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

• Founded settlement houses like Hull House to help immigrants

• Jane Addams

• living conditions in tenement housing

• Jacob Riis

• 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

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.

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

• The levee system was unable to hold back floodwater.

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

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