WorksheetsCopy of US 8,9,10 Test
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the depression take place during the 1930’s?
a)
United States
b)
all over the world
c)
Europe and especially Germany
d)
Russia
2.
Which of the following was a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
a)
Money placed in the banks would be insured up to $2,500.00
b)
Artists produced art for public buildings
c)
Labor unions were guaranteed the right to organize
d)
Young men were paid to build parks and plant trees
3.
All of the following is true about the League of Nations except −
a)
it was established to prevent future wars.
b)
the United States was not a member.
c)
it was the first international cooperative organization.
d)
it was successful in maintaining peace and order.
4.
Which country helped organize the League of Nations, yet was not a member?
a)
Italy
b)
United States
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
5.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money during the Great Depression -
a)
The banks loaned them more money
b)
The banks had loaned the money out already, so they couldn't give it back
c)
Banks had borrowed money from businesses to pay the people
d)
The government paid people to cover the money banks had lost
6.
When people went to the bank to withdraw their money during the Great Depression -
a)
The banks loaned them more money
b)
The banks had loaned the money out already, so they couldn't give it back
c)
Banks had borrowed money from businesses to pay the people
d)
The government paid people to cover the money banks had lost
7.
During the 19th Century, Chinese immigrants played a major role in the -
a)
building of the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
development of the public school system
c)
establishment of the abolition movement
d)
formation of the Tammany Society
8.
Which president was blamed for causing the Great Depression?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Hoover
c)
President Bush
d)
President Coolidge
9.
What were groups of homes built out of cardboard, tin, or scrap wood called?
a)
Roosevelt Villages
b)
Shack Towns
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
Coolidgevilles
10.
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
People bought stocks on credit or borrowed money
b)
Banks had to close because they did not have enough money
c)
Many businesses had a surplus of goods that couldn't be sold
d)
The Square Deal created too many jobs and caused the stock market to crash
11.
Why did farmers leave the dust bowl during the 1930s?
a)
The mass flooding ruined the land
b)
To join the bonus Army in Washington D.C.
c)
Because the New Deal gave everyone a job in the factories
d)
Because they were unable to farm the land anymore
12.
What best describes a way in which the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?
a)
Many people moved from shantytowns to the suburbs.
b)
Many children quit school to help their families earn money.
c)
More people got married immediately after finishing school.
d)
Many people became very rich because of the growth of factories.
13.
In what ways did the New Deal help Americans?
a)
It improved education for all citizens
b)
It helped people pay taxes
c)
It provided jobs, food, and shelter for those in need
d)
It protected people from discrimination
14.
Why did American select Franklin D. Roosevelt as the new president in 1932?
a)
He promised that we would not be involved in any more wars
b)
He promised Americans that they would not lose their jobs
c)
He promised to create programs to improve the economy in his New Deal
d)
He promised the government wouldn't interfere in the economy
15.
How did life change for women during the 1920s?
a)
Women gained the right to vote
b)
Women gained more equality
c)
Women began to work outside the home
d)
All of the above
16.
One form of music that became popular in the 1920s was -
a)
Country and Western
b)
Jazz
c)
Rock and Roll
d)
Rap
17.
Which New Deal program restored the confidence in the banking system and prevented bank panics?
a)
CCC
b)
FDIC
c)
SSA
d)
SEC
18.
What happened in the Unites States as a result of the prohibition of alcohol?
a)
Many people in rural areas moved to urban cities
b)
Crop prices increased
c)
Women gained the right to vote
d)
Bootleggers and speakeasies became popular
19.
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively and more efficiently by -
a)
Using plastic instead of steel for cars
b)
Hiring only immigrants to work his factory
c)
Using designs make in China
d)
Using a moving assembly line
20.
What is one of the most important legacies of the New Deal?
a)
The people began to rely on the government less than they had
b)
The New Deal saved us from the Great Depression
c)
People began to rely more on the government to help them financially
d)
The New Deal caused the Stock Market Crash of 1929
21.
What were the three R's of the New Deal?
4 lines
22.
What is it called when a country keeps to itself and doesn't wish to get involved in the business of other countries?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Absolutism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
23.
Which president was known for "big stick diplomacy" or the saying "speak softly and carry a big stick"
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
24.
Roosevelt declared the United States to be what?
a)
Protector of Islands
b)
Supreme leader of the East
c)
The policemen of the world
d)
The soldier of the West
25.
What was a result of the Spanish American war?
a)
The Americans lost all of their territory in Europe
b)
The Spanish lost all of their territory in Europe
c)
The United States freed much of Latin America (Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, etc.)
d)
The Americans received 20 million dollars and surrendered
e)
Option 5
26.
Which of the following is the belief that one's country is the best country in the world?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Absolutism
d)
Militarism
27.
Which of the following was not a general cause of WWI?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Absolutism
28.
