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STAAR Review American in the World Wars

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is WWI important to history?

a)

It showed that the US was a strong military power.

b)

It served as a break in US isolationism.

c)

It led to shift of more African Americans and women in northern factories.

d)

All of the above.

2.

Which country signed the war guilt clause?

a)

USA

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

3.

Wilson's plan for peace was called the ...

a)

Treaty of Versaille

b)

14 Points

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

League of Nations

4.

What are reparations?

a)

When a country sends workers to repair damage from the war.

b)

When a defeated country pays for war damage.

c)

The amount of money it will take to repair a country after war.

d)

When you "repair" something physical.

5.

Which country rejected the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

USA

d)

Japan

6.

What event caused many banks to close?

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

Auto and Construction Industry collapse

c)

The Stock Market crash

d)

High income inequality

7.

Where in this diagram would be the WORST place to spend a lot of time?

a)

The support trench

b)

Communication trench

c)

Company HQ dugout

d)

No Man's Land

8.
Who became the dictator of Germany and led that country into WWII?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Adolf Hitler
9.
Who was Benito Mussolini?
a)
The fascist ruler of Italy
b)
The fascist ruler of Germany
c)
The fascist ruler of France
d)
The fascist ruler of England
10.

What does the German word 'Blitzkrieg' mean?

a)

air attack

b)

attack

c)

lightening war

d)

tank war

11.

World War I began in ___________.

a)

1614

b)

1714

c)

1814

d)

1914

12.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

13.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a secret organization called the ___________________________.

a)

Black Head

b)

Black Foot

c)

Black Arm

d)

Black Hand

14.

Cooperating teams that promise to defend each other are called _________________.

a)

alliances

b)

enemies

c)

agencies

d)

Orderlies

15.

Nationalism means...

a)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

b)

hating your country

c)

betraying your country

d)

going to college

16.

Imperialism is...

a)

extending a country's power and influence through education

b)

extending a country's power and influence through colonization and military force

c)

extending a country's power and influence through industry and technology

d)

extending a country's power and influence through science

17.

At the end of WWI, an agreement was signed called the _________________________.

a)

Treaty of London

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Amsterdam

18.

The Treaty of Versailles said that WWI was the fault of which country?

a)

Austria

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

England

d)

Germany

19.

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to...

a)

pay large reparations

b)

cut their military

c)

give back all of their colonies

d)

All of the above

20.

WWII started in 1939 and ended in _________.

a)

1940

b)

1952

c)

1945

d)

1930

21.

The Axis Powers were what three countries?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

Germany, Italy, and Poland

c)

Japan, Italy, and China

d)

Japan, Indonesia, and Taiwan

22.

Poland, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece were conquered and occupied by what country?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Finland

23.

The genocide of six million Jews committed by the Nazis was called the __________________.

a)

Black Plague

b)

Apartheid

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Holocaust

24.

The event that brought the U.S. into WWII was the Japanese attack on __________________________.

a)

Washington, DC.

b)

New York City, New York

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

25.

In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bombs on two cities in Japan. These cities were called ______________________________.

a)

Hiroshima & Tokyo

b)

Osaka & Tokyo

c)

Okinawa & Iwo Jima

d)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

26.

The event where thousands of Allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy and pushed the Germans out of France is called ____________.

a)

V-J Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

K-Day

27.

What does this political cartoon best represent?

a)

Public opposition to the League of Nations

b)

German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

28.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

29.

Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?

  • German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
  • Acts of sabotage
  • ??????????
a)

Sunken American battleships

b)

Destroyed American skyscrapers

c)

Exploded nuclear weapons

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

30.

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

31.

The Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937, usually called the _____________________, was a law Roosevelt proposed to give presidents the power to appoint an extra Supreme Court justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 ½.

a)

court-packing bill

b)

the New Deal

c)

Lend0-Lease Act

d)

14 Points

32.

Which legislation was passed during the Second New Deal to give federal assistance to the elderly?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Social Security Act

c)

the Fair Labor Standards Act

d)

the Emergency Banking Relief Act

33.

Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

the Dirt Bowl

c)

(TVA)

d)

the Dust Bowl

34.

The project code named the Manhattan Project was hiding what?

a)

The U.S. building Nuclear Weapons

b)

Internment Camps built to hold minorities

c)

Secret plant building new airplanes

d)

New submarine technology

35.

a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. What is this?

a)

Trench-less warfare

b)

Fighting with horses

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Fortnite

36.

A close association of nations acting together for a common objective

a)

Alliances

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Nationalism

37.

What made WWI different and more deadly than previous wars?

a)

Faster Horses

b)

It was the first war ever

c)

It was a peaceful war

d)

The technology of weaponry

38.

What was the most often result of Trench Warfare?

a)

Stalemates

b)

Allied Victories

c)

Very few deaths in no mans land

d)

Taking over the other trench

39.

Name the WW2 cause: Small nations soon learned that they could not expect protection and that aggressive totalitarian states could act without consequence. Second the inability to act and their slowness made the League appear incompetent, scared and ineffective.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Treaty of Versailes

c)

Failure of the League of Nations

d)

Invasion of Poland

40.

Name the WWII cause: European governments seemed unable to handle the crisis. The traditional approaches to handling economic crises seemed to only cause more problems. With the current governments unable to ease the pain and suffering of unemployment and inflation, Europeans were drawn to totalitarian leaders who promised economic recovery.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Great Depression and Rise of Dictatorships

d)

Failure of League of Nations

41.

Name the WWII Cause: the policy of giving aggressive or enemy nations what they want in order to avoid conflict.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

Failure of League of nations

42.

Name the WWII cause: German forces invaded. Only two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany and World War II officially began

a)

Appeasement

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Rise of dictatorships

d)

Invasion of Poland

43.

What word means, the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

WW2

d)

Trench Warfare

44.

Why did Japan Surrender in August 1945?

a)

The Russians took over Berlin

b)

The United States gave up

c)

Germany invaded japan and forced them to surrender

d)

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan

45.

During World War I, the Germans asked Mexico to join them in fighting the United States. In return for Mexico's participation, the victorious Germans would have given Mexico- (7.7E)

a)

unrestricted access to the Panama Canal

b)

favorable trading rights to central Europe

c)

the western Caribbean islands

d)

the southwestern United States

46.

All of the following are characteristics of Texas during the Great Depression EXCEPT — (7.1A)

a)

internment camps

b)

New Deal programs

c)

Dust Bowl drought

d)

boom and bust in the cotton industry

47.

Which list of events are in the correct order they occurred?(7.1A)

a)

World War II, New Deal, Dust Bowl, Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl, World War II, New Deal, Great Depression

c)

New Deal, World War II, Great Depression, Dust Bowl

d)

Great Depression, Dust Bowl, New Deal, World War II

48.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
49.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
50.
What popular southern Governor opposed FDR with a Share or Wealth program proposal that would have provided a guaranteed income to all Americans?
a)
Geroge Wallace
b)
Lester Maddux
c)
Orval Faubus
d)
Huey Long
51.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
52.
Why did Franklin Roosevelt close banks when he became president?
a)
to prevent "runs" on the banks
b)
to consolidate the assets fo several banks
c)
to reduce the number of banks in operation
d)
to allow the banks to receive money from the federal government
53.
Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
WPA
54.
Agency that protected the price of crops. 
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
CWA
d)
FDIC
55.
Largest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts. 
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
NRA
56.
Who was elected president of the US on 1932?
a)
George Washington
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Barack Obama