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5-4 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Test Description: 5-4 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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1) Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s? (5-4.1)
A
B. Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses.
B
A. Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
C
C. Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
D
D. All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
2) What is the significance of the 19th Amendment? (5-4.1)
A
C. Women were granted the right to vote.
B
A. Women became citizens.
C
B. African Americans became citizens.
D
D. African Americans were granted the right to vote.
3) What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? (5-4.1)
A
C. New job opportunities
B
B. Jim Crow Laws
C
A. Segregation
D
D. New sharecropping opportunities
4) During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans had the opportunity to celebrate their culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT… (5-4.1)
A
D. Writing
B
A. Art
C
B. Clothing
D
C. Music
5) Which of the following best describes a factor that led to the crash of the stock market? (5-4.2)
A
D. Factories were overproducing and began to lay off workers
B
A. Many Americans began buying more stocks
C
C. Factories were not able to produce goods for consumers
D
B. Values of stocks increased due to mass production
6) Which of the following was an effect of unemployment during the Great Depression?(5-4.2)
A
D. Consumers could not buy goods fast enough before
B
B. Consumers made many purchases, so businesses boomed.
C
A. Consumers rushed to put all of their money in the banks.
D
C. Consumers could not or did not want to buy, so some businesses failed.
7) What is an appropriate title for the chart below? (5-4.3) Assisted with the feeding and housing of the poorest America citizens Put money into the hands of consumers, who spent it, and helped businesses recover Attempted to reform the system
A
A. Goals of the New Deal
B
D. Causes of the Great Depression
C
C. Life During the Roaring 20s
D
B. Causes of World War II
8) What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression? (5-4.3)
A
C. There was no change in the role of the government.
B
D. The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.
C
B. The role of the federal government decreased.
D
A. The role of the federal government increased.
9) What was an effect of the Japanese bombing of the Unites States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor? (5-4.4)
A
C. President Roosevelt asked the United States Congress to declare war on Japan.
B
B. The United States economy quickly recovered from the Great Depression.
C
A. The United States began to help Britain with supplies.
D
D. President Roosevelt asked the United State Congress to declare war on Italy and Germany.
10) What was the significance of the invasion of Normandy? (5-4.4)
A
B. Led to the surrender of the Allied Powers in Japan
B
D. Led to the surrender of the Allied Powers in Europe
C
C. Led to the surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe
D
A. Led to the surrender of the Axis Powers in Japan
11) The United States dropped two atomic bombs in August 1945. What impact did these bombs have on the outcome of World War II? (5-4.4)
A
C. Led to the surrender of the Germans and ended World War II.
B
A. Germany, Italy, and Japan joined to form the Axis Powers.
C
B. Japanese planes carried out a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
D
D. Led to the surrender of the Japanese and ended World War II
12) Which innovation led to extensive government spending which stimulated the economy and focused spending on the military? (5-4. 6)
A
A. aviation
B
B. communication
C
C. technology
D
D. weaponry
13) During World War II, the nation was encouraged to “Do Your Part” in the war effort. Which of the following was NOT an example of this? (5.4.7)
A
A. rationing
B
C. scrap metal drives
C
B. Victory Gardens
D
D. community soup kitchens
14) Which of the following best describes the role of women during WWII? (5-4.7)
A
A. Women became front line soldiers and fought alongside men in battles.
B
D. Women were responsible for rationing and Victory gardens and some took the place of men in factories.
C
B. Women were moved to concentration camps while men were off fighting in the war.
D
C. Women were paid more than men to do jobs in the factories while men were at war.
15) Which of the following best describes the role of African Americans during WWII? (5.4.7)
A
C. Worked in wartime factories and participated in the military in segregated units
B
A. Migrated south and to the East coast for family and work
C
D. Worked in wartime factories and participated in the military in desegregated units
D
B. Moved to internment camps in the western deserts of the United States
16) Which of the following does NOT describe the role of Japanese Americans during WWII? (5-4.7)
A
B. Some served in United States military units in the European theater.
B
D. Many were denied the right to a fair trial even though there was no proof they were disloyal.
C
C. Many were moved to internment camps in the western deserts of the US.
D
A. Many migrated south to find better jobs in war time factories.
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