WorksheetsModern US History Semester 1 Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
The Homestead Act gave _______ of land to people to farm for 5 years.
1000 acres
1/4 square mile
2 plots (with a mule)
160 acres
______ was another name for Plains Farmers because of the problems with farming the hard ground.
Midwest farmers
Sod busters
Plains farmers
Sod farmers
General Custer lost the ______ by attacking 5000 Natives with only 225 troops.
Comstock Lode
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle at Wounded Knee
The _______ was responsible for making treaties with the Natives.
Indian Affairs Office
Farmer's Alliance
Miner's Union
Native American Trust Association
The _______ Dance was the most important religious ceremony thanking the Great Spirit for help in troubled times and asked for good fortune in the coming year.
Ghost
Crazy Horse
Sun
Wounded Knee
A ___ occurs when one company gains control of an entire market.
integration
pool
monopoly
arbitration
The total value of goods and services produced by a country is known as ___.
Capital Gains
Laissez Faire
Gross National Product
Gross Domestic Product
_______ is the combining of all the different businesses a company depends on for its operation.
Horizontal integration
pool
monopoly
Vertical Integration
_______ is the combining many firms engaged in the same type of business into one large corporation.
Horizontal integration
pool
monopoly
Vertical Integration
_______ invented the telephone.
Thomas Edison
Cyrus Field
Alexander Graham Bell
Bill Gates
Mark Twain and Charles Werner describe the time period between 1870-1900 as the "__________" due to the fact the country appears to be prosperous and growing (covered in gold on the outside), while in reality it is corrupt, there is severe poverty, and a huge difference between the rich and poor.
Elaborate Age
Golden Age
Tawdry Age
Gilded Age
When someone would win a political office, many of their supporters wanted a job for supporting them. If given a job, this was called ____.
employment
nepotism
patronage
civil service
A movement in art and literature, called ____, portrayed people in realistic situations instead of idealizing them.
Realism
Verism
Romanticism
Naturalism
Andrew Carnegie's philosophy, the "Gospel of Wealth," said that...
should avoid spending their money on society, but save it instead.
should invest their fortunes in politics to insure the candidates they wanted were elected.
should use their fortunes to further their own business and make more money.
wealthy Americans should use their fortunes to further social progress through philanthropy.
The _______ was passed in Congress in 1882 and said there could be no Chinese immigrants for 10 years and any Chinese already in the country could not become a citizen.
Asian Exclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Dawes Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
_____ is a sensational style of reporting used by some newspapers in the early 1900’s.
Blogging
Yellow Journalism
Trolling
Fake News
What was the "White Man's Burden?"
Europeans belief it was their duty to improve the economy in less civilized countries.
Europeans belief it was their God-given right to take over less civilized countries.
America's belief that it was their God-given duty to take over the western part of North America and educate the natives.
Europeans belief it was their duty to spread religion and culture to the less civilized.
Why did America want to annex Hawaii?
Sugar plantations were hugely profitable.
It was the best spot for a Pacific naval base.
They wanted to add a beautiful destination vacation spot.
They believed it was their God-given right to take over the island and spread Christianity.
Why did the United States need the open-door policy in China?
It allowed them to trade without interference
It allowed them to have access to all of Asia's countries
It allowed them to help other countries industrialize
So they could walk through the door more easily
_____ is the policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of the weaker countries or regions.
Militarism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Darwinism
The ___ Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
19th
20th
13th
22nd
Through scientific management, a company could become efficient by...
Keeping staff to a minimum and treating the employees well.
Breaking tasks down into small parts and using standardized tools.
Using standardized tools and treating employees well.
Keeping staff to a minimum and breaking tasks down into small parts.
___ were journalists who investigated and exposed social conditions and political corruption.
Trustbusters
Yellow Journalists
Muckrakers
Abolitionists
The _____ required food and companies to list ingredients on package.
Meat Inspection Act
Pure Food & Drug Act
Interstate Food Act
Federal Food Reserve Act
The _____ said banks would have to keep some of their deposits in a reserve to protect customer's money
Pure Food & Drug Act
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Committee
Boston Port Act
During the World War I, Congress passed laws making it a crime to _____, possibly violating freedom of speech.
Open a business
Speak out against the government
Volunteer for war
Provide war supplies
The League of Nations would ultimately fail because ____.
The Allies refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
The U.S. did not join
Germany refused to join
World War II would start
The act the required all young men 21 to 30 to register for the draft was the _____.
Meat Inspection Act
Prohibition Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Selective Service Act
The shelling of each side, crossing No Man’s Land with large losses of life with no gain for either side was _____.
Trench Warfare
Trench Bombardment
Trench Foot
Trench Battles
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Allied Powers at the BEGINNING of WWI?
United States
France
Britain
Russia
The "science" of selective breeding to attain a "pure" race was called _______.
Expatriates
Fundamentalism
Eugenics
Red Scare
The ____ Amendment began prohibition, or the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of alcohol.
17th
18th
19th
20th
In the 1920’s, Speakeasies were …
were places to anonymously report criminals selling alcohol
illegal bars
People who were dissatisfied with the lifestyle of American culture and moved to another country.
A "new breed" of young women known for wearing short skirts, bobbed hair, wearing excessive makeup, among other changes
The 21st Amendment …
gave women the right to vote
ended slavery
repealed the 18th amendment
repealed the 20th amendment
The buying of stocks in the stock market with a small percentage down, then paying it off after selling at a higher price was called _____.
On-margin buying
installment buying
investment buying
fundamentalism
October 29, 1929 is called Black Tuesday due to the ____.
major dust storms.
the Grapes of Wrath debuted in theatres.
world war II started.
stock market crash.
The unemployment rate would reach as high as ___ during the depression.
9%
13%
25%
42%
This New Deal program gave benefits/pension to people over 65 as an incentive to retire.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Social Security Act (SSA)
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Bank Failures
Dust Bowl
World War I
Stock Market Crash
What was the cause of the Dust Bowl? (more than one is correct)
Over-plowing of fields
Severe Drought and high winds
Over-grazing of animals
Large fires
Nascar becoming a "sport"
The 13th Amendment...
ended slavery
gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
guarantees freedom of speech
banned alcohol
The 14th amendment...
gave all people born in the U.S. citizenship and equal protection under the law
guarantees women the right to vote
banned slavery
repealed the 1st amendment
The 15th amendment...
gave all men the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
banned slavery
gives the right to bear arms
started prohibition
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1877?
Hayes won the election of 1876
Union troops were withdrawn from the South
Reconstruction ended
the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were ratified.
In the ____, new state governments must ban slavery, amnesty was given to all white Southerners who were willing to swear an oath, and ten percent of the voters had to swear an oath of loyalty to the Union
10% Plan
Reformation Plan
Lincoln Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
