2nd 9 Weeks benchmark review SS

A scientist who invented crop rotation using peanuts and cotton. He was a teacher at the Tuskegee Institute.

• Langston Hughes

• George W. Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Babe Ruth

Henry Ford was the first to use an assembly line. In the 1920s, the widespread use of the assembly line in making automobiles was MOST responsible for

• the rapid growth of cities

• a less expensive automobile

• the beginning of labor unions

• a rise in imported automobiles

Harlem is a part of New York City. During the 1920s, it was the site of what was called the Harlem Renaissance. Which phrase best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

• a revival in African American arts

• a renewed interest in European art

• a movement from rural to urban areas

• a style of architecture found in New York

How were the contributions of Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes similar?

• Both men expanded interest in African American culture

• Both men were African American members of Congress

• Both men expanded African American participation in professional sports

• Both men worked hard during the Great Depression

Who was the African American well known for his writing and poetry during the Harlem Renaissance?

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong

• Ernest Hemingway

The Treaty of Versailles placed total blame for WWI on which country?

• Russia

• Serbia

• France

• Germany

One of the causes of WWI was imperialism. Imperialism is the system of taking control of many nations. Which of these is an example of imperialism that led to the war?

• Some countries were neutral and stayed out of the war.

• Austria-Hungary was trying to take over Serbia

• Russia and Germany were building up their armies

• If one country was attacked, its allies would help defend it.

In the years before WWI, when one major European country built up its army and navy, the other nations

• felt they had to do the same

• got ride of all their weapons

• signed a peace treaty

• reduced the size of their military

Nationalism is a strong feeling of support for one's nation. The support can mean to be proud of one's county and want it to be the richest and most important country in the world. Nationalism caused many problems among European countries in the years before WWI.

Strong nationalism was a cause of WWI because all the major European powers

• wanted to be the most powerful

• wanted all the countries to have equal power

• wanted to live in peace with other countries

• thought the others were more powerful

One reason the U.S. entered WWI was because of

• an attack on Pearl Harbor

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• bombings of New York City

• an invasion by the British