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Unit 1: Lesson 6-7: A Changing World & A Modern World

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Even children as young as ___ or ___ worked in mines and factories.

a)

10 or 12

b)

5 or 6

c)

13 or 14

d)

1 or 2

2.

If workers complained, they _______.

a)

were tickled

b)

were given a promotion

c)

earned a raise

d)

were fired

3.

Workers began to form labor unions to make agreements with employers about _________  and __________.

a)

better wages and safer working conditions

b)

parties and raises

c)

better offices and longer breaks

d)

more vacation time and paid time off.

4.

Allied Powers: included England, France, Japan, ___, and ___.

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Turkey

5.

The "Great War" is also known as ___.

a)

World War II

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Korean War

d)

World War I

6.

At first the U.S. tried to stay out of the World War I.  But joined in _______, and fought with the Allied Powers.

a)

1917

b)

1941

c)

1945

d)

1950

7.

People were working for women’s suffrage.  In 1920, Congress finally amended the Constitution to give ___ the right to ___.

a)

men the right to work.

b)

African Americans the right to own farms.

c)

women the right to vote.

d)

children the right to go to school.

8.

The stock market crash was the beginning of the ___.

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Great War

c)

World War I

d)

Great Depression

9.

___, ___, and ___ were the hardest-hit states: Dust Bowl.

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Kansas

10.

"A New Deal" was a plan to help Americans recover from the 

____

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

World War II

c)

Great Depression

d)

Korean War

11.

Japan bombed ___

causing U.S. to join World War II with the Allies.

a)

New York

b)

Egg Harbor

c)

Germany

d)

Pearl Harbor

12.

Allies won WWII in ___.

a)

1917

b)

1941

c)

1945

d)

1954

13.

In the late 20th Century,

People went to ___.

We entered the computer age.

a)

the North Pole

b)

the moon

c)

the factory

d)

the middle of the earth

14.

U.S. and the Soviet Union were involved in ___.

a)

an Olympic race

b)

a car race

c)

a legs race

d)

an arms race

15.

___ Korea attacked ___ Korea. The U.S. rushed in to help (Korean War).

a)

North / South

b)

South / North

c)

East / West

d)

West / East

16.

In 1964, the ___ was passed making discrimination illegal.

a)

Suffrage Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Civil Rights Act

17.

Americans were bitterly divided about 

the ___ War.  Soldiers finally returned 

home in 1975.

a)

World

b)

Korean

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cold

18.

In the early 2000's, George W. Bush declared war on ___.

a)

terrorism

b)

energy renewal

c)

high gas prices

d)

politicians

19.

What are some of the challenges facing the U.S. today?

a)

threat of terrorism

b)

need for alternative energy

c)

lack of toilet paper

d)

plethora of black jelly beans

20.

the right to vote

a)

suffrage

b)

communism

c)

discrimination

d)

terrorism

21.

person who rules a country without sharing power

a)

dictator

b)

communist

c)

discrimination

d)

terrorist

22.

a system in which the government owns and controls everything

a)

suffrage

b)

communism

c)

discrimination

d)

terrorism

23.

unfair way in which people are treated

a)

suffrage

b)

communism

c)

terrorism

d)

discrimination

24.

the rights of all citizens to be treated equally under the law

a)

discrimination

b)

suffrage

c)

civil rights

d)

terrorism

25.

Countries that fought against Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War II:

a)

Allies

b)

Axis

c)

Central Powers

26.

Countries that fought against England, France, and the Soviet Union in World War II:

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allies

c)

Axis

27.

World War I ended in __

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1941

d)

1945

28.

World War II ended in __

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1941

d)

1945

29.

The U.S. joined World War II in __

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1941

d)

1945

30.

The stock market crashed in ___, and the Great Depression began.

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1929

d)

1941

31.

The Soviet Union has ___ government.

a)

democratic

b)

republican

c)

communist

d)

monarchy

32.

How many hours a day did most people have to work in the early part of the 20th Century?

a)

6  or more hours a day

b)

8  or more hours a day

c)

9  or more hours a day

d)

10  or more hours a day