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End of the Year Review

Total questions: 210

Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
3.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
4.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
5.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
6.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
7.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
8.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?        
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
 They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
 Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit. 
d)
   All choices are true.
9.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
10.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?       
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes. 
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
11.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
12.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
13.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
14.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
15.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
16.
Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
These are risks of travelers moving West: Severe weather, illness, accidents/damage to wagon, chance of not making a living in the West. 
a)
True 
b)
False
18.
These are motivations for pioneers to move West: Cheaper living, land, gold, religious freedom, new opportunities
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Manifest Destiny is America's belief that they had the God Given right to move West no matter who or what was in the way. 
a)
True 
b)
False
20.
boomtown
a)
A town that makes loud noises.
b)
A town that sprang up near an important mining stake, rail center or cattle center.
c)
Towns built near the ocean
d)
Towns that last a long time.
21.
pioneer
a)
One of the first people to settle in a place
b)
A person who makes pies for a living
c)
A person who joins a cause last
d)
A person who stays in their hometown forever
22.
prairie  schooner
a)
A ship with a white sail
b)
Another name for a covered wagon, or Conestoga wagon
c)
Fields of green grass
d)
A fleet of ships with sail
23.
soddy
a)
a person covered in soot
b)
grass pallets used to feed animals on the trail
c)
bricks of wheat to make tree houses in the forest
d)
a shelter built by pioneers on the Great Plains with thick pieces of sod stacked like bricks
24.
 Many pioneers headed west to California in 1849 looking for _______________.
a)
granite
b)
 gold
c)
diamonds
d)
marble
25.
The __________ railraod traveled through many miles of the United States during Westward Expansion. 
a)
Underground 
b)
Transcontinental 
c)
Lewis and Clark 
d)
Westward Expansion 
26.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
27.
The first stop for immigrants from China.
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
28.
Immigrants from Europe came here first.  They were taken by ferry boat here.
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
29.
Immigrants faced this from native born Americans.  This means they were treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
30.
Immigrants were checked for dangerous diseases because...
a)
They didn't want them to bring them into the US
b)
They were discriminating against immigrants
c)
They had prejudice and did it just to be mean
31.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
32.
This person challenged the Jim Crow Laws.
a)
Homer Plessy
b)
Jim Crow
c)
Ferguson
d)
Ms. Greene
33.
The Statue of Liberty represented all of these EXCEPT what to immigrants?
a)
Freedom
b)
Excitement for a new life
c)
Opportunity to be successful
d)
Fear for a worse life
34.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
35.
 Immigration  pull factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
36.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
37.
What were some problems workers faced while building the Panama Canal?
a)
Hot, mosquitoes, muddy, flooding, diseases, etc.
b)
Cold, boring, loud, crowded, not paid enough, etc.
38.
Cause or Result:
United States gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 
a)
Cause
b)
Result
39.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
40.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
41.
Interchangeable parts is making different parts of products look ___.
a)
identical
b)
interchange
c)
opposite
d)
cheaper
42.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
43.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
44.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
45.

These two men created the reaper.

a)

Jo Anderson

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

Peter Cooper

d)

Thomas Edison

e)

Robert Fulton

46.

Who invented the famous cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Jo Anderson

c)

Robert Fulton

d)

Benjamin Franklin

47.
The growth of railroads helped expansion because ...
a)
It created jobs
b)
It moved people and goods faster
c)
It was a fun way to travel.
48.
Who improved the steamboat?
a)
Jo Anderson
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Robert Fulton
49.
He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
50.
He invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
51.
Who invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903.
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
52.
How did Alexander Graham Bell change the world?
a)
He helped Southern Farmers live a better life
b)
He made it a lot easier for people to travel
c)
He made it  easier for people to communicate
d)
He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day.
53.
How did Thomas Edison change the world?
a)
He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day
b)
He made it a lot easier for people to communicate
c)
He made it a lot easier for people to travel.
d)
He helped southern farmers live a better life
54.
The telephone
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
55.
The Incandescent Light Bulb
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
George Washington Carver
56.
What was an effect of the telephone?
a)
it provided faster communication
b)
It provided jobs for women
c)
all of the above
d)
it allowed factories and companies place orders and promoted economic growth
57.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

58.

