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WorksheetsEoC Review Quiz #2
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The introduction of the light bulb in factories led to
a)
use of steam powered machinery
b)
horizontal integration among factories
c)
epidemics among workers
d)
the extension of the workday
2.
Industrialization in the US was successful primarily because of
a)
large population of wealthy people
b)
natural resources such as minerals and timber
c)
huge areas of open grassland
d)
the ability to subdue the Native Americans
3.
The growth of American population during the late 1800s impacted industry by providing a
a)
larger supply of agricultural goods
b)
decline in production of consumer goods
c)
shortage in skilled labor for industries
d)
large workforce that fueled industrial production
4.
Why did labor union membership increase between 1870 and 1920?
a)
an increase in unemployment in factories
b)
government control of working conditions
c)
the growth of organizations to voice labor concerns
d)
a rise in the number of small businesses
5.
Which most directly contributed to migration to cities during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
free education
b)
democracy
c)
factory jobs
d)
political machines
6.
Tammany Hall was a political machine controlled by
a)
William "Boss" Tweed
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Thomas Nast
7.
Which reformer founded Hull House and the Settlement House Movement?
a)
Francis Willard
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Jane Addams
8.
In reaction to corrupt practices of the gov., Progressives increased citizen participation by
a)
direct election of senators
b)
creation of the electoral college
c)
expansion of the spoils system
d)
creation of the federal reserve system
9.
Which gov. action is most closely associated with the efforts of the muckrakers?
a)
creation of the National Forest Service
b)
approval of the graduated income tax
c)
passage of the Meat Inspection Act
d)
ratification of the women's suffrage amendment
10.
Plessy v. Ferguson resulted in the
a)
overturning of "Jim Crow" laws
b)
desegregation of society
c)
changing the "one man, one vote" doctrine
d)
establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine
11.
The publication of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in 1906 was instrumental in getting Congress to
a)
enact stronger anti-trust laws
b)
support conservation of public lands
c)
establish a system for meat inspection
d)
legalize strikes by labor unions
12.
Poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and literacy tests were introduced to
a)
restrict the emigration of African Americans to the North
b)
increase the number of Republican voters
c)
prevent African Americans from voting
d)
improve public education in the South
13.
The practice of giving out government jobs as favors is
a)
rebate
b)
segregation
c)
favoritism
d)
spoils system or patronage
14.
During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe
a)
people who demonstrated against war
b)
writers who exposed evils in American society
c)
newspaper columnists who reported on celebrities
d)
politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents
15.
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin America
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Industrialization
16.
Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers
a)
Industrialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Yellow Jouralism
d)
Imperialism
17.
What was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Snake River
c)
The Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Panama Canal
18.
What means that we should try to be nice, but have a strong military if we need it?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Foreign Policy
19.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials for industry
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
20.
An area, usually around a seaport, where a nation had special trading privileges
a)
sphere of influence
b)
open door policy
c)
port rebellion
d)
Great White Fleet
21.
Which of these tied the diplomatic interests of a country with its business interests?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Moral/ Missonary Diplomacy
22.
Who resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore
Roosevelt
23.
What area is known as "Seward's Folly"?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Cuba
c)
Alaska
d)
Puerto Rico
24.
As a result of the Spanish American War
a)
the U.S. acquired Hawaii
b)
Cuba became a common wealth of the U.S.
c)
the U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
d)
the U.S. was able to build the Panama Canal
25.
What did Germany send to Mexico that offered to help them win land back from the United States if Mexico would start a war with the US?
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
The Outlandish Letter
c)
The Surprising Phone Call
26.
He was the U.S. president that "kept us out of war", but in his second term the U.S. joined the war.
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
27.
This marks the official end of WWI
a)
Armistice day
b)
The Treaty or Berlin
c)
The Schlieffen Plan
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
28.
The 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month 1918 is when the fighting stopped. What was that called?
a)
Peace day
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Armistice Day
d)
Berlin Conference
29.
Which of the following is not a cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
30.
What is the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliance system
31.
What is a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries?
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
an alliance
32.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
33.
How long was WWI?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
3 years
d)
4 years
34.
