Worksheets1920s, Great Depression, WW2, & Cold War
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
What was the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)?
it gave labor unions government support
it provided loans to farmers to help prevent foreclosures
it gave government power to regulate accounting practices
it pumped government money into the arts
Which federal agency created during the New Deal was set up to raise farm prices by getting farmers to grow fewer crops?
the Public Works Administration
the Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Tennessee Valley Authority
the Civilian Conservation Corp
Which of the following factors greatly contributed to the victory of the Democratic Party & FDR in the 1932 election?
FDR was successful as the governor of New York
There were few Republicans in the U.S. during the 1930s
Many Americans were quite fond of FDR's wife, Eleanor
The American people blamed Hoover for the Great Depression
What practice in large part caused the stock market to crash, sparking the Great Depression of the 1930s?
people buying one stock & selling it in the same day, called "day trading"
people over-speculating on stocks, using borrowed money that they couldn't repay
banks purchasing a combination of stocks, bonds & land investments with deposits
government investing the taxes it collected in the stock market
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still operates today by
insuring deposits in bank accounts
providing works in arts, theater, and literary projects
distributing millions of dollars of direct aid to unemployed workers
regulating the stock market & restricting margin buying
The Supreme Court declared several New Deal programs unconstitutional. What did President Roosevelt attempt to do in response to these Supreme Court decisions?
sign an executive order that nullified Supreme Court decisions
passed laws again after they had been declared unconstitutional
amend the Constitution to restrict the Supreme Court's power
propose a bill that would place more justices on the Supreme Court
What was the "First Hundred Days"?
The time in which the U.S. military mobilized following the attack on Pearl Harbor
The special congressional session called by FDR after his inauguration to initiate New Deal legislation
The time period directly following the stock market crash, during which banks failed & factories closed at record rates
Hoover's plan for economic recovery in which public works programs built dams & Congress passed legislation raising tariffs on foreign goods
Which federal program hired young men to do jobs such as planting trees & building parks?
the National Recovery Act
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Federal Housing Administration
the Civilian Conservation Corp
*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?
the Northeast
the Pacific Northwest
the Deep South
the Great Plains
Which New Deal program hired men to build a series of dams to prevent flooding & provide hydro-electric power to an impoverished region?
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Youth Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
During the Great Depression FDR was forced to practice __, where the government spent more than it received in revenue
buying on margin
deficit spending
crop rotation
10-10-10 taxing
Which of the following was NOT one of FDR's New Deal goals?
Relief for the needy
Economic Recovery
Reliance on big businesses
Financial Reform
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.
Father Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
Billy Sunday
Rand Paul
A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should
own the principal means of producing goods & services
allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions
maintain the balanced federal budget during hard economic times
assume responsibility for the well-being of its citizens
During the Great Depression, expressions such as "Hoovervilles" and "Hoover blankets" showed that President Hoover
was seen as a role model
used the military to aid the unemployed
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
supported relief & public housing for the needy
How did the power of the government change during the Great Depression?
presidential powers expanded
Congress exerted greater leadership
the Supreme Court expanded civil rights
power shifted from the federal government to the states
The major purpose of FDR's bank holiday of 1933 was to
restore public confidence in the nation's banks
reinforce strict laws to punish banks charging high interest rates
reduce the number of banks to a manageable number
encourage the nation's banks to loan more money to failing businesses
One difference between the administrations of FDR and President Hoover is that FDR was
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish job programs
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
passage of the Social Security Act
beginning of WW2
re-election of FDR in 1940
announcement of the Marshall Plan
"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?
