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Pre-Test Unit 8 SSUSH15 & SSUSH16

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 3605secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

This law provided penalties for spying, sabotage, and obstructing the war effort

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Treason Act

c)

Traitor Act

d)

Spy Act

2.

He was arrested after making a series of speeches against the war urging American men not to fight.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

Eugene Debs

3.

During World War I there was the shift in population demographics, it was called what?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Great Move

c)

The Great Shift

d)

The Great Immigration

4.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan was called what?

a)

Eighteen Points

b)

Sixteen Points

c)

Thirteen Points

d)

Fourteen Points

5.

This was created and made up of primarily European nations, but the United States never joined.

a)

Justice League

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Allied Powers

6.

After the war the United States defended democracy and capitalism and mass consumerism influenced culture across the nation, which created what?

a)

National Identity

b)

League of Nations

c)

Civil War

d)

Prohibition

7.

Karl Marx's theory became known as a more extreme form of __________________________, which is known as communism.

a)

captialism

b)

democracy

c)

socialism

d)

dictatorship

8.

The wave of fear and action to protect the United States from such ideological crisis became known as the

a)

Blue Scare

b)

Red Scare

c)

Green Scare

d)

Yellow Scare

9.

It became patriotic during the war to abstain from alcohol, not only to preserve grain for the troops and our allies but also as a symbol of resistance to beer's German connection. This influence the passage of what amendment?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

10.

This amendment allowed for women to vote...

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

20th

d)

21st

11.

This person is known for constructing his manufacturing facilities so that all the elements of production (foundries, machine shops, assembly lines) were all in one location.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Eugene Debs

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Charles Chevy

12.

People began moving to the suburbs was an effect of what?

a)

passage of the 18th amendment

b)

passage of the 19th amendment

c)

invention of automobiles

d)

invention of subways

13.

The first _______________________ broadcasts were used to relate the election results of the 1920 Presidential Election.

a)

radio

b)

television

c)

telegraph

d)

Morse code

14.

Radio and movies were a unifying force on national _____________________________________ because the styles actors and actresses wore

a)

outrage

b)

boycotts

c)

culture

15.

First significant artistic movement coming out of African American culture

a)

New York City Renaissance

b)

European Renaissance

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Brooklyn Renaissance

16.

Who was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

William Taft

d)

Rosa Parks

17.

This type of music was thought to have originated from the musical traditions brought by slaves from West Africa combined with western musical instruments and techniques.

a)

Rap

b)

Country

c)

Classical

d)

Jazz

18.
In the 1920s, immigrants from this area were subject to quotas limiting the number that could come to America
a)
African
b)
South Eastern European
c)
North Western European
d)
Middle Eastern
19.
Which is the BEST description of the author's viewpoint in this political cartoon?
a)
American labor unions are to blame for Congress' refusal to join the League of Nations.
b)
American labor unions are the first step to communism and anarchy
c)
No one knows what labor unions actions will lead to
d)
Labors unions will prevent chaos and uncertainty
20.
What US group was revived during the 1910s, speaking out against communists, immigrants, Catholics, Jews, and African-Americans?
a)
The Nativist Party
b)
The Ku Klux Klan
c)
The Populist Party
d)
The Bolsheviks
21.
Writers that investigated the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
22.
What did the 17th Amendment do?
a)
Prohibited the making and selling of alcohol
b)
Allowed citizens to elect Senators
c)
Create the Income Tax
d)
Students no longer had to complete their homework
23.
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine; Stated that the US could get involved in Latin American affairs when necessary. 
a)
Roosevelt Corollary 
b)
Roosevelt Doctrine 
c)
Roosevelt Memorandum 
d)
Truman Doctrine 
24.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
25.
Socialist and union leader Eugene Debs was imprisoned for criticizing war policies in WWI due to: 
a)
The Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
The Emergency Quota Act
c)
The Espionage Act
d)
The Homeland Security Act
26.

The Harlem Renaissance spanned which decade?

a)

1900s

b)

1910s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

27.

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

a)

an organization created to help promote African-American businesses

b)

a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers

c)

a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

d)

a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

28.

One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

a)

support existing racial barriers

b)

increase pride in African American culture

c)

encourage African Americans to create their own political party

d)

cut off connections with mainstream American values

29.

The Great Migration refers to

a)

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north

b)

The movement of African Americans from the north to the south

c)

The spread of African culture after slavery ended

d)

The advocacy of political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa

30.

Zora Neale Hurston is best known for which novel?

a)

The Souls of Black Folk

b)

The Weary Blues

c)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

d)

A Dream Deferred

31.

W.E.B. DuBois’ most well-known work is

a)

The Souls of Black Folk

b)

A Dream Deferred

c)

Their Eyes Were Watching God

d)

The Weary Blues

32.

What literary element does Hughes use in his poem "A Dream Deferred" to show his central idea?

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

33.

