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WorksheetsAmerican Republic - Unit 7 Test
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was NOT one of the reasons for World War 1?
a)
Extreme Nationalism
b)
Imperialism and Militarism
c)
Alliances of European nations
d)
Land Disputes
2.
What key event sparked World War 1?
a)
The assassination of Austrian Archduke, Francis Ferdinand
b)
Socialist Russia attacked Germany
c)
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
3.
In World War 1, new weapons and equipment<br />made war more efficient, deadly, and brutal.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
Aces were pilots who shot down how many planes?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5+
5.
The American goal during World War 1 was to remain neutral.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
What was NOT one of the two key events brought the U.S. into World War 1?
a)
A German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania (British) without warning off the coast of Ireland
b)
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
c)
German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann, sent a telegram to the German minister in Mexico. This telegram was intercepted by the U.S.
7.
How many men were enlisted when the U.S. joined World War 1?
a)
100,000
b)
200,000
c)
500,000
8.
By the time the U.S. joined World War 1, Allied losses had already exceeded the size of the whole American army.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
So many volunteers enlisted during World War 1, that a draft was not needed.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
What was the U.S. biggest contribution to World War 1?
a)
Military Force
b)
Advanced Technology
c)
Supplies
11.
What was the top priority of the U.S. food administration when it was created?
a)
To provide food to American troops.
b)
To provide food to allied countries.
c)
To make sure food was healthy to eat.
12.
What caused wages to skyrocket during World War 1?
a)
a labor shortage
b)
great competition between enterprises
c)
an increase in the minimum wage
13.
What was the name of the propaganda crusade used during World War 1 in America?
a)
advertise America
b)
Propagate them
c)
War Matters
14.
What was the greatest source of money to fund the American WW1 war efforts?
a)
income taxes
b)
bank loans and loan drives
c)
sales taxes
15.
What name did the American soldiers recieve in WW1 from the other allied troops?
a)
Liberty Troops
b)
Doughfaces
c)
Yanks
16.
Who was the American general the troops served under in World War 1?
a)
John J. Pershing
b)
Marshall Ferdinand Foch
c)
Adolf Hitler
17.
What event occurred that took Russia out of WW1?
a)
The Russian Revolution
b)
Russia Kicked out the Communists
c)
Russia took too heavy of losses.
18.
What main city did the Germans almost take in WW1?
a)
Berlin
b)
Paris
c)
London
19.
What day became known as Armstice Day to celebrate the signing of the armistice at Mézières?
a)
May 30th
b)
November 11th
c)
September 5th
20.
What was the name of the official treaty that was signed at the end of WW1?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of London
c)
Treaty of Versailles
21.
What four countries were represented in writing the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy
b)
U.S., Germany, Italy, and Russia
c)
Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia
22.
Point 14 of Wilson's proposal for peace included the formation of what, of which we never participated?
a)
League of Nations
b)
League of Legends
c)
League of Alliances
23.
Even though President Wilson helped write the Treaty of Versailles, many senators were not pleased, so Congress never ratified the treaty.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Before WW1, Americans were generally pessimists, but after the war, they were generally optimists.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Following WW1, Christian morality was rejected by most.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Isolationism was an attitude America took after WW1.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
During his campaign, this president used the slogan “return to normalcy.”
a)
Wilson
b)
Harding
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
28.
The Washington Naval Conference (1921-22) met to limit the naval power of 5 major worldpowers. This conference had a lasting effect.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
When Harding died in office, who became president?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Coolidge
30.
What group's strategy was to create a struggle between common workers and the property-owning capitalists?
a)
Communists
b)
Socialists
c)
Capitalists
31.
The "red scare" promoted racism.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Who suffered when the demand for war products dropped?
a)
business and industry
b)
business and entertainment
c)
industry and government
33.
Many American families did NOT own a car before WW1.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
Air travel became a popular form of transportation in the 20s.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
By the 1920s, most American cities, and many rural areas had electricity.
a)
true
b)
false
36.
In what decade did business and materialism became the gods of the age?
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1950s
37.
Who was the popular secular psychologist in the 20s that encouraged open discussion of sex?
a)
John B. Watson
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Jean Piaget
38.
Literature of this decade contradicted core teachings of Christianity.
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
39.
What ammendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, transport, import, and export of alcoholic beverages?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
40.
What president repealed the prohibition?
a)
Warren G Harding
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Franklin D Roosevelt
41.
What false religion's goal was to attract the middle-class citizens from mainline Protestant churches?
a)
KKK
b)
The Jehovah's Witnesses
c)
The Mormons
42.
Thankfully, the anti-lynching bill was passed in 1925; which would punish those who permitted lynching.
a)
true
b)
false
43.
