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First Semester Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which idea expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

a)

The king is sacred and answers only to God

b)

History is a continuous struggle between social classes

c)

Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed

d)

All individuals have natural rights

2.

The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on

a)

fundamental religious beliefs

b)

the concept of the divine right of the kings

c)

laws of nature and reason

d)

traditional values

3.
What were the 3 natural rights of individuals according to John Locke?
a)
life, liberty, property
b)
life, property, justice system
c)
liberty, happiness, individual achievement
d)
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
4.
According to Smith laissez faire was the best way to run an economy. According to this idea what should the government do with the economy?
a)
hands off the economy
b)
completely run the economy
c)
be in charge of food and drinks in the economy
d)
provide pay checks for everyone in society
5.
By having _, a state can make sure no one person or part of government gets too much control.
a)
rule of law
b)
consent of the governed
c)
separation of powers
d)
rights of the minority
6.
The _ is an agreement between the people and a government.
a)
social contract
b)
state of nature
c)
separation of powers
d)
general will
7.
Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
a)
Integration
b)
Conflagration
c)
Confederation
d)
Segregation
8.
Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
a)
Black Codes
b)
Rude Laws
c)
Common Law
d)
Racial Statutes
9.
The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was not discriminatory 
a)
Mawer v. Utter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
10.
With Jim Crow laws, blacks and whites could attend the same schools.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A freedman was able to vote and participate in government thanks to ....
a)
the 3rd,4th and 5th Amendments
b)
the 11th,12th and 13th Amendments
c)
the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
12.
Between 1871 - 1889 almost all southern states passed laws that 
a)
allowed African Americans' the right to vote
b)
allowed African Americans' the right to an education
c)
allowed African Americans' to ride bikes 
d)
restricted the African Americans' the right to vote
13.
Plessy v. Ferguson said it was ok to 
a)
discriminate against African Americans
b)
create separate but equal public settings
c)
create poorer quality settings for African Americans
14.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
15.
Woodrow Wilson was the head of the ______________ branch when the 19th Amendment was ratified.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
16.
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
18th
d)
19th
17.
When did Congress finally approve (ratify) the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution?
a)
1776
b)
1861
c)
1920
d)
1929
18.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
19.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
20.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
21.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
22.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
23.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
24.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
25.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
26.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
27.
When workers in a union refuse to work until conditions improve
a)
Urbanization
b)
Labor Union
c)
Factory System
d)
Strike
28.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
29.
What is an urban area?
a)
Land that includes woods, beaches, crops
b)
Land covered by buildings, roads, and suburbia
c)
An area with a lot of shopping malls
d)
An area with many forests
30.
What is a rural area?
a)
Land covered by buildings, roads, and suburbia
b)
Land covered by all parking lots
c)
Land covered with mostly water
d)
Land covered with forests, crops, etc
31.
What did NOT lead to the increase in urbanization?
a)
Population decrease
b)
Population growth
c)
Industrialization
d)
Moving from farming to industry
32.

Which issue did Carnegie and Rockefeller feel was the biggest problem with the United States?

a)

women couldn't vote

b)

the government wanted to regulate business

c)

workplaces weren't safe

d)

trusts created unfair monopolies

33.

What was the main way Carnegie and Rockefeller improved life in America?

a)

They reformed business practices to make them more fair

b)

They helped make factories safer for workers

c)

They gave away millions of dollars to charities, universities, libraries, etc.

d)

They helped break up trusts

34.

What was the main problem President Roosevelt wanted to change in America?

a)

He wanted to stop the destruction of the environment

b)

He wanted to put an end to government corruption

c)

He wanted to reform election procedures

d)

He wanted to put an end to trusts which created monopolies

35.

What did Robert La Folette think was the biggest problem in America?

a)

Unsafe workplace conditions

b)

Political machines chose candidates and fixed elections

c)

Lack of equal rights for African Americans

d)

Immigrants were taking away jobs

36.

How did W.E.B. Du Bois improve life in America?

a)

He helped establish Tuskegee University

b)

He promoted the passing of the 19th amendment which allowed women to vote

c)

He established the NAACP and fought for equal rights

d)

He helped create the first national park

37.

