Why did the United States decide not to join the League of Nations?

The US believed the League of Nations would not work.

How did the WPA help during the Great Depression?

It paid artists to paint murals and create sculptures

What was a reason that the United States joined WWI?

The sinking of the Lusitania and US ships

How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the US economy in the 1930's?

Unemployment reached its highest level in the US history.

Which of the following best describes the Great Depression?

The depression was severe, but only in the United States.

How did the CCC program help people during the Great Depression?

It put young men back to working with natural resources.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930's?

A gov. program to help people during the Great Depression.

What was an immediate result of the Dust Bowl?

Many farmers and their families lost their farms/moved west

What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

Stock prices fell, investors panicked & sold stock/panic

Which one is why the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

It created programs to put people back to work.

President Roosevelt's New Deal was a program that .........................................

Provided programs to help people make money

How did the TVA help America during the Great Depression?

It built dams to bring electricity to people in rural areas.

Which of the following WAS NOT an agreement that Germany made? (end of WWI)

Germany agreed not to be involved in any more wars.

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Unit 2: War and Prosperity Part 2 (Social Studies)

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Unit 2 Review: WWI/Great Depression/New Deal

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1
Who was the president that created the New Deal?
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
2
Why did the United States decide not to join the League of Nations?
They did not agree in peace
The US was mad about paying a lot of money during WWI.
The US believed the League of Nations would not work.
The US Senate failed to ratify the treaty.
3
How did the WPA help during the Great Depression?
It provided jobs such as tree planting and soil conservation
It provided jobs for people to work in soup kitchens
It paid artists to paint murals and create sculptures
It provided jobs dealing with electricity and flood control
4
What was a reason that the United States joined WWI?
Because Russia entered the war
Imperialism between Germany and the United States
The sinking of the Lusitania and US ships
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
5
The Dust Bowl, Failing Prices, Banks Failing, The New Deal-all of these associated with........
Great Migration
Civil War
Great Depression
Spanish-American War
6
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the US economy in the 1930's?
Unemployment reached its highest level in the US history.
Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.
Congress voted to reject the New Deal policies.
7
Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
The crash of the stock market
The ending of WWI
The end of the Gold Rush
The high price of oil
8
Which of the following best describes the Great Depression?
The depression caused revolutions all across the world.
The depression was severe, but only in the United States.
Other countries experienced the economic depression.
Government acted quickly/the depression only lasted 2 years.
9
How did the CCC program help people during the Great Depression?
It built dams to control floods and generate electricity.
It provided jobs such as building highways/ public buildings
It put young men back to working with natural resources.
Provided jobs for people to work with technology industries.
10
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930's?
A gov. program that spread civil rights in America.
A gov. program that gave free land to homesteaders.
A gov. program that helped women get the right to vote.
A gov. program to help people during the Great Depression.
11
What was an immediate result of the Dust Bowl?
The government helped farmers by buying their land/equipment
Farmers decided to grow crops that didn't use a lot of water
The government built large dams in the West for irrigation.
Many farmers and their families lost their farms/moved west
12
What was a major cause of the stock market crash?
The government decided to close the stock market in NY.
Stock prices fell, investors panicked & sold stock/panic
Stock prices went up too fast
People invested their money in stock markets in Europe.
13
Which one is why the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
It let people travel around the country freely.
It let all immigrants become American citizens.
It created programs to put people back to work.
It gave all people the right to vote.
14
The Harlem Renaissance had an impact in the United States on......
The 19th amendment
Poetry, jazz music, and dance
Mass production and women's suffrage
Classical music, television and radio
15
President Roosevelt's New Deal was a program that .........................................
Provided new ways to apply for unemployment insurance
Provided programs to help people make money
Forced people to use charities
Forced people to join the military
16
Which was the MOST important goal of President Roosevelt's New Deal program?
To improve public education
To end racial discrimination
To avoid going to war
To strengthen the economy
17
How did the TVA help America during the Great Depression?
It provided funds for nature conservation in rural areas.
It provided television service to the people of Tennessee.
It provided funds to schools and libraries.
It built dams to bring electricity to people in rural areas.
18
Which of the following WAS NOT an agreement that Germany made? (end of WWI)
Germany gave up many of its territories.
Germany agreed to accept responsibility for causing the war.
Germany agreed not to be involved in any more wars.
Germany agreed to pay the countries they hurt in the war.

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