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1st Semester Review

Total questions: 200

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the Branch of Government that enforces the laws?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Constitutional Branch

2.
The U.S. Constitution organized our government fairly by creating: 
a)
Fair laws
b)
3 separate branches
c)
Splitting Congress into 2 houses
d)
Federal taxes
3.

What is the branch of the government that interprets the laws and includes the supreme court?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Constitutional Branch

4.
Which branches' function is to write, debate, and pass bills? 
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch 
5.
What system prevents any branch from having too much power? 
a)
Power Balance
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Constitutional Convention
d)
Power Checks 
6.
How does the Executive Branch "check" the Judicial Branch?
a)
The Supreme Court can impeach the President. 
b)
The Supreme Court approves or vetoes a law. 
c)
The President approves or vetoes a law. 
d)
The President nominates Supreme Court justices. 
7.
The President can______a law passed by Congress.
a)
Debate
b)
Veto
c)
Override
d)
Impeach
8.
In order to be president you need to be a what?
a)
natural born U.S. Citizen 
b)
be an immigrant 
c)
speaker
d)
none of them
9.
What divides the national government into 3 branches?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Declaration of Independnce
d)
The Articles of Confederation
10.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
11.
The main job of the executive branch is to
a)
enforce laws
b)
make laws
c)
interpret laws
d)
break laws
12.
Checks and Balances:  Who can override the President's veto with 2/3rds vote in both Houses?
a)
Vice President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
d)
President's Cabinet
13.
Name the 2 parts of Congress.
a)
President & Supreme Court
b)
House of Representatives & Senate
c)
Supreme Court & Senate
d)
House of Representatives & Supreme Court
14.
The first constitution of the United States was called _____________________--
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Preamble
c)
Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
15.
The beginning part of the Constitution
a)
Article I
b)
Amendments
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Preamble
16.
A proposed law is called a _______________
a)
veto
b)
congress
c)
bill
d)
unconstitutional
17.
When a president signs a bill, it
a)
is vetoed
b)
goes back to the Senate
c)
becomes law
d)
goes back to the House
18.

Who was the main author of the Constitution?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Gouveneur Morris

19.
What are the first three words of the Constitution? 
a)
I, Thomas Jefferson...
b)
We the people...
c)
We of freedom...
d)
This new country...
20.
What is the highest court of the United States?
a)
State Court
b)
District Court 
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Circuit Court
21.
The Constitution was signed in ____.
a)
1776
b)
1783
c)
1787
d)
1790
22.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
23.

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Paul Revere

24.
The words self-evident means what?
a)
confusing
b)
obvious
c)
wrong
d)
self-aware
25.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
26.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
27.
The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that
a)
detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.
b)
listed a man's natural rights.
c)
introduced the Declaration.
d)
concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.
28.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
29.
To Great Britain, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was
a)
an act of loyalty.
b)
an act of treason.
c)
an act of bravery.
d)
an act of insanity.
30.
To_________is a risky union tactic.
a)
strike
b)
bridges
c)
cotton
d)
collective bargaining
31.
Long hours, lack of job security and harsh working conditions led to the necessary rise of the _________to protect the best interests of the workers.
a)
collective bargaining
b)
strikes
c)
labor unions
d)
Robber Barons
32.
In what ways did steel promote the growth of the U.S. infrastructure.
a)
bridges
b)
railroads
c)
sky scrappers
d)
all of the above
33.
_________became wealthy by crushing other businesses through any means of corruption.
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Factory owners
c)
White men
d)
Politicians
34.
During the Industrial Revolution, why did factory owners prefer to hire women and children to work for them?
a)
They could pay women and children more
b)
They were less likely to form unions   
c)
They could pay women and children less
d)
They were more likely to form unions  
35.
What are identical components that can be used in place of each other?
a)
Interchangeable parts
b)
Factories
c)
Dynamos
d)
Assembly Lines
36.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
37.
I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Andrew Carnegie
38.
I invented the telephone. I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
John D. Rockefeller
39.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
40.
shares of ownership in a company are called...
a)
shareholders
b)
bonds
c)
stock
d)
capital
41.
Process where a labor union and management of a business negotiate a contract or working terms is
a)
stockholder
b)
strike
c)
union
d)
collective bargaining
42.
Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply is called...
a)
stock
b)
business
c)
assembly line
d)
mass production
43.
Why do companies sell stock to investors? What does the company get out of it?
a)
The company gets money to help them grow and produce more goods.
b)
The company get stocks.
c)
The company is allowed to trade outside the U.S.
d)
The company loses money. 
44.
All of the following were problems in the factories EXCEPT...
a)
poor safety conditions
b)
child labor
c)
good working conditions
d)
low pay
45.
Due to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire...
a)
the government created laws to help with worker safety.
b)
the government did nothing.
c)
businesses, on their own, created safer working conditions.
d)
businesses continued having porr working conditions. 
46.

