US HISTORY SPRING SEMESTER EXAM REVIEW

This cartoon that refers to Nixon's Watergate controversy would have led many Americans to feel...

• cynical towards the government

• happy with the President

• excited about changes in the government

• okay about the world.

Match the following

• Wrote "The Jungle" to highlight terrible working conditions in the meat-packing industry

• Upton Sinclair

• Wrote about and fought against lynching Black people in the South

• Ida B. Wells

• living conditions in tenement housing

• Jacob Riis

• Founded settlement houses like Hull House to help immigrants

• Jane Addams

What organizations fought to improve worker rights?

• Labor unions

• Factories

• Robber barons

• settlement houses

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 21st

• 19th

• 10th

• 26th

The ​ (a)   was a time that people fought to end child labor.

• Progressive Era
• Civil Right Era
• Reconstruction Era
• Cold War

This picture is related to which Progressive Era reform?

• The Pure Food and Drug Act

• The Sherman Antitrust Act

• Prohibition

• Strikes and labor unions

In order to quickly increase the number of soldiers needed to fight in World War I, the U.S. government passed the ​ (a)  

• Selective Service Act.
• the draft
• a law to force women and children to fight
• the GI Bill

Which of these issues led to the outbreak of World War I? Pick all of the answers that

• Germany, Austria-Hungry, and the Ottoman Empire aligning against France, Russia, and Great Britain

• The rise of militarism in Europe

• The Nazi's invasion of Poland.

• Japan's invasion of the Philippines

Based on what you know about Hurricane Katrina, put the following in order.

• The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater.

• Hurricane Katrina moved inland with high winds, storm surges, and heavy rain.

• Many residents were trapped in the city, while others were evacuated.

How have entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos (owner of Amazon) and Steve Jobs (creator of Apple) directly affected the economy?

• People are able to shop for goods online.

• Most people own iPhones

• People can't own homes

• Many people are now millionaires