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EOC REVIEW US HISTORY

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
2.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
3.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
4.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights. 
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
5.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

a)

a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

b)

a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

c)

a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

d)

a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

6.
Which African American leader believed in full political, civil and social rights rather than to accept social segregation?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
J.P. Morgan
c)
W.E.B. DuBois
d)
Frederick Douglass
7.
What was the purpose of the Temperance Movement?
a)
Support immigrant rights
b)
Oppose the consumption of alcohol
c)
Gain women the right to vote
d)
Prevent unsafe working conditions
8.
The 19th Amendment dealt with what?
a)
Prohibition of alcohol
b)
Women’s right to vote
c)
Naturalization laws
d)
Abolition of slavery
9.
Which of the following believed equality could be achieved through vocational education and accepted social segregation?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
10.
Which provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration?
a)
Political Machine
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Chinese Inclusion Act
d)
Organized labor
11.
Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson?
a)
Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Prohibition
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Voting Rights
12.
John D. Rockefeller was a captain of which industry?
a)
Oil
b)
Banking
c)
Steel
d)
Automobile
13.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
reporting
14.

One cause of U.S. imperialism was

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Spanish Treachery

d)

Desire to gain more land and natural resources

15.

Which policy gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

16.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
17.
What type of warfare was used in WWI?
a)
bench
b)
trench
c)
French
d)
wrench
18.
During the war, women took jobs in
a)
factories
b)
victory gardens
c)
combat
d)
none of the above
19.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
20.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
21.

What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture and later influenced the civil rights movement?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Back to Africa Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

22.

What innovation, embraced by Henry Ford, made the production of automobiles more efficient (cheaper, faster, better)?

a)

Bessemer Process

b)

Just-In-Time Technology

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Time-Study Analysis

23.

What movement during the 1920s caused many Americans to fear immigrants because they thought they could be communists?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Americanization Movement

c)

Social Gospel Movement

d)

Social Darwinism

24.

Which words are related to the abolition of alcohol during the 1920s?

a)

Temperance

b)

Prohibition

c)

18th Amendment

d)

All of the above

25.

What belief system encouraged immigration quotas and the rise of the KKK during the 1920s?

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Nativism

d)

NAACP

26.

During what event did many African Americans leave the south and move to the north in search of economic opportunities in industrialized cities?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Rust Belt to Sun Belt Migration

d)

Social Darwinism

27.

Why was Prohibition seen as a failure?

a)

Speakeasies were established to replace bars.

b)

It led to an increase in organized crime.

c)

Mobsters made it unsafe in the cities.

d)

All of the above

28.

Flappers during the 1920s -

a)

confronted discrimination in employment and education

b)

challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

c)

joined the Army and fought in combat

d)

refused to use their 19th Amendment rights

29.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
30.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
31.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
33.
Which New Deal program helped to build dams to control flooding and provide electricity throughout 7 states?
a)
TVA
b)
COP
c)
COM
d)
WPA
34.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
35.
True or False: The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

37.

Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII?

a)

women

b)

Navajo

c)

African Americans

38.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?

a)

island-hopping

b)

island-jumping

c)

appeasement

d)

rationing

39.

Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place?

a)

Hiroshima, Japan

b)

Normandy, France

c)

Nagasaki, Japan

d)

Berlin, Germany

40.

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Charles de Gaulle

41.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

42.

Which country was NOT part of the ALLIED Powers?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

43.

A “Day that will live in infamy” refers to which event? *

a)

the bombing of Hiroshima

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

the stock market crash

d)

the day that Roosevelt died

44.

Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Singapore

b)

Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of Midway

45.

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Kyoto and Tokyo

c)

Nagasaki and Kyoto

d)

Tokyo and Hiroshima

46.

This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

United States

47.

The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

48.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

49.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

50.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

51.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

52.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

53.

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Federal Housing Authority Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

GI BIll

54.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

55.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
56.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
c)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
57.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis one of the MOST important events of John Kennedy’s presidency?
a)
The US almost started a war with Cuba.
b)
The US and the USSR almost started a nuclear war.
c)
The US landed a person on the moon.
d)
The USSR broke apart into nation-states.
58.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
59.
What is the name of the Supreme Court Case  that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the  14th amendment? 
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Brown V. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
60.
Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?  
a)
Ida Wells 
b)
Rosa Parks 
c)
Ella Baker
d)
Coretta Scott King
61.
Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin 
a)
voting rights act 1964
b)
civil rights act  1957
c)
civil rights act  1964
d)
24th amendment
62.
Which civil rights leader advocated separation  for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Medgar Evers
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Eldrige Cleaver
63.
which lawyer  argued against segregation in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Clarence Thomas
c)
John Roberts
d)
Earl Warren
64.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
65.
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
66.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
 They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
d)
All of the above
67.
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Sit-in
b)
Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Race Riots
68.

What are the defining characteristics of the 1970s-1990s?

a)

Normalization of relations with Soviet Union and China, conflict in Middle East, OPEC oil embargo, energy crisis, seeking alternative energy sources.

b)

Communism, containment, arms race, Red Scare, Space Race

c)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

d)

Pearl Harbor, Navajo Code Talkers, Women working in factories, Atomic bombs, internment camps, concentration camps

69.

What happened to relations with communist USSR and China?

a)

They hated each other more

b)

They “normalized,” became friendlier.

c)

They fought in battle

d)

The invaded each other

70.

What organization placed an embargo on the US which then disrupted the oil trade and caused oil shortages and long gas lines?

a)

NAACP

b)

HUAC

c)

OPEC

d)

WAC

71.

Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Sandra Day O’Conner

72.

What peace treaty did President Carter negotiate in order to end the conflict between Israel and Egypt?

a)

United Nations

b)

War Powers Act

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

NATO

73.

Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Globalization

c)

Interdependence

d)

Specialization

74.

What are some negatives of globalization?

a)

Workers are exploited in sweatshops

b)

Pollution and deforestation

c)

Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa

d)

All of the answers are correct

75.

What are some positives of globalization?

a)

Cheap sneakers and clothes

b)

Cheap electronics

c)

Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)

d)

All of the answers are correct

76.

Almost _________ people were killed on 9/11.

a)

1,000

b)

2,000

c)

3,000

d)

500

77.

One plane reached its target in Washington, DC, striking the

a)

White House

b)

Capitol Building

c)

Twin Towers

d)

Pentagon

78.

A group of fundamentalist Muslims who politically controlled Afghanistan, the _____________ was heavily funded by Osama bin Laden and drug sales from the Golden Triangle.

a)

Taliban

b)

Abu Sayyaf

c)

Houthis

d)

Lashkar-e-Taiba

79.
Who was the leader behind the attacks on USA on 9/11/01?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Slobodan Milosevic
c)
Osama Bin Laden
d)
Joseph Stalin