WorksheetsUS History Final Review
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Which event led to the United States joining World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Britain
The German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The Lend-Lease Act
What was the purpose of the New Deal during the Great Depression?
To expand the military
To promote isolationism
To provide relief, recovery, and reform
To increase taxes on the wealthy
Which group of people were interned in the United States during World War II?
Japanese Americans
German Americans
Italian Americans
Native Americans
What was the main goal of the Axis powers during World War II?
To establish a global democracy
To expand their territory and gain resources
To support the Allies
To promote peace and diplomacy
Who was the President of the United States during most of the Great Depression and World War II?
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What was the purpose of Prohibition?
To encourage social gatherings
To increase government revenue
To promote alcohol consumption
To make alcohol sales illegal
Which technological advancement transformed the American landscape in the 1920’s?
Introduction of smartphones
Development of nuclear power plants
Efficient assembly line production of automobiles
Expansion of the railway system
What is Isolationism?
Promoting global cooperation and intervention
Encouraging military expansion
Supporting the Axis powers
Not wanting to get involved with another country’s problems or wars
Which group of people were most affected by the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression?
Farmers
Factory workers
Government officials
Military personnel
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Cultural flowering of the African American community
Decline of artistic expression
Promotion of isolationism
Expansion of European influence in the United States
Where did the majority of farmers made homeless by the Dust Bowl storms and the Great Depression end up going as migrant farm workers?
New Hampshire
Which event marked the end of the Great Depression in the United States?
The stock market crash of 1929
The election of Herbert Hoover
The United States joining World War II
The implementation of the New Deal
What was the main goal of the Axis powers during World War II?
To expand their territory and gain resources
To promote peace and diplomacy
To establish a global democracy
To support the Allies
What was the main goal of the Axis powers during World War II?
To support the Allies
To promote peace and diplomacy
To establish a global democracy
To expand their territory and gain resources
What was the impact of the Great Depression on the American economy?
It led to a boom in the stock market
It caused widespread unemployment and poverty
It had no significant impact
It led to an increase in exports
What was the role of the United States at the beginning of World War II?
They provided military support to the Axis powers
They remained neutral and isolated from the conflict
They were part of the Allied powers from the start
They were actively involved in combat
What was an effect of the assembly line production of automobiles in the 1920s?
It led to a decrease in the price of automobiles
It made automobiles less accessible to the public
It had no significant impact on the automobile industry
It led to a decrease in the production of automobiles
What was the significance of the D-Day invasion during World War II?
It marked the end of the war
It was the first major defeat for the Allies
It marked the beginning of the end for Germany's control of Europe
It had no significant impact on the course of the war
What was the effect of the New Deal on the American government?
It reduced the size and influence of the government
It led to a decrease in government spending
It expanded the role and power of the federal government
It had no significant impact on the government
What was the impact of World War II on the American economy?
It led to a severe economic recession
It had no significant impact
It led to an economic boom and ended the Great Depression
It caused a decrease in industrial production
What was the role of women on the home front in the United States during World War II?
They were not allowed to work or contribute to the war effort
They primarily served as nurses and caregivers
They took on jobs in factories and other sectors to support the war effort
They were not affected by the war
What was the impact of the New Deal on the American society?
It led to a decrease in poverty and unemployment
It had no significant impact on the society
It led to an increase in poverty and unemployment
It caused a major economic recession
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway during World War II?
It marked the end of the war
It was a major victory for the Axis powers
It was a turning point in the war in the Pacific in favor of the Allies
It had no significant impact on the course of the war
What was the role of the United Nations during World War II?
It was not yet established and had no role
It provided military support to the Allies
It remained neutral and did not participate in the conflict
It was the main force against the Axis powers
What was the impact of the Great Depression on the global economy?
