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U.S. History Semester 1: Reconstruction- Great Depression

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
2.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
3.
What were the effects of the Transcontinental railroad?
a)
Increased settlement and business in the west
b)
Helped the railroad industry turn into a powerful industry
c)
Increased business activity and east-west trade
d)
All of these answers
4.

Authors who wrote about bad working conditions during the Progressive Era

a)

Progressives

b)

Robber Barons

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Immigrants

5.
“robber baron” of steel
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
6.
“robber baron” of oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
 Cornelius Vanderbilt
7.

People who wanted government to reform and clean up society

a)

Progressives

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Cowboys

d)

New immigrants

8.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

9.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election? 
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
10.

Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. What is this called?

a)

geopolitical

b)

political bosses

c)

anthropolgy

d)

philanthropy

11.

Between 1860 and 1910, when the U.S. was industrializing, the U.S. population tripled due to:

a)

The Baby Boom

b)

Immigration

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

Better Healthcare

12.

What amendment provided suffrage (the right to vote) for women (1920)?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

13.

Whose book, The Jungle, led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

14.

Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) to provide education and services for the immigrant poor?

a)

Elixabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Belle Starr

15.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
16.

Who was the founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

WEB Dubois

d)

Upton Sinclair

17.

Which amendment banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

18.

Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?

a)

Alexander Bell

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

19.
Which amendment freed African slaves?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
20.

Which amendment gave African Americans (and all races) citizenship?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

21.

Which amendment gave African American (and all races) men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

22.

Young women during the 1920's who wore short dresses and bobbed their hair.

a)

Flappers

b)

Dough Boys

c)

Socialists

23.

Which is the white supremacist group that reached its peak during the 1920's?

a)

RCA

b)

KKK

c)

KDKA

24.

Which is the name of the group formed to protest against the use of alcoholic beverages.

a)

Temperance Society

b)

Prohibition

c)

Stocks

25.

A period during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages was illegal.

a)

Temperance Society

b)

Prohibition

c)

Stocks

26.

Illegal taverns and bars.

a)

Bootleggers

b)

Speakeasies

c)

Back Room Bars

27.

Most notorious gangster in Chicago.

a)

Al Capone

b)

Charlie Chaplin

c)

Charles Lindbergh

28.

What global event preceded the Roaring Twenties and set the stage for the United States' economic prosperity?

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

War of 1812

29.

Which of the following was NOT a form of entertainment during the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Radio

b)

Movies

c)

Sporting Events

d)

Television

30.

What was the mass fear of Communism and radicalism in the early 1920s called?

a)

Americanism Movement

b)

Progressivism

c)

The Democracy War

d)

The Red Scare

31.
What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920's?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Scopes Trial
32.

_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very thin evidence.

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti

b)

Laurel and Hardy

c)

Rogers and Hammerstein

d)

The Howard Brothers

33.

The Scopes trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?

a)

reading

b)

biology

c)

religion

d)

evolution

34.
This natural 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
35.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
36.
On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression.
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Tuesday 
c)
Black Friday
d)
Black Sunday 
37.

A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experienced 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

38.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
39.

Which event occurred when people lined up at the banks to withdraw their money and the banks had no money

a)

Bank Run

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

New Deal

40.

In 1929, the United States entered an economic slowdown called the Great Depression. One of the early events was the stock market crash. What was a major cause of the stock market crash?

a)

Stock prices went up so fast that investors could not keep up with the changes.

b)

Stock prices fell, investors panicked and sold their stocks, which led to more panic.

c)

The government decided to close the stock market in New York.

d)

People decided to invest their money in stock markets in Europe.

41.
Where did MOST European immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s work?
a)
ships on the coast 
b)
plantations in the South 
c)
farms in the Great Plains 
d)
factories in the North 
42.

During the Great Depression, "homes" that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What was the result of the Sixteenth Amendment?

a)

sales tax

b)

tariffs

c)

income tax

d)

treaties

44.

The people directly elect US senators. Which amendment is this?

a)

15th

b)

17th

c)

23rd

d)

26th

45.

How many points did Wilson have in his plan for peace after WWI?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

46.

Which of these countries did NOT join the League of Nations

a)

UK

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Japan

47.
Who was the President during World War 1?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
48.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
49.

10) At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means

a)

We did not choose sides.

b)

We helped Germany.

c)

We gave both sides money.

d)

Two are correct.

50.

11) The U.S. entered the war in 1917 because the Germans

a)

attacked Pearl Harbor.

b)

sank a U. S. passenger ships

c)

beat the U.S. in boxing

51.
Most of the fighting in Europe took place in...
a)
muddy trenches
b)
the air
c)
deserts
d)
the lunch room
52.

Having intense pride in your country is known as

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperalism

d)

alliances

53.

The U.S. sent thousands of troops to France in 1918 and this was a major cause for the Allied Powers to win the war. The Germans surrendered and signed a treaty at

a)

Appamattox Court House

b)

Versailles

c)

London

d)

Gettsyburg

54.

This group was composed of cavalry officers who fought during the Spanish-American War in Cuba and made Theodore Roosevelt a war hero.

a)

The Rough Riders

b)

The Tough Guys

c)

The Knights of the Templar

d)

The Gridiron Gang

55.

The sensationalization of news headlines, focusing on exaggerated news reports for readership was known as . . .

a)

Jingoism

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Investigative Journalism

d)

Editorial Journalism

56.

How did the Chinese react to foreigners invading their spheres of influence?

a)

The United States was forced to abandon the Monroe Doctrine

b)

The Boxer Rebellion attempted to drive out all foreigners from China

c)

Western European culture and traditions were readily adopted by the Chinese

d)

The Chinese openly accepted the economic prosperity

57.

One of the major reasons the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 was the

a)

Chinese boxers tried to drive all foreigners out of China

b)

United States wanted a naval base at Pearl Harbor

c)

South wanted more land for cotton

d)

Mormons wanted to settle there

58.

Which areas did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish American War

a)

Texas & Oregon

b)

Hawaii & Alaska

c)

Florida and Louisiana

d)

Puerto Rico & the Philippines

59.

Spanish atrocities in Cuba, yellow journalism, and the sinking of the battleship Maine are all causes of what war?

a)

Civil War

b)

Russo-Japanese War

c)

World War I

d)

Spanish American War

60.

Which two philosophies dominated the thinking of most political and business leaders during the late 19th century (industrialization) in the United States?

a)

Social Darwinism and laissez faire

b)

socialism and the social gospel

c)

populism and women’s suffrage

d)

communism and anarchism

61.

Following WWI, law enforcement rounded up thousands of suspected communists in the

a)

Court Packing Plan

b)

Palmer Raids

c)

New Deal

d)

Nazi Raids

62.
Where is Ellis Island located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
South of Florida
c)
New York City Harbor
d)
Washington D.C.
63.

Which was a push factor for people immigrating to America?

a)

They wanted more freedom.

b)

They were looking for jobs.

c)

They suffered famine and war in their own country

d)

All of these are push factors.