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APUSH Jones review P7

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Federal Reserve Act gave the Federal Reserve Board the authority to

a)

issue paper money and increase or decrease the amount of money in circulation by altering interest rates.

b)

close weak banks.

c)

take the U.S. dollar off the gold standard

d)

collect income taxes directly from employees' paychecks

e)

guarantee individuals banking deposits against bank failures

2.

With the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great majority of Americans

a)

earnestly hoped to stay out of the war

b)

favored entering the war in support of the Allies

c)

supported the Central Powers

d)

wanted to form a military alliance of neutral nations

3.

Which of the following British passenger liners was sunk by German submarines?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Arabic

c)

Sussex

d)

None of these were American ships.

4.

The Zimmermann note involved a proposed secret agreement between

a)

Britain and France

b)

Russia and Germany

c)

Mexico and Germany

d)

Mexico and Russia

5.

Two constitutional amendments, adopted in part because of World War I, were the Eighteenth, which dealt with ____, and the Nineteenth, whose subject was ____.

a)

prohibition; an income tax

b)

direct election of senators; woman suffrage

c)

prohibition; woman suffrage

d)

women suffrage; prohibition

6.

Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference was to

a)

stop the spread of communism.

b)

blame no one for starting the war.

c)

force Germany to pay reparations for the war.

d)

establish the League of Nations.

7.

Top gangster Al Capone was finally convicted and sent to prison for the crime of

a)

murder.

b)

income tax evasion.

c)

kidnapping.

d)

conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws

8.

The immediate outcome of the 1925 Scopes Trial was that

a)

attorney Clarence Darrow got the charges against John Scopes dropped.

b)

the state of Tennessee modified its anti-evolution law.

c)

the public gained a favorable view of American fundamentalists.

d)

biology teacher John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution and fined.

9.

The 1920 census revealed that, for the first time, most

a)

men worked in manufacturing.

b)

adult women were employed outside the home.

c)

Americans lived in cities.

d)

Americans lived in the trans-Mississippi West.

e)

families had fewer than four children.

10.

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

a)

a celebration of black culture and creative expression

b)

the migration of Southern blacks to northern sections of New York City

c)

the movement led by Marcus Garvey

d)

the effort to resist racism and segregation in the North.

e)

None of these

11.

The term "Hoovervilles" refers to

a)

industrial sections of cities where poor workers lived.

b)

shantytowns filled with shacks created by homeless people during the Great Depression.

c)

picket lines erected by the Bonus Army in their protest against Washington D.C.

d)

breadlines and soup kitchens that fed the hungry during the Great Depression.

12.
Practice of sensationalizing stories in order to increase subscriptions
a)
Direct Election
b)
Scientific Management
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muck Rakers
13.
Supreme Court decision that affirmed government powers during a military emergency
a)
Korematsu v. US
b)
Schenck v. US
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Schecter v. US
14.
The flapper:
a)
epitomized the change in standards of sexual behavior.
b)
represented a new political movement.
c)
disapproved of smoking.
d)
demanded a return to earlier standards of behavior.
15.
The New Deal concentrated power in the hands of:
a)
the executive branch.
b)
the legislative branch.
c)
the judicial branch.
d)
state government.
16.
______ wrote The Great Gatsby which symbolizes the 1920's spirit of money, jazz, speakeasies and post-WWI degenerate fun.
a)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
b)
Sinclair Lewis
c)
Ernest Hemingway
d)
William Faulkner
17.
______ revolutionized the auto industry by lowering prices and raising wages so that almost all families could afford a car by the 1920's
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Louis Chevrolet
c)
Ransom Olds
d)
John Francis Dodge
18.
What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment outlawed the advertisement of alcohol.
c)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
d)
This reversed prohibition.
19.
______ was the dominant civil rights leader of the 1920's.  He was militaristic and radically rejected lack of equality by proposing a migration to Africa, but was imprisoned and deported.
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Malcolm X
20.
The Scopes Trial represented the conflict between
a)
Anarchists and Communists about political reform. 
b)
scientists and environmentalists about the environment.  
c)
fundamentalist beliefs and scientific ideals about evolution. 
d)
 the government and U.S. citizens about prohibition.
21.
Silent Calvin Coolidge's quote, "the business of America is business" illustrates the commitment of government in the 1920's to _______.
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Keynesian economics
c)
socialism
d)
reformed capitalism
22.
He was the US President when the stock market crashed in 1929:
a)
Hoover
b)
Harding
c)
Coolidge
d)
Wilson
23.
The _______ was a massive movement of African Americans north after World War I opened job opportunities and southern African Americans realized some relief from racism (still segragation and discrimination, but less violence) could be found in northern cities.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Great Exodus
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Great Shift
24.
The _______ Scandal, in which oil companies illegal drilled oil from public lands, illustrates the return of laissez-faire during the Harding administration and the 1920's.
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Watergate
c)
Credit Mobilier
d)
Whiskey Ring
25.
The president elected after Herbert Hoover who promised to give America a "New Deal" was _________________.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Grover Cleveland
26.
During the 1930s, the conditions shown in this photograph occurred mainly
a)
on the Atlantic Coast
b)
 on the Great Plains
c)
in the Rocky Mountains
d)
in the Pacific Northwest
27.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
28.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
29.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
30.
Recovery from the Great Depression was accomplished by
a)
public works programs.
b)
the Social Security Act.
c)
The National Recovery Administration.
d)
the outbreak of World War II.
31.
What was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds? 
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Court Packing 
d)
Second New Deal 
32.
How many terms was FDR elected to the office of presidency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
The policy of building up a country's military to prepare for war is known as 
a)
imperialism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism
34.
a strong feeling of pride for one’s nation
a)
racism
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
militarism
35.
What amendment provided for the direct election (by the voters) of senators (1913 - political Progressives)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
36.
Which president was known as a "trustbuster?
a)
Theodroe Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
37.
When did the United States enter World War 2? 
a)
January 1, 1939
b)
September 2, 1940
c)
December 8, 1941
d)
November 1, 1940
38.
Which of the following is a cause of World War 2?
a)
Germany had to pay reparations (war debt) after World War 1
b)
German banks failed
c)
France declared war on Germany
d)
The Axis powers were wealthy
39.
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo were examples of which kind of leader?
a)
Democratic Presidents
b)
Fascist Dictators
c)
Republican Dictators
d)
Fascist Shareholders
40.
Which treaty made Germany take full responsibility for WWI? 
a)
Fault Clause
b)
Treaty of Versailles 
c)
Blame Clause
d)
World War 1 Cause Clause
41.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Zimmerman Note
c)
Sussex Pledge
d)
Fourteen Point
42.
President Wilson's attempt to promote world peace
a)
Self-Determination
b)
League of Nations
c)
Fourteen Points
d)
Treaty of Versailles
43.
Amendment that recognized the important role that women played in the war by giving them suffrage
a)
17th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
20th
44.
Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:
a)
Sidebars
b)
Underbars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
juke joints
45.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
a)
Henry Cabot Lodge
b)
John Hay
c)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
d)
Robert LaFollette
46.
Practice of sensationalizing stories in order to increase subscriptions
a)
Direct Election
b)
Scientific Management
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muck Rakers
47.
He was elected President in 1920, promising "Normalcy."
a)
Wilson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Harding
d)
Hoover
48.

