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Worksheets3rd nine weeks review
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
2.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place?
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany
3.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps
4.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle
5.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle
6.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
7.
Benito Mussolini
a)
leader of Germany
b)
leader of Italy
c)
leader of Soviet Union
d)
leader of France
8.
The battle at Normandy is referred to as ___
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
D-Day
c)
VJ Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
9.
Which ethnicity group was sent to internment camps?
a)
Japanese
b)
Chinese
c)
Russians
d)
Germans
10.
Blitzkrieg means
a)
lightning storm
b)
lightning war
c)
fire fight
d)
bombing war
11.
What was the code name of the atomic bomb?
a)
Operation Overlord
b)
D-Day
c)
It had no name
d)
Manhattan Project
12.
True or False: France was an Axis Power?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or False: Japan was on the Axis Power?
a)
True
b)
False
14.
What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?
a)
direct involvement
b)
aid to Axis Powers
c)
supported Japan
d)
isolationism
15.
A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called
a)
direct democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
representative democracy
d)
fascism
16.
What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
D-Day Invasion
17.
The time period when millions of Jews were killed and persecuted because of their religion.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Fascism
c)
Holocaust
d)
Pearl Harbor
18.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on this city
a)
Japan
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Germany
19.
These posters were used to convince Americans to join the workforce and ration during WWII.
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Propaganda Posters
20.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
21.
The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the main causes of the Great Depression. On this one day, October 29, 1929, the stock market lost $14 billion. This day is known as ________________.
a)
Bad Tuesday
b)
Poor Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Crash Tuesday
22.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
23.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
c)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
d)
a government program that helped women get the vote
24.
While most people didn't have money to spend on cultural events, this musician kept jazz popular in the 1930s.
a)
Woody Guthrie
b)
Duke Ellington
c)
Harry Styles
d)
Louis Armstrong
25.
Hundreds of thousands of people couldn’tfind jobs during the great depression. Many people who couldn’t find work couldn’t affordto buy food so they had to go to____________________.
a)
homeless shelters
b)
TVA
c)
food stamps
d)
soup kitchens
26.
The Works Progress Administration was an enormous program that put unemployed people back to work ...
a)
building highways and bridges
b)
painting murals and creating sculptures that decorate public buildings across the nation
c)
building public buildings, parks, and airports
d)
all of the answers are correct
27.
The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...
a)
soil conservation and tree planting
b)
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
c)
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
d)
provide assistance to farmers
28.
The New Deal pulled America out of its economic mess! Several New Deal agencies, such as the CCC, WPA, and the TVA, were important because ____________________.
a)
they built bridges, dams, and other useful projects
b)
they helped create jobs and put Americans back to work
c)
they offered assistance to farmers
d)
they provided electricity to a poor region
29.
Which of the following New Deal laws/agencies regulated the buying and selling of stocks?
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Emergency Banking Act
d)
Home Owners Insurance Corporation
30.
What was the effect of the Dust Bowl?
a)
New farming techniques were used to prevent erosion
b)
Many Americans moved to east Texas for proper soil
c)
The New Deal restricted farmers from buying future stocks
31.
What happened to the price of crops in 1932?
a)
The price fell very low to where farmers decided to burn their own crops
b)
They were raised due to the demand of crops
c)
Price would vary depending on the supply given during the season
32.
The falling of the _________ was the main reason why the Great Depression began
a)
stock market
b)
soldiers
c)
deported goods
33.
Who was one of the best known jazz composers of the 1920s?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
Duke Ellington
34.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
35.
What did the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald nickname the decade of the 1920s?
a)
The Fun Age
b)
The Jazz Age
c)
The Blues Age
d)
The Dancing Age
36.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
37.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan
38.
What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
The Best of Times
c)
Harlem Renaissance
39.
During the 1920's people lives changed because they began listening to the what?
a)
mass media
b)
movies
c)
radio
d)
music
40.
The _________________________ was a movement in which large numbers of African Americans began leaving the South to take jobs in northern factories.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Red Scare
d)
fundamentalism
41.
In 1933 the government passed the __________________________, which ended prohibition.
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
21st
42.
The Jazz Singer was the first _______________________, or motion picture with sound,
a)
broadcast
b)
talkie
c)
podcast
d)
film
43.
Which constitutional amendment guaranteed women in all states the right to vote?
a)
Twentieth Amendment
b)
Nineteenth Amendment
c)
Eighteenth Amendment
d)
twenty-first Amendment
44.
How was Henry Ford able to make his Model Ts affordable for most Americans?
a)
He received government subsidies that kept production costs down
b)
He invented an assembly line that enabled him to produce cars quickly and cheaply.
c)
He instituted a 12-hour workday, thereby increasing the number of cars made.
d)
He rewarded hard workers with car vouchers, thereby boosting morale and productivity.
45.
The 1920s were referred to the the Roaring 20s because
a)
of a booming economy and exciting forms of entertainment
b)
explosion in the popularity of the jazz music
c)
Southern influence
d)
reference to the Great Gatsby
46.
Who was the United States Senator who went on a hunt in the U.S. for communist.
a)
Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
JFK
47.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
48.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
•The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
49.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
•The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
50.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
51.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union.
a)
JFK
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Adolf Hitler
52.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Great Wall of China
53.
