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WorksheetsAmerican History Second Semester Review
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 56mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these changes during the Industrial Revolution led to greater efficiency.
a)
Workers received labor rights
b)
Major labor unions were formed
c)
Slavery and other forms of forced labor were eliminated
d)
Animal & human power were generally replaced with steam power
2.
What effect of the Industrial Revolution MIGHT this picture represent?
a)
The rise of the middle class
b)
The increase in urban population
c)
The spread of infectious diseases
d)
The organization of the health care system
3.
All of these territories came under the control of the United States following what conflict?
a)
Mexican War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
d)
Spanish-American War
4.
The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it
a)
Spread democracy to Latin America
b)
Secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry
c)
Guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control
d)
Set up a colonial empire for the US and set the US on the road to empire
5.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
6.
Why was steel so important?
a)
stronger
b)
cheaper
c)
smaller
d)
pizza
7.
This man was a Scottish immigrant who built the steel empire in the U.S
a)
JP Morgan
b)
J. D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Mr. Donnelly
8.
When one company or group owns most of the businesses in an industry.
Ex) Rockefeller owned most businesses that had to do with oil.
Ex) Rockefeller owned most businesses that had to do with oil.
a)
Shmopoly
b)
Monopoly
c)
share
d)
stock
9.
Monopolies are bad because then only one company...
a)
sets the prices of a product
b)
lowers prices
10.
This man owned the standard oil company.
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Ida B Wells
11.
Henry Ford was best known for...
a)
making cars easier to build
b)
making railroads easier to build
c)
making bridges easier to build
d)
making telegraphs easier to build
12.
Factory workers faced low wages (pay), unsafe working conditions & long hours.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
These workers gather together to try and argue for better working conditions & higher pay.
a)
abolitionists
b)
temperance movement
c)
organized labor
14.
Which Progressive President was given the nickname of the "trustbuster"?
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
T Roosevelt
d)
Obama
15.
What is a tariff?
a)
A tax on exported goods
b)
A tax on imported goods
c)
A type of income tax
d)
An old wooden pirate ship from the early 17th century
16.
What was the purpose of Muckrakers?
a)
Writers who wanted to make money by selling newspapers
b)
Writers who wanted to cause change with their writings
c)
Writers who supported big business and corruption in politics
d)
Writers who wrote patriotic short stories
17.
Pictures like this would have been discussed in what book?
a)
The Jungle
b)
History of the Standard Oil Company
c)
The Shame of the Cities
d)
How the Other Half Lives
18.
Which action by Ida Tarbell eventually brought about the government-imposed breakup of the Standard Oil Company in the early twentieth century?
a)
She lobbied political leaders.
b)
She wrote investigative reports.
c)
She served in Congress.
d)
She organized town hall meetings.
19.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
20.
Who was the founder of Hull House, a settlement house?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
21.
How did the Homestead Strike end?
a)
Pinkerton troops and civilians were injured and order was eventually regained
b)
Employers gave in to their demands
c)
Employees killed Henry Frick
d)
Andrew Carnegie retired
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
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.
25.
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
26.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them. They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find. These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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.
31.
(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
32.
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
a)
One of the many programs of the New Deal that put people to work.
b)
Law that provided for 12 Federal Reserve Banks- failed to prevent collapse of banking system.
c)
Laws
d)
Places to work.
33.
Federal deposit insurance for banks stopped which of the following phenomena that was motivated by a lack of confidence in the financial industry?
a)
buying stock on margin
b)
robbing banks
c)
runs on banks
d)
selling short
34.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
35.
Why is the Monroe Doctrine important to the US? (Especially today)
a)
The US didn't allow foreign government to intervene with US Country
b)
The US respected the Europeans for their money
c)
US liked Canada and combined the two countries
d)
US stopped China from gaining power
36.
Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Christianity
d)
Alliances
37.
A nation builds up its military forces and weapons can be going through a period of
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Troopism
38.
Pride in one's own country (often leading to a desire for self-rule)
a)
imperialism
b)
militarism
c)
nationalism
d)
alliances
39.
An agreement between nations to support each other if they are attacked.
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliances
40.
What was the "spark" that ignited the "Powder Keg" of Europe and started WWI?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
The use of animal grease on the ammunition
c)
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
d)
The bombing of Pearl-Harbor
41.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
42.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
43.
Which of the following was not a new weapon/technology during WWI?
a)
airplanes
b)
machine guns
c)
atomic bomb
d)
poison gas
44.