Lewis Hine was...

a)

a photographer that took photos of poor labor conditions to try to bring about change.

b)

a photographer that took photos of child labor to try to bring about change.

c)

a photographer that took photos of union strikes to try to bring about change.

d)

A robber baron that took advantage of the weaker people

47.

Identify the person that is credited with the invention of the air plane

a)

Wright Brothers

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Andrew Carnegie

48.

Identify the person that is credited with the invention of the light bulb.

a)

Wright Brother

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Andrew Carnegie

49.

The theory that life consist of competitive struggle in which the strong survive is called

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Annexation

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Extractive Economics

50.

What are some reasons why immigrating to the US seemed beneficial?

a)

Economic opportunities and advancements in technology

b)

Better access to food

c)

Advances in transportation

d)

Better climate

51.

The total or complete control of a service product or industry that prevents competition is

a)

Union

b)

Captain of Industry

c)

Monopoly

d)

Robber Baron

52.

Who mechanized the assembly line the US?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

JD Rockefeller

d)

Robert Model

53.

The 14th Amendment is important because it

a)

prohibited slavery

b)

Guaranteed equal protection under the law and birthright citizenship

c)

Provided Congress with the power to collect income taxes

d)

Prohibited states from denying women the right to vote

54.

What was so important about Henry Bessemer's invention?

a)

Lighter, harder, cheaper than iron

b)

not much was produced

c)

it was difficult to make

d)

it was a yummy treat

55.

How was food able to be produced faster and cheaper in the late 1800s?

a)

the mechanization of agricultural tools

b)

the use of slave labor

c)

the use of horses

d)

the expansion of farm land

56.

Why would child labor be used in the textile business?

a)

Child's hands were smaller and better able to do the job

b)

Children didn't complain as much as other workers

c)

Children needed a break from their parents

d)

Children would get higher wages than other workers

57.

Due to Industrialism,

a)

more people moved to cities (urbanization)

b)

more people moved away from cities

c)

more land was used for farming

d)

the US entered WWI

58.

If you are a philanthropist, what does that mean?

a)

You amass great wealth

b)

You use your wealth to help people

c)

You use your wealth to buy stock

d)

You use your wealth to buy competing businesses

59.

Businesses started to operate like the government and were called:

a)

Monopolies

b)

Oligopolies

c)

Corporations

d)

Quazi-Governments

60.
The territory of the U. S. doubled in size by the ___________________________.
a)
Lewis and Clark expedition
b)
Louisiana Purchase in 1803
c)
annexation of all lands up to the Rocky Mountains
d)
Purchase of Canada
61.
These explorers were authorized by Thomas Jefferson to explore land west of the Mississippi River. 
a)
Fremont and Wagner
b)
Hamilton and Madison
c)
Jones and Smith
d)
Lewis and Clark
62.
Who was Sacajawea?
a)
The first public school teacher in the U. S. 
b)
A legendary Native American chief.
c)
An Indian woman, who was a guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
d)
An important Indian fur trader
63.
The path the Cherokee took from their homes to the West
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
64.
Lands given up by Mexico to the United States after the war.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Treaty of Guadulpe Hidalgo
c)
Bear Flag Revolt
d)
Mexican Cession
65.
The idea that the U.S. is destined to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Treaty of Guadulpe Hidalgo
c)
American Indian Act
d)
Indian Removal Act
66.
In the mid-1800s, a gold rush led many people to move to --
a)
Kansas
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
California
67.

