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The Great Depression And WW2
Test Description: This will focus on the Great Depression and WW2 and how it affects the state of Georgia
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Describe why the bombing of Pearl Harbor would push America to join WWII.
A
Congress wanted to fight back for Japan's attack on America.
B
America wanted to join the Axis side and help Japan take over China.
C
It did not push America to join the war, because America was already in the war.
D
President Roosevelt did not declare war on Japan, because he promised America he would keep America out of the war.
2) Why did WWII bring relief, or help, to the state of Georgia?
A
WWII did not provide relief to Georgia, it increased the poverty Georgia was already suffering from.
B
It provided jobs by creating factories that built airplanes and ships.
C
Agriculture increased and farmers were able to profit from their crops.
D
The men went off to fight, so there were less people to feed and house.
3) Which answer choice describes the New Deal?
A
It was President Hoovers program to help the United States out of the Great Depression.
B
It was an amendment that desegregated all of the southern states.
C
A group of government programs established under President Roosevelt to provide relief in the 1930s
D
It was Eugene Talmadge's plan to decrease industry and increase agriculture in the state of Georgia.
4) Eugene Talmadge was against President Roosevelt's New Deal programs because ____________________.
A
Georgia was not in need of help during the Great Depression.
B
the programs increased government control
C
the New Deal programs had not been created yet.
D
the programs were not helpful for Georgia.
5) Which of the following is a true statement about Black Tuesday?
A
It was the only cause of the Great Depression.
B
It was caused by the Dust Bowl that wiped out farms in the midwest
C
It was a result of a steady decline in the demand of stocks in the 12 months previous to the Great Depression.
D
It helped Americans get out of debt.
6) Why did so many banks fail during the Great Depression?
A
People started to favor one bank, which led to all the other banks going out of business.
B
Back then, banks did not exist.
C
People were leaving the cities to become farmers, therefore banks were not needed anymore.
D
The banks invested depositors money in the stock market, and made risky loans that were not paid back.
7) What happened as a result of unemployment?
A
People were able to buy cars and radios
B
People were able to provide for their families.
C
The poverty rate decreased.
D
A decrease in purchasing goods due to lack of income.
8) In 1932, Democrat _________________was elected president of the United States,promising a “New Deal” for those suffering from the hard times.
A
Barack Obama
B
Herbert Hoover
C
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
D
Theodore Roosevelt
9) The___________ put young men to work on projects to help America’s environment, including planting trees, draining swampy land, and building parks.
A
Social Security Act
B
Rural Electrification Administration
C
Civilian Conservation Corps
D
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
10) What did the overproduction of crops mean during the 1920s and 30s?
A
When farmers had a higher income due to the increased value of their crops
B
This made agriculture and farming the job to have during this time period.
C
Grocery stores were selling out of vegetables and needed more crops from farmers.
D
The continued production of crops, even though demand was limited.
11) The boll weevil and the drought caused ____________.
A
people to move to rural areas
B
farming to increse
C
an increase in cotton supply
D
agricultural decline
12) What was the effect, or result, of the agricultural decline in Georgia?
A
It increase the number of farmers.
B
It caused Georgians to move away from farms and resulted in cities to gain population.
C
Georgia prospered from this decline.
D
Farmers profit on cotton was higher than it has ever been
13) Which accurately describes how the Lend Lease program assisted our European allies during World War II?
A
The program provided Europe agricultural products.
B
The program sent military advisers into Europe.
C
The program released top secret information to our allies.
D
The program lent our allies military supplies.
14) Which U.S. president signed the Lend Lease program
A
Jimmy Carter
B
Franklin Roosevelt
C
Dwight Eisenhower
D
Herbert Hoover
15) Which nation received the most help as a result of the Lend Lease Act of 1941
A
Soviet Union
B
Germany
C
Great Britain
D
France
16) For what purpose did Franklin D. Roosevelt often stay at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia?
A
He had family in the area.
B
He owned several area businesses
C
He liked to vacation in the mountains.
D
He received treatment for his polio
17) What did Bell Aircraft build for the U.S. military during World War II
A
Aircraft carriers
B
B-29 bombers
C
727s
D
Fighter jets
18) Both Brunswick and Savannah played important roles during World War II as
A
shipyards
B
hangers
C
arms depots
D
military bases
19) What effect did World War II have on Georgia’s economy?
A
The state’s economy grew.
B
Foreign imports increased
C
The unemployment rate rose.
D
Agricultural production soared.
20) In 1986, what was created in Georgia to remember the Holocaust?
A
Holocaust Remembrance Society
B
Atlanta Holocaust Museum
C
National Holocaust Registry
D
Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
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