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Grade 8, Unit 4 - America from 1914-1941

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The causes of WWI are often described using the acronym M.A.I.N. What does the "M" stand for?

a)

Mistakes

b)

Militarism

c)

Major Conflicts

d)

Monarchies

2.

The causes of WWI are often described using the acronym M.A.I.N. What does the "A" stand for?

a)

Abolition

b)

America

c)

Alliances

d)

Anarchy

3.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to which major global conflict?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Austrian-Serbian War

d)

WWIII

4.

America, Britain, France & Russia were on which side of the war?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Super Powers

d)

Paulo Powers

5.

Austria-Hungary, Germany & the Ottoman Empire were on which side of the war?

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Empirical Powers

6.

Long dug out ditches were used in WWI for defensive purposes. What are these ditches called?

a)

Foxholes

b)

Chunnels

c)

Tunnels

d)

Trenches

7.

In between the trenches in WWI was a very dangerous area soldiers often had to charge through and fight in. What was this area called?

a)

Battle Holes

b)

No Man's Land

c)

Trenches

d)

Neutral Alley

8.

All countries used one-sided material such as posters, songs, and movies to gain support for the war or to enlist soldiers. What is this called?

a)

Freedom Flix

b)

Liberty Bonds

c)

Propaganda

d)

Liberty Films

9.

The Germans blew up this ship killing American civilians in 1915.

a)

Titanic

b)

Carpathia

c)

Maine

d)

Lusitania

10.

The Germans send Mexico this offering to help Mexico invade America if they join WWI on the German side in 1917.

a)

Hindenburg Telegram

b)

The Mexico/Germany Alliance Offer

c)

Espionage & Sedition Note

d)

Zimmerman Telegram

11.

True or False: The Allied Powers won WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Who took the entire blame for WWI?

a)

France

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Germany

13.

This was a plan that would create peace & prevent future wars in 14 key ways.

a)

President Wilson's Fourteen Points

b)

President Hindenburg's Fifteen Plans

c)

Russian Czar Nicholas II's World Peace Plan

d)

The Justice League

14.

President Woodrow Wilson suggested this world create a league of countries that would prevent future world wars.

a)

The Justice League

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The League of World Powers

d)

NATO

15.

What was the treaty that ended WWI & punished Germany so harshly many historians believe it led to WWII.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Yorktown

c)

Berlin Peace Accord

d)

Paris Peace Accord

16.

The making, selling & distributing of this product became illegal with the passing of the 18th Amendment?

a)

Guns

b)

Tobacco

c)

Alcohol

d)

German Products

17.

In 1920, women in America finally received this right with the passing of the 19th Amendment.

a)

Right to vote in elections

b)

Right to run for President

c)

Right to equal pay for work

d)

Right to join the American military

18.

The time period between 1919-1933 when alcohol was illegal in America was called this.

a)

Age of Jackson

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Speakeasies

d)

Prohibition

19.

This was the mass movement of about 5 million southern African–Americans to cities in the north and west between 1915 and 1960.

a)

The Northern Migration

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Southern Exodus

d)

The Great Flight North

20.

All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

a)

The damage WWI did to the economy

b)

Overproduction of goods

c)

Consumers buying too much on credit

d)

Risky stock and bank investments

21.

Who was President at the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

22.

Who was President during WWI?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

23.

True or False: During WWI, Congress passed the Espionage & Sedition Acts which made it illegal for Americans to criticize the government or the war.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False: All Americans supported joining WWI.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: FDR was the only President to serve more than two terms as President.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who was President during the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor & WWII?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry Truman

27.

Thousands of unemployed Americans lived in these shacks during the Great Depression.

a)

Wilson's Shacks

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Hoover Homes

d)

FDR's Relief Homes

28.

A great drought in the 1930s, plus massive storms combined to cause one of the worst ecological disasters in American history. What was this time period called?

a)

The Dust Drought

b)

The Great Famine

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

The Great Migration

29.

FDR came up with a plan for relief, recovery & reform. It would make laws to govern the Stock Market and banks, provide jobs to millions, rebuild America, and provide relief payments to those suffering. What was this called?

a)

The New Deal

b)

Roosevelt's Relief Program

c)

Franklin's Four Deals

d)

The Old Deal

30.

This time in American history left millions unemployed, homeless after losing everything due to the Stock Market collapse of 1929.

a)

Great Migration

b)

WWII

c)

WWI

d)

Great Depression

31.

True or False: No one drank alcohol during Prohibition

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: America was involved in WWI from the beginning to the end.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

This was a time of great prosperity, wealth, women's rights and pop culture in America. People were living like there was no tomorrow. They had spare time and spare money for the first time.

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Age of Wilson

34.

True or False: The 18th Amendment banning alcohol was the only amendment to be repealed by another future amendment.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

FDR became the first President to address the American public via radio. He would use his time to explain the Great Depression, WWII, causes & effects, gov't programs, etc. He would give his people knowledge, confidence and hope during times of great crisis. What were these radio addresses nicknamed?

a)

America's Weekly Address

b)

Roosevelt's Radio Chats

c)

Franklin's Phone Calls

d)

FDR's Fireside Chats

36.

Women who protested for the right to vote were nicknamed this.

a)

Temperance Ladies

b)

Reformists

c)

Suffragettes

d)

Wilson's Women