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WorksheetsFinal Section 3
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Worksheet time: 55mins
Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?
Weak banks & buying on credit
speculation & Stock Market Crash
Overproduction of crops & consumer goods
all of the above
What was the name for the WWI Veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. demanding early payment of their $1,000 bonus checks?
The Bonus Protestors
Hoover's Army
the WWI Marchers
the Bonus Army
He was a Senator from Louisiana who criticized the New Deal & wanted to solve the depression with his 'Share Our Wealth" program
John Steinbeck
Herbert Hoover
Charles Coughlin
Huey Long
Which of the following best describes Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy at the beginning of WWI?
Wilson was actively pushing Americans toward entering the war
Wilson believed WWI was not a big deal
Wilson issued the Proclamation of Neutrality to try to keep us out of the war
What had Germany done during WWI that angered so many Americans and pushed us toward war?
Sunk the Lusitania and participated in unrestricted submarine warfare
Sunk the Titanic and actively participated in unrestricted submarine warfare
Began systematically killing over 6 million Jews and others during the Holocaust
Why is WWI important to history?
It showed that the US was a strong military power.
It served as a break in US isolationism.
It led to shift of more African Americans and women in northern factories.
All of the above.
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.
Hoovervilles
the Dirt Bowl
(TVA)
the Dust Bowl
FDR, in order to combat the Great Depression, started spending a lot of tax dollars on programs designed to help businesses and individual citizens. These programs were collectively known as:
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The New Deal
Which of the following BEST describes farmers during the Great Depression
Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to other countries
Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to hungry Americans
a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures
The event that brought the U.S. into WWII was the Japanese attack on __________________________.
Washington, DC.
New York City, New York
Atlanta, Georgia
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Put the following Eras in chronological order.
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Imperialism & WWI
Roaring 20s
Great Depression
New Deal
World War II
President Herbert Hoover's administration contributed to the Depression because it (a)
Determine which characteristic corresponds with an effect of the Great Depression.
competition for employment
repatriation of Mexican Americans
collapse of the banking system
"Bank Holiday" and regulation of financial industry
High protective tariff
decrease in international trade
unequal distribution of wealth and lack of savings
increase in foreclosures
Drag & Drop:
Which of the following is the correct cause and effect relationship?
(a) --> Red Scare of 1919 --> (b)
(a) resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s.
Where did Jazz originate?
What brought the US into WWI?
Slavery
Pearl Harbor
Zimmerman Telegram, unrestricted submarine warfare
Chinese Exclusion Act and the building of the railroad system
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
The integration of baseball lead by Jackie Robinson
Time of flourishing African American art, music, and literature
The rebuilding of Harlem in NY after the great fire.
When African Americans moved into northern cities
What was the Truman Doctrine?
A plan to finance the rebuilding of Europe after WWII
It pledged aid to nations trying to combat communist takeover.
The plan for developing the atomic bomb.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The 2nd Red Scare resulted from Senator McCarthy's witch hunt for communists in the US Government
An unsuccessful attempt by US trained forces of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba with support from US government to overthrow Castro
A confrontation between the US/Soviet Union & Cuba that could have resulted in an arms conflict because of Soviet missiles within range of the US
How did the Space Race, Sputnik, and Eisenhower affect education in America?
American schools gave preference to students who expressed the desire to become an astronaut
The National Defense Education Act was the first of many that placed higher importance on math & science
The school day was lengthened to accommodate more english and history classes.
How was opposition to the war such a force in the US in later years of the war in Vietnam?
All of the soldiers returning from war traveled the nation speaking out against the war effort
People started to view communism as an opportunity for diversity instead of the evil it was thought to be in the 1950s
President Kennedy's assassination was blamed on our involvement in Vietnam, which doubled the amount of war protests.
The accessibility of TV allowed the news media to fuel opposition by putting pictures of combat in people's living rooms
What was the League of Nations?
an organization established to promote international cooperation and world peace
a post-war military alliance between Britain, Italy, France, and the US
an organization that promoted trade between Italy France & the US
the countries that met and drafted the Treaty of Versailles following WWI
What was a direct effect of the Selective Service Act?
greater opportunities were open to women and minorities
there was a movement to repeal the 17th Amendment
the economy lagged due to the loss of workers
there were widespread protests and marches
What was a direct effect of the Selective Service Act?
greater opportunities were open to women and minorities
there was a movement to repeal the 17th Amendment
the economy lagged due to the loss of workers
there were widespread protests and marches
In what way did WWI impact the movement for women's suffrage?
only women involved enlisted in the military could vote during WWI
the women factory workers were leaders in National Women's Suffrage Association
women finally received the right to vote due to their help in the war effort
women industrial workers threatened to strike during the war if they did not receive the right to vote
What was an effect of the Red Scare?
restrictions on new immigrant arrivals
African Americans moving north in the Great Migration
the creation of the Espionage & Sedition Acts
the formation of a Communist Party in the US
With the passing of the 18th Amendment,
more women gained access to public office
there was an increase in organized crime and bootlegging
more African Americans were represented in government
there was direct election of senators
Victory Gardens, Buying War Bonds and women filling men's jobs while they were away at war, were.....
not a successful plan in supporting the war effort
way too difficult to achieve
ways Americans at home supported the war effort
ways that people in Britain supported the US
The cartoon above represents what movement/response to the Red Scare?
prohibition
nativism
the great depression
none of the above
When everyone tried to withdraw all of their savings from banks, what happened to many banks in America?
the banks closed permanently
the banks closed for 2 days
the banks made a profit
the banks received help from the German government
Stalin created a system where the government determined everything in the economy. What kind of communist economy is this called?
