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U.S. History Second Semester Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
2.

What amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Freedman's Bureau

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow Laws

7.

The House of Representatives tried to get rid of President Andrew Johnson by doing what to him:

a)

impeaching him

b)

killing him

c)

bribing him to leave

d)

trying to get him out in the next election

8.

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

9.

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan that formed during Reconstruction helped freed slaves and worked to protect their rights.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which secret society of former Confederate soldiers used terrorism and murder to limit new opportunities for

newly freed African Americans after the

Civil War?

a)

The Order

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

White Aryan Resistance

d)

Council of Conservative Citizens

11.

What system in the south required farmers to repay the use land, tools, and seed with part of their crops?

a)

Plantation

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Dry Plowing

d)

Slavery

12.

What required money to be paid in order to register to vote and was used to prevent African Americans from voting in the South?

a)

A literacy test

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Poll Tax

d)

Scalawag

13.

During Reconstruction, many southern states passed laws that restricted African Americans from traveling without a permit, owning firearms, or from gathering in the streets after nightfall. These were known as

a)

Reconstruction Amendments

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

Black Codes

14.

What type of government existed when Andrew Johnson was president?

a)

Communist

b)

Dictatorship

c)

A White Man's Government

d)

Similar to the Roman Empire

15.

Total control of a type of industry by one person or company

a)

Trust

b)

Stock

c)

Monopoly

d)

Injuction

16.

Shares of ownership in a company

a)

Pool

b)

Stock

c)

Trust

d)

Dividend

17.

One of the first affordable automobiles.

a)

Model T

b)

Ice T

c)

Prototype T

d)

Mr. T

18.

Stockholder's share of a companies profits

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Rebate

c)

Trust

d)

Dividend

19.

What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Devil Island

d)

Alcatraz

20.

What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?

a)

Mixing Bowl

b)

Angel Food Cake

c)

Fish Tank

d)

Melting Pot

21.

Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Angel Island

d)

Baltimore

22.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-1800s. Why were so many immigrants from Ireland?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
23.
Which statement about working conditions is NOT true?
a)
Children often worked long hours 
b)
Immigrants were often paid less than American workers
c)
Many jobs were dangerous & had few safety concerns
d)
Immigrants caused a shortage of jobs
24.
In 1903, who made the first powered flight in an airplane they built themselves?
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
The Wright Brothers
25.
Who invented a machine to transmit the human voice over wires (the telephone)?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
The Wright Brothers
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Barack Obama
26.
Who invented the first light bulb and electrical generating system in 1879?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Abraham Lincoln
27.
Who was the African American scientist who created more than 300 products from peanuts and sweet potatoes?
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Thomas Edison
28.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
29.
Which industrialist is best known for his work in the steel industry?
a)
Charles Lindberg
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John Rockefeller
30.
Which industrialist is best known for his monopoly of the oil industry?
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Abraham Lincoln
31.
A monopoly is the total or complete control of an industry. Unfortunately for consumers, this prevents ___________. 
a)
unions
b)
capitalism
c)
competition
d)
regulation
32.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
33.
The leader of the Sioux during the Ghost Dance War at Wounded Knee was --
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Red Cloud
d)
Chief Piapot
34.
The US encouraged people to move to the Great Plains in 1862 through the --
a)
Dawes General Allotment Act
b)
Las Gorras Blancas
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Farmers' Alliance
35.
William M. "Boss" Tweed was a powerful New York City politician who was at the center of --
a)
the populist movement
b)
corrupt political dealings
c)
the Republican party
d)
the Grant administration
36.
The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
37.
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
38.
Who was the last ruler of Hawaii?
a)
King George
b)
President Roosevelt
c)
Queen Liliuokalani
d)
Queen Elizabeth
39.
What does Trust-busting mean?
a)
end discrimination
b)
stop monopolies (restore competition)
c)
label ingredients on food and drugs
d)
election for political offices 
40.
What are the best connections for 19th Amendment?
a)
women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, National Women's Party
b)
direct election of Senators, expand democracy
c)
prohibition, temperance
d)
income tax
41.
What are the best connections for Prohibition ?
a)
18th Amendment, no alcohol, organized crime
b)
17th Amendment, direct election of Senators
c)
Morrill Act, Agricultural Universities
d)
assimilation of Native Americans, Dawe's Act, Plains Wars
42.
What are the best connections for Booker T. Washington ?
a)
job training for African Americans
b)
education for African Americans, voting participation
c)
women's suffrage, Seneca Falls Conference, 19th Amendment
d)
Social Gospel, settlement house movement
43.
What are the best connections for WEB Dubois ?
a)
NAACP, education and voting participation
b)
vocational training for African Americans
c)
The Jungle, meatpacking, Pure Food and Drug
d)
women's suffrage, 19th Amendment
44.
What are the best connections for Henry Ford ?
a)
Model T, assembly line, mass manufacturing
b)
light bulb, electricity, longer working hours
c)
oil, kerosene, gasoline
d)
steel, bessemer process
45.
What made Alcohol Illegal 
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
!8th amendment
d)
16th amendment
46.
Who exposed the Lynchings of the south
a)
Ida Wells
b)
Ida Tarbells
c)
Susan Anthony
d)
Elizabeth Stanton
47.
The NAACP fought for
a)
Prohibition
b)
Temperance
c)
Suffrage
d)
Race Equality
48.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
49.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials for industry
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
50.

