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WorksheetsAS1 10 (Unit 9)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the best English translation for 平時の繁栄 ?
a)
peacetime prosperity
b)
surplus peace
c)
a calm rich person
2.
World War I started in ...
a)
the Atlantic Ocean.
b)
Europe.
c)
the US-Mexico border.
3.
The US entered World War I late. Why?
a)
Mexico was allied with Germany.
b)
The President wanted to stay neutral.
c)
German submarines attacked American ships.
4.
(Look at the slides for Week 10.) Starting in 1918, there was a worldwide pandemic called the _______ .
a)
“Spanish flu”
b)
“tuberculosis”
c)
“yellow fever”
5.
In the 1920s, because of mass-production, people could buy _______ .
a)
cars and refrigerators
b)
TVs and radios
c)
railroads and telephones
6.
By 1920, women were able to _______ in the USA.
a)
work
b)
drive
c)
vote
7.
Some people were very rich in the 1920s, but _______ .
a)
life felt good
b)
wealth was not equally spread
c)
there were not enough goods
8.
In October 1929, ...
a)
the value of the stock market dropped suddenly.
b)
bad weather ruined the harvest.
c)
people began borrowing huge sums of money.
9.
In the 1930s, many farmers were forced to leave their land because of _______.
a)
lack of rain
b)
war
c)
unemployment
10.
“Social Security” was originally a plan that gave an income to _______.
a)
businesses
b)
retired people
c)
construction workers
11.
US President FD Roosevelt wanted to stop _______.
a)
selling oil and steel to Germany and Japan
b)
lending military goods to the UK
c)
the spread of fascism in Europe.
12.
During World War II, Japanese-Americans were _______.
a)
put in prison
b)
told to go back to Japan
c)
sent to live in camps in the countryside
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