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Just the Facts

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 3580secs

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Class
Date
1.

President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included

a)

keeping Southern life the same as it was before the Civil War

b)

placing former Confederate leaders on trial

c)

destroying the economic and social power of Southern planters

d)

reuniting the nation as quickly as possible

2.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
3.
Which amendment guarantees citizenship and rights to all people born or naturalized in the United States?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
1st Amendment
4.
Which amendment guarantees the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
5.
What was the name of the agency that was created in 1865 to set up schools, supply food, and solve employment issues for the former slaves?
a)
the Congress of Racial Equality
b)
the American Missionary Association
c)
the Freedmen's Bureau
d)
the National Advancement of Colored People - NAACP
6.
"Although important strides were made, Reconstruction failed to provide lasting guarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen.” Which evidence best supports this statement
a)
passage of Jim Crow laws in the latter part of the 19th century
b)
ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
c)
refusal of Southern States to allow sharecropping
d)
passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866
7.

What best describes Jim Crow laws?

a)

better opportunities for women

b)

African Americans gaining full civil and political rights

c)

discrimination laws focused on Native Americans

d)

legal segregation of the races in the South

8.

Following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming sharecroppers. The sharecropping system was like slavery in that

a)

sharecroppers were given their own land by the government

b)

Sharecroppers were trapped in a cycle of debt to the white plantation owners

c)

Sharecroppers were not able to vote

d)

Sharecroppers were unable to get married

9.

Literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and poll taxes were enacted by Southern states to

a)

limit movement of African Americans

b)

restrict the voting rights of African Americans

c)

improve the social status of African Americans

d)

expand educational opportunities for African Americans

10.

What was the result of the "Plessy v Ferguson (1896)" case?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

d)

Plessy never took the case to the Supreme Court.

11.
The Ku Klux Klan often resorted to violence to accomplish its goal. This violence was usually designed to:
a)
protect personal property.
b)
retaliate against previous acts of violence.
c)
intimidate the victims.
d)
prevent the spread of more violence.
12.
At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in cities?
a)
Jobs were readily available.
b)
Government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities
c)
Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration.
d)
Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland.
13.
The United States government opened up Ellis Island (1892) and Angel Island (1910) primarily to
a)
process immigrants arriving from overseas
b)
defend the United States from attack
c)
chack the safety of imported products
d)
serve as federal prisons
14.
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
a)
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
b)
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
c)
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
d)
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
15.
Which statement best describes US economic history during the period 1865-1900?
a)
industrialization increased at a rapid rate
b)
factories imported most of their raw materials
c)
the lack of immigration tended to decrease industrial production
d)
American industrial production was limited by the Civil War
16.
Which statement best describes US economic history during the period 1865-1900?
a)
industrialization increased at a rapid rate
b)
factories imported most of their raw materials
c)
the lack of immigration tended to decrease industrial production
d)
American industrial production was limited by the Civil War
17.
An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800's led to
a)
An increased dependence on products made in homes
b)
An increase in urbanization
c)
A decrease in levels of water and air pollution
d)
A reduction in immigration from Europe
18.
In the late 1800s, the increase in the number of tenement buildings resulted directly from the
a)
Changing role of women in the home
b)
Increased federal aid for housing
c)
Need for health care facilities
d)
Rapid growth of urban populations
19.

Who was the photographer who published "How the Other Half Lives," which revealed to the world how the lower class lived in New York City?

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

20.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
21.

This was the first law passed to limit immigration to the US from a specific country ...

a)

Immigration Act of 1917

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Homestead Act

22.

How did Industrialization in the US change the lives of women and children?

a)

they gained higher social status

b)

they became wage earners for their family

c)

they became better educated

d)

they returned to their native countries

23.

Which best describes the goals of party bosses and political machines, like Boss Tweed's Tammany Hall, during the late 1800s?

a)

They wanted to help the voters in their community

b)

They wanted to stay in office and get richer

c)

They helped immigrants settle into American life because it was the right thing to do

d)

They refused to support corrupt candidates

24.

An organization of workers dedicated to improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

25.