The following passage describes which document? - "The Allied…governments…affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility…for causing all of the loss and damages…"
a)
Union Charter
b)
Treaty of Portsmouth
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Treaty of Versailles
29.
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
a)
It stabilized Germany’s economy.
b)
It required them to lose their colonies, pay war reparations, and take the blame for the war
c)
It allowed Germany to reconcile with its enemies.
d)
It caused Germany to become a superpower.
30.
What was NOT an outcome of World War I?
a)
The Russian Revolution occurred, overthrowing the czarist system.
b)
The world learned to develop atomic power and entered the atomic energy age.
c)
Technological advances created a horrific war with increased casualty lists.
d)
The harsh Treaty of Versailles helped to create conditions in Germany that led to World War II.
31.
Which of the following events started WWI?
a)
The assassination of Tsar Nicholas II
b)
The election of Woodrow Wilson
c)
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
d)
The election of Kaiser Wilhelm II
32.
Which event caused the United States to enter the war?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The withdraw of Russian troops
c)
Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium
d)
The Zimmerman Telegraph
33.
What was the Homestead Act of 1862?
a)
it argued to keep the Europeans out of the Western Hemisphere
b)
it gave free land in the West to people who were tilling to go out and work it
c)
it made sure that African Americans couldn't be kidnapped from the North
d)
it prevented people from settling to the west of the Mississippi River
34.
What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921?
a)
To allow more immigrants into the nation
b)
To allow nothing but Chinese people to move into the Untied States
c)
To keep immigrants from ever coming into the country
d)
To limit the amount of immigrants in order to protect American jobs
35.
What is urbanization?
a)
The movement of people from cities to rural areas
b)
The rise of cities and the movement from rural areas
c)
The growth of farms
d)
The beginning of the technological revolution
36.
What is significant about Henry Ford?
a)
He made the mechanical reaper
b)
He made the cotton gin
c)
He created the telephone
d)
He implemented the idea of the assembly line
37.
Which of the following industrial leaders was the king of the Steel industry?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
J.P. Morgan
38.
Which of the following industrial leaders was the king of the railroad industry?
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
39.
Which of the following industrial leaders was the king of the oil industry?
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
J.P. Morgan
40.
Which of the following industrial leaders was the king of the finance industry?
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
41.
What does laissez-faire mean?
a)
The government controls all means of production
b)
The government takes its hands off of the economy
c)
An event put on to entertain people
d)
The main founding idea of the French Revolution
42.
What was the name of the laws that aimed to discriminate against African Americans in the south following the end of the Reconstruction Era?
a)
The African Exclusion Act
b)
The Civil War Amendments
c)
The separation act
d)
The Jim Crow Laws
43.
What was the name of the movement of many African Americans from the South to the North in an attempt to escape discrimination?
a)
The Great Migration
b)
The mass movement
c)
The Jim Crow Movement
d)
The Exclusion Act
44.
Which of the following figures led a crusade against the lynching of African Americans?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
W.E.B. Du Bois
45.
Which of the following believed that vocational education would precede social equality?
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Malcolm X
46.
Which of the following founded the NAACP?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Malcom X
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
W.E.B. Du Bios
47.
What was a slum?
a)
An area of a city in which the impoverished were stuffed into horrible living conditions
b)
The equivalent to a modern day suburb
c)
Basically it was a house that was made out of mud
d)
It was a mansion with a plantation
48.
Which of the following describes an era of American history that resulted in America experiencing great financial success, but also causing wealth disparity, robber barons, and political corruption?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
The Progressive Era
d)
The Age of the Common Man
49.
Who created the light bulb?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Elon Musk
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Thomas Edison
50.
Which group was focused on eliminating corruption in the areas of business, politics, and society?
a)
The common men
b)
The sons of liberty
c)
The progressive presidents
d)
The sons of anarchy
51.
Who was the leading figure of the progressive movement?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Taft
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
52.
Which of the following was enacted in state governments in order to allow the people of a state to vote directly on legislation?
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Veto
53.
What was a key aim of the muckrakers?
a)
To try and expose the corrupt actions of companies
b)
To attempt to dismantle the whole system of capitalism and destroy unions
c)
To try and cover up the actions companies didn't want to talk about
d)
To try and distribute war propaganda
54.
Which of the following is known as one of the most important muckrakers for exposing the unsanitary conditions of a meatpacking factory in Chicago?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Todd Hamler
d)
Upton Sinclair
55.
Which of the following labor unions perpetrated a bombing on the police during a strike at Haymarket Square?
a)
The American Federation of Labor
b)
The American Railway Union
c)
The Industrial Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
d)
The Knights of Labor
56.
Which of the following served to make sure that monopolies wouldn't form in America? (Check all that apply)
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
c)
The Homestead Act of 1862
d)
The prohibition act
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