What major World Event happened in 1914?

a)

WWI started when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

b)

WWI ended when the U.S. took over Paris

c)

The U.S. entered WWI after the sinking of its ships

51.

Which U.S. President thought America should remain neutral when WWI started?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Abraham Lincoln

52.

Why did the U.S. get involved in WWI?

a)

German submarines sunk several U.S. ships

b)

German submarines sunk the Lusitania

c)

German submarines sank the Maine

53.

What happened November 11, 1918?

a)

Central Powers surrendered to the Allies

b)

WWI started

c)

The U.S. entered WWI

54.

How did Germans feel about the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

They were angry

b)

They were happy

c)

They were unsure

55.

When the German people could not find jobs, who did they start looking to for help?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Langston Hughes

56.

What did most people want out of life during the 1920's? Pick all that apply

a)

To forget the war and enjoy life

b)

To have a good time

c)

To be entertained

d)

To fight in WWII

57.

Who was the famous baseball player in the 1920's who set many hitting records?

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Charles Lindbergh

58.

Why were the 1920's called the Jazz Age?

a)

Americans enjoyed listening to new music called jazz

b)

The only music people listened to then was jazz

c)

Jazz was a new form of literature that everyone was reading

59.

Where did Jazz music originate?

a)

Harlem

b)

African Americans in the South

c)

Palace of Versailles

60.

Who was the famous African American trumpeter from New Orleans that became a legend during the Jazz Age?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Charles Lindbergh

61.

A cultural movement in which African American artists, musicians, and writers expressed their talents was called _______.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Jazz Age

c)

Roaring 20s

62.

Who was a famous African American writer during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Charles Lindbergh

63.

Why was Henry Ford's cars more affordable for many Americans?

a)

He used assembly lines

b)

He used more workers

c)

He was rich so he didn't have to charge as much

64.

He was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Charles Lindbergh

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Langston Hughes

65.
Which of the following was one cause Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
The invention of the radio
c)
Stock Market Crash
d)
Hoovervilles
66.
Shantytowns were often called “Hoovervilles”. Why?
a)
many people blamed President Hoover for the Great Depression
b)
many people loved President Hoover so they named their neighborhoods for him
c)
people were proud to be an American
d)
people lived in a city called Hoover 
67.
What event forced many farmers to leave the Great Plains and move to California and the  North?
a)
The re-election of President Roosevelt
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
   The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The formation of the TVA
68.
Which of the following is the full title of what we may refer to as the CCC?
a)
Corporation Conserved Citizens
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
Civilian Conservations Center
d)
Center Counter Civilians
69.
What is the purpose of the Social Security program?
a)
to provide money to those who can’t work due to unemployment or the elderly.
b)
to regulate trading on Wall St. 
c)
to restore confidence in the banking system and prevent runs on the banks. 
d)
to provide men with jobs building parks and planting trees
70.
Who had been the president when the Great Depression began in 1929?
a)
Herbert Hudson
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Herbert Henry
d)
Herbert Roosevelt
71.
Why was the New Deal established?
a)
lt started a new company for Harlem Renaissance artists.
b)
 To try to bring the Great Depression to an end'
c)
To make employees understand what happened during this period of history.
d)
To impeach POTUS Hoover
72.
1.  Since many of these farmers came from Oklahoma , they were called the derogatory name of _______ 
a)
Arki
b)
Okie
c)
Country
d)
Hoboe
73.

