WorksheetsUSH Fall ACP review 2021
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The era of U.S. Expansionism US Emergence as a World Power) was characterized by which of the following events?
a)
Acquisition of Hawaii, Interstate Commerce Act ,Spanish American War
b)
Acquisition of Hawaii, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico
c)
Acquisition of Hawaii, Acquisition of Japan , Spanish American War
d)
Acquisition of Hawaii, Spanish American War, Social Gospel Movement
2.
The issue addressed by this poster is primarily associated with the —
a)
Progressive Era
b)
Roaring Twenties
c)
WWI
d)
Revolutionary Era
3.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
4.
What year did WWI end?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1917
d)
1918
5.
Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?
a)
The implementation of a personal income tax
b)
Overspeculation in the stock market
c)
New regulations on banking
d)
The elimination of import tariffs U.S.
6.
Which best describes a positive contribution of Andrew Carnegie?
a)
Carnegie helped workers obtain better conditions in his factories.
b)
Carnegie showed how to organize large-scale production of a formerly expensive product
c)
Carnegie obtained secret rebates from railroad companies shipping his products.
d)
Carnegie obtained near monopoly control of one part of a national industry, rather than engaging in several related activities.
7.
What was one of the dangers of living in a tenement?
a)
Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions.
b)
Tenements were owned by landlords that lived in areas that were far away.
c)
Families had to live within walking distance of the industrial plants and factories.
d)
Tenements typically housed more than one family in the same apartment.
8.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrialization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
9.
Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were —
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
employing children as a source of cheap labor
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
10.
The picture above shows Jane Adams with some of the children being served by Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. What goal of the Progressive Era is represented by this image and the existence of Hull House?
a)
Fostering efficiency
b)
Protecting social welfare and assimilation of immigrants
c)
Creating economic reform
d)
Promoting moral improvement
11.
How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
a)
It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia
b)
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany
c)
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships
d)
It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality
12.
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
a)
Britain's policy to sink any Germany ship without warning
b)
Germany's policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning
c)
The US Navy engaging in war with the Central Powers
d)
Germany's decision to focus all resources on the Navy
13.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Archduke assassination
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
14.
President Wilson's ideas to keep world peace where outlined in his _____________.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
Sussex Pledge
15.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany accepted blame for WWI
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to France
c)
Poland was created from German lands
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
16.
Why did the US Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles (1919) and the League of Nations?
a)
to reduce United States military bases in Europe
b)
to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany
c)
to keep the United States free from entangling alliances of Europe
17.
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by
a)
forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations
b)
dividing Germany into four occupied zones
c)
supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
d)
taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain
18.
She spoke and wrote about the evils of lynching in the 1880s and 1890s
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Mary Todd Lincoln
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Jane Addams
19.
How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
a)
Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.
b)
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented
c)
Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.
d)
Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring
20.
The founder of the National Women’s Suffrage Association that helped lead congress to vote on woman’s suffrage
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Francis Willard
21.
This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Frederick Douglass
22.
Most nativists of the late 1800s would most likely have supported the
a)
continuation of the contract labor system
b)
creating of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
c)
assimilation of Native American Indians into mainstream culture
d)
passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
23.
One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...
a)
Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
b)
Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
c)
Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
d)
Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values
24.
What was the name given to the movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities?
a)
The Big Movement
b)
The Move North
c)
Migration to the North
d)
The Great Migration
25.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by –
a)
Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
b)
Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
c)
Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
26.
The fear of communism was known as the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Green Lateran
27.
Because of the expansion to the west, what effects did the creation of railroads cause for the Great Plains environment?
a)
Native Americans pushed away, near extinction of buffalo and erosion of soil
b)
Potatos went to the Old World and 90% of Native Americans died
c)
Movement of buffalo East
d)
Railroad Robberies
28.
Homesteaders on the Great Plains found it necessary to build the type of house shown in the photograph because —
a)
the ground was not stable enough to support heavier structures
b)
unpredictable weather conditions required settlers to build shelter rapidly
c)
access to timber (wood) was limited by distance and lack of transportation
d)
settlers lacked the skill required to build more-permanent structures
29.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
30.
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —
a)
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
b)
implementing the silver standard for currency
c)
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
d)
establishing a new tax on capital gains
31.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a)
Workers secured a greater share of company profits.
b)
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
c)
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
d)
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
32.
Which statement best describes a demographic change that resulted from large-scale immigration to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
The government struggled to move immigrants to farms on the Great Plains.
b)
Nativism became less popular as diversity increased.
c)
American cities grew rapidly and made up over half of the population by 1920.
d)
Ethnic neighborhoods diminished in American cities.
