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Barbaro Great Depression/WW2 Test

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

2.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to strengthen the economy 
b)
to avoid going to war 
c)
to improve public education 
d)
to end racial discrimination 
3.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
4.
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. 
5.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
d)
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
6.
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
7.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (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

8.
These places helped to feed people in Hooverville.
a)
Kicthens
b)
Shelters
c)
Micro Kitchens
d)
Soup Kitchens
9.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
10.
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
11.
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
12.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
13.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
14.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
15.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
16.
Legislation that provided for old-age pensions for workers, unemployment insurance, and other welfare programs
a)
Federal Securities Act
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Wagner Act
d)
Federal Pension Act
17.

These were a series of radio addresses given by President Roosevelt

a)

Hooverville

b)

GNP

c)

Fireside chats

d)

Black Tuesday

18.

"If jobs are not available, the government must create jobs for those who are unemployed."

Which Depression-Era President would have said this?

a)
b)
19.

What event helped end the Great Depression along with the New Deal?

a)

U.S. war economy caused by war in Europe

b)

The passage of the 21st Amendment increased sale of alcohol

c)

The start of the Great War

d)

FDR's First New Deal

20.
FDR's Court-Packing plan involved increasing the number of judges on the Supreme Court from _____ to _____
a)
7 to 12
b)
5 to 7
c)
9 to 15
d)
15 to 21
21.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
22.

Three countries that became very aggressive in the 1930s and 1940s, also known as the AXIS countries, were…

a)
Germany, Italy and Soviet Union
b)
Germany, Italy and France
c)
Germany, Italy and Japan
23.
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
24.
Where did Hitler take over?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
All of the above
25.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
26.
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 
27.
__________ and ___________ filled in the workforce for men overseas.
a)
Kids and Veterans 
b)
Immigrants and Children 
c)
Soldiers and Women 
d)
Women and Minorities 
28.
Why did the government ration food and other goods? 
a)
to store them and sell them in south america 
b)
So the armed forces had sufficient supplies overseas 
c)
because of the great depression 
d)
to be prepared for a nuclear war
29.
forced Japanese Americans into Internment camps
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Holocuast
c)
Manchuria
d)
Women
30.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
31.
How many Jews were killed in total during the holocaust? 
a)
6
b)
60
c)
600,000
d)
6,000,000
32.

The lightning war of planes, tanks, and trained soldiers.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Final Solution

33.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
34.
Dictator of the Soviet Union during WW2
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hirohito
d)
Churchill
35.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
36.

What caused many farmers to foreclose on their farms in the 1930s?

a)

Growing too few crops

b)

Overproduction of crops and costs of machines

c)

Expensive land and not enough workers

d)

The Wall Street Crash

37.

During the Great Depression, neighborhoods of shacks would be known as...

a)

Shantytowns

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Ghettos

d)

Projects

38.

How did Hoover handle the Bonus Army?

a)

The US Army was sent in

b)

The protesters gave up

c)

He personally paid them their bonus

d)

Congress and the veterans compromised

39.

A government led by a dictator dominating society is?

a)

fascimile

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

totalitarianism

40.

What event spurred America to enter WW2?

a)

the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

the Munich Pact

c)

Roosevelt's death

d)

Pearl Harbor

41.

How did Roosevelt attempt to help the Allies without officially joining the war?

a)

the Lawn-Lend Act

b)

the Lend-Lease Act

c)

the Loose-Change Act

d)

the Secret Sneaky Act

42.

What does this show?

a)

American Isolationism

b)

America joining WW2

c)

America's drive for global peace

d)

the importance of sleep to a well balance life

43.

What happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

atomic bombs were dropped

b)

tanks were used to defeat the Japanese

c)

Japanese killed many Chinese

d)

Japanese conquered Vietnam

44.

What kickstarted the second world war in Europe in 1939?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Japan

c)

Germany invaded Britain

d)

Germany invaded France

45.
When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
the President talking
c)
Chats with me
d)
Campfire chats
46.
Franklin Roosevelt's "court-packing plan" was a serious mistake because-
a)
Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement
b)
The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal legislation
c)
It appeared to interfere with the Constitution's separation of powers
47.

What did the Bonus Expeditionary Force want?

a)

The B.E.F. wanted the bonus in installments, or small payments through 1944.

b)

The B.E.F. wanted the bonus check early to offer relief.

c)

The B.E.F. wanted double the bonus check in 1944 as a form of relief.

48.

a statement signed by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledging that both the United States and Great Britain would work for a world free of aggression.

a)

Fascism

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Executive Order 9066

d)

Lend-Lease Act

49.

If you give in to demands of another person or country just to keep the peace, it is called ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Appeasement
Propoganda
Tyranny
Pacification
Disarmament
Treachery
50.

Drive to promote the fight for democracy overseas and at the home front in the United States for African Americans.

a)

Cash & Carry

b)

Dehumanization

c)

Double-V Campaign

d)

Island Hopping

e)

Rosie the Riveter

51.

What was the ultimate goal of Operation Overlord?

a)

To overtake Berlin via invasion and win the war

b)

To clear the English channel of all submarines for deployment of transports

c)

To invade the beaches of France and set up a landing zone for more troops and tanks

d)

To take southern Italy via Paratroopers and halt Hitler's allies

52.

Navajo Code Talkers fought in _.

a)

the Pacific

b)

Europe

c)

the Southwest

d)

all of the above

53.

Disney's First Animated Movie...

a)

Cinderella

b)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

c)

Pinocchio

d)

Fantasia

54.

John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath sympathetically portrayed the plight of:

a)

A) Oklahoma Dust Bowl migrants.

b)

B) unemployed Detroit factory workers.

c)

C) new immigrants in New York City.

d)

D) poor black farmers in Georgia.

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