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Total questions: 121

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Class
Date
1.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
2.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
3.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
a)
Anti-Immigration Movement
b)
Free Silver Movement
c)
Urban Renewal Movement
d)
Civil  Rights Movement
4.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
5.

Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

JFK

6.

Which case overturned Plessy v Ferguson

a)

Miranda v Arizona

b)

Mapp v Ohio

c)

Brown vs Board of Education

d)

Gideon vs Wainwright

7.

A philosophy of peaceful violation of laws considered unjust and accepting punishment for the violation

a)

Nonviolent Civil Disobedience

b)

Preferential Treatment

c)

Strict scrutiny

d)

Reverse discrimination

8.

The standard under which the court once upheld racial segregation

a)

De Facto Segregation

b)

Freedom of choice

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown V. Board of Education

9.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
10.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

a)

Habeas Corpus

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

the Black Codes

d)

Affirmative Action

11.
Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Poll Tax
12.
The Voting Rights Act reinforced the 15th Amendment.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

What was César Chávez’s goal for the United Farm Workers (UFW)?

a)

higher wages for migrant workers

b)

more opportunities for women to farm

c)

federal loans for future farmers

d)

safety regulations on farm equipment

14.
The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution
a)
ended poll taxes
b)
gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
ended discrimination
d)
was signed into law in 1965
15.

The 15th Amendment had given African American males the right to vote. However, many were not allowed due to _.

a)

high poll taxes, voting tests, or grandfather clause

b)

high poll taxes or voting tests

c)

high poll taxes

d)

voting tests

16.
What were women fighting for in the women's movement?
a)
Women were fighting for economic equality.
b)
Women were fighting for the right to vote.
c)
Women were fighting for the right to work.
d)
Women were fighting for the right to stay home.
17.

This act admitted Native Americans born on U.S. soil to full U.S. citizenship.

a)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Snyder Act of 1964

c)

26th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

18.

Which amendment gave full voting rights to women in all states?

a)

19th

b)

15th

c)

26th

d)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

19.
This is making a very risky investment in the stock market, in hopes of earning a large profit
a)
Speculation 
b)
Buying on Margin 
c)
Bank Run 
d)
Bull Stock 
20.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
21.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
22.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
23.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
24.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
25.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
26.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
27.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
28.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
29.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

The U.S began an agency committed to space exploration immediately after-

a)

the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

b)

the construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviets

c)

the Fall