WorksheetsSHHS AH2016Fall
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What change characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
a)
Replacement of steam and water power with electrical power
b)
Replacement of steam and water power with animal power
c)
Replacement of steam and water power with Bass power
d)
Replacement of steam and water power with the force
2.
Why was the transcontinental RR important?
a)
It promoted trade & provided jobs.
b)
It promoted pepsi & provided snacks .
3.
Public transportation systems that carry large #'s of people and make fixed stops are called?
a)
Mass transit systems
b)
Candy Canes
c)
Mass popcorn systems
d)
IDK
4.
Railroads led to the adoption of
a)
mail-order catalogs
b)
Standard time zones
c)
Popcorn balls
d)
IDK
5.
Laissez-faire means...
a)
Hats off
b)
Hands around
c)
Hands off
d)
Hands on
6.
What terms describes a person who arrived in a new nation?
a)
Immigrant
b)
Emigrant
c)
Newcomer
d)
Refugee
7.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST (Asian) coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
8.
Who was in the third wave of immigration?
a)
Austro-Hungarian, Italian and Russian People
b)
English, German and Irish People
c)
Mexican, Vietnamese and Indian People
d)
Dutch, English, French and Spanish People
9.
Who was in the second wave of migration?
a)
Mexican, Vietnamese and Indian People
b)
Irish, German and English People
c)
Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Italian People
d)
English, Dutch, Spanish and French People
10.
Who was in the fourth wave of immigration to the USA?
a)
Dutch, English, Spanish and French People
b)
Auto-Hungarian, Russian and Italian People
c)
Mexican, Indian and Vietnamese People
d)
Irish, German and English People
11.
Most immigrants (Europe) on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
12.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
13.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
14.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
15.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
16.
The land in between trenches is known as
a)
No Man's Land
b)
Dead Space
c)
The Danger Zone
d)
Barbed Wire Zone
17.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
18.
Along with Germany, what countries were part of the Triple Alliance?
a)
Britain & France
b)
Russia & Japan
c)
Austria-Hungary & Italy
d)
France & Serbia
19.
What style of fighting came to dominate the Western Front?
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Fast attacks with tanks
d)
Guerrilla warfare
20.
Which year did World War I begin?
a)
1914
b)
1945
c)
1939
d)
1918
21.
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of:
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
22.
What Alliance lost the war?
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
Central Powers
23.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
24.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
25.
What is the alliance system?
a)
building up of military.
b)
a stronger country controlling another country.
c)
join with another country for military protection.
d)
pride in one's country.
26.
The invasion of what country caused Britain to join WWI?
a)
Luxembourg
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
27.
What is the name of the song written by George M. Cohan for WW1?
a)
No mans land
b)
Over the rainbow
c)
Over there
d)
Jack and the doughboys's
28.
How many victories did Eddie Rickenbacker have as a US fighter ace?
a)
86
b)
26
c)
5
d)
125
29.
How many victories did Baron von Richthofen have as a German fighter ace?
a)
26
b)
80
c)
5
d)
125
30.
Baron von Richthofen as a German fighter ace was know as the?
a)
Red Pizza
b)
Red dog
c)
Red Baron
d)
Snoopy
31.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
32.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight? Also, a MN native.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
33.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
34.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
35.
These hate group gained traction in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
KKK
d)
Nazis
36.
This man was one of the most famous Jazz musicians of the 1920’s. Known for his trumpet playing and distinctive singing style, what was the name of this musician?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
James Earl Jones
c)
Bessie Smith
d)
Louis Armstong
37.
What was the name given to secret bars where people acquired alcohol illegally?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Top Secret Bars
c)
Secret Saloons
d)
Quiet Places
38.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
39.
This man is one of the most famous criminals in U.S. History. He was rumored to have made $60 million a year during Prohibition. What was the name of the most famous bootlegger during Prohibition?
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Al Capone
c)
George Harris
d)
James Jones
40.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
41.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as:
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Agitation
d)
The Great Separation
42.
Henry Ford helped make the car very affordable by increasing ________________in his factories.
a)
profit
b)
efficiency
c)
safety
d)
vareity
43.
The automobile helped grow which of the following industries
a)
road construction
b)
auto mechanics
c)
suburban home construction
d)
all of the above
44.
As more and more consumers started to buy new goods, many people bought the items on ______________________________
a)
Loan
b)
Installment
c)
Good faith
d)
Amazon
45.
Which group fared particularly poorly during the 1920s?
a)
Farmers
b)
Women
c)
Bootleggers
d)
Jazz Musicians
46.
Billy Sunday represents the growing ______________ movement in the US in the 1920s.
a)
Communist
b)
Catholic
c)
Scientific
d)
Fundamentalism
47.
What is the term for the amazing amount of art, literature, music and artistic achievement that comes out of the Black community in the 1920s.
a)
The Great Migration
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
The Great Production
d)
The Bronx Revitalization
48.
This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
49.
During the 1920s, which of the following led to sports figures being seen as heroes
a)
More leisure time for people in the cities
b)
increase in magazines and newspapers
c)
the radio (mass media)
d)
all of the above
50.
