WorksheetsNCFE American History
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
2.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
3.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
4.
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)
Laws Act
5.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
6.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
7.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
8.
What was the name of the law, passed in 1883 during the Gilded Age, that sought to reform government? It required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation. This law was passed in response to widespread political corruption and the assassination of President Garfield.
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Pendelton Civil Service Act
c)
Underwood Tariff Act
d)
Celler-Kefaufer Act
9.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
10.
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
11.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
12.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
18.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
19.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
20.
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
21.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
22.
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
23.
Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
a)
The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence from Spain so that the US could have access to Cuba's natural resources
b)
The US blamed to sinking of the USS Maine on Spain
c)
The Spanish Ambassador wrote a letter criticizing the president
d)
All of these
24.
What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?
a)
Explosion of the USS Arizona
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Russia
25.
Why did women work in factories during wartime?
a)
The government forced women to work
b)
To stop a labor (work) shortage since men were drafted
c)
To stop immigrants from "stealing" jobs
d)
New workplace laws requiring them to be hired
26.
Why did the government issue war bonds?
a)
To pay for the war effort
b)
To keep banks from closing
c)
to keep the stock market high
d)
To decrease unemployment
27.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts attacked this freedom.
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Freedom of Religion
c)
Freedom of the Press
d)
Freedom of Assembly
28.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
29.
What two events prompted the United States to enter WW1
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania and the bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
The Zimmerman Telegram and The sinking of the Lusitania
c)
The Mexican Telegram and the Russian Revolution
d)
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor and the bombing of Nagasaki
30.
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for lasting peace?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
A Lasting Plan for Peace
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Fourteen Points
31.
Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s?
a)
Many
Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
b)
Many Americans did not have jobs
and there were failed banks and businesses.
c)
Many Americans experienced an economic boom,
furthered by new technologies.
d)
All Americans experienced an economic boom,
furthered by new technologies.
32.
What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans?
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
New job oppurtunities
d)
New sharecropping opportunities
33.
During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans had the opportunity to celebrate their culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT…
a)
Art
b)
Clothing
c)
Music
d)
Writing
34.
Which of the following best describes a factor that led to the crash of the stock market?
a)
Many Americans began buying more stocks
b)
Values of stocks increased due to mass production
c)
Factories were not able to produce goods for consumers
d)
Factories were overproducing and began to lay off workers
35.
What is an appropriate title for the chart below?
· Assisted with the feeding and housing of the poorest America citizens
· Put money into the hands of consumers, who spent it, and helped businesses recover
Attempted to reform the system and prevent another economic crisis
· Assisted with the feeding and housing of the poorest America citizens
· Put money into the hands of consumers, who spent it, and helped businesses recover
Attempted to reform the system and prevent another economic crisis
a)
Goals of the New Deal
b)
Causes of World War II
c)
Life During the Roaring 20s
d)
Causes of the Great Depression
36.
What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression?
a)
The role of
the federal government increased.
b)
The role of
the federal government decreased.
c)
There
was no change in the role of the government.
d)
The
government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.
37.
What was an effect of the Japanese bombing of the Unites States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor?
a)
The United States began to help Britain with supplies.
b)
The United States economy quickly recovered from the Great
Depression.
c)
President
Roosevelt asked the United States Congress to declare war on Japan.
d)
President
Roosevelt asked the United State Congress to declare war on Italy and Germany.
38.
What was the significance of the invasion of Normandy?
a)
Led
to the surrender of the Axis Powers in Japan
b)
Led to the surrender of the Allied Powers in Japan
c)
Led
to the surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe
d)
Led
to the surrender of the Allied Powers in Europe
39.
The United States dropped two atomic bombs in August 1945. What impact did these bombs have on the outcome of World War II?
a)
Germany,
Italy, and Japan joined to form the Axis Powers.
b)
Japanese
planes carried out a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
Led to the surrender of the Germans and ended World War II.
d)
Led
to the surrender of the Japanese and ended World War II.
40.