President Andrew Jackson signed a law saying the Native Americans had to move west in 1830.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Manifest Destiny

68.

President James Monroe said the United States would not let Europe come to North and South America.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Monroe Doctrine

69.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
70.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
71.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
72.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across rivers and canals much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Air Plane
d)
Telegraph
73.
Which of the following territories became its own independent nation before joining America in 1845?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Lousiana
d)
Texas
74.
Which river did the famous explorers of the Louisiana Territory expedition start their journey?  This river stretches over 2,00 miles across our country to the Rocky Mountains.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Hudson River
75.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of raw materials and goods over land much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Bus
d)
Car
76.
During the late 1800's, farmers formed the __________Party. 
a)
Populist
b)
Democratic
c)
Republican
d)
Whit
77.
The Republican candidate for president in 1896 was 
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William McKinley
d)
Abraham Washington
78.
The Populist candidate for president in 1896 was 
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Barack W. Trump
c)
William McKinley
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
79.
One idea left over from the Populist Party that is law today is
a)
the income tax
b)
bimettalism
c)
capital punishment
d)
limit of six cats per householdin Souther states
80.
Which Progressive Era leader, was known as a "trust-buster," but also worked to protect the environment?
a)
Mother Jones
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
John D. Rockefeller
81.
Which Progressive Era leader fought for workers' rights and is best known for writing "The Jungle" that helped change laws to improve food safety?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
W.E.B. Du Bois
d)
Robert La Follette
82.
Which of the following was added to the Constitution in 1919 to prevent the making, sale, or transporting of alcoholic beverages?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
83.
Which of the following was added to the Constitution  in 1920 and gave voting rights to women?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
84.
Which of the following refers to social and political actions in the early 1900s that focused on improving conditions in American life?
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Political Machine
c)
Progressive Movement
d)
Populist Party
85.
This term refers to a legal ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
a)
Conservation
b)
Prohibition
c)
Initiative
d)
Regulation
86.
Which term refers to a process by which citizens can vote an elected official out of office before his or her term is over?
a)
Recall
b)
Initiative
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Referendum
87.
This term refers to a process in which voters approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.
a)
Recall
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Initiative
d)
Referendum
88.
This was added added to the Constitution in 1913 that requires the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
89.
This was added to the Constitution in 1913 that allowed the federal government to set an income tax.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
90.
This term is used for the right to vote.
a)
suffrage
b)
monopoly
c)
conservation
d)
regulation
91.
This term is used for writers that investigate and expose problems in society.
a)
philanthropists
b)
populists
c)
muckrakers
d)
conservationists
92.
This term is used for money paid to the government based on personal income.
a)
political machine
b)
philanthropy
c)
income tax
d)
direct primary
93.
He wrote a book about immigrants and meatpacking?
a)
Lincoln Steffins
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Robert La Follete
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
94.
Name the platform that Roosevelt would use to describe his policies of fairness?
a)
bully pulpit
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Square Deal
95.
In what major strike did Roosevelt intervene and actually side with labor?
a)
Homestead strike
b)
coal strike
c)
gold miners strike
d)
railroad strike
96.
Roosevelt has become known as the President who went after these types of
businesses which controlled much of America?
a)
monopolies
b)
trusts
c)
corporations
d)
cartels
97.
Reform governor and later Senator from Wisconsin who led many Progressive
reforms?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Robert La Follette
d)
Lincoln Steffins
98.
During this time, many women were employed as:
a)
garment workers
b)
domestic workers
c)
farm wives
d)
all of the above
99.
Children were often employed because:
a)
they passed the test
b)
they could be paid in candy
c)
their small hands allowed them to fix machines
d)
they had more energy than adults
100.
Carrie Nation carried an axe and Bible.  She fought for what?
a)
Prohibition
b)
Women's rights
c)
to end slavery
d)
pokemon
101.
Which is a social welfare program which provided aid to the needy?
a)
Duck Dynasty
b)
Salvation Army
c)
Army Reserve
d)
Marine Corp
102.

