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1920's -WW2 + some

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Military leader in control of Japan during the war

a)

Stalin

b)

Mussolini

c)

Hitler

d)

Tojo

2.

People persecuted by the Nazis because of their religion

a)

Jews

b)

Muslims

c)

Christians

d)

Hindu

3.

Which term was NOT Associated with the 1920’s

a)

Most people used credit to buy goods

b)

Unemployment was low/most had jobs

c)

The economy was booming

d)

Farms were closing/no food for cities

4.

Which phrase meant only a few people in the US had wealth or money?

a)

Stealing/theft

b)

Demobilization

c)

Uneven distribution of wealth

d)

Paying up front

5.

What did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

Overproduction/growing only 1 crop on land

b)

Drought/No rain/not or bad irrigating

c)

No crop rotation/bad farming techniques

d)

An alien attack on the mid-west

6.

Which word does not belong?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

Flappers, bootleggers

c)

Speakeasy

d)

The 18th Amendment

7.

Who was the President during

The Great Depression?

a)

JFK

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

FDR

8.

What was the name of homes made out of scrap wood and materials that poor people lived in during the Depression?

a)

Hoovertowns

b)

Pleasantville

c)

Palm Cities

d)

Shanties/Hoovervilles

9.

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was a tax on imports or goods coming into the USA, Foreign countries then placed a tax on American goods coming into their countries….what was the effect of this?

a)

•Europeans didn’t sell things in the USA, We didn’t sell abroad

b)

•US Imports increased

c)

•The USA began spending more on advertising in Asia

d)

•Most people bought luxury goods from Europe because they were so cheap

10.

Who was the president after Hoover/ The President during WW2?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

11.

What was Roosevelt’s plan for getting the USA out of The Depression called?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Super Fantastic Deal

c)

The Open Door Policy

d)

The Good Deal

12.

Which did FDR do to help Americans?

a)

Created organizations to help poor Americans, made regular Americans part of politics, more people became Democrats

b)

Took over major industries like coal, steel, RR, and electric companies

c)

Became the first Dictator in the USA

d)

Banned the use of alcohol in areas of the mid-west after Prohibition

13.

The Great Depression an the end of WW1 led to….

a)

WW3

b)

WW1

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

WW2

14.

Which word is the same/synonym for a dictatorship?….

a)

Democracy

b)

Republic

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Anarchy

15.

When did women gain the right to vote?

a)

August 18, 1920

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 11, 2001

d)

March 3, 1990

16.

What did the 19th amendment do?

a)

End slavery

b)

Gave students the right to vote

c)

Gave women the right to vote

d)

Made women equal in all ways to men.

17.

The tea pot dome scandal was

a)

US politicians taking bribes from oil companies

b)

Happened under Warren J Harding

c)

Full was the first cabinet member to go to jail.

d)

Someone stole all of the tea pots from the White House

18.

What is the quota system?

a)

A number of immigrants that must be allowed to the US

b)

Set limits for the number of immigrants that were allowed into the US based on their country of origin.

c)

Counted the number of immigrants from a specific country

d)

Kept track of the number of countries immigrants came from.

19.

When did WW1 end

a)

1914

b)

1918

c)

1818

d)

2020

20.

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

21.

When did WW2 start

a)

1939

b)

1839

c)

1948

d)

1978

22.

Who did Japan invade

a)

China

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

France

d)

Italy

23.

Who was treated most unfairly in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

America

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Canada

24.

Who were the allied powers for WW2

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

U.S.A

d)

Soviet Union

e)

China

25.

When did WW2 end

a)

1945

b)

1968

c)

1802

d)

2012

26.

To encourage Americans to "buy now" and "pay latter" when purchasing products in their stores they encouraged

a)

Credit

b)

Margin Buying

c)

Muckraking

d)

Imperialism

27.
Women who cut their hair short, wore makeup, and wore short dresses were known as 
a)
Flappers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Hippies
d)
Victorian Women
28.
With Alcohol being illegal, this became known as ___________.
a)
Prohibition 
b)
Progressive
c)
Intolerance
d)
Imperialism 
29.
What Amendment made it illegal to purchase and distribute Alcohol? 
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
30.
One reason for US fears of communism in the 1920's was that
a)
millions of Bolsheviks were migrating to the US
b)
the Bolsheviks had taken over Russia during World War I
c)
a Bolshevik army was sailing to the US
d)
Bolshevik spies were found in the US government
31.
The fear of communism taking over the US during the 1920's was called the
a)
Red Menace
b)
Bolshevik Revolution
c)
Red Scare
d)
Palmer Revolt
32.
The move to arrest & deport supposed communists in 1919 & 1920 was called the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Palmer Raids
c)
Red Menace
d)
Emergency Quota Act
33.
One of the reasons the KKK revitalized during the 1920's was
a)
the start of the civil rights movement in the South
b)
the increasing role of black figures in society
c)
the large numbers of immigrants coming into the US
d)
the increasing role of women in society
34.
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920's hated all of these groups EXCEPT
a)
immigrants
b)
Catholics & Jews
c)
blacks
d)
Protestants
35.
Nativism is
a)
the idea that Native Americans should have more land
b)
the distrust of immigrants by Americans
c)
a fear of radical ideas
d)
hatred of all people by Native Americans
36.
Which law began limiting the flow if immigrants when it was passed in 1921?
a)
National Origins Act
b)
Emergency Quota Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Teapot Dome Act
37.
The two Italian immigrants who were executed for killing 2 men at a factory were named
a)
Galleani & Luigi
b)
Harding & Capone
c)
Sacco & Vanzetti
d)
Malone & Galleani
38.
The ______________________  of 1929  triggered The Great Depression.
a)
International Cotton Expo
b)
Atlanta Race Riot
c)
stock market crash
d)
New Deal
39.
 A telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico offering the country the opportunity for an alliance.   
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Zimmerman Orchard
c)
Zimmerman  Email
d)
Zimmerman Snapchat
40.
 This man was elected president promising to provide a new deal for the American people and an end to the depression.
a)
Tom Brady
b)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c)
Henry Grady
d)
Herbert Hoover
41.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
42.
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
43.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
44.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
45.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
46.
forced Japanese Americans into Internment camps
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Holocuast
c)
Manchuria
d)
Women
47.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
48.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
49.
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
50.

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

a)

Americans

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Jews

51.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
52.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
53.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
54.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
55.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
56.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
57.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
58.

How long did the WW2 last

a)

10 years

b)

5 years

c)

12 years

d)

7years

59.
What was the big event that started WWII?
a)
invasion of Austria
b)
invasion of Poland
c)
invasion of Hungary
d)
invasion of Czechoslovakia 
60.

Blitzkrieg or blitz means

a)

blizzard

b)

lightening war

c)

living space

d)

blaze

61.

_______was Hitler's attempt to take over Britain

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Operation Torch

62.

______ was the final battle in Europe

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

Battle of El Alamein

63.

_____ was the agreement between Hitler and Stalin

a)

VE Day

b)

Japanese Instrument of Surrender

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

64.

Where was the atomic bomb first dropped in Japan?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Tokyo

d)

Iwo Jima

65.

Which battle was a turning point in the Pacific campaign

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Coral Sea

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

66.

What was the battle that took place along 5 beaches in Normandy, France.

a)

Operation Torch

b)

D-Day

c)

Invasion of France

d)

Operation Fortitude

67.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
68.
What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Hawaii 
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
c)
France and Italy
d)
Washington D.C and New York City 
69.
A camp that Jewish people were sent to 
a)
internment camps
b)
Jewish camps
c)
concentration camps 
d)
war camps 

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