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WorksheetsUS History EOC Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Supreme Court case reversed "separate but equal" and led to the desegregation of public schools?
a)
Brown v Board of Education
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
New Jersey v TLO
d)
Madison v Marbury
2.
Which Supreme Court case stated that all individuals must be read their rights at the time of arrest?
a)
U.S. v Leon
b)
Nixon v. U.S.
c)
Korematsu v U.S.
d)
Mirranda v Arizonia
3.
Muckraker who wrote The Jungle, about the gross meat packing industry of the time.
a)
Jacob Riise
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Upton Sinclair
4.
Owner/Operator of the Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Sandra Day O'Connor
d)
Estee Lauder
5.
Founder of the NAACP, an early civil rights group.
a)
W.E.B. DuBios
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Thurgood Marshal
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
6.
Jackie Robinson first rose to national prominence in the late 1940s when he-
a)
organized sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters
b)
enrolled in the racially segregated University of Mississippi
c)
helped bring an end to racial segregation in Major League Baseball
d)
participated in the Freedom Rides to desegregate interstate bus terminals
7.
How did the Zimmerman telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
a)
It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia.
b)
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
c)
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
d)
It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality.
8.
The belief that it was the United States' destiny to expand west and conquer territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Black Exodus
d)
Cross of Gold Speech
9.
Who of the following played the greatest role in helping to build western railroads?
a)
Mexicans
b)
Chinese immigrants
c)
Native Americans
d)
Women
10.
These acts were in place during the World War I to silence critics
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Espionage and Sedition Act
c)
Alien and Sedition Act
d)
Clayton Act
11.
What place were immigrants processed at?
a)
Alcatraz
b)
Statue of Liberty
c)
Liberty Island
d)
Ellis Island
12.
The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England Colonies
a)
wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors
b)
rocky soil and short growing season
c)
numerous rivers and humid climate
d)
flatlands and lack of forests
13.
Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain
a)
mercantilism
b)
socialism
c)
free trade
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
14.
Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600’s
a)
Given the harsh colonial conditions, Englishmen refused to come to America
b)
Colonial leaders saw the advantages of using slaves over indentured servants
c)
Poor conditions along the African coast meant more Africans were willing to leave
d)
Large scale wars in West Africa meant more slaves were available driving prices down
15.
How did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763
a)
. They resisted the British regulation of colonial agriculture
b)
They supported the right to manufacture goods within the colonies
c)
They opposed the ban on colonial expansion into western lands
d)
They accepted the presence of more British troops to protect the colonies
16.
Identify the main idea of the quote below: The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”
a)
The colonial legislatures should be appointed by the English King with the consent of Parliament
b)
Only the colonist’s elected representatives should have the power to levy taxes
c)
The English King should have the right to tax the colonies
d)
The colonists should oppose all taxation
17.
Most anti-Federalists changed from opponents to supporters of the Constitution after they were promised
a)
a bill of rights
b)
term limits on the office of president
c)
good relations with Native Americans
d)
less taxes
18.
"You have secured to us the free navigation of the Mississippi. You have procured an immense and fertile country: and all these great blessings are obtained without bloodshed." This quotation refers to
a)
the Louisiana Purchase.
b)
gains from the Black Hawk War
c)
the loss of British forts in the West
d)
the annexation of Texas.
19.
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 allowed cheaper freight travel by water between Buffalo and
a)
Boston
b)
Baltimore
c)
New York City
d)
Washington, D.C.
20.
The nullification confrontation of 1832-1833 between President Andrew Jackson and South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun concerned.
a)
Jackson’s attempts to abolish slavery in the South
b)
Calhoun’s claim that a state has the power to ignore federal laws
c)
the constitutionality of the second Bank of the United States
d)
whether slavery would be allowed in western territories
21.
The Nat Turner Rebellion had a significant impact on
a)
the rights of slaves in the South
b)
the eventual abolition of slavery
c)
the spread of slavery westward
d)
the Emancipation Proclamation
22.
African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
WEB DuBios
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
23.
Conflict between USA and USSR, during JFK's presidency, after missiles were placed on island off the coast of Florida.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Iran-Contra Affair
24.
Why did the government order rationing during WWII?
a)
to increase foreign trade
b)
to limit the growth of industry
c)
to conserve raw materials for the war effort
d)
to encourage women to enter the workforce
25.
The United States responded to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare during the early 1900s by
a)
withdrawing military forces from Europe
b)
suspending trade with Britain
c)
signing a treaty with Austria-Hungary
d)
entering World War One
26.
Allowing citizens to vote directly on proposed laws and policies
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Secret Ballot
27.
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
a)
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
b)
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
c)
High winds and railroad construction
d)
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
28.
