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7th Per. US Mid-Term Reveiw

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the term Monopoly mean? 
a)
One business controls the entire industry
b)
A hatred of immigrants
c)
A tax on goods or services
2.
What does the term Nativist mean? 
a)
A group of people who oppose government
b)
A group of people who hate immigrants
c)
Immigrants who settled the Great Plains
3.

Which of the following was a new invention of the early 1900s?

a)

Light-bulb

b)

Air Conditioner

c)

Television

4.
What industry did John. D. Rockefeller control? 
a)
Steel 
b)
Timber (Wood) 
c)
Oil
5.
What industry did Andrew Carnegie control? 
a)
Shipping and Railroads
b)
Cattle
c)
Steel
6.
Where did the "Old Immigrants" come from? 
a)
Northern and Western Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Eastern and Southern Europe
7.
Where did the "New Immigrants" come from? 
a)
Northern and Western Europe 
b)
Asia 
c)
Eastern and Southern Europe 
8.
What new invention allowed skyscrapers to be built? 
a)
Escalator
b)
Stairs
c)
Elevator
9.
The United States government forced Native American Indian tribes onto... 
a)
Reservations 
b)
Hostels 
c)
Ranches
10.
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887? 
a)
To destroy the Native American way of life
b)
To give money to Native Americans
c)
To provide homes for new immigrants
11.
A social reform movement to fix the problems of urbanization and industrialization. 
a)
Progressivism 
b)
Temperance
c)
Nativism
12.
Which of the following was an issue progressives wanted to change? 
a)
Poor working conditions 
b)
Remove the President from power
c)
Change the tax rate for businesses
13.
What is a muckraker? 
a)
A farmer from Kentucky 
b)
A journalist who wrote about corruption
c)
A man who lost most or all of his money
14.
Who wrote "The Jungle" and exposed the terrible conditions in the meat packing industry? 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Herbert Hoover 
15.
This important event pointed out major problems facing factory workers, especially fire safety. 
a)
The Great Chicago Fire 
b)
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 
c)
The New York Inferno
16.
What does the term suffrage mean? 
a)
The right to vote
b)
The right to free speech 
c)
To suffer 
17.
Which amendment was passed in 1919, giving women the right to vote? 
a)
18th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
20th Amendment
18.
Two leaders who fought for equal rights for African Americans
a)
Booker T. Washington and Paul Ryan
b)
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois 
c)
W.E.B Dubois and Ernie Blackwater
19.
What term describes separating blacks and whites during the Progressive Era? 
a)
Segregation
b)
Populism 
c)
Temperance
20.
What type of laws discriminated against African Americans? 
a)
Ethan Reed Laws 
b)
Jim Crow Laws 
c)
Ethnic Laws 
21.

When stronger nations take over weaker nations, this is known as...

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nativism

c)

Populism

22.
Why did most powerful nations what to establish colonies? 
a)
To create more income with taxes
b)
To learn the local languages
c)
To get natural resources and raw materials
23.
When natural resources and raw materials are taken from a colony and shipped back to the home country. This is known as... 
a)
Income economy 
b)
Export and trade
c)
Extractive economy 
24.
Alfred T. Mahan argued that to be an effective imperial power the United States needed... 
a)
A strong and effective army 
b)
A strong and effective navy 
c)
A strong and effective President
25.
In 1875 the United States received permission to build a naval base (Pearl Harbor) on this group of islands. 
a)
Guam 
b)
Midway 
c)
Hawaii 
26.
Secretary of State, William Seward purchased this piece of land from Russia for 7.2 million dollars. 
a)
California 
b)
Philippines 
c)
Alaska 
27.
What does the term annex mean? 
a)
To remove 
b)
To build 
c)
To add on
28.
Why was the Yellow Press important during the Spanish-American war? 
a)
They increased the public's dislike of the Spanish
b)
They helped the Cuban rebels escape justice
c)
They helped the Spanish increase their influence in the Philippines
29.
Who did the Yellow Press immediately accuse for blowing up the USS Maine? 
a)
The Cuban rebels 
b)
The Spanish 
c)
The Chinese 
30.

