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GD & WWII CFA Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Anthony Lucas and Patillo Higgins become famous in Texas?

a)

A. They discovered sources of oil in Texas.

b)

B. They invented the first automobile.

c)

C. They discovered the fastest route across Texas.

d)

D. They build the nation's first gas station.

2.

During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?

a)

A. Dust Bowl

b)

B. Great Plains Dust

c)

C. New Deal

d)

D. Stock Market

3.

Choose the picture that best fits with the Great Depression.

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of these Texans was the most decorated war hero of World War II?

a)

A. Cleto Rodriguez

b)

B. Bessie Coleman

c)

C. Audie Murphy

d)

D. Patillo Higgins

5.

Which of the following caused the Great Depression?

a)

A. Hitler invading Poland

b)

B. Stock market crash of 1929

c)

C. Assassination of Archduke

d)

D. Japan attack on Pearl Harbor

6.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

a)

A. The attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

B. The atomic bomb

c)

C. The Great Depression

d)

D. The Dust Bowl

7.

Who was the symbol of the female workers?

a)

A. Bessie Coleman

b)

B. Queen Elizabeth

c)

C. Rosie the Riveter

d)

D. Susan B. Anthony

8.

What were the first women military pilots called?

a)

A. Flying women

b)

B. Women Above Sky and Planes

c)

C. Women Pilots of the War

d)

D. Women Air-Force Service Pilot

9.

What was the name of President Roosevelt's programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?

a)

A. New Deal

b)

B. Social Security

c)

C. Great Deal

d)

D. Roosevelt Plan

10.

The following countries including United States, Great Britain and France won World War II was known as the__

a)

A. Axis Powers

b)

B. Great Powers

c)

C. Allied Powers

d)

D. Foreign Powers

11.

What is a dictator?

a)

an elected official

b)

a leader who has complete control of the government

c)

another word for president

d)

the ruler of Germany

12.

Who was the leader of Germany from 1933-1945?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Winston Churchill

13.

Why is Pearl Harbor significant?

a)

It was the start of World War II

b)

It forced America to join the war

c)

It was the last battle

d)

It was the first battle America lost

14.

Who was the President of the United States at the time of World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Donald Trump

15.
What ended the Great Depression?
a)
The New Deal
b)
Alphabet Agencies
c)
World War II
d)
The Spread of Communism
16.
How did WWII end the Great Depression? 
a)
It caused the US to fight
b)
It created jobs
c)
It created the Allied powers
d)
It placed men in the military
17.
a symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Cornelia Fort
d)
Axis Powers
18.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
19.
A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
dictator
c)
political party
d)
fascism
20.
Great Britain, Canada, the Soviet Union, and eventually the United States became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
21.
Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ________.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Axis Powers
c)
Dictators
d)
Prime Ministers
22.

Why did Japan finally surrender?

a)

Germany told them to stop

b)

America dropped 2 atomic bombs on them

c)

They realized they were in the wrong and just stopped

d)

Great Britain got them to sign a treaty

23.
German leader who led the Nazi Party
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
24.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
25.

The Dust Bowl had which of the following impacts on Texas?

a)

Farms and ranches in the Great Plains and Central Plains were moved to the Gulf Coastal Plains.

b)

Failed farmers and ranchers migrated west, leaving behind much of their property and land.

c)

Tornado touchdowns were at a record high during this time.

d)

Farmers started planting crops that could be grown in the dry dusty climate.

26.

Which of the following caused the Great Depression?

a)

Hitler invading Poland

b)

Stock market crash of 1929

c)

Assassination of Archduke

d)

Japan attack on Pearl Harbor

27.

What do Audie Murphy and Cleto Rodriquez have in common?

a)

Both men were soldiers from European countries and fought in World War II

b)

Both men were World War II soldiers from Texas who received many medals and recognitions for their service in the war.

c)

Both men used their military experience to become elected political officials in Texas.

d)

Both men became cattle ranchers after they fought in World War II

28.
Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Ronald Reagan
29.

A ___________________ is a time when industries do not grow and many people are out of work.

a)

unemployment

b)

stock market

c)

depression