Rosie the Riveter was a WWII propaganda that...

a)

Renewed the nation's commitment to democratic ideals

b)

increased scientific and technological innovations

c)

Encouraged mass mobilization of American society to help war effort

d)

questioned America's values abroad in foreign countries

49.

Which amendment repealed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition?

a)

20th Amendment

b)

21st Amendment

c)

22nd Amendment

d)

25th Amendment

50.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Stock Market Speculation

b)

Overproduction/Underconsumption

c)

Buying on Credit

d)

Dust Bowl

51.

Which group would MOST support the point of view expressed in this cartoon?

a)

Anti-imperialists

b)

Imperialists

c)

Progressives

d)

Organized Labor

52.

Which of the following territorial acquisitions was the MOST controversial?

a)

Cuba, because its acquisition was predicted in yellow journalism

b)

Puerto Rico, because citizenship rights were not granted to the people living in this territory

c)

The Philippines, because there was a strong resistance from the Filipinos

d)

Hawaii, because it was acquired to be a military base

53.

The cartoon above could serve as evidence that

a)

The McKinley administration enjoyed consistent support for its overseas policies of expansion

b)

American expansion overtime was a result of war

c)

There were those who believed America had no business expanding overseas during this time period

d)

American ideals of democracy and freedom followed wherever and whenever America expanded its control over new territories

54.

The ideals expressed in the image MOST directly led to the political controversies over

a)

The treatment of Native Americans as America pursued the policy of Manifest Destiny

b)

Whether United States should help colonies of imperialistic powers become independent

c)

Acquisition of new American territories in the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific

d)

the role of the United States as a global superpower

55.

Use the passage below to answer the following question


"Chronic wrongdoing . . . may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power."


~Theodore Roosevelt 1904


The ideas in the passage above most directly led to

a)

An American victory in the Spanish American War

b)

considerable debate over America's involvement in the Philippines following the Spanish American War

c)

An expanded U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and Latin America

d)

The formation of the League of Nations after WWI

56.

For what purpose did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

a)

It would make it easier for manufacturers in New York to reach Western markets.

b)

It would allow eastern US cities to trade more easily with Europe

c)

It would allow US ships to travel back and forth between the Atlantic and Pacific more easily

d)

It would make it easier for US troops to reach Cuba to fight the Spanish

57.

Which of the following statements would an isolationist most agree with?

a)

"if the United States expands it is nothing short of imperialism. To annex the territories of Cuba or the Philippines would not only be unwise, it would violate the very principles of self-determination on which this nation is founded."

b)

"Southeast Asia is too important to be abandoned. The United States must maintain a presence in the Philippines if it hopes to protect its national interests in the years to come."

c)

"The Philippines is half a world away. We should fight, instead, to maintain a presence in Cuba and the Caribbean."

d)

"We must build up our military. Any conflict in Europe is a conflict that will eventually affect us in the United States. Let us not invite war; but let us be prepared should it insist on knocking on our door."

58.
Under the philosophy of __________________________, 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.
a)
Geopolitical expansion
b)
Political bosses
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Wealth
59.
During the Gilded age, workers came together under ___________________________ to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours.
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
60.
The Farmer's Alliance, the Grange, and the ______________ stood for additional government regulation of trade, currency,  and the protection of other farmers' interests.
a)
Progressives
b)
Free Soil Party
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Populists
61.
In 1890, who wrote about and photographed the horrible living conditions of America's working poor in the book How the Other Half Lives?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Ida Wells
d)
Jacob Riis

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