture!
Which event sparked the outbreak of WWI?
Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia
Assassination of the Austrian Archduke
- "Serbian Nationalism Grows in the Balkans"
- "Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia."
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the...
What is an alliance?
A formal agreement between countries
A trading relationship
Two countries that each other
Countries that go to war
Who was the leader in Germany?
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Adolf Hitler
Who was targeted during the period of the Holocaust?
Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and more
Christians, Catholics and Protestants
Germans
Americans
What years did WWII begin and end?
1938-1951
1945-1951
1939-1945
1936-1944
This poster was an icon for
women factory workers during WWII
housewives
women soldiers
nurses
Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?(7.1A)
World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression
Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression
New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl
Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II
How did the boll weevil affect Georgia's economy?
It destroyed Georgia's main cash crop-cotton
It destroyed Georgia's main cash crop-corn
It killed all the ants and wasps that pollinated the cotton plants
It killed all the ants and wasps that were destroying the cotton plants
Which event is known to be the beginning of the Great Depression?
the end of hostilities during World War I
the beginning of the Dust Bowl
Reconstruction
the Stock Market Crash of 1929
How did Georgia contribute to World War I?
Georgia was mainly used for officer training
Georgia was the primary supplier of airplane parts for the U.S. Airforce
Georgia provided agricultural and textile supplies, numerous training and POW camps, and 100,000 Georgians fought in the war
Georgia had the highest population of men to volunteer to fight in the war
How did Roosevelt's time in Georgia help him create his New Deal?
Roosevelt wanted to improve land quality so he could make more money on his cotton plantation
Roosevelt knew he didn't need to include the southern states in the New Deal because they were already poor
Roosevelt saw the poverty of the rural south with his own eyes and wanted to help poor farmers
Roosevelt wanted to increase the industrialization of the south
What was created at the Savannah and Brunswick shipyards?
Battleships
Destroyers
Liberty Ships
B-29s
What US senator from Georgia was an advocate for strong military and brought 15 military bases, the CDC, and federal funding to Georgia?
Richard B. Russell
Carl Vinson
FDR
Eugene Talmadge
What was built at the Bell Aircraft Plant in Marietta, GA during WWII?
Liberty Ships
B-29 Bombers
A-10 Warthogs
Military Grade Radios
I was nicknamed the "Father of the Two-Ocean Navy" and was able to obtain funding to strengthen the US Navy
Richard Russell
Carl Vinson
William Hartsfield
Ivan Allen Jr
not only did the Bell Bomber Plant build planes, it was also responsible for
killing millions of people
destroying the southern way of life
producing war ships
creating thousands of jobs
Richard B. Russell was well known for his efforts in bringing military bases to Georgia, but he was most proud of another accomplishment. Which statement best describes what Richard Russell was most proud of?
Students across the country can now ride to school on a bus instead of walking.
Students across the country now have access to lunch during their school day.
Men and women across the country now get to have a 30 minute lunch break each day.
The state of Georgia can now use their military bases as storage facilities for victory gardens and seed storage.
Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
They feared the U.S. would join forces with Hitler and fight against them.
They were responding to the fact that Congress had declared war on them.
They wanted to take more land in China and gain access to more natural resources.
They feared the U.S. naval fleet and wanted to take more land in the Pacific to strengthen their empire.
With the passage of the New Deal programs, President Roosevelt gave the government _________________.
the responsibility to support the unemployed.
the power to take over all businesses and distribute money to all Americans.
the authority to do nothing and allow the Great Depression to work itself out in time.
a laissez-faire (hands off) approach to the economy.
What lasting impact did the boll weevil and the severe droughts of the time have on the state of Georgia?
Farmers grew less cotton, and some gave up farming altogether.
The price of cotton went up, and growing cotton became very profitable.
Cotton became easier to grow, and fewer people were needed to grow it.
The demand for cotton went down, and fewer fabrics were made from cotton.
Which Governor of Georgia was a strong white supremacists, and as a result fought against the implementation of any New Deal Programs that would benefit the black citizens of the state.
Ellis Arnall
Joseph E. Brown
Alfred Colquitt
Eugene Talmadge