The ____________ movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired

a)

collective

b)

labor

c)

strike

d)

union

59.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
60.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
61.
Early on, what caused most workers to want to flee from Panama?
a)
Scary Animals
b)
Diseases
c)
Landslides
d)
Pay
62.
What disease spread through the Panama Canal
a)
chicken pox
b)
cancer
c)
flu
d)
yellow fever
63.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
64.
The canal is a 
a)
waterway
b)
highway
c)
expressway
d)
milky way
65.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
66.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
67.

Which Amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

68.

What term means the movement to make social change?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Mass Production

d)

Women's Suffrage Movement

69.

Which Amendment banned alcohol across the United States in the 1920's?

a)

15th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

70.

Why were child labor laws created in the early 1900's?

a)

To protect the overall welfare of children

b)

To stick it to big business

c)

To help parents have their children home to work on the farm

d)

To create a tax dependent write off

71.
Which agency was created as a direct result of a novel about the meatpacking industry?
a)
Food and Drug Administration
b)
Federal Trade Commission
c)
Meat Packing Administration
d)
World Health Organization
72.
President during WWI
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
d)
Reagan
73.
Cities in the U.S. expanded rapidly in the late 1800s resulting in
a)
lack of transportation services
b)
a hard time finding workers
c)
overcrowding
d)
empty housing spaces
74.
These people combined careful research, vivid writing, and moral outrage to motivate the public to get on board with Progressive changes. 
a)
political machines
b)
muckrackers 
c)
trusts
d)
politicians
75.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
76.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
77.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
78.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
79.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
80.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
81.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
82.
A friendship between two countries.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliance
83.
The belief that your own country is better and deserves more success than other countries.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliance
84.
The president of the United States during WWI. He believed in isolationism.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William McKinley
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
85.
This British ship was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing many people including Americans.
a)
USS Maine
b)
Lusitania
86.
What year did WWI begin?
a)
1865
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1918
87.
This was signed at the end of WWI to outline the terms of the losers.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
19th Amendment
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
15th Amendment
88.
The cultural movement in which many African Americans became excellent in art, music, writing, and sports.
a)
The African American Cultural Heritage Movement
b)
Equal Rights Movement
c)
Specialization
d)
Harlem Renaissance
89.
The spread of idea to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause is known as
a)
propaganda
b)
armstice
c)
isolationism
d)
truce
90.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
91.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies
92.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
93.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
94.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
95.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
96.
The 1920s were characterized by 
a)
Economic depression
b)
Wars 
c)
Economic Prosperity 
d)
none of the above 
97.

What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?

a)

a government program that gave free land to homesteaders

b)

a government program that helped women get the vote

c)

a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country

d)