What did Upton Sinclair think was the biggest problem with America?

a)

slavery

b)

tenements and overcrowding

c)

child labor

d)

workplace safety issues

38.

How did Upton Sinclair improve life in America?

a)

He wrote a book which led to the investigation of the meat-packing industry and workplace safety standards

b)

He fought for equal rights for African Americans

c)

He kept government from becoming involved in regulating business

d)

He helped African Americans be able to vote

39.

The 18th Amendment meant what for alcohol in America?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Legalization

c)

Progressivism

d)

Inflation

40.

What does this represent?

a)

suffrage

b)

legislature

c)

regulations

d)

prohibition

41.

What does this cartoon depict?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Conservation

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

42.

Progressives are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

urban-based

b)

educated

c)

upper-class

d)

professional

43.

Progressives wanted to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

encourage environmental conservation and preservation

b)

decrease the power of the federal government

c)

improve working conditions

d)

limit the power of big business

e)

protect the health and safety of the public

44.
1.  Progressivism was partly a reaction against _____ economics, which emphasized an unregulated free market
a)
 a. Socialism
b)
b. Laissez-faire
c)
c. Free traded
d)
 Supply side
45.

Teddy Roosevelt' s foreign policy of showing military might is called-

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Moral Diplomacy

c)

Armed Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

46.

Extending power by expanding into territories or controlling other nations is called-

a)

Isolationism

b)

Collective Security

c)

Internationalism

d)

Imperialism

47.

One effect of the Spanish American War was-

a)

the US becoming an imperial power

b)

Spain defeated the United States

c)

the US annexed Hawaii

48.
Which of the following attributed to the United States joining WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
All of the above
49.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
50.
What is rationing?
a)
Converting peace time  material to war material
b)
Charity
c)
Having a fixed amount of allowed goods
51.
What effect did World War 1 have on women?
a)
More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war. 
b)
Women were made into slaves
c)
Women were not allowed to marry
d)
Women were not affected by WWI
52.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? 
a)
Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean. 
b)
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
c)
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere. 
d)
 Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
53.
Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's? 
a)
to establish a commonwealth of colonies 
b)
to establish military bases around the world
c)
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials 
d)
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
54.
What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?
a)
To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
b)
To allow soldiers to travel by sea
c)
To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
d)
To help immigrants get to America
55.
The Treaty of Versailles placed total blame for World War I on one country.  It included harsh punishments which led to World War II.  Which country was blamed by the treaty?
a)
Germany
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
France
56.
How did many women show strength and independence during World War I?
a)
by serving in the U.S. Congress
b)
by fighting with the army in France
c)
by going to college in large numbers
d)
by working in jobs left by men in the military
57.
The American economy was stimulated in the late 1920s due to Henry Ford's mass production of ___________ using assembly lines.
a)
automobiles
b)
skyscrapers
c)
airplanes
d)
radios
58.
Who were the new workers in factories during World War I?
a)
African Americans and women
b)
women and children
c)
American Indians
d)
teachers and students
59.
During the war, the U.S. government generated the most supplies for soldiers
a)
by taking supplies from people in Europe.
b)
by telling soldiers to use less.
c)
by setting limits, or rations, on goods civilians could have.
d)
by growing more crops.
60.
By 1918, the nations involved in World War I agreed to stop fighting.  the war officially ended in 1919 with the Treaty of Versailles.  Allied leaders used this treaty to
a)
give colonies to Germany.
b)
return land in France to Germany.
c)
punish Germany for starting the war.
d)
force France to pay money to Germany.
61.
A neighborhood in New York City became a center for African American musicians, writers, and artists.  This period is now referred to as
a)
the Dust Bowl.
b)
the Great Awakening.
c)
the Roaring Twenties.
d)
the Harlem Renaissance.
62.
Mass production was used in the 1920s to make automobiles.  Workers on assembly lines each did one step of the car-building process.  What was one effect of mass production?
a)
Cars became less expensive.
b)
Cars were not as well made.
c)
Cars became more expensive.
d)
Cars were made more slowly than before.
63.
Which is NOT a reason American entered WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
d)
Bombing of 3 American Trade Ships
64.