How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Air attack
d)
Berlin Wall
54.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
55.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
10 years
b)
20 years
c)
30 years
d)
40 years
56.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
57.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europe
58.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
59.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
60.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
61.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
62.
"Government's role in protecting the country reappeared during times of perceived threats. Fears concerning communist infiltration and anti-war protests," describes public debate over the role of federal government in which area?
a)
Environment
b)
National Security
c)
Social Welfare
d)
Economy
63.
The Korean and Vietnam Wars are examples of what American policy?
a)
Containment
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Social Contract Theory
64.
What organization, created by WEB Dubois, advocated for rights for blacks and other minorities?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
NATO
d)
NAFTA
65.
Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
66.
Which Supreme Court case segregated public schools?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Plessy v Board of Education
c)
Brown v Board of Education
d)
Korematsu v US
67.
Which Supreme Court case integrated public schools?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Schenk v US
d)
Korematsu v US
68.
This NAACP lawyer used the 14th Amendment to work to integrate public schools
a)
Truman
b)
Marshall
c)
Scalia
d)
O'Connor
69.
This president sent federal troops to Arkansas to integrate the schools in Little Rock
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Kennedy
70.
What amendment was used to advocate for integrated schools?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
71.
Integrated or segregated: Plessy v Ferguson
a)
Integrated
b)
Segregated
72.
The goal of segregation was to
a)
deprive minorities of their rights
b)
separate people based on religion
c)
keep immigrants apart from each other
73.
An example of de jure (by law) segregation is
a)
Jim Crow
b)
housing discrimination
c)
wage discrimination
74.
Which is not a reason for the shift towards the civil rights movement
a)
WWII, Korean War
b)
The Cold War
c)
TV
d)
13th Amendment
75.
What prohibited discrimination at voting polls, outlawed literacy tests, and allowed the Federal Government to oversee all elections?
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
14th Amendment
76.
What prohibited discrimination in public facilities?
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
14th Amendment
77.
What was an effort to unify the South against the Civil Rights movement?
a)
Southern Manifesto
b)
Southern Agreement
c)
Confederacy
78.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1968 add to the equal rights struggle
a)
equal housing opportunities
b)
equal job opportunities
c)
equal pay
79.
As a result of the invention of the tractor, what changes occurred on Georgia’s farms?
a)
Fewer, larger farms
Reduced need for tenant farmers
b)
Greater number of larger farms
Increased need for tenant farmers
c)
Increased need for Physical Labor
d)
Reduced number of crops being grown
80.
Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?
a)
Ida Wells
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Ella Baker
d)
Coretta Scott King
81.
Which amendment outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes?
a)
22nd amendment
b)
23rd amendment
c)
24th amendment
d)
25th amendment
82.
Which governor tried to prevent 9 african american students from entering Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas ?
a)
George Wallace
b)
Orval Faubus
c)
Strom Thurmond
d)
Lester Maddox
83.
Which amendment ensured citizenship and the basic rights of all citizens?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
16th amendment
84.
Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin
a)
voting rights act 1964
b)
civil rights act 1957
c)
civil rights act 1964
d)
24th amendment
85.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting?
a)
24th amendment
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
86.
which lawyer argued against segregation in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Earl Warren
87.
Drawing Conclusions
King told African Americans not to ride the bus in Montgomery. He also told them to ask for food in restaurants where only white people ate.
King told African Americans not to ride the bus in Montgomery. He also told them to ask for food in restaurants where only white people ate.
a)
African Americans were only allowed to sit in certain places on buses.
b)
King used peaceful ways to change unfair laws.
c)
Many Americans wanted Congress to pass new civil rights laws.
d)
Laws were changed so that all Americans would be treated fairly.
88.
Which protest was peaceful, culminated in MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech, and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
Selma March
b)
Birmingham March
c)
March on Washington
d)
Freedom Rides
89.
Which is not a way to describe Dr. King's approach to achieving civil rights?
a)
nonviolent sit-ins
b)
peaceful protests
c)
economic boycots
d)
public lynchings
90.
To refuse to hire or promote someone based on their race or gender is a violation of which piece of legislation?
a)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
The Equal Protection Act of 1965
d)
The Supreme Court Ruling in Brown v. BOE
91.
What is the correct definition of a boycott? Pair this with an example of how they were used in the Civil Rights movements of the 1950s.
a)
Not buying a good or service - Boycotting of Southern Farms
b)
To peacefully disobey the law - EX: Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
c)
Bringing whites and blacks together - EX: Integration of Little Rock School District in Arkansas
d)
Not buying a good or service. Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycotts
92.
Which of the following series of events is in the correct chronological order?
a)
15th Amendment, 24th Amendment, Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board
b)
Brown v. Board, Little Rock 9, Freedom Rides, 15th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment, Plessy V. Ferguson, Brown v. Board, Little Rock 9
d)
Civil Rights Act, 24th Amendment, Rosa Parks, Freedom Rides
93.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
94.
To separate one group from another is ___________________.
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow
Jim Crow
95.
What do John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy all have in common?
a)
they were all assassinated.
b)
All of them went in to space.
c)
They all ran for president.
d)
All spoke at the March on Washington.
96.
4. Which of the following is something that can be used to decide whether a person can vote?
a)
person is a U.S. citizen
b)
owns a home
c)
race
d)
male or female
97.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
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