Download AHSGE Social Studies Items – Standard VII

AHSGE Social Studies Items – Standard VII
STANDARD VII: The student will understand the Great Depression and World War II.
OBJECTIVE
1. Analyze the advent and impact of the Great Depression and the New Deal on American life. (8
items)
• Political
• Economic
• Social
ELIGIBLE CONTENT
• Identify and analyze the causes of the Great Depression.
- Disparity of income
- Stock market speculation
- Collapse of farm economy
• Identify and analyze the course of the Great Depression and its impact on American life.
- Geographic (Note: maps included)
Examples: Dust bowl, Southern Appalachian region, Tennessee Valley, impact on
Alabama economy
- Hoover’s administration
- Political and economic
FDR’s New Deal program
Examples: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Social Security,
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Works Progress Administration (WPA),
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Fair Labor Standards Act
- Cultural
Examples: movies, radio, fireside chats, homelessness, malnutrition
1
Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 Presidential
election after promising
A
B
C
D
a “New Deal” for the American people.
to close the stock market.
lower taxes.
to win all future wars.
2
Which New Deal program was created
to offer retirement income?
A
B
C
D
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
3
All of these contributed to the Great
Depression EXCEPT
A
B
C
D
4
5
Dust Bowl.
Stock Market Crash.
Harlem Renaissance.
Disparity of Income.
President Franklin Roosevelt spoke to the
American citizens by way of radio. These
were called
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
National Labor Relations Board.
Civilian Conservation Corps.
Social Security Administration.
Prohibition.
In the 1920’s, movies became very
popular . Over 20,000 theaters across
the United States showed the latest
films that were produced in
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fireside chats.
speakeasies.
crusades.
hoovervilles.
Hospitals, schools, parks, and roads were
built by millions of workers hired by a
New Deal program called
A
B
C
D
Young men from the ages of 18 to 25
helped their families by working on
a New Deal program called
6
A
B
C
D
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Harlem, New York.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Hollywood, California.
“In the daylight they scuttled like bugs
to the westward; and as the dark caught
them, they clustered like bugs near to
shelter and to water. And because they
were lonely and perplexed…..they
huddled together; they shared their
lives…..”
-from John Steinbeck, The Grapes of
Wrath
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Fair Labor Standards Act.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Works Progress Administration.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
What phenomenon listed below caused the
migration of people as described in this
excerpt?
A
B
C
D
the Great Depression
the Dust Bowl
the Stock Market Crash
the Civil War
STANDARD VII: The student will understand the Great Depression and World War II.
OBJECTIVE
2. Analyze America’s involvement in World War II. (4 items)
ELIGIBLE CONTENT
• Identify and analyze America’s involvement in World War II.
- Causes
Europe
Munich Conference
Invasion of Poland
Asia
Japanese expansion
Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Homefront
Women’s participation: industry and volunteerism
Rationing
War bonds
Japanese internment
- Political leaders
Examples: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, Hitler, Mussolini
- Military participation
Turning points
Examples: Stalingrad, Midway, North Africa, Normandy
Military leaders
Eisenhower
MacArthur
- Holocaust
Liberation of concentration camps
- Scientific and technological developments
Atomic bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Compare America’s involvement in World War II to World War I.
1
World War II began on September 1, 1939,
when
A
B
C
D
Hitler became the leader of Germany.
Germany invaded Poland.
Germany and Albania invaded Iraq.
Japan bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
2
To pay for the World War II effort, the
U.S. government
A asked civilians to buy more gasoline.
B increased the production of war
materials sold to Britain.
C raised taxes and sold war bonds.
D sold land to other countries.
3
The Soviets were victorious in saving their
nation by defeating the Germans
A
B
C
D
4
in the Battle of Britain.
in a tank battle near St. Petersburg.
at Stalingrad and Kursk.
in hand-to-hand combat in Moscow.
During the Holocaust, Jews arriving at Nazi
death camps were sent to
A
B
C
D
the front to construct war structures.
war to fight for Germany.
facilities that needed cleaning.
work as slave labor in factories or go to
gas chambers for immediate execution.
Which of the following is the correct
sequence for the occurrence of the wars?
A Revolutionary War, War of 1812,
World War II, French and Indian War
B French and Indian War, War of 1812,
Civil War, Spanish American War
C War of 1812, Spanish American War,
Mexican War, World War II
D World War I, Spanish American War,
War of 1812, Civil War
Which of the following statements is true of
United States’ involvement in WWI and
WWII?
A It served as a source of supplies and
equipment for the Allies.
B The civil rights of many American
citizens were violated.
C The United States was reluctant to enter
the war until its own security was
threatened.
D The United States and its Allies were
defeated.
5
6
7
During World War II, over 300,000
women
A served as doctors in the Army and
Navy.
B became farmers.
C worked in the armed forces.
D fought in combat.
8
Which of the following events had the
GREATEST influence on the United
States’ entry into World War II?
A Adolf Hitler invaded Poland.
B Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
C General MacArthur was captured
in the Philippine Islands.
D Red Hysteria was rampant.
AHSGE Social Studies
Answer Key
Standard VII: The student will understand the Great Depression and World War II.
VII-1 Analyze the advent and impact of the Great Depression and the
New Deal on American life.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
B
C
A
C
B
D
B
VII-2 Analyze America’s involvement in World War II.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
B
C
C
C
D
B
C
B