Collective bargaining and strikes are tactics used by which group

a)

nativists

b)

political machines

c)

labor unions

d)

muckrakers

26.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
27.

What was a result of the novel, The Jungle?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

d)

Homestead Act

28.

This "Act" was used to stop trusts, or monopolies, from unfair advantages in business.

a)

Food and Drug Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

d)

Stamp Act

29.

A major goal of reformers during the Progressive Era was to

a)

end segregation in the South

b)

correct the social and political problems of society

c)

limit immigration from Latin America

d)

enact high tariffs to help domestic industry grow

30.

Which event brought attention to poor working conditions and led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?

a)

Haymarket Riot

b)

Pullman Strike

c)

break-up of Standard Oil

d)

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

31.
Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door policy in China were actions taken by the United States Government to
a)
establish military alliances with other nations
b)
gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
c)
begin the policy of manifest destiny
d)
support isolationist forces in Congress
32.
Which factor is most closely associated with the decision of the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898 after the sinking of the USS Maine?
a)
isolationist policy
b)
labor union pressure
c)
yellow journalism
d)
unrestricted submarine warfare
33.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States diplomacy was motivated by the United States desire to
a)
protect its growing investments in Latin America and the Pacfic
b)
encourage Latin American trade with Europe
c)
end colonial independence movements
d)
reduce the influence of communism around the world
34.
The principle that the United States has the right to act as the "policeman of the Western Hemisphere" and intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American nations was established by the
a)
Good Neighbor policy
b)
Open Door policy
c)
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
d)
Truman Doctrine
35.
What is the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?
a)
eliminating overseas trade with Europe
b)
expanding interstate commerce nationwide
c)
decreasing the influence of big business
d)
rapid rebuildng of the South after the Civil War
36.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
37.
In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?
a)
They maintained control of their traditional lands.
b)
They benefited economically from government policy.
c)
They became farmers and small business owners.
d)
They were forced to live on reservations.
38.
What was the true purpose of the Indian Boarding Schools?
a)
The teach Native Americans how to farm and work in a factory
b)
To "civilize" Native Americans
c)
To  give willing Native Americans a chance to learn English
d)
To teach Native Americans how to preserve their cultural heritage
39.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
40.
During the late nineteenth century, many anti-imperialists worried that imperialism might threaten United States democratic values by. 
a)
opening more doors of diplomacy
b)
considering the needs of native peoples 
c)
violating fundamental rights, such as self-government 
d)
establishing protection for weaker countries
41.

When a country builds up strong armed forces to prepare for war it is known as

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

imperialism

d)

isolationism

42.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
43.
This cartoon represents which cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
44.

What effect did technology have on World War I?

a)

No new technology was developed during the war. b. The Allies created all the new war technology

b)

The Allies created all the new war technology.

c)

New weapons were not needed to fight in trench warfare.

d)

New weapons were introduced that made warfare more deadly.

45.

What action does the propaganda poster want people to take on the World War I homefront?

a)

Stay home to protect your family

b)

Join the army

c)

Buy War Bonds

d)

Rationing

46.

This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

47.

What type of fighting was used in WWI?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Total Warfare

c)

Nuclear Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

48.

Which argument did President Woodrow Wilson use to persuade Congress to enter World War I?

a)

making the world safe for democracy

b)

retaliating against the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

assisting the neutral nations with their defense

d)

removing the Nazi threat from the Western Hemisphere

49.

What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?

a)

to achieve world peace

b)

to punish germany

c)

to start WW2

d)

to reward Russia

50.

What treaty officially ended the war?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

League of Nations

d)

Hague Accords

51.
Which constitutional amendment outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol?
a)
17
b)
18
c)
19
d)
21
52.
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
a)
restriction of immigration
b)
growth of communism
c)
destruction of family values
d)
increase in organized crime
53.
What is the 19th Amendment?
a)
Women's Suffrage
b)
Giving permission to drink beer
c)
The start of prohibition
d)
giving foreign immigrants the right to vote 
54.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
55.
Which amendment to the US Constitution ended the Prohibition Era?
a)
18
b)
19
c)
20
d)
21
56.
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
promoted the growth of New York cities
b)
promoted culture identity of African Americans 
c)
it fought discrimination in southern cities
d)
it established programs such as the NAACP
57.