Democratic Economy
Planned Economy
Capitalist Economy
Free Market Economy
The rapid industrialization of factories and collectivization of farmland of small peasant farms under government control was the focus of Joseph Stalin's __________.
10 Year Plan
Invasion of Germany
dictatorship of Europe
Five Year Plan
Who killed 20 million people by starving most of them or sending them to die in the gulags?
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Franco
Why did the Great Depression spread from the United States to many other parts of the world so quickly?
The nineteenth century had created a single global economy where the world became interdependent.
Europe started an economic war with the United States that made the economy collapse
Other countries feared for their economies after the Great Depression in the United States.
The US won the First World War which meant it controlled the world’s economy.
How did fascists take advantage of the Great Depression?
They used the Great Depression to turn people against their enemies.
They used the Great Depression to strengthen their militaries.
They used the Great Depression to build stronger and wider international relationships.
They used the Great Depression to help the working classes gain more power.
Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.
Baby Boom
Baby Gap
GI Bill
Transistor
These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack
Transcontinental Railroad
Amtrak Rail System
Federal Highway System
Old Town Road
People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.
White Collar Jobs
Blue Collar Jobs
The spread of McDonald's fast food franchises and Holiday Inns during the 1950s contributed most directly to which of these post war trends?
a population shift from small families to large families
a population shift from northern states to southern states
an economic shift from blue-collar jobs to white-collar jobs
an economic shift from producing goods to providing services
After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.
television
YouTube
internet
community swimming pool
What war lasted from in 1950-1953?
Star Wars
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
WWI
Which of the following is an example of Women's Fashion during the 1950s?
If you wanted to watch a movie in the 1950s, where did you go?
The mall
A friend's house
The drive-in
To Blockbuster
The 1950s saw major advances in science, including medical breakthroughs that led to improved treatments for cancer, polio, tuberculosis and
Alzheimer's disease
pneumonia
influenza
heart disease
What were the subdivisions called that were built after World War II and helped give middle-class families affordable housing?
Levittowns
Hoovervilles
Midtowns
Scherervilles
The Little Rock Nine needed protection from the __________ government because the __________ government would not enforce the law.
state, federal
federal, state
state, local
local, state
Part of the reason Kennedy defeated Nixon was because of how he appeared:
Radio
TV
Online
In movies
The Cuban Missile Crisis involved:
Kennedy, Khruschev & Castro
Johnson, Khruschev & Castro
Kennedy, Stalin & Castro
Kennedy, Stalin & Carter
This weapon was used by the US military and caused horrific burns.
Agent Orange
Tiger Balm
Greek Fire
Napalm
The Watergate Scandal resulted in President __________ resignation.
Kennedy's
Johnson's
Nixon's
Ford's
What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?
Make American Great Again
The Great Society
The Vietnam War
Which department provided Americans with availability of affordable housing?
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Dept. of 956
Dept. of Homeland Security
What company did Bill Gates start?
Apple
Microsoft
Samsung
LG
What does impeachment mean?
removal from office
conviction of a crime
formal accusation of wrongdoing
Which of the following is a way that energy usage in the United States has changed over the last several decades?
fewer automobiles per household
general decline in energy consumption
greater emphasis on renewable sources
ability to manufacture new petroleum sources
How did Obama gain MOST of his supporters during the election?
use of internet
posters
newspaper
news
Balkans Crisis
Break up of Yugoslavia led to war and genocide
Patriot Act
Post 9/11 law that allows the gov't to spy on citizens
Great Recession 2008
Financial crisis involving bank failures and housing market collapse
Hurricane Katrina
Cat. 5 hurricane; devastated New Orleans
Department of Homeland Security
Newest gov't department, post 9/11
On the last day of 2019, the government in _____________ , confirmed that health authorities were treating dozens of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause. By January the mysterious respiratory illness had begun spreading around the world.
London, England
Seoul, South Korea
Wuhan, China
Washington D.C.
George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died in ______________________ on May 25, 2020 after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white police officer. Bystanders captured video of the officer using his knee to pin Mr. Floyd by his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Denver
Minneapolis
San Antonio
Dallas
SpaceX and NASA launched a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to space this week. What is their destination?
Moon
Mars
International Space Station
China's Tiangong Space Station
The Supreme Court took up two challenges this week concerning which of President Joe Biden’s key programs?
Student Loan Programs
Immigration
Renewable Energy
Infrastructure
The White House recently announced a 30-day deadline for federal agencies to remove which app from all government-issued devices?
TikTok
As of Sunday night, classified documents are known to have been found in the homes of which of the following current and former government officials? Select all that apply. Check all that apply.
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Four teams were left in the N.F.L. playoffs. What did their starting quarterbacks have in common?
They were in their 20's
All played for Alabama
They were #1 draft picks
They all rushed for over 1,000 yards
A video was released Friday shows _____ police officers brutally beating a 29-year-old man, shouting expletives and using pepper spray and a baton on him while he called out for his mother in a traffic stop that left him hospitalized and, three days later, dead.
Louisville
Chicago
Oakland
Memphis
Thousands of acres are underwater in ________. The flooding comes as a result of torrential rain. Now, the massive snowpack that piled up on the Sierra Nevada this winter is a dripping time bomb. As it melts, the flood could triple in size by summer, causing catastrophic loss of crops. Expect produce prices to be sky high this summer.
California
Nevada
Massachusettes
Florida
