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USH Comprehensive Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -

a)

stop the use of nuclear weapons

b)

contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

c)

use the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviets

d)

rebuild Korea by extending economic aid

2.

Prohibition, established by the Eighteenth Amendment, stated that -

a)

only imported alcoholic beverages could be sold

b)

Americans must be 18-years old to purchase alcoholic beverages

c)

the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

d)

alcoholic beverages could be sold only in government-run stores

3.

How did the Nineteenth Amendment expand the democratic process?

a)

By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of race

b)

By eliminating the poll tax

c)

By prohibiting discrimination in voting on the basis of sex

d)

By lowering the voting age

4.

Which statement about the U.S. economy during World War II is accurate?

a)

Many goods were rationed

b)

The manufacturing of automobiles increased

c)

Worker productivity declined

d)

Prices on most goods fell rapidly

5.

Which is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

a)

President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation

b)

General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China

c)

Americans felt Korea was beyond the boundaries of U.S. containment policy

d)

American leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression

6.

Which was an effect of the Great Depression on the American economy?

a)

high unemployment and overproduction

b)

large business investments and low taxes

c)

too much money in circulation and high stock prices

d)

high unemployment and falling real estate values

7.

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by the federal government to-

a)

regulate aspects of business

b)

expand the positive features of the trusts

c)

favor big businesses over small companies

d)

move toward government ownership of key industries

8.

Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during World War II?

a)

Hispanic Americans

b)

Chinese Americans

c)

German Americans

d)

Japanese Americans

9.

The Homestead Act promoted the development of western lands by-

a)

creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

b)

providing free land to settlers

c)

removing all restrictions on immigration

d)

moving Native American Indians to reservations

10.

How did the methods advocated by the Black Panthers to achieve their goals differ from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a)

They formed a third political party.

b)

They were passionately anti-communist.

c)

They restricted their actions to the use of passive resistance.

d)

They considered the use of violence to protect their own communities.

11.

The primary goal of U.S. containment policy after World War Ii was to -

a)

limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons

b)

end colonialism in Africa and Asia

c)

stop the spread of Soviet influence

d)

bring German and Japanese war criminals to justice

12.

Members of the Progressive Movement believed that the federal government should-

a)

solve social and economic problems caused by industrialization

b)

restrict immigration to the United States

c)

reduce the number of small farms

d)

abolish private property ownership

13.

The Spanish American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States-

a)

gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

b)

emerged as a new world power

c)

pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

d)

refused to become a colonial power

14.

What was the a major reason the United States entered World War I?

a)

Japanese forces had occupied Manchuria

b)

The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium

c)

German troops had landed on American soil

d)

Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

15.

What would a study of the "flappers" of the 1920s indicate?

a)

Some women rejected traditional restrictions

b)

Women were barred from traditionally male occupations

c)

Many women were elected to national political office

d)

The earning power of women equaled that of men in most occupations