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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Places that gave out free food to the poor.

a)

New Deal

b)

United Nations

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

d)

Soup Kitchens

2.

A talented musician who increased the popularity of jazz and big band music, in the 1930's and 1940's he assembled one of the most talented jazz orchestras in history, recorded many jazz classics and appeared in movies.

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Jesse Owens

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Benito Mussolini

3.

The start of the Great Depression

a)

D-Day

b)

Stock Market Crash

c)

The Holocaust

d)

Soup Kitchens

4.

Forced many Midwest farmers to Leave their farms and move to other parts the country in hopes of starting over.

a)

The Holocaust

b)

New Deal

c)

Dust Bowl

5.

Became President in 1932, he introduced the New Deal and deficit spending.

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Benito Mussolini

6.

A set of government programs that was introduced by FDR, it was a way of trying new things to deal with the Depression and required deficit spending.

a)

New Deal

b)

Soup Kitchens

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

United Nations

7.

An important author of the 1930's, she wrote Gone with the Wind, a best-selling novel whose setting was near Jonesboro, Georgia. Later, it became one of the most famous movies of all time.

a)

Jesse Owens

b)

Duke Ellington

c)

Margaret Mitchell

d)

Rosie the Riveter

8.

A New Deal Program, it provided employment for young, unmarried men who worked in the national parks.

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

c)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

d)

Soup Kitchens

9.

This was part of a second group of New Deal programs, sometimes called the Second New Deal. It provided jobs for unskilled workers who built government buildings, roads, and other public projects. It also provided money for the arts.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Road Works Program (RWP)

c)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

d)

Core of Engineers (COE)

10.

A set of government programs that was introduced by FDR, it was a way of trying new things to deal with the Depression and required deficit spending.

a)

New Deal

b)

Soup Kitchens

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

United Nations

11.

Forced many Midwest farmers to leave their farms and move to other parts of the country in hopes of starting over.

a)

New Deal

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

Dust Bowl

12.

Why was Jesse Owens's success at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, important?

a)

It inspired interest in the United States and increased European tourism.

b)

It proved that Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party's racist ideas were wrong.

c)

It convinced professional sports leagues in the United States to desegregate.

d)

It increased public support for joining World War Il to help defeat Germany.

13.

Duke Ellington is remembered for his accomplishments in

a)

track and field

b)

boxing

c)

acting

d)

jazz/music

14.

Margaret Mitchell won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Gone with the Wind, a book about

a)

life in the American South during the Civil War.

b)

men working in the stock market during the 1920s.

c)

life on a Midwestern farm during the Dust Bowl.

d)

women working in an aircraft factory during World War I.

15.

Use the cartoon showing President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a figure representing Congress to answer the question. EXEGLAMLY BRA GOST OLIVER TWIST "MORE.I PLEASE (POWER REORGANIZAT PROGRAM Ел CONGRESS EC What argument was the artist of this cartoon making?

a)

Roosevelt and Congress worked together to help people in need.

b)

Roosevelt believed that Congress should be stronger than the president.

c)

Roosevelt used the New Deal to expand the powers of the president.

d)

Roosevelt only used his power to help the people who voted for him.

16.

Why did some US citizens oppose the New Deal?

a)

They wanted more government regulation of businesses.

b)

They thought the government was spending too much money.

c)

They thought the government programs favored rich people.

d)

They wanted businesses and farmers to pay higher taxes.

17.

What were THREE purposes of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

a)

to manufacture fertilizer for farmers in Tennessee

b)

to promote economic development in Tennessee

c)

to generate low-cost electricity for Tennessee

d)

to improve transportation in Tennessee

e)

to attract tourists to Tennessee

18.

Which of the following two BEST describes how the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) helped bring relief from the Great Depression?

a)

The TVA restored historical battlefields and established parks.

b)

The TVA created dams and supplied electricity to large regions.

c)

The TVA helped reduce land associated problems by supporting farmers in using better farming methods.

d)

The TVA helped provide jobs to workers who built roads and government buildings.

e)

The TVA helped construct Hoovervilles and soup kitchens for the unemployed.