Which of the following is another name for a government based on a dictatorship?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Communism

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Republic

58.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
59.

As a reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor, what group was interned, or incarcerated, with Executive Order 9066?

a)

Japanese-Americans

b)

African-Americans

c)

German POWs

d)

Italians

60.
Americans at home supported the war effort by conserving and _________________ resources to leave more for the troops. 
a)
Rationing
b)
Reserving
c)
Retiring
d)
Recognizing
61.

During World War II, why were posters of Rosie the Riveter used?

a)

recruit women into wartime industries

b)

encourage women to serve in the armed forces

c)

promote women’s suffrage

d)

support higher education for women

62.

The D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944 by the Allied forces was aimed at liberating Europe by landing in which nation?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Great Britain

63.

The strategy that advanced the US military closer to Japan is known as _______________.

a)

island hopping

b)

casualty

c)

kamikaze

d)

liberate

64.

What Japanese cities did the US attack with atomic bombs in 1945?

a)

Hiroshima and Hawaii

b)

Hiroshima and Tokyo

c)

Tokyo and Nagasaki

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

65.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

Nazi attacks on London

b)

The systematic killing of Jews by Nazi Germany

c)

Internment of Japanese Americans

d)

British creating colonies in Africa

66.

As World War II was ending, why did the United States decide to join the United Nations?

a)

sought to meet the American public’s overwhelming demand for free-trade agreements

b)

wanted to continue to play the same role it had in the League of Nations

c)

recognized that efforts to achieve world peace required United States involvement

d)

wanted to stop the growing influence of newly independent developing nations

67.
Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
a)
Berlin Blockade
b)
Communist takeover of China
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Vietnam War
68.

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to

a)

limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons

b)

end colonialism in Africa and Asia

c)

bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice

d)

limit the Soviet Union spreading communism throughout the world

69.

The beginning of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe is most closely associated with the

a)

fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989

b)

Warsaw Pact nations joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in March, 1999

c)

NATO intervention in Yugoslavia in the Spring of 1999

d)

Formation of the European Union in November 1993

70.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, billions of dollars in US aid for the post-WWII ravaged Europe, represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

a)

national debt

b)

spread of communism

c)

President’s political opposition

d)

nuclear arms race

71.

Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

a)

The policy of containment was applied in Asia as well as in Europe

b)

United Nations economic sanctions are more effective than military action.

c)

All American people will support United States participation in any war.

d)

United States cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends.

72.

Which of the following was a competition between the US and USSR to gain the most superior aerospace technology??

a)

Arms Race

b)

NASA

c)

Space Race

d)

Sputnik

73.

This "figurative (symbolic) wall" divided communist countries from democratic countries in post-WWII Europe.

a)

Great Wall of China

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Wall of Democracy

74.

According to the document, if communism prevailed American society would....

a)

Prosper

b)

Flourish

c)

Collapse

d)

be victorious

75.

What was a major reason for the Cold War?

a)

Ideological differences between USA and USSR

b)

the temperature of earth was too low

c)

Insufficient money for war reparations

d)

Inability of the UN to maintain peace

76.
The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s was to
a)
establish a separate political state for African Americans
b)
gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution
c)
end segregation based on race
d)
permit unlimited immigration to the United States
77.

In 1954, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by

a)

guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans

b)

banning racial segregation in hotels and restaurants

c)

stating that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional

d)

upholding the principle of separate but equal public facilities

78.

To achieve justice, which method did Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to use?

a)

using violence

b)

following civil disobedience

c)

leaving any community in which racism is practiced

d)

demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans

79.
During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, activities of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) illustrated that
a)
all civil rights groups use the same tactics
b)
different approaches can be used to achieve a common goal
c)
organizational differences usually lead to failure
d)
violence is the best tool for achieving social change
80.
Martin Luther King, Jr. first emerged as a leader of the civil rights movement when he
a)
led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
b)
refused to give up his seat on a bus to a white man
c)
challenged the authority of the Supreme Court
d)
was elected as the first black congressman from the South
81.
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
82.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement

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