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WorksheetsEarly 20th Century
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
Which was NOT a part of the Great Depression?
The stock market crashed.
Isolationism removed help from other countries.
There was over farming so prices dropped.
People bought on credit and could not pay it back.
Which is NOT true about President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Ended World War II by bombing 2 Japanese cities
Served 3 terms as president
Helped end the Great Depression with New Deal programs
Cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt
What caused the Dust Bowl?
there were too many farmers and they were attacking each other's farms
the Great Plains are always dusty
tornadoes were constantly happening
over farming and drought
Which is NOT true of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team?
was awarded thousands of military medals & honors
proved their loyalty to the U.S.
fought in Europe
only African American military unit in World War II
How did immigrants affect the economy in the early 1900s?
caused unemployment in America
brought growth to America
closed the Westward Movement
caused decline in America
Dust storms blew across the Great Plains during the 1930s. At this time, this area was known as -
the Dust Bowl
the Sand Dunes
the Great Depression
the Great War
In the early 1900s, factory jobs were being sought out by -
only women and children
immigrants and farmers
jazz musicians
suffragettes and supporters
Why were Americans outraged and entered World War I?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Zimmerman Telegram and the Treaty of Versailles
The Zimmerman Telegram and Germans sinking US ships
The Great Depression
How did the innovative inventor, Thomas Edison, helped change the world?
created the telephone
created the steel plow
created a long lasting light bulb
created the automobile
At the end of the World War I, America -
retreated into isolationism
created atomic bombs
joined the League of Nations
opened the United Nations
Who invented the telephone, which changed communication forever?
Nikolai Tesla
Thomas Edison
the Wright Brothers
Alexander Graham Bell
Which innovators flew the first airplane?
Tuskegee Regiment
442nd Airborne Team
Wright Brothers
George Washington Carver
What new New Orleans sound created from a mix of cultures, mostly in the African American communities was heard in the 1920s?
hip hop
jazz
baroque
new age
Which item below is NOT related to George Washington Carver?
invented the atomic bomb
one of the first African American scientists
improved agricultural practices and found hundreds of uses for peanuts
professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
Which segregated group of World War II pilots had to deal with racism and received awards and honors for their service?
442nd Regimental Combat Team
Detained Japanese Americans
Japanese Women
Tuskegee Airmen
What's the nineteenth amendment?
the right for women to work
the right for African Americans to vote
the right for women to vote
the right for African American men to join the military
Which suffragette spent her life working for women's rights, but died before it became legal for women to vote?
Elisha Whitney
Rosa Parks
Alexa Wright
Susan B. Anthony
