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WorksheetsEOC-STARR Final
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
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.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
autombils
d)
horse drawn carriages
6.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
7.
The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.
a)
direct voting
b)
civil service reform
c)
political machines
d)
civil labor unions
8.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
9.
Fact most significant in development of labor unions during nineteenth century?
a)
Working conditions
b)
Racial segregation
c)
Class discrimination
d)
Growing prosperity
10.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
11.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
12.
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
13.
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
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.
Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
a)
Eugene Debs
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
Upton Sinclair
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.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
20.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
21.
The people elect US senators. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
23rd
d)
26th
22.
Congress can tax income. Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
18th
c)
9th
d)
10th
23.
What does this political cartoon represent?
a)
Big Stick Diplomacy
b)
White Man's Burden
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Imperialism
24.
He helped overthrow Hawaii’s monarchy and was its first governor.
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Sanford B Dole
25.
Which world power was the last to join WWI?
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
China
26.
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
27.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
28.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
29.
Why did the United States get involved in WWI?
a)
Restricted submarine warfare
b)
Chemical warfare against civilians
c)
Unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
Aerial warfare
30.
What led to the Great Migration?
a)
European immigrants began to move to the North
b)
African American women were granted the right to vote so they moved away from southern cities
c)
factories in the South began accepting more minority applicants for jobs
d)
African Americans moved to obtain jobs in northern factories
31.
What law was passed to limit opposition to the government during World War I?
a)
the Fourteen Points
b)
the War Industries Board
c)
the Zimmerman Telegram
d)
the Espionage and Sedition Acts
32.
Who was the president during World War One?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
33.
Which of the following did not contribute to WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
34.
Give two nicknames for the decade of the 1920's.
a)
The Roaring 20's and The Jazz Age
b)
The Great Society and C'mon Get Happy
c)
The New Frontier and The Silent Majority
35.
Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line in the production of automobiles led directly to
a)
a decrease in the cost of automobiles
b)
a decrease in the number of automobiles available
c)
an increase in the unemployment rate
d)
an increase in the time needed to produce a single automobileAddEditInfoFeedback
36.
What type of Music was created and very popular during the 1920s'?
a)
Jazz
b)
Rock n' Roll
c)
Rap
d)
Folk Music
37.
In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by a
a)
willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
b)
Increased consumer borrowing and spending
c)
The active involvement of the United States in European affairs
d)
Major reforms in national labor laws
38.
Which was the name of a scandal during Harding's presidency?
a)
Business Boom Scandal
b)
Supplemental Draft Scandal
c)
Toaster Scandal
d)
Teapot Dome Scandal
39.
Why was the Teapot Dome Scandal considered one of the worst scandals in US history?
a)
Because it involved the oil industry
b)
because it was the most sensational example of high-level corruption in the history of U.S. politics.
c)
because it involved land set aside for conservation from the Roosevelt Era
d)
because it involved William Taft, a US president
40.
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a)
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
b)
a government program that helped women get the vote
c)
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
d)
a government program designed to help people during the depression
41.
The Great Depression was an economic slowdown in the 1920s and 1930s. Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the end of the gold rush
b)
the crash of the stock exchange
c)
the ending of World War II
d)
the high price of oil
42.
a)
The Great Recession
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
New Deal
d)
Great Depression
43.
When the stock market crashed in 1929, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States. The president who followed President Hoover began the New Deal, a program to help people during the Great Depression. This president was
a)
Warren Harding
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
44.
In 1929 the Great Depression started in the United States. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president and he promised a "New Deal" to the American people. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the government during the New Deal?
a)
) The government wanted people to take care of themselves and not use the government.
b)
The New Deal led to the government being more involved in the economy of the country.
c)
The government wanted people to let the government provide everything they needed.
d)
The New Deal led to the government being less involved in the economy of the country.
45.
How did the 1929 stock market crash affect the United States economy in the 1930s?
a)
Unemployment reached its highest level in United States history.
b)
Congress voted to reject New Deal policies.
c)
Stock prices were higher than investors could afford.
d)
Agriculture replaced manufacturing as the primary industry.
46.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Hurricanes
47.
The most popular home appliance in the 1930's
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Movies
d)
Telephone
48.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
49.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
50.
The ____ was an agency formed to insure bank deposits up to a certain amount.
a)
Social Security
b)
SEC
c)
FDIC
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
51.
When President Roosevelt talked to the American people directly over the radio, they called it ____ ____.
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
the President talking
c)
Chats with me
d)
Campfire chats
52.
What was the primary reason that President Roosevelt attempted to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?
a)
to make the Court more supportive of New Deal Programs
b)
to force the Court to hear cases involving women’s rights
c)
to speed up the Court’s review of cases
d)
to increase the independence of the Court
53.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan?
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
54.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
55.
What role did women take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
56.
Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII?
a)
women
b)
Navajo
c)
African Americans
57.
What is Genocide?
a)
prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews
b)
systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race
c)
organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses
58.
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?
a)
President Truman thought it would be easier and faster to use atomic bombs
b)
Truman thought too many U.S. soldiers would die if the U.S. invaded Japan
c)
President Truman wanted to test out the atomic bomb
d)
President Truman did NOT use atomic bombs
59.