True or False: For much of WWI, the United States did NOT want to participate in the fight.

a)

True

b)

False

65.
What was President Wilson's plan for organizing post WWI Europe and for avoiding future wars?
a)
14 Points
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
League of Nations
d)
Cease Fire
66.
What was the international organization, proposed by President Wilson, that was created to promote peace and cooperation among nations so that we would never have another WW?
a)
NAFTA
b)
Alliance
c)
NATO
d)
League of Nations
67.
Which term explains the U.S. policy and stance on World War II?
a)
neutralism
b)
isolationism
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
atomicism
68.

What is isolationism?

a)

A time of long and severe economic decline.

b)

A national policy of remaining apart from the political and economic affairs of other nations.

c)

Programs aimed to help the unemployed and boost the economy

d)

A word that describes the United States struggle over the decision to join the Allies in World War II.

69.

During the 1930's what factors pushed the American public opinion and policy toward isolationism?

a)

Bad relationships with European countries.

b)

High tariffs from European countries and a small, weak US military.

c)

The Great Depression and the memory of the tragic losses in WWI.

d)

The Lend-Lease Act and the Neutrality Acts

70.

Congress passes three Neutrality Acts between 1935 and 1937. What was the overall purpose of those acts?

a)

To prevent American involvement in any foreign conflict.

b)

To push the united States in to the war.

c)

To help the United States recover from the Great Depression

d)

To give women the right to vote.

71.

What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture and later influenced the civil rights movement?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Back to Africa Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

72.

What movement during the 1920s caused many Americans to fear immigrants because they thought they could be communists?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Americanization Movement

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

Social Darwinism

73.

Which words are related to the abolition of alcohol during the 1920s?

a)

Temperance

b)

Prohibition

c)

18th Amendment

d)

All of the above

74.

What belief system encouraged immigration quotas and the rise of the KKK during the 1920s?

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Nativism

d)

NAACP

75.

During what event did many African Americans leave the south and move to the north in search of economic opportunities in industrialized cities?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration

d)

Social Darwinism

76.

Although the assembly line helped make production more efficient, what was one negative effect?

a)

It led to overproduction which resulted in laying off some workers.

b)

It led to a decrease in supply of goods.

c)

It caused Americans to do more of the work by hand.

d)

It led to the government placing tariffs on imported goods.

77.

Why was Prohibition seen as a failure?

a)

Speakeasies were established to replace bars.

b)

It led to an increase in organized crime.

c)

Mobsters made it unsafe in the cities.

d)

All of the above

78.

Why did the government carry out the Palmer Raids in the 1920s?

a)

They wanted to prevent workers from joining labor unions.

b)

They wanted to block civil rights advocates from staging public protests.

c)

They wanted to suppress the teaching of evolution in colleges.

d)

They wanted to stop the spread of communists ideas by radicals.

79.

Flappers during the 1920s -

a)

confronted discrimination in employment and education

b)

challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

c)

joined the Army and fought in combat

d)

refused to use their 19th Amendment rights

80.

What was a reason that led into the Depression

a)

Producing the correct amount of items

b)

Insuring people's money in case a bank failed

c)

People purchasing everything on credit

d)

Great Plains were not effected by the Dust bowl

81.

Primary issue facing the country during the Depression?

a)

Unemployment rates reach record high

b)

Consumer price index skyrockets

c)

Consumer market saturated with foreign imports

d)

Banks face oversupply of currency

82.

The Harlem Renaissance influenced American society by

a)

establishing government programs to assist African Americans

b)

encouraging urban renewal projects in major American cities

c)

ending racial segregation of public facilities

d)

increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture

83.

made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor throughout the United States illegal

a)

integration

b)

capitalism

c)

deport

d)

Prohibition

84.

During the first three decades of the twentieth century, what was the main reason many African American left the South?

a)

The Dawes Act made free land available in the West

b)

More factory jobs were available in the North

c)

Many white landowners refused to accept them as sharecroppers

d)

Racial discrimination did not occur in states outside the South

85.
New production & installment buying led to mass purchase of goods
a)
Bootlegging
b)
Great Migration
c)
Entertainment of the 1920s
d)
Consumer Revolution

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