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WorksheetsAmerican Studies Semester 2 Exam Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
“Yellow Journalism” was used to gain American support for Cuban rebels in their fight for independence from Spain. What is “Yellow Journalism”?
political cartoons that report news
exaggerated news reports
. truthful news reports
communistic slant on news reports
In February of 1898, a United States battleship mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba. Three months later, America declared war on Spain. What was the name of this battleship that sunk?
USS North Carolina
USS Arizona
USS Maine
USS California
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Spanish American War?
Cuba received its freedom from Spain.
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico became possessions of the U.S.
Cuba became a United States territory
United States became a world power.
Which of the following was a factor in President McKinley’s decision to ask Congress to declare war against Spain?
McKinley was an imperialist who wanted to build an empire.
The U.S. signed a treaty saying that the U.S. would help Cuba overthrow Spain.
Newspaper publishers were putting pressure on McKinley.
McKinley wanted to make Puerto Rico a state.
Which future president led the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill?
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
What is the name of the treaty that officially ends the Spanish – American War?
Treaty of Havana
Treaty of Manila
Treaty of Barcelona
Treaty of Paris
What was the nickname given journalists who attempted to expose problems in government and business?
Muckrakers
Socialists
Imperialists
Sharks
Theodore Roosevelt eventually left the Republican Party and helped create a 3rd party for America in 1912. What was the nickname of his party?
Roughriders
Teddies
Bull Moose Party
Socialists
What was the name of the Upton Sinclair novel which helped expose the issues within the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era?
The Uprising
The Meat Industry
Rotten Meat
The Jungle
What was the nickname given for Teddy Roosevelt's progressive plan for the American people after he became President?
New Deal
Square Deal
Deal or No Deal
Progressive Deal
A progressive reform which allowed voters to accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature is called a ________________________________.
Law
Bill
Referendum
Act
The progressive reform which created the Federal Reserve System which issues paper money controlled by the banks
Meat Inspection Act
National Reclamation Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Federal Reserve Act
A policy which tended to control thinking in America during the Industrial Age and that progressives reacted to and literally meant "hands off"
laissez – faire
tributary
nativism
socialism
W.E.B Dubois founded this organization which worked for equal rights for all Americans and disagreed with the "separate but equal" philosophy which was common to the US at the time
IWW
National Black Alliance
AFL
NAACP
During the progressive period, a new form of city government was developed in which the elected city officials hired a professionally trained administrator to run the government. This administrator was usually known as the
Strong Mayor
City Manager
Municipal Commissioner
Urban Administrative Specialist
What countries were The Central Powers in WW I?
Russia, Romania, and Serbia
Belgium, France, and Italy
France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy, and USA
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and The Ottoman Empire
What countries were considered to be The Allies in WW I?
Russia, Romania, and Serbia
Belgium, France, and Italy
France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy, and USA
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and The Ottoman Empire
What is propaganda?
When a spy gets caught telling secrets to another country.
The spread of ideas that help one country and hurt another
When two countries share borders
When two countries declare war against each other
Whose death sparked World War I?
Queen Victoria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm
Archbishop Ussher
Which of these ships was sunk by a German submarine?
Andrea Doria
Lusitania
Titanic
Arizona
Which of these nations was neutral in World War I?
England
Italy
Germany
Norway
Which of these people was a spy in World War I?
Benedict Arnold
Mata Hari
Serge Plekhanov
James Bond
Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme in World War I?
Chariot
Jet Fighter
Tank
Submarine
World War I ended in:
1920
1915
1925
1918
Why did the United States government create the War Industries Board?
To ensure that factories produced enough military supplies for the war
To educate soldiers
To ensure that young men registered for the military draft
To boost food production
Which of the following nations would have entered World War I if the Zimmerman plot had succeeded?
Serbia
Switzerland
Spain
Mexico
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of trench warfare?
Heavy artillery bombardments
Attacks and counterattacks across open land
Short battles with relatively few deaths
Use of poison gases on enemy troops
What role did President Wilson want the United States to play at the start of World War I?
Cutting off American supplies to every warring nation
Entering the war on the side of Great Britain
Arranging peace talks between the two sides
Entering the war on Germany’s side
The League of Nations was created after World War I as a forum for resolving international conflicts. However, the League was largely unsuccessful at this task. One factor that contributed to the ineffectiveness of the League was the
Breakup of colonial empires in Africa and Asia
Decision of the U.S. not to join the League
Opposition of League members to the Treaty of Versailles
Rise of the Cold War between the U.S. and USSR
The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret telegram sent by Germany to the leaders of Mexico. Why did the Zimmerman Telegram cause outrage among Americans?
It revealed that Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side
It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the United States if the United States entered the war against Germany
Zimmerman was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders
The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders to its commanders on European battlefields
Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should
favor big business over labor and farming.
assume some responsibility for the welfare of people.
own and operate the major industries of the country.
require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs.
In the 1930s, shantytowns, often called “Hoovervilles,” sprang up across the United States because of President Herbert Hoover’s
support for federal programs to provide jobs for the unemployed
refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless
efforts to help the residents return to their farms
emergency relief program to provide food to the poor
The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by
providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy
reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation
lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget
decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs
President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to pack the United States Supreme Court, but Congress did not support him. This situation is an example of
Congress undermining the separation of powers
the president using the unwritten constitution
the use of the system of checks and balances
how federalism was preserved by one branch of government
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
Farmers
Homeowners
Businesses
Unemployed Workers
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
passage of the Social Security Act
beginning of World War II
reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
announcement of the Marshall Plan
The Social Security Act (1935) is considered an important program because it
brought about a quick end to the Great Depression
provided employment for those in need of a job
established a progressive income tax
extended support to elderly
The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the
rights of workers are less important than the interests of business
Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy
government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people
president’s foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy
During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover Blankets showed that President Hoover
was seen as a role model
used the military to aid the unemployed
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
supported relief and public housing for the needy
A lasting effect of the New Deal has been a belief that government should
own the principal means of producing goods and services
allow natural market forces to determine economic conditions
maintain a balanced federal budget during hard economic times
assume responsibility for the well-being of its citizens
World War II began when Germany invaded
Russia
Austria
France
Poland
During the war British ships travelled in convoys because
they were afraid of German submarine attacks
they had a lot of goods to carry
they used American ships
they could be seen better from the air
General Charles de Gaulle went to Great Britain and told Frenchmen
to give up when the Germans came
to continue fighting against the Germans
to join the German army
to try to escape to Great Britain
Why was island hopping important?
It was a popular dance during the 1940s that helped lift morale on the home front
It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WW
It enabled island tribes to move between islands to escape the fighting during WWII
It allowed America to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them to get closer to Japan
What was most important about The Battle of the Bulge?
It proved that both the Axis and Allies had a strong resolve to win the war
It allowed the Americans to capture Iwo Jima
It helped a lot of people lose weight
It was the last major Nazi offensive
During WWII, which countries made up the Allied Powers?
Japan, Germany and Italy
France, Germany and America
The Soviet Union, Great Britain, Japan and Canada
America, Great Britain, The Soviet Union and Canada
Which countries did America declare war on in 1941?
Japan, Italy and Germany
Japan, Italy and France
The Soviet Union, Britain and Germany
The Soviet Union, Italy and Japan
Why did America enter WWII?
Germany declared war on Japan.
We wanted to end the Holocaust.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Europe needed help to beat Stalin.
This battle was the “turning point in the Pacific.”
Midway
Iwo Jima
Tarawa
Coral Sea
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the _______________________
use of island hopping
assassination of Tojo
surrender of Japan
surrender of Germany
U.S. fears about the spread of communism were increased when ____ became a Communist nation in 1949.
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Poland
Monaco
The “Bay of Pigs” refers to
The Soviet Union’s invasion of Hungary.
A U.S. attempt to overthrow the Cuban government
The Russian resort city in which Eastern European nations met to form the CENTO alliance.
