United States History – Twenties, Thirties and World War II



United States History – Twenties, Thirties and World War II

1. The return to “normalcy” during the 1920’s can best be described as an attempt to

a. Expand social reforms

b. Show greater tolerance toward immigrant groups

c. Reduce government regulation in the economy

d. Increase U.S. intervention in European political affairs

2. The development best exemplified by the term Roaring Twenties is

a. International cooperation

b. Social change

c. Political reform

d. Territorial expansion

3. A major problem with the economic prosperity of the 1920’s was that it was

a. Based on agriculture

b. Accompanied by runaway inflation

c. Based on large federal spending

d. Unevenly distributed through the population

4. The stock market crash of 1929 occurred because stock prices had been drive above their real value by

a. Spot buying

b. Speculative buying

c. Government regulations

d. The bear market

5. The Harding administration during the Twenties

a. Raised taxes on wealthy Americans

b. Increased the national debt

c. Favored business

d. Enforced anti-trust laws

6. Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

a. Continued increases in wages for workers

b. Excessive profits for farmers

c. Over regulation for the stock market

d. Overproduction of consumer goods

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7. Henry Ford's business philosophy was to increase sales by

a. Providing consumers with a variety of styles and colors

b. Advertising

c. Lowering the cost per car

d. Constantly improving his cars' mechanical reliability

8. The group that didn’t share in the prosperity of the Twenties because their increased production meant lower profits were the

a. Farmers.

b. Industrialists.

c. Teachers.

d. Scientists.

9. How did installment plans affect the American economy in the 1920’s?

a. They led to a sharp decline in average wages

b. They inspired Americans to cut back on luxury items

c. They fueled the growth of the consumer economy

d. They reinforced demand for lower tariffs

10. During the Depression, many unemployed people

a. Destroyed “Hoovervilles”

b. Lived in federal housing

c. Collected unemployment

d. Wandered the country by railroad

11. “Hoovervilles” were a nickname for

a. Washington, DC where President Hoover lived

b. Shantytowns where poor people lived during the Depression

c. Towns which grew because of large factories that made Hoover vacuum cleaners

d. Wealthy neighborhoods which were built because of the prosperity brought on by Hoover

12. The Bonus Army best exemplified which of the following?

a. The communist conspiracy during the ‘20’s

b. Radicalism in America

c. Peoples frustrations with President Hoovers depression policies

d. The growing strength of the military in America

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13. The Harlem Renaissance was

a. A large exodus from Harlem to the safety of the south.

b. When a Small number of American Americans traveled to Italy to learn the secrets of the Renaissance.

c. A flowering of arts, literature, and racial pride in the northern cities of America.

d. A dream of African Americans during the twenties for a better life in America.

14. Babe Ruth was a celebrity because of his popularity in what sport?

a. Boxing

b. Baseball

c. Horse racing

d. Golf

15. Which of the following became a national celebrity for his flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

a. Jim Thorpe

b. Babe Ruth

c. Charlie Chaplin

d. Charles Lindbergh

16. Stylish unconventional women in the twenties were known as

a. Flappers

b. Speakeasies

c. Squares

d. Tramps

17. The Scopes Trial in Tennessee was over the issue of

a. Women’s rights

b. Prohibition

c. Civil Rights

d. Evolution

18. In the 1920’s, fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in

a. The repeal of prohibition

b. The theory of evolution

c. The literal interpretation of the Bible

d. A larger role for technology in everyday life

19. Which of the following artists was a part of the Harlem Renaissance?

a. Zora Neale Hurston

b. Ernest Hemingway

c. Sinclair Lewis

d. Charles Lindbergh

20. Which president was known for addressing the nation using the new medium of radio with his “fireside chats”?

a. Herbert Hoover

b. Calvin Coolidge

c. Franklin Roosevelt

d. Warren G. Harding

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21. The Red Scare was a response to

a. Prohibition

b. The Teapot Dome scandal

c. Russian Revolution

d. Kellog Briand Pact

22. Which of the following best represents society’s reaction against all change that occurred during the Twenties?

a. Development of the automobile

b. Nativism

c. Credit

d. Flappers

23. The 18th and 21st Amendment both dealt with

a. Election of Senators

b. Suffrage

c. Prohibition

d. Civil Rights

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24. Hoover’s approach to the depression included all of the following except

