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WorksheetsSS end of year review
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
2.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
3.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
4.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
5.
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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Gold Movement
c)
Goldilocks
d)
Gold Gathering
11.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
12.
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
a)
NA could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
b)
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers
c)
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
d)
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
13.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
14.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills
15.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
16.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
17.
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
18.
What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime
19.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
20.
What were former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers called during the Spanish-American War?
a)
rough riders
b)
cubans
c)
soldiers
d)
buffalo soldiers
21.
Who did Russia sell Alaska to In 1867 for $7.2 million?
a)
Spain
b)
United States
c)
Germany
d)
Hawaii
22.
Who did not want Americans to control Hawaii and was overthrown?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Queen Liliuokolani "Lili"
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William Seward
23.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
24.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of World Wars
25.
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
26.
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
27.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
28.
What was the purpose of prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
c)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
29.
Who built the Model T?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Al Capone
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Harry Truman
30.
_________________ were criminals that took over the alcohol business.
a)
Carpet Baggers
b)
Prohibitionists
c)
Senators
d)
Bootleggers
31.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
32.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
33.
The movement of African Americans from the south to the cities in the north was called
a)
civil rights
b)
Great Migration
c)
Great Movement
d)
Black Flight
34.
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
35.
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
36.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
37.
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
38.
Where were Japanese Americans relocated after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
a)
concentration camps
b)
Internment camps
39.
Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Charles de Gaulle
40.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
41.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito
42.
Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ .
a)
dictator
b)
leader
c)
president
d)
governor
43.
Who were the first African-American fighter pilots?
a)
Tuskegee Boys
b)
Tuskegee Airmen
c)
Birmingham Airmen
d)
Tuskegee Tough Guys
44.
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
45.
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
46.
What event led to the US joining WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
47.
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
48.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
49.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
50.
What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?
a)
Naval
b)
Arms
c)
Foreign Aid
d)
Land expansion
51.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
52.
Which of the following caused the Vietnam War?
a)
Japan attacked South Vietnam
b)
North Vietnam wanted all of Vietnam to be communist
c)
South Vietnam wanted to remain communist
d)
The Soviet Union attacked South Vietnam
53.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
54.
What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
b)
The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union
55.
What buildings were destroyed after 9/11 ?
a)
Willis Tower, Trump Tower, and the Twin Towers
b)
The World Trade Center and the Twin Towers
c)
The World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and the Twin Towers
d)
All Of The Answers Are Correct
56.
What was the Islamic terrorist group called that did this damage ?
a)
Boko Haram
b)
ISIL
c)
Al-Qaeda
d)
ISIS
57.
How many airplanes were hijacked on 9/11?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
19
d)
17
58.
The Al-Qaeda was founded by this man
a)
Osama bin Laden
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Sudam Huessian
d)
Tom Hanks
59.
President of the United States during the 9/11 attack
a)
George H. Bush
b)
George W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Barrack O'Bama
60.
In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?
a)
2002
b)
1985
c)
1990
d)
2015
61.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
62.
Who was the Iraqi leader?
a)
Hunter Walker
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Adolph Hitler
63.
What was the main reason for the founding of the United Nations?
a)
To prevent future wars
b)
To protect whales
c)
To help refugees
d)
To help reach the moon
64.
Which of the following was a reason for creating NATO?
a)
Preventing the spread of Communism
b)
Stop Democracy from spreading to Central America
c)
Protect the USSR from the West
d)
Help the Communist spread their propaganda
65.
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
66.
Which countries is NAFTA with?
a)
US, Germany, Mexico
b)
US, Germany, Canada
c)
US, Germany, Canada, Mexico
d)
US, Canada, Mexico
67.
Industrial Revolution lead to an increase of population in....?
a)
Farms
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Cities
d)
Space
68.
Which word means to separate by gender, race, or religion?
a)
Integrate
b)
feminists
c)
segregate
d)
civil rights
69.
MLK Jr organized a __________ of buses in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving her seat up to a white man.
a)
strike
b)
boycott
c)
slow-down
d)
sabotaging
70.
Which act banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace?
a)
The Freedom Summer Act
b)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
71.
Monroe Elementary School, in Topeka, Kansas, played an important role in the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of Education. How did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision affect the Civil Rights movement?
a)
It led to the integration of public schools.
b)
It led to the continuation of segregated public schools
c)
. It led to the removal of African Americans from public schools.
d)
It led to more limits on the rights of African Americans.
72.
What is Passive Resistance?
a)
being passively aggressive in an argument
b)
Being passive and later being aggressive
c)
Protesting without violence
73.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
74.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
75.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
76.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
77.
Explain what the passengers on Flight 93 did to try to stop the terrorists.
a)
The passengers called loved ones and told them to shoot down the plane.
b)
The passengers fought back against the terrorists causing the plane to crash.
c)
The passengers sat in their seats and did nothing.
d)
The passengers told the terrorists to land the plane.
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