Conservitive Christians responded to the roaring 20s by publishing what book of articles defending fundamental Christian doctrine?
a)
The Fundamentals
b)
The 90 Articles
c)
Basic Christian Doctrine
44.
Who was the teacher who was coerced into breaking the TN state law regarding teaching evolution in school?
a)
George Rappleya
b)
John T Scopes
c)
William Jennings Bryan
45.
Darrow’s performance in court made fundamental Chrsitianity look foolish and made Bible-believing Christians seem ignorant and unscientific.
a)
true
b)
false
46.
J. Gresham Machen, fundamentalism’s most respected scholar, wrote what book revealing that liberalism is not Christian?
a)
The Fundamentals
b)
Basic Christian Doctrine
c)
Christianity and Liberalism
47.
What president's campaign slogan was "get the country back to normal after the war?"
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
c)
Hoover
48.
Who became president after his predicessor's death in office?
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
c)
Hoover
49.
What president departed from free market principles by raising tariffs?
a)
Harding
b)
Coolidge
c)
Hoover
50.
What happened in 1929 that is recognized as the beginning to the Great Depression?
a)
The Stock-Market Crashed
b)
Farmers ran out of food
c)
People could not pay on their loans
51.
After WW1, farmers suffered from low prices.
a)
true
b)
false
52.
People used credit unwisely, which aided in causing the crash.
a)
true
b)
false
53.
What attitude also aided in causing the crash?
a)
Get Rich Quick Attitudes
b)
Greed
c)
Apathy
54.
During the Great Depression, government interference in the free market made matters worse.
a)
true
b)
false
55.
When many people panicked and withdrew their deposits from banks, what did this become known as?
a)
Forclosure
b)
Run on banks
c)
Negative Bank Interest
56.
What happened when so many people made withdrawals from their deposits?
a)
the banks ran out of money
b)
the government printed more money
c)
they had the money to gamble
57.
1933 was the highest unemployment rate in American history; how high was the rate?
a)
20%
b)
25%
c)
30%
58.
People could not pay their mortgages: this pushed many to what?
a)
Forclosure
b)
Look for higher paying jobs
c)
Sell their homes
59.
There were so many dust storms in 1933 because of drought; what did these dust storms become known as?
a)
Sandstorms
b)
Black Blizzards
c)
Tornados
60.
Many people in the 30s wondered whether the country was being judged by God for immorality of the 1920s.
a)
true
b)
false
61.
While President Hoover provided government jobs for many, this also created what in goverment?
a)
Bureaucracy
b)
Corruption
c)
Deficit Spending
62.
WW1 veterans looking for money went to Washington D.C. looking for promised benefits; these people became known as what?
a)
Vet-beggars
b)
Bonus Army
c)
Squatting Veterans
63.
Hoover's philosophy on the solution to the nation's problems was what?
a)
Government Asset Control
b)
Socialism
c)
Local Responsibility
64.
During his campaign, FDR promised to cut government spending by 25%.
a)
true
b)
false
65.
Roosevelt blamed the nation’s economic woes on free enterprise.
a)
true
b)
false
66.
FDR became popular by using radio to broadcast commentary to the American people; these talks became known as what?
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
Ted Talks
c)
Podcasts
67.
With FDR, congress would approve just about anything he suggested; because of this, congress was called FDR's what?
a)
Rubber Stamp
b)
Yes Men
c)
Oligarchy
68.
FDR set up so many government agencies whose acronyms could be alphabet soup.
a)
true
b)
false
69.
In 1936, the Supreme Court declared the AAA unconstitutional. This was the checks and balances keeping the government from having too much control.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
The NRA was ruled unconstitutional in 1935. What did this acronym stand for?
a)
National Rifle Association
b)
National Recovery Administration
c)
National Rebuilding Agency
71.
Why was the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) controversial?
a)
The national government was working in state affairs.
b)
It competed directly with private companies.
c)
The work done by the agency was unethical.
72.
Roosevelt combated the Depression by making regulation to limit production, founding government agencies to create jobs.
a)
true
b)
false
73.
This group of people distrusted government control in areas that were once reserved to private interests, and feared the government would intrude into even more areas.
a)
Conservatives
b)
Liberals
c)
Progessives
74.
Dr. Francis Townsend, a retired doctor from California, designed a plan to help the elderly by providing an income for them in retirement. This money would come from a national sales tax.
a)
true
b)
false
75.
Huey Long, a politician from Louisiana, wanted to confiscate wealth by taxing large incomes heavily.
a)
true
b)
false
76.
Charles Coughlin, a priest from Detroit, proposed inflation, government takeover of certain industries, and a guaranteed living wage for laborers.
a)
true
b)
false
77.
What is the name of FDR's new government sponsored insurance plan that would provide the elderly with an income?
a)
Social Security
b)
Social Pension
c)
Retirement Security
78.
What groups were building democratic support?
a)
Union Members, Poor, African Americans
b)
Union Members, Senators, Veterans
c)
African Americans, Veterans, Union Members
79.
When FDR wanted to “pack” the Supreme Court with new justices, Congress stepped in and defeated Roosevelt's request. This was the 2nd time Congress stopped one of FDR's ideas.
a)
true
b)
false
80.
In 1939, after 6 years of the New Deal, America still had not recovered.
a)
true
b)
false
81.
Rather than allowing the normal business cycle to resolve overexpansion naturally, the government has persisted in interfering, thereby making the problems even greater.
a)
true
b)
false
82.
The Depression also affected many other countries, not just America. What happened in some other countries as a response to the problem?
a)
Dictators overthrew democratic governments.
b)
New resources were found that helped them recover quickly.
c)
Other countires raised tarrifs to help bring in more money to help.
83.
Americans who fought in World War I believed that they were fighting a “war to end all wars.”
a)
true
b)
false
84.
What dictator opposed communism?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Joseph Stalin
85.
According to the League of Nations, what country received control over German islands in the Pacific?
a)
Britain
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
86.
What country was most upset by the “Treaty of Versailles?"
a)
Britain
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
87.
In 1940, Mussolini, Hitler, and the Japanese warlords became allies; this was known as what?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Alliance Powers
c)
Allied Powers
88.
President Herbert Hoover supported a “Good Neighbor Policy,” that would keep the U.S. out of Latin American affairs.
a)
true
b)
false
89.
How did other countries respond when Hitler disregarded the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
The League of Nations Reprimanded Hitler
b)
Other Countries did nothing. Hitler received no correction when wrong.
c)
They invaded Germany.
90.
Hitler intended to keep increasing his power and his empire.
a)
true
b)
false
91.
A blitzkrieg (or what) was a new type of war.
a)
Naval War
b)
Guerilla War
c)
Lightening War
92.
During what battle did Germany bomb civilian cities?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Barbarossa
93.
How close were German troops to Moscow before the freezing Soviet winter stopped them?
a)
40 miles
b)
60 miles
c)
100 miles
94.
In 1940, FDR ran for a 3rd term, and won with a promise to keep American boys out of a foreign war.
a)
true
b)
false
95.
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the president to send equipment to any nation in which such equipment might support American defense. What in part did America receive as compenstion for this equipment?
a)
Farm Equipment
b)
U.S. received land for 7 air bases in the British empire
c)
The German islands in the Pacific were taken from Japan.
96.
What event brought the U.S. into World War 2?
a)
The Japanese invasion of the Philippines
b)
The Italian invasion of Northern Africa
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
97.
What was the purpose of the United Service Organization (USO)?
a)
To accept women for volunteer emergency service.
b)
To Entertain Troops
c)
To accept women as pilots to fly manufactured planes to air bases.
98.
Japanese Americans were rounded up and moved to internment camps.
a)
true
b)
false
99.
Roosevelt called the United States “The Arsenal of the Allies”
a)
true
b)
false
100.
The Allied forces aggreed on a "Hitler 1st" policy.
a)
true
b)
false
101.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower lead the troops in Northwest Africa.
a)
true
b)
false
102.
After freeding Africa from the Axis powers, Allied troops moved to Britain to push across the English channel and retake France.
a)
true
b)
false
103.
What became the beginning of Operation Overlord?
a)
D-Day
b)
V-E Day
c)
Rome Day
104.
What country was first to Berlin?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Russia
105.
May 8th became known as what?
a)
D-Day
b)
V-E Day
c)
Rome Day
106.
After Pearl Harbor, where did Japan attack?
a)
The Philippines
b)
Hawaii
c)
China
107.
What was the name of the U.S. carrier that first bombed Tokyo?
a)
Yamato
b)
Yorktown
c)
Hornet
108.
What American General was ordered out of the Philippines and then returned to lead the force that retook the Philippines?
a)
Chester Nimitz
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Albert Einstein
109.
What island was captured in 1945, only 700 miles from Tokyo?
a)
Okinawa
b)
Guam
c)
Iwo Jima
110.
What island was the last step to the Japan mainland?
a)
Okinawa
b)
Guam
c)
Iwo Jima
111.
The Potsdam Declaration demanded that Japan surrender unconditionally or face total destruction.
a)
true
b)
false
112.
What was the name of the battleship where the peace treaty was signed to end the war with Japan?
a)
Missouri
b)
Yorktown
c)
Hornet
113.
After the war, Allies put many leaders of the Axis powers on trial for war crimes.
a)
true
b)
false
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