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1920s, Great Depression, WW2, & Cold War

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)?

a)

it gave labor unions government support

b)

it provided loans to farmers to help prevent foreclosures

c)

it gave government power to regulate accounting practices

d)

it pumped government money into the arts

2.

Which federal agency created during the New Deal was set up to raise farm prices by getting farmers to grow fewer crops?

a)

the Public Works Administration

b)

the Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

the Civilian Conservation Corp

3.

Which of the following factors greatly contributed to the victory of the Democratic Party & FDR in the 1932 election?

a)

FDR was successful as the governor of New York

b)

There were few Republicans in the U.S. during the 1930s

c)

Many Americans were quite fond of FDR's wife, Eleanor

d)

The American people blamed Hoover for the Great Depression

4.

What practice in large part caused the stock market to crash, sparking the Great Depression of the 1930s?

a)

people buying one stock & selling it in the same day, called "day trading"

b)

people over-speculating on stocks, using borrowed money that they couldn't repay

c)

banks purchasing a combination of stocks, bonds & land investments with deposits

d)

government investing the taxes it collected in the stock market

5.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still operates today by

a)

insuring deposits in bank accounts

b)

providing works in arts, theater, and literary projects

c)

distributing millions of dollars of direct aid to unemployed workers

d)

regulating the stock market & restricting margin buying

6.

The Supreme Court declared several New Deal programs unconstitutional. What did President Roosevelt attempt to do in response to these Supreme Court decisions?

a)

sign an executive order that nullified Supreme Court decisions

b)

passed laws again after they had been declared unconstitutional

c)

amend the Constitution to restrict the Supreme Court's power

d)

propose a bill that would place more justices on the Supreme Court

7.

What was the "First Hundred Days"?

a)

The time in which the U.S. military mobilized following the attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

The special congressional session called by FDR after his inauguration to initiate New Deal legislation

c)

The time period directly following the stock market crash, during which banks failed & factories closed at record rates

d)

Hoover's plan for economic recovery in which public works programs built dams & Congress passed legislation raising tariffs on foreign goods

8.

Which federal program hired young men to do jobs such as planting trees & building parks?

a)

the National Recovery Act

b)

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

the Federal Housing Administration

d)

the Civilian Conservation Corp

9.

*Drought

*Over-farming & removal of vegetation

*Numerous foreclosed farms

* Numerous dust storms

The factors above describe the conditions during the Dust Bowl. Which region was most affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

the Northeast

b)

the Pacific Northwest

c)

the Deep South

d)

the Great Plains

10.

Which New Deal program hired men to build a series of dams to prevent flooding & provide hydro-electric power to an impoverished region?

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

National Youth Administration

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Act

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

11.

During the Great Depression FDR was forced to practice __, where the government spent more than it received in revenue

a)

buying on margin

b)

deficit spending

c)

crop rotation

d)

10-10-10 taxing

12.

Which of the following was NOT one of FDR's New Deal goals?

a)

Relief for the needy

b)

Economic Recovery

c)

Reliance on big businesses

d)

Financial Reform

13.

The man pictured proposed the "Share Our Wealth" program & was going to challenge FDR for the presidency in 1936 but was assassinated a year earlier.

a)

Father Charles Coughlin

b)

Huey Long

c)

Billy Sunday

d)

Rand Paul

14.

A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should

a)

own the principal means of producing goods & services

b)

allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions

c)

maintain the balanced federal budget during hard economic times

d)

assume responsibility for the well-being of its citizens

15.

During the Great Depression, expressions such as "Hoovervilles" and "Hoover blankets" showed that President Hoover

a)

was seen as a role model

b)

used the military to aid the unemployed

c)

was blamed for the suffering of the poor

d)

supported relief & public housing for the needy

16.

How did the power of the government change during the Great Depression?

a)

presidential powers expanded

b)

Congress exerted greater leadership

c)

the Supreme Court expanded civil rights

d)

power shifted from the federal government to the states

17.