What did soldiers in WWI usually fight from?
a)
tanks
b)
airplanes
c)
trenches
d)
ships
35.
The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
electricity
b)
oil
c)
fresh water
d)
natural gas
36.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
37.
Which New Deal program put over 8 million people to work & built over 125,000 buildings?
a)
WPA
b)
AAA
c)
CCC
d)
NYA
38.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
39.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday
40.
One cause of the Crash of 1929 was that many people only paid 10% down and took out loans for the rest of the stock they bought. What was this called?
a)
Buy on Margin
b)
Speculation
c)
Hoodwink
d)
Stock Broker
41.
The Great Depression began in:
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
42.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II.
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt
43.
Even though war was breaking out in Europe again, America decided to remain
a)
Isolated
b)
Involved with the Allies
c)
Involved with the Axis
d)
Scared
44.
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a)
overproduction and underconsumption
b)
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
c)
an increase in demand for imported products
d)
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
45.
What event pushed the United States into World War II?
a)
Germany’s invasion of Poland
b)
Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia
c)
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
rumors of the Holocaust
46.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
America’s dropping of atomic bombs on Japanese cities.
b)
Germany’s mass murder of Jews and other groups in Europe.
c)
Japan’s destruction of the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
d)
Russia’s heavy civilian losses from fighting the German invasion.
47.
What was the goal of the government’s Manhattan Project?
a)
creating a spy network in the Axis
b)
developing the atomic bomb
c)
improving nuclear power plants
d)
reducing urban unemployment
48.
Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?
a)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b)
Kyoto and Tokyo
c)
Nagasaki and Kyoto
d)
Tokyo and Hiroshima
49.
The Allied invasion of German-occupied France on June 6, 1944, is known as __________.
a)
D-Day
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Operation Barbarossa
d)
Battle of Midway
50.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
51.
Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
a)
Battle of Singapore
b)
Battle of the Coral Sea
c)
Battle of Guadalcanal
d)
Battle of Midway
52.
What role did African Americans serve in the military by the end of the war?
a)
They were not allowed in the military.
b)
They served in segregated combat units.
c)
They only served in non-combat positions.
d)
They served in fully integrated combat units.
53.
Which group or term is associated with African Americans?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Code Talkers
c)
Zoot Suits
d)
Rockfort Peaches
54.
Filled critical job shortages at home, fulfilling such jobs as clerks, typists, airfield control operators, mechanics, photographers, and drivers?
a)
America First Committee
b)
College Students
c)
Prisoners of War
d)
Women
55.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
56.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
What is this😬
57.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
58.
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
Idk
c)
16th
d)
15th
59.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
60.
This
was a name given to farmers who worked for white landowners and were paid with
a portion of the crop that they raised.
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Tenant Farmers
d)
Sharecroppers
61.
What was the significance of Jim Crow laws in the South?
a)
made Black Codes unconstitutional
b)
limited effectiveness of the 14th & 15th amendment
c)
encouraged tenant farming and sharecropping
62.
The Native American group that sought equality
a)
American Indian Movement (AIM)
b)
Algonquin Minority Indians (AMI)
c)
Alcatraz Island Group (AIG)
d)
United Farm Workers (UFW)
63.
What amendment was used to advocate for integrated schools?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
64.
What event is being described in the picture which used non-violent activist actions?
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
Greensboro Sit-ins
d)
March on Washington
65.
What court case stated, "We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherintly unequal."
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Tinker v. Des Moines
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
66.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC.
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Jesse Jackson
67.
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
a)
Membership in the US Communist Party increased
b)
US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
c)
Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
d)
US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
68.
Where was the Truman Doctrine first used?
a)
Berlin
b)
Hungary
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Greece
69.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
70.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
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 country was the head of the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
China
d)
North Korea
73.
The scale of suburban growth would have been impossible without which of the following?
a)
franchise businesses
b)
mass transportation
c)
the Interstate Highway Act
d)
fast-food restaurants
74.
What was the Iron Curtain?
a)
the boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
b)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
c)
the boundary between the United States and Mexico
d)
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
75.
What war ended in a stalemate?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
76.
The Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and Korean War would all fall under the category of: __________________________.
a)
Containment
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Vietnam War
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