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Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first cause of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Economy

c)

Trains

d)

Prohibition

2.

Who was Fredrick Douglass?

a)

A black who fought against slavery and become famous orator

b)

White abolitionist who edited a newspaper and spoke up against slavery

c)

A black who shipped himself out of slavery in a box

d)

A white who hated blacks and thought he was doing a good thing by attacking black villages

3.

The Southern economy was fueled by manufacturing, industry, businesses and railroads.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

a)

An act that was made because of the desire to build a railroad across the entire U.S.

b)

Allowed the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves about slavery.

c)

An act that passed a stronger Fugitive Slave Law that forced whites in the north to give runaway black slaves back to their owners in the South. Also allowed CA to enter Union as a free state.

d)

An act that ended slavery but soon became ignored by the people in the South.

5.

What were all of the three causes of the Civil War?

a)

States' Rights, Bloody Congress, Economic Tariffs

b)

Slavery, States' Rights, Economic Tariffs

c)

Slavery, Bloody Congress, States' Rights

d)

Economic Tariffs, Slavery, Bloody Congress

6.

What was "Bloody Congress"?

a)

When Charles Sumner beat Preston Brooks, a South Carolina congressman, unconscious.

b)

When Preston Brooks beat Senator Charles Sumner, a senator from Massachusetts, unconscious.

c)

When Senator John Brown beat Preston Brooks, a senator from the South, unconscious.

d)

When Senator Preston Brooks beat Senator John Brown unconscious.

7.

What year do seven states from the south secede from the Union (Hint: One month after Lincoln is elected for president)?

a)

1859

b)

1860

c)

1861

d)

1862

8.

What battle in the Civil War did NO ONE die?

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Antietam

9.

Who was seen as a strong commander for the Union?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Robert S. Grant

d)

Ulysses E. Lee

10.

Wealthy and successful commander of the Confederacy. Became the leader of the Klu Klux Klan in Pulaski, TN.

a)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

b)

Matthew Fontain Maury

c)

Sam Watkins

d)

Frederick Douglass

11.

What was the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Directions to Abraham Lincoln's house

b)

A speech by President Lincoln to honor the soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg

c)

A speech made by Robert E. Lee to persuade soldiers to fight for his army

d)

A speech given to honor the soldiers who died at the Battle of Bull Run

12.

Who was Sam Davis?

a)

Wrote memoir called Co. Aytch: Or a Side Show of the Big Show

b)

Led successful Union army in the Civil War

c)

Scout hero for Confederacy who was hanged. Would not tell anyone who gave him important papers.

d)

17th president of the U. S.

13.

What two events caused the U. S. to enter WWI?

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania & The Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Antietam & Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania & Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania & Zimmerman Telephone

14.

Jewish-American Union Organizer. Organized first national union called American Federation of Labor (AFL).

a)

Robert Church

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

George Eastman

15.

When did the Civil War start?

a)

April 14, 1860

b)

April 12, 1861

c)

April 12, 1860

d)

April 14, 1861

16.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

A person who supports prohibition

b)

A person who wanted to do away with slavery

c)

A suffragist

d)

A black in the north

17.

What does the CWA stand for?

a)

Civil Works Administration

b)

Cody William Arby

c)

Civil Workplace Act

d)

Civil Works Act

18.
Who invented the lightbulb?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Ed
c)
Thomas Edward
d)
Thomas Edison
19.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

Gave voting rights to black men

b)

Gave voting rights to black women

c)

Abolished slavery in the U. S.

d)

Free black slaves are made citizens of the U. S.

20.

Where did the Civil War end?

a)

The Battle of Shiloh Battlefield

b)

A space shuttle on Mars

c)

On a train to France

d)

Appomattox Court House, VA

21.

What was this plan called?

a)

The Anaconda Plan

b)

The Wildcat Plan

c)

The Copperhead Snake Plan

d)

The Scott's Snake Plan

22.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Allowed all slaves owned by people on the Union's side would be free, although it did not end slavery.

b)

Ended slavery in all countries.

c)

Allowed all slaves owned by people on the Confederacy's side would be free, although it did not end slavery.

d)

Blacks, after they were free, could do whatever they wanted to their white owners in revenge.