Adolf Hitler

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

74.

Benito Mussolini

a)

leader of Germany

b)

leader of Italy

c)

leader of Soviet Union

d)

leader of France

75.

The battle at Normandy is referred to as ___

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

D-Day

c)

VJ Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

76.

Pearl Harbor happened on what day?

a)

December 7,1945

b)

December 25, 1945

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

December 13, 1941

77.

Which ethnicity group was sent to internment camps?

a)

Japanese

b)

Chinese

c)

Russians

d)

Germans

78.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

79.

What was Mussolini's nickname?

a)

De Fuher

b)

Il Duce

c)

Soso

d)

Mussolini Linguine

80.

True or False: Soviet Union was on the Axis and then Allied Powers?

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Which was the Soviet Union Dictator?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Lenin

82.

The Navajo Indians were known as "Wind Talkers" and they....

a)

developed the atomic bomb

b)

translated secret messages for Allied Powers

c)

translated secret messages from the Axis Powers

83.

Tuskegee Airmen were

a)

Japanese American pilots

b)

Female Pilots

c)

African American pilots

d)

German American Pilots

84.

Pearl Harbor happened in what country and/or state?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Phillipines

d)

Midway

85.
How did the end of the Second World War influence the pattern of population growthin the United States?
a)
The movement of women to the workforce reduced birth rates.
b)
The sudden influx of returning soldiers caused a boom in birth rates.
c)
The high casualty rate from the war contributed to reduced birth rates.
d)
The renewed availability of rationed foods increased individual life spans.
86.
The Cold War helped the economy because of the......
a)
Baby boom 
b)
Increased military spending
c)
Lessened fears
d)
GI Bill
87.
To benefit from a cheaper labor pool, some businesses in the 1950s began to
a)
Hire African Americans
b)
Hire teenagers
c)
Expand overseas
d)
Franchise
88.
Which of these is an effect rock n roll had on society in the U.S. in the 1950s?
a)
It reminded people of prewar days
b)
It contributed to a cultural divide between generations
c)
It increased the fear of communist expansion
d)
It promoted values learned during times of economic hardship
89.
The lunch counter “sit-ins” were meant to
a)
antagonize the restaurant owners.
b)
draw attention to segregation and challenge the law.
c)
provoke police intervention.
d)
bring racism to the public's attention.
90.
Which of the following is an example of nonviolent protest?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech before the MIA
b)
Rosa Parks’s refusal to give up her bus seat
c)
the endorsement of the “Southern Manifesto”
d)
the NAACP’s lobbying to make lynching a federal crime
91.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960s?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
92.
He was the U.S. backed leader of South Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Fidel Castro
93.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
FidelCastro
94.
This herbicide that was used to destroy Vietnam's jungle
a)
Agent Red
b)
Agent Orange
c)
Napalm
d)
Saturation Bombing
95.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful. What was it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
96.
The anti-war movement at home became more intense and even violent. 4 students were killed at ________ by the national guardsmen when they were protesting the war on campus. 
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
97.
In what year did the US and North Vietnam agree to stop fighting in the Vietnam War?
a)
1945
b)
1965
c)
1973
d)
1991
98.
Who was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
            Kennedy
b)
               Nixon
c)
           Johnson
d)
         Eisenhower
99.
State of hostility between the US & USSR
a)
Cold War
b)
Forgotten War
c)
War on Terror
d)
Soviet-American War
100.
What democrat entered the 1968 presidential race, but was shot and killed?
a)
Barry Goldwater
b)
Robert Kennedy
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Lyndon Johnson

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