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WorksheetsUS Final Exam Review Code 504954
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following factors is not an element in the definition of history
a)
Social science
b)
Interpretation
c)
Faith
d)
Verifiable evidence
2.
Who was the historian who argued that Columbus was "disappointed" when the Tainos had no gold
a)
Howard Zinn
b)
Larry Schweikart
c)
Jerry Bentley
d)
None of the above
3.
Which term is most closely associated with the writer Henry David Thoreau
a)
Abolitionism
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Secession
4.
What term describes the 19th century belief that the United States should span the Atlantic to the Pacific
a)
Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Habeas Corpus
d)
Sovereignty
5.
What American political leader was identified with stealing land from Native Americans by getting them drunk
a)
President Andrew Jackson
b)
Governor William Henry Harrison
c)
President Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Mooney
6.
Who was identified in class as a presidential candidate who openly supported the abolition of slavery
a)
Joseph Smith
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John Brown
d)
Frederick Douglas
7.
Hong Xiuquan was a Chinese leader who believed
a)
In the expansion of trade with Great Britain
b)
He was the younger brother of Jesus Christ
c)
In American expansionism
d)
In nothing Lebowski, he was a nihilist
8.
Of the following world leaders, who was responsible for the most number of American deaths
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Abraham Lincoln
9.
What legal action ended slavery as a legal institution in the United States
a)
The Confiscation Act of 1862
b)
The Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The 13th Amendment
d)
The 19th Amendment
10.
What American state waited until 2013 (148 years) to ratify the 13th Amendment of the Constitution
a)
Alabama
b)
Utah
c)
Texas
d)
Mississippi
11.
Which of the following is NOT a place President Lincoln considered deporting freed slaves to
a)
Liberia
b)
Haiti
c)
Texas
d)
Michigan
12.
President Johnson's Proclamation of September, 1865 resulted in
a)
Slaves losing their right to vote
b)
Former slaves losing land granted to them as reparations for slavery
c)
Britain conquering the Sudan
d)
The Supreme Court declaring the 14th Amendment unconstitutional
13.
The Black Codes in states like Mississippi were intended to
a)
Empower newly-freed slaves
b)
Keep former slaves oppressed
c)
Declare the Klu Klux Klan illegal
d)
Offset the economic stresses of Plessy v Ferguson
14.
What 20th Century leader is associated with the Southern Baptist Church
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Frederick Douglass
15.
In what year was inter-racial marriage legalized throughout the United States
a)
1776.0
b)
1865.0
c)
1967.0
d)
It is still illegal in 31 of our 50 states
16.
The 1873 Vienna Stock Market crash resulted in
a)
Improved race relations
b)
European imperialism
c)
The assassination of President Lincoln
d)
None of the above
17.
What technique did Belgians utilize in the Congo to oppress Africans
a)
Crucifixion of children
b)
Concentration camps
c)
Revoking their right to vote
d)
Promotion of inter-racial marriage
18.
What civil rights concept is associated with Booker T. Washington
a)
Accommodation
b)
NAACP
c)
Civil disobedience
d)
Eugenics
19.
What civil rights concept is associated with WEB DuBois
a)
Accommodation
b)
NAACP
c)
Civil disobedience
d)
Eugenics
20.
Of the following groups and individuals, who was not associated with the killing of Colonel Custer in 1876
a)
Former slaves
b)
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
c)
Sitting Bull
d)
Crazy Horse
21.
According to class lecture, what are the greatest challenges associated with Bust & Boom cycles in market economies
a)
Unstable domestic economies and unemployment
b)
Violent upheavals connected to Pinkerton detectives
c)
State subsidies in agricultural markets
d)
Interest dividends in high-growth security assets
22.
What rights did German workers lose when the immigrated to the United States in the late 19th Century
a)
Universal healthcare coverage
b)
Minimum wage standards
c)
Unemployment insurance
d)
All of the above
23.
What was the most notable achievement of Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy efforts
a)
Increase of wages for steel workers
b)
The construction of over 2500 public libraries
c)
The criminalization of child labor
d)
The arrest of Mother Jones
24.
Which city was identified in class lecture as a "Center of Socialist Radicalism" in the late 19th Century
a)
San Francisco
b)
Washington DC
c)
Salt Lake City
d)
Dallas
25.
Who was identified in class lecture as the main recorders and promoters of labor history
a)
Museum curators
b)
Folk musicians
c)
German historians
d)
Politicians
26.
