WorksheetsAmerican History 8th Final
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of things was steel used for?
a)
railways
b)
ships
c)
weapons
d)
all of the above
2.
What led the way in the Second Industrial Revolution?
a)
steel
b)
chemicals
c)
electricity
d)
all of the above
3.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
4.
an American oil industry man, business magnate, and industrialist,
a)
Vanderbilt
b)
Jackson
c)
Rockefeller
d)
Carnegie
5.
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
a)
capitalistic
b)
economic
c)
philanthropy
d)
capitalism
6.
People who risk their capital in organizing and running a business are called
a)
entrepreneurs
b)
monopolies
c)
patents
d)
industrializers
7.
When a single company achieves control of a single market
a)
Monopoly
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
Trust
d)
Horizontal Integration
8.
Belief that government should have limited interference in the economy
a)
Laissez-Faire
b)
Corporation
c)
Pool
d)
Economies of scale
9.
Impact on life in the U.S.It allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired.
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
Telegraph
c)
Steel Plow
d)
Railroad
10.
Who invented the first automobile, assembly line?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
11.
In the factories, machinery was dangerous and accidents were common.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What effect did the steam engine have on factories?
a)
Factories still had to be located next to rivers and streams.
b)
Factories could be located anywhere.
c)
The production of factories decreased.
d)
Factories were closing down.
13.
What is the name of the turning point in History that resulted in several new inventions, factories producing things, and people moving to big cities?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Agriculture
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
William Penn
14.
Andrew Carnegie made a fortune by
a)
Producing steel
b)
Refining oil
c)
Investing in the railroad
d)
Doing eveyrthing that Tom Scott told him to do
15.
The first Industrial Revolution started in America and the Second Revolution started in England
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Samuel Slater ___________________________.
a)
Brought the factory system to America
b)
Stole the factory system from America
17.
Settlement houses provided services to poor immigrants by:
a)
giving out financial assistance
b)
relocating immigrants to ethnic ghettos
c)
teaching and job skill classes
d)
connecting them with government services
18.
The Gospel of Wealth called on men to:
a)
attend church regularly
b)
be happy they had jobs in factories
c)
rise up and take wealth from the industrialists
d)
gain as much wealth a possible
19.
A corporation that controls iron and coal mines, steel refineries, automobile manufacturing, and automobile dealerships is an example of
a)
laissez-faire capitalism.
b)
communism.
c)
horizontal integration.
d)
vertical integration.
20.
A group of companies that is controlled by a single group of business leaders is an example of
a)
a monoply.
b)
a trust.
c)
vertical integration.
d)
communism.
21.
Unlike a small business, a corporation
a)
is owned by stockholders
b)
passes liability for its debts to its stockholders
c)
depends upon an owner or owners for it's existence
d)
is not publicly owned or traded on the stock market.
22.
A violent labor confrontation in Chicago that began when a bomb was exploded among police officers, killing a number of them.
a)
Chicago Riots
b)
Watts Riots
c)
Immigration Riots
d)
Haymarket Riots
23.
People who oppose all forms of government
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Libertarians
d)
Anarchists
24.
Which of the following men was largely responsible for initial large scale investments that helped railroads grow west of the Mississippi River?
a)
Jay Gould
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Thomas Durant
d)
Leland Stanford
25.
Giving of money to charities
a)
Christendom
b)
Monopoly
c)
Generosity
d)
Philanthropy
26.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act made it illegal to create monopolies that restrained trade.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What transportation innovation lead to increased Western Expansion?
a)
the steamship
b)
the wagon trail
c)
the airplane
d)
the Transcontinental Railroad
28.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Homestead Act
29.
General Cluster lead what military battle with the Native Americans?
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Battle of Little Bighorn
c)
Black Hills War
d)
The Sioux Battle
30.
Who were Exodusters?
a)
American Indians demanding return of tribal lands
b)
Eastern Europeans immigrating to US after WWI
c)
African Americans leaving South after Civil War
d)
Colonial Americans forming local militias during Revolution
31.
Use of barbed wire most associated with which outcome?
a)
Completion of Union Pacific Railroad
b)
End of open range and frontier
c)
Increased prospecting and mining activity
d)
Increased demand for and production of steel
32.
Why did cattle drives come to an end?
a)
All the cowboys took different jobs because they didn't want to do them anymore.
b)
No one wanted beef anymore
c)
The cattle got sick and couldn't travel
d)
Homesteaders built barbed wire fences and railroads expanded to the south
33.
Which of the following is not a cattle trail?
a)
Goodnight-Loving Trail
b)
Shawnee Trail
c)
Western Trail
d)
Trail of Tears
34.
Cattle drives often ended in __________. Towns that grew up usually where railroads passed through.
a)
Ghost Towns
b)
Boom Towns
c)
Cattle Towns
d)
Mining Towns
35.