It led to a global economic boom
It had no significant impact
It caused a global economic recession
It led to an increase in global exports
What physical factor contributed to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
a period of unusually hot, dry weather
a series of tornadoes that struck the Plains
thunderstorms flooding the farmland
several severe winters resulting in the "big die-off"
How did the Dust Bowl affect economic development in Texas?
Many farms made money from the banks.
Oil production increased in West Texas.
Many farms were lost to banks since they couldn't grow crops.
Employment in major cities varied.
What were the five "Dust Bowl" states during the 1930s?
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas
Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma
How did New Deal programs change the lives of Americans during the Great Depression?
Additional government funding was provided to oil companies.
Cotton prices were fixed to keep farmers on their land.
Gas rationing helped to reduce traffic in busy cities.
Thousands found employment building roads and bridges.
The Great Depression greatly damaged agriculture in midwestern states by -
needing the New Deal programs
a severe drought that cost them crops to sell
changing from cotton to oil uindustry
the introduction of rationing
How did WWII affect the home front?
Many dealt with rationings and food shortages
Almost everyone needed to work in the farms and not the factories
People only needed to give up appliances to be used to make weapons
Everyone, including the rich, had to help
How were women's lives affected during World War I?
Women entered the military
Women entered the workforce
Women entered the home life
Women entered the government
What was the Great Depression?
A period of economic success and an improving economy
The worst economic catastrophe in U.S. history
A period of time that witnessed American involvement in violent foreign wars
A hotly contested presidential election
Everyone rushed to sell stocks at one time causing the what of 1929?
Civil War
Stock Market Crash
Revolutionary War
During the Great Depression, ______.
many Americans lost their jobs
many Americans had little money
many farmers lost their land to drought
a, b, and c
Homeless people built shacks towns out of any materials they could find. These were known as...
Hoover flags
Hoovervilles
Hover tenements
The Dust Bowl took place in the
The Costal Plains
The Great Plains
California
South Texas
What was President Roosevelt's plan for getting the United States out of the Great Depression?
The New Deal
The Relief, Recovery,Reform Act
The Alphabet Agencies
FDR's Deal
Where could people go to get a free hot meal?
Hoovervilles
Banks
McDonalds
Soup kitchens
Which president was blamed for making the Great Depression even worse?
President Roosevelt
President Hoover
President Bush
President Coolidge
What best describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of kids?
Many people moved from shantytowns to the suburbs.
Many children quit school to help their families earn money.
More people got married immediately after finishing school.
Farmers and businessmen were hurt by the rising crop prices
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
It improved education for all citizens
It helped people pay taxes
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
It protected people from discrimination
How were people feeling during the Great Depression?
Roaring Good time!
Hungry, Homeless, Hopeless
Sad
Happy
How did President Franklin Roosevelt tell the American people about his New Deal?
Only in newspapers
On the radio - fireside chats
TV
Unemployment reached its peak at what percentage?
10
25
50
75
Which present day program was created during the Great Depression to provide elderly and disabled citizens income help?
Securities and Exchange Commission
Social Security Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Housing Administration
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
Nativism
Isolationism
New Deal
Progressive
Gave women the right to vote
18th Amendment
Prohibition
19th Amendment
Repeal
A system for buying and selling shares of companies
Prohibition
Stock Market
New Deal
Flapper
A total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
New Deal
Prohibition
drought
Great Depression
A drought in the 1930s that turned the Great Plains very dry.
Evict
Drought
Prairie
Dust Bowl
Hitler’s invasion strategy that involved armored columns supported by airplanes. This “lightning war” allowed the German army to quickly conquer Poland, France and many others.
Shazam
Bombardment
Blitzkrieg
Shock and Awe
The US foreign policy at the beginning of WW2. The US wanted to focus on their economic issues rather than get involved in European affairs. A series of Neutrality Acts were passed to prevent the US from taking sides.
Isolationism
Pacifism
Self-reliance
Neutrality
The RAF was too tough for the Luftwaffe, so Hitler focused his efforts on Great Britain by bombing civilian sites in an effort to make the British people lose hope and give up. This ultimately was unsuccessful.
