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World Wars and Depression Unit Test
Part I: Matching (1 point each)
Match the word, phrase, or person on the left with its best match on the right by writing a letter on each
line.
_____1. The Lusitania
a.
A document written at the end of WWI
_____2. bankruptcy
b.
British prime minister
_____3. buying on margin
c.
Passed by Congress to increase the
number of American troops
d.
Stock market crash
e.
Purchasing stock using borrowed money
f.
He changed sides during WWII
g.
American president from 1932-1945
_____7. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
h.
To be unable to pay back a loan/bond
_____8. Theodore Roosevelt
i.
Loans made by citizens to the gov't in
order to help fund the war effort
_____9. October 29, 1929
j.
Nazi invasion of Poland
k.
British ship carrying 128 American
passengers, sunk by a German u-boat
l.
Unable to read or write
m.
Allied forces land in France and begin
freeing Europe from the Nazis
n.
Government promoting extreme
nationalism and militarism
o.
Spread of information in order to win
support for a cause
p.
Help for Britain from the United States in
the form of supplies during WW II
q.
Gave American women the right to vote
r.
American president from 1901-1909
s.
Loyalty to one's home country
_____4. isolationism
_____5. war bonds
_____6. Treaty of Versailles
_____10. Selective Service Act (draft)
_____11. propaganda
_____12. 19th amendment
_____13. illiterate
_____14. nationalism
_____15. June 6, 1944
_____16. fascism
_____17. Lend Lease Act
_____18. Winston Churchill
_____19. September 1, 1939
_____20. Josef Stalin
t.
Avoiding involvement in other countries'
affairs
Part 2: Chronology (5 points each – 2 for correct order, 3 for explanation)
Put each group of events into chronological order (1 being first, 3 being last), then EXPLAIN why
you put them in that order. The best answers will use specific details and vocabulary from class.
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World Wars and Depression Unit Test
1)
_______ World War I
_______ World War II
_______ The Great Depression
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2)
_______ The Zimmermann telegram
_______ The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
_______ The Selective Service Act is passed by Congress
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3)
_______ “... we have nothing to fear but fear itself.”
_______ “... a day which will live in infamy.”
_______ America drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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4)
_______ Nazi troops invade Russia
_______ Nazi troops invade Poland
_______ Hitler and Stalin sign a nonaggression treaty
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Part 3: Multiple Choice (1 point each)
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World Wars and Depression Unit Test
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or answer the question and write it on the line.
____1
Which of the following was NOT a term used to describe Teddy Roosevelt?
A. trust buster
C. conservationist
B. isolationist
D. Bull Moose
____2
Who was an American president during the Great Depression?
A. Teddy Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
B. William Howard Taft
D. Herbert Hoover
____3
Which of the following is NOT associated with Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
A. Fireside chats
C. Dropping the Atomic bomb
B. Bank holiday
D. Asking Congress to declare war on Japan
____4
Which of the following was NOT true about the US before WW I?
A. Small army
C. All soldiers were literate
B. Almost no navy
D. No airplanes ready for war
____5
Which of the following was NOT the leader of an Axis power at some point during WWII?
A. Hitler
C. Stalin
B. Mussolini
D. Selassie
____6
Which event triggered the start of WW I ?
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
C. Overthrow of the Tsar in Russia
D. Zimmerman telegram
Part 4: Relationship Exercises (5 points each – 2 for correct order, 3 for explanation)
Put each group of concepts or events into order on the line provided, then EXPLAIN why you put
them in that order. The best answers will use specific details and vocabulary from class.
1)
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More
Less
Risky
Risky
Investment Risk
Buying stocks
Buying bonds
Buying stocks on margin
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World Wars and Depression Unit Test
Part 4 (continued)
2)
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Longer
Shorter
time
time
Time fighting for the Allies in
WWII
USA
Britain
France
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3)
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Shorter term
Longer term
in power
in power
Term in power
Adolf Hitler
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Part 5: Short Answer (5 points each)
Write a short paragraph answering the following questions.
1. Explain how it can be argued that WWII was actually a continuation of WWI.
2.
Why did the Great Depression affect so many more people than any previous economic
downturn?