The long trips where cowhands (cowboys) herded (drove) cattle to the stockyards such as Abilene, Kansas were called _____________.
a)
Chapparreras
b)
Lariats
c)
Cattle Drives
d)
Vaqueros
36.
One of the most famous cattle trails was the ___________ Trail.
a)
Vaquero
b)
Chaps
c)
Chuck Wagon
d)
Chisholm
37.
Plain farmers are also known as:
a)
Boomers
b)
Sodbusters
c)
Exodusters
38.
Nickname given to settlers that cheated during the Land Runs.
a)
Boomers
b)
Roughnecks
c)
Sooners
d)
Okies
39.
Nickname given to migrants during the Dust Bowl.
a)
Rednecks
b)
Okies
c)
Sooners
d)
Boomers
40.
The Great Plains region extends from the ___________ to the ____________.
a)
Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River Valley
c)
Eastern Woodlands to the Plateau
d)
Appalachian Mountains to the Ohio River
41.
What American Indian opposed American westward expansion and defeated the U.S. army at the battle of Little Bighorn
a)
Chief Joseph
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Geronimo
42.
What event marked the end of conflicts with American Indians?
a)
Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
Chivington Massacre
c)
Battle of Wounded Knee
d)
Plight of the Nez Perce
43.
How did settlers adapt to extra workers on the Great Plains?
a)
They just endured the conditions
b)
They used plows, planters, reapers, and threshers
c)
They had a meeting about how to work together
44.
The populist party was
a)
formed by farmers and labor unions.
b)
created to help businessmen make more money.
c)
formed by railroad workers and miners.
d)
created to help miners and railroad workers.
45.
The National Grange was
a)
created by farmers from Texas to the Plains.
b)
was formed by farmers in 1867
c)
created by miners and railroad workers.
d)
created by cowboys.
46.
Cooperative is where
a)
farmers pooled their money to buy seed and tools cheaper.
b)
businessmen worked together to sell more goods.
c)
rancher worked together to buy more land for their herds.
d)
people buy things cheaply.
47.
Populist wanted to make it easier for farmers to pay their debts by
a)
supporting free silver.
b)
giving them money.
c)
helping them pay their bills.
d)
encouraging miners to dig for gold.
48.
William Jennings Bryan
a)
won the presidential election of 1869.
b)
was supported by bankers and businessmen.
c)
spoke out on behalf of farmers and about the benefits of free silver.
49.
This candidate for president in 1896 was supported by bankers and businessmen.
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
John Chisholm
50.
This was a movement of regular people including Farmers to try to help them get fair pay and work hours.
a)
Socialism
b)
Populism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Communism
51.
What was a goal of the National Grange?
a)
fix railroad shipping rates
b)
fix suffrage
c)
fix discrimination
d)
fix child labor
52.
This person started Hull House in Chicago.
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Emma Lazarus
c)
Boss Tweed
53.
People that permanently move to a new country to live.
a)
urbanization
b)
immigrants
c)
oppressive
54.
An area in a city where immigrants with similar backgrounds might choose to live.
a)
tenements
b)
settlement houses
c)
ethnic neighborhoods
55.
Moving to the cities causing overpopulation and other concerns is
a)
urbanization
b)
tenements
c)
oppressive
56.
Immigrants could not afford to live in apartments with high rent so they would live in these buildings
a)
tenements
b)
settlement houses
c)
ethnic neighborhoods
57.
This New York politician was caught stealing money from his supporters.
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Boss Tweed
58.
Which is an example of the idea of assimilation?
a)
Native Americans following their ancient religious traditions.
b)
German immigrants learning to speak English.
c)
The development of ethnic neighborhoods like "Chinatown".
d)
The trend for wealthy Americans to dress like Italians.
59.
How were the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from the "old" immigrants who came previously?
a)
The new immigrants were more widely accepted into American culture.
b)
The new immigrants mainly settled in the southern states and became farmers.
c)
Most of the new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe.
d)
Most of the new immigrants came for a short time to earn money.
60.
What was one positive impact of the development of ethnic communities in the United States during the early 1900s?
a)
The brought new traditions and foods to American culture.
b)
They stayed separate from American culture.
c)
They were unable to assimilate to American culture.
d)
They were unable to spread negative ideas into the American culture.
61.
Immigration from which nation was limited due to a "Gentleman's Agreement" between the United States and that country?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Poland
d)
Russia
62.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
63.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
64.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
65.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
66.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
67.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
68.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
69.
Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
a)
Eugene Debs
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
Upton Sinclair
70.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
71.
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
72.
One major legacy of the Social Gospel Movement was
a)
an end to racial segregation in Southern states.
b)
the conversion of many Catholic immigrants to Protestantism.
c)
the intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics
d)
an increased attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society
73.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
74.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
75.
Germany built u-boats in response to England's naval strength. What is this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
76.