Which Allied leaders are correctly matched with their nation?
a)
Hitler: United States
Churchill: Soviet Union
Mussolini: Germany
Churchill: Soviet Union
Mussolini: Germany
b)
Roosevelt: Germany
Hitler: Great Britain
Mussolini: United States
Hitler: Great Britain
Mussolini: United States
c)
Roosevelt: United States
Churchill: Great Britain
Stalin: Soviet Union
Churchill: Great Britain
Stalin: Soviet Union
d)
Stalin: Soviet Union
Mussolini: Great Britian
Roosevelt: Italy
Mussolini: Great Britian
Roosevelt: Italy
41.
Which of the following best describes the role of women during WWII?
a)
Women
became front line soldiers and fought alongside men in battles.
b)
Women
were moved to concentration camps while men were off fighting in the war.
c)
Women were paid more than men to do jobs in the factories while
men were at war.
d)
Women were responsible for rationing and Victory gardens and some
took the place of
men in factories.
42.
Which of the following best describes the role of African Americans during WWII?
a)
Migrated
south and to the East coast for family and work
b)
Moved to internment camps in the western deserts of the United
States
c)
Worked
in wartime factories and participated in the military in segregated units
d)
Worked in wartime factories and participated in the military in
desegregated units
43.
Which of the following does NOT describe the role of Japanese Americans during WWII?
a)
Many migrated south to find better jobs in war time factories.
b)
Some served in United States military units in the European theater.
c)
Many were moved to internment camps in the western deserts of the US.
d)
Many were denied the right to a fair trial even though there was no proof they were disloyal.
44.
What American fear is being shown in the image?
a)
Red Scare
b)
Nuclear War
c)
Nativism
d)
Racial Prejudice
45.
Which of the following is not true about McCarthyism?
a)
It was the hunting down of suspected Communist in America
b)
Its leader was Joseph McCarthy
c)
The House Un-American Activities Committe (HUAC) participated
d)
If Communist were discovered they were immediately executed
46.
Which of the following is not true about the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
a)
HUAC investigated the government
b)
HUAC believed Communist had infiltrated Hollywood
c)
Future President Richard Nixon was a member of the HUAC
d)
The HUAC was a very fair and just government organization
47.
Suburbs increased during the 1950s as a result of the creation of
a)
Levittowns
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
the Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
the Marshall Plan
48.
As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -
a)
bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
b)
transport Polish refugees to safety
c)
prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
d)
intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power
49.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin.
b)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
c)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
d)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
50.
Why was the end of the Korean War considered a stalemate?
a)
The cold war continued.
b)
The North and South were still divided.
c)
Both the North and South lost many lives.
d)
The United States removed all of its troops.
51.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
52.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
53.
What does NATO stand for?
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Trade Organization
c)
Northern Alliance Trade Origins
d)
Native American Tribal Organization
54.
Truman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?
a)
armed forces
b)
public schools
c)
public transportation
d)
automobile factories
55.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master
56.
An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
57.
Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from Selma to Montgomery
58.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
59.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
60.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
61.
This U.S. president was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis and supported the Civil Rights Movement. He was also assassinated for his support.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
FDR
62.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
All of the above
63.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
64.
These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north
a)
North Vietnamese Army
b)
Deferment
c)
Tet
d)
Viet Cong
65.
What was the domino theory?
a)
A Game played by soldiers
b)
A strategy for the communists to advance against US forces
c)
A reason to stop the spread of communism
d)
An app on a smart phone
66.
He was the communist leader of North Vietnam
a)
Diem
b)
Johnson
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Castro
67.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
68.
Who "won" the Vietnam War?
a)
North Vietnam
b)
United States of America
c)
South Vietnam
d)
North Korea
69.
What was the difference between what the government said happened and what was actually happening called?
a)
Credibility Gap
b)
Government Fallacy Gap
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muckraking
70.
What was the plan for replacing US soldiers with Vietnamese soldiers to decrease US involvement called?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Vietnamization
c)
Maddox Strategy
d)
Agent Orange
71.
What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
72.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
73.
Who was elected president in 1968?
a)
Nixon
b)
Johnson
c)
Kennedy
d)
Eisenhower
74.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
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