a. “Rugged Individualism”

b. Direct federal relief to those facing unemployment and hunger

c. State and local relief to suffering and some federal spending and projects

d. Encouraging business leaders to work together to end the depression

25. A major difference between the philosophies of Hoover and Roosevelt concerning solutions to the Depression was that Hoover believed in

a. Strictly regulating stock market operations

b. Encouraging local charities to be the major providers of money, food and clothing for the unemployed

c. Greatly increasing the power of the executive branch to speed up economic recovery

d. Raising taxes to encourage economic growth

26. The most immediate goal of the New Deal was to

a. Have states assume responsibility for relief programs

b. Control wages and prices

c. Conserve natural resources

d. Provide work for the unemployed

27. In the 1930’s the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that

a. Corporations operated best without government interference

b. State governments should give up control of commerce inside their borders

c. The federal government must concern itself with the people’s economic and social well-being

d. The Constitution was not relevant to twentieth century life

28. A major effect of the Great Depression was to

a. Reinforce traditional beliefs in rugged individualism

b. Give political control to the states

c. Make increased governmental intervention in the economy more acceptable

d. Strengthen the demand for overseas territories

29. To regulate the stock market, Roosevelt created

a. Federal Trade Commission

b. Securities and Exchange Commission

c. National Recovery Act

d. Agriculture Adjustment Act

Use the cartoon above to answer the next two questions.

30. The cartoonist is making the point that

a. President Roosevelt is lending a helping hand to the countries of Europe

b. President Roosevelt is bullying the nations of Europe using agriculture, industry, etc in order to further his foreign policy agenda

c. President Roosevelt, Stalin, Mussolini, and Hitler all worked together to bring about the New Deal and end the Depression in the United States

d. The new powers that Roosevelt acquired during the New Deal are as threatening and dangerous as the power of fascist and communist leaders in Europe

31. When the cartoonist writes “Boys, Meet a Real One.” The word “one” is meant to represent

a. President

b. Dictator

c. American

d. World Leader

32. Roosevelt support of the Wagner-Connery Act (National Labor Relations Act) best exemplifies his belief in

a. Laissez faire economics

b. Racial and gender political equality

c. The importance of labor unions

d. Deregulation of business

33. What finally ended the Great Depression?

a. The programs of Roosevelt and the New Deal

b. Government spending in the war effort

c. The economic cycle naturally came back around

d. The end of the drought in the Plains and the recovery from the Dust Bowl caused general economic recovery

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34. “The seeds of World War II were sown earlier in the twentieth century”

Which statement does the quotation most strongly support?

a. The European democracies encouraged Hitler to rearm Germany

b. The World War One peace settlement created bitterness and resentment

c. U.S. involvement in Europe after World War I created an atmosphere of mistrust

d. U.S. isolationism successfully stopped the rise of fascism

35. Benito Mussolini was the fascist dictator of

a. Italy

b. Germany

c. France

d. Denmark

36. The United States officially entered World War II on December 8th, 1941 after which of the following events?

a. The Battle of the Bulge

b. The sinking of an American ship by a German submarine

c. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

d. The Germans invaded Poland

37. The Munich Conference is a good example of what diplomatic tactic used by European leaders?

a. brinkmanship

b. massive retaliation

c. mutually-assured destruction

d. appeasement

38. Which of the following statements best explains the rise of totalitarian governments in Europe during the 1930’s?

a. the people of these nations were desperate for help in recovering from depression

b. there was no United Nations or League of Nations to prevent a communist takeover

c. the philosophy of nihilism was to spread across war-ravaged Europe

d. the people despised democracy because the United States was prospering in the 1930’s

39. What was the diplomatic position taken by the United States in the years prior to their involvement in World War II?

a. unilateralism

b. neutrality

c. mobilization

d. intervention

40. Roosevelt’s Lend-Lease Act proposal was intended to do which of the following?

a. give aid to German minorities stuck behind enemy lines

b. provide arms for Allies to use against Germany

c. forgive the WWI debts of the Allies

d. allow U.S. companies the rights to sell supplies to any Allied nation

41. Prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the American people

a. Were anxious to get involved in World War II

b. Wished to stay out of European affairs

c. Were already sending soldiers and weapons to England to fight

d. Supported selling weapons and supplies to the Allies in Europe but didn’t want to send soldiers