The major purpose of FDR's bank holiday of 1933 was to

a)

restore public confidence in the nation's banks

b)

reinforce strict laws to punish banks charging high interest rates

c)

reduce the number of banks to a manageable number

d)

encourage the nation's banks to loan more money to failing businesses

18.

One difference between the administrations of FDR and President Hoover is that FDR was

a)

unwilling to allow government agencies to establish job programs

b)

unable to win congressional support for his economic program

c)

able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office

d)

more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems

19.

Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?

a)

passage of the Social Security Act

b)

beginning of WW2

c)

re-election of FDR in 1940

d)

announcement of the Marshall Plan

20.

"This Second New Deal Act gives contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits." - FDR

Based on this quote, to which Second New Deal Act is FDR referring?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Volstead Act

c)

Wealth Tax Act

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

21.

How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the League of Nations?

a)

it was created to prevent the spread of communism

b)

it was set up to promote international efforts to stop war

c)

it was intended to prevent another Global Depression

d)

it was boycotted by both the U.S. and USSR

22.

Which development most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes that existed in the U.S. in the 1920s?

a)

limits on immigration by the National Origins Quota Act

b)

pro-business policies of the federal government

c)

artistic & literary achievements of the Harlem Renaissance

d)

conflicts between religion & science as shown in the Scopes Trial

23.

During WW2, the Manhattan Project was the name of the plan to

a)

open a 2nd front in Europe

b)

capture Pacific islands held by the Japanese

c)

develop the atomic bomb

d)

liberate German concentration camps

24.

Women played a major role on the domestic front during WW2 by

a)

becoming candidates for public office

b)

campaigning for women's suffrage

c)

demonstrating against involvement in the war

d)

taking jobs in the defense industry

25.

Which statement about the Marshall Plan is most accurate?

a)

It was used to finance rearmament after WW2

b)

It was denied to all former WW2 enemies

c)

It was used to rebuild Europe after WW2

d)

It was given to all African & Asian allies during the Cold War

26.

"Nothing will do more to change the mental attitude & raise his status than a demonstration of intellectual parity by the Negro through his production of literature and art."

The above statement was most probably written about

a)

the purpose of the Tuskegee Institute

b)

the Harlem Renaissance

c)

the NAACP

d)

the Lost Generation

27.

Before entering WW2, the US acted as the "arsenal of democracy" by

a)

creating a weapons stockpile for use after the war

b)

financing overseas radio broadcasts in support of democracy

c)

proving workers for overseas factories

d)

supplying war materials to the Allies

28.

One reason the Nuremberg Trials following WW2 were held was to

a)

bring Hitler, Mussolini, & Tojo to justice

b)

force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust

d)

punish the German government for bombing England

29.

During the Great Depression, one main objective of FDR's fireside chats was to

a)

reassure people about the future of the economy

b)

convince listeners to buy war bonds

c)

encourage bankers to donate their money

d)

help farmers pay their loans

30.

Which event brought the US into WW2?

a)

election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany

b)

Invasion of Poland by German forces

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

31.

What was the name given to the 1940s policy of providing economic & military aid to "free people" fighting against "outside pressures" (especially in Greece & Turkey)?

a)

the Marshall Plan

b)

the Declaration of Human Rights

c)

the Truman Doctrine

d)

the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

32.

How did the spread of communism after WW2 aid in Joseph McCarthy's rise to prominence?

a)

he exploited the public's hysteria & held show trials to boost his own political career

b)

he united blacks & whites through a hatred of communism & encouraged civil rights

c)

he won public admiration for his military leadership in fighting communists in Korea

d)

he manipulated paranoia to sell nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union

33.

During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?

a)

the threat of a Soviet naval blockade

b)

the assistance of the Chinese military

c)

the use of atomic weapons on northern cities

d)

the involvement of UN forces under the command of the U.S.