23.

What were carpetbaggers?

a)

RR Co. Owners

b)

Democrats rooting for DeWitt Senter

c)

Northerners that moved south to get rich, build the southern economy, or help freedpeople and poor whites hurt by the war.

24.

What were scalawags?

a)

Northerners supporting carpetmakers

b)

Southerners supporting carpetbaggers

c)

Southerners supporting carpetmakers

d)

A pirate's crew

25.

What was the Gilded Age?

a)

The age where you are legally an adult

b)

A blacksmith's job that makes items look more valuable than they're worth

c)

A time when the U. S. was making itself look good to incomers but was really poor and bad on the inside

d)

When the U. S. became aware of black boycotting

26.

What were buffalo soldiers?

a)

Buffalo that fought like soldiers

b)

Black soldiers that fought for the U. S. Nicknamed for curly black hair and how they fought like cornered buffalo.

c)

Indian soldiers that fought for the U. S. Nicknamed for curly black hair and how they fought like cornered buffalo.

d)

White soldiers that fought for the U. S. Nicknamed for curly hair and how they fought like cornered buffalo.

27.

What were Labor Unions?

a)

Acts that protects the rights of workers. Includes higher wages, shorter working hours, better working conditions, and people are paid when hurt on the job.

b)

People in the Union laboring in the army

c)

Strikes against businesses

d)

Boss Tweed's job to create better restaurants

28.

What were Political Machines?

a)

Businessmen in the late 1800's who used criminal practices to get rich. Stole from the honest and hardworking people to increase their own fortunes.

b)

People who use their power to make money for themselves. Steal money from the government and promise it to people who do favors for them.

29.

What are Robber Barons?

a)

Businessmen in the late 1800's who used criminal practices to get rich. Stole from the honest and hardworking people to increase their own fortunes.

b)

People who use their power to make money for themselves. Steal money from the government and promise it to people who do favors for them.

30.

From the Steel Industry in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

a)

James D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J. P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

31.

Who was Ida B. Wells?

a)

A white, sassy newspaper editor

b)

A sassy black that sued the RR Co. and bought a newspaper to speak out about lynchings and racial injustice

c)

The first woman firefighter that helped put out the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

d)

A white progressive

32.

What were the Three C's? Select all.

a)

Control Corporations

b)

Protect Consumers

c)

Control All Citizens

d)

Conserve Natural Resources

e)

Conserve Schools

33.

Demanded full participation for blacks in society- political rights and economic opportunities. Organized National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

a)

W. E. B. DuBois

b)

Randolph Miller

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

34.

What is imperialism?

a)

The idea that all blacks are equal

b)

The idea of gaining power by influencing or taking control of weaker countries.

c)

The idea of associating with bigger countries like Russia

35.

What were the years of WWI?

a)

1912-1914

b)

1914-1919

c)

1939-1945

d)

1914-1918

36.

Why was WWI a modern war? Select ALL.

a)

Hand-to-hand combat

b)

Advanced weaponry

c)

Underwater boats

d)

Planes

37.

Who was Herbert Hoover?

a)

Tennessean put in charge of Food Administration

b)

Propaganda on a poster

c)

Fought in WWII, then became president in 1927

d)

A grocer that helped people plant "victory gardens".

38.

What was The Great Migration?

a)

When immigrants from Europe and Asia came to America

b)

When soldiers trooped home from battle

c)

When blacks, farmers, and women moved to the cities for need of jobs, money, and in blacks' case, racial justice.

39.

What were suffragists?

a)

People who wanted women to have the right to vote

b)

People who fought against the idea that women should vote

c)

People who sold roses for a living

d)

Sufferers in prison who got released

40.

What countries were apart of the Triple Entente?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

b)

Japan, Italy, Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany, Russia, Italy

d)

Germany, Japan, Italy

41.

