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U.S. History Mega Review (1920s-Vietnam)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main factor that made car ownership possible for many Americans in the 1920s?

a)

Rising earnings

b)

Assembly line production

c)

Easy credit

d)

Advertising

2.

What was the impact of Henry Ford's assembly line on the price of the Model T Ford?

a)

It increased the price

b)

It had no effect on the price

c)

It decreased the price

d)

It made the car unavailable

3.

What role did advertising play in the new consumer economy of the 1920s?

a)

It became a central institution

b)

It had no impact on consumer goods

c)

It decreased consumer demand

d)

It increased the price of goods

4.

What was the expansion of credit in the 1920s primarily used for?

a)

Purchasing consumer goods

b)

Investing in stocks

c)

Paying off debts

d)

Saving for the future

5.

What innovation by Henry Ford made car ownership available to the average American?

a)

Mass production

b)

Advanced engine technology

c)

Luxury features

d)

High-quality materials

6.

What was the price of a Model T Ford in 1924?

a)

$850

b)

$300

c)

$5

d)

$0

7.

What impact did Ford's assembly line have on workers?

a)

Higher wages and racial equality

b)

Lower wages and longer work hours

c)

Unionization and job security

d)

Craftsmanship and job satisfaction

8.

What industries expanded as a result of the automobile's popularity?

a)

Glass, steel, and rubber processing

b)

Coal mining and transportation

c)

Textile manufacturing

d)

Agriculture and farming

9.

What impact did the automobile have on American infrastructure?

a)

Dramatic expansion of roadways

b)

Decrease in public transportation

c)

Closure of motels and restaurants

d)

Limited access to rural areas

10.

What new household appliances emerged in the 1920s?

a)

Radios, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators

b)

Computers, smartphones, and tablets

c)

Microwaves, dishwashers, and dryers

d)

Televisions, video game consoles, and DVD players

11.

What is Laissez-Faire capitalism?

a)

A philosophy used by judges to decide criminal cases.

b)

A government policy of active government involvement in the economy.

c)

A government policy of "hands off" or letting business take care of itself.

12.

Charles Lindberg is famous for flying solo across the U.S. from coast to coast without stopping.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A celebration of African American art and culture.

b)

A type of New Orleans music.

c)

A remembrance of the days of slavery.

14.

Women who cut their hair short, wore their skirts short, and smoked during the 1920's were called:

a)

Flounders

b)

Flippers

c)

Flappers

15.

was prejudice against foreign-born people.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Anglo-Saxonism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Nativism

16.

The fear of Communism spreading to America became known as

a)

the Red Scare

b)

Lenin Mania

c)

the Russian Scare

d)

Fascist Fear

17.

What Nativist group rose in popularity to fight for stricter immigration laws.

a)

American Nativist Society

b)

Black Panthers

c)

American Protective Association

d)

Ku Klux Klan

18.

Period of time beginning in 1929 and lasting through the 1930s where people lost jobs and didn’t have enough food; the economy took a downfall

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Great Recession

c)

The New Deal

19.

President (Republican) during the 1929 stock market crash.  Believed cities, states, and banks should try to lead in the recovery before the federal government because the fear of a growing national debt. Did little to improve the economy

a)

President Herbert Hoover

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

The New Deal

20.

shantytowns, communities of makeshift shacks on unused or public land nicknamed after President Herbert Hoover

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Rooseveltvilles

c)

margin call

21.

drought-related conditions in the Great Plains states.

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Acai Bowl

c)

Duster

22.

helped Americans recover from the Depression

a)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

President Herbert Hoover

c)

Dust Bowl

23.

Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression

a)

New Deal

b)

Real Deal

c)

Square Deal

24.

This photograph is called "Migrant Mother," and was MOST associated with which of these issues?

a)

Families losing their homes as a result of the Dust Bowl.

b)

Families losing their savings as a result of the stock market crash.

c)

Families losing their jobs as a result of underconsumption of goods.

d)

Families sending their children to live with relatives due to unemployment.

25.

The Social Security Act is often considered part of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Second New Deal" because it

a)

offered payments to those who were retired or unemployed.

b)

made all employers allow their workers to join a labor union.

c)

had to be amended and added twice before Congress would pass it.

d)

was part of the President's plans to enact programs that would offer long-range governmental reform.

26.

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

a)

reduced the power of the federal government.

b)

provided too much protection for big business.

c)

ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages.

d)

made people dependent on the federal government.

27.

Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

a)

excessive profits for farmers

b)

overregulation of the stock market

c)

overproduction of consumer goods

d)

continued increases in wages for workers

28.

The purpose of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was

a)

to insure bank deposits in the United States.

b)

to provide job opportunities in national parks.

c)

to reduce farm surpluses and raise agricultural profits.

d)

provide electrical power to an underdeveloped region of the U.S.

29.

A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was

a)

abuse of credit.

b)

a return to the gold standard.

c)

increased number of public works projects.

d)

government programs designed to reduce agricultural production.

30.
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Rebuild, and Reform
b)
Recover, Rebuild, and Reform
c)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
d)
Recover, Revive, and Reform
31.

In this New Deal program, workers constructed things like roads, bridges, public buildings and parks but it also employed artists and performers...

a)

Tennesee Valley Authority

b)

FDIC

c)

FERA

d)

Works Progress Administration

32.
Created government jobs (natural resource conservation) for young men in 1933.
a)
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
c)
Works Progress/Projects Administration (WPA)
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
33.

Match the following leaders to the countries they ruled or governed in

a)

Adolf Hitler

1.

Germany

b)

Benito Mussolini

2.

Italy

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

3.

United States

d)

Hirohito

4.

Japan

e)

Mao Zedong

5.

China

34.

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    

35.

Following World War I, who rose to power and ruled as a dictator in Germany?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

36.

Which event started World War II?                                  

a)

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 

b)

Japan’s attack on San Francisco

c)

Germany’s attack on Poland

d)

Germany sinking the USS Essex

37.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

38.
The Allied invasion of Normandy was called
a)

Operation Torch

b)

Operation Overlord (D-Day)

c)

Operation Husky

d)

Operation Avalanche

39.

What did Stalin and Hitler agree to do when they signed the Nazi Soviet Pact?

a)

Agreed to not go to war with Poland

b)

Split Poland between them

c)

Agreed to attack the United States

d)

None of the above

40.

The U.S. military strategy that brought them closer to Japan was called ________.

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

Leap frogging

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Blitzkrieg

41.

The ______ allowed the U.S. president to aid American Allies during the war.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Neutrality Acts

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Lend-Lease Act

42.

What was the name of the secret assignment to create the atom bomb?

a)

the New York Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

the Manhattan Project

d)

Operation Barbarossa

43.

What was Hitler's costliest mistake?

a)

the Anschluss

b)

the attack against Great Britain

c)

the invasion of the Soviet Union

d)

the alliance with Japan

44.

What actions did the Western Allies take that caused Japan to attack the U.S.?

a)

the U.S. demanded the Japanese leave Manchuria

b)

the U.S. occupied Okinawa

c)

the U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe

d)

the U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan

45.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

46.

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

a)

Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Nuclear bombs

47.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

48.

Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?

a)

Kennedy

b)

Nixon

c)

Truman

d)

Johnson

49.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

50.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

51.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

52.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong