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Name
Class
Date
1.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)

industrial

c)
union
2.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
3.
John Brown led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _____, West Virginia in 1859.
a)
Howardville
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Hop a Ferry
4.
A strategy to conquer the South by keeping soldiers from getting supplies
a)
ratify
b)
Anaconda Plan
c)
scalawag
d)
pardon
5.
Why were Black Codes made?
a)
To give African Americans the right to vote
b)
To keep white supremacy in place
c)
Made it illegal for whites and blacks to use the same facilities
d)
Jim Crow laws Pt. 2
6.
Laws passed by southern states during Reconstruction that legalized segregation, forcing whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
7.

What order did these events happen

a)

Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, Civil Rights act

b)

Black Codes, Civil Rights act, Jim Crow laws

c)

Civil Rights act, Jim Crow laws, Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow laws, Chinese exclusion act, Black Codes

8.

Included the Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

a)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

b)

Radical Republican's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Compromise of 1877

d)

14th Amendment

9.

Motivated to punish the South for the war, had concern for the freedman, wanted to keep their party in control in the North and South

a)

Radical Republicans' Reconstruction Plan

b)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Compromise of 1877

d)

15th Amendment

10.

Was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Jim Crow Laws

11.

Were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 in the United States after the American Civil War with the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.

a)

Black Codes

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Jim Crow Laws

12.

Was adopted on July 9, 1868, and addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

d)

Radical Republicans' Reconstruction Plan

13.

Granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

a)

15th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow Laws

14.

A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

Sharecroppers

15.

A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.

a)

Scalawags

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

Ku Klux Klan

16.

A secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of black people to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and were responsible for many lawless and violet proceedings.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

Scalawags

d)

Sharecroppers

17.

Was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era.

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

15th Amendment

18.

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.

a)

Sharecropper

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Scalawag

d)

Freedmen

19.

A tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

14th Amendment

20.

Exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices

a)

Grandfather Clause

b)

Compromise of 1877

c)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

d)

Amnesty

21.

The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.

a)

Segregation

b)

Black Codes

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Impeach

22.

Was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

Jim Crow Laws

23.
Which one of  the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?
a)
Farming
b)
Slavery
c)
State's Rights
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
24.
This was the main cause that caused the South to secede because they said they did not have to follow the Federal laws 
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
John Brown's Raid
c)
State's Rights
d)
Fort Sumter
25.
This was Lincoln's famous speech that began with the words... "4 score and 7 years ago.."
a)
Emancipation Proclamation 
b)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Lee's Surrender
26.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
27.

What did the Homestead Act offer?

a)

a new home for travelers

b)

a stop along the Oregon Trail

c)

free land after 5 years of living on it.

28.

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10

a)

homesteaders

b)

drought

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Proclamation

29.
Which organization combined with the The Grange to create the Populist Party? 
a)
The Farming Society
b)
American Association of Agriculture
c)
Farmer's Alliance
30.

Farmers preferred silver money put into the economy in bulk because...

a)

It would cause deflation.

b)

It would cause inflation.

31.

Which act offered 160 acres of land to settlers going west?

a)

Mueller Act

b)

Hatch Act

c)

Glass Steagall Act

d)

Homestead Act

32.

How were Native Americans impacted by the railroad?

a)

They lost their land and way of life.

b)

They gained new opportunities.

c)

They mostly moved to cities.

d)

All of the above.

33.

How did barbed wire change the west?

a)

It ended buffalo roaming.

b)

It ended the nomadic lifestyle of natives.

c)

It ended all conflicts between ranchers and farmers.

d)

It ended cattle drives, the open range, and cowboy opportunities.