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

103.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
104.
What was the name of volunteer soldiers?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Buffalo soldiers
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Rough riders
105.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
106.
What battle did the Rough Riders, Buffalo Soldiers and Americans defeat the Spanish?
a)
Battle of Cuba
b)
Battle of San Juan Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Spain
107.
Made America the world's policeman
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domestic Policy
d)
Imperialism
108.

The "Open Door" policy refers the U.S. demand for open trade with what nation?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Britain

109.
In which territory did the U.S. fight mosquitoes and yellow fever?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
The Philippines
d)
All of the Above
110.
Which territory is STILL part of the United States TODAY?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
The Philippines
d)
All of the Above
111.
A Newspaper reported that Spain had caused the explosion, although studies have shown it was an accident on the ship.  This was an example of …
a)
Terrorism
b)
War
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Nationalism
112.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
113.
List the events in chronological order
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2. Guam and Puerto Rico become part of the US 
3.   Sinking of the USS Maine 
4.  Liberation of Cuba
a)
1,2,3,4,
b)
4,1,2,3,
c)
1,3,4,2
d)
3,1,4,2
114.
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
a)
Lincoln
b)
McKinley
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Wilson
115.
How did the US get the right to build the Panama Canal?
a)
They supported the Panamanians in a revolution, then leased the land
b)
They went to war with Panama for the land.
c)
They tricked Panama into giving them the land.
d)
They purchased the land from Colombua
116.

Cause of the Spanish-American War: American businessmen wanted to protect this crop from the Spanish in Cuba.

a)

wheat

b)

sugar

c)

tobacco

d)

cotton

117.
Why was the Panama Canal important to the U.S.?
a)
It allowed U.S. ships to cut through Panama instead of sailing around S. America to get to the west coast of the U.S.
b)
The U.S. could charge other countries to use the Panama Canal
c)
Building the Panama Canal was a reason the U.S. entered the Spanish American War
d)
The Panama Canal was not important to the U.S.
118.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
119.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
120.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
121.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
122.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
123.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
124.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
125.

Who was assassinated in Sarajevo in 1914?

a)

Czar Alexander II

b)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

King Edward VIII

126.

When was war declared in Europe?

a)

July 28, 1914

b)

April 18, 1917

c)

November 11, 1918

d)

December 7, 1941

127.

Germany, Austria Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria consisted of the

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Triple Alliance

d)

Triple Entente

128.

What battle marked the abandonment of the Schlieffen plan?

a)

Gallipoli

b)

Somme

c)

Marne

d)

Verdun

129.

Where was the Western Front located with 500 miles of trenches dug?

a)

Austria Hungary - Russia border

b)

The Dardenelles, near Constantinople

c)

Northern France

d)

British countryside

130.

What was the area between the trenches called?

a)

Over the top land

b)

No man's land

c)

Land mine lane

d)

Dangerville

131.

Who introduced submarine warfare?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Germans

d)

Americans

132.

This battle was in Northern France, comprising the mail Allied attach on the Western Front; the outcome was indecisive, though leans toward the Allies, but there were 1.2 million casualties.

a)

The Battle of Marne

b)

The Battle of Gallipoli

c)

The Battle of Verdun

d)

The Battle of Somme

133.

This battle was in Northern Frances, considered an Allied victory; it forced the German retreat, but had 483,000 casualties

a)

Battle of Marne

b)

Battle of Gallipoli

c)

Battle of Somme

d)

Battle of Verdun

134.

