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Great Depression, WW1, WW2 and Cold War

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What was US' original policy during World War I (WWI)?

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2.

2. What made Congress change its mind and join the Allies?

a)

a. The pressure from the public.

b)

b. The persuasion of the Allies

c)

c. The German submarines' attack on America's passenger ships

d)

d. The fear of Communism

3.

3. When did America declare war on Germany?

a)

a. April 1971

b)

b. April 1917

c)

c. October 1971

d)

d. April 1975

4.

4. Why didn't America support the League of Nations?

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5.

5. What event signaled the Great Depression?

a)

a. Women getting the right to vote

b)

b. The stock market collapse of 1929

c)

c. Hoover losing the presidency to Roosevelt

6.

Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

7.

What was the name of the plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

No Deal

c)

New Deal

d)

A new America

8.

The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which event caused the US to enter the Second World War?

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Invasion of Poland

c)

The threat of the Nazi

d)

Pearl Harbor

10.

What year did America join WW2?

a)

1940

b)

1941

c)

1939

d)

1942

11.

Why didn't American join the war sooner?

a)

They wanted to remain neutral

b)

They were not interested.

c)

They thought they could be defeated.

d)

They did not have enough military power.

12.

What did Harry Truman do to end the war against Japan?

a)

Accepting the League of Nations

b)

Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Organizing the buildings of fighter planes

13.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To start the Cold War

b)

To punish the Soviet Union

c)

To fund the rebuilding of Europe

d)

To support South Korea from the attack of North Korea

14.

When was NATO created?

a)

1949

b)

1950

c)

1951

d)

1952

15.

What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?

a)

China and Korea

b)

Korea and Vietnam

c)

US and France

d)

Cuba and Spain

16.

Why did the United States and the Soviet Union nearly start a nuclear war over Cuba?

a)

The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba.

b)

The United States flew spy planes over Cuba.

c)

The United States attempted to colonize Cuba

17.

How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on South Vietnam.

b)

The United States was allied with North Vietnam.

c)

The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.

18.

When did the Cold War end?

a)

1990

b)

1985

c)

1989

d)

1992