34.

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to

a)

public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

b)

widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

c)

public frustration with government neglect of the working class

d)

widespread anger over excessive partisan poltics

35.

What important contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during WW2?

a)

they were a part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression

b)

they were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater

c)

they were among the 1st black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces

d)

they were members of a tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy

36.

As a result of the Battle of Stalingrad,

a)

German forces conquered the Soviet Union

b)

France was liberated from German control

c)

the Red Army began to push the Germans out of the Soviet Union

d)

the U.S. entered the war

37.

What name was given to U.S. strategy in WW2's Pacific Theater?

a)

island-hopping

b)

kamikaze

c)

fire-bombing

d)

saturation bombing

38.

The convictions of Sacco & Vanzetti in the 1920s most closely reflected the

a)

increase in nativist attitudes

b)

federal government's war on crime

c)

corruption of political machines

d)

rise in labor unrest

39.

The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the

a)

passage of an equal pay act

b)

drafting women into the army

c)

popularity of the flappers & their style of dress

d)

appointment of several women to President Coolidge's cabinet

40.

The Tennessee trial of John T. Scopes in 1925 illustrated a conflict concerning what?

a)

free competition in the market place

b)

due process of law

c)

freedom of the press

d)

religious beliefs and scientific theories

41.

Senator Huey Long, Dr. Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as

a)

members of FDR's cabinet

b)

outspoken critics of FDR's New Deal

c)

supporters of FDR's re-election campaign in 1940

d)

members of the Supreme Court nominated by FDR

42.

The Red Scare of 1919 and the McCarthy era of the early 1950s were periods of

a)

severe economic depression

b)

widespread support for groups promoting international anarchy

c)

growth in art, literature, and music

d)

persecution of people suspected of holding anti-American views

43.

During the 1920s installment buying, income inequality, and stock market speculation contributed to the

a)

introduction of supply-side economics

b)

return of laissez-faire economic principles

c)

economic weaknesses that helped bring about the Great Depression

d)

decision to lower tariff rates

44.

Which New Deal agency was created to provide employment for individuals such as the men in this picture?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

45.

The 1920s are often called The Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for

a)

political reform

b)

economic depression

c)

social and cultural changes

d)

ending Prohibition

46.

The migrations of African Americans from the South to the North during WW1 and WW2 are most directly related to

a)

the availability of factory jobs

b)

a widespread farming crisis

c)

plans to pursue military careers

d)

access to free land

47.

The cooperation mentioned in this poster was intended to be between

a)

business and government

b)

consumers and producers

c)

workers and retirees

d)

business owners and workers

48.

How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation continue to affect the American public today?

a)

It redistributes wealth by providing housing loans to people in poor communities

b)

It strengthens confidence in the financial system by insuring bank deposits

c)

It allocates a portion of all bank deposits to federal reform initiatives

d)

It guarantees the safety of investments by regulating stock market speculation

49.

What was Eleanor Roosevelt's contribution to her husband's administration?

a)

she advocated for expanded rights for women and minorities

b)

she became the 1st female to serve as a cabinet member

c)

she effectively ended gender discrimination in the U.S.

d)

she reinforced the ceremonial significance of the office of the First Lady

50.

FDR was the first president to nominate a woman to a cabinet position. He appointed ___ as Secretary of Labor

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Frances Perkins

c)

Julia Lewis

d)

Mary McLeod Bethune

51.

The Indian Reorganization Act

a)

allowed Native Americans more control over their own affairs

b)

forced Native Americans to sell their livestock due to soil erosion

c)

encouraged Native Americans to participate in New Deal programs

d)

immediately improved the standard of living for many Native Americans

52.

What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?

a)

domestic Communist threats

b)

the possibility of creating a worldwide currency

c)

Chaing Kai-skek's government

d)

President Truman's firing of General MacArthur

53.