Where were Japanese- Americans held against their will during WWII? They were held here because of fear they were spies for Japan
a)
Internment Camps
b)
Guantanamo Bay
c)
Cuba
d)
Jungle Shacks
60.
This was the project put in place to develop the atomic bomb:
a)
Manhattan Transfer
b)
Manheim Steamroller
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Super Sneaky Project
61.
This was the plan put in place to help rebuild Europe after the War:
a)
Party Plan
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Massive Plan
d)
Lend-Lease Act
62.
Containment was the foreign policy put in place to stop the spread of what?
a)
Leftovers
b)
Baked Goods
c)
Ebola
d)
Communism
63.
The US Senator who unfairly accused Americans of communist activities:
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Debbie Stabenow
c)
Bernie Sanders
d)
Joseph Stalin
64.
The US and the UN committed troops to this country to help fight a "hot war":
a)
Thailand
b)
Holland
c)
Myanmar
d)
Korea
65.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
66.
Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?
a)
Britain and the Soviet Union
b)
France and Germany
c)
Japan and the Soviet Union
d)
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
67.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
68.
The purpose of Executive Order 9981, issued by President Harry Truman, was to
a)
establish war crimes tribunals in Western Europe
b)
ensure adequate manpower to fight the Korean War
c)
encourage women to join the armed services
d)
end racial segregation in the military
69.
The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as
a)
credibility gap
b)
missile gap
c)
information gap
d)
television gap
70.
National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing 4
a)
Kent State University
b)
Texas State University
c)
University of California at Berkeley
d)
University of Michigan
71.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
72.
What gave war powers back to congress after the Vietnam War?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Immigration Act
c)
Tonkin Resolution Act
d)
Civil Rights Act
73.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
74.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
75.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
76.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
77.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
78.
What group primarily used sit-ins as their means of protesting segregation in restaurants?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
SNCC
d)
SCLC
79.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
80.
What larger movement did the Panthers emerge from?
a)
The Civil Rights Movement
b)
The Chicano Movement
c)
The Native American Movement
d)
None of the above
81.
This event caused a huge turn in the direction of the civil rights movement.
a)
Malcolm X converting to orthodox Islam
b)
SNCC and SCLC drifting apart
c)
assassination of MLK Jr.
d)
assassination of Robert Kennedy
82.
The Black Panthers believed in all of the following EXCEPT
a)
nonviolence
b)
Black Power
c)
black nationalism
d)
community development
83.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
84.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
85.
President Ford granted a _____ to Richard Nixon for his crimes in Watergate.
a)
Pardoned
b)
Advice
c)
Special Prosecutor
d)
Executive Privileges
86.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
87.
Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
88.
To resist the spread of Communism in Latin America and liberate American hostages, the several US officials became involved in what scandal?
a)
Watergate
b)
Whitewater
c)
Iran-Contra
d)
Benghazi
89.
Controls supply and price of oil
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
Iran
90.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
91.
This act, put in place by the Carter Administration, placed a tax on gas-guzzling cars, removed price controls on oil and natural gas produced in the US, and extended tax credits for the development of alternative energy.
a)
Conservation Act
b)
Equal Rights Act
c)
National Energy Act
d)
Environmental Protection Act
92.
The economic policies which were focused on budget cuts, increased military spending, and large tax cuts in order to increase private investment.
a)
Glasnost
b)
Stagflation
c)
Great Society
d)
Reagonomics
93.
What does OPEC stand for?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
b)
Organization of Petroleum Extortion Countries
c)
Oil Persian Energy Crisis
d)
Oil Presidential Energy Countries
94.
Why has the focus of U.S foreign policy in the twenty-first century shifted to combating terrorism?
a)
The Cold War ended.
b)
Terrorists attacked a Marine base in Lebanon.
c)
Stockpiling nuclear weapons has been too costly to maintain.
d)
Terrorists attacked buildings in New York City and Washington, D.C.
95.
Which geographic factor contributed most to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans?
a)
much of the city is below sea level
b)
many of the levees were built too low
c)
the hurricane was stronger than expected
d)
the city is on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico
96.
Which of the following resulted from the U.S. Supreme Court decision to end the recounting of Florida ballots in the 2000 presidential election?
a)
New elections were conducted in Florida and George W. Bush won the state.
b)
George W. Bush was awarded Florida’s electors and the overall electoral vote.
c)
The state courts in Florida sued because the issue should have been decided in state courts.
d)
Florida’s ballots were not counted which allowed George W. Bush to win the overall electoral vote.
97.
Why was the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court historic?
a)
She is the first woman to serve in this position.
b)
She is the first Muslim to serve in this position.
c)
She is the first non-judge to serve in this position.
d)
She is the first Hispanic to serve in this position.
98.
How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
a)
Nine
b)
Eleven
c)
Thirteen
d)
Fifteen
99.
The Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court serve for
a)
Five years
b)
Ten years
c)
Twenty years
d)
Life
100.
This case guaranteed certain rights for individuals being arrested
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
c)
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
101.
Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Bush v. Gore
c)
U.S. v. Nixon
d)
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
102.
President who passed the Fourteen Points to establish peace after WWI.
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Ronald Reagan
103.
Chairman of Microsoft
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Rosa Parks
104.
Named to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Reagan
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Rosa Parks
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