What industries were Scandinavian immigrants typically associated with
a)
Lumber and mining
b)
Urban transportation
c)
Textiles
d)
Steel and heavy industry
27.
According to class lecture, what roll did Henry Ford play in promoting anti-Semitism
a)
He funded Catholic missionaries in Eastern Europe
b)
He appointed Jews as shift supervisors
c)
He published a book called The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem
d)
He supported the creation of the nation of Israel
28.
In what city did Jane Addams establish Settlement Houses for poor immigrants
a)
Glasgow
b)
Manchester
c)
New York City
d)
Chicago
29.
What achievement is the Christian Socialist Rev. Francis Bellamy associated with
a)
American flags in public schools
b)
The Pledge of Allegiance
c)
Inclusion of immigrants in American ideas of freedom
d)
All of the above
30.
According to class lecture, which innovator was responsible for most technologies of the modern world
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Nikola Tesla
d)
Dr. Lewis
31.
Traditional Christian opposition to Charles Darwin centers on how his theories potentially undermine
a)
Concepts of original sin
b)
Biblical stories of creation
c)
Christian concepts of morality
d)
Capitalism
32.
According to class lecture, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany was
a)
The favorite grandson of Queen Victoria
b)
The heir to the British throne
c)
A great opponent of Adolf Hitler
d)
An admirer of Otto von Bismarck
33.
In order to prevent World War I from occurring, or to stop it immediately, the Socialist International proposed
a)
An international peace conference
b)
A general strike of workers in opposing nations
c)
The disarmament of Germany
d)
The abolition of rights of inheritance
34.
Charles Guiteau impacted American politics by
a)
Creating the "party boss" position in American cities
b)
Proposing immigration reform
c)
Undermining the Roman Catholic Church's monopoly on education
d)
Assassinating President James Garfield
35.
Which political party did "big business" financially support in the 1888 Presidential election
a)
The Socialist Party
b)
The Democratic Party
c)
The Farmer's Alliance Party
d)
The Republican Party
36.
Who warned her husband that women would rebel against any government that did not grant them equal rights
a)
Emma Goldman
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Alice Paul
d)
Abigail Adams
37.
What was the most tedious task identified in class lecture in the daily life of farm women
a)
Marginalization from formal education
b)
Making, mending, and washing clothes
c)
Dictating seed storage
d)
Keeping tenement homes sanitary
38.
Until the late 19th Century, American women were legally categorized as
a)
Full citizens
b)
Property
c)
Potential jurors
d)
Immigrants
39.
What did the Comstock Laws ban in the United States
a)
The sale of alcohol
b)
The immigration of Chinese migrants
c)
Women receiving a college education
d)
Publication of information on contraception
40.
Which group is Alice Paul most closely associated with in American politics
a)
The National Woman Suffrage Association
b)
The National Association Opposed to Women Suffrage
c)
The National Women's Party
d)
The First Workingman's International
41.
José Martí proposed using which strategy for Cuba to gain independence from Spain
a)
Conquering of the Philippines
b)
Reaching out to Mark Twain through diplomacy
c)
Scorched Earth destruction of sugar plantations to make Cuba unprofitable
d)
Manipulating Frederick Remington's coverage of Havana
42.
What song was compared to "Awake United States!" in influencing American public opinion
a)
Battle Hymn by The Dropkick Murphys
b)
Unlovable by The Smiths
c)
Just Like Heaven by The Cure
d)
God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood
43.
Mark Twain was President of which of the following American organizations
a)
NAACP
b)
Anti-Imperialist League
c)
The Illuminati
d)
ACLU
44.
Which nation did Senator George Hoar condemn for using Concentration Camps
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
Britain
d)
The United States
45.
According to General Smedley Butler, what group did he primarily fight for during his 33 years as a Marine
a)
Wall Street & bankers
b)
American people
c)
Civil rights advocates
d)
None of the above
46.
What group did the Salvation Army target for recruitment in their social welfare programs for the poor
a)
Socialist organizers
b)
Alcoholics seeking recovery
c)
Young immigrants
d)
School teachers
47.
Upton Sinclair's book entitled "The Jungle" led to which piece of federal legislation
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
b)
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
c)
Fair Wages & Standards Act of 1934
d)
Obamacare
48.