Social Security Act
Volstead Act
Wealth Tax Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the League of Nations?
it was created to prevent the spread of communism
it was set up to promote international efforts to stop war
it was intended to prevent another Global Depression
it was boycotted by both the U.S. and USSR
Which development most clearly illustrates the nativist attitudes that existed in the U.S. in the 1920s?
limits on immigration by the National Origins Quota Act
pro-business policies of the federal government
artistic & literary achievements of the Harlem Renaissance
conflicts between religion & science as shown in the Scopes Trial
During WW2, the Manhattan Project was the name of the plan to
open a 2nd front in Europe
capture Pacific islands held by the Japanese
develop the atomic bomb
liberate German concentration camps
Women played a major role on the domestic front during WW2 by
becoming candidates for public office
campaigning for women's suffrage
demonstrating against involvement in the war
taking jobs in the defense industry
Which statement about the Marshall Plan is most accurate?
It was used to finance rearmament after WW2
It was denied to all former WW2 enemies
It was used to rebuild Europe after WW2
It was given to all African & Asian allies during the Cold War
"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
the purpose of the Tuskegee Institute
the Harlem Renaissance
the NAACP
the Lost Generation
Before entering WW2, the US acted as the "arsenal of democracy" by
creating a weapons stockpile for use after the war
financing overseas radio broadcasts in support of democracy
proving workers for overseas factories
supplying war materials to the Allies
One reason the Nuremberg Trials following WW2 were held was to
bring Hitler, Mussolini, & Tojo to justice
force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor
make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust
punish the German government for bombing England
During the Great Depression, one main objective of FDR's fireside chats was to
reassure people about the future of the economy
convince listeners to buy war bonds
encourage bankers to donate their money
help farmers pay their loans
Which event brought the US into WW2?
election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
Invasion of Poland by German forces
Sinking of the Lusitania
attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
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)?
the Marshall Plan
the Declaration of Human Rights
the Truman Doctrine
the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
How did the spread of communism after WW2 aid in Joseph McCarthy's rise to prominence?
he exploited the public's hysteria & held show trials to boost his own political career
he united blacks & whites through a hatred of communism & encouraged civil rights
he won public admiration for his military leadership in fighting communists in Korea
he manipulated paranoia to sell nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
the threat of a Soviet naval blockade
the assistance of the Chinese military
the use of atomic weapons on northern cities
the involvement of UN forces under the command of the U.S.
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to
public disappointment over revelations of government corruption
widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
public frustration with government neglect of the working class
widespread anger over excessive partisan poltics
What important contribution did Navajo Code Talkers make during WW2?
they were a part of a volunteer group of U.S. pilots that defended China from Japanese aggression
they were one of the groups that transmitted secret military information in the Pacific Theater
they were among the 1st black servicemen to fly as military aviators in the U.S. armed forces
they were members of a tank division that helped liberate France after the invasion of Normandy
As a result of the Battle of Stalingrad,
German forces conquered the Soviet Union
France was liberated from German control
the Red Army began to push the Germans out of the Soviet Union
the U.S. entered the war
What name was given to U.S. strategy in WW2's Pacific Theater?
island-hopping
kamikaze
fire-bombing
saturation bombing
The convictions of Sacco & Vanzetti in the 1920s most closely reflected the
increase in nativist attitudes
federal government's war on crime
corruption of political machines
rise in labor unrest
The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the
passage of an equal pay act
drafting women into the army
popularity of the flappers & their style of dress
appointment of several women to President Coolidge's cabinet
The Tennessee trial of John T. Scopes in 1925 illustrated a conflict concerning what?
free competition in the market place
due process of law
freedom of the press
religious beliefs and scientific theories
Senator Huey Long, Dr. Francis Townsend, and Father Charles Coughlin are best known as
members of FDR's cabinet
outspoken critics of FDR's New Deal
supporters of FDR's re-election campaign in 1940
members of the Supreme Court nominated by FDR
The Red Scare of 1919 and the McCarthy era of the early 1950s were periods of
severe economic depression
widespread support for groups promoting international anarchy
growth in art, literature, and music
persecution of people suspected of holding anti-American views
During the 1920s installment buying, income inequality, and stock market speculation contributed to the
introduction of supply-side economics
return of laissez-faire economic principles
economic weaknesses that helped bring about the Great Depression
decision to lower tariff rates
Which New Deal agency was created to provide employment for individuals such as the men in this picture?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Administration
Works Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The 1920s are often called The Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for
political reform
economic depression
social and cultural changes
ending Prohibition
The migrations of African Americans from the South to the North during WW1 and WW2 are most directly related to
the availability of factory jobs
a widespread farming crisis
plans to pursue military careers
access to free land
The cooperation mentioned in this poster was intended to be between
business and government
consumers and producers
workers and retirees
business owners and workers
How does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation continue to affect the American public today?
