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WorksheetsSLT #2 Practice Quizizz
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 37mins
Which of the following was the goal of the New Deal?
provide federal aid/assistance to people and programs across the country
keep American neutral in World War I
to keep the Great Depression going
increase crop production
Why did the stock market collapse in 1929?
Only wealthy Americans invested in the stock market
Over-speculation led to people buying stocks on margin; the crash resulted from people not being able to pay their stocks back
Investors refused to invest in the stock market
Investors bought shares cheap, and then sold stocks at a high price
Which TWO answers best describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency during the Great Depression?
Very active hands-on government with business
Mostly hands-off government with business
Created many economic relief programs a part of the New Deal
Created a tariff that hurt American economy
Which of the following were causes of the Great Depression?
Weak banks & buying on credit
Over speculation & Stock Market Crash
Overproduction of crops & consumer goods
all of the above
During the First Red Scare immigrants were targeted and __________ if they were suspected Communists.
Deported
Changed
Taxed
Killed
What helped make products faster and cheaper during the Industrial Revolution?
revolutionary war
assembly line
Henry Ford
capitalism
What was a major reason African Americans left the South during the Great Migration?
To escape racial violence and seek better economic opportunities
To support southern politicians
To join the military and forget their past
To participate in the gold rush
Which event is most closely associated with increased fear of communism in the United States after World War I?
The Harlem Renaissance
The First Red Scare
The Great Depression
The New Deal
What impacts did advances in War technology have in WWI?
Choose two correct answers.
War devastated environmental landscapes.
They reduced the number of casualties.
Civilian and military casualties increased.
The Axis forces were able to overpower the Allied forces.
What led to the unemployment rate to drop after WWI, creating a mini depression in 1920?
After WWI, production for war supplies stopped.
Men left their jobs.
The 19th amendment was repealed.
America's economy was not damaged.
In what two ways did women serve and support the war effort for America in World War I?
They rebelled and overthrew the U.S. Government
They became school teachers to teach children about wars
They served overseas in support roles
They stayed home and watched the children
They got factory jobs
How did World War I impact women's roles in society?
Women's roles remained unchanged
Women were discouraged from working
Women gained the right to vote in America
Women were banned from serving in the military
The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920
1st
14th
19th
18th
Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____
the right to vote
the process to amend the Constitution
suffering
What reasons did the 1918 Influenza spread so rapidly?
Travel during wartime
Overcrowded Military barracks (on bases)
Public gatherings
Livestock
Poisoned food
What was the Red Summer of 1919?
A series of racial violence and rioting incidents mostly centered Chicago and Tulsa
A military conflict between segregated units that occurred after World War I
A social movement advocating for civil rights
A mass migration of African Americans to the North
What triggered the riot in Chicago during the Red Summer of 1919?
The death of Eugene Williams at a segregated beach
A rumor of Black men assaulting a white woman
A parade celebrating African American troops
A shootout between white law officers and Black sharecroppers
What event caused the Tulsa massacre?
A black man was accused of assaulting a white woman
There was no cause
White Tulsans didn't like Black Wall Street
Jealousy
How did the Chicago race riots impact the community?
The Chicago race riots only impacted a small portion of the community
The Chicago race riots improved community relations
The Chicago race riots led to increased racial tensions, property damage, and loss of life.
The Chicago race riots had no impact on the community
The assembly line is used to mass-produce goods. What is mass production?
The production of high-quality goods
The production of cheap goods
The production of a small number of goods
The production of a large number of goods
What major change in production led to World War I being a different kind of war?
Industrial revolution
Agricultural expansion
Educational growth
Religious reform
What feeling or emotion was rising among people in European countries before WWI started?
Confusion
Sadness
Nationalism
Fear of technology
What stance did the United States take at the outbreak of World War I?
It immediately joined the Allies
It avoided all foreign trade
It supported Germany
It declared neutrality by practicing Isolationism
What were German submarines called?
Torpedo boats
U-boats
Destroyers
Higgins Boats
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
A message from Mexico to Germany
A secret message from Germany to Mexico
A peace proposal from Germany to the U.S.
A declaration of war from Germany
What did Germany propose to Mexico in the Zimmermann Telegram?
To remain neutral
To attack Canada
To join the Allies
To form an alliance and fight against the U.S.
What roles did MOST Black soldiers perform in World War I?
Naval operations
Combat in trenches
Fought with the French soldiers.
Support roles like building camps, driving trucks, and burying the dead
Why did the U.S. government create the Committee on Public Information (CPI)?
To convince Americans to support the war effort
To organize military training
To negotiate peace treaties
To manage factory production
Why were Americans urged to grow victory gardens during wartime?
To provide food for Europe and the U.S. military
To replace wheat crops
To decorate homes
To reduce taxes
What did the Espionage Act of 1917 outlaw?
Buying foreign goods
Acquiring secret information to share with the enemy
Speaking in favor of war bonds
Joining the military
What additional restrictions did the Sedition Act of 1918 impose?
Outlawed voting during wartime
Banned military recruitment posters in support of the U.S. war effort
Required all newspaper shops to close down
Outlawed disloyal, the U.S. government, Constitution, or military
What did the Supreme Court decide in Schenck v. United States?
