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USH EOC Review 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the United States Constitution there is a basic concept of?

a)

Gender Equality

b)

Economic Parity

c)

Equality of Condition

d)

Equality under the Law

2.

· Bay of Pigs, Fulgencio Batista, Mariel Boat Lift, economic boycott. All of these terms deal with U.S. involvement in what country's affairs?

a)

Cuba

b)

Nicarauga

c)

Mexico

d)

Spain

3.

How did World War I impact women in the United States?

a)

Women received equal pay for equal work

b)

Women were prohibited from working as Red Cross volunteers

c)

Women worked jobs that had been exclusively held by men

d)

Women no longer held traditional jobs as nurses and teaching

4.

Which of these was an effect of the rapid industrialization of the United States in the last half of the 19th century?

a)

more people became craftsmen and artisans

b)

more people moved to rural areas in search of work

c)

fewer women and children were used in industrial jobs

d)

the economy was increasingly controlled by big buisinesses

5.

In the late-1800s, immigrants from ___ faced discrimination, especially on the west coast. The United States government even prevented them from immigrating into the country.

a)

Ireland

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

Germany

6.

The "Muckraker" journalists would have been likely to cover all of the following subjects EXCEPT

a)

national conservation

b)

mistreatment of laborers

c)

waste in the armed forces

d)

urban political machines

7.

Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

French & Indian War

d)

World War I

8.

What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Black Codes were ruled as unConstitutional

b)

It placed Native Americans onto reservations

c)

Separate but equal laws were allowed to continue

d)

Children of all races could attend the same schools

9.

Which event occurred at the "March on Washington"?

a)

Congress outlawed segregation in public places

b)

Martin Luther King Jr's " I have a dream speech"

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created

d)

Martin Luther King Jr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

10.

The "Camp David Accords" was orchestrated by the Carter Administration in order to attempt to

a)

bring an end to the Cold War

b)

end Apartheid in South Africa

c)

end hostility between Israel and Egypt

d)

Open a trade relationship with the USSR.

11.

During Reconstruction, the Black Codes

a)

protected Constitutional rights of freed slaves

b)

forced Congress to allow ex Confederate leaders to run for President

c)

gave freed slaves forty acres and a mule

d)

were laws passed by Southern states to keep African Americans in a system of virtual slavery

12.

The efficiency and productiveness of many large cotton plantations found in the south during the first half of the 19th century made most plantation owners economically dependent on

a)

slave labor

b)

hired field hands

c)

captured Native Americans

d)

wage earning white workers

13.

Which statement BEST describes this photograph?

a)

Importance of transportation in the US

b)

Integration should take place immediately

c)

Segregation is Constitutionally supported

d)

people protesting during the Civil Rights Era

14.

Drafted by Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in 194, Detailed the goals of the Allied powers concerning the war and the post-war world.

a)

Europe First

b)

The Atlantic Charter

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Teheran Conference

15.

The “flapper” style that emerged among women in the 1920s, characterized by short skirts and bobbed hair, demonstrated the

a)

changing perceptions of Women

b)

emphasis on formal behavior

c)

effects of the Great Depression

d)

popularity of European styles

16.

Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell are all associated with what American literary movement?

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Romanticism

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Blogging

17.

Following the stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for

a)

declaring a bank holiday and ordering banks to close

b)

waiting for the economy to come out of the Great Depression

c)

Starting many new programs without Congress' approval

d)

increasing the spending on the American military

18.

The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) were both

a)

unsuccessful attempts to stop the war protests

b)

declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

c)

limitations on the freedom of speech and freedom of the press

d)

vetoed by the president

19.

· Haymarket Square Riot

· Samuel Gompers

· Terrance Powderly

· A.F. of L.

All of these were people and terms associated with

a)

World War I

b)

The early labor movement

c)

The New Deal

d)

Abolitionists

20.

Which Jonathan Edwards sermon was very influential and emphasized fundamental teachings of the Bible and Great Awakening beliefs?

a)

"common sense"

b)

"sinners in the hands of an angry God"

c)

"fire and brimestone in Colonial America"

d)

"justice of God and the damnation of sinners"

21.

During the Antebellum period, drastic economic, social, and cultural differences began to emerge between different regions of the United States. Which region are these facts describing?

-Towns and cities centered around a community church

-Diverse populations, immigrants attracted by industrial jobs

-Supported a national bank and high tariffs

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Canada

22.

How did U.S. participation in World War I impact U.S. foreign policy in the decade immediately after the war?

a)

US joined the League of Nations

b)

US strengthened its alliance with Latin America

c)

US used its military to acquire new territories

d)

US became isolationists in its diplomatic policies

23.

