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DCA Review (WW1 & WW2)

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did WW1 end

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1818

d)

2020

2.

What is the Treaty of Versailles

a)

A piece of paper

b)

A document that brought the war to an end with peace

c)

Some thing that happened a long time ago

d)

A document from the 1700's

3.

Where was the Treaty of Versailles singed?

a)

Germany

b)

A place

c)

America

d)

France

4.

When did WW2 start

a)

1939

b)

1839

c)

1948

d)

1978

5.

Who was the leader of germany at the time of WW2

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Nobody

6.

Who did Japan invade

a)

China

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

France

d)

Italy

7.

Was the Treaty of Versailles fair to everyone

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Who were the allied powers for WW2

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

U.S.A

d)

Soviet Union

e)

China

9.

When did the Treaty of Versailles fail

a)

1945

b)

1920

c)

1701

d)

1937

10.

When did WW2 end

a)

1945

b)

1968

c)

1802

d)

2012

11.
What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
12.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
13.
Which side did the US support?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allies
14.

What was the immediate cause of WW1?

a)

Assassination of Woodrow Wilson

b)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

c)

Assassination of Gavriel Princip

d)

Assassination of JFK

15.

The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

16.
What is an alliance?
a)
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
b)
An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
c)
When nation's pick teams to fight against.
d)
Groups of countries that finished nationalism.
17.

MAIN is an acronym for

a)

Ministry, Activity, Intelligence and Nature

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Intelligence and Natural Resources

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism

18.
Adolph Hitler led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
19.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
20.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
21.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
22.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
23.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
24.
The Allies consisted of......
a)
Japan, Germany, and America
b)
America, France, and Australia
c)
America, Soviet Union, and Britain
d)
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
25.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs.
26.
What country did Germany try and persuade to join them against the USA in WW1?
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
Japan
d)
Mexico
27.
What group grew in membership and spread its prejudiced beliefs during and after WW1?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
NAACP
c)
CCC
d)
The Grange
28.
During WW2, why did urban areas grow?
a)
New farming tools
b)
Discovery of oil
c)
Increase in industrial jobs
d)
New laws about schools
29.
In the 1920s, the overproduction of crops and a bad economy  caused...
a)
People to leave the large cities
b)
Crop prices to fall
c)
Increase in immigration out of the USA
d)
Treaties with Mexican farmers
30.
During WW2, Texas became an industrial leader because of this natural resource...
a)
Oil
b)
Gold
c)
Silver
d)
Water
31.
Social Security, Public Works Administration and National Youth Administration were created by Pres Roosevelt to...
a)
Get re-elected in 1936
b)
Build weapons for WW2
c)
Pay debt from WW1
d)
Get USA out of Great Depression
32.
How did technology affect WW1 and WW2?
a)
New planes made travel easier
b)
Increase in oil sales to England
c)
More casualties from new weapons and machines
d)
The Terminator joined the USA Army
33.
What benefited the Texas economy during WW1 and WW2?
a)
Cotton sales to Germany increased
b)
More factories and industries built weapons in Texas
c)
Native Americans created more reservations
d)
New airports flew directly to Europe and Asia
34.
Who was the USA President that created the New Deal?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
James Hogg
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Lyndon Johnson
35.
What TWO industries did Texas lead the nation in production of?
a)
Cotton and Railroads
b)
Oil and Gas
c)
Fish and Lumber
d)
Corn and Fruit
36.
Unemployment grew drastically during what time period?
a)
WW1
b)
WW2
c)
Prohibition
d)
Great Depression
37.
A dry climate and high winds led to what disaster?
a)
Depression
b)
West Nile
c)
Galveston Hurricane
d)
Dust Bowl
38.
Before the oil boom and WW1, what was Texas top industry?
a)
Gold and silver
b)
Milk and dairy
c)
Meat processing and meat packing
d)
Cotton and textiles
39.
Why did the USA ration gas during WW2?
a)
German planes bombed oil wells in Texas and California
b)
There was no HOV lane yet to carpool
c)
The military needed fuel for planes and tanks
d)
Gas prices too high 
40.
Texan farmers moved to California, crops and livestock animals suffered and the govt assisted farmers all because of ....
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Great Depression
c)
Texas wildfires
d)
Texas income tax
41.
What event caused the USA to become involved in WW2?
a)
Election of Hitler as German president
b)
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
Mexico becoming part of the German Alliance
d)
Spread of communism
42.

Using the graph, what conclusion can be made about the Great Depression?

a)

The 1929 Stock Market crash negatively affected he employment rate

b)

An increase in social programs positively affected the employment rate

c)

Stock speculation and "buying on the margin" negatively affected employment

d)

The gap between the rich and the working class decreased between 1927-1937.

43.

Using the graph, what can be concluded from the following graph?

a)

Federal government spending increased 100% between 1929 and 1932.

b)

The Republicans defeated the Democrats for control of Congress in 1936.

c)

World War 2 resulted in increased government spending in the United States.

d)

Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs increased government spending after 1933.

44.

How did the Agricultural Adjustment Act help GA farmers during the Great Depression?

a)

persuading farmers to experiment by planting many different types of crops

b)

encouraging farmers to move from rural areas to find jobs in more urban areas

c)

paying farmers to plan less cotton which caused the price of cotton to increase

d)

Helping farmers find new types of crops that grow in all types of weather.

45.

What hurt Texas farmers during the Great Depression?

a)

Mechanization (tractors & other machines)

b)

Airplanes

c)

Spindletop

d)

The Great Storm

46.

How did the New Deal benefit Texans?

a)

It gave the farmers money for nothing.

b)

It provided jobs through CCC and WPA.

c)

It gave them a deal on cotton.

d)

It helped them find new water.

47.

When did the Stock Market crash?

a)

January 10, 1901

b)

October 24, 1929

c)

March 2, 1836

d)

December 7, 1941

48.

Where did many people migrate to looking for jobs?

a)

California

b)

Virginia

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Florida

49.

Why were women not hired by businesses?

a)

They were not smart enough to work.

b)

They were thought to be taking money away from a man.

c)

They were not strong enough.

d)

This is false, every business hired women to work.

50.

What caused the Dust Bowl?

a)

Farmers planting too much grass.

b)

The completion of the Hoover Dam

c)

Migration from California to Texas

d)

Drought & soil erosion

51.

What is NOT an effect of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Many families moved to California

b)

Farms in the Great Plains failed

c)

NASCAR was created

d)

People died of dust pneumonia

52.

Black Tuesday refers to...

a)

the day the stock market crash

b)

the shopping day before Thanksgiving

c)

the day the slaves were freed

d)

the day when Texas vote

53.

Who became the United States president during the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

54.

What hurt Texas farmers during the Great Depression?

a)

Mechanization (tractors & other machines)

b)

Airplanes

c)

Spindletop

d)

The Great Storm

55.
What did young men  employed by the CCC or Civil Conservation Corps do?
a)
Planted crops on farms
b)
Cleaned the nations rivers and waterways
c)
Planted trees on public lands
56.
Who did the AAA or Agricultural Adjustment Administration help?
a)
Farmers
b)
Young Men
c)
Skilled Craftmen
57.
What did men employed by the WPA or Works Progress Administration do?
a)
Plant trees on public land
b)
Build roads, schools, and parks
c)
Farmers decrease production of crops
58.
What happened to the farmers of the Great Plains who were affected by the Dust Bowl?
a)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in California.
b)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Georgia.
c)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in Texas.
d)
They became migrant workers hopping to find work on the farms in New York.

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