That in times of National distress, Congress can infringe on Constitutional rights
It reduced the sentence
It declared the Espionage Act unconstitutional
It overturned the convictions
Which of the following was one of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
Secret treaties between nations in the future
Increased military force among countries
Open diplomacy without secret treaties in the future
What was the purpose of the League of Nations mentioned in the Fourteen Points?
Choose two correct answers.
To adjust colonial claims
To reduce trade among nations
To create new colonies for European powers
To ensure political independence and territorial integrity for all nations
To make sure national borders are respected in the future
What treaty was signed at the Paris Peace Conference to "put an end to World War I?"
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of London
Treaty of Berlin
What is the term that means paying money or giving something of value to make up for damage or harm that was done:
Paying Back
Repealed
Reparations
Repair
How did many Germans feel about the Treaty of Versailles?
They felt betrayed by its terms
They agreed with taking full responsibility for the war
They welcomed the loss of colonies
What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do regarding responsibility for the war?
Blame Russia for the war
Refuse to accept any responsibility
Take full responsibility for starting the war
Share responsibility with the Allies
What two events led to the United States abandonment of its Isolationism Policy and intervening in World War I in 1917?
Poisonous Gas usage by Germany
The sinking of the Lusitania that killed 128 Americans
"Entangling Alliances"
Trench Warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
Why did the Flood of 1927 have less of an effect on New Orleans?
The flood did not occur along the Mississippi River.
The Louisiana legislature blew up the levees to relieve pressure to save New Orleans
New Orleans is on high ground so the flood would not reach the city
The flood of 1927 was widely exaggerated and not actually a big deal.
What human mistake led to the Flood of 1927?
Rainstorm swells in Northern U.S.
Building cities all along the Mississippi River led to the flood
The "levee-only" policy which built levees all along the Mississippi
Hurricanes causing coastal erosion led to the flood
Which Amendment to U.S. Constitution outlawed the sell and manufacturing of Alcohol?
17th
18th
19th
20th
The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --
women's suffrage
segregated society
Progressive Movement
Prohibition Era
Which of the following is true about Prohibition and organized crime?
bootleggers respected prohibition laws
prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime
attendance at speakeasies decreased
Al Capone become President of the United States of America
In the 1920s Americans consumers began to do which of the following?
sewing clothes
recycling goods
buying on credit
work from home
How could Americans afford the new products of the era?
Installment Buying (Credit)
Every American became rich after the
War
Buy now, Pay now
Products were extremely cheap
Many people have criticized the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 because it
require public school education to be taught in english
require the election of more supreme court justices in the Louisiana Judicial System
was the longest, most confusing state constitution thus far
address the wants and needs of the common white man
Why did the United States decide to repeal the 18th Amendment?
(Choose three correct answers)
Crime rapidly increased
Social and moral decline
the U.S. was about to enter another war and needed Alcohol for medical purposes
the U.S. needed the tax revenue from the sale of Alcohol to boost its economy
Speakeasies
Zora Neale Hurston and Ernest Hemingway were mostly known for their contributions to _______________ in the Harlem Renaissance.
Music
Sports
Literature
Visual Arts
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington were mostly known for their contributions to ____________ during the Harlem Renaissance.
Music
Sports
Literature
Visual Arts
Augusta Savage and Jacob Lawrence were mostly known for their contributions to ______________ during the Harlem Renaissance.
Literature
Visual Arts
Sports
Music
Babe Ruth and Jesse Owens were mostly known for their contributions to ____________ during the Harlem Renaissance.
Music
Sports
Literature
Visual Arts
What three ways did Huey Long improve Louisiana?
Digging ditches
Free Textbooks
Improving roads and building bridges
Making improvements to the campus of LSU
Revamped Correctional Facilities
What other freedoms did women fight for during the Women's suffrage movement besides the right to vote?
Choose three correct answers.
The right to buy a car
Equal business opportunities to men
The right to own their own property
Equal educational opportunities to men
The right to be a single mother
The president who promised a “New Deal” for America was
FDR
Eisenhower
Hoover
Truman
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
One of the only things that President Hoover created during his presidency to relieve the economy of the effects of the Great Depression was by creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The goal of the RFC was to:
Reconstruct the South into the Union
Finance the building of federal government facilities
Stabilize the economy by giving emergency loans to banks, businesses, and agriculture agencies
Reconstruct the agriculture in the Midwest
This was a nickname for the Great Plains regions hit by drought and dust storms in the early 1930s
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
the New Deal
Fireside Chats
The President associated with the belief "Rugged Individualism" and that the economy would correct itself. He did not support direct relief for each American citizen.
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
What was a major effect of the Dust Bowl on American farmers in the 1930s?
Farmers built new irrigation systems
Crop production increased dramatically
Farmers experienced record profits
Many farmers migrated away from their farms in search of work
Which statement best defines imperialism?
A system where people vote directly on laws and leaders
A policy in which a strong nation extends its power by controlling other lands and peoples
An economic system based on private ownership and free markets
A movement where colonies gain independence from foreign rule
Which statement best defines militarism?
The belief that peaceful negotiations should always be used instead of force
A policy of building up strong armed forces to prepare for war and protect national interests
A system where citizens elect leaders to represent them in government
Which option best describes an alliance between nations?
An agreement in which countries promise to help defend each other if conflict occurs
A system of economic competition between rival countries
A plan for countries to avoid all contact with one another
A policy that focuses on expanding a nation’s territory through fo