Which statement would most likely be found in a history of the economic impact of the Spanish-American War on the United States?
a)
The U.S. oil industry boomed due to oil deposits found in conquered territories.
b)
Rebuilding its devastated army cost the United States an enormous amount of money.
c)
The acquisition of new territories allowed for the expansion of U.S. commercial trade.
d)
Territorial losses forced the United States to purchase expensive natural resources from other countries.
29.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
30.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal?
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program.
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states.
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs.
d)
People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress.
31.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.
32.
How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?
a)
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
b)
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
c)
it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.
d)
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.
33.
How did Congress uphold individual property rights of southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
It returned confiscated land to former confederates.
b)
It allowed the Freedmen’s Bureau to allocate farmland to former slaves.
c)
It permitted land ownership to anyone who would grow cotton.
d)
It enforced General William T. Sherman’s field order to redistribute coastal land.
34.
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.
35.
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 human rights
d)
establishing protection for weaker countries
36.
FDR's attempt to gain more control over the Federal government by adding additional judges to the Supreme Court (to gain support for New Deal Leg.)
a)
Teapot Dome Scandal
b)
Watergate
c)
Court-Packing Scandal
d)
Manhattan Project
37.
Scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon, following his attempt to cover up involvement in spying on the Democratic National HQ.
a)
Watergate
b)
Iran-Hostage Crisis
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Island Hopping
38.
After the Shah of Iran was expelled from his country and sought refuge in the US, Iranian protesters overran the US Embassy.
a)
Iran-Contra
b)
Iran-Hostage
c)
Gulf War
d)
War on Terror
39.
Scandal under President Reagan, America sold weapons to a known terrorist country and gave the funds to anti-communists in Central America.
a)
Iran-Hostage
b)
Iran-Contra
c)
Lend-Lease
d)
Atlantic Charter
40.
Security agency that grew following the terrorist attacks of 9/11
a)
Department of Homeland Security
b)
Nativists
c)
Transportation Security Administration
d)
Yellow Journalists
41.
Conflict between USA and USSR, during JFK's presidency, after missiles were placed on island off the coast of Florida.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Iran-Contra Affair
42.
Allied effort to supply West Berlin with supplies after it was cut off from the West by the USSR
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Battle for Britian
d)
NAFTA
43.
Promise by President Harding following World War I to restore prewar prosperity to American.
a)
Rugged Individualism
b)
Return to Normalcy
c)
New Deal
d)
New Frontier
44.
Depression Era shantytowns that were sarcastically named after President blamed.
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Roosevelt Rooms
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Buchanhans Barrios
45.
African American poet of the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
WEB DuBios
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
46.
Free Trade Organization between North Americans countries (Mexico, USA, and Canada)
a)
OPEC
b)
NAFTA
c)
NATO
d)
League of Nations
47.
1st successful peace treaty between Israel and Middle Eastern Country, negotiated under the watchful eye of Pres. Jimmy Carter.
a)
Camp David Accords
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Treaty of Versailes
d)
Treaty of Paris
48.
International governing body that was founded after WWI, failed because the United States did not join.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
49.
Buying with the intent to sell (Cause of the Great Depression)
a)
Speculation
b)
Buying of the Margin
c)
High Tarriffs
d)
Over reliance on credit
50.
Super duper secret project to develop the Atomic Bomb, lead by Einstein and Oppenheimer.
a)
Project X
b)
Project Runway
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
The Projects
51.
After the US entered World War II, the following people were placed in internment camps because of "military necessity."
a)
Mexican-Americans
b)
Japanese-Americans
c)
African-Americans
d)
German-Americans
52.
Witch-hunt that was part of the second red scare was named after Senator
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Douglas MacAurthur
c)
Harry S Truman
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge
53.
The richest man in the history of the world, built his wealth by horizontally integrating his oil company.
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
JP Morgan
c)
Henry Ford
d)
John D. Rockefeller
54.
New Immigrants to the US in the early 1900s came from what region?
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
South Eastern Asia
c)
Northern and Central Europe
d)
Latin America
55.
Trial of the century, saw the battle of Creationism (Traditional Values) v. Evolution (Science and Modernity).
a)
Scopes Monkey
b)
Chinese Exclusion
c)
Jim Crow
d)
Speakeasy
56.
Organization of countries that produce the majority of the oil that is used today. Boycotted the USA after their support of Israel in the 1970s.
a)
OPEC
b)
NAFTA
c)
NATO
d)
USSR
57.
Passed during World War I, intended to keep people from sharing war secrets. This legislation also limited people's 1st Amendment rights.
a)
Espionage Act
b)
Perdition Act
c)
Temperance Act
d)
Clayton-Antitrust Act
58.
