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WorksheetsStandards Review 4-6
Total questions: 127
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what did the 19th amendment do
a)
income tax
b)
women's right to vote
c)
prohibition
d)
terms
2.
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as:
a)
The time period in which African Americans joined the war effort during World War I
b)
A time period when African Americans came to the city to look for jobs
c)
A time period in which African Americans fought against the discrimination in New York City
d)
A time period where African Americans celebrated their culture and roots through music, art, and literature
3.
the harlem renaissance was considered to be the rebirth of what?
a)
All of the below
b)
African American power
c)
African American art
d)
African American life
4.
What does it mean to migrate?
a)
To move from one place to another
b)
To sleep all winter
c)
To hunt for food
d)
To change houses
5.
During The Great Migration, many southerners moved to big cities for what reason?
a)
to find more food
b)
because they didn't like growing cotton
c)
to find better jobs
d)
to get bigger homes
6.
Many of the people who moved away from the south were...
a)
old
b)
white
c)
black
d)
Asian
7.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
8.
_________________ were criminals that took over the alcohol business.
a)
Carpet baggers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Prohibitionist
d)
Senators
9.
What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
c)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
d)
The amendment limited immigration.
10.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
d)
It stopped Communism
11.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
12.
Who of the following is NOT one of the best known jazz artists of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Al Capone
13.
What system allowed for mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?
a)
Ford System
b)
Assembly Line
c)
Mass Production
d)
Mass Media
14.
This type of music was developed in New Orleans, Louisiana and influenced by African Americans.
a)
Country
b)
Hip-Hop
c)
Jazz
d)
Rock & Roll
15.
How did Henry Ford affect American life?
a)
sped up auto production
b)
helped cars become more affordable (cheaper)
c)
invented airbags and car horns
d)
paid his workers more
16.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
17.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
18.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
19.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
20.
A time when business activity is very slow and people are out of work is known as a _____________.
a)
crash
b)
depression
c)
party
d)
low time
21.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
22.
To make things worse during the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the midwest. Because the soil was so dry, wind caused dust storms that covered people's homes, and all of their belongings. This was called the _______________
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Dry Bowl
c)
Dirt Bowl
d)
Depression Bowl
23.
Which of the following New Deal laws/agencies regulated the buying and selling of stocks?
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Emergency Banking Act
d)
Home Owners Insurance Corporation
24.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
25.
Buying on Margin
a)
1934-1935, Great Planis during drought (350,000 families left the land)
b)
Democrat elected president in 1932, his landslide election showed the willingness of people to blame Republicans for Depression.
c)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment and borrowing the rest.
d)
Buying stock by making a small cash down payment.
26.
Social Security Act
a)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children.
b)
TVA
c)
Provided insurance for people who put money in banks.
d)
Federal legislation that provided; state unemployment insurance, grants for dependent mothers/children, AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS PAID FOR BY TAXES ON WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
27.
Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
a)
Offered outdoor work to unemployed single men.
b)
Parts of the Federal government that were created to help fulfull FDR's New Deal promises; became known by their initials.
c)
Offered work to unemployed single men.
d)
Risky buisness venture on the chance that quick profit can be made.
28.
(FDIC) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
a)
Provided insurance for people who put money in banks.
b)
Insurance
c)
Law that provided for 12 Federal Reserve Banks- failed to prevent collapse of banking system.
d)
October 29, 1929
29.
V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A result of the Battle of Stalingrad was
a)
German troops gained momentum.
b)
Hitler's plans to dominate Europe ended.
c)
Hitler controlled the oil fields.
d)
both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.
31.
D-Day was the invasion of what country?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
Germany
32.
Code name for D-Day
a)
Operation Take Back
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Battle of the Bulge
33.
Code name for the invasion of North Africa
a)
Operation Take Back
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Torch
d)
Battle of the Bulge
34.
Strategy for capturing strategic Pacific islands
a)
Genocide
b)
"Europe First" Strategy
c)
United Nations
d)
Island Hopping
35.
General who lead Operation Torch and D-Day for the Allies
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
A. Philip Randolph
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Harry Truman
36.
Attacked Pearl Harbor
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Japan
37.
Appeasing Germany led to
a)
more aggression by Germany
b)
Germany reduced aggression
c)
brought peace to the continent
38.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
39.
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Captain Connery
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Eye in the Sky
40.
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
41.
What is the largest amphibious assault in world history?
a)
Invasion of Normandy
b)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
Battle of Gudalcanal
d)
Battle of the Bulge
42.
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
43.
What countries formed the Allied Powers?
a)
The United States, The Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and Canada
b)
Italy, Greece, France, and Great Britain
c)
Great Britain, United States, and Egypt
d)
France, Canada, and China
44.
They used their language as code
a)
Seminole
b)
Comanche
c)
Cherokee
d)
Navajo
45.
In August of 1945, U.S. bombers dropped atomic weapons on the Japanese cities of _________ and ____________.
a)
Tokyo and Osaka
b)
Nagoya and Yokohama
c)
Osaka and Kyoto
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
46.
