December Quest 2021: Proficient Level Review
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- 1.Which of the following was the "official reason" for Prohibition in the late-1910's? Being sure to:
- A.
Provide enough food for American soldiers in Europe during WW I
- B.
Promote traditional beliefs and values in small-town and rural America
- C.
Deny Catholics their sacramental wine
- D.
Decrease the influence of Americans that lived in cities
- 2.In which of the following states did the "Scopes Monkey Trial" occur?
- A.
Tennessee
- B.
North Carolina
- C.
Kentucky
- D.
West Virginia
- 3.All of the following were major causes of the Great Depression except:
- A.
Consumption
- B.
Investment
- C.
Foreign Trade
- D.
Government Spending
- 4.All of the following statements are true about the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925) except:
- A.
Scopes was arrested by the police as he was teaching his Science class
- B.
Both famous attorneys wanted to embarrass the other on the national stage
- C.
Big city newspapers from the East made fun of the rural South
- D.
One of the lawyers agreed to take the witness stand to be questioned by the other lawyer
- 5.According to the U.S. Government, what was the official unemployment percentage during the Great Depression?
- A.
25%
- B.
35%
- C.
15%
- D.
5%
- 6.The Great Depression actually started in 1930 with the:
- A.
Collapse of the Banking System
- B.
Election of Herbert Hoover
- C.
Dust Bowl
- D.
Stock Market Crash
- 7.The US Government code name for making the Atomic Bomb was:
- A.
The Manhattan Project
- B.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
- C.
Project X-Ray
- D.
Operation Barbarossa
- 8.All of the following statements about Pearl Harbor are true except:
- A.
One American aircraft carrier was sunk, and two others badly damaged
- B.
Over two thousand Americans were killed, and over 2000 were wounded
- C.
The vast majority of US airplanes were destroyed or badly damaged
- D.
All of the U.S. battleships in Pearl Harbor were sunk or badly damaged
- 9.
The name of this woman from a US Government propaganda poster during World War II was:- A.
Rosie the Riveter
- B.
Wendy the Welder
- C.
Grace the Gunner
- D.
Tessie the Typist
- 10.Which of the following states was the 36th to ratify the 19th Amendment?
- A.
Tennessee
- B.
Nebraska
- C.
Kentucky
- D.
Indiana
- 11.Which of the following actually ended the Great Depression?
- A.
America's entry into WW II after the attack on Pearl Harbor
- B.
The election of FDR to a 3rd term as President
- C.
Massive government construction projects that put millions back to work
- D.
The creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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