42. How did the United States respond to the rise of militarists and dictators in Japan, Germany, and Italy before 1937?

a. It offered economic aid to the militarists and dictators

b. It built up its military forces and offered arms to threatened nations

c. It joined the League of Nations to prevent the leaders from getting too strong

d. It tried to remain isolated from European conflicts

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43. In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of German

a. Annexation of Austria

b. Occupation of the Rhineland

c. Seizure of the Sudetenland

d. Invasion of Poland

44. Germany’s coordinated air and ground attack that overtook much of Europe was known as

a. Kristallenacht

b. Fascism

c. Blitzkrieg

d. Mein Kampf

45. In the Battle of Britain,

a. The British sunk most of the German ships that crossed the English Cannel

b. The British Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion

c. British troops defeated the ground invasion by the Germans

d. The German air force destroyed the British Royal Air Force

46. Which of the following battles marked the turning point in the Pacific Theatre when the United States stopped Japanese expansion?

a. Iwo Jima

b. Midway

c. Okinawa

d. El Alamein

47. Why was the Battle of the Bulge such an important Allied victory?

a. It was the first Allied victory on the European continent since the fall of France

b. It was the beginning of the combined Allied assault on Japan

c. It marked the last significant attack by the Germans against the Allies

d. It demonstrated the superiority of Allied air power in the Pacific

48. Which of the following was an Axis power during World War II?

a. Russia

b. France

c. Germany

d. United States

49. D-Day was the Allied invasion of

a. France

b. Germany

c. Italy

d. Russia

50. How did the Battle of Okinawa affect Allied plans for the war?

a. It led the Allies to abandon their strategy of island hopping

b. It forced the Allies to wait until the Soviet Union could fight in the Pacific

c. It shifted Allied strategy from a ground war to an air war

d. It made the Allies consider the human cost of a land invasion of Japan and be more willing to use the atomic bomb.

51. The decision to drop the Atomic bomb in World War II was made by

a. Harry Truman

b. Lyndon Johnson

c. Franklin Roosevelt

d. Theodore Roosevelt

52. The Russian Army had a major victory against the Germans that was a turning point in the war at

a. Moscow

b. Stalingrad

c. Berlin

d. Kiev

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53. The Double V campaign in the United States called for victory against Hitler in Europe and

a. Segregation and discrimination in the United States

b. Japan in the Pacific

c. Political corruption in city governments

d. Poverty in the United States

54. Korematsu v. the United States supported which of the following war time policies?

a. Internment of Japanese

b. Discrimination in hiring practices of African Americans

c. The decision to firebomb Japanese cities

d. The employment of women in industry

Use the image to answer question 55.

55. This propaganda poster from World War II encouraged women to

a. work in the factories during the war

b. join the WAC

c. produce more children

d. ration their household supplies

56. How did the U.S. government help convert the economy to a wartime economy?

a. By giving loans to companies to convert to war production

b. By allowing most factories to continue producing commercial goods

c. By buying wartime goods from Great Britain

d. By closing down most automobile factories

57. During the war, which of the following events did not happen?

a. An executive order regarding discrimination in the workplace

b. Women working in factories and shipyards

c. Mexican farm workers assisting in harvesting crops

d. A Supreme Court decision striking down relocation

58. How did African Americans gain more access to defense industry jobs during World War II?

a. General Eisenhower persuaded companies to hire them

b. Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a bill that guaranteed equal access

c. Roosevelt signed an order for equal access after A. Philip Randolph threatened to lead a protest

d. Business leaders like Henry Ford showed other business owners that equal rights in employment was the best policy

59. How did the U.S. government help convert the economy to a wartime economy?

a. By giving loans to companies to convert to war production

b. By allowing most factories to continue producing commercial goods

c. By buying wartime goods from Great Britain

d. By closing down most automobile factories

60. Because of the Selective Training and Service Act that was passed

a. American men could be drafted during peacetime

b. American draftees were allowed to select the branch in which they wished to serve

c. the United States instituted a draft for the first time

d. women could be drafted

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