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

34.
Where is Harlem?
a)
Area of Manhattan in NYC.
b)
Area in Washington, D.C.
c)
Area of Richmond, Virginia.
35.

The Harlem Renaissance

a)

Occurred in Harlem, New York

b)

Took place in the 1920s

c)

Was a period of intellectual, artistic, and social explosion

d)

All of the answers are correct

36.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
37.

When did the Harlem Renaissance start?

a)

2017

b)

1920

c)

1930

d)

3012

38.

Henry Clay’s American System proposed improvements to transportation. How did these changes impact trade among regions of the United States?

a)

They made major waterways, such as the Mississippi River, unnecessary.

b)

They made it easier to move goods and raw materials around the country.

c)

They made New Orleans the new center of industry in the South.

d)

They made the Northwest Territory the only farming region in the country.

39.

Which of the below is part of the Infrastructure system:

a)

Residential Buildings

b)

Population growth

c)

Transportation system

d)

Social Organization

40.

Which characteristic describes buildings/structures created to help the civilization?

a)

Planned Infrastructure

b)

Organized Religion

c)

Surplus Food

d)

System of Tribute

41.

The two "tools" of Fiscal Policy are:

a)

the power to tax

b)

the power to spend

c)

the power to borrow money

d)

the power to print money

42.

Whites and African Americans living side-by-side

a)

Deportation

b)

Integration

c)

Communism

d)

Anarchy

43.
Mass production is___________
a)
Producing products in Massachusetts
b)
Producing a few items at a time until they are sold. 
c)
Producing a lot of an item at the same time. 
d)
Producing custom made items. 
44.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
45.

This propaganda posting wants you to do what?

a)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Army.

b)

Sign up for the war by enlisting in the Navy.

c)

Buy Liberty bonds.

d)

Buy a Papa Johns Pizza

46.

_______ includes ways of thinking as well as patterns of behaviour.

a)

Popular culture

b)

Culture

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Globalisation

47.

required all men in the US between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Selective Services Act

d)

Allied Powers

48.

a secret telegram (in code) sent by Germany as an attempt to form an alliance with Mexico if the US should enter WWI

a)

Zipperman Telegram

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Treaty of Versailles

49.

An international conflict that primarily involved European nations until the US entered the war in 1917.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

World War III

50.
The government or groups of workers might control these resources but the profits are divided among the people.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism 
c)
Socialism
d)
Mixed Economy
51.

An agreement to end fighting

a)

Alliance

b)

Reparations

c)

Armistice

d)

Propaganda

52.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

53.
Why was the PATRIOT Act created?
a)
To improve counter-terrorism
b)
In response to the 9/11 attacks
c)
All possible responses
54.

Under the Patriot Act was the government able to detain people simply on the suspicion of terrorism?

a)
Yes
b)
No
55.

If you refer to things that happen inside the United States, it is

a)

Foreign

b)

Domestic

56.

The peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers.

a)

Armistice

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Reparations

e)

U Boats

57.

Payments to cover war costs

a)

mandate system

b)

Lloyd George

c)

armistice

d)

Georges Clemenceau

e)

reparations

58.

Who was President during WWI?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren Harding

59.

What does "unrestricted submarine warfare" mean?

a)

German submarines attacked ANY Allied ship.

b)

German submarines attacked ANY Central Power ships.

c)

French u boats attacked military ships.

d)

British air craft carriers attacked Central Power ships.

60.

What was the Lusitania?

a)

A german submarine

b)

A United States battleship

c)

A British Luxury cruise ship

61.

how was the Lusitania sunk

a)

Torpedo from u boat

b)

Iceberg

c)

Mine

d)

Rock

62.

Match the following

a)

Which US President vowed to restore the United States to a time of peace, prosperity, and economic growth despite his presidency being overshadowed by scandal and corruption?

1.

Warren G. Harding

b)

First African American Female to obtain a pilot’s license

Had to attend flight school in France due to segregation and discrimination in the US.

2.

Bessie Coleman

c)

First person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.

My plane was named “The Spirit of St. Louis”

3.

Charles Lindbergh

d)

She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937

4.

Amelia Earhart

e)

Female painter and artist in the early 20th Century.

Paintings were scenes from the Southwest US.(desert) and urban scenes

5.

Georgia O'keefe

63.

spread of ideas for the purpose of helping or damaging a cause

a)

propaganda

b)

isolationism

c)

appeasement

d)

super bowl commercials

64.

extending a nation's control by acquiring new territory (i.e. natural resources, trade posts, etc.)

a)

imperialism

b)

isolationism

c)

interventionism

d)

fascism

65.
Which term does the picture represent? 
a)
Treaty
b)
Draft
c)
Internationalism
d)
Isolationism
66.

Which of these best describes the "New Woman" of the 1920s?

a)

They wore shorter skirts, bobbed their hair, and went to speakeasies

b)

They stayed home and cooked and cleaned

c)

They rejected the idea of suffrage

d)

They preferred the same fashions as their parents

67.

A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

roaring twenties

b)

silent twenties

c)

Jazz age

d)

Great Depression

68.

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

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