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Final Section 3

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?

a)

Weak banks & buying on credit

b)

speculation & Stock Market Crash

c)

Overproduction of crops & consumer goods

d)

all of the above

2.

What was the name for the WWI Veterans who marched on Washington, D.C. demanding early payment of their $1,000 bonus checks?

a)

The Bonus Protestors

b)

Hoover's Army

c)

the WWI Marchers

d)

the Bonus Army

3.

He was a Senator from Louisiana who criticized the New Deal & wanted to solve the depression with his 'Share Our Wealth" program

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Charles Coughlin

d)

Huey Long

4.

Which of the following best describes Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy at the beginning of WWI?

a)

Wilson was actively pushing Americans toward entering the war

b)

Wilson believed WWI was not a big deal

c)

Wilson issued the Proclamation of Neutrality to try to keep us out of the war

5.

What had Germany done during WWI that angered so many Americans and pushed us toward war?

a)

Sunk the Lusitania and participated in unrestricted submarine warfare

b)

Sunk the Titanic and actively participated in unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

Began systematically killing over 6 million Jews and others during the Holocaust

6.

Why is WWI important to history?

a)

It showed that the US was a strong military power.

b)

It served as a break in US isolationism.

c)

It led to shift of more African Americans and women in northern factories.

d)

All of the above.

7.

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 __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

8.

Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

the Dirt Bowl

c)

(TVA)

d)

the Dust Bowl

9.

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:

a)

The Fair Deal

b)

The Square Deal

c)

The New Deal

10.

Which of the following BEST describes farmers during the Great Depression

a)

Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to other countries

b)

Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to hungry Americans

c)

a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures

11.

The event that brought the U.S. into WWII was the Japanese attack on __________________________.

a)

Washington, DC.

b)

New York City, New York

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

12.

Put the following Eras in chronological order.

a)

Gilded Age

Progressive Era

Imperialism & WWI

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

Great Depression

d)

New Deal

e)

World War II

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
13.

President Herbert Hoover's administration contributed to the Depression because it ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
did too little to create jobs.
lowered interest rates too much.
loaned too much money to banks.
imposed too many regulations on businesses.
14.

Determine which characteristic corresponds with an effect of the Great Depression.

a)

competition for employment

1.

repatriation of Mexican Americans

b)

collapse of the banking system

2.

"Bank Holiday" and regulation of financial industry

c)

High protective tariff

3.

decrease in international trade

d)

unequal distribution of wealth and lack of savings

4.

increase in foreclosures

15.

Drag & Drop:

Which of the following is the correct cause and effect relationship?

​ (a)   --> Red Scare of 1919 --> ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Russian Revolution
violation of civil liberties
Stock Market Crahs
World War I
Prohibition
Great Depression
Influenza Epidemic
Increased Crime
16.

​ (a)   resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s.

Choose from the below words
The rise of organized crime
A decline in immigration rates
Growing fear of communism
The expansion of the consumer economy
17.

Where did Jazz originate?

18.

What brought the US into WWI?

a)

Slavery

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Zimmerman Telegram, unrestricted submarine warfare

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act and the building of the railroad system

19.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

The integration of baseball lead by Jackie Robinson

b)

Time of flourishing African American art, music, and literature

c)

The rebuilding of Harlem in NY after the great fire.

d)

When African Americans moved into northern cities

20.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

A plan to finance the rebuilding of Europe after WWII

b)

It pledged aid to nations trying to combat communist takeover.

c)

The plan for developing the atomic bomb.

21.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The 2nd Red Scare resulted from Senator McCarthy's witch hunt for communists in the US Government

b)

An unsuccessful attempt by US trained forces of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba with support from US government to overthrow Castro

c)

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

22.

How did the Space Race, Sputnik, and Eisenhower affect education in America?

a)

American schools gave preference to students who expressed the desire to become an astronaut

b)

The National Defense Education Act was the first of many that placed higher importance on math & science

c)

The school day was lengthened to accommodate more english and history classes.

23.

How was opposition to the war such a force in the US in later years of the war in Vietnam?

a)

All of the soldiers returning from war traveled the nation speaking out against the war effort

b)

People started to view communism as an opportunity for diversity instead of the evil it was thought to be in the 1950s

c)

President Kennedy's assassination was blamed on our involvement in Vietnam, which doubled the amount of war protests.

d)

The accessibility of TV allowed the news media to fuel opposition by putting pictures of combat in people's living rooms

24.

What was the League of Nations?

a)

an organization established to promote international cooperation and world peace

b)

a post-war military alliance between Britain, Italy, France, and the US

c)

an organization that promoted trade between Italy France & the US

d)

the countries that met and drafted the Treaty of Versailles following WWI

25.

What was a direct effect of the Selective Service Act?

a)

greater opportunities were open to women and minorities

b)

there was a movement to repeal the 17th Amendment

c)

the economy lagged due to the loss of workers

d)

there were widespread protests and marches

26.

What was a direct effect of the Selective Service Act?

a)

greater opportunities were open to women and minorities

b)

there was a movement to repeal the 17th Amendment

c)

the economy lagged due to the loss of workers

d)

there were widespread protests and marches

27.