Blitz
Air Raids
Battle of Britain
Shock and Awe
Because Britain is an island nation, Hitler focused his efforts on Great Britain by bombing airfields and fighting the Royal Air Force. This ultimately was unsuccessful. It was called the
Blitz
Air Raids
Battle of Britain
Shock and Awe
Fed up with the trade embargos by the US , Japan launched a sneak attack on the United States severely damaging the US fleet in the Pacific. This event lead to the US entering the war.
The Alamo
Pearl Harbor
The Philippines
Guadalcanal
Which of the following was NOT part of the Allies?
USA
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Italy
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
What type of government is very strong, totalitarian, and militaristic?
Fascism
monarchy
democracy
anarchy
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7th, 1941) is called "A day which will live in infamy." What does the immediate reaction demonstrate?
impact a single event can have on public opinion a time of crisis
effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression
success of the pacifist movement in the United States
role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs
"My family will have to sacrifice and get along without sugar and flour this week." Which situation is the speaker describing?
destruction of crops during wartime
need for importation of food products
rationing to support a war effort
limitation of agricultural production through farm subsidies
During World War II, why were posters of Rosie the Riveter used?
recruit women into wartime industries
encourage women to serve in the armed forces
promote women’s suffrage
support higher education for women
Which Alliance won the Second World War?
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Central Powers
All Of The Above
As a reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor, what group was interned, or incarcerated, with Executive Order 9066?
Japanese-Americans
African-Americans
German POWs
Italians
New Deal Programs: Is CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Relief, Recovery, or Reform?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
New Deal Programs: Is TVA (Tenessee Valley Authority) mainly Relief, Recovery, or Reform?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
New Deal Programs: Is FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Relief, Recovery, or Reform?
Relief
Recovery
Reform
Consumerism increased in the 1920's because of
Increased access to electricity
Many new electrical appliances
Easy credit
all of the above
The name given to young ladies that cut their hair short, wore make-up, and short dresses.
Suffragettes
Housewives
Flappers
Puritans
The name given to women working towards women's suffrage
Flappers
Suffragettes
Housewives
Queens
Much of the advertising industry was focused to help women:
Save time on household chores
Get jobs outside of home
Be independent from their husbands
Ignore their children.
Which of the following was NOT true of the 1920s?
Women's roles in society changed.
Women became less independent.
Women had options to go to college or work outside the home.
Women were able to purchase a wide variety of household goods.
Which group of women would NOT support temperance?
Flappers
Housewives
Suffragettes
Which pair of circumstances represents an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?
Establishment of Jim Crow Laws ---> Beginning of Reconstruction
Dred Scott Decision ---> Passage of the Fugitive Slave Law
Closing of the Frontier ---> Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Technology and the automobile---> Movement from the city to the suburbs
How did Flappers look to deviate from the traditional norms of 1920s American society?
They were able to secure equal pay for equal work
After ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, they were given equality under the law.
They dressed more provocatively and pushed the envelope on moral behavior.
They discouraged female membership in national unions.
Who believed in the repatriation of African Americans?
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
Augusta Savage
Langston Hughes
The author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neal Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Marcus Garvey
A famous Black musician from the 1920s-
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neal Hurston
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Marcus Garvey
The ________________________ was a rebirth in African American Art, intellectualism, and literature.
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
Consumerism
The term used to describe the migration of African American families north-
The Great Migration
The Civil War
Garveyism
Prohibition
Which term describes the process of buying something and paying over time?
Installment buying
Buying on Margain
Stock Market
Consumerism
What industry expanded as a result of the assembly line?
Automobiles
Banking
Textiles
Agriculture
Which of the following was NOT a labor saving invention of the 1920s?
Refrigerator
Washing Machine
Vacuum Cleaner
iPhone
Which groups activities reflect a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the United States during the 20th century?