What were the contents of the Zimmermann telegram?
a)
A United States warning against German invasion of Great Britain
b)
A U.S. proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.
c)
A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the United States.
d)
A German offer to negotiate peace with the United States.
45.
What leader brought the U.S. into World War I?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Nicolas II
d)
Franz Ferdinand
46.
The League of Nations was created by the-
a)
Concordat of 1801
b)
Treaty of Westphalia
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Paris
47.
What are reparations?
a)
payment to Belgian civilians for German massacres
b)
payment to Bolshevik Russia
c)
payment to defeated powers for reconstructions
d)
payment of money for war guilt
48.
All of the following were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Japan
d)
Soviet Union
49.
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
50.
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.
51.
What policy did other European nations adopt when dealing with Germany before WWII?
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Aggressionism
52.
Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
a)
Sitzkrieg
b)
Total War
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Appeasment
53.
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
54.
What happened to Germany after the war?
a)
The country was completely overtaken by the Russians.
b)
The U.S. occupied the entire country.
c)
The country was divided up into 4 zones
d)
The Nazis reclaimed power
55.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace throughout the World
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
56.
What was this poster promoting?
a)
war production
b)
voting rights for women
c)
equality in pay
d)
sexism
57.
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.
58.
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
59.
Who was the Emperor of Japan?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
d)
Churchill
60.
What symbol encouraged women to enter the workforce?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
None of the above
61.
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
62.
The Berlin airlift allowed:
a)
The United States to get supplies across Soviet lines
b)
bombs to be spread over Berlin
c)
Stalin to control the airways
d)
enemies to attack Berlin
63.
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
64.
How did World War II begin in Europe?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Japanese attack on Pear Harbor
d)
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
65.
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.
66.
All of the following are true about the Holocaust EXCEPT
a)
Many Jews were executed in the gas chambers at these camps
b)
Many experienced heavy weight loss and other serious health issues
c)
The Germans cremated many bodies to try and hide the evidence
d)
The Germans only put Jews in these camps and no other ethnic groups
67.
Which quotation from President Harry S. Truman offers a reason for U.S. involvement in the conflict between North Korea and South Korea?
a)
"The United Nations cannot ... fulfill adequately its own responsibilities until the peace settlements have been made...".
b)
"Above all else, we want to keep the United States prosperous and strong because we know that our prosperity is the best guarantee of peace."
c)
"Communism has passed beyond the use of subversion ... and will now use armed invasion and war."
d)
"As a result of these tragic conditions, a militant minority, exploiting human want and misery ... has made economic recovery impossible."
68.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
69.
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
70.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
71.
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
72.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
73.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
74.
The blacklisted entertainers were victims of _______, a hunt for communists led by a Senator from Wisconsin.
a)
Containment
b)
Reaganomics
c)
McCarthyism
d)
Jim Crow Laws
75.
In 1962 _______________ sent missiles to ______________.
a)
Germany, Cuba
b)
Cuba, The U.S.
c)
The Soviets, Cuba
d)
Cuba, Japan
76.
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
a)
The Soviets and the U.S. entered into a nuclear war
b)
It never really ended, there are still tensions today
c)
Soviets backed down and pulled their missiles out of Cuba
d)
the Cubans forced the Soviets to leave because they didn't want war with the U.S.
77.
The agreement between the US and the Soviet Union was that they would remove the missiles from Cuba if the US did what?
a)
Take missiles out of Poland
b)
Promised not to attack Cuba
c)
Promised to not attack the Soviet Union
d)
Take missiles out of the Soviet Union
78.
Who sided with Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Raul Castro
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
79.
The Tet Offensive awoke Americans to the fact that Vietnam might not be a war that could be won and the Viet Cong were much stronger than they thought. It took place in:
a)
Rural locations
b)
Jungle villages
c)
Urban centers
d)
Coastal villages
80.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Neither
d)
Both
81.
Nixon knew most Americans wanted out of the Vietnam War. Turning over fighting to the S. Vietnamese while bombing N. Vietnam more was called:
a)
Viet Cong
b)
Peace with Honor
c)
Vietnamization
d)
Sayonara Saigon
82.
Why did America invade Cambodia even though we were trying to get OUT of the Vietnam War?
a)
To cut supply routes
b)
To stop Communism in Cambodia
c)
Both
d)
Neither
83.
The anti-war movement at home became more intense and even violent. 4 students were killed at ________ by the national guardsmen when they were protesting the war on campus.
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
84.
What congressional action gave LBJ war powers & led to an escalation of U.S. forces in Vietnam?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
War Powers Act
c)
Mayaguez Incident
d)
Tet Offensive
85.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
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