Why did the U.S. & Britain begin the Berlin airlift?

a)

to prevent all of Germany from becoming communist

b)

to prevent all of Berlin from becoming communist

c)

to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin

d)

to implement the Marshall Plan

54.

What effect did Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech have on the tensions of the Cold War?

a)

it heightened tensions because Stalin used the speech as an excuse to spend Soviet resources on rebuilding the military

b)

it heightened tensions because Churchill advocated continuing the Manhattan Project

c)

it reduces the possibility of war because an Iron Curtain separated Eastern & Western Europe

d)

it reduced the possibility of war because Stalin backed down in the face of this British criticism

55.

He was commander of U.S. Army units in the Pacific during WW2 and was in charge of U.S. forces during the Korean War

a)

George S. Patton

b)

Bernard Montgomery

c)

Erwin Rommel

d)

Douglas MacArthur

56.

The final German offensive of WW2 was

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Paris

57.

The all-black unit of fighter pilots in WW2 was the __ airmen

a)

Tuskegee

b)

Moroccan

c)

Okinawa

d)

Flying Tigers

58.

Which of the following was NOT one of the agreements made at Yalta?

a)

Allies agreed to divide Germany

b)

Allies agreed to divide Poland

c)

Stalin agrees to declare war on Japan

d)

Allies agree to establish the United Nations

59.

Which of the following did NOT belong to the Axis Powers?

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

60.

With what country did Germany sign a Non-Aggression pact?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Austria

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

61.

Which of the following allowed the U.S. to assist Britain in its fight with Germany?

a)

Good Neighbor Policy

b)

Lend-Lease Program

c)

Signing the Treaty of Versailles

d)

Tripartite Pact

62.

President Hoover's refusal to provide funds for the unemployed during the Depression was based on his belief that

a)

the unemployment was not serious

b)

workers would not accept government assistance

c)

labor unions should provide for the unemployed

d)

federal relief programs would destroy individual initiatives

63.

Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the League of Nations in response to the Japanese, German, and Italian agression?

a)

powerful

b)

harmful

c)

ineffective

d)

harsh

64.

What happened at the Munich Conference?

a)

Hitler was given the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)

b)

Germany declared war on Britain

c)

Hitler annexed Austria

d)

Britain ceded territory to Germany

65.

The new labor organization that flourished under Depression conditions with the New Deal's backing was the

a)

Knights of Labor

b)

American Federation of Labor

c)

United Mine Workers

d)

Committee for Industrial Organization

66.

Why are the Scottsboro Trials important?

a)

because they showed the injustice African-Americans suffered during the 1930s

b)

because they showed the quality of the U.S. judicial system during the 1930s

c)

because the Scottsboro Boys were important athletes who the whole country paid attention to

d)

because the trials set future precedents regarding the teaching of evolution

67.

Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)

a)

politician

b)

composer

c)

inventor

d)

pilot

68.

Which of the following people/person was convicted and executed for conspiring to commit espionage?

a)

Whittaker Chambers

b)

Alger Hiss

c)

the Rosenbergs

d)

George Marshall

69.

The main idea of Marcus Garvey's black nationalism was that African Americans should

a)

fight against the violence of the KKK

b)

have their own businesses and communities

c)

receive funds from the government

d)

promote their culture in books and newspapers

70.

According to the Nye Commission, all of the following contributed to the U.S.'s involvement in WW1 EXCEPT

a)

Americans traveling on ships that belong to countries at war

b)

U.S. selling arms to countries at war

c)

U.S. allowing refugees from countries at war to immigrate to the U.S.

d)

U.S. banks loaning money to countries at war

71.

Britain and France responded to initial German aggression by

a)

attempting to appease Hitler

b)

immediately threatening war

c)

seizing German territory

d)

blockading German ports

72.

Germany's use of tanks, armored columns, and dive bombers in close coordination was known as

a)

trench warfare

b)

sitzkrieg

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

stalemate

73.