It redistributes wealth by providing housing loans to people in poor communities
It strengthens confidence in the financial system by insuring bank deposits
It allocates a portion of all bank deposits to federal reform initiatives
It guarantees the safety of investments by regulating stock market speculation
What was Eleanor Roosevelt's contribution to her husband's administration?
she advocated for expanded rights for women and minorities
she became the 1st female to serve as a cabinet member
she effectively ended gender discrimination in the U.S.
she reinforced the ceremonial significance of the office of the First Lady
FDR was the first president to nominate a woman to a cabinet position. He appointed ___ as Secretary of Labor
Susan B. Anthony
Frances Perkins
Julia Lewis
Mary McLeod Bethune
The Indian Reorganization Act
allowed Native Americans more control over their own affairs
forced Native Americans to sell their livestock due to soil erosion
encouraged Native Americans to participate in New Deal programs
immediately improved the standard of living for many Native Americans
What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?
domestic Communist threats
the possibility of creating a worldwide currency
Chaing Kai-skek's government
President Truman's firing of General MacArthur
Why did the U.S. & Britain begin the Berlin airlift?
to prevent all of Germany from becoming communist
to prevent all of Berlin from becoming communist
to rescue Allied troops trapped in Berlin
to implement the Marshall Plan
What effect did Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech have on the tensions of the Cold War?
it heightened tensions because Stalin used the speech as an excuse to spend Soviet resources on rebuilding the military
it heightened tensions because Churchill advocated continuing the Manhattan Project
it reduces the possibility of war because an Iron Curtain separated Eastern & Western Europe
it reduced the possibility of war because Stalin backed down in the face of this British criticism
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
George S. Patton
Bernard Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
Douglas MacArthur
The final German offensive of WW2 was
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Midway
Battle of Paris
The all-black unit of fighter pilots in WW2 was the __ airmen
Tuskegee
Moroccan
Okinawa
Flying Tigers
Which of the following was NOT one of the agreements made at Yalta?
Allies agreed to divide Germany
Allies agreed to divide Poland
Stalin agrees to declare war on Japan
Allies agree to establish the United Nations
Which of the following did NOT belong to the Axis Powers?
Japan
Italy
Soviet Union
Germany
With what country did Germany sign a Non-Aggression pact?
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Soviet Union
France
Which of the following allowed the U.S. to assist Britain in its fight with Germany?
Good Neighbor Policy
Lend-Lease Program
Signing the Treaty of Versailles
Tripartite Pact
President Hoover's refusal to provide funds for the unemployed during the Depression was based on his belief that
the unemployment was not serious
workers would not accept government assistance
labor unions should provide for the unemployed
federal relief programs would destroy individual initiatives
Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the League of Nations in response to the Japanese, German, and Italian agression?
powerful
harmful
ineffective
harsh
What happened at the Munich Conference?
Hitler was given the Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)
Germany declared war on Britain
Hitler annexed Austria
Britain ceded territory to Germany
The new labor organization that flourished under Depression conditions with the New Deal's backing was the
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Committee for Industrial Organization
Why are the Scottsboro Trials important?
because they showed the injustice African-Americans suffered during the 1930s
because they showed the quality of the U.S. judicial system during the 1930s
because the Scottsboro Boys were important athletes who the whole country paid attention to
because the trials set future precedents regarding the teaching of evolution
Charles Lindbergh was famous as a(n)
politician
composer
inventor
pilot
Which of the following people/person was convicted and executed for conspiring to commit espionage?
