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WorksheetsUS History 2021 Final review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 1920s was a decade known as....
a)
The Roaring Lions
b)
The Roaring Years
c)
The Roaring Days
d)
The Roaring 20's
2.
On which day did people lose a lot of cash when the stock market crashed?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
May 7, 1929
c)
January 14, 1929
d)
October 29, 1929
3.
What was the time span of The Great Depression?
a)
1929-1941
b)
1929-1937
c)
1929-1957
d)
1929-1911
4.
How many workers didn't have a job by 1933?
a)
1 out of every 7
b)
1 out of every 4
c)
2 out of every 7
d)
3 out of every 4
5.
Which president created the New Deal programs?
a)
George W. Bush
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
John F Kennedy
6.
What nickname was given to the shantytowns?
a)
"Hooverville"
b)
"East Central High School"
c)
"Bommertown"
d)
"Centerville"
7.
Which president did people blame for The Great Depression?
a)
President Hoover
b)
President Roosevelt
c)
President Otis
d)
President Taft
8.
How did Americans 'diss' President Hoover?
a)
They named their ugly children after him.
b)
They named their failed businesses after him.
c)
They named their shantytowns after him.
d)
They named a disease after him.
9.
Which war had the US gotten out of before The Great Depression?
a)
World War II
b)
World War I
c)
Viet Nam
d)
World War Z
10.
Which war did the US enter when The Great Depression was over?
a)
The Viet Nam War
b)
The Korea War
c)
The Star Wars
d)
World War II
11.
President during the 1930s who was considered a failure because he couldn't fix the Great Depression.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Jessie Owens
12.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn't find jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn't find work couldn't afford to buy food so they had to go to
a)
Homeless shelters
b)
Soup kitchens
13.
Bob lived during a time when there were large dust storms and no rain for weeks or months at a time. This was known as the
a)
Great Recession
b)
TVA
c)
Dust Bowl
d)
CCC
14.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
15.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The End of Prohibition
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover
16.
Which program builds wildlife perserves and plants trees?
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
d)
FDIC
17.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects.
a)
Civilian Conservation Core (CCC)
b)
Works Progress Administration
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
The New Deal
18.
Ruled Russia with an iron fist after Lenin.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Rasputin
d)
Leon Trotsky
19.
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?
a)
9-1-39
b)
12-7-41
c)
6-4-42
d)
6-6-44
20.
Why did President Roosevelt ask Congress to declare war on Japan?
a)
the attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
the attack at Iwo Jima
c)
the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
the explosion of the USS Maine
21.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Francisco Franco
22.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
23.
What is the term used for the Allies' allowance of Germany to annex the Sudetenland?
a)
Accommodation
b)
Alignment
c)
Arrangement
d)
Appeasement
24.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
25.
Which of the following was NOT an Allied Power during WWII?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Italy
26.
What event led to the start of WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Germany invaded Austria
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan
27.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
28.
Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
George Marshall
d)
Harry Truman
29.
What years did WWII begin and end?
a)
1938-1951
b)
1945-1951
c)
1939-1945
d)
1936-1944
30.
The term appeasement refers to ---
a)
giving in to an aggressor to avoid war
b)
depending on allies to fight for you
c)
disarming to show your unwillingness to fight
d)
standing up for one's beliefs
31.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of El Alamein
32.
What was the US strategy in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Strategic Embargos
c)
Blitzkreig
d)
Create a two front war
33.
The Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa showed that the Japanese were willing to surrender and end the war.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Kamikaze Attacks were...
a)
Japanese Suicide Pilots
b)
Japanese Suicide Bomb Vests
c)
Japanese Samurai Sword Attacks
d)
Japanese Bombing Raids
35.
What was the name of the top secret program to develop the US Nuclear Bombs?
a)
The Detroit Project
b)
The Einstein Project
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
The Quest For Power
36.
The first city to be attacked with a Nuclear Bomb was....
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Tokyo
d)
Berlin
37.
The end of WW2 in the Pacific was celebrated as
a)
V-J Day
b)
V-E Day
c)
Memorial Day
d)
Veterans Day
38.
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
Dwight D. Eishenhower
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
39.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
40.
A form of economy that promotes free trade, reduced government intervention and entrepreneurism is ________
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Marxism
41.
A form of government that allows no personal freedom and citizens have little choice in leaders of their government or policy is called ______
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Marxism
d)
Socialism
42.
Why were the US and Soviet Union on opposite side of the Cold War?
a)
The US dropped bombs on the Soviet Union
b)
The Soviet Union dropped bombs on the US
c)
The two countries have different viewpoints of government and economy.
43.
How is a Cold War different from a regular war?
a)
It's fought in the winter.
b)
It is a war that divides countries.
c)
It's fought in certain countries.
d)
It is a war of words and ideas instead of bullets and guns.
44.
What organization formed to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
NATO
b)
NAFTA
c)
WPA
d)
USA
45.
What did Winston Churchill say has descended (come down) over Europe?
a)
A Cloudy Day
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Sunshine
d)
Brass Curtains
46.
Why did Western Europe want to the contain communism?
a)
They did not want another world war.
b)
They feared communism would destroy democracy.
c)
They wanted to have more control over the land.
d)
They believed people would like communism more than democracy.
47.
How did President Truman respond to the blockade that prevented supplies from getting the West Europe?
a)
He sent troops to attack the Soviet blockade.
b)
He authorized the use of the atomic bomb.
c)
He organized the Berlin Airlift to fly supplies to them.
48.
The Korean War started because...
a)
Communist North Korea attacked South Korea
b)
the United Nations sent troops
c)
China invaded North Korea
d)
the Soviet Union attacked.
49.
After Joseph Stalin, who became the leader of the Soviet Union?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Douglas MacArthur
50.
What was the arms race?
a)
The US and Soviet Union began to race and see who could conquer more countries.
b)
The US and Soviet Union began building and storing powerful weapons.
c)
The US wanted to have peace with the Soviet Union
d)
The Soviet Union wanted to become allies with the United States
51.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of JFK's presidency?
a)
The Soviet Union broke apart into nation states.
b)
The Soviet Union tried to prevent the US from creating more nuclear weapons.
c)
The US and Soviet Union signed a treaty of peace.
d)
The United States and Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war.
52.
What major historical event is represented in this map?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
The Wright Brother's first flight
d)
The building of the Panama Canel
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