34.
He was the leader of the Populist movement nationally
a)
Eugene V. Debbs 
b)
J. P. Morgan 
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
William Jennings Bryan 
35.
Monetary system desired by the Populists that was backed by both gold and silver
a)
bimetallism
b)
gold standard
c)
fiat money
d)
silver standard
36.
Established the ICC & gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
16th Amendment
d)
Railroad Regulation Act
37.
This speech was about monetary policy and was given by William Jennings Bryan during his campaign for president in 1896
a)
Gettysburg Address 
b)
Cross of Gold Speech 
c)
Emancipation Proclamation 
d)
Follow the Yellow Brick Road Declaration 
38.
What happened to small farmers in America during 1890's
a)
Couldn't afford expensive farming technologies 
b)
Saw the price of crops deflate 
c)
Had to compete with a global agrarian market and the growth of railroads 
d)
All of the above 
39.
Andrew Carnegie's steel business succeeded in part to a practice called _____________________, in which a business owner becomes involved in ALL steps of the manufacturing process. He not only owned steel mills, he bought the iron ore mines, coalfields and railroads needed to supply the steel.
a)
horizontal integration
b)
vertical integration
c)
trust
40.
Rockefeller, the owner of Standard Oil, succeeded due to ____________________, in which he took over all businesses in his field, eventually owning 90 percent of the oil refineries in the U.S. Disney does this in present time w/ entertainment.
a)
vertical integration
b)
horizontal integration
c)
trust
41.
Trusts were legal arrangements grouping together many companies under a single board of directors. Some trusts eventually became ________________, or total ownership of a product/service to eliminate competition. example: if AT & T owned all cellphone services.
a)
corporation
b)
stockholder
c)
monopoly
42.
Social Darwinism was a theory that many business owners used to justify their practices. It said "survival of the fittest" would determine which people succeeded in business and life. Which of the following statements would a believer in Social Darwinism agree with?
a)
"we must do all we can to help the needy and suffering"
b)
"we must break up the monopolies"
c)
"workers should be happy with whatever wages they get. If they just worked hard enough they would be business owners like us"
d)
"we must give the workers a chance at union"
43.
Which is NOT true of the Knights of Labor?
a)
they were the first national labor union
b)
they pushed for an 8 hour work day
c)
it was only open to skilled workers
d)
they pushed for an end to child labor
44.
Collective bargaining was when all union members acted together to increase their chance of negotiating with management. What strategy was often used by workers during collective bargaining?
a)
a work slow-down
b)
a strike (everyone stops working)
c)
a petition with all union members signing
d)
marching on the mayor's office and state house to change the law.
45.
The ___________________ started as a strike for an 8 hour work day. It turned violent, with a bomb being thrown into the crowd and police being wounded then firing into the crowd in return. The Knights of Labor was blamed for the strike and quickly fell apart afterwards.
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Homestead Strike
c)
Pullman Strike
46.
During the Pullman Strike,  railroad workers protesting high rent on company houses stopped railroad traffic for days. What ended the strike?
a)
Pullman's Palace Car Company agreed to lower rent on the workers' houses
b)
The President sent federal troops to Chicago to stop the strike
c)
the workers were all fired and replaced by strike breakers
d)
someone threw a bomb in the crowd of strikers and many were injured
47.
Why did the Homestead Strike start? (it occurred at Andrew Carnegie's Steel factory in Pittsburgh)
a)
workers were protesting the purchase of machinery that they thought would cut jobs
b)
workers were protesting crowded factory floors by walking outside to get fresh air
c)
workers were fighting for healthcare since the steel mill was causing lung problems
d)
workers head Andrew Carnegie was donating to charity instead of raising their pay
48.
A person who investigates a social problem and brings that problem to the public
a)
Muckraker
b)
Tenement
c)
Labor Union
d)
Political Machine
49.
What was the name of the book exposing the meat packing industry?
a)
How the Other Half Lives
b)
The Jungle
c)
Chicago
d)
What is in your Meat?
50.

Progressivism was a direct result of:

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

Imperialism

51.

Nativists believed reform could be achieved by:

a)

restraining businesses.

b)

limiting immigration.

c)

passing environmental legislation

d)

enfranchising women and promoting civil rights.

52.

Jane Addams:

a)

was both a muckraker and founder of the Settlement House Movement

b)

was a critic of big business, especially Standard Oil Company.

c)

supported laws to protect women and children through her WTU.

d)

was a radical suffragette.

53.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
54.
Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
a)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
b)
welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
c)
allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
d)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time
55.

Henry Flagler is responsible for _______ and _____. Pick two.

a)

hotels

b)

tropical diseases

c)

the compressor

d)

railroads

56.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
57.
Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?
a)
social darwinist
b)
political bosses
c)
nativist
d)
political machines
58.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
59.

The relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II occurred because...

a)

most of them were not citizens of the United States

b)

they refused to serve in the United States military

c)

they were needed to work at inland defense industries

d)

military authorities considered them a threat to national security

60.

What was a major reason for wartime rationing?

a)

restricting lower-priced food imports

b)

ensuring that troops were adequately supplied

c)

providing jobs for the unemployed

d)

preventing currency deflation

61.

The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld Executive Order 9066, which had authorized the...

a)

placement of women in combat roles

b)

exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast

c)

limiting of freedom of speech during wartime

d)

adoption of the military draft

62.

During World War II, the federal government dealt with the problem shown in this cartoon by...

a)

rationing gasoline used by American drivers

b)

ending the use of tanks by the military

c)

increasing imports of oil from the Dutch East Indies

d)

setting higher mileage standards for car manufacturers

63.
15)  After WWI, in the year 1920, which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
the 13th
b)
the 14th
c)
the 15th
d)
the 19th
64.
Which of these is NOT one of the reasons why the U.S. got involved in World War I? 
a)
The Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
c)
The Russian Revolution
d)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
65.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
66.

The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of

a)

factory workers from the Northeast to the Sun Belt

b)

communists deported to Russia as undesirables

c)

African Americans to northern cities to find work

d)

refugees fleeing from eastern Europe to the U.S.

67.

president Theodore Roosevelt strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by establishing the policy that the U.S. would

a)

required Latin American nations to end trade with Europe

b)

reduce Asian influences in Latin America

c)

intervene in Latin American to prevent European interference

d)

develop military alliances with Pacific naval powers

68.
The U.S. tried to avoid involvement in WW1 by following a policy of
a)
neutrality
b)
collective security
c)
economic boycotts
d)
military preparedness
69.
What was a major reason the U.S. entered WW1 (1917)
a)
the Japanese occupied Manchuria
b)
foreign troops had landed in America
c)
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium
d)
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
70.
During WWI, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by 
a)
protesting the war
b)
joining the military service
c)
lobbying for child-care facilities
d)
working in wartime industries
71.
Which document punished Germany after World War I?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Yalta Agreement
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Fourteen Points
72.
What was Woodrow Wilson's plan for just and lasting peace?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
4 Main Points
c)
3 main sections
d)
Forty Points
73.
Damages from the war are known as this.
a)
Reparations
b)
Repayments
c)
Repair
d)
Rations
74.
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug trences, or deep ditches, to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
a)
Guerilla warfare
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Ditch warfare
d)
Hole warfare
75.

Disarmament means _______________.

a)

To get rid of all military forces and weapons in a country.

b)

To reduce military forces and weapons in a country.

c)

To increase military forces and weapons in a country.

76.

What fueled the United States' reluctance to join the League of Nations?

a)

The U.S. had very poor relations with the governments of Britain and France.

b)

It was the height of the Great Depression, and the U.S. needed to focus on its own economy.

c)

The U.S. had never been involved in a war or treaty with European countries, and wanted to keep it that way.

d)

Republicans were concerned that the League would be too expensive and would reduce the U.S.’s ability to defend its own interests.

77.
What was the effect of the Sedition Act?
a)
It limited freedom of speech.
b)
It created distrust of German Americans.
c)
It increased the size of the Army.
d)
It gave women the right to vote.
78.
What was the organization that started the draft in 1917?
a)
Secret Service
b)
Selective Service
c)
Homeland Security
d)
Draft Dodgers International
79.
Who was given a ten year sentence for making antiwar speeches
a)
Jeanette Rankin
b)
Eugene V. Debs
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Herbert Hoover
80.
What economic event causes great problems in Germany in the early 1920's?
a)
Hyperinflation
b)
Influenza
c)
Inflation
d)
Wall Street Crash
81.
What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Plan
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
82.

