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WorksheetsUSH Comprehensive Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -
stop the use of nuclear weapons
contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets
rebuild Korea by extending economic aid
Prohibition, established by the Eighteenth Amendment, stated that -
only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold
Americans must be 18-years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores
How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race
By eliminating the poll tax
By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of sex
By lowering the voting age
Which statement about the U.S. economy during World War II is accurate?
Many goods were rationed
The manufacturing of automobiles increased
Worker productivity declined
Prices on most goods fell rapidly
Which is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?
President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation
General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China
Americans felt Korea was beyond the boundaries of U.S. containment policy
American leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression
Which was an effect of the Great Depression on the American economy?
high unemployment and overproduction
large business investments and low taxes
too much money in circulation and high stock prices
high unemployment and falling real estate values
The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by the federal government to-
regulate aspects of business
expand the positive features of the trusts
favor big businesses over small companies
move toward government ownership of key industries
Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II?
Hispanic Americans
Chinese Americans
German Americans
Japanese Americans
The Homestead Act promoted the development of western lands by-
creating a system of dams for crop irrigation
providing free land to settlers
removing all restrictions on immigration
moving Native American Indians to reservations
How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
They formed a third political party.
They were passionately anti-communist.
They restricted their actions to the use of passive resistance.
They considered the use of violence to protect their own communities.
The primary goal of U.S. containment policy after World War Ii was to -
limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
stop the spread of Soviet influence
bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice
Members of the Progressive Movement believed that the federal government should-
solve social and economic problems caused by industrialization
restrict immigration to the United States
reduce the number of small farms
abolish private property ownership
The Spanish American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States-
gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
emerged as a new world power
pledged neutrality in future European conflicts
refused to become a colonial power
What was the a major reason the United States entered World War I?
Japanese forces had occupied Manchuria
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium
German troops had landed on American soil
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
What would a study of the "flappers" of the 1920s indicate?
Some women rejected traditional restrictions
Women were barred from traditionally male occupations
Many women were elected to national political office
The earning power of women equaled that of men in most occupations