The battle of Stalingrad had this effect on the war:
a)
Placed the Germans in a defensive position
b)
Sent Russia into a revolution
c)
Caused the United States to enter the war
d)
Caused Japan to surrender
47.
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
48.
December 7, 1941 is an important day in history. On that morning, _______________ airplanes made a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
a)
German
b)
Italian
c)
Russian
d)
Japanese
49.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
50.
Many Japanese Americans were forced to move from Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona to prison camps. What was this called?
a)
Dictator
b)
rationing
c)
Interment camps
d)
Solomon Island
51.
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
a)
farm
b)
victory gardens
c)
barn
d)
Victory in Euorupe
52.
I was the President of the US for 12 years. Eventually dying in office near the end of WWII.
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Winston Chruchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
53.
I became President after FDR, and I ordered the use of the atomic bomb.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
54.
Where was the Battle of Britain fought?
a)
On British soil
b)
On French beaches
c)
In British Waters
d)
In British Skies
55.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
56.
The dictator of Italy during WWII who was killed by his own people was
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hitler
d)
Churchill
57.
Which of these is an opinion about the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
It directly caused the US to enter the war
b)
It destroyed ships, planes, and equipment
c)
The US Navy did not anticipate the attack
d)
It was sneaky and underhanded
58.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
59.
Which US president said the attack on Pearl harbor was "a day which would live in infamy."
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
60.
What was the name of Adolf Hitler's political party that dominated German politics during the 1930s?
a)
Aryan Party
b)
The Blackshirts
c)
Nazi Party
d)
BrownShirt Party
61.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a totalitarian government?
a)
secret police
b)
censorship of the press
c)
democratic elections
d)
propaganda
62.
Prime Minister of England
a)
Truman
b)
Stalin
c)
Churchill
d)
Roosevelt
63.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
64.
A way that American helped Great Britain before officially declaring war.
a)
air lifts
b)
Lend - lease
c)
bombing raids
d)
rationing
65.
What are the 4 main purposes of the United Nations?
a)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for discord
b)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's rich, centre for harmony
c)
keep peace, develop relations, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
d)
keep peace, wage war, improve the life of the world's poor, centre for harmony
66.
The primary function of the United Nations when it was conceived was ____.
a)
nuclear disarmament
b)
fellowshipping
c)
peacekeeping
d)
special elections
67.
What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country falls to capitalism others will fall under its rule
b)
If one country falls to fascism other country's will fall along with it
c)
If one country falls to communism other country's will fall along with it.
d)
If one country falls to socialism other country's will fall along
68.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
a)
A American politician who falsely accused people of being communist
b)
A American politician who falsely accused people of murder
c)
A man who falsely accused people of being fascist.
d)
A man who falsely accused people of
69.
Who was the Korean War between?
a)
U.S. and Korea
b)
Russia and China
c)
North Korea and South Korea
d)
All of the above
70.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was (SS5H7a)
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War.
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
71.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
72.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
73.
What country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
China
d)
North Korea
74.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
75.
What is the DMZ
a)
border between North and South Korea
b)
border between South Korea and China
c)
the white house
d)
37th parallel
76.
Which of the following was a military alliance between western European countries and the United States to protect against the Soviet Union’s growing power and influence?
a)
MIC
b)
NAFTA
c)
NATO
d)
SEATO
77.
The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were members of which military alliance?
a)
Central Powers
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
d)
Warsaw Pact
78.
Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?
a)
The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR
b)
The US government founded NASA and funded space exploration
c)
The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space
d)
The USSR collapsed because of economic competition
79.
Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US.
b)
US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US.
c)
The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets.
d)
Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.
80.
Kennedy's solution to the Soviets trying to send missiles into Cuba was:
a)
To send Air Force jets over Cuba
b)
To create a hotline with the Soviets
c)
To lead the Bay of Pigs invasion
d)
To blockade (quarantine) the island
81.
Part of the agreement that came at the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis was:
a)
The U.S. limiting our number of a-bombs
b)
The U.S. paying for the Berlin Wall
c)
The U.S. removing missiles from Turkey
d)
The U.S. paying 53 million dollars to Cuba
82.
How did press coverage of events during the Vietnam War affect the United States?
a)
Film footage from the front lines increased congressional support for the war.
b)
Reporting on military setbacks contributed to public disillusionment with the war
c)
Increased U.S. media presence overseas resulted in overwhelming international support for U.S. intervention
d)
Live presidential press conferences led to a decline in partisan politics in Congress.
83.
During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in —
a)
public support for an expanded military draft
b)
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
c)
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
d)
national attention for a third-party presidential candidate
84.
The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would —
a)
promote reconstruction after World War II
b)
maintain the policy of détente
c)
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
d)
keep communism from spreading throughout the region
85.
One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were
a)
resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations
b)
fought in an effort to contain communism
c)
fought without foreign influence or assistance
d)
caused by religious conflicts
86.