a government program designed to help people during the depression

98.
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
a)
It gave all people the right to vote. 
b)
It created programs to put people back to work.    
c)
It let all new immigrants become American citizens. 
d)
It let people travel around the country freely. 
99.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush 
b)
the crash of the stock exchange 
c)
the ending of World War II 
d)
the high price of oil 
100.
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
101.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
102.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation 
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
103.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
104.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday 
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday 
105.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
106.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them.  They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find.  These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
107.
Towns of cardboard houses popped up during the depression that werecalled_______________.
a)
Franklynvilles
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Obama towns
d)
Washington Heights
108.
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
109.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
National Recovery Administration
110.
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
111.
The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
a)
Social Security
b)
SEC
c)
FDIC
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
112.
The New Deal was designed to end ___ ___ ___.
a)
The world
b)
World War  2
c)
Our classroom
d)
the Great Depression
113.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
114.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps 
115.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
116.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? 
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle 
117.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
118.
Who was the dictator of Japan during WWII? 
a)
Emperor Hirohito 
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Hideki Tojo 
d)
Adolf Hitler 
119.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Benito Mussolini 
b)
Hideki Tojo 
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito 
120.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 
a)
dictator 
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor 
121.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
122.
What was rationing? 
a)
growing a garden to help with food supplies in your backyard
b)
donating money to the government to help in the war effort
c)
a practice of limiting the amount of food or resources people could buy
d)
used to show support of the war effort (usually posters or movies) 
123.
What was the time period following World War II known as? 
a)
The Great Depression
b)
World War I
c)
The Roaring Twenties
d)
The Cold War Era 
124.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots? 
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys 
125.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII? 
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender. 
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
126.
What was the Manhattan Project? 
a)
radio beams used to determine location of objects
b)
the world's first computer 
c)
effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
d)
a complicated code machine used by German military 
127.
What was the Holocaust? 
a)
a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
b)
a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
c)
the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
d)
the time period following WWII
128.
What countries made up the Axis Alliance throughout World War II?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, France
b)
Italy, Austria, Soviet Union
c)
Germany, Italy, Japan
d)
United States, Japan, China
129.
What countries made up the Allies throughout World War II?
a)
France, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and United States
b)
Italy, Germany, Japan, and Soviet Union
c)
Japan, China, France, and Great Britain
d)
France, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia
130.
What country was practicing isolationism during the 1930s?
a)
Great Britain
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
Japan
131.
Why did the United States pass the Neutrality Acts of 1935-1937?
a)
To pull the United States out of the Depression
b)
To help the US allies of Great Britain and France
c)
To prevent some of the issues that led to the United States getting involved in World War I
d)
The United States was spending money on jobs and new infrastructure and could not afford war
132.
What event is described below?
Japanese military surprise attacked US Navy, Attack happened in Hawaii, United States declares war on Japan the next day and joins World War II.
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
D-Day
c)
Battle of Britain
d)
Iwo Jima
133.
Why did U.S. President order the atomic bombings of Japan?
a)
President Truman wanted Japan to pay for Pearl Harbor
b)
To speed up the war's end and to save soldiers lives by not invading Japan
c)
He hoped Germany would notice and surrender next
d)
To show the Soviet Union we had the best weapons in the world
134.
Symbol of American women who went to work in factories during the war
a)
Susan B Anthony
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Uncle Sam
135.
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
a)
World Peace
b)
Human Rights
c)
Get countries to get along.
d)
All of the above.
136.
Where is Hiroshima?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Japan
137.
When was the atomic bomb dropped?
a)
1941
b)
1943
c)
1945
138.
Which other Japanese city was also destroyed by an atomic bomb?
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo
c)
Kyoto
139.
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
140.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
141.
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
142.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
143.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
144.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
145.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
146.
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.
147.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
148.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
149.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
150.
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)
151.
What was the Berlin Wall a symbol of?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Neither
d)
Both
152.
What was the Berlin Airlift?
a)
Supplying food and goods to Berlin
b)
Taking people from East Berlin to West Berlin
c)
Dropping of bombs on Berlin
153.
The city of Berlin was completely located in which country?
a)
East Germany
b)
West Germany
c)
Middle Germany
d)
Middle Earth
154.
Which countries competed in the Space and Arms Race?
a)
US & Cuba
b)
Japan & Vietnam
c)
USSR & US
d)
North & South Korea
155.
Berlin was split into how many sections?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
156.
The side of Berlin that was aided by the U.S. Democracy
a)
North Berlin
b)
West Berlin
c)
East Berlin
d)
South Berlin
157.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
158.
Why was the Red Scare also known as McCarthyism?
a)
Joseph McCarthy didn’t like the Soviet Union and the color red.
b)
Joseph McCarthy believed that hundreds of Communists were in the US government.
c)
McCarthy was afraid that the Soviet Union would take jobs away from the United States.
d)
McCarthy found 100 Soviet spies in the US government working and trying to take it over.
159.
True or False – The Iron Curtain was a real curtain.
a)
True
b)
False
160.
What was the most difficult post-war change across the South?
a)
Slavery
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Voting Rights
d)
African American Civil Rights
161.
The first legal step toward eliminating the old Jim Crow laws was
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
End to slavery
c)
Civil War
d)
Brown vs. The Board of Education
162.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
163.
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.
164.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
165.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
166.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
167.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
168.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions    
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
169.
Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members  
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
170.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
171.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
172.
In 1964, Martin received the _____________ for peace. 
a)
Nobel Prize
b)
Oscar Award
173.
Explain what happened to EACH plane that was hijacked on September 11th, 2001.
a)
2 planes flew into World Trade Center 1 & 2.  A 3rd plane hit the Penagon. The 4th plane crashed in a field.
b)
2 planes flew into World Trade Center 1 & 2.  A 3rd plane hit the Penagon. The 4th plane crashed in a field in Wisconsin.
c)
2 planes flew into the White House.  A 3rd plane hit the Penagon. The 4th plane crashed in a field.
d)
2 planes flew into World Trade Center 1 & 2.  A 3rd plane hit the White House. The 4th plane crashed in a field.
174.
Who was the mastermind (leader) behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Osama bin Laden
b)
Sadam Hussein
c)
ISIS
d)
Vladimir Putin
175.
What terrorist group was responsible for the attacks?
a)
ISIS
b)
Jihad
c)
Islam
d)
Al-Quaeda
176.
How has security at airports changed since 9/11?
a)
Only certain people can fly now.
b)
People are more thoroughly checked.
c)
People are allowed to travel without being checked at all.
d)
Nothing has changed.
177.
How has security at airports changed since 9/11?
a)
Only certain people can fly now.
b)
People are more thoroughly checked.
c)
People are allowed to travel without being checked at all.
d)
Nothing has changed.
178.
Which of the following is seen in the picture and was attacked on 9/11?
a)
World Trade Center
b)
Pentagon
c)
White House
d)
Capitol Building
179.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
180.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
181.
What happens to the price of oil when OPEC countries decide to limit production?
a)
prices rise
b)
prices drop
182.
Why was the Red Scare also known as McCarthyism?
a)
Joseph McCarthy didn’t like the Soviet Union and the color red.
b)
Joseph McCarthy believed that hundreds of Communists were in the US government.
c)
McCarthy was afraid that the Soviet Union would take jobs away from the United States.
d)
McCarthy found 100 Soviet spies in the US government working and trying to take it over.
183.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
184.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
185.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
186.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
187.
Which communist country is Nixon successful in opening diplomatic ties with?
a)
Vietnam
b)
North Korea
c)
China
d)
Soviet Union
188.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
189.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
unlimited
190.
.  Who has the expressed power to declare war?  
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
House
d)
Senate
191.