Serbians in the Balkans didn't want to be ruled by Austrians. What explains this?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
77.
What was the "spark" of WWI?
a)
The assassination of Ferdinand.
b)
Nationalist movements in the Balkans
c)
Imperialism in Africa
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
78.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on WWI?
a)
It quickly ended the war.
b)
Mass production made war deadlier.
c)
It didn't have an impact.
d)
It caused most of the fighting to be at sea.
79.
Which world power was the last to join WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
China
80.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Wm. McKinley
b)
Th. Roosevelt
c)
W.H. Taft
d)
W. Wilson
81.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
82.
What was the name of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Mensheviks
b)
Bolsheviks
c)
Michaelvicks
d)
Czarinoviks
83.
Which person was the leader of the political group that brought communism to Russia?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Aleksander Kerinsky
84.
What happened to the Czar of Russia?
a)
He and his family escaped to the United States
b)
He was allowed to return to power in the role of a limited monarch.
c)
He and his family were assassinated to keep anyone from having a claim to rule Russia.
d)
He moved to England to avoid being killed.
85.
What incident finally convinced the US that war was necessary?
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The Zimmermann Telegram
c)
The Schleiffen Plan
d)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
86.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
87.
What was President Wilson's peace plan called?
a)
10 Points
b)
12 Points
c)
14 Points
d)
20 Points
88.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
89.
When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?
a)
1933-1945
b)
1925-1930
c)
1945-1950
d)
1970-1975
90.
What does the term "Final Solution" mean?
a)
Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
b)
Hitler's plan to commit suicide
c)
Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
d)
Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.
91.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
92.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
93.
What does persecution mean?
a)
Treating people well because of their political views
b)
Treating someone cruelly due to their race, religion, or political views
c)
Treating someone well because you really like them
d)
Treating people bad because you dislike the same people they dislike
94.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
95.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
96.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
97.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
98.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
99.
How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?
a)
European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late.
b)
It caused the global economic depression.
c)
France let Germany invade without any resistance.
d)
It prevented Germany from developing its military - angering German leadership.
100.
The Conference where European leaders agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland, giving Germany what it wanted in order to avoid war.
a)
The Versailles Conference
b)
The Czechoslovakia Conference
c)
The Polish Conference
d)
The Munich Conference
101.
Which country was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939 to start World War II?
a)
Poland
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Russia
102.
Who was the President of the United States at the start of WWII?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Adolf Hitler
103.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War 2?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
104.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
105.
Who was the leader of Germany during World War 2?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Hideki Tojo
106.
Who was the leader of Italy during World War 2?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
107.
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because -
a)
assimilation programs in the United States had been successful
b)
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
c)
communists were infiltrating the United States
d)
political machines had too much power in urban areas
108.
21st Amendment
a)
Women's suffrage
b)
ended Prohibition
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Income Tax
109.
Scopes Trial
a)
creation vs. evolution
b)
communism vs. evolution
c)
capitalism vs. evolution
110.
Great Migration
a)
African American style of Music, New Orleans and Harlem
b)
African Americans move north for jobs and to escape persecution
c)
New optimism and growth of African American culture
111.
Red Scare
a)
fear of capitalism
b)
fear of communism
c)
fear of socialism
d)
fear of facism
112.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
wore make up
c)
over 65 yrs. old
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
113.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
114.
These hate group gained traction in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
KKK
d)
Nazis
115.
This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Duke Ellington
d)
Langston Hughes
116.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti viewed with suspicion?
a)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
b)
they were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
they were members of the Ku Klux Clan
d)
they looked funny
117.
President Harding’s idea for the US to return to life as it had been before WWI
a)
Prosperity
b)
Return to Normalcy
c)
Harlem Renaissance
118.
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
119.
What did the people of the U.S. jokingly call the purchase of Alaska?
a)
Seward's Folly
b)
Alaska's joke
c)
Seward's joke
d)
Alaska's Folly
120.
What was one benefit of the U.S. purchasing Alaska?
a)
gold
b)
people
c)
soil
d)
water
121.
Who was the Queen of Hawaii?
a)
Queen Liliukalani
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Queen Latifah
d)
Queen Bee
122.
What battle did the Rough Riders, Buffalo Soldiers and Americans defeat the Spanish?
a)
Battle of Cuba
b)
Battle of San Juan Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Spain
123.
The Panama Canal is an _________.
a)
Isthmus
b)
island
c)
river
d)
peninsula
124.
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
125.
What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?
a)
To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
b)
To allow soldiers to travel by sea
c)
To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
d)
To help immigrants get to America
126.
Why did the United States send the USS Maine to Cuba?
a)
To bomb Cuba
b)
To protect Spain
c)
To protect Americans
d)
To start a war
127.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
128.
What did workers build to help ships move through the Panama Canal?
a)
Locks
b)
Bridges
c)
Ramps
d)
Docks
129.
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.
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