Which side ended up winning the war?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
87.
This man accused people of being communist and they had to prove their innocence
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
FDR
d)
McCarthy
88.
Allowed returning WWII GI's a chance to go to college and greatly enhanced the economy for years to come
a)
Marshal Plan
b)
GI Bill
89.
This case saw school segregation overturned
a)
Plessy v Furguson
b)
Tinker v. DuMoines
c)
Brown v Board of Ed.
90.
Who fought against the North Koreans
a)
South Korea
b)
South Korea and America
c)
The UN with America shouldering most of the cost
91.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
92.
Suburbs increased during the 1950s as a result of the creation of
a)
Levittowns
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
the Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
the Marshall Plan
93.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
94.
The largest public works project during Eisenhower's administration presidency was
a)
space program
b)
building of Grand Coulee Dam
c)
offshore oil drilling
d)
construction of the interstate highway
95.
What began the space race?
a)
Sputnik
b)
the moon landing
c)
Ham the chimp
d)
the Cuban Missile Crisis
96.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
97.
Which of these is an effect rock and roll had on society in the United States in the 1950s?
a)
It contributed to a cultural divide between generations.
b)
It reminded people of prewar days.
c)
It increased the fear of communist expansion.
d)
It promoted values learned during times of economic hardship.
98.
What vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, would have kept FDR out of his wheelchair?
a)
Polio
b)
Multiple Sclerosis
c)
Rickets
d)
HIV/AIDS
99.
Television helped bring about economic growth in the 1950s through its:
a)
Financial programs
b)
Children’s programs
c)
Credit cards
d)
Advertisements
100.
Rock and Roll gave the young people of the 1950s
a)
a way to conform with their parents’ expectations
b)
the values they needed to live through the depression and war
c)
a stable and secure cultural role
d)
a new style of music they could call their own
101.
the separation of people because of race or religion
a)
prejudice
b)
integration
c)
segregation
d)
discrimination
102.
Which country launch the first satellite?
a)
USSR
b)
Cuba
c)
Japan
d)
US
103.
N.A.S.A was developed for...
a)
Competitive race against Soviets
b)
Economical race against Soviets
c)
Radiological race against soviets
104.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
105.
Father of the Civil Rights Movement, "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington
a)
Lester Maddox
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Andrew Young
d)
Benjamin Mays
106.
ruled that segregation was illegal and overturned Plessy v Furgeson's "seperate but equal"
a)
SNCC
b)
White Primary
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Brown v Board of Education
107.
Which Civil Rights leader followed the idea of separatism of Blacks and Whites?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
108.
Government owns all industries.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
109.
Individuals own all industries.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
110.
This economic system is based on freedom of the individual.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
111.
They wanted to spread the wealth evenly.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
112.
______________get to make the economic decisions under capitalism.
a)
Individuals
b)
Government
c)
Literally no one
d)
The President
113.
what are terrorists
a)
people who fear
b)
people who want you to fear them
114.
Who was the leader of Al Queda During 9/11?
a)
Osama Bin Latin
b)
Osama Bin Laten
c)
Osam Bin Latin
d)
Osam Bin Laten
115.
Why is The Persian Gulf war called The Persian Gulf war?
a)
it's near the Persian Gulf
b)
it polluted the Persian Gulf
c)
it has nothing to do with the pursian Gulf what-so-ever
116.
where did the first 2 planes of 9/11 crash?
a)
The Pentagon
b)
In the middle of nowhere
c)
The World trade Center
d)
None of the above
117.
What is the name of an operation to drive Iraq out of Kuwait?
a)
Operation I-Forgot-The-Name
b)
Operation Desert Storm
c)
Operation Winter Storm
d)
Operation Derp
118.
Who was Iraq's leader?
a)
Sohan Shankar
b)
Sadanh Mohad
c)
Saddam Hussein
d)
Osama Bin Ladin
119.
Which U.S. President served during the first years of the War on Terror?
a)
FDR
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Clinton
d)
Reagan
120.
What is Al-Qaeda?
a)
Government of Afghanistan
b)
Religious school
c)
Terrorist Organization
d)
A religious leader
121.
The War on Terror began after
a)
the first invasion of Iraq in 1991
b)
Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999
c)
Bush's victory over Gore in the 2000 election
d)
the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01
122.
Where are most of the countries of OPEC located?
a)
Africa
b)
South American
c)
North American
d)
Southwest Asia
123.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
124.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
125.
What is climate?
a)
A long period of time.
b)
Atmospheric conditions of a place at a particular point in time.
c)
Average atmospheric conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually 30 years.
d)
Current weather outlook of a place.
126.
What is climate change?
a)
Don't know
b)
Change in global climate, such as an increase in the global temperature and major variations in precipitation patterns.
c)
The earth has become sick.
d)
A change in the earth's climate due to human causes.
127.
What is another term for enhanced greenhouse effect?
a)
Global cooling
b)
Global freezing
c)
Global barbecue
d)
Global warming
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