33.
What was the impact of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 on the democratic process?
a)
It opened up the democratic process by granting citizenship to all American Indians born in the United States.
b)
It broadened the democratic process by requiring American Indians to attend boarding schools for assimilation into American culture
c)
It improved the democratic process by dividing reservation lands and granting specific plots to American Indian families.
34.
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by —
a)
the creation of the Temperance Society
b)
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
c)
the initiation of the Settlement House movement
d)
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
35.
Inventions in the 19th century addressed the geographical challenges faced during which period of American history?
a)
Industrialization in northern cities
b)
Settlement of the Great Plains
c)
Territorial expansion in the Caribbean
d)
Excavation of gold in the Yukon Territory
36.
What role did the Dawes Act play in the process to assimilate American Indians into American culture?
a)
It gave American Indians citizenship and granted them the right to vote in Presidential elections.
b)
It established schools where American Indian children went to learn English and about American culture.
c)
It broke up the reservations, giving some pieces of the land to individual American Indian families to farm.
d)
It protected the right of American Indians to practice their traditions and speak their native languages.
37.
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
a)
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers
b)
It brought the most significant beat poets together
c)
It established jazz as a prominent musical form
d)
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre
38.
What were the causes of World War I?
a)
alliances, socialism,communism, realism
b)
imperialism, capitalism, mercantilism, fascism
c)
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Archduke assassination
d)
communism, nazism, racism, militarism
39.
What impact did improved weapons technology (machine guns, poison gas, airplanes, & tanks) have on the Great War?
a)
Prevented civilian casualties
b)
increased deaths and injuries
c)
ended the war more quickly
40.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany accepted blame for WWI
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to France
c)
Poland was created from German lands
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
41.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
42.
Which of the following does this 1937 political cartoon satirize?
a)
Congressional attempts to bypass the principle of separation of powers
b)
President FDRs attempt to reorganize the Supreme Court
c)
President FDR’s refusal to cooperate with state governments
d)
Congressional attempts to undermine the principle of state sovereignty
43.
The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about —
a)
the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Benjamin Cardozo
b)
the U.S. declaration of war on Germany after the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression
d)
the involvement of U.S. government officials in the Teapot Dome Scandal
44.
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
a)
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
b)
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
c)
High winds and railroad construction
d)
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
45.
Which of the following is the most valid statement regarding the long-term economic effects of the New Deal?
a)
The government placed fewer restrictions on large corporations
b)
The role of the federal government was expanded
c)
The government reduced its dependence on foreign trade
d)
The American people had greater confidence in the nation’s economic leadership
46.
Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?
a)
A sharp increase in the power given to state governments
b)
An extended period of economic depression
c)
The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy
d)
The formation of a national Civil Rights movement
47.
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
a)
Led to a decrease in U.S. international trade
b)
Helped stabilize the U.S. economy
c)
Strengthened U.S. relationships overseas
d)
ed to a decline in U.S. unemployment
48.
Why were Mexicans and Mexican Americans repatriated during the Depression?
a)
Planned to take over government
b)
Secret treaty with Mexico
c)
Reduce competition for jobs
d)
Afraid they were helping enemy nations
49.
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because
a)
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
b)
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
c)
communists were infiltrating the United States
d)
political machines had too much power in urban areas
50.
Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?
a)
They increased the number of railroad barons
b)
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
c)
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
d)
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry
51.
What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?
a)
Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA
b)
Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses
c)
Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers
d)
Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government
52.
What specific evidence supports the following statement:
"The construction of the transcontinental railroad was disastrous to Plains Indians."
a)
the transcontinental railroad opened frontier markets to new products and goods from the east
b)
within ten years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year
c)
the construction of the transcontinental railroad depended heavily on the labor of Chinese and Irish immigrants
d)
the transcontinental railroad decimated the herds of buffalo that the Indians were dependent on
53.
The Roosevelt administration passed the Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) as a result of which muckraker’s work?
a)
Lincoln Steffens- The Shame of Cities
b)
Upton Sinclair- The Jungle
c)
Ida Tarbell- The History of the Standard Oil Company
d)
Jacob Riis- How the Other Half Lives
54.
How did the passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?
a)
It supported their existing cultural traditions
b)
It started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains
c)
It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture
d)
It forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River
55.
Canal built to enable US ships to move between Atlantic/Pacific oceans
a)
Atlantic Canal
b)
Guam Canal
c)
Mexican Canal
d)
Panama Canal
56.
The Panama Canal
a)
reduced travel time between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
b)
Increased travel time from New York to Chicago
c)
Reduced travel time from London to India
d)
Increased the price of cotton products
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