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APUSH REVIEW Periods 6-9

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
2.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
3.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Wealth
4.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
5.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
6.

In 1890, during the Gilded Age, 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

7.
William Graham Sumner was a popular researcher and writer during the Gilded Age.  He believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because, "...a drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be..."  That is, Sumner believed that we all had a certain station or place that was ordained and could not be changed.  This Gilded Age philosophy was called which of the following?
a)
Evolution
b)
Monetary Policy
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Welfare Capitalism
8.
One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...
a)
Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
b)
Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
c)
Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
d)
Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values
9.
Populists supported "free silver" because they believed:
a)
It would result in deflation
b)
It would increase bank regulations
c)
It would result in inflation
d)
None of the following - they supported continuation of the Gold Standard
10.
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?
a)
The federal government is ruining the oil industry by placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
b)
The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
c)
The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
d)
Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.
11.
John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt worked together on which movement?
a)
safe food and drug laws
b)
conservation
c)
racial equality
d)
child labor laws
12.
Which of following was most closely associated with the Populist Party?
a)
Jane Addams
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
Eugene Debs
d)
Samuel Gompers
13.
Which was NOT true of Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
Pushed government to break up bad trusts
b)
Re-ran as a candidate for the Bull Moose party in 1912
c)
Pushed for conservation
d)
Was not a very "progressive" president
14.
What was the major difference between the first two major unions, the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?
a)
The Knights of Labor only allowed skilled workers to join
b)
The Knights of Labor did not allow immigrants to join
c)
The AFL only allowed skilled workers to join
d)
The AFL did not allow immigrants to join
15.
Which of these best describes life in a tenement?
a)
Very crowded
b)
Lots of sickness & disease
c)
No windows, heat, or plumbing
d)
All of these describe tenement life
16.
What was the name given to the group of people who thought immigrants could not assimilate, took away jobs, and promoted violence?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Nativists
d)
Radicals
17.
What was the time period called that suggested that the U.S. appeared to be fine, but beneath the surface there was corruption and serious problems?
a)
False America
b)
Gilded Age
c)
Teasing Times
d)
Erroneous Era
18.
Congressional action taken in 1890, during the Gilded Age, that made "contracts, conspiracies, and combinations" that restrained free trade illegal.  This was done to stop the abusive practices of organized trusts in oil, sugar, tobacco...
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Celler-Kefauver Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
19.

What was Roosevelt's foreign policy called?

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Pan-Americanism

20.

Identify reasons for American Imperialism

a)

Economic Interests

b)

Military Interests

c)

Cultural Superiority

d)

Self Interests

21.
Who was president of the United States during World War I?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Woodrow Wilson
22.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
23.
Which decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
24.
What is one way the New Deal was supposed to help the economy out of the Great Depression?
a)
by eliminating trading on the stock market
b)
by encouraging war with Germany and Japan
c)
by creating jobs through various new programs
d)
by giving people money through new bank laws
25.
Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
26.

Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

27.
The need for workers in the Southwest led to the ____________ Program that allowed the recruitment of Mexicans to work in the U.S. during World War II.
a)
Bracero
b)
Navajo
c)
Barrio
d)
None of these are correct
28.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen

a)

African-American military pilots

b)

Navy seals

c)

Brave foot soldiers

d)

Silent and Sneaky snipers

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.

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? Click all that apply

a)

it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

b)

it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

c)

it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

31.
Practice of sensationalizing stories in order to increase subscriptions
a)
Direct Election
b)
Scientific Management
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muck Rakers
32.
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
33.
In 1940, the “cash and carry” plan:
a)
allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
b)
allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
c)
allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
d)
none of the above.
34.
During WWII, Americans:
a)
experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline.
b)
experienced extreme deprivation
c)
still suffered from high unemployment.
d)
were told that the end of war might bring a return of the Great Depression.
35.
The Emergency Quota Act and National Origins Act were designed to ________.
a)
limit the flow of communist ideas into America
b)
exclude Asians from immigrating
c)
limit immigration to white, almost English speaking immigrats
d)
all of these
36.
_______ fell into economic crisis early in the 1920's due to less demand and lower prices for food after World War I.  Banks were ultimately hurt after this group failed to re-pay loans taken during the Great War to expand production.
a)
Farmers
b)
Steel Workers
c)
Oil Producers
d)
Airplane manufacturers
37.
The ________Trial symbolizes the desire by some to return to religious fundamentalism in the 1920's as the speakeasies, flappers, jazz music, and easy money seemed to defy morality and religion.
a)
Scopes Monkey
b)
O.J. Simpson
c)
Evolution
d)
all of these
38.
______ 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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
Based on the cartoon, how did President Roosevelt want to ease the Great Depression?
a)
by expanding the role of government in citizens’ lives
b)
by expanding the authority of legislative representatives
c)
by regulating the stock purchases by individual investors
d)
by restricting the spending by government on domestic projects
44.
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 
45.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
46.
What was the effect of the Spanish-American War on the US? 
a)
Increased Spanish territories
b)
Decreased US power in the world
c)
Ended the debate over imperialism
d)
US became an imperial power
47.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the United States to
a)
a.  settle a dispute between Russia and Japan
b)
a.  act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere
c)
a.  expand its colonial empire in Africa
d)
a.  isolate itself from European conflicts
48.
FDR felt that giving aid to the Allied powers was necessary to keep the U.S. out of World War 2. What did he do to help?
a)
Passed the Lend-Sell Acts to sell goods to the Allies
b)
Passed the Lend-Lease Act to "lend" goods to the Allies
c)
He authorized the use of American troops in Europe
d)
He gave Great Britain use of the Philippines 
49.
Congress passed the _____________ to keep America out of the war.
a)
Lend-Sell Acts
b)
Isolationist Pact
c)
Neutrality Acts
d)
New Deal Programs
50.
What did Roosevelt fear would happen if the Axis powers won the war?
a)
The Axis powers would respect all other nations
b)
Freedom and democracy might be threatened everywhere
c)
Germany would surrender to Great Britan
d)
The Allied would be mad at the U.S.
51.
What happened to Japanese Americans who lived on the west coast after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
They worked for the U.S. government
b)
They were relocated to internment camps
c)
They were allowed to stay in their homes
d)
They were spies and committed crimes against the government
52.
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
53.
"Unrestricted submarine warfare" and "Zimmermann note" may be categorized as which of the following?
a)
Wilson's Domestic Strategies
b)
1914 Causes of World War I
c)
Causes of America's entry in the Great War
d)
Part of Wilson's 14 Points
54.