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
the Rosenbergs
George Marshall
The main idea of Marcus Garvey's black nationalism was that African Americans should
fight against the violence of the KKK
have their own businesses and communities
receive funds from the government
promote their culture in books and newspapers
According to the Nye Commission, all of the following contributed to the U.S.'s involvement in WW1 EXCEPT
Americans traveling on ships that belong to countries at war
U.S. selling arms to countries at war
U.S. allowing refugees from countries at war to immigrate to the U.S.
U.S. banks loaning money to countries at war
Britain and France responded to initial German aggression by
attempting to appease Hitler
immediately threatening war
seizing German territory
blockading German ports
Germany's use of tanks, armored columns, and dive bombers in close coordination was known as
trench warfare
sitzkrieg
blitzkrieg
stalemate
The American fleet at Pearl Harbor was caught by surprise when Japan attacked because
American intelligence had incorrectly decoded an intercepted message
of human miscalculations and mistakes
of faulty radar equipment
American intelligence had not been able to break the Japanese code
The commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet during WW2 was
"Bull" Halsey
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
John Paul Jones
The turning point of the Pacific War was the American victory at the battle of
Leyte Gulf
Coral Sea
Midway
IwoJima
The federal agency designed to protect African American workers against discrimination was the
War Relocation Authority
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fair Labor Standards Agency
Fair Employment Practices Committee
President Truman's primary motive for using nuclear weapons against Japan was to
impress the Soviet Union
start a postwar arms race
end the war as quickly as possible
kill as many Japanese as possible
The first Japanese city to be decimated by the atomic bomb was
Nagasaki
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Tokyo
George Kennan's "containment" policy proposed
long-term neutrality for the U.S. with respect to European affairs
a series of aggressive maneuvers toward the Soviet Union
American vigilance regarding Soviet expansionist tendencies
keeping nuclear weapons information a closely guarded secret
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
received little support from European nations
was perceived as non-threatening by the Soviet Union
represented a departure from traditional American isolationism
was opposed by the United Nations secretary general
The National Security Act of 1947 established the
Department of State
Central Intelligence Committee
Marshall Plan
House Un-American Activities Committee
What was the significance of WW2's Normandy invasion, commonly referred to as D-Day?
it marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany
it promptly pulled the U.S. out of the war
it marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war
it prompted a peace summit that ended WW2
"Japanese Forces Occupy Bataan Peninsula"
Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned above
remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion
were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war
escaped and were redeployed to the European theater
died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines
Which of the following best describes events in the U.S. during the Great Depression?
Japanese Americans were detained in internment camps
the economy collapsed, and millions of people became unemployed
fears about communism led to the imprisonment of many people
the government passed laws that eliminated poverty and discrimination
The Tripartite Pact was
created as an alliance between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union to defeat Germany
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
was an agreement between Spain, France, and Portugal to cut ties with Italy and Germany
was an agreement between Germany, Belgium, and Italy to protect each other against Soviet aggression
The GI Bill provided all of the following EXCEPT
unemployment assistance
low-interest loans
draft deferments
health services
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
Voices of America
America 1st Committee
American Patriot League
the Anti-Imperialist League
The Nazis practiced genocide toward Jews, gypsies, and other "undesirables" in Europe. What does the term "genocide" mean?
acting out of anti-Semitic beliefs
deliberate extermination of a specific group of people
terrorizing the citizens of another nation
killing of people for the express purpose of creating terror
FDR appointed her to be in charge of the National Youth Administration
Jane Addams
Willa Cather
Mary McLeod Bethune
Zora Neale Hurston
This was a volunteer air force made up of American pilots that protected China from Japanese aggression
The Red Tails
The Flying Tigers
The Banshees
The Stinging Dragons
The point of view expressed in this poster is that if Americans failed to support the war effort by purchasing government bonds, then
freedom would be threatened
the government would increase rationing
more soldiers would have to be drafted
the U.S. would be expelled from the Allied powers
