WorksheetsEOC Review Round 1
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Base your answer on the song lyrics below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Kansas Fool We have the land to raise the wheat And everything that’s good to eat And when we had no bonds or debts We were a jolly, happy set.... With abundant crops raised everywhere, ’Tis a mystery, I do declare. Why farmers all should fume and fret And why we are so deep in debt.... —Traditional
What is the basic cause of the farm problem described by these song lyrics?
Kansas Fool We have the land to raise the wheat And everything that’s good to eat And when we had no bonds or debts We were a jolly, happy set.... With abundant crops raised everywhere, ’Tis a mystery, I do declare. Why farmers all should fume and fret And why we are so deep in debt.... —Traditional
What is the basic cause of the farm problem described by these song lyrics?
a)
limits on agricultural imports
b)
government ownership of the railroads
c)
overproduction of farm crops
d)
prolonged droughts in the Midwest
2.
In the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they
a)
favored free trade
b)
eliminated competition using ruthless methods
c)
opposed the formation of corporations
d)
provided workers with high wages
3.
1st major foreign policy disaster of JFK was
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
JFK assassination
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Dating Marilyn Monroe
4.
What were NATO and the Warsaw Pact examples of?
a)
failed attempts to make peace
b)
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed
c)
military aggression during the Cold War
d)
military alliances made for “collective security”
5.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
6.
The largest public works project during Eisenhowers administration presidency was
a)
space program
b)
building of Grand Coulee Dam
c)
offshore oil drilling
d)
construction of the interstate highway
7.
president Trumans Marshall Plan called for
a)
military aid for Europe
b)
Substantial finanacial assistance to rebuild Western Europe
c)
economic aid for Japan
8.
main goal of the United States during the Spanish American War
a)
free Cuba from Spanish rule
b)
annex Florida
c)
gain spheres of influence in South America
d)
protect business investments in Spain
9.
What impact did joseph McCarthy have on American society
a)
created opposition to US involvement in Latin American affairs
b)
Encouraged the widespread fear of Communism
c)
strengthened the US Army
d)
encouraged the Americans to stand up for their civil rights
10.
What is a satellite nation?
a)
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
b)
nations west of the iron curtain
c)
nations that belonged to NATO
d)
nations in debt to the World Bank
11.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
a)
desegragation of schools
b)
Great Society
c)
end of discrimination in hiring practices
d)
Sedition Act
12.
Court Case that overturned the 1896 Separate but Equal case was
a)
Brown v. BOE ,1954
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1964
13.
What weakened the economy during the 1920s
a)
too much foreign trade
b)
overproduction
c)
an unwillingness to buy on credit
d)
sharp increases in the national debt
14.
Chief goal of the New Deal was to counteract the Depression by
a)
removing all regulations from business
b)
adhering to laissez faire economics
c)
nationalizing banks
d)
Starting programs that would lead to relief, recovery and reform
15.
What was Bataan?
a)
65 mile death march of US prisoners during World War II in the phillipines
b)
What is used in band performances
c)
German invasion of France
d)
Japanese suicide pilots
16.
Invasion of France by Allied troops in June 1944
a)
Normandy
b)
Omaha invaion
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Operation Overlord
17.
During WW II, the atomic bomb building effort in the US was named
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Kamikaze
d)
Nisei
18.
carnegies Gospel of Wealth asserted that the rich were
a)
more pious than the poor
b)
more competent than the poor
c)
obliged to help the poor
d)
supposed to live lavishly
19.
After the Stock Market Crash in 1929, thousands of American banks closed, because they
a)
charged too high of an interest rate
b)
had invested in European banks
c)
could not return peoples money
d)
had to print new money
20.
The period in the United States when Americans feared communism
a)
Red Dawn
b)
Red Menace
c)
Red Scare
d)
Red Hysteria
21.
The ______ was an African American literary and artistic movement centered in new York City
a)
Cultrual Revival
b)
Harlem renaissance
c)
Jazz Age
d)
Great Society
22.
what was the Great Migration?
a)
African Americans from the South to the northern cities
b)
African Americans from the US to Africa
c)
people from rural areas to towns to large cities
23.
the Gilded Age was characterized by a booming economy and
a)
Political corruption
b)
sweeping political reforms
c)
great social equality
d)
prosperity for everyone
24.
theory that states that the most competent people make up the upper class
a)
Social Democracy
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Socialism
d)
Popular Sovereignity
25.
Yellow Journalism
a)
More advertising than news
b)
lower import taxes
c)
use sensationalism to attract readers
d)
appeal to upper class
26.
nativists saw immigrants as
a)
threat to their jobs
b)
good source of votes
c)
supporters of reform
27.