The United States entered World War II in December of 1941 because of attacks on

a)

Lusitania

b)

California

c)

Poland

d)

Pearl Harbor

24.

In the era after World War I and before the Great Depression, American suburbs began to grow rapidly because of

a)

increased use of airplanes

b)

invention of electric light bulb

c)

mass production of automobiles

d)

greater availability of information

25.

After the 2001 terrorist attacks, President Bush was concerned that Americans might turn their anger against which minority group?

a)

Muslim Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

Buddhist Americans

26.

This photograph shows U.S. residents at an internment camp during World War II. Many of these people had been residents of what state?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

27.

Which of these is an accurate description of the outcome of the "Army-McCarthy Hearings" in early 1954?

a)

McCarthy's accusations of communist infiltration were discredited

b)

McCarthy was court martialed for treason

c)

The Army was found guilty of violating international law

d)

The Army was found not guilty of violating international law

28.

Which group was MOST concerned with helping improve the dangerous working conditions in early-20th century industry?

a)

Populists

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Progressives

d)

Robber Barrons

29.

Which preacher from Massachusetts is known for being a leader during the First Great Awakening?

a)

Nathaniel Bacon

b)

Jonathan Edwards

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

John Smith

30.

Which of these BEST represents the "Big Stick" in Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy?

a)

US Army

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

US Airforce

d)

US Navy

31.

As part of the "Great Migration," more African Americans sought better job opportunities by

a)

moving to Chicago

b)

immigrating from Africa

c)

moving to rural towns

d)

relocating to Canada

32.

The "Middle Passage" referred to

a)

creation of the Panama Canal

b)

transportation of slaves from Africa to the Americas

c)

Lewis and Clarks expedition into the Louisiana Territory

d)

The Underground Railroad in Tennessee

33.

Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education?

a)

Separate but equal facilities are unconstitutional

b)

Kansas schools can segregate

c)

Desegregated the US Army

d)

it reaffirmed Plessy v Ferguson ruling of separate but equal

34.

What act set the tone for the westward expansion of the United States of America by establishing that new states would be formed and admitted to the United States, instead of allowing existing states to expand their territory?

a)

Compromise 1850

b)

NorthWest Ordinance

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Mexican Cession

35.

Who was the last President in office during the Progressive Era?

a)

William Taft

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

James Monroe

36.

The first Africans to be brought to British North America landed in which colony in the early 1600s?

a)

Virginia

b)

Georgia

c)

Florida

d)

Massachusetts

37.

Who did the United States defeat in a late-nineteenth century war that was fought in Cuba and the Philippines?

a)

Japan

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Spain

38.

The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because

a)

The British navy sank an American warship

b)

British companies refused to pay war debts

c)

British claimed California

d)

British navy repeatedly seized American merchant ships

39.

Which statement BEST describes the Tuskegee Airmen (pictured here)?

a)

1st American pilots in the US Air Force

b)

1st integrated unit in the US Army

c)

1st African American unit in the Navy

d)

1st African American pilots in the US Air Force

40.

The Election of 1980 resulted in the election of

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W. Bush

41.

Booker T. Washington arrived in Alabama in 1881 to serve as the first superintendent of a "normal school for the education of colored teachers." The school was named

a)

Stillman College

b)

Taladega Collage

c)

Tuskegee Institute

d)

Alabama State University

42.

In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the United States as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?

a)

Cuba & Guam

b)

Hawaii & Alaska

c)

Cuba & Philipines

d)

Texas & New Mexico

43.

Which treaty ended the United States' war with Mexico in 1848?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of the Alamo

d)

Treaty of Versailles

44.

President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for

a)

Adultery

b)

Tax evasion

c)

Perjury

d)

Embezzelment

45.

The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

46.

· Menlo Park, New Jersey

· businessman and self-promoter

· phonograph

· light bulb

All of these are associated with

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

WEB Dubois

47.

The United States financed its efforts in World War II by

a)

printing more money

b)

borrowing money from Allied Powers

c)

increasing taxes and selling war bonds

d)

increasing tariffs on imported goods

48.

Which of these BEST describes the advice George Washington gave Americans about relationships with foreign powers in his Farewell Address?

a)

America should ally itself with 1 foreign nation permanently

b)

America should form temporary alliances only in extreme circumstances

c)

America should form alliances with as many foreign nations as possible

d)

America should never join an alliance with any nation.

49.

During George Washington's presidency, what was the major reason for conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Washington's decision to not get involved in the French Revolution

b)

The annexation of Texas into the Union

c)

The distribution of power between judicial branch and legislative branch

d)

Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution

50.

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was created to

a)

redistribute indian lands from public to private ownership of the land

b)

give ex slaves the land of their former masters

c)

prevent the spread of Communism in Latin America

d)

restrict immigration into California