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US HISTORY-Final Exam Review Part C Semester 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression

a)

The election of Herbert Hoover as president

b)

The increased spending of the U.S. government

c)

the Great Crash of 1929

d)

The U.S. involvement in World War II

2.
What foreign policy did the U.S. employ in the 1920's whereby we wanted to avoid interaction and war with foreign countries?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Big Stick Diplomacy
3.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemploment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
4.

One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-

a)

more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems

b)

unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs

c)

able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office

d)

opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions

5.

Henry Ford's most noteworthy contribution to industry is the

a)

invention of the computer

b)

invention of buying cars on credit

c)

innovation of "interchangeable parts."

d)

perfection of the assembly line process of production

6.
The cartoon seen here was probably drawn by someone who felt that the United States
a)
should not enter World War I
b)
should join the League of Nations
c)
was taking advantage of smaller nations
d)
should not join the League of Nations because it might be pulled into other nations's disputes
7.

When World War I began, the official United States policy was

a)

to enter on the side of the Allied Powers.

b)

to enter on the side of the Central Powers.

c)

to remain militarily and politically neutral.

d)

to support the Central Powers by providing war materials.

8.

Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?

a)

the invasion of Poland

b)

Japan's invasion of China

c)

The Axis threat to the Panama Canal

d)

German unrestricted submarine warfare

9.

The most popular form of mass entertainment following World War I was

a)

radio.

b)

television.

c)

Broadway shows.

d)

motion pictures.

10.

Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?

a)

It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.

b)

It finally gave much needed jobs to African-Americans during the Great Migration.

c)

The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire.

d)

The government finally passed a law banning slavery.

11.

Which event surrounding World War I had the GREATEST impact on Americans?

a)

Germany attacking Belgium

b)

the sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Germany's boycott of imported goods

d)

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

12.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
13.

What president was elected in 1932 that had a plan to fix the economy during the Great Depression?

a)

Warren Harding

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

14.

What is the significance of the 19th Amendment?

a)

Women became citizens.

b)

African Americans became citizens.

c)

Women were granted the right to vote.

d)

African Americans were granted the right to vote.

15.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans?

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job oppurtunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

16.

What was a result of FDR’s response to the Great Depression?

a)

The role of the federal government decreased.

b)

The role of the federal government increased.

c)

The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.

d)

There was no change in the role of the government.

17.
Following the 1929 Stock Market crash...
a)
There was investments in overseas countries 
b)
The stock market was closed
c)
President Hoover resigned 
d)
The country went into Great Depression
18.
What was the main cause of the Great Depression?
a)
High tariffs 
b)
Low worker wages
c)
Stock market collapse 
d)
Overproduction of goods
19.
The Great Depression was a time of economic--
a)
Hardship 
b)
Prosperity 
c)
Slowdown 
d)
Uprising 
20.

Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?

a)

the German invasion of Poland

b)

repeated violation of treaties by Japan

c)

enemy bombing of American military bases

d)

threats to American security made by Germany