What did the rejection of the League of Nations, the higher tariffs imposed by the Fordney-McCumber Act, and the Emergency Quota Act al poin to during the early 1920's?

a)

increasing militarism

b)

increasing isolationism

c)

increasing imperialism

d)

increasing internationalism

83.

What did the Washington Naval Conference, the Nine-Power Treaty, and the Kellogg-Briand Pact have in common?

a)

They were attempts at promoting world peace without the League of Nations.

b)

They created secret alliances between the former Allied and Central Powers.

c)

They were a series of naval disarmament treaties involving Allied Powers of WW 1

d)

They were disarmament treaties that limited the number of tanks, use of poison gas and airplanes

84.

Which of the following banned the use of war as an option for settling disagreements between nations?

a)

Dawes Plan

b)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

c)

Five Points Treaty

d)

Fordney-McCumber Treaty

85.

Which of the following best describes the creation of the Washington Naval Conference?

a)

The Washington Naval Conference was created to circumvent the U.S. absence in the League of Nations and to develop steps towards global peace.

b)

The Washington Naval Conference was created in addition as an addition to U.S. involvement in the League of Nations to further create alliances with European Nations and solve conflicts peacefully.

c)

The Washington Naval Conference was created as an isolationist policy of the U.S. to be less involved in the political and economic affairs of European nations.

d)

The Washington Naval Conference was created as an opportunity to incite further conflict amongst nations and establish the U.S. dominance in the world theatre.

86.

What was the main purpose of the Dawes Plan in the 1920's?

a)

Provide technological and military assistance from Europe

b)

Provide political and economic stability in Europe by providing loans to Germany.

c)

Provide immediate profits to U.S. owned banks

d)

Provide revenge to Britain and France against Germany for not adhering to the Treaty of Versailles signed at the end of World War 1

87.

When WW1 ended, the U.S. government no longer need to buy vast quantities of guns, bullets, and other war materials. Factories, temporarily shut down to convert from wartime to peacetime production and farmers could no longer sell the same amounts of food to the military.


The above can best be defined by which of the following?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Mobilization

d)

Demobilization

88.

What was a period of African American creativity in the arts and music?

a)

The Jazz Age

b)

The Great Migration

c)

The Harlem Renaissance

89.

What was the period of economic boom after WWI?

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Great Depression

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Reconstruction

90.

What word refers to the complete ban on alcohol in American from 1920-1933?

a)

Consumer

b)

Prohibition

c)

Progressive

d)

Suffragist

91.
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
92.
Speaker A: A literacy test as a requirement for immigration to the United States is reasonable. Great numbers of uneducated workers take jobs and good wages from our workers.
Speaker B: Requiring literacy of immigrants is unfair. It will keep people out because they lacked the opportunity to gain an education.
Speaker C: A literacy test will allow more people from northern and western Europe to enter. They are similar to the majority of the United States population.
Speaker D: Literacy is not an issue. The real purpose of this law is to discriminate against immigrants from certain parts of the world.
Supporters of literacy tests to restrict immigration would most likely favor the views of which Speakers?
a)
Speaker A and C
b)
Speaker B and C
c)
Speaker B and D
d)
Speaker A and B
93.
Base your answer on the statements below that discuss immigration laws in the early 20th century.
The immigrants referred to by Speaker D were mainly from:
a)
Canada and Mexico
b)
South America
c)
western Europ
d)
southern and eastern Europe
94.
Which trial placed fundamentalists against progressives?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Scopes Monkey Trial
c)
Teapot Dome
d)
First Red Scare
95.
a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1921 to 1922, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
a)
laissez-faire economics
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Temperance Movement
96.
With this type of credit, the entire loan amount is paid to you at once.  Then, you repay the loan, with interest, in a set number of equal payments by a specific payoff date.
a)
Revolving credit
b)
installment credit
c)
cash loans
d)
service credit
97.

