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Cycle 5 Week 3 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the daily life like for many people who lived in the striped area of the map?

a)

They worked long hours in a factory

b)

They gained wealth by ranching

c)

They build large public works projects

d)

They struggled to make a living by farming

2.

Which even on the timeline ended the Second World War?

a)

Germany invades Poland

b)

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

c)

Allies invade German-controlled France

d)

United States drops atomic bombs on Japan

3.

Based on the information in the song, the conditions of the Dust Bowl led some people to...

a)

start new businesses

b)

move away from the area

c)

buy abandoned farmhouses

d)

travel on vacation to relatives

4.

According to President Roosevelt, how did building Boulder Dam help many people during the Great Depression?

a)

It created a large artificial lake to use for recreation

b)

It improved the lives of people who lived in the desert

c)

It helped farmers in the Dust Bowl to water their crops

d)

It provided many jobs for men who had been out of work

5.

The event President Roosevelt refers to in his speech directly resulted in....

a)

War beginning in Vietnam

b)

Many Americans losing their jobs

c)

the U.S. entering World War 2

d)

the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States

6.

Farmers on the Great Plains contributed to creating the environmental conditions shown in the picture by...

a)

destroying forests

b)

irrigating large fields

c)

over-plowing the land

d)

building too many roads

7.

Based on the information in the song, many people during the Great Depression faced the difficulty of...

a)

not having jobs

b)

dying of starvation

c)

not going to school

d)

living without radios

8.

You can infer from the poster above that during the world wars many women in America....

a)

served as nurses and field medics

b)

worked as scientists building rockets

c)

performed jobs usually done by men

d)

managed major ammunition factories

9.

Based on the information in the box, how would the supply or and demand for crops affect the incomes of farmers by the end of the 1920's?

a)

Farmers faced economic hardships

b)

Farmers grew rich from trade deals

c)

Farmers gained considerable wealth

d)

Farmers began investing in the stock market

10.

Which of the following is a chief cause for the outbreak of the second World War?

a)

American ships were sunk by German submarines

b)

Jewish people were forced into the concentration camps

c)

Germany, Italy, and Japan were ruled by aggressive dictators

d)

U.S. forces in Pearl Harbor were attacked by Japanese planes

11.

Which countries were allies with the United States in both World Wars?

a)

Germany and Japan

b)

France and Germany

c)

Germany and Russia

d)

France and Great Britain

12.

Which environmental disaster worsented the poor economic conditions of the Great Depression?

a)

Griffith Park fire

b)

Dust Bowl drought

c)

Galveston Hurricane

d)

San Francisco earthquake

13.

Tuskegee Airmen volunteered to be the first group of...

a)

pilots to drop bombs on Japan

b)

pilots to land on the beaches of Normandy

c)

African American code breakers stationed in the Pacific

d)

African American pilots to serve in the Second World War

14.

Which description is about Dwight D. Eisenhower?

a)

Civil Rights Leader

b)

First World War military hero

c)

Second World War military leader

d)

President during the Great Depression

15.

President Franklin Roosevelt is remembered for his leadership during the...

a)

First World War

b)

Roaring Twenties

c)

Great Depression

d)

Stock Market Crash

16.

The 442nd Infantry Regiment which fought during the Second World War was a unique group. This group was mostly made up of...

a)

code breakers

b)

women pilots

c)

African Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

17.

How are consumers likely affected when the supply of a good decreases?

a)

Consumers are not affected

b)

Consumers pay higher prices for goods

c)

Consumers pay lower prices for goods

d)

Consumers move to another area of the country

18.

During the 1920s, there was an overproduction of consumer goods. What happened to the price of these goods when demand did not increase?

a)

Prices increased

b)

Prices decreased

c)

Prices skyrocketed

d)

Prices stayed the same

19.

More American soldiers died during the American Civil War than any other war. On which day do Americans honor soldiers that have died fighting in a war?

a)

Labor Day

b)

Memorial Day

c)

Constitution Day

d)

Independence Day

20.

Which national holiday did the U.S. Congress establish to honor "those people who have died in military service"?

a)

Labor Day

b)

Valentine's Day

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

Memorial Day