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WorksheetsUS History Final Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A city can be socially stratified by all of the following except:
a)
gender
b)
race
c)
ethnicity
d)
economic status
2.
A political machine was a political organization that gained power by doing favors in exchange for political support. In New York, the most famous of these political machines was:
a)
Tweed Town
b)
Tammany's Talkers
c)
Tammany Hall
3.
This group of journalists exposed corruption in government and business in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
a)
Yellow Journalists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Tabloidists
4.
This president was known as a progressive for his work in establishing the national park system, environmental conservation, and was also famous for overseeing the building of the Panama Canal.
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Richard Nixon
5.
All of the following are ways in which African Americans were denied their civil rights after the South lost the Civil War except:
a)
Slavery
b)
Poll Taxes
c)
Sharecropping
6.
Which court case made segregation legal?
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
7.
The 19th Amendment gave women the right to:
a)
Equal Pay
b)
Run for Congress
c)
Vote
8.
The following are all arguments against what concept?
-Traditional American principles were against colonization.
-The U.S. has enough resources and does not need to control other countries to get more.
-The U.S. military is not large enough
-Traditional American principles were against colonization.
-The U.S. has enough resources and does not need to control other countries to get more.
-The U.S. military is not large enough
a)
imperialism
b)
containment
c)
detente
9.
These were all reasons the U.S. entered into this military conflict:
-explosion of the USS Maine
-Yellow Journalism
-U.S. economic interests in Cuba
-explosion of the USS Maine
-Yellow Journalism
-U.S. economic interests in Cuba
a)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
WWI
c)
The Spanish American War
10.
This was a major factor in the U.S. deciding to enter into WWI.
a)
The Soviets blockaded Berlin, cutting it's people off from needed supplies like food and medicine
b)
Unrestricted Submarine warfare
c)
The Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
11.
Who took the p the men working in factories when they went to fight in WWI?
a)
minorities
b)
women
c)
all of the above
d)
children
12.
This proposed peace document argued that in order to establish lasting peace after WWI open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, and ending economic barriers between countries was necessary.
a)
The Yalta Accords
b)
The Four Freedoms
c)
Fourteen Points
13.
This decade was know as an "age of prosperity."
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1970's
14.
This cultural movement resulted in the shared appreciation of African American music, art, literature, dance and drama across racial lines, and allowed African American to establish a prosperous community in New York full of opportunity for artists.
a)
The European Renaissance
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Lost Generation
15.
This Amendment was often ignored, and resulted in the increase of organized crime
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
16.
These factors lead to the economic crisis known as the ______________.
-Falling purchasing power
-buying stock on the margin, inflating their value beyond their worth
-banking crisis
-Falling purchasing power
-buying stock on the margin, inflating their value beyond their worth
-banking crisis
a)
The .com Crash
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Panic of 1893
17.
As a result of the Great Depression there were fewer:
a)
marriages and births
b)
theft
c)
soup kitchens
d)
unemployed Americans
18.
The Hoover administration is thought to have unknowingly made the Great Depression worse because of Hoover's believe that
a)
government should step in and fix the crisis
b)
government could not solve the problem and could only be used to help in a limited way
c)
the government should give people money to live
19.
Relief, Recover and Reform were the three main goals of this F. D. Roosevelt program intended to take on the Great Depression.
a)
New Freedom
b)
New Nationalism
c)
New Deal
20.
Hitler and Mussolini started World War II by:
a)
Refusing to trade with Europe
b)
Establishing democracy in their nations
c)
Invading other counties to add to their empries
21.
This event caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan, which brought the U.S. into WWII.
a)
The Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
b)
The Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Firing on Fort Sumter
d)
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
22.
This was an example of how the government violated the rights of U.S. citizens during WWII.
a)
All U.S. citizens were forced to carry ID's that said they took an oath to support their country during wartime
b)
Internment of Japanese Americans
c)
Establishing recycling and rationing efforts to conserve material
23.