United Farm Workers
Ku Klux Klan
National Organization for Women
American Indian Movement
A result of prohibition was
an end to all consumption of alcohol in the US
an increase in organized crime activities
an increase in religious participation from most Americans
a significant reduction in crime
How did the Great Migration affect life in northern cities in the 1920s.
increased competition for jobs and housing
it caused local leaders to get rid of Jim Crow policies
it led to the widespread election of African-American mayors in many major northern cities
increased gender diversity in public offices
During the early 1900s, the movement for prohibition pushed legislators to enact social change throughout the United States.
Which social change was encouraged by the movement for prohibition in the United States?
establishment of civil rights for minorities in the US
integration of public facilities in the US
limitations of foreign immigration to the US
outlawing of alcohol in the US
A potential problem from the use of credit is
the inability of people to pay money they owe if their economic situation worsens
A decrease in the amount of money people will spend
A decrease in the amount of products being produced
an inability for people to purchase expensive items like cars or refrigerators
Examples of leisure activities from the 1920s included which of the following:
Watching sports such as baseball or boxing
Listening to the radio
Watching Hollywood movies
Listening to jazz music
What were two effects of the first Red Scare?
Increased production of nuclear weapons
The Palmer Raids
The deportation of many Eastern Europeans
President Wilson issues the 14 Points
Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924 established a quota system that allowed immigrants equal to a small percentage of the origins of people living in the US in 1890. The result of this was greatly reduced immigration for groups of people arriving from all areas except for:
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
The Middle East
Western Europe
What happened on Black Tuesday on October 24, 1929?
Germany invaded Poland and started World War 2?
The Stock Market crashed and economic trouble led to the Great Depression
The US rejected entry into the Treaty of Versailles
The Tulsa Massacre caused the deaths dozens and led to the destruction of the black area of Greenwood
Communists wanted
The government to control ownership of property and companies
Private ownership and competition
The ability for people to make a living comparable to their value to society
The end of human existence
This man was the Attorney General in 1919 and 1920
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. Edgar Hoover
Searches for Communists were nicknamed these
The Great Roundup
McCarthyism
The Hoover Vacuum
The Palmer Raids
Anarchists like Emma Goldman were sent back to Russia, or this vocabulary word
Deported
Interrogated
Investigated
Celebrated
What does this quote mean? "But many of those arrested were only guilty of having a foreign accent."
People who were arrested were not guilty of Anarchy
People who were arrested were completely guilty
People who were arrested were guilty because they were foreign
It was illegal to not know English at that time
The Agricultural Adjustment Act tried to help farmers by
helping them become more efficient
paying them not to grow crops
buying up their surpluses
making land available for farming
a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of a national or ethnic group and the supreme authority of its leader
Totalitarianism
Fascism
Isolationism
Communism
the form of fascism practiced by Hitler and his followers
Nazism
Communism
Totalitarian
Blitzkrieg
A term describing the combined forces of Germany Italy and Japan
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
this term describes the powers that opposed the Axis powers and included the United States and the Soviet Union
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
a policy of giving in to a competitor’s or aggressor’s demands in order to keep the peace
Blitzkrieg
Fascism
Nazism
Appeasement
permitted the trade of goods to nations involved in the war if they paid cash and transported them themselves
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease act
Cash and carry
Selective Service and Training Act
allowed Allies to buy war materials on credit and be escorted home by US destroyers.
Neutrality Acts
Lend-Lease act
Cash and carry
Selective Service and Training Act
required all males age 21 to 36 to register for military service and a limited number of men would be selected to serve from the pool
Neutrality Acts
Cash and carry
Lend-Lease act
Selective Service and Training Act
a set of principles agreed upon by the US and Britain that would become the basis for the United Nations
Atlantic Charter
Anti-Semitism
Lend-Lease act
Neutrality Acts
Communists and Jews