Who won the Spanish-American war?

a)

United States

b)

Spain

c)

Cuba

31.
What are the four M.A.I.N. causes of World War I. 
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
b)
Martial Law, Alliances, Industry, Neutrality
c)
Militarism, Alliance, Industry, Neutrality
32.
Which set of new weapons were used during World War I. 
a)
Tanks, Atomic bombs, machine guns
b)
Submarines, machine guns, poison gas
c)
Tanks, airplanes, radar 
33.
Life in the trenches was not ideal. List 3 things that made life in the trenches difficult. 
a)
Cold weather, large supply of food, rats
b)
Warm weather, lice, rats
c)
Lice, rats, disease
34.
This man was assassinated in Bosnia while on a political trip. His death started World War I. 
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
35.
What were the names of the two alliances during World War I. 
a)
Triple Coalition and Triple Alliance 
b)
Triple Entante and Triple Confederacy 
c)
Triple Entante and Triple Alliance 
36.

What type of warfare was used on the Western Front?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Guerrilla Warfare

c)

Napoleon Warfare

37.
A telegram was sent from Germany to Mexico asking for an alliance against the United States. This telegram was known as... 
a)
The Secret Note 
b)
The Zimmerman Note 
c)
The Alliance Note 
38.
The Selective Service Act (1917) created a __________ to raise enough soldiers for America's military. 
a)
Militia 
b)
Strike 
c)
Draft 
39.
During World War I, many African Americans began to move to the industrial cities of the north. This movement was known as...
a)
The Great Depression
b)
The Movement 
c)
The Great Migration
40.
Who was the communist leader that led a successful revolution against Russia during World War I? 
a)
Vladimir Lenin 
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Adolf Hitler 
41.

How would you describe the American economy during the 1920s?

a)

The economy experienced tremendous growth

b)

The economy stayed basically the same

c)

The economy began to decline

42.

During the 1920s Americans began to buy many new products that made their life easier. Which terms describes this process?

a)

Command economy

b)

Consumer economy

c)

Extractive economy

43.

This automaker’s use of mass production, sparked any economic boom in the United States.

a)

David Bentley

b)

Wilhelm Maybach

c)

Henry Ford

44.

Advertising became popular during the 1920s, mostly because…

a)

There were many new products to buy

b)

Advertising helped break apart monopolies

c)

Most rural Americans missed out on leisure activities because running a farm took up a majority of their time

45.

Most rural Americans missed out on leisure activities because running a farm took up a majority of their time.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

For urban Americans high school graduation and college attendance increased dramatically during the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

During the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, in Dayton, Tennessee, a biology teacher was found guilty of committing what crime?

a)

Truancy

b)

Teaching about DNA

c)

Teaching Charles Darwin's, Theory of Evolution

48.

In 1915, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) grew is size. During the 1920's they promoted hatred and violence towards African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and Immigrants.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

During the 1920's, the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol was banned. This was known as…

a)

Predestination

b)

Prohibition

c)

Proposition

50.

During the 1920's, people who sold illegal alcohol were known as…

a)

Radicals

b)

Brandishers

c)

Bootleggers

51.

During the 1920's, illegal bars were known as…

a)

Speakeasies

b)

Hen Houses

c)

Water Fountains

52.

The most notorious gangster of the 1920's, who made millions of dollars from the sale of illegal alcohol.

a)

Luigi Luciani

b)

Chucky "Baby Cakes" Malone

c)

Al "Scarface" Capone

53.

Which of the following was NOT a popular sport during the 1920s.

a)

Football

b)

Soccer

c)

Baseball

54.

During the 1920's, women who wore shorter dresses, cut their hair short, and wore more make-up, were known as…

a)

Giddies

b)

Flappers

c)

Do-gooders

55.

How did family life change during the 1920’s

a)

Women tended to marry later and have fewer children

b)

The divorce rate increased, and 1 out of 3 marriages fell apart

c)

Women refused to cook dinner for their husbands

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