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EOC Review 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? 
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
2.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
3.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
4.
One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by-
a)
decreasing the influence of advertisers on consumers
b)
increasing the ease of obtaining information
c)
improving privacy protection for individuals
d)
increasing the reliability of available information
5.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal? 
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program. 
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states. 
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs. 
d)
People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress. 
6.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? 
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment. 
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption. 
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea. 
7.
How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations? 
a)
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
b)
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes. 
c)
it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan. 
d)
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force. 
8.

Which of the following would have been the role of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

to help southern soldiers readjust to life after the war

b)

providing education to Union soldiers after the war

c)

providing money to help rebuild the South's postwar economy

d)

providing assistance, services, and relief to emancipated slaves

9.

Which of the following African Americans founded the Tuskegee Institute, believed that segregation was acceptable, and believed that African Americans would win the respect of white if they learned a trade and gained economic independence?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

10.

The cartoon above appeared during which period?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

the Great Depression

c)

the Harlem Renaissance

d)

colonial America

11.

After victory in the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln wanted to

a)

place harsh penalties on the southern states

b)

add Canada as a new territory in the United States

c)

ease tensions with Great Britain

d)

allow the southern states to enter back into the Union quickly

12.

W.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by

a)

demanding full and immediate participation in American society

b)

setting up a separate nation within the United States

c)

taking over leadership if all political parties

d)

entering vocational training programs in separate schools

13.

The Emancipation Proclamation was an important document because it

a)

granted equal protection under the law

b)

ended slavery

c)

provided a more noble reason to fight in the Civil War

d)

gave blacks the right to vote

14.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

a)

to encourage young men to enlist in the army

b)

to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

c)

to generate financial support for the war effort

d)

to create public distrust of Germans

15.

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

a)

Car

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Combustible Engine

16.

This made the production of steel more efficient and affordable.

a)

Combustion Engine

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Bessemer Process

17.

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

a)

Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

b)

Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

c)

Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

d)

Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

18.

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

a)

to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

b)

to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

c)

to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

d)

to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

19.
What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?
a)
they terrorized American travelers in Europe
b)
they forced an attack on Iraq
c)
they seized the American embassy and took hostages
d)
they staged an overthrow of the government
20.
He was the leader of the Populist movement nationally
a)
Eugene V. Debbs 
b)
J. P. Morgan 
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
William Jennings Bryan 
21.
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
22.
What did the Granger Laws do for Mid-Western farmers?
a)
raised railroad rates
b)
lowered railroad rates
c)
lowered market prices for crops
d)
raised market prices for crops
23.
Who gave the "Cross of Gold" speech?
a)
Willaim McKinley
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
Marcus Hannah
d)
William Jennings Bryan
24.
The prejudice against foreign-born people is known as:
a)
Isolationism
b)
Communism
c)
Nativism
d)
Fundamentalism
25.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods. 
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Frances Willard 
d)
Susan B Anthony 
26.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
27.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
28.
(1862) Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
a)
Pioneer Act
b)
Oregon Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Louisiana Purchase
29.
Which of the following was a key decisions made at the Yalta Conference in Feb. 1945?
a)
to begin a two front war with the D-Day invasion
b)
the division of Germany into four  zones of occupation (French, British, American, Soviet)
c)
the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
d)
picking a new name for Germany
30.
Groups that were led by a powerful boss who controlled a network of politicians were called
a)
Instrument of Change
b)
Bureaucratic Apparatus
c)
Political Machines
d)
Underworld Organizations
31.
The idea that emerged in the early 1900s that applied the theory of natural selection to industry and business 
a)
Social Darwinism 
b)
Evolution
c)
Nativism
d)
Containment
32.
What were the three “Rs” of Roosevelt's New Deal?
a)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
b)
Return, Readmit, Reissue
c)
Reform, Reevaluate, Return
d)
Readjust, Relief, Reeducate
33.
During the Guilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-
a)
the growth of big business
b)
involvement in foreign wars
c)
the acquisition of foreign territories
d)
increased temperance regulations
34.
Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago? 
a)
the founding of women's colleges 
b)
the introduction of prison reform
c)
The assimilation of immigrants
d)
the establishment of public libraries
35.

This political cartoon best represents what historical U.S. policy?

a)

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

b)

Building of the Panama Canal

c)

American Expansion

d)

Cuban Revolution

36.

Many reforms came about after journalists investigated and exposed political corruption, child labor, slum conditions, and other social issues. These journalists were called _____________.

a)

progressives

b)

muckrakers

c)

conservationist

d)

American Rights journalist

37.

Use this list to answer the question.


• Voter initiatives

• Recall of elected officials

• Referenda

• Direct election of senators

• Changes to labor laws

• Measures to address poverty


What do the elements in the list have in common?

a)

constitutional amendments

b)

sectional differences

c)

Progressive reforms

d)

strike demands

38.

Which technology MOST aided in the settlement of the West during the period immediately following the Civil War?

a)

the light bulb

b)

the cotton gin

c)

the automobile

d)

the railroad

39.
The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to --
a)
the passage of federal laws favoring workers
b)
new laws restricting immigration and naturalization
c)
poor working conditions and low wages in may industries
d)
economic depression that led to high unemployment
40.
How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?
a)
They authorized the breakup of labor unions.
b)
They rejected the used of trust-busting strategies.
c)
They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.
d)
They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business.
41.
Why were many common household goods rationed during World War II?
a)
to save materials needed by the military
b)
to halt pollution of the atmosphere in wartime
c)
to bring an end to the Great Depression
d)
to raise the level of industrial productivity
42.
Why did imperialists like Aflred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the United States to build a cnal through Panama?
a)
The canal would help Midwestern farmers ship their goods into the Gulf of Mexico.
b)
The canal would allow prospectors to reach the Klondike more easily.
c)
The canal would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
d)
The canal would make trasporting tropps to Europe easier in wartime
43.
The purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during World War II demonstrated that --
a)
government power tends to increase in wartime
b)
civil liberties are often limited in wartime
c)
patriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by U.S. citizens
d)
Americans remained deeply divided about fighting World War II
44.
Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War?
a)
a decrease in tariff rates
b)
a decrease in the nation's total population growth
c)
new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb
d)
an increase in the price of several farm products
45.
Which major era of U.S. history was characterized by greater freedom for women, general economic prosperity, over-speculation in the stock market, and conflicting social values between rural communities and growing urban centers?
a)
the Progressive Era (1890-1914)
b)
the Twenties (1920-1929)
c)
the Sixties (1960-1969)
d)
the New Millennium (2001-2010)
46.
The decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke was:
a)
Struck down the Supreme Court's right of judicial review
b)
Allowed Bakke to be admitted to school, but upheld affirmative action
c)
Ruled that affirmative action was unconstitutional
d)
Banned Bakke from the University of California Medical School
47.
What prompted the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Tet Offensive
b)
The Cuban Revolution
c)
The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba
d)
The interest in overthrowing Fidel Castro
48.
Why was September 11, 2001, a turning point in American history?
a)
It created a new focus on world terrorism
b)
It established the importance of isolationism
c)
It reduced federal efforts for homeland security
d)
It lessened the need to work with foreign governments
49.
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
50.
Why did President Johnson introduce his Great Society initiative?
a)
To reduce the need for labor unions in American industry
b)
To establish social benefits for all Americans
c)
To work toward reducing the tax burden on corporations
d)
To establish legislation that would help poverty-stricken Americans

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