Women did all of the following to help support the U.S. when at war during WWII except:
a)
running for political office
b)
joining the military
c)
caring for families
d)
working in factories
24.
What did Stalin do to start the Cold War?
a)
He put missiles in Cuba
b)
He sent a telegram to president F. D. Roosevelt threatening to have Mexico attack the U.S.
c)
Executed all U.S. Prisoners of war
d)
Refused to remove troops from Eastern Europe and allow them to have their own elections and political independence.
25.
The policy of the U.S. during the cold war in which it attempted to prevent the spread of communism
a)
Tupperware
b)
Containment
c)
Isolationism
26.
What started the Korean War?
a)
Japan invaded Korea
b)
South Korea invaded North Korea
c)
North Korea invaded South Korea
d)
China invaded North Korea
27.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
It is divided between a communist North and Democratic South. The border returned to what it was before the war. It was a stalemate.
b)
The entire country became communist
c)
The country is now part of China
d)
The country became part of the Soviet Union
28.
This American Senator tried to make a successful political career from accusing government employees of being communists.
a)
Alger Hiss
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
Eugene McCarthy
29.
Countries in the Middle East and Latin American continue to mistrust the U.S. today because:
a)
The U.S. violated peace treaties with these countries
b)
The U.S. illegally smuggled goods from these countries for sale on the black market
c)
The U.S. conducted covert operations to prevent the spread of communism in these regions.
30.
The large increase in the number of births after WWII is known as the:
a)
Baby explosion
b)
Baby Boom
c)
Baby birth-arama!
31.
Which newer form of technology in the 1950's created a common consumer culture across the U.S.?
a)
Radio
b)
Telegraph
c)
Television
d)
Telegraph
32.
Television debates impacted the 1960 election in what way?
a)
They made J. F. Kennedy look charming and capable and Nixon look nervous.
b)
Nixon clearly appeared the more mature and experienced candidate
c)
Kennedy's medical conditions were made public and he was not elected
d)
They lost Kennedy support because he relied on older American votes and they didn't watch T.V.
33.
What was the Double V Campaign?
a)
Vicious Victorious- a militant Civil Rights Movement that advocated violence and intimidation to obtain legal rights
b)
Victory at home and abroad: a Civil Rights Movement connected to victory in WWII and victory over segregation in the U.S.
c)
Double V was the peace symbol for victory in WWII, and this was a African American movement to support the war effort.
34.
All of the following were successes in the Civil Right movement except:
a)
Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
F.D. Roosevelt's Election
c)
Freedom Rides
d)
March from Selma to Montgomery
35.
Which two laws made public segregation illegal, and outlawed discrimination in employment, education and voting.
a)
Title IX and the 19th Amendment
b)
The 18th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
The Homestead Act and the Oslo Accords
36.
How was the Brown vs. Board of education case a success for the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It declared segregation in education unconstitutional, and segregation overall as unlawful.
b)
It stated that segregation could occur but only if both facilities and services are equal.
c)
Stated that women had the right to reproductive privacy
37.
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
a)
The Soviet Union bombed Cuba with nuclear weapons
b)
The Soviet Union used the KGB to overthrow the US Government
c)
The US removed the blockade of Cuba in exchange for being permitted to invade Cuba and remove Castro
d)
The Soviets removed missiles from Cuba and the US removed missiles from Turkey
38.
The belief that if one country fell to communism in South East Asia, other neighboring countries would also become communist.
a)
Follow the Leader Theory
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Containment Theory
39.
One of reasons the Vietnam war was protested was:
a)
Many Americans saw it as a Civil War in which the U.S. had no reason to interfere.
b)
The Vietnamese had a much bigger army and was certain to defeat the U.S. sooner than later.
c)
Vietnam had offered a peace treaty and the U.S. government had foolishly ignored it
40.
How did the Vietnam War end?
a)
The U.S. won and it became part of the American Empire
b)
China took over
c)
It is not united and Democratic
d)
It is now united and Communist
41.
