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EOC Review: Great Depression/World War II

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Great Depression that began in 1929 hit farmers especially hard. Farmers had not been doing well in the 1920s and several years of severe drought turned the land into a "dust bowl." What was an immediate result of this?
a)
Many farmers decided to grow crops that did not use as much water. 
b)
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation. 
c)
Many farmers and their families lost their farms and moved west. 
d)
The government helped farmers by buying their land and equipment. 
2.
During the 1930s, poor land management and severe drought conditions across parts of the Midwest resulted in the
a)
formation of the United States Department of Agriculture
b)
creation of wheat surpluses
c)
growth of the Populist movement
d)
development of Dust Bowl conditions on the Great Plains
3.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
a)
excessive stock market speculation
b)
high unemployment
c)
increased use of credit
d)
limited income of senior citizens
4.
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
5.
Month and Day that Stock Market Crashed
a)
October 28, 1929
b)
October 29, 1928
c)
October 29, 1929
d)
October 29, 1939
6.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
7.
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
a)
low worker productivity
b)
high income taxes
c)
decreasing tariff rates
d)
buying stocks on margin
8.
The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that
a)
F.D.R.'
s relief programs were unsuccessful.
b)
many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.
c)
protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.
d)
the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.
9.
The president who promised the people a "New Deal" during the Great Depression.
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
George Washington
10.
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a)
overproduction and underconsumption
b)
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
c)
an increase in demand for imported products
d)
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
11.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
12.
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
a)
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems associated with urban poverty.
b)
Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy of the United States.
c)
Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve social inequality.
d)
Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor.
13.
As part of the New Deal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) were created to
a)
allow for a quick recovery of stock prices
b)
provide direct loans to businesses
c)
protect individual investors from stock fraud and bank failure
d)
allow banks and companies to invest in the stock market
14.
A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to
a)
make the Court processes more democratic
b)
end corruption and favoritism in handling cases
c)
influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs
d)
ensure the appointment of members of minority groups
15.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the US
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
16.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects such as national parks and planting trees (helped to prevent erosion which was prevalent because of over farming).
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
17.
An agency that provided emergency financing of banks, life insurance companies, railroads and other large businesses
a)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
b)
Bonus Army
c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
d)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
18.
These created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reduce
19.
These programs were designed to stimulate the economy and end the Depression?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reuse
20.
These programs were designed to prevent a future Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Recycle
21.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act
22.

Two answers: This law was created to protect workers' right to strike and led to an increase in union participation

a)

Wagner Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

National Labor Relations Act

23.

Which New Deal program created price supports to encourage farmers to produce less cotton and tobacco?

a)

Rural Electrification Authority

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

24.

Which was NOT part of the Fair Labor Standards Act?

a)

Every worker gets the summer off.

b)

Children can't work.

c)

Bosses have to pay a minimum wage.

d)

Workers can't be forced to work too many hours.

25.

Which two conditions enabled Hitler's rise to power and dominance in Europe?

a)

lack of resistance by Great Britain

b)

the Great Depression

c)

appeasement by the Britain and France

d)

alcoholism and drug addiction

26.

A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Final Solution

c)

Genocide

d)

Blitzkrieg

27.

the night of broken glass. German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property.

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Third Reich

d)

Genocide

28.

strategically conquering easily defeated islands in order to gain control of the Pacific

a)

D-Day

b)

Liberate

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Genocide

29.

invasion of Normandy, France by Allied troops in an attempt to liberate them from Germans

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Third Reich

d)

Island Hopping

30.

The Nazi program of exterminating Jews during the Third Reich

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Final Solution

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Genocide

31.

naval base located in Hawaii, United States

a)

Island Hopping

b)

D-Day

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Blitzkrieg

32.

the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II

a)

Genocide

b)

Holocaust

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Lebensraum

33.
law that allowed nations at war to purchase U.S. goods if they paid in full and transported the goods themselves
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
34.
laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
35.
law that gave the government power to give war materials to Great Britain without regard for its ability to pay
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
36.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

37.

What did A. Philip Randolph do?

a)

served as a spy and stole German battle plans

b)

spoke out against racial discrimination in the war industries

c)

increased reserves of natural resources

38.

This was a major reason for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan

a)

promote US Isolationism

b)

destroy Japan's industrial centers and save American lives

c)

Scare Hitler

39.
The goal of the Double V Campaign was Victory for the Allies in Europe and Victory over which social issue?
a)
discrimination and inequality in the United States
b)
government censorship and propaganda
c)
the gender wage gap in the United States
d)
the suspension of civil liberties during wartime
40.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events in WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; VJ-Day
b)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day; D-Day; VE-Day
c)
Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; VJ-Day
d)
D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day
41.

authorized the creation of internment camps in which many Japanese-Americans were placed during World War II

a)

Executive Order 9066

b)

Manhattan Project

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Executive Order 8802

42.

Many people from Mexico came to help American farmers through a program called the ___________.

a)

Civil defense

b)

Bracero Program

c)

Fair Employment Practices Commission

d)

United Service Organizations

43.
The U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle.
a)
Coral Sea
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Midway
d)
Invasion of Normandy
44.
This was Germany's last major attempt to stop the Allies' progress in the West.
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
El Alamein
c)
Kursk
d)
Battle of the Bulge
45.

When 78,000 prisoners of war were forced to walk 65 miles to a Japanese prison camp.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stallingrad

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

convoy system

e)

Erwin Rommel

46.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
47.
What were the Nazis charged with at the Nuremberg trials?
a)
Murder
b)
War Crimes
c)
Manslaughter
d)
Treason
48.

Which of the following was NOT a main principle of the UN?

a)

To save future generations from war.

b)

To prevent economic recessions.

c)

To reaffirm human rights.

d)

To establish equal rights for all nations.

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