The events of the 1920s listed below reflect the influence of ~

  • Red Scare
  • Social Darwinism
  • Growth of the Ku Klux Klan
  • Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
a)

prohibition

b)

organized crime

c)

growing nativism

d)

civil rights leaders

98.

What did the HUAC stand for?

a)

House Un American Committee

b)

House Unified Americans Class

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee

d)

Home Unified Allstate Class

99.

What was one similarity between the Red Scare following World War I and the Cold War following World War II?

a)

Fear of communism led to the suppression of the civil liberties of some Americans.

b)

Large numbers of Russian revolutionaries settled in the United States.

c)

Congressional investigations proved that the Federal Government was heavily infiltrated by Communist spies.

d)

Renewed fighting between wartime enemies was a constant threat.

100.

“I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. . . . which is resulting in a moral uprising and will end only when the whole sorry mess of twisted, warped thinkers are swept from the national scene so that we may have a new birth of honesty and decency in government.”

Joseph McCarthy, February 1950


What was one way in which the government responded to both the Red Scare of the 1920s and McCarthyism of the 1950s?

a)

used the House Committee on Un-American Activities

b)

reduced the fear of Communists influence in the United States

c)

proved the Federal Government was heavily infiltrated by Communist spies

d)

ignored the constitutional rights of people suspected of un-American activity

101.

What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s?

a)

Extraordinary steps were taken to hide atomic weapons.

b)

The nation had become the only nuclear superpower.

c)

Much fear was created by the Cold War.

d)

Only government officials would be safe in a nuclear attack

102.
This court case tore the country apart, two immigrants were accused of killing a security guard.
a)
Ford Trials
b)
Sacco and Vanzetti
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Palmer and Hoover
103.
Which of these is the BEST explanation for the declining percentage of foreign-born people in the United States between 1910 and 1940?
a)
declining U.S. birth rate
b)
improved economic conditions in Europe during the 1920s
c)
more restrictive immigrations policies in the United States
d)
post World War II conditions in both Europe and the United States
104.
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
105.
The Agricultural Adjustment Agency (AAA) helped farmers get crop prices under control. This is an example of:
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
106.
This new deal program helped with the recovery process by hiring the unemployed to work on outdoor projects such as deforestation 
a)
PWA
b)
CCC
c)
AAA
d)
FDIC
107.

This new deal programs helps to ensure retirement funds for all americans and helps those in need of immediate monetary assistance

a)

FDIC

b)

SSA

c)

AAA

d)

CCC

108.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
109.
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 
110.
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
111.
Government spending, in excess of revenue, of funds raised by borrowing rather than from taxation.
a)
Deficit Spending
b)
Margin
c)
Stock Market
d)
Bank Crisis 
112.
During the Great Depression, many people did lose their homes because they couldn't pay for them.  They either had to live with family members or in makeshift "houses" made out of cardboard or whatever they could find.  These were called "Hoovervilles" or ________________.
a)
shanty towns
b)
neighborhoods
c)
Hoover Wagons
d)
clubs
113.
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
114.
The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ...
a)
soil conservation and tree planting
b)
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
c)
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
d)
provide assistance to farmers
115.

What resulted from the Bonus Army March?

a)

The GI Bill

b)

Cold War

c)

World War II

d)

The Great Depression

116.

Even though the war ended in 1918, veterans were not set to receive bonus payment until this year?

a)

1945

b)

1944

c)

2018

d)

1956

117.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
118.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
119.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
120.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
121.

Battle of Midway

a)

Organization established near the end of the WW2 to guarantee international peace and security through permanent diplomacy.

b)

Two Japanese cities devastated by atomic bombs dropped by the US in an attempt to end the Second World War.

c)

It was the decisive turning point in the Pacific War as the Allies won basically all of the battles in the Pacific after it.

d)

June 6, 1944, the day on which Allied forces landed in Normandy, France to begin a massive offensive against the Germans and the occupied territory of Europe.

122.

June 6, 1944, the day on which Allied forces landed in Normandy, France to begin a massive offensive against the Germans and the occupied territory of Europe.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Holocaust

c)

D-Day

d)

Enola Gay

123.