BONUS: What were submarines called?

a)

X-boats

b)

U-boats

c)

Sub-boats

d)

Death Traps

135.

Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800's and most of WWI?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

George Clemenceau

136.

Which statement best summarises the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Attack France first, then Russia

b)

Attack Russia, then France

c)

Send half of the army to France and half to Russia

d)

Ally with Russia to fight France

137.

Around which body water did the greatest number of new countries emerge after WWI

a)

North Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Baltic Sea

138.
What is trench warfare?
a)
Combat on land using horses.
b)
Combat on the sea using ships and submarines.
c)
Trenches dug for the purpose of capturing the enemy.
d)
A type of combat where troops shoot at each other from trenches facing each other.
139.
What is an alliance?
a)
Countries fighting together for a mutual causes.
b)
Countries fighting against one another.
c)
A group of people with the same political ideals.
d)
Workers in a labor union.
140.
Who were the Allied Powers in World War I?
a)
France, Germany,  and Austria
b)
Italy, Germany and Russia
c)
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the U.S.A.
d)
Serbia, Russia, France, the U.K. and the U.S.A.
141.
Who were the Central Powers in World War I?
a)
Germany, the U.K., and France
b)
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottomon Empire
c)
U.S.A., Italy, and France
d)
Germany, Serbia, and Croatia
142.
What was the Lusitana?
a)
A famous German battleship
b)
A British submarine
c)
A German helicopter
d)
A British ocean liner sunk by the Germans
143.
What does it mean to ration something?
a)
To give unlimited quantities of something.
b)
To limit the amount of a certain goods people may have during a time of shortage.
c)
To not allow people to have certain goods.
d)
To boycott certain types of goods.
144.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
An explosion of artists in Italy following the end of World I.
b)
A German military movement.
c)
The cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s.
d)
A movement among African-Americans to demand equality through peaceful protests.
145.
What is the meaning of "culture"?
a)
A certain type of music.
b)
The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
c)
A collection of important leaders.
d)
A political gathering where terms of a peace treaty are negotiated.
146.
What is a conscription?
a)
High regard for military might
b)
Not taking sides or not getting involved
c)
Treaty between two countries after war
d)
Citizens required to serve in the military of their country
147.
What is mobilization?
a)
Formal agreement between two nations to cooperate for specific purchases
b)
Process of assembling armed forces into readiness for a conflict
c)
Prevents any one country from dominating another
d)
High regard for military might
148.
What is biased information used to influence public opinion?
a)
Propaganda
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Neutrality
d)
Mobilization
149.
What is a blockade?
a)
Biased information to influence public opinion
b)
Hit and run fighting
c)
Closing off of a port or harbor to prevent entrance or exit
d)
Not letting anybody out of their homes for 3 days
150.
Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s? 
a)
Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
b)
Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
c)
Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
d)
All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
151.
What is the significance of the 19th Amendment? 
a)
Women became citizens.
b)
African Americans became citizens.
c)
Women were granted the right to vote.
d)
African Americans were granted the right to vote.
152.
What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? 
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
New job oppurtunities
d)
New sharecropping opportunities
153.
During the Harlem Renaissance African Americans had the opportunity to celebrate their culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT… 
a)
Art
b)
Clothing
c)
Music
d)
Writing
154.
Which of the following best describes a factor that led to the crash of the stock market?
a)
Many Americans began buying more stocks 
b)
Values of stocks increased due to mass production 
c)
Factories were not able to produce goods for consumers 
d)
Factories were overproducing and began to lay off workers 
155.
Which of the following was an effect of unemployment during the Great Depression?
a)
Consumers rushed to put all of their money in the banks.
b)
Consumers made many purchases, so businesses boomed. 
c)
Consumers could not or did not want to buy, so some businesses failed.
d)
Consumers could not buy goods fast enough before businesses sold out.
156.
What is an appropriate title for the chart below? 
·  Assisted with the feeding and housing of the poorest America citizens
·  Put money into the hands of consumers, who spent it, and helped businesses recover
Attempted to reform the system and prevent another economic crisis
a)
Goals of the New Deal
b)
Causes of World War II
c)
Life During the Roaring 20s
d)
Causes of the Great Depression
157.
What was a result of the government’s response to the Great Depression?
a)
The role of the federal government increased.
b)
The role of the federal government decreased.
c)
There was no change in the role of the government. 
d)
The government’s response quickly ended the Great Depression.
158.
What was an effect of the Japanese bombing of the Unites States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor? 
a)
The United States began to help Britain with supplies.
b)
The United States economy quickly recovered from the Great Depression. 
c)
President Roosevelt asked the United States Congress to declare war on Japan.
d)
President Roosevelt asked the United State Congress to declare war on Italy and Germany.
159.
Which Allied leaders are correctly matched with their nation? 
a)
Hitler: United States
Churchill: Soviet Union
Mussolini: Germany
b)
Roosevelt: Germany
Hitler: Great Britain
Mussolini: United States
c)
Roosevelt: United States
Churchill: Great Britain
Stalin: Soviet Union
d)
Stalin: Soviet Union
Mussolini: Great Britian
Roosevelt: Italy
160.
During World War II, the nation was encouraged to “Do Your Part” in the war effort.  Which of the following was NOT an example of this?
a)
raitioning
b)
Victory Garden
c)
scrap metal drives
d)
community soup kitchens
161.