The incident causing Martin Luther King to rise as a leader in the Civil Rights movement was
a)
Brown vs. BOE
b)
Montgomery Bus boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Watts riots
28.
To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the SCLC encouraged a policy of
a)
national strikes
b)
armed confrontation
c)
lawsuits
d)
nonviolent protest
29.
Which president was known as the trust buster?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
30.
Which president came up with the 14 points?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
31.
What place were immigrants processed at?
a)
Alcatraz
b)
Statue of Liberty
c)
Liberty Island
d)
Ellis Island
32.
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
Amendment 2
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 19
d)
Amendment 11
33.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
34.
Which method did MLK urge his followers to use to achieve justice?
a)
demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans
b)
leaving any community in which racism is practiced
c)
engaging in civil disobedience
d)
using violence to bring about change
35.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
36.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
37.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?
a)
Baseball
b)
Football
c)
Basketball
d)
Hockey
38.
Founded by W.E.B. duBois, it argued a number of civil rights cases including Brown v. Board of Education
a)
NAACP
b)
CORE
c)
SNCC
d)
Black Panthers
39.
Truman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?
a)
armed forces
b)
public schools
c)
public transportation
d)
automobile factories
40.
The Bay of Pigs invasion attempted to get what leader out of power in Cuba?
a)
Michael Lamont
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Raul Ibanez
41.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
42.
The law created to prevent monopolies, and break up large companies like Standard Oil
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
43.
The theory or policy that the government will not interfere with business
a)
Entreprenuer
b)
National Market
c)
Laissez Faire
d)
Philanthropy
44.
The law created to regulate railroads and prevent the unfair prices they charged for the same distance
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Dawes Act
45.
The act of donating large amounts of money to build museums, hospitals, universities or libraries
a)
Laissez Faire
b)
Monopoly
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Corporation
46.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
47.
During the 1950's the older generations believed Rock n Roll
a)
Was a bad influence on society and young people
b)
Was a positive new musical genre
c)
Enjoyed Elvis Presley and Little Richard
48.
Which committee investigated communist actions and ties to the Soviet Union
a)
House of Un-American Activities (HUAC)
b)
Truman Council
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
49.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
50.
How did the U.S respond to the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union
a)
Created HUAC to investigate communist ties
b)
Created NASA and invested more money in education
c)
Launched their own satellite 6 months later
51.
At the end of WWII Harry Truman dropped the Atom bomb, what was the effect of this decision?
a)
It led to the spread of communism in East Asia
b)
It was investigated by the United Nations
c)
It led to a peaceful time between nations
d)
It began a weapons race with the Soviet Union
52.
What color was associated with communism
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
53.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
54.
Finish the statement. During WWI and WWII, when men went to war:
a)
Children stayed home
b)
Women joined the workforce
c)
The economy slowed down
d)
The elderly came out of retirement
55.
The Dust Bowl was caused by...?
a)
The crash of the stock market
b)
Too much rain
c)
Drought and poor agricultural habits
d)
The railroad boom
56.
What event caused Americans to fear Japanese-Americans and place them in internment camps?
a)
The Atomic Bomb
b)
The Zimmerman Telegram
c)
The sinking of the Luitania
d)
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
57.
Who was the heir to the Austria Hungarian throne that was assassinated?
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Ferdinand Foch
d)
Vladimir Lenin
58.
What proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Saint Germain
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
The German-Mexican Agreement
59.
What were the Axis Powers?
a)
Great Britain, Italy, France
b)
Great Britain, France and Russia
c)
Germany, Italy, and Great Britain
d)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
60.
Who was the leader of the Pearl Harbor attack in Japan?
a)
Tojo
b)
Hitler
c)
Churchill
d)
George Washington
61.
I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
62.
This country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay huge war reparations to the Allies.
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
United States
63.
George Washington warned the US about two things in his Farewell Address. One was avoid creating politcal parties. What was the other one?
a)
Stay out of Foreign Affairs
b)
Beware of spreading westward too quickly
c)
Walk softly and carry a big stick
d)
Stay involved in European politics
64.
The policy of taking colonies for economic interests is called ___.
a)
Nativism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
65.
Wrote "Influence of Sea Power upon History"
a)
Sinclair
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Darwin
d)
Mahan
66.
This future president led volunteers known as ROUGH RIDERS in the Spanish American War.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William McKinley
d)
Ronald Reagan
67.
Ship exploded in Havana spurring the Spanish American War
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Maine
d)
Bismark
68.
Stated that ONLY the US would intervene in Latin America
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Teller Amendment
c)
Platt Amendment
d)
Wilson Doctrine
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