The American fleet at Pearl Harbor was caught by surprise when Japan attacked because

a)

American intelligence had incorrectly decoded an intercepted message

b)

of human miscalculations and mistakes

c)

of faulty radar equipment

d)

American intelligence had not been able to break the Japanese code

74.

The commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet during WW2 was

a)

"Bull" Halsey

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

John Paul Jones

75.

The turning point of the Pacific War was the American victory at the battle of

a)

Leyte Gulf

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Midway

d)

IwoJima

76.

The federal agency designed to protect African American workers against discrimination was the

a)

War Relocation Authority

b)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

c)

Fair Labor Standards Agency

d)

Fair Employment Practices Committee

77.

President Truman's primary motive for using nuclear weapons against Japan was to

a)

impress the Soviet Union

b)

start a postwar arms race

c)

end the war as quickly as possible

d)

kill as many Japanese as possible

78.

The first Japanese city to be decimated by the atomic bomb was

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Kyoto

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Tokyo

79.

George Kennan's "containment" policy proposed

a)

long-term neutrality for the U.S. with respect to European affairs

b)

a series of aggressive maneuvers toward the Soviet Union

c)

American vigilance regarding Soviet expansionist tendencies

d)

keeping nuclear weapons information a closely guarded secret

80.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

a)

received little support from European nations

b)

was perceived as non-threatening by the Soviet Union

c)

represented a departure from traditional American isolationism

d)

was opposed by the United Nations secretary general

81.

The National Security Act of 1947 established the

a)

Department of State

b)

Central Intelligence Committee

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

House Un-American Activities Committee

82.

What was the significance of WW2's Normandy invasion, commonly referred to as D-Day?

a)

it marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany

b)

it promptly pulled the U.S. out of the war

c)

it marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war

d)

it prompted a peace summit that ended WW2

83.

"Japanese Forces Occupy Bataan Peninsula"

Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned above

a)

remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion

b)

were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war

c)

escaped and were redeployed to the European theater

d)

died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines

84.

Which of the following best describes events in the U.S. during the Great Depression?

a)

Japanese Americans were detained in internment camps

b)

the economy collapsed, and millions of people became unemployed

c)

fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people

d)

the government passed laws that eliminated poverty and discrimination

85.

The Tripartite Pact was

a)

created as an alliance between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union to defeat Germany

b)

it was an alliance between the Axis powers to keep the U.S. out of the war - an attack on one was an attack on all

c)

was an agreement between Spain, France, and Portugal to cut ties with Italy and Germany

d)

was an agreement between Germany, Belgium, and Italy to protect each other against Soviet aggression

86.

The GI Bill provided all of the following EXCEPT

a)

unemployment assistance

b)

low-interest loans

c)

draft deferments

d)

health services

87.

An organization created during the 1930s that advocated for the U.S. to stay out of foreign affairs. Charles Lindbergh and Robert Taft were among its members

a)

Voices of America

b)

America 1st Committee

c)

American Patriot League

d)

the Anti-Imperialist League

88.

The Nazis practiced genocide toward Jews, gypsies, and other "undesirables" in Europe. What does the term "genocide" mean?

a)

acting out of anti-Semitic beliefs

b)

deliberate extermination of a specific group of people

c)

terrorizing the citizens of another nation

d)

killing of people for the express purpose of creating terror

89.

FDR appointed her to be in charge of the National Youth Administration

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Willa Cather

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

90.

This was a volunteer air force made up of American pilots that protected China from Japanese aggression

a)

The Red Tails

b)

The Flying Tigers

c)

The Banshees

d)

The Stinging Dragons

91.

The point of view expressed in this poster is that if Americans failed to support the war effort by purchasing government bonds, then

a)

freedom would be threatened

b)

the government would increase rationing

c)

more soldiers would have to be drafted

d)

the U.S. would be expelled from the Allied powers