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

55.

The red scare of 1919-1920 was provoked by

a)

the wartime migration of rural blacks to northern cities.

b)

urban immigrants' resistance to prohibition.

c)

public anger at evolutionary science's challenge to the biblical story of the Creation.

d)

the public's fear that labor troubles were sparked by communist and anarchist revolutionaries.

56.

Both ratified in the 1930s, the Twentieth Amendment ____ and the Twenty-first Amendment ____.

a)

shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration; ended prohibition

b)

limited a president to two complete terms in office; repealed the Eighteenth Amendment

c)

rendered most New Deal programs unconstitutional; limited a president to two complete terms in office

d)

ended prohibition; shortened the time between presidential election and inauguration

e)

expanded the size of the Supreme Court; ended prohibition

57.

Throughout most of the 1930s, the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by

a)

assisting their victims with military aid.

b)

giving only economic help to the targets of aggression.

c)

beginning to build up their military forces.

d)

demanding an oil embargo on all warring nations.

e)

retreating further into isolationism.

58.

The impact of World War II on many of the New Deal programs launched during the Great Depression was that they

a)

were expanded to gear up for wartime production

b)

were retired due to wartime production.

c)

provided much-needed jobs for the poor.

d)

became an established fixture of U.S. government programs

e)

None of these

59.

The court case that ended segregation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Engel v. Vitale

e)

Tinker v. DesMoines

60.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Welfare for All

e)

Southern Strategy

61.

The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Containment

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

62.

Which of the following is NOT true of McCarthyism?

a)

It was a search for Communist infiltrators in the State Department

b)

It mirrored the First Red Scare of the 1920s.

c)

It resulted in the downfall of its namesake Senator.

d)

It prolonged the simultaneous war in Korea.

63.

Which of the following lead to Carter's downfall as a president?

a)

Stagflation

b)

Watergate

c)

Iran-Contra

d)

Bay of Pigs

64.

Nixon's policy of relaxing tensions with the USSR

a)

Detenté

b)

Containment

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Brinksmanship

65.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the extension of the civil rights movement?

a)

Silent Majority

b)

Stonewall Riots

c)

AIM

d)

Cesar Chavez

66.

The controversial event that led to the US directly intervening in Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

My Lai Massacre

67.
Which of the following BEST characterizes the youth culture of the 1950s?
a)
More young people were choosing to work rather than attend college
b)
Radio programs became more popular amongst teenagers as a source of entertainment
c)
They had more leisure (free) time to dedicate to entertainment and fun
d)
Automobiles had little influence on the life of teens
68.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
69.
What did Winston Churchill mean when he said an "iron curtain" descended across Europe? 
a)
the separation of Communist and capitalist nations
b)
a railroad system
c)
a divider made of iron that separated Europe into sections
d)
the Berlin Wall
70.
Which policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Arms for bases
c)
Flexible response
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
71.
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
a)
It pushed LBJ to send in more troops
b)
Showed the US was not winning the War
c)
Congress passed the War Powers Act
d)
Communist forced the US out of Vietnam
72.

Which President negotiated a peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Barack Obama

73.

Who was the first woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

74.

Reagan's SDI program was nicknamed for which popular film of the era?

a)

Back to the Future

b)

Star Wars

c)

E.T.

d)

Jaws

75.

The top goal of the Reagan presidency included

a)

eliminating all social programs and balancing the federal budget

b)

reducing the size of the federal government and increasing defense spending

c)

using the federal government to enforce civil rights and reducing U.S. influence in Central America

d)

increasing income tax rates and strengthening environmental regulations

76.

President Reagan asked who to "Tear Down this Wall!"

a)

Mikhail Gorbachav

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Nikita Kruschchev

d)

Vladimir Putin

77.

Despite Reagan's opposition to large government, which area did he choose not to cut?

a)

Medicare

b)

Air traffic controllers

c)

Regulatory agencies

d)

The Environmental Protection Agency

78.

During the Cold War, the world was divided between the rival communist and capitalist blocs but, by 1990, it was clear that the post-Cold War world would be

a)

dominated by the United States

b)

unified and peaceful

c)

focused around multiple centers of power

d)

divided between Christians and Muslims

79.

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union officially ends during the administration of whom?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George H. W. Bush

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Barack Obama

80.

The terror attack on September 11, 2001 were perpetrated by which terrorist organization?

a)

ISIS

b)

KKK

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

Black Panther Party

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