The Counterculture was a:
a)
Progressive rock band
b)
group that rejected traditional American life and authority
c)
group of communist sympathizers in the U.S.
42.
The proposal of the Equal Rights Amendment, Roe v. Wade, the publication of the book "The Feminine Mystique", and increased enrollment of women in professional schools were all part of what movement?
a)
The Civil Rights Movement
b)
The Suffrage Movement
c)
The Second Wave of the Women's movement
43.
This movement inspired other minority movements to push for equal rights in the 1960's and 70's
a)
The Civil Rights Movement
b)
The Suffrage Movement
c)
The Second Wave of the Women's Rights movement
44.
Why did Richard Nixon travel to China and try to improve relations with that Country?
a)
The U.S. was on the verge of war with China and wanted to avoid nuclear crisis
b)
The Soviet Union had told the U.S. it had to improve relations with China
c)
Nixon believed if relations with China improved, the Soviets would then be pressured to improve relations with the U.S. as well.
45.
Why did Richard Nixon Resign from the presidency?
a)
He knew he was going to loose re-election for his second term in office and just decided to give up.
b)
Nixon's VP was involved in a Scandal that made Nixon also look guilty
c)
Nixon resigned before tapes from the Watergate scandal could be sent to the Supreme Court
46.
What scandal in the 1970's caused people to mistrust their government?
a)
The Whitewater Scandal
b)
The Watergate Scandal
c)
The Tailgate Scandal
47.
What countries are correctly matched with their numbers?
a)
1-Iran
2-Israel
3-Iraq
4-Saudi Arabia
2-Israel
3-Iraq
4-Saudi Arabia
b)
1-Saudi Arabia
2-Iran
3- Iraq
4- Israel
2-Iran
3- Iraq
4- Israel
c)
1-Israel
2-Iraq
3-Saudi Arabia
4- Iran
2-Iraq
3-Saudi Arabia
4- Iran
48.
What happened on September 11th, 2001
a)
The United States elected the first
African American President
African American President
b)
The 2000 election was taken away from George W. Bush and given to Al Gore
c)
Iraq declared war on the U.S.
d)
al-Qaeda used commercial airplanes to attack the U.S. killing thousands of Americans
49.
Match the event to the correct date range:
1. The fall of the Berlin Wall during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush
2. Gorbachev introduces Glasnost (openness), and Perestroika (restructuring) to try to fix economic and social issues that were weakening and threatening the future of the Soviet Union.
3. George H.W. Bush commits troops to the Gulf War in Operation Desert Storm, which removed Iraqi troops from Kuwait, and pushed them back into their country.
4.Ronald Reagan is elected as president of the United States and set the goal of ending the Cold War
5. Bill Clinton is impeached but not found guilty of perjury, and finishes out his presidency with weakened political influence.
a. 1981
b. 1985-1991
c. 1989
d. 1990-1991
e. 1998-1999
1. The fall of the Berlin Wall during the Presidency of George H.W. Bush
2. Gorbachev introduces Glasnost (openness), and Perestroika (restructuring) to try to fix economic and social issues that were weakening and threatening the future of the Soviet Union.
3. George H.W. Bush commits troops to the Gulf War in Operation Desert Storm, which removed Iraqi troops from Kuwait, and pushed them back into their country.
4.Ronald Reagan is elected as president of the United States and set the goal of ending the Cold War
5. Bill Clinton is impeached but not found guilty of perjury, and finishes out his presidency with weakened political influence.
a. 1981
b. 1985-1991
c. 1989
d. 1990-1991
e. 1998-1999
a)
1-C; 2-B; 3-D; 4-A; 5-E
b)
1-A; 2-E; 3-C; 4-B; 5-D
c)
1-E; 2-A; 3-D; 4-C; 5-B
50.
What law was passed 45 days after September 11th, 2001 was meant to provide extra security against attack but was controversial due to it's violation of civil liberties of Americans.
a)
The Freedom of Information Act
b)
The Terrorism Act
c)
The Patriot Act
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