The Soviet Union’s attempt to install nuclear weapons in Haiti.
The Warsaw Pact sought to
Create a military alliance between the Soviet Union and various Eastern European nations.
Prevent Soviet expansion into Poland and Denmark.
Provide economic assistance to Polish Jews after World War II.
Create a plan for the reduction of nuclear weapons in Europe.
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin.
Prevent food from entering Poland
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
The “détente” phase of relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union ended with the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan.
South Vietnam.
South Korea.
Poland.
Why was geography important during the Cuban missile crisis?
The communist government took over American businesses on the island.
The island is located just 90 miles from the coast of Florida.
The Soviets gave financial aid to the communist government of Cuba.
The Bay of Pigs invasion failed to overthrow Castro.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
withdrew its troops from Germany
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
Which of the following phrases best defines the term Cold War?
conflict between armed opponents
competition for economic and political power
conflict that involves exchange of atomic weapons
competition for petroleum resources in the Arctic
What act caused the United States to lead a United Nations military force into Korea?
Communist forces from South Korea invaded North Korea.
Communist forces from China invaded South Korea.
Communist forces from China invaded North Korea.
Communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea.
Which of the following nations was a member of the Warsaw Pact?
Yugoslavia
Poland
China
Monaco
Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of the Jim Crow laws?
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1875
The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
The decision in Morgan v. Virginia
Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
Due process of law.
"separate but equal".
"all deliberate speed"
Equal protection of the law.
What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Improvement Association in response to segregation on buses?
Social
Economic
Political
Physical force
To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin L. King, Jr., and other members of SCLC encouraged a policy of
Armed confrontation.
Lawsuits.
Nonviolent protest.
National strikes.
Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ___ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Medgar Evars.
Fannie Lou Hamer.
Civil rights activists used this technique to force segregated establishments (businesses) to serve African Americans.
Freedom rides.
Boycotts.
Sit-ins.
The March on Washington.
The greatest achievement of the NAACP during the Civil Rights movement was winning the Brown v. Board of Education decision which
Ordered public schools to desegregate.
Allowed black-white marriages.
Ended segregation of transportation.
Protected blacks’ rights to vote.
The brutality against blacks in Birmingham prompted Kennedy to
Vote for a fair housing bill.
Propose a strong civil rights bill.
Jail several southern Democratic senators.
Release Martin Luther King on bail.
"we will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering... we will not hate you, but we cannot obey your unjust laws..." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The above quotation advocates:
Segregation.
Anarchy.
Prohibition.
Civil disobedience.
The "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., during the March on Washington, in August 1963, appealed to African Americans because
It coined the phrase "black pride"
Many had long been deprived of their civil rights
It caused nostalgia for life in the Old South
It called for a violent revolution
What parallel line divided North Vietnam and South Vietnam?
38th
17th
15th
36th
Which European country had controlled Indochina but was forced out by 1954?
Great Britain
Spain
United States
France
Over which of these did the North Vietnamese primarily supply their troops fighting in the south?
Mekong River
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Salween River
South China Sea
Which of these granted President Johnson the right to wage war in Vietnam?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Geneva Accords
The Containment Decree
The Fulbright Resolution
In 1968 North Vietnamese troops attacked the South in a surprise daring attack on numerous cities. What was this attack, widely believed to be a turning point in the war, called?
The demarcation
The Tet Offensive
The Christmas Attack
The January Attack
Which of these was a leaf-killing toxic chemical later found to cause cancer in humans?
Napalm
DDT
Agent Orange
Green Bacteria
Which American president tried the strategy of Vietnamization, or turning active combat over to the South Vietnamese, as a way to withdraw?
Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
Ford
According to what Cold War philosophy did the United States believe that, if Vietnam fell to communism, all of southeastern Asia would fall to communism?
attrition
domino theory
social contract
socialism
The Ohio National Guard shot and killed student anti-war protestors on the campus of what college in 1970?
Kent State University
Miami University
Ohio State University
University of Toledo
When did Saigon fall to the North Vietnamese?
1972
1973
1974
1975