Organizations, such as Tammany Hall, that provided infrastructure and resources for poor immigrants in exchange for votes and political power.
a)
Political Machine
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Populist Party
d)
Communism
59.
Technology that closes the open ranges, ending cattle drives.
a)
Bessemer Process
b)
Barbed Wire
c)
Submarines
d)
Radar
60.
Economic policy that provides incentives and tax cuts at the top (manufacturers), in an effort to cause business growth.
a)
Supply-Side Economics
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Globalization
d)
Communism
61.
Civil Rights movement led by Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, in order to glorify Mexican-American culture and economic impact.
a)
Progressive Movement
b)
Chicano Movement
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Cuban Revolution
62.
How did removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?
a)
It permitted Radical Republicans to gain increased influence in State governments
b)
it allowed racial discrimination to be institutionalized with the passage of the Jim Crow Laws
c)
it had little effect on Southern states because Reconstruction had generally been successful
d)
it ensured that African Americans would continue to vote and have a say in local and state governments
63.
The US Constitution replaced which plan of government for the United States?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Northwest Ordinance
64.
What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I?
a)
The United States led the League of Nations to promote peace
b)
The United States paid for the rebuilding of Great Britain and France.
c)
The United States seized territories from its European rivals to build its empire
d)
The United states limited its involvement in international affairs
65.
Which social change in American society in the 1920's did "Women's suffrage" help lead to?
a)
Enhancing participation in the political process.
b)
Increased competition for housing and jobs
c)
Dividing the nation along secular/fundamentalist lines
d)
the elimination of poll taxes and literacy tests as requirements for voting.
66.
The Untied States was concerned about the spread of Communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following WW 1, suspected Communists were persecuted as a part of what became known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after WW 2. What was this development known as?
a)
the Marshall Plan
b)
Isolationism
c)
the Counterculture
d)
McCarthyism
67.
World War II ended shortly after the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Four years later, the Soviet Union responded by successfully detonating an atomic bomb. How did these developments affect the policy of the the US?
a)
the US mobilized all of its armed services.
b)
The US drafted all young men into military service.
c)
the US suspended diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
d)
the US increased its efforts to construct nuclear weapons
68.
Which developments led to the expansion of the suburbs in the US in the 1920's>
a)
the use of the automobile
b)
the building of skyscrapers
c)
the expansion of farm acreage
d)
the increase in the immigrant population
69.
During the 1950's, increased incomes and easy credit led many Americans to embrace which phenomenon?
a)
Feminism
b)
Consumerism
c)
Progressivism
d)
Imperialism
70.
Which problem associated with the Articles of Confederation, was the following provision of the US Constitution designed to address? " The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes... throughout the US."
a)
Unresolved disputes among states
b)
Outstanding Revolutionary War debt
c)
British military presence on US soil
d)
Lack of centralized authority within the Federal government
71.
How did US national security policy change at the end of the Cold War?
a)
the United States withdrew from NATO
b)
the United States initiated Containment policies
c)
the United States reduced defense spending
d)
the United States eliminated its nuclear program
72.
On April 10, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Northern Virginia Army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This signaled the end of what?
a)
the Seven Years' War
b)
the Mexican-American War
c)
the Civil War
d)
the Spanish-American WAr
73.
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Congress later made George Washington commander of the Continental Army
b)
It was a major military and psychological defeat for the British.
c)
It was the last battle of the American Revolution.
d)
General Horatio Gates replaced Washington as commander.
74.
Which is an example of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction?
a)
black codes
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
75.
In order the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments granted African American males what?
a)
freedom, citizenship, and the right to vote
b)
citizenship, the right to own property, and freedom
c)
the right to vote in local elections, freedom, and education
d)
citizenship, the right to to own property, and the right to assemble
76.
Why was the Bay of Pigs an embarrassment to the Kennedy Administration?
a)
It supported a Communist government in the Western Hemisphere.
b)
it established the Soviet Union as a superpower.
c)
it permitted the Soviets to develop nuclear weapons.
d)
it was a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
77.
What was the importance of interchangeable parts during the Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century?
a)
They allowed for the mass production and reduced price of producing American goods.
b)
They brought fame to the international inventor Eli Whitney.
c)
They were first used in production of the cotton gin.
d)
They revolutionized the cotton gin.
78.
Which of the following were NOT a part of the 9/11 attacks?
a)
The Twin Towers in New York City
b)
The Sears Tower in Chicago
c)
The Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
d)
A hijacked airplane that crashed in Pennsylvania
79.
Who was the mastermind behind the September 11th attacks?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Ariel Sharon
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
Hideki Tojo
80.
What event brought an end to the Cold War?
a)
Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon
b)
The 9/11 attacks caused the world to unite against terrorism
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
The Soviet Union split into more than 15 countries
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