What type of economic systems did the U.S. and USSR have?

a)

Democracy and Communism

b)

Capitalism and Communism

c)

Capitalism and Fascism

d)

Democracy and Fascism

192.

What dies NATO stand for

a)

Northern Alliance Treaty Outfit

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion

c)

North Alliance Treaty Organization

d)

North Atlantic Trade Organization

193.
____________ is the government's plan for interacting with other countries of the world. 
a)
Foreign
b)
Domestic
c)
IDK
d)
Both
194.
This organization is an international assembly of nations to discuss and act on important global issues.
a)
World Bank
b)
World Health Organization
c)
The United Nations (UN)
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO)
195.
This "security alliance" between the United States and many European countries was originally formed to establish a united front against Soviet aggression during the Cold War and now engages in joint security and peacekeeping operations.
a)
World Bank
b)
World Health Organization
c)
The United Nations (UN)
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO)
196.

What is the mission of the United Nations for member countries?

a)

to regulate the global economy

b)

to protect Western Europe from becoming a communist region

c)

to peacefully resolve conflicts and disagreements

d)

to unify the price of petroleum

197.

When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed, nations were most concerned with what area?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

North Africa

c)

Middle East

d)

Far East

198.

Why does the United States have to work with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

a)

to determine how much each country has to pay for petroleum drilling

b)

to make sure Americans pay the least amount of money for petroleum products

c)

to ship petroleum out of the Untied States to other countries to sustain their level of usage

d)

to make sure Americans receive the petroleum products necessary to sustain their level of usage

199.

What is the correct name for NATO?

a)

North American Treaty Operation

b)

Not A Treaty Organization

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

Nations Allign To Operate

200.

What is the name of the organization that helps resolve international issues?

a)

NATO

b)

UN

c)

OPEC

d)

US

201.

What is the correct term for the organization referred to as OPEC?

a)

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

b)

The Organization of Oil Exporting

c)

The Organization of People Expecting Countries

d)

The Organization of Petroleum Extending Cooperation

202.

As a result of which war did many Nations want to avoid future wars?

a)

WWII

b)

WWI

c)

WWIII

d)

Cold War

203.
Which Nation relies largely on oil but imports it from another nation?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
United States
204.
What is NATO?  
a)
a military alliance
b)
a social alliance
c)
an economic alliance
d)
a peaceful alliance
205.
Which natural resources did OPEC ship to various countries?
a)

Oil

b)
Coal
c)
Timber
d)
Gold
206.
What is Al-Qaeda?
a)
Government of Afghanistan
b)
Religious school
c)
Terrorist Organization
d)
A religious leader 
207.
Who was the former leader of Al-Qaeda?
a)
Mullah Omar
b)
Osama bin Laden
c)
Al-Zawahari
d)
Assah Massoud
208.
What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?
a)
Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban
b)
Attacks of September 11, 2001
c)
To help the Afghans fight the Soviets
d)
The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban
209.

A country invaded by Iraq for its rich oil supply

a)

Iraq

b)

Afghanastan

c)

Kuwait

d)

Sauda Arabia

210.

People who use violence and fear to try to achieve their goals

a)

terrorist

b)

bully