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652 Fall Final Practice Exam

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The League of Nations chief purpose was to

a)

maintain world peace.

b)

punish Germany.

c)

make new territorial boundaries.

d)

ensure American superiority.

2.

"Big Bertha" is best described as

a)

a canon large enough to hurl 1800lb shells for miles.

b)

a machine gun.

c)

a submarine.

d)

a tank.

3.

The 3 major countries that comprised the Allied Powers in WWI were

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.

b)

Great Britain, France, and the United States.

c)

Italy, Spain, and Germany.

d)

Germany, Russia, and Italy.

4.

Germany and Austria-Hungary were the heart of the

a)

Triple Crown.

b)

Central Powers.

c)

Allies.

d)

Gestapo

5.

Under the Treaty of Versailles, the peace treaty for WWI, ________________ was made to take the blame for the war.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

6.

The Germans were very successful at using _____________ during the war.

a)

tanks

b)

cannons

c)

submarines (u-boats)

d)

airplanes

7.

Which country was not invited/present at the Versailles Peace Treaty talks?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

8.

What years did World War I take place?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1925-1930

c)

1920-1925

d)

1900-1904

9.

President Wilson's plan for peace was called the

a)

Fourteen Points.

b)

League of Nations.

c)

Peace Plan.

d)

New Deal.

10.

As a part of the peace treaty to end WWI, _____________________ was ordered to pay $33 billion in war reparations.

a)

United States

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

France

d)

Germany

11.

All of the following were NEW weapons used in WWI, EXCEPT

a)

Big Bertha.

b)

tanks.

c)

poison gas.

d)

rifles.

12.

All of the following have been considered a CAUSE of the World War I, EXCEPT

a)

militarism.

b)

nationalism.

c)

anarchism.

d)

alliance systems.

13.

The sinking of the _____________ cost 128 U.S. lives and help to lead the United States into WWI.

a)

Sussex

b)

U.S.S. Maine

c)

Lusitania

d)

Titanic

14.

The President of the United States during World War I was

a)

President Woodrow Wilson

b)

President Theodore Roosevelt

c)

President Herbert Hoover

d)

President Andrew Jackson

15.

Which country lost the MOST territory after WWI, even though they were part of the winning side?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Austria

d)

Russia

16.

_____________ is the belief that we should limit or isolate our concern to domestic considerations not European problems. It's what Americans supported when the war first broke out.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Patriotism

d)

Isolationism

17.

Which country was NOT invited to the peace conference at end of World War I?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

18.

One trend of the 1920s was _______________________, the movement of people from the country to the city areas.

a)

urbanization

b)

migration

c)

immigration

d)

imperialism

19.

During the 1920s, the KKK expanded their hatred to include all of the following groups, EXCEPT

a)

Catholics.

b)

"Foreigners".

c)

Jews.

d)

Farmers.

20.

Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted of a payroll robbery largely due to the fact that they were all of the following, EXCEPT

a)

Communists

b)

Italian

c)

Anarchists

d)

Immigrants

21.

When the Stock Market crashed on October 29, 1929, it was known as

a)

Black Tuesday.

b)

Manic Monday.

c)

Red Friday.

d)

Blue Tuesday.

22.

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north was known as the

a)

Harlem Renaissance.

b)

Jazz Age.

c)

Great Migration.

d)

Roaring 20s.

23.

The most famous club in New York City's Harlem neighborhood in the 1920s was the

a)

Studio 54.

b)

Flappers.

c)

Hot Spot.

d)

Cotton Club.

24.

One trend that began in the 1920s was the use of __________________ by consumers.

a)

subway.

b)

personal credit.

c)

coupons.

d)

scatting.

25.

The 1920s explosion of creativity in arts, literature, music, etc by African Americans became known as the

a)

Cotton Club.

b)

Harlem Renaissance.

c)

Great Migration.

d)

Jazz Age.

26.

One of the unintended consequences of Prohibition was

a)

increased drunkeness.

b)

the rise of organized crime.

c)

an increase of homelessness.

d)

a decrease in divorce rates.

27.

This artist was a famous pianist and composer of the 1920s.

a)

Cab Calloway

b)

Josephine Baker

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Louis Armstrong

28.

The Scopes Trial can be best described as

a)

a trial about fair trade practices

b)

.a trial about immigration policies.

c)

a trial about the kidnapping of a child.

d)

a trial about science vs religion and spirituality.

29.

One of the greatest accomplishments of the decade was the passage of the 19th Amendment, which did the follow?

a)

Prohibited alcohol

b)

Repealed a previous amendment

c)

Provided for the direct election of senators

d)

Gave women the right to vote

30.

This man made the first transatlantic flight from America to France.

a)

Orville Wright

b)

Al Capone

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Charles Lindbergh

31.

This was the name given to women who dared to shorten their hair and their skirts.

a)

The Scopes

b)

The Pink Ladies

c)

The Flapper

d)

The Lady Bugs

32.

One of the new business of the 1920s was

a)

advertising.

b)

steel making.

c)

iron making.

d)

farming.

33.

