WorksheetsGCSE American History: The Depression and WW2
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
How many banks went bust in 1931?
(a)
When was the 'Black Friday' of the Wall Street Crash?
Day, month, year
(a)
How many became unemployed in the 4 years after the crash to 1933?
(a)
How many men became 'railway tramps' by 1932?
(a)
By what percentage did car production decrease?
(a)
What fraction of children in New York City were reported to be undernourished during the depression?
(a)
When was the 'dustbowl'?
Write in from (year-year)
(a)
By 1936, how many acres of farmland in the midwest had turned to desert?
(a)
Which one of these is a quote by Hoover in response to the crash?
We will pull ourselves out of this hole
The light is at the end of the tunnel
Prosperity is just around the corner
We will fight them on the beaches
In what year were the bonus marches?
(a)
How many ex-soldiers took part in the marches?
(a)
How many babies were killed during the violence that ensued during the Bonus Marches?
(a)
In which state did impoverished and unemployed coal miners begin to mine illegally on company property? They were taken to court but the jury refused to convict them
(a)
Name a tariff brought in by Hoover to stop the depression- write as - name x-name y tariff
(a)
What percentage increase did the Hawley Smoot tariff put in place?
(a)
Name an organisation that hoover set up in response to the crash
(a)
Name a government funded project that Hoover worked for
(a)
How much did the Hoover Dam cost?
(a)
How many more votes did FDR receive to Hoover?
(closest million)
(a)
What was the special congress session called that lasted from the 8th March to 16th June 1932- its job: to bring 'Action and Action now!'
(a)
8 days after FDR's ingratiation, what did he do which started a long running part of his presidency?
Ran his first 'Fireside Chat'
Introduced first Alphabet Agency
Called for the redevelopment of trade unions
In 1933, Roosevelt closed all banks for how long?
(a)
What was the name of he act that came with the bank holiday?
(a)
After the permanent closure of some banks, the public regained some confidence. How much money were redeposited as a result of the EBA?
(a)
Which year did FDR end Prohibition?
(a)
What did the FERA stand for?
(a)
How much money did the FERA allocate to help relieve the suffering of the poor?
(a)
What did the CCC stand for?
(a)
How many men were employed under the CCC by 1940?
(a)
How many young men were employed in the CCC by 1940?
(a)
What did the TVA stand for?
(a)
Which one of these did the TVA do?
Build dams
Provide housing
Give loans to farmers
All of the above
When did the Wagner Act come in? (year)
(a)
What organisation did the Wagner Act promote?
(a)
What was the name of the act that was brought in to provide federal aid to the unemployed and elderly?
(a)
What year was the Social Security Act passed?
(a)
What was the Alphabet Agency that got declared illegal?
(a)
What 4 groups were opposed to the New Deal
Democrats, Liberals, Business owners and Foreign Investors
Shareholders, Trade Unions, Republicans and Police Officers
Foreigners, Congress Members, Republicans, Democrats
Business Leaders, The States, Republicans, The Supreme Court
Name an American radical who argued that the New Deal did not go far enough
(a)
When did Roosevelt try to replace the Supreme Court?
(Year)
(a)
How many terms did FDR have?
(a)
What was the decrease in percentage unemployed from 1932-1937?
(a)
In which year was the New Deal cut back?
(a)
How many homes had radio in 1939?
(a)
1930's culture: Who was Jack Benny?
A comedian
A singer
An actor
A florist
When did Jesse Owens win his Gold Medal in the Berlin Olympics?
(a)
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath became a film in which year?
(a)
In what year was the first Superman Comic published?
(a)
In what month and year did Lend Lease begin?
(a)
What was the value of the materials sent out in lend lease?
(a)
When did the US enter WW2?
(month and year)
(a)
What fraction of the world's weapons were being produced in the US by 1944?
(a)
How many women worked in shipping by the end of the war?
- an increase from just 26 pre-war
(a)
How many people worked in factories during the war?
(a)
How many AFAMS worked in war industry?
(a)
How many women joined the armed forces?
(a)
How many AFAMS joined the armed forces?
(a)
How many women joined the workforce in WW2?
(a)
How many new businesses were set up during the war?
(a)
How much money did America receive in War bonds?
(a)
How many people were unemployed in 1946?
(a)
By what factor did government expenditure increase during WW2?
(a)
Membership of the black empowerment group NAACP had risen to what number by the end of the war?
(a)
What percentage of managers said women were the best workers after WW2?
(a)
What was the increase in percentage of married women working by 1945 from 1941?
(a)