To what 19th century reform movement would Horace Mann be most closely associated with?
a)
Prison Reform
b)
Asylum Reform
c)
Military Reform
d)
School Reform
51.
What rights were held by women in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
a)
they could vote
b)
they could serve political office
c)
they could write laws
d)
they had no rights
52.
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that kept Native Americans and Whites segregated in the West
b)
Laws that kept blacks and whites segregated in the South
c)
Laws that segregated nativists and immigrants
d)
Laws that segregated Asians and whites
53.
What is the Progressive Era?
a)
An era that looked good on the outside but was bad on the inside
b)
An era filled with turmoil and corruption
c)
An era that had the rich become wealthier and the poor to become less wealthy
d)
An era that made progress toward better conditions in government and society
54.
What book did Upton Sinclair write that help change the meat-packing industry?
a)
The Jungle
b)
How the Other Half Lives
c)
The Meat-packing Story
d)
The Jungle Book
55.
Who were the two men that were the main ones using yellow journalism?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt & Howard Taft
b)
John J. Pershing & Pancho Villa
c)
Woodrow Wilson & Mark Twain
d)
William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer
56.
What new organization was created after World War I?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
Red Cross
d)
Freemasons
57.
_____ is the term that describes the devastation of the Great Plains by drought
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
The Grapes of Wrath
58.
"Black Tuesday" referred to the
a)
collapse of the stock market
b)
day voters re-elected Herbert Hoover
c)
worst dust storm of 1931
d)
day the Federal Reserve made it more difficult for brokers to offer margin loans
59.
President Hoover downplayed the effects of the crash because
a)
margin buyers were not hurt
b)
he believed the economy would soon recover
c)
consumers continued buying stocks at a brisk pace
d)
the crash had little effect on economies overseas
60.
This man is known for making a historic nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Will Rogers
c)
Charles A. Lindbergh
d)
F.W. Woolworth
61.
Which event marks the start of the “Great Depression” in the United States.
a)
a. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The sinking of the USS Maine
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The stock market crash of 1929
62.
Name given to people who lived in shacks during the Great Depression
a)
Tenements
b)
Slums
c)
Ghettos
d)
Hoovervilles
63.
How did immigration policies in the United States change during the years following World War I?
a)
A. All immigrants arriving in America had to pass English Literacy tests.
b)
B. Immigrants was restricted with quota systems.
c)
C. Immigrants into the United States was strictly prohibited.
64.
Which person founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and was a strong supporter of the Back to Africa movement Which encouraged African Americans to move to Africa?
a)
A. W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
B. Booker T. Washington
c)
C. Marcus Garvey
d)
D. Frederick Douglass
65.
Prohibition led to a rise in
a)
A. Gangster warfare.
b)
B. Church attendance.
c)
C. Urban Poverty.
d)
D. Tobacco use.
66.
The 18th Amendment, passed in 1919, resulted in
a)
A. Prohibition of alcohol.
b)
B. Election reform.
c)
C. Immigration quotas.
d)
D. Women's suffrage.
67.
The Immigration Act of_____greatly reduced the number of immigrants coming into America from Asia and Eastern Europe
a)
A. 1924
b)
B . 1904
c)
C. 1919
d)
D. 1933
68.
The quotation above is most closely associated with which of the following developments of the early 20th century.
a)
A. the lost Generation
b)
B. the Prohibition Era
c)
C. the Harlem Renaissance
d)
D. the Great Depression
69.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as:
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Agitation
d)
The Great Separation
70.
The national policy of Prohibition ended when the states
a)
strengthened food and drug laws
b)
legalized alcohol for medical reasons
c)
ratified the 21st amendment
d)
banned interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages
71.
Marcus Garvey's program in the 1920's emphasized
a)
vocational training
b)
a back to Africa movement
c)
integration into mainstream society
d)
separate but equal doctrines
72.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
73.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
74.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
75.
What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
76.
What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foregin affairs during this time?
a)
responsibility
b)
slavery
c)
to help people
d)
money/economic
77.
John Scopes believed that
a)
Men were created by God
b)
Prohibition was best for America
c)
Anarchists should be hanged
d)
Men evolved from monkeys
78.
John T. Scopes was found by the jury to be
a)
Innocent
b)
Guilty
79.
The first major sports star. He helped make baseball popular, and changed what Americans like to do for fun.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Hank Aaron
80.
System of buying stocks in which a buyer pays a small percentage of the purchase price while the broker advances the rest
a)
Buying on Margin
b)
Installment Buying
81.
The most popular silent film star of the 1920s.
a)
Charlie Chaplin
b)
Charles Lindbergh
82.
The first movie with sound synchronized to the action.
a)
Lost Generation
b)
The Jazz Singer
83.
American writers of the 1920s who no longer had faith in the cultural guideposts of the Victorian era. Searched for new truths and fresh ways of expressing those truths.
a)
Lost Generation
b)
Jazz Singer
84.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scope's Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
85.
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
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