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Unit 10 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Soil erosion and dust bowls in the panhandle caused...

a)

An increase in agricultural production

b)

A decrease in agricultural production

c)

No change in agricultural production

2.

Who was the first female commanding officer for the Women's Army Corps?

a)

Oveta Culp Hobby

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Madison Howell

d)

Ophilia Rogers

3.

America's involvement in WWII increased demand for goods such as...

a)

Oil

b)

Cotton

c)

Food

d)

Lumber

e)

All of these!

4.

How did WWII change the lives of women?

a)

They became depressed due to their men being gone in war.

b)

More women became motehrs.

c)

More women joined the workforce.

d)

More women left the workforce.

5.

This farming practice would cause what type of long term damage?

a)

It did not cause any damage.

b)

It eroded the topsoil and worsened dust storms.

c)

It ruined the habitat for buffalos.

d)

It angered Native Americans.

6.

Due to the Great Depression, the government did what to America's businesses?

a)

They gave $1,000 to every businesses to help them out.

b)

They demolished 60% of businesses.

c)

They decreased their regulation over businesses.

d)

They increased their regulation over businesses.

7.

What is the WPA?

a)

Roosevelt's plan to stop WWII.

b)

A New Deal Program designed to make working harder.

c)

A New Deal program designed to put Texans to work.

d)

Working People Atrocities (a company focused on the WORST in employees)

8.

Define surplus.

a)

Having too little of something.

b)

Having the right amount of something.

c)

Having too much of something.

9.

How would a surplus in oil affect the economy?

a)

The supply of oil would increase, and the price would decrease.

b)

The supply of oil would increase, and the price would increase.

10.

Which of these led to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

Americans leaving America for a more economically wealthy country.

b)

The overproduction of agricultural products in Texas.

c)

People buying more stocks.

d)

An increase in cash flow.

11.

What was this propoganda poster used for?

a)

To recruit women into the workforce

b)

To end segregation.

c)

To deter African Americans from joining the armed forces.

d)

To recruit African Americans into the armed forces.

12.

Choose the answer that best describes the Dust Bowl.

a)

When people get a lot of dust in their plates and bowls.

b)

A period of time where a large part of the US experienced drought and huge dust storms.

c)

When a dust storm came through Lubbock last year.

d)

A general term for when objects become dirty.

13.

What human activity was a part of the cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Driving

b)

Building

c)

Baseball

d)

Overplowing

14.
Ownership in shares of a company or corporation
a)
CEO
b)
Insurance
c)
Stocks
15.
 Define The Great Depression
a)
Loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.
b)
homeless person who travels looking for work.
c)
The time in American history when the U.S. was at it's lowest point.
16.

All of the following were leaders of the Axis Powers except?

a)

Hidecki Tojo

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

17.

What event caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany (sparking World War II)?

a)

The invasion of the Rhineland

b)

The invasion of Poland

c)

The invasion of Russia

d)

Signing a non-aggression pact with Russia

18.

On December 7th 1941, the ___________military bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

a)

Germans

b)

Polish

c)

Chinese

d)

Japanese

19.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
20.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The End of Prohibition
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover