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WorksheetsGreat Depression, WW1, WW2 and Cold War
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 23mins
1. What was US' original policy during World War I (WWI)?
2. What made Congress change its mind and join the Allies?
a. The pressure from the public.
b. The persuasion of the Allies
c. The German submarines' attack on America's passenger ships
d. The fear of Communism
3. When did America declare war on Germany?
a. April 1971
b. April 1917
c. October 1971
d. April 1975
4. Why didn't America support the League of Nations?
5. What event signaled the Great Depression?
a. Women getting the right to vote
b. The stock market collapse of 1929
c. Hoover losing the presidency to Roosevelt
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the name of the plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
Reconstruction
No Deal
New Deal
A new America
The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
True
False
Which event caused the US to enter the Second World War?
Stalingrad
Invasion of Poland
The threat of the Nazi
Pearl Harbor
What year did America join WW2?
1940
1941
1939
1942
Why didn't American join the war sooner?
They wanted to remain neutral
They were not interested.
They thought they could be defeated.
They did not have enough military power.
What did Harry Truman do to end the war against Japan?
Accepting the League of Nations
Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Organizing the buildings of fighter planes
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To start the Cold War
To punish the Soviet Union
To fund the rebuilding of Europe
To support South Korea from the attack of North Korea
When was NATO created?
1949
1950
1951
1952
What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?
China and Korea
Korea and Vietnam
US and France
Cuba and Spain
Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?
The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.
The United States flew spy planes over Cuba.
The United States attempted to colonize Cuba
How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on South Vietnam.
The United States was allied with North Vietnam.
The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.
When did the Cold War end?
1990
1985
1989
1992