In what way did WWI impact the movement for women's suffrage?

a)

only women involved enlisted in the military could vote during WWI

b)

the women factory workers were leaders in National Women's Suffrage Association

c)

women finally received the right to vote due to their help in the war effort

d)

women industrial workers threatened to strike during the war if they did not receive the right to vote

28.

What was an effect of the Red Scare?

a)

restrictions on new immigrant arrivals

b)

African Americans moving north in the Great Migration

c)

the creation of the Espionage & Sedition Acts

d)

the formation of a Communist Party in the US

29.

With the passing of the 18th Amendment,

a)

more women gained access to public office

b)

there was an increase in organized crime and bootlegging

c)

more African Americans were represented in government

d)

there was direct election of senators

30.
What is Henry Ford most known for?
a)
Jazz musician from the 1920s
b)
One of the greatest professional baseball players of all time
c)
Pilot who became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
d)
Began mass production of automobiles on assembly lines
31.
What is Langston Hughes most known for?
a)
Being the President who tried to keep the US out of WWI
b)
Famous African-American poet who lived in Harlem
c)
British passenger ship sunk by German U-Boat killing Americans
d)
First person to successfully build and fly an airplane
32.
All of the following are true about the 1920s except...
a)
People loved heroes such as Babe Ruth and Charles Lingbergh
b)
The stock market boomed
c)
Jazz music was very popular
d)
The Wright Brothers invented the airplane
33.
During the 1920s many African Americans became excellent in art, music, writing, and even sports.  This was known as...
a)
The African American Cultural Change Movement
b)
Equal Rights Movement
c)
Specialization
d)
The Harlem Renaissance
34.

Victory Gardens, Buying War Bonds and women filling men's jobs while they were away at war, were.....

a)

not a successful plan in supporting the war effort

b)

way too difficult to achieve

c)

ways Americans at home supported the war effort

d)

ways that people in Britain supported the US

35.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
36.

The cartoon above represents what movement/response to the Red Scare?

a)

prohibition

b)

nativism

c)

the great depression

d)

none of the above

37.

When everyone tried to withdraw all of their savings from banks, what happened to many banks in America?

a)

the banks closed permanently

b)

the banks closed for 2 days

c)

the banks made a profit

d)

the banks received help from the German government

38.

Stalin created a system where the government determined everything in the economy. What kind of communist economy is this called?

a)

Democratic Economy

b)

Planned Economy

c)

Capitalist Economy

d)

Free Market Economy

39.

The rapid industrialization of factories and collectivization of farmland of small peasant farms under government control was the focus of Joseph Stalin's __________.

a)

10 Year Plan

b)

Invasion of Germany

c)

dictatorship of Europe

d)

Five Year Plan

40.

Who killed 20 million people by starving most of them or sending them to die in the gulags?

a)

Stalin

b)

Hitler

c)

Mussolini

d)

Franco

41.

Why did the Great Depression spread from the United States to many other parts of the world so quickly?

a)

The nineteenth century had created a single global economy where the world became interdependent.

b)

Europe started an economic war with the United States that made the economy collapse

c)

Other countries feared for their economies after the Great Depression in the United States.

d)

The US won the First World War which meant it controlled the world’s economy.

42.

How did fascists take advantage of the Great Depression?

a)

They used the Great Depression to turn people against their enemies.

b)

They used the Great Depression to strengthen their militaries.

c)

They used the Great Depression to build stronger and wider international relationships.

d)

They used the Great Depression to help the working classes gain more power.

43.

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

GI Bill

d)

Transistor

44.

These "super" structures connected multiple states across the country. Built during the Cold War in case of a nuclear attack

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Amtrak Rail System

c)

Federal Highway System

d)

Old Town Road

45.

People who perform professional, managerial, or Administrative type work, these people usually wear suits or business attire.

a)

White Collar Jobs

b)

Blue Collar Jobs

46.

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)

a population shift from small families to large families

b)

a population shift from northern states to southern states

c)

an economic shift from blue-collar jobs to white-collar jobs

d)

an economic shift from producing goods to providing services

47.

After the war, the ___?___ replaced radio and movies as the main entertainment for American families.

a)

television

b)

YouTube

c)

internet

d)

community swimming pool

48.

What war lasted from in 1950-1953?

a)

Star Wars

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Korean War

d)

WWI

49.

Which of the following is an example of Women's Fashion during the 1950s?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

If you wanted to watch a movie in the 1950s, where did you go?

a)

The mall

b)

A friend's house

c)

The drive-in

d)

To Blockbuster

51.

The 1950s saw major advances in science, including medical breakthroughs that led to improved treatments for cancer, polio, tuberculosis and

a)

Alzheimer's disease

b)

pneumonia

c)

influenza

d)

heart disease

52.

