Chapter 8' Good Times and Bad

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Chapter 8. Good Times and Bad

• The Roaring 20s, The Great Depression, and World
  War II
• Test Quiz

Sherry Woods, Caywood Elementary School
Lexington, TN
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Who made cars cheaper by the moving assembly
process?

• Adolph Hitler
• Henry Ford
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Charles Lindbergh

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Jazz came from whos musical heritage?

• Native Americans
• Japanese Americans
• African Americans
• Elvis Presley

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The Harlem Renaissance was

• The migration of African Americans to the North
  during the 1920s
• 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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 didnt go out of business.
• Everyone could have lots of everything.

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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

• 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.

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Before they could invade Italy, the Allies first
had to
Africa

• 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
1920s?

• Listening to sports and jazz on the radio.
• Attending baseball, football, and basketball
  games.
• Playing golf and tennis.
• Watching game shows on television.

X
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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