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Review for IA4

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did President Roosevelt help unemployment DECREASE throughout the Great Depression?

a)

He led the March on Washington.

b)

He created New Deal programs.

c)

He ratified the 19th Amendment.

d)

He brought an end to World War I.

2.

Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

A severe drought in the Great Plains.

b)

Fewer people spending money because they didn't have a job.

c)

World War II began.

d)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

3.

What was an effect of the Dust Bowl on the farmers in the Great Plains?

a)

Farmers made a lot of money because they had plenty of crops to sell.

b)

Farmers lost their homes and farms because they could not repay their loans.

c)

Farmers sold all of their crops to Europeans.

d)

Farmers sold all of their crops to banks.

4.

Which former first lady worked with the United Nations and helped to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

Jackie Kennedy

b)

Betty Ford

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Michelle Obama

5.

Japan surrendered to the United States in 1945. This day is called __________.

a)

D-Day

b)

VE Day

c)

M-Day

d)

VJ Day

6.

Why did the United States enter into World War II?

a)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

b)

Germany was sinking our ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

c)

Japan was invading other countries in Asia.

d)

Germany invaded Poland.

7.

Who was the chancellor of Germany during WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

8.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

9.

Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom (Great Britain) during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

10.

What peacekeeping organization was created after World War II?

a)

the League of Nations

b)

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

the United Nations

d)

the Treaty of Germany

11.

What was the opportunity cost of rationing during World War II?

a)

Americans had to work more hours to earn money to buy the goods they needed.

b)

Americans could not have all the goods they wanted because they were helping support the soldiers fighting in Europe.

c)

Americans could purchase their goods for less money than before the war.

d)

Americans could only buy goods from the government.

12.

Why did the government use these posters during WWII?

a)

to encourage women to volunteer for the US Army

b)

to encourage women to vote in upcoming elections

c)

to encourage women to work in jobs that men had before the war (factories, manufacturing, mechanics)

d)

to encourage women to get involved in politics

13.

When the Tuskegee Airmen (the first African American pilots) first began training, what did some military leaders think at first?

a)

Some believed the integration would work throughout the entire military.

b)

Some believed they were the best pilots around.

c)

Some doubted that African Americans could be skilled pilots.

d)

Some doubted that African Americans would volunteer for the military.

14.

When Harry Truman decided to use nuclear weapons during World War II, what impact did this have on the United States?

a)

President Truman was accused of war crimes in Japan.

b)

The Soviet Union and the United States ultimately entered into an arms race.

c)

The United States went into another depression.

d)

Great Britain was no longer an ally to the United States.

15.

Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind, a book about _________________.

a)

life in the North during the Great Depression

b)

life in the Midwest during the Dust Bowl

c)

life in the South during the Civil War

d)

life in the West during the Stock Market Crash

16.

Why did so many Americans relate to Margaret Mitchell's epic novel, Gone with the Wind, which was a book about a family struggling during the Civil War?

a)

The book was released during WWI, so people could relate to losing soldiers during a war.

b)

The book was released during WWII, so people could relate to losing soldiers during a war.

c)

The book was released during the Great Depression, so people could relate to hard times and financial troubles.

d)

The book was released during the Jazz Age, when everyone was happy and doing well.

17.

Who am I? I performed jazz music, played the piano, and wrote music during the 1930's.

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Charles Lindbergh

18.

Who am I? I won 4 gold medals during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Louis Armstrong

19.

Chicago became a major city in the early 20th century because ______________.

a)

a lot of people migrated to the West

b)

they had access to waterways and railroads which made it good for shipping

c)

it was beautiful in the wintertime

d)

there was a lot of farmland for growing crops

20.

Which region of the United States had fertile soil and waterways, making industrial and agricultural areas more profitable?

a)

the South

b)

the West

c)

the Northeast

d)

the Midwest

21.

Where did the first manned, powered flight take place?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

22.

Are you ready for IA4?

a)

Yes! I am going to CRUSH IA4!! 🤩

b)

No ☹