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Worksheets1st Semester US HIstory Test
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following factors led to rapid population growth in urbanized areas?
a)
Increased profits by farmers led many to seek jobs in urban areas
b)
The arrival of immigrants and people leaving rural areas for the cities
c)
After the Civil War, northern cities strongly encouraged freed slaves to move north
d)
Nativists encouraged immigration which increased the population quickly
2.
Why did many US citizens resent immigrants and want to restrict immigration?
a)
They feared that immigrants would not be willing to work hard and would contribute to unemployment
b)
They believed that most immigrants migrated to the South and would contribute to the persecution of African Americans
c)
They believed that most immigrants would take their jobs and did not trust their strange customs
d)
Most US citizens were Catholics and were suspicious of the Protestant beliefs immigrants brought with them
3.
How did monopolies and trusts enable businessmen like Carnegie and Rockefeller to become among the richest and most powerful men in the world?
a)
They restricted immigration, thereby limiting the number of industrialists who could compete with them
b)
They eliminated competition and allowed certain businessmen to control entire industries
c)
They loaned large amounts of money to businessmen, thereby enabling them to invest in new industries
d)
They paid large amounts of interest to finance capitalists in exchange for business loans
4.
What did the inventions of Samuel F. Morse and Alexander G. Bell have in common?
a)
They both allowed factories to stay open after sunset, thereby producing more goods for consumers
b)
They both relied on an innovative new kind of assembly line
c)
They both enabled individuals and businesses to communicate on a broader scale
d)
They both helped to make JP Morgan one of the richest men in US history
5.
Which of the following most accurately describes the plight of immigrant factory workers in the late nineteenth century
a)
They often lived in overcrowded apartments, worked long hours, and labored in dangerous working conditions
b)
They slowly migrated out of ethnic ghettos and into the suburbs as the 20th century grew closer
c)
They tended to drive native born citizens out of the inner city thereby greatly reducing the US urban population in the late 1800s
d)
Since many of them came from Europe, they tended to be Protestants who were persecuted for their beliefs once they arrived in the United States
6.
"He was an incredible business man and a generous philanthropist. Why, I bet he gave to public projects almost as much money as he made. Meanwhile, he made the steel industry what it is today. When he sold his business to old Morgan, it made him the richest man in the world."
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John Rockefeller
d)
Tammany Hall
7.
Someone who opposed monopolies would have been most supportive of which of the following?
a)
The Bessemer process
b)
Standard Oil
c)
The Pendleton Act
d)
The Sherman Anti-trust Act
8.
Political machines played what role in the late 19th century
a)
They led to mass production and the early growth of big business
b)
They led to laws which were meant to crush monopolies
c)
They led to corruption in city and state governments headed by political bosses
d)
They served to make sure that Democrats controlled the federal government
9.
What two ethnic groups were instrumental in constructing the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Irish and Italians
b)
Chinese and Italians
c)
Japanese and English
d)
Irish and Chinese
10.
New __________ saved time and money and improved life for people in the 20th Century.
a)
People
b)
Progressives
c)
Machines/Inventions
d)
Directions
11.
Thomas Edison's most famous invention was the _________________________________.
a)
Lightbulb
b)
Streetcar
c)
Rapid Transit
d)
Telephone
12.
Why was Thomas Edison's invention important?
a)
To get people in and out of cities quickly
b)
So factories could stay open later
c)
So people could go swimming without drowning
d)
So people could travel across the country faster
13.
A ___________________ is an organization of workers that tries to improve pay and working conditions for its members.
a)
Strike
b)
Labor Union
c)
Boycott
d)
Progression
14.
Term that says: private monopolies and artificial restrictions on trade were wrong
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Vertical Integration
15.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
16.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
The act of building a strong military. This was a cause of WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliance
23.
What year did WWI begin?
a)
1865
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1918
24.
This was signed at the end of WWI to outline the terms of the losers.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
19th Amendment
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
15th Amendment
25.
The cultural movement in which many African Americans became excellent in art, music, writing, and sports.
a)
The African American Cultural Heritage Movement
b)
Equal Rights Movement
c)
Specialization
d)
Harlem Renaissance
26.
President Hoover's philosophy that Americans must work harder to dig out of the depression.
a)
chicken in every pot
b)
rugged individualism
c)
Square Deal
d)
New Deal
27.
The Dust Bowl devastated what part of the U.S. during the Great Depression?
a)
West Coast
b)
New England
c)
Deep South
d)
Great Plains
28.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
29.
The President of the USA at the beginning of World War II. 7.B
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Woodrow Wilson
30.
Which group of Americans experienced the greatest loss of freedoms during WWII? 7.D
a)
German Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Italian Americans
d)
Russian Americans
31.
Which is the closest to the definition of an era?
a)
Period of time with characteristics that describe it
b)
A time period from a long time ago
c)
A set of time periods throughout history
d)
Characteristics of the names of time
32.
Which of these is a characteristic of the Gilded age?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Industrialization
c)
Populism
d)
Rise of Communism
33.
Which time period applies to the Great Depression era?
a)
1877-1898
b)
1920-1929
c)
1929-1940
d)
1945 - 1992
34.
To which era do the characteristics of Woman's Suffrage, Great Migration, and increase the popularity and use of the car belong?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Roaring 20s
c)
Gilded Age
d)
Progressive Era
35.
This muckraking novel addressed the abuses that occurred in Chicago's meatpacking industry
a)
How the Other Half Lives
b)
The Octopus
c)
Shame of the Cities
d)
The Jungle
36.
Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act illustrated the federal government's commitment to
a)
environmental rights
b)
workers' rights
c)
business competition
d)
consumer protection
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