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Collins APUSH Review 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these groups led the crusade against the sale of alcoholic beverages? 
a)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
b)
National Woman Suffrage Association
c)
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
d)
Society of American Indians
2.
When did the Dust Bowl take place?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
1940's
d)
1950's
3.

What is the Panama Canal?

a)

a northwest passage through Canada

b)

a waterway through northern Egypt

c)

A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama

d)

A waterway that connects cities near the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean

4.

The Bessemer Process was a more efficient way to make this product, plus it made it stronger.

a)

steel

b)

automobiles

c)

gasoline

d)

iron

5.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S  should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
6.

Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers during World War II?

a)

American, England, and Russia

b)

Sweden, Germany, and Denmark

c)

Italy, Russia, and Austria

d)

Italy, Germany, and Japan

7.
"Blitzkrieg" was - 
a)
Germany's offensive strategy to quickly overwhelm their enemies
b)
Germany's plan to retreat following the Battle of the Bulge
c)
Japan's plans to quickly bomb Pearl harbor
d)
The USA's strategy of attacking land from the ocean
8.

Where was the Truman Doctrine first used?

a)

Berlin

b)

France

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Greece

9.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
10.
Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Douglas MacArthur
11.
For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?
a)
perjury
b)
murder
c)
espionage
d)
embezzlement
12.

What vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1953, would have kept FDR out of his wheelchair?

a)

Polio

b)

Multiple Sclerosis

c)

Rickets

d)

HIV/AIDS

13.
One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was ___.
a)
counseling 
b)
low-interest loans 
c)
free homes 
d)
government jobs 
14.
Which was NOT a problem that the people of Jamestown faced?
a)
Bad drinking water and mosquitos
b)
Disease and Starvation
c)
Conflicts with the Native Americans
d)
King James enforced too many laws there
15.

Which BEST defines the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The tradings of items, food, ideas, skills, and religions between the Western and Eastern Hemisphere during early exploration.

b)

The trading of food for cooking utensils between Native Americans and colonists during early exploration.

c)

The selling of slaves to work in tobacco fields during early exploration.

d)

The money Columbus was paid to sail to the New World during early exploration.

16.
Maryland was a _____________ colony, founded by _________________. 
a)
Proprietary, George Calvert
b)
Royal, James Oglethorpe
c)
Proprietary, William Penn
d)
Charter, King James
17.
This Virginia colonial legislature became the 1st representative legislature in the colonies
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
General Assembly
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Quaker Meeting
18.
The inventor of the telephone in 1876 was
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nicola Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Eli Whitney
19.
The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by 
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
20.
What act was passed to get rid of the spoils system?
a)
Hatch Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Bland Allison Act
d)
Sherman Anti-trust Act
21.

What New Deal agency was created to monitor the stock market?

a)

FBI

b)

CCC

c)

FDIC

d)

SEC

22.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
23.

What act of aggression was Japan's first clear violation of the League of Nations?

a)

Invasion of Manchuria

b)

Invasion of Vietnam

c)

Invasion of the Philippines

d)

Invasion of Korea

24.

What is the period of time before the Civil War called?

a)

Antebellum Era

b)

Colonial Times

c)

Reconstruction Era

d)

Progressive Era

25.

What abolitionist leader published the popular anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator"?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Nat Turner

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

John C. Calhoun

26.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
a)
Slaves were property and had no rights
b)
That Missouri Compromise line was still in effect
c)
That popular sovereignty could not be used in the issue of slavery
d)
That slaves were citizens but had no rights
27.
What was a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act?
a)
Popular sovereignty was outlawed
b)
Violence between pro and anti slave forces in Kansas
c)
Slavery was outlawed in Washington, D.C.
d)
Great Britain boycotted southern cotton
28.
How did Southerners view John Brown?
a)
As a terrorist who would use violence to end slavery
b)
As a harmless abolitionist who was misguided
c)
As a leader who could take over Congress
d)
As a leader who could end sectionalism
29.
Alexander Hamilton held which public office?
a)
President
b)
Secretary of the Interior
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Treasury
30.
What document created a weak one-house Congress with no power to tax & a weak alliance of 13 states?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Federalist Papers
31.

What armed protest against tax collectors and the courts showed the need for a stronger national government?

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Turner's Rebellion

d)

Brown's Rebellion

32.

First tax imposed by the new federal government; caused an armed protest, crushed by Washington

a)

whiskey

b)

sugar

c)

tobacco

d)

tea

33.

What laws allowed the president to imprison & deport dangerous non-citizens & made criticizing the government illegal?

a)

Alien & Sedition Acts

b)

Kentucky & Virginia Acts

c)

Federal Bankruptcy Act

d)

Mississippi Territory Act

34.

Jefferson & Madison wrote these, reserving the states' right to override federal powers not enumerated in the U.S. Constitution

a)

Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions

b)

5th & 6th Amendments

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Nullification Resolutions

35.
The purpose behind the spoils system was to 
a)
press those with experience into governmental service
b)
make politics a sideline and not a full-time business
c)
reward political supporters with public office
d)
reverse the trend of rotation in office
36.
Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an intercolonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?
a)
The British quickly thwarted their plans
b)
Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization
c)
The French attacked the delegates as they met in New York
d)
George Washington's plan was accepted in its place
37.

What did Francis Scott Key write, while watching a battle of the War of 1812?

a)

The Star Spangled Banner

b)

America the Beautiful

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

My Country 'Tis of Thee

38.

Who was a strong military leader for the South during the Civil War?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Rutherford B Hayes

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Ulysses S Grant

39.
What does the 15th Amendment state?
a)
It gives women the right to vote.
b)
It abolishes slavery.
c)
It gives African American men the right to vote.
d)
It gives the Indians land west of the Mississippi.
40.

Farmers who rented land, tools, seeds, and houses and then used their harvest to pay rent were known as —

a)

Subsistence Farmers

b)

Sharecroppers

c)

Dry Farmers

d)

Speculators

41.
What was the nickname of the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich?
a)
Forty-niners
b)
Donner Party
c)
Mormons
d)
Placer Miners
42.

Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"

a)

Inflation

b)

Detente

c)

Stagflation

d)

Brinkmanship

43.

During the Watergate investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?

a)

Tape recordings of conversations

b)

Transcripts of his conversations

c)

Contracts of different CREEP members

d)

Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed

44.

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed during the

a)

1790s

b)

1820s

c)

1860s

d)

1910s

45.
Former President Teddy Roosevelt was so upset at his protege', Taft, he did what during Taft's bid for reelection in 1912?
a)
actively campaigned for another Republican candidate
b)
actively campaigned for the Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson
c)
Formed the Bull Moose Party and ran against Taft
d)
Left the country in protest
46.
Monetary system desired by the Populists that was backed by both gold and silver
a)
bimetallism
b)
gold standard
c)
fiat money
d)
silver standard
47.

What was the role of Liliuokalani during the annexation of Hawaii?

a)

Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to desperately resist US control of the Hawaiian Islands.

b)

Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to sell the islands for a large profit.

c)

Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who tried to create a peace treaty between the US and Hawaii.

d)

Liliuokalani was the last queen of Hawaii who removed the king from power, allowing the US to annex Hawaii

48.

Who was the biggest crime boss of the Prohibition era of the 1920's, based out of Chicago?

a)

Bugs Moran

b)

Al Capone

c)

Pretty Boy Floyd

d)

Bugsy Siegel

49.

Overall, who got more power from the Supreme Court Cases during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

President

b)

States

c)

Federal Government

d)

Voters

50.

Who said "Give me liberty or give me death!"

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

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