Chapter 8. Good Times
and Bad
The Roaring 20’s, The Great
Depression, and World War II
Test Quiz
Sherry Woods,
Caywood Elementary School
Lexington, TN
Who made cars cheaper by the
moving assembly process?
Adolph Hitler
 Henry Ford
 Theodore Roosevelt
 Charles Lindbergh
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Jazz came from who’s musical
heritage?
Native Americans
 Japanese Americans
 African Americans
 Elvis Presley
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The Harlem Renaissance was
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The migration of African Americans
to the North during the 1920’s
A system that allowed people to buy
on credit.
A program that put people to work
building roads.
A time of great activity in the arts by
African American writers, musicians,
and artists.
Which of these led to the stock
market crash of 1929?
 More people wanted to sell
stock than to buy stock.
 World War I caused the
economy to crash.
 There were too many people
without full-time jobs.
 Farmers could not produce
enough food for the country.
Did the New Deal give the federal
government more or less power
and workers?
More
 Less
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Which of the following did workers
do for the Works Progress
Administration?
Take over banks.
 Replace workers on strike.
 Build roads, airports, and
public buildings
 Fly airplanes.
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Hydroelectric dams helped regions
grow by
 Letting investors buy shares
of stocks in the dams.
 Giving farmers more land on
which to grow crops.
 Using the water stored by the
dams to produce electricity.
 Allowing farmers to sell water
at high rates.
The United States entered the war
only a day after this event.
 The Japanese bombed Pearl
Harbor.
 The Germans attacked New
York City.
 Britain declared war on
Germany.
 Russia invaded Britain
Rationing was started by the U.S.
government to make sure
 That people made a lot of
money.
 That soldiers had enough
supplies during the war.
 Stores didn’t go out of
business.
 Everyone could have lots of
everything.
Which group of people were placed
in relocation camps during the war?
German Americans
 Japanese Americans
 Native Americans
 African Americans
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During the Holocaust
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the Germans invaded and
bombed Poland.
German planned to invade
eastern Europe
the German cities were
destroyed by firebombs.
Hitler and his army mass
murdered European Jews and
other hated groups.
Before they could invade Italy, the
Allies first had to
Defeat Japan
 Win back Pearl Harbor
 Attack Russia
 Control North Africa.
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Which of these was not a popular
activity in the 1920’s?
Listening to sports and jazz
on the radio.
 Attending baseball, football,
and basketball games.
 Playing golf and tennis.
 Watching game shows on
television.
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Who was President when World
War II began
Herbert Hoover
 Franklin D. Roosevelt
 Paul Harvey
 James Peaine
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Which President made the decision
to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
Herbert Hoover
 Harry S. Truman
 Henry Ford
 Franklin D. Roosevelt
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