Which countries were apart of the Triple Alliance?

a)

United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany

b)

France, Russia, Italy, United Kingdom

c)

United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States

d)

United Kingdom, France, Russia, United States

42.

What is an example of militarism?

a)

Germany building up its armed forces and getting ready for war

b)

Germany building up its empire

c)

Germany wanting revenge on United Kingdom

d)

Tension between countries

43.

What were the effects of the economic depression? Select ALL.

a)

Consumer debt being high

b)

No money in backs- all loaned out

c)

People had no money to buy products

d)

Businesses couldn't sell what they made

e)

Businesses become worthless because of all the stock sold

44.

What was the CCC?

a)

Put unemployed, single men to work on the land. Built parks, trails, and roads across the country.

b)

Put unemployed, single women to work on the land. Built parks, trails, and roads across the country.

c)

Built hydroelectric dams, controlled flooding, and improved damaged land to raise more crops.

d)

Built worthless dams, increased flooding, and worsened damaged land to sink the number of crops raised.

45.
a)

Tojo Hideki

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Homo Tideki

46.

Who said this quote?

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

What day was Pearl Harbor?

a)

December 6, 1944

b)

December 7, 1944

c)

December 6, 1945

d)

December 7, 1945

48.

What was the Lend-Lease Bill of 1941?

a)

Allowed Great Britain and other Allied Powers to send supplies to the U. S.

b)

Allowed the U. S. to send supplies to Great Britain and other Allied Powers

c)

Had Germany and other Axis Powers send supplies to the Allied Powers

d)

Had Italy and Japan send supplies to Germany

49.

Why was WWII fought?

a)

To make the world safe for democracy

b)

To protect small countries from China's attacks

c)

To protect the rights of citzens

d)

To defend the U. S.'s safety, homes families, and neighbors

50.

Why was WWI fought?

a)

To protect small countries from China's attacks

b)

To make the world safe for democracy

c)

To protect the rights of citizens

d)

To defend the U. S.'s safety, homes, families, and neighbors.

51.

What were some of the things that Americans rationed at home? Select ALL.

a)

Gasoline

b)

Rubber

c)

Butter

d)

Sugar

e)

Meat

52.

What was D-Day?

a)

The day when the U. S. invaded Britain, stabbing them in the back.

b)

The day when Japan surrendered

c)

The day when the war was over in Europe

d)

The day when The U. S. and Great Britain invaded France, which was being occupied with German soldiers.

53.

What was V-E Day?

a)

When the war was over in Great Britain and Germany surrendered

b)

When the war was over in the U. S. and Germany surrendered

c)

When the war was over in Europe and Japan surrendered

d)

When the war was over in Europe and the U. S. surrendered

54.

What was V-J Day?

a)

When the war was over in U. S. and Germany surrendered

b)

When the war was over in Europe and Germany surrendered

c)

When the war was over in Japan and Germany surrendered

d)

When the U. S. dropped two atomic bombs in Japan after they refused to surrender. Japan surrenders and the war is completely over.

55.

What is FASCISM?

a)

No rights

b)

People rule

c)

Controlled by military

d)

Kings and Queens rule

56.

What was the event called under the leadership of John F. Kennedy to overthrow the communist leader Fidel Castro that failed miserably?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

57.

What were the Rosenberg's executed for?

a)

Espionage

b)

Building the bomb

c)

Moving to Poland

d)

Selling secrets to Germany

58.

Who built the Berlin Wall to enclose West Berlin?

a)

US

b)

USSR

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

59.

Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960's one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?

a)

The US almost started a war with Cuba.

b)

The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.

c)

The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

d)

The USSR broke apart into nation-states.

60.

Why were "Tent Cities" set up in Fayette and Haywood Counties in TN?

a)

Black sharecroppers were being evicted because they wanted to vote.

b)

Gospel meetings and revivals were set up in these tents.

c)

Tent cities were established for blacks as part of the New Deal known as homesteads

d)

Blacks were forced to live in tents while whites took the homes back

61.

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, physical fighting between the two superpowers. It was a war of politics and economics.