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- 1. Multiple Choice
What were the two main alliances during World War I
Central
Union
Allied
Axis
- 2. Multiple Choice
The government took a larger and more active role in the economy during the Great Depression.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were the two reasons the United States entered World War I?
The sinking of a passenger ship, the Lusitania, by a German submarine.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The United States wanted to prevent future attacks on their own land.
The Zimmerman Note, which asked Mexico to join the Central Powers if the United States declared war on Germany.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What were the three main goals of the New Deal?
Reform
Inventions
Relief
Recovery
Rebuilding
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which new technologies were used during WWI?
Atomic Bombs
Machine Guns
Poison Gas
Cannon
Tanks
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did the New Deal change the role of the Federal government?
Taxes went down.
The government increased in power and responsibilities.
Government spending decreased.
Charities went out of business.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why were there food shortages in the United States during World War I?
Americans were eating too much and gaining weight.
Bad weather killed many crops.
A lot of food was shipped overseas to the military.
War production made it hard to process food.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an effect of the Dust Bowl?
The government built dams in the south.
Many farmers moved west to find work.
Many banks closed their doors.
Farmers began planting wheat during World War I.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Treaty of Versailles punished ____________ with big fines when the war was over.
Germany
Russia
The Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
- 10. Multiple Choice
When the Great Depression was at its worst, what percentage of Americans were out of work?
10%
25%
50%
75%
- 11. Multiple Choice
In addition to paying back war costs to the Allied Powers, how else was Germany punished?
Germany stayed the same size.
Germany gained about 10% of new land.
Germany lost about 10% of its land.
Germany about doubled in size.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What happened to the stock market when people sold their stocks all at once?
The stock market earned more money?
People used the money they got from selling to buy more stock.
The stock market crashed because it failed.
People became rich and happy.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What were two ways women's lives improved during World War I and the 1920's?
Rosa Parks ran for President.
Women were given the right to vote.
New appliances made housework easier.
Women were not allowed to have jobs.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What caused people to sell their stocks at the same time?
Stock prices went up.
Stock prices fell.
Banks ran out of money.
People lost their jobs.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did some Americans oppose immigration?
Immigrants were causing riots in the cities.
Americans thought immigrants were taking their jobs away.
Americans didn't oppose immigration.
Americans thought immigrants threatened American culture and values.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did businesses stay profitable in the late 1920's and early 1930's as consumers spent less money?
More Americans went to college.
Banks loaned more money.
Government leaders told people to shop more.
Companies cut production and jobs.
- 17. Multiple Choice
According to the map, Which state, other than Tennessee (TN), gained a power plant from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?
North Carolina (NC)
Alabama (AL)
Georgia (GA)
Mississippi (MS)
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