Japanese forced U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war to undertake a 60 mile march through the jungle. Prisoners faced starvation, disease, and dehydration.

a)

Bootin Din March

b)

Butin Martyrs

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

Boston Death March

124.

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's ____.

a)

Use of concentration camps

b)

Invasion of Poland

c)

Attack on Russia

d)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

125.

Which of the following best explains why president Harry Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of WW2?

a)

He wanted to be a good president

b)

He wanted the war to last longer

c)

He wanted Germany to surrener

d)

He wanted to save American lives

126.
Cases held 1945-1949 to prosecute Nazi leaders and members for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Final Solution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
127.

This first conference held in February of 1945 showed agreement and compromise with the "Big-Three"

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

128.

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

129.

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

a)

An increase in immigration

b)

A decrease in trade

c)

1950S economic prosperity

d)

A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

130.

What is a major effect of the G.I. Bill?

a)

It decreased college attendance rates for ordinary citizens

b)

It forced women into military service roles

c)

It lead to an increase in draft rates for future wars

d)

It increased college attendance and home ownership for veterans

131.

Which best describes Joseph McCarthy?

a)

He helped to create the Interstate Highway Act

b)

He created a vaccine to stop the infectious disease Polio

c)

He caused more Americans to fear Communists were infiltrating and destroying the United States

d)

He made Rock and Roll and extremely popular form of music in the US among the youth

132.

Which describes the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?

a)

It investigated Americans who were suspected Communists or disloyal to the US, especially in Hollywood

b)

It placed strict immigration quotas in US ports

c)

It created new guidelines for citizenship

d)

It replaced the FBI as the nation's top law enforcement agency

133.
Create a system of federal highways to connect major cities across the country. 
a)
The I-05 Plan
b)
Superhighway Bill
c)
Interstate Highway Act
d)
Eisenhower Plan
134.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
135.
What was the significance of Levittown?
a)
It showed the need for a working GI Bill
b)
It sparked the growth of the American suburbs
c)
It was the center of the American industry
d)
It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates
136.

According to 1950s society, the "ideal" family was

a)

suburban, middle-class, two-parent household, with a stay-at-home mother

b)

urban, middle-class, two parent-household, with a working mother

c)

suburban, two-parent household, with a working mother

d)

suburban, middle-class, single-parent household

137.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
138.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
139.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
140.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
141.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
142.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
143.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
144.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
145.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
146.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
147.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
148.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
149.

What court case overturned the “Separate but Equal” standard established by Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Korematsu v. U.S.

c)

Roe v. Wade

150.

How did President Eisenhower enforce Brown v. Board?

a)

sending U.S. Army troops to enforce school integration

b)

proposing legislation in support of school segregation

c)

transferring white students to a new public high school

151.

What was the main purpose of the Black Panther Party?

a)

to protect African American residents from police brutality.

b)

to help African Americans gain employment in the South.

c)

to protect African American citizens against White people.

d)

all of the these

152.

What was a main goal of the Black Panthers?

a)

Push for equal pay

b)

Challenge police brutality in African American communities

c)

Push for equal education opportunities

d)

All of the above

153.

A person who cannot afford an attorney (indigent defendant) may have one appointed by the government, incorporated the Sixth Amendment to the states.

a)

Schenck v. US

b)

Escobedo v. Illinois

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

154.

Unless a criminal suspect is informed of the right to counsel and the right against self-incrimination during police interrogation, evidence so obtained may not be used to prosecute the suspect

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Sweatt v. Painter

155.
How was the UN different from the League of Nations?
a)
The United States refused to join the UN
b)
The League of Nations focused on preventing wars
c)
The UN was given the ability to use military power
d)
The League of Nations created a Security Council
156.
Which action was part of President Truman's containment policy?
a)
The United States gave economic assistance to countries so they would not become communist
b)
The United States posted its military around the borders of the Soviet Union
c)
The United States formed a tight alliance with the nations of Europe
d)
The United States government ignored all other countries and focused only on issues within its borders
157.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
158.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)

Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
159.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
160.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans

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