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Unit4 SSUSH17 - SSUSH20

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was an immediate effect of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?

a)

THe surrender of Japan to the United States

b)

Increased Japanese military strength

c)

Improved economic conditions in Japan

d)

Strengthened diplomatic relations between Japan and other countries

2.

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it-

a)

Was the largest allied invasion and put the German Army (Axis Powers) on the defense

b)

Increased the amount of resources available to the Allies

c)

Provided a strategic advantage to the Allies in the Pacific theater

d)

Pushed back the German forces to the Eastern Front

3.

The poster created during World War II, encouraged women in America to-

a)

serve in the armed forces

b)

buy war bonds to support the war

c)

exercise their vote to quickly end the war

d)

contribute to the war effort by working

4.

Match the following

a)

Adolf Hitler

1.

Germany

b)

Joseph Stalin

2.

USSR

c)

Benito Mussolini

3.

Italy

d)

Hideki Tojo

4.

Japan

5.

Match the following

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

1.

Event that brought the United States into the War

b)

Battle of Midway

2.

Turning point on the Pacific Front

c)

Lend-Lease Act

3.

America will lend, lease or sell war materials whose defense seems vital to the defense of the US

d)

Appeasement

4.

The policy of giving in to satisfy demands of a potentail enemy

6.

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

a)

ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

b)

develop the atomic bomb

c)

coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

d)

supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

7.
What was V-J day?
a)
Germany surrendered
b)
Japan surrendered
c)
Italy surrendered
d)
Russia surrendered
8.

Which of the following was not a goal of the New Deal?

a)

Reform

b)

Relief

c)

Recovery

d)

Recall

9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt ​ (a)   ​ President when the ​ (b)   started but he tried to end it as fast as possible by creating ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Was not
Great Depression
Programs
Was
Taxes
10.

1.     Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock.

a)

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

Stock Market Speculation

c)

Buying on Margin

d)

The Great Depression

11.

   The time period marked by such events as soaring unemployment, homelessness, and                                 multiple bank closures.

a)

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

Migration

c)

Great Migration

d)

The Great Depression

12.

   When consumers buy less products. This was common after the Stock Market Crash.

a)

Overspending

b)

Overproduction

c)

Under-consumption

d)

Buying on Margin

13.

The popular name for shanty towns that were common during the Great Depression.

a)

Okies

b)

Ghettos

c)

Hoovervilles

d)

Urban areas

14.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Social Security Admistration

15.

Match the following

a)

This federal organization regulates companies that sell stocks and bonds, and outlawed investing on credit

1.

Securities and Exchange Commission

b)

This organization insured each bank deposit in qualifying banks up to 5,000 dollars.

2.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp

c)

This law closed every bank in the U.S. for a few days.

3.

Emergency Banking Relief Act

d)

This organization was founded to distribute $500 million in relief aid to state and local agencies

4.

Federal Emergency Relief Act

16.
The _______________________ was FDR's plan to help get the economy going again and help the unemployed find jobs.
a)

Hooverville's

b)

De-Lome Letter

c)

New Deal

d)

Manhattan Project

17.

This required corporations to provide complete, truthful information on all stock offerings.

a)

Federal Securities Act

b)

Fair Labor Standards Act

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

d)

Federal Writers' Project

18.

What factor did NOT contribute to the Dust Bowl?

a)

high winds

b)

over-farming

c)

invasive species

d)

extended drought

19.

In the 1930s, populations in the American West began to increase significantly due to

a)

the rapid growth of manufacturing in communities on the Pacific Coast.

b)

the migration of farmers from the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl. 

c)

the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.

d)

the elimination of immigration quotas by the government.

20.

On ​ (a)   , Japan bombed the US military base at ​ (b)   . This event ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
caused the US to enter World War II
September 1, 1939
Warsaw, Poland
started World War II
Philippines