Which of the following groups was negatively impacted by Ford's assembly line
a)
Auto workers
b)
Consumers
c)
Investors
d)
Slaves
49.
Which American president was made partially blind in his left eye from boxing
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Ronald Reagan
50.
What American city tried to ban free speech to persecute IWW union organizers
a)
Salt Lake City
b)
Chicago
c)
Spokane
d)
Detroit
51.
According to class lecture, what corporation had a large impact on British wartime policy in the Middle East
a)
General Motors
b)
Ford Motor Company
c)
British Petroleum (BP)
d)
Shell-Exon
52.
What was the primary political cause that Emeline Pankhurst took on in British politics
a)
Irish independence
b)
Suffragette movement to get women the right to vote
c)
Union organization
d)
None of the above
53.
Starting in 1912, what was the largest political party in the German Reichstag (Parliament)
a)
The Catholic Center Party
b)
The Social Democratic Party
c)
The Nazi Party
d)
The Democratic Party
54.
What political model/strategy did Lenin look to in order to overthrow the Russian monarchy
a)
Peasant rebellions
b)
Soviet councils of workers and soldiers
c)
Democratic elections
d)
Pan-Slavism
55.
According to class lecture, what impact did corporations have on the dynamics of World War I
a)
Prevention of the war
b)
Lengthening the war due to war profiteering
c)
They had no impact on the war
d)
Organizing the Armistice of 1918
56.
The German Von Schlieffen plan relied heavily upon
a)
Naval support from Great Britain
b)
Slow Russian military mobilization due to their poor railway system
c)
Slavic independence
d)
The destruction of Denmark
57.
According to General Butler, how many new millionaires and billionaires were made in the US during WWI
a)
500.0
b)
2500.0
c)
21000.0
d)
No new millionaires were made in the US
58.
What impact did President Wilson's 1915 decision to extend loans to the Allies have on the US
a)
Integrated the American and British economies
b)
Enabled further German military success
c)
Triggered the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Collapsed the Russian war effort
59.
According to class lecture, the US Committee on Public Information provided Americans with
a)
Accurate information concerning the war
b)
Violent imagery of Russian soldiers
c)
Inaccurate propaganda designed to manipulate public opinion
d)
None of the above
60.
According to class lecture, World War I was brought to an end in 1918 by
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Henry Ford's Peace Ship
c)
The mutiny of German sailors at the Kiel Naval Base
d)
Diplomats renegotiating the Kellogg-Brand Pact
61.
Which nation was forced to accept the "War Guilt Clause" of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
The United States
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
62.
What organization hired on Benito Mussolini to be an anti-socialist propagandist in 1917
a)
American FBI
b)
Israeli Mossad
c)
Nazi Gestapo
d)
British MI5
63.
In June, 1940 Alfred Sloan, president of General Motors, publicly stated that the Allies
a)
Should begin rapid military modernization
b)
Ought to fight harder against Hitler
c)
Had no choice but to fold up and surrender to Hitler
d)
Should develop a nuclear weapon
64.
During his childhood and young teen years, Hitler primarily aspired to be
a)
A dictator
b)
An artist
c)
A general
d)
A teacher at The Academy
65.
What corporation assisted the German government in securing fuel and rubber supplies for World War II
a)
Coca-Cola
b)
Alcoa
c)
IBM
d)
Standard Oil
66.
Who was so influential on Hitler that they received a medal for their 75th birthday as a gift from Nazi Germany
a)
Thomas Watson
b)
James Mooney
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Henry Ford
67.
According to class lecture, the declarations of the March 1, 1917 AFL National Conference resulted in
a)
Boosting President Wilson's confidence to declare war on Germany
b)
The release of copper miner prisoners in Bisbee, Arizona
c)
The overthrow of Czar Nicholas II in Russia
d)
The execution of Joe Hill in Salt Lake City
68.
According to class lecture, the January, 1919 Moscow meeting of 54 delegates to form the Comintern
a)
Led directly to the Seattle General Strike
b)
Was a diplomatic bluff by Lenin
c)
Inspired John Lewis to lead a coal miners' strike
d)
Triggered American race riots throughout the summer of 1919
69.
Who was the influential political figure who hosted a public screening of Birth of a Nation in 1915
a)
V.I. Lenin
b)
President Woodrow Wilson
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
70.
Which individual was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
a)
Helen Keller
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Joe Hill
d)
Bill Haywood
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