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WorksheetsEnd of year Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Fredericksburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Harpers Ferry
d)
Shiloh
2.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which went into effect on January 1, 1863. What was the significance of this proclamation?
a)
It only set slaves free who were in the Northern states.
b)
It said slaves must work for their masters until death.
c)
It said all slaves in the Confederate states must be freed.
d)
It said that all slaves in the United States are legal citizens.
3.
The book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, showed American the evils of...
a)
government
b)
war
c)
slavery
d)
farming
4.
Why did John Brown raid Harpers Ferry?
a)
He wanted to help slaves escape.
b)
He was trying to start a slave revolt.
c)
He wanted to assassinate the president.
d)
He was trying to escape from jail.
5.
I was the Union Army commander, I forced Robert E. Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House, and I was president of the United States from 1869-1877. Who am I?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
6.
In the Civil War, one major reason the North fought the South was...
a)
to bring an end to slavery
b)
to make it legal to keep slaves
c)
to send all slaves back to Africa
d)
to put in jail all salves who had escaped
7.
Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
After the Civil War ended in 1865, the country began the process of bringing the South back to the Union. What was this period called?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Emancipation
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Reconstruction
9.
Which nation was led by Kaiser Wilhelm II?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
United States
10.
Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Christianity
d)
Alliances
11.
A nation builds up its military forces and weapons can be going through a period of
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Troopism
12.
WORLD WAR 1:
The assassination of Archduke _______________on June28, 1914 got the wheel rolling for WWI . This man was the heir to the Austrian throne.
The assassination of Archduke _______________on June28, 1914 got the wheel rolling for WWI . This man was the heir to the Austrian throne.
a)
Czar Nicholas Romanov II
b)
Keizer Welhelm II
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Gavril Princep
13.
This president thought the federal government should not get involved in the economy. As a result, many Americans blamed him for the Great Depression. This caused him to lose the election in 1932.
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Rooselvelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Calvin Coolidge
14.
This famous Georgia author wrote the best selling novel “Gone with the Wind.” The novel is about life in the south during and after the Civil War. In 1939, it was turned into one of the top selling movies of all time.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Dorothea Lange
c)
J.K. Rowling
d)
Margaret Mitchell
15.
This African-American became to first athlete to win 4 gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1936.
a)
Jesse Jackson
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Jesse Owens
d)
Jesse James
16.
What is the role of banks in the economy?
a)
tax people and decide how you should spend your money
b)
open businesses and provide labor
c)
provide loans and help people invest their money
d)
produce goods and services people need
17.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.
a)
homeless shelters
b)
TVA
c)
food stamps
d)
soup kitchens
18.
This program hired young men ages 18-26 who were unemployed and paid them to work mostly on outdoor projects such as national parks and planting trees (helped to prevent erosion which was prevalent because of over farming).
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
19.
This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
20.
This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, airports and a plethora of other public facilities.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
21.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
c)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
d)
a government program that helped women get the vote
22.
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
a)
to improve public education
b)
to avoid going to war
c)
to end racial discrimination
d)
to strengthen the economy
23.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
24.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
25.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
26.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
African Americans who served in the military
b)
Native Americans who served in the military
c)
German Americans who served in the military
d)
Japanese Americans who served in the military
27.
Who was the leader of the the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Joseph Stalin
28.
Fascism was popularized by which World War II leader?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
29.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
30.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
31.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
32.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
33.
The United States joined World War II because:
a)
They wanted to fight back after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
They feared Germany.
c)
They wanted to help the Axis powers.
d)
They wanted to fight Germany after they invaded Poland.
34.
Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:
a)
VJ-Day
b)
VE-Day
c)
D-Day
d)
E-Day
35.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II was:
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
36.
Who was the Emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
37.
The Korean war occurred when North Korea attacked:
a)
China to spread democracy
b)
The United States of America to spread communism
c)
South Korea to spread communism
d)
Japan to spread democracy
38.
Joseph McCarthy was a U.S senator that:
a)
helped the U.S win World War II
b)
became convinced that democracy was trying to be spread in the U.S government
c)
became convinced that communists were trying to gain control of the U.S government
d)
helped the U.S win the Cold War
39.
Nikita Khrushchev was involved in which event in the United States?
a)
the Cold War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Vietnam War
40.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term "Iron Curtain" when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe
c)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful
d)
There was a division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
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