Which of the following systems allowed the American people to buy goods and pay for them with monthly payments?

a)

Renting

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Installment Buying

d)

Rebating

162.

“It was a time of change… Model A roadsters, prohibition, intolerance, women’s suffrage, jazz music… But votes also demanded a return to normalcy and isolation.” The above quotation reflects the culture of what time period?

a)

Immediately after WWI

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

163.

What did the "flappers" symbolize about the culture of the 1920s?

a)

Renewed interest in traditional values

b)

Women rebelling against traditional values

c)

Public outcry against Prohibition

d)

Growing fears of the dependence on the stock market

164.

What was the goal of the 18th Amendment?

a)

Direct election of senators

b)

Ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol

c)

Creation of a progressive income tax

d)

Right to vote for women

165.

Which of the following events caused a demand for limits on immigration?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Scopes Trial

d)

Palmer Raids

166.

Who was blamed for being unable to solve the problems of the Great Depression?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren Harding

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

167.

During the 1920s, many Americans "bought on margin." What is the meaning of this term?

a)

To buy stock on credit

b)

To pay cash for consumer purchases

c)

to buy farm supplies

d)

to lower stock prices

168.

What 1929 event was commonly called "Black Tuesday?"

a)

Beginning of the Dust Bowl

b)

Beginning of Prohibition

c)

Herbert Hoover's inauguration

d)

The day the stock market crashed

169.

Which group of people faced serious economic problems even before the Great Depression began?

a)

Bakers

b)

City Workers

c)

Farmers

d)

Stock investors

170.

What program of Franklin D. Roosevelt's was aimed at relief, recovery, and reform?

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

New Frontier

d)

New Deal

171.

What technique did President Roosevelt use to explain the New Deal programs to the American public?

a)

State of the Union addresses

b)

Newspaper interviews

c)

Fireside Chats

d)

Press conferences

172.

Which of the following statements about the New Deal is accurate?

a)

Government control over the economy increased

b)

The government followed a policy of laissez faire

c)

Government control over the economy decreased

d)

The government wasn't concerned about the economic well-being of its people

173.

"Dust Bowl," "Hoovervilles," and "bread lines" refer to what era in American history?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Great Depression

d)

Roaring 20s

174.

Why was Franklin Roosevelt able to defeat Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election?

a)

Former policies of Hoover were already effective

b)

Public expectation that Roosevelt would improve the economy

c)

The hard times of the Republican Presidencies

d)

Scandals in Harding's administration

175.