What were the subdivisions called that were built after World War II and helped give middle-class families affordable housing?

a)

Levittowns

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Midtowns

d)

Scherervilles

53.
The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it
a)
allowed the Soviets to place missiles in Turkey
b)
revealed that the Soviets had nuclear weapons
c)
appeared that the United States had failed to keep up in scientific achievement
d)
confirmed the United States use of U-2 spy planes
54.
The Marshall plan was created by Secretary of State George Marshall because of the
a)
failure of the United Nations to help people in need
b)
devastation in Europe caused by fighting in World War II
c)
construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union
d)
takeover of Greece and Turkey by communists
55.
McCarthyism in the 1950s is most closely associated with
a)
 claims that communists had infiltrated the federal government
b)
efforts to prevent pro-communist govern - ments in Latin America
c)
 formation of the Warsaw Pact
d)
passage of the Interstate Highway Act
56.
The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the
a)
threat of communism spreading throughout Asia
b)
need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union
c)
demand by the United States for Korean natural resources
d)
desire to limit Japanese expansion
57.

The Little Rock Nine needed protection from the __________ government because the __________ government would not enforce the law.

a)

state, federal

b)

federal, state

c)

state, local

d)

local, state

58.

Part of the reason Kennedy defeated Nixon was because of how he appeared:

a)

Radio

b)

TV

c)

Online

d)

In movies

59.

The Cuban Missile Crisis involved:

a)

Kennedy, Khruschev & Castro

b)

Johnson, Khruschev & Castro

c)

Kennedy, Stalin & Castro

d)

Kennedy, Stalin & Carter

60.

This weapon was used by the US military and caused horrific burns.

a)

Agent Orange

b)

Tiger Balm

c)

Greek Fire

d)

Napalm

61.

The Watergate Scandal resulted in President __________ resignation.

a)

Kennedy's

b)

Johnson's

c)

Nixon's

d)

Ford's

62.

What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?

a)

Make American Great Again

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Vietnam War

63.

Which department provided Americans with availability of affordable housing?

a)

Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

b)

Dept. of 956

c)

Dept. of Homeland Security

64.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
65.

What company did Bill Gates start?

a)

Apple

b)

Microsoft

c)

Samsung

d)

LG

66.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

removal from office

b)

conviction of a crime

c)

formal accusation of wrongdoing

67.
Date of major terrorist attack during the Presidency of George W Bush
a)
Dec 7, 1941
b)
Sep 11,2011
c)
Dec 5, 1973
d)
Nov 23, 1963
68.
Which Hurricane hit during the Presidency of George W Bush?
a)
Alberta
b)
Katrina
c)
Charlie
d)
Frida
69.
Which group was responsible for 9/11?
a)
Hamas
b)
Hezbollah
c)
KKK
d)
al-Qaida
70.
The trend of businesses, technologies or beliefs to spread around the world is
a)
globalization.
b)
immigration.
c)
urbanization.
d)
culturalization.
71.
Founded Apple Computers. 
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Steve Jobs
c)
Alex Hailey
d)
Fred Smith
72.
TRUE/FALSE: The Affordable Care Act was designed for everyone in the US to have healthcare.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
73.
 Who was the co-founder of the TV network Oxygen?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Lionel Sosa
c)
Estee Lauder
d)
Oprah Winfrey
74.

Which of the following is a way that energy usage in the United States has changed over the last several decades?

a)

fewer automobiles per household

b)

general decline in energy consumption

c)

greater emphasis on renewable sources

d)

ability to manufacture new petroleum sources

75.

How did Obama gain MOST of his supporters during the election?

a)

use of internet

b)

posters

c)

newspaper

d)

news

76.
What is the nickname often used in the press for the Affordable Healthcare Act?
a)
Clintoncare
b)
Obamacare
c)
Barackcare
d)
Barrycare
77.

Match the following

a)

Balkans Crisis

1.

Break up of Yugoslavia led to war and genocide

b)

Patriot Act

2.

Post 9/11 law that allows the gov't to spy on citizens

c)

Great Recession 2008

3.

Financial crisis involving bank failures and housing market collapse

d)

Hurricane Katrina

4.

Cat. 5 hurricane; devastated New Orleans

e)

Department of Homeland Security

5.

Newest gov't department, post 9/11

78.

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.

a)

London, England

b)

Seoul, South Korea

c)

Wuhan, China

d)

Washington D.C.

79.

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.

a)

Denver

b)

Minneapolis

c)

San Antonio

d)

Dallas

80.

SpaceX and NASA launched a fresh crew of astronauts on a mission to space this week. What is their destination?

a)

Moon

b)

Mars

c)

International Space Station

d)

China's Tiangong Space Station

81.

The Supreme Court took up two challenges this week concerning which of President Joe Biden’s key programs?

a)

Student Loan Programs

b)

Immigration

c)

Renewable Energy

d)

Infrastructure

82.

The White House recently announced a 30-day deadline for federal agencies to remove which app from all government-issued devices?

a)

Twitter

b)

TikTok

c)

Facebook

d)

Instagram

83.

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.

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

84.

Four teams were left in the N.F.L. playoffs. What did their starting quarterbacks have in common?

a)

They were in their 20's

b)

All played for Alabama

c)

They were #1 draft picks

d)

They all rushed for over 1,000 yards

85.

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. 

a)

Louisville

b)

Chicago

c)

Oakland

d)

Memphis

86.

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.

 

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

Massachusettes

d)

Florida