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Marking Period Exam I US Cultures

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What countries were part of the Central Powers?

a)

US, France, Germany

b)

Italy, France, Russia

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungry, Ottoman Empire

d)

Russia, France, Britain

2.
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
3.
Which alliance were the Germans a part of during WWI?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Allied Powers
d)
Super Powers
4.
Which world power was the last to join WWI? 
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
China
5.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Wm. McKinley
b)
Th. Roosevelt
c)
W.H. Taft
d)
W. Wilson
6.
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
7.

What was the main demand from the Allied European nations they wanted from Germany?

a)

Political equality

b)

Reparations

c)

Self determination

d)

Germany to no longer exist

8.

What act helped the US build up its military?

a)

The FFA

b)

Zimmerman Act

c)

Francisco Act

d)

Selective Service Act

9.

Which is the best way to describe trench conditions?

a)

Unsanitary

b)

Many Causalities

c)

New Weapons

d)

All of the above

10.

Who was the leader of the Black Hand and killed Franz Ferdinand?

a)

Gavrilo Princip

b)

Benard Baruch

c)

John Pershing

d)

Jimmy Fallon

11.

One new technological advancement used during WWI...

a)

Planes

b)

Oxygen

c)

Randon

d)

All of the above

12.

What is another term for cease fire?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Armistice

c)

Merger

d)

Reparations

13.

What group of people were blamed for union strike in the US?

a)

Germans

b)

Slavs

c)

Italians

d)

Communists

14.

What was Wilson's plan for world peace called?

a)

Triple Entente

b)

Armistice

c)

Fourteen Points

d)

Zimmerman Plan

15.

Agency that regulated industrial production in the US during WWI...

a)

War Industries Board

b)

National Labor Board

c)

War Preparation Board

d)

War payee Committee

16.

Most Americans favored one side or the other during WWI because...

a)

Military interest

b)

Aggressive behaviors

c)

Racism

d)

Ancestral ties

17.

Who was president during the Teapot Dome Scandal?

a)

Wilson

b)

Harding

c)

Coolidge

d)

Hoover

18.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920's?
a)
Amelia Earhart
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Gertrude Ederle
d)
Derek Jeter
19.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
Speakeasies
b)
Cellars
c)
Hidden spots
d)
Speaksoftly
20.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Immigrants
c)
Communists
d)
Republicans
21.
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
22.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
23.
A fear of communism that swept the United States following World War I.
a)
Red Scare
b)
Prohibition
c)
Quota
d)
Blue Scare
24.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scope's Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
25.
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
a)
They were communists
b)
They were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
d)
they were members of the KKK
26.
What was an emergence of black culture and heritage in the 1920's?
a)
New York Wave
b)
Brooklyn Revival
c)
Harlem renaissance
d)
Manhattan Movement
27.
Which of these were NOT a form of entertainment that was popular during the 1920s?
a)
Dancing and listening to Jazz at the Cotton Club
b)
Playing on the computer
c)
Listening to the radio
d)
Attending sporting events
28.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
29.

What political party controlled the White House during the 20s?

a)

Moose Party

b)

Whigs

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

30.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

15th

c)

19th

d)

21st

31.

One main factor that caused urban sprawl...

a)

Cars

b)

high tariffs

c)

union membership

d)

All of the above

32.

Most well-known African-American Jazz musicians...

a)

Jim Thorpe

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

d)

Louis Armstrong

33.

Belief that every word in the Bible is literal truth...

a)

Fundamentalism

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Darwinism

34.

This man founded the "Back to Africa" movement...

a)

Emma Goldman

b)

Paul Robeson

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

35.

What was the most popular form of entertainment during the 20s?

a)

Xbox1 and Playstation 4

b)

Radio and Movies

c)

Board games and Radio

d)

Poetry and Painting

36.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
37.

The Ku Klux Klan was most closely associated with

a)

nativism

b)

education

c)

helping immigrants

d)

assembly line

38.

What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

39.

Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"

a)

huge increase in immigration which led to fighting

b)

economic depression

c)

people were free to drink and party at their leisure

d)

it was a time of cultural and social changes

40.

When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Great Immigration

d)

The Trail of Tears

41.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
42.
What did the Immigration Acts of 1921, 1924 and 1929 do?
a)
Increased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
b)
Decreased the amount of immigrants allowed in the US
c)
Outlawed all immigration
d)
Only allowed immigrants from Russia
43.

Which of the following statements is supported by the political cartoon above?

a)

Decrease of immigrants due to the passage of immigration quotas

b)

Increase of tax rates for immigrants

c)

Increase in the difficulty of the United States naturalization exam

d)

Decrease of jobs available for immigrants

44.
A way of borrowing money from a bank or finance company so that you can have what you want and pay for it later
a)
Speculation 
b)
Buying on Credit 
c)
Buying on Margin 
d)
Overproduction 
45.

What was a immediate effect of the radio?

a)

help with finances

b)

mobility for the working class

c)

improved access to information

d)

helped women get away from traditional roles

46.

What was the main worry that Americans had about joining the League of Nations?

a)

the US might get dragged into another war

b)

the US would have to pay for most of the cost

c)

Germany would be a member of the league

d)

the US would have to host its headquarters

47.

What was the League of Nations?

a)

an organization established to promote international cooperation and world peace

b)

a post-war military alliance between Britain, Italy, France, and the US

c)

an organization that promoted trade between Italy France & the US

d)

the countries that met and drafted the Treaty of Versailles following WWI

48.

Which of the following was effect of the Red Scare?

a)

migration of African-Americans to Northern cities

b)

the creation of the Espionage and Sedition Acts

c)

restrictions on new immigrant arrivals

d)

the formation of the Communist Party in the US

49.

With the passing of the 18th Amendment,

a)

more women gained access to public office

b)

there was an increase in organized crime and bootlegging

c)

more African Americans were represented in government

d)

there was direct election of senators

50.
What is Babe Ruth most known for?
a)
Jazz musician from the 1920s
b)
One of the greatest professional baseball players of all time
c)
Pilot who became the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
d)
Began mass production of automobiles on assembly lines
51.
What is Langston Hughes most known for?
a)
Being the President who tried to keep the US out of WWI
b)
Famous African-American poet who lived in Harlem
c)
British passenger ship sunk by German U-Boat killing Americans
d)
First person to successfully build and fly an airplane
52.

The Selective Service Act of 1917 required men to do what?

a)

select their Liberty Bond

b)

select the best items to send to soldiers

c)

plant a victory garden

d)

sign up for military service

53.

What encouraged the new “consumerism” of the 1920’s ?

a)

advertising

b)

television

c)

Red Scare

d)

propaganda

54.

Victory Gardens, Buying War Bonds and women filling men's jobs while they were away at war, were.....

a)

not a successful plan in supporting the war effort

b)

way too difficult to achieve

c)

ways Americans at home supported the war effort

d)

ways that people in Britain supported the US

55.
What book, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, showcased the extravagant lifestyle of the 1920’s?
a)
A Farewell to Arms
b)
Heart of Darkness
c)
The Great Gatsby
d)
Their Eyes Were Watching God

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