Many Americans started to enjoy watching sports the 1920s. The most athlete of the time was

a)

Charles Lindbergh.

b)

Duke Ellington.

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Cab Calloway.

34.

The good fortune of the 1920s came to a screeching halt when

a)

women got the right to vote.

b)

the Stock Market crashed in 1929.

c)

organized crime gangs started wars in the cities.

d)

the government started illegally searching people's homes.

35.

Some of the new inventions/breakthroughs of this time period were all of the following EXCEPT

a)

electricity in homes.

b)

the radio.

c)

the television.

d)

the refrigerator.

36.

_________________________ was a famous football player, who happened to play at the University of Illinois.

a)

Babe Ruth

b)

Jack Dempsey

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Red Grange

37.

President Hoover's political philosophy that stated that it was NOT the job of the government to give "hand-outs" to the needy, but that people/charities needed to help those in need. This philosophy was called

a)

direct relief.

b)

Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

c)

Rugged Individualism.

d)

Bonus Army.

38.

What were the names given to the shack houses set up outside of many cities during the Great Depression?

a)

Ghettos

b)

Boulder Dams

c)

Hoovervilles

d)

Frankensteins

39.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the presidency in 1932 by campaigning with the promise of a ______ _________ for the American people.

a)

Square Deal

b)

Full Meal Deal

c)

New Deal

d)

Inside Deal

40.

The following conditions existed to create the Dust Bowl

a)

converted grasslands to flat farm land

b)

drought

c)

wind

d)

all of the above

41.

What was the Bonus Army?

a)

a group of Civil War veterans

b)

a group of Spanish-American War Veterans

c)

a group of World War I veterans

d)

a group of World War II veterans

42.

Why did the Bonus Army march on Washington in 1932?

a)

they wanted their army health benefits

b)

they wanted their bonus checks they were promised (to be paid in 1945)

c)

they wanted to be released from their army duties

d)

they wanted to serve in the Civilian Conservation Corps

43.

One of the strategies of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration was to

a)

take farm land out of production to increase farm prices.

b)

give industrial jobs to farmers.

c)

fix high farm prices of 10% above the market

d)

limiting machinery farmers could use.

44.

President Franklin Roosevelt communicated with the American people by issuing radio broadcasts called

a)

Fireside chats.

b)

Campfire talks.

c)

Reflections.

d)

Stadium chants.

45.

The Civilian Conservation Corps tried to eliminate the possibility of another Dust Bowl by

a)

building dams in the Tennessee Valley area.

b)

limiting machinery farmers could use.

c)

planting trees in the Great Plains area.

d)

taking farm land out of production.

46.

The New Deal legislation came to be known as

a)

Super Help.

b)

The Plan for a New Generation.

c)

Mr. Roosevelt Plan.

d)

Alphabet Soup.

47.

Which government agency was created to regulate the Stock market?

a)

National Relief Administration

b)

Social Security Administration

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

Securities and Exchange Commission

48.

One of the most important results of President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation was

a)

a more direct and dependent relationship between the federal government and the people.

b)

a more distant relationship between the federal government and the people.

49.

What event in America sparked another downward spiral of the German economy?

a)

the United States stock market crash

b)

the election of Franklin Roosevelt

c)

the invention of the Ford Model T

d)

the passage of the Volstead Act

50.
With which of the following would Marcus Garvey have agreed?
a)
segregation and black pride
b)
integration and African American equality through an educated elite
c)
hard word and patience for blacks to achieve equality with whites
d)
WEB Du Bois and the NAACP approach to race relations
51.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Warren G Harding
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
Charles A Lindbergh
52.
a)
the Immigration Act, 1917
b)
the Emergency Quota Act, 1921
c)
the National Origins Act, 1924
d)
the Immigration Act, 1927
53.
Who likely made this statement? “I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear fringed short skirts and bright-colored sweaters with low-heeled shoes. I adore smoking, drinking, and dancing.”
a)
A post-World War II subordinate
b)
A Roaring Twenties flapper
c)
A Depression-era homemaker
d)
A Gilded Age feminist
54.
With which of the following are Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes most closely associated?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Women’s Suffrage
d)
World War II
55.
Which development most contributed to the increasing social independence of Americans in the early twentieth century?
a)
Rise of the Populist movement
b)
Emergence of Victorian ideals
c)
Improved telecommunications
d)
Greater access to automobiles
56.
The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  
a)
10th 
b)
19th 
c)
20th 
d)
18th 
57.
What type of music was popular in speakeasies during the 1920’s?
a)
Rock and Roll
b)
Jazz
c)
Rap
d)
Country
58.
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
59.
Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:
a)
Sidebars
b)
Underbars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
juke joints
60.

This ecological 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
61.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
62.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again 
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
63.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
64.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
65.

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

66.
In 1929, the stock market crash was the beginning of the "Great Depression." Which of the following BEST describes the Great Depression?
a)
The depression was severe, but only in the United States. 
b)
Governments acted quickly and the depression only lasted two years
c)
The depression caused revolutions all across the world. 
d)
Many countries around the world experienced the economic depression
67.
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