Which of FDR's proposals was seen as a threat to our system of checks and balances?

a)

Eliminating the Second Amendment

b)

Plan to "pack" the Supreme Court

c)

Fireside Chats

d)

Creation of the CCC

176.

Which Harlem Renaissance author fought against racism and wrote poetry about African American pride?

a)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Marcus Garvey

177.

Trial of Modernism vs Traditionalism

a)

Schechter Poultry vs U.S.

b)

Brown vs Board of Education

c)

Scopes Monkey Trial

d)

United States vs. Butler

178.

Which scandal saw a cabinet member jailed for corruption?

a)

Teapot Dome

b)

Watergate

c)

Tweed Ring

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

179.

Which decade saw bank failures, bread lines, and the New Deal?

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

180.

What is the purpose of the FDIC?

a)

To insure bank deposits

b)

To provide work to the unemployed

c)

To provide cheap electricity to rural areas

d)

To prevent another stock market crash

181.

What New Deal legislation made the government responsible for the people's economic welfare?

a)

FDIC

b)

Social Security Act

c)

SEC

d)

Works Progress Administration

182.

What was the outcome of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff?

a)

Increased imports to the U.S.

b)

Decreased U.S. international trade

c)

Alleviated high unemployment

d)

Banks foreclosed on more homes

183.

What was the CCC & WPA attempting to address?

a)

High unemployment

b)

Excessive stock market speculation

c)

Increased use of credit

d)

Limited income of senior citizens

184.

What was the purpose of fireside chats?

a)

To discuss new Hollywood films

b)

To reassure the American public

c)

To explain U.S. involvement in World War 1

d)

To discuss the League of Nations

185.

What was one unintended consequence of Prohibition?

a)

Alcoholism decreased

b)

The rise of organized crime

c)

The Great Migration

d)

Teapot Dome scandal

186.

Why was the Mexican Repatriation Act passed?

a)

To protect national security

b)

To reduce competition for jobs

c)

To prevent labor unrest

d)

To remain isolated from foreign conflicts

187.

Speakeasies were a consequence of what federal action?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Suspected communist activity

c)

Immigration restrictions

d)

Tariffs on imported goods

188.
Many unfortunate people lived in shacks referred  to as _____________.
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Shack Towns
c)
Poor People Places
d)
Dirty Towns
189.
Only a few of the 29 __________ manufacturing companies in Wichita survived the Great Depression.
a)
aircraft
b)
motorcycle
c)
armored tank
d)
car
190.
Poor farming practices (techniques) caused soil __________.
a)
preservation
b)
erosion
c)
retention
d)
production
191.
Soil erosion can be caused by _________.
a)
wind and water
b)
wind and very hot days
c)
insects and wind
d)
only poor farming equipment
192.
Trees planted in rows are called ___________and help reduce blowing winds.
a)
windbreaks
b)
terracing
c)
shelter trees
d)
contouring
193.
If crops are __________; it helps maintain the health of the soil, control weeds and diseases, making the fields more productive.
a)
irrigated
b)
terraced
c)
rotated
d)
contoured
194.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
195.
J.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?
a)
Banking
b)
Oil
c)
Railroad
d)
Coal
196.

the muckrackers were?

a)

a bunch of hillbillys

b)

a group of writers who researched problems progressives wanted to fix

c)

a group of muddy football players

d)

a baseball team

197.

Ida Tarbell's work focused on which?

a)

John D Rockefeller's ruthless business tactics.

b)

The filthy condition of meat factories in the United States.

c)

The horrible conditions of people in tenement homes.

d)

The lynchings of African Americans.

198.

This picture was most likely taken by which Muckraker?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida B Wells

199.
Pushed for political, economic,civil,and social rights for African Americans
a)
Washington
b)
Dubois
c)
Garvey
d)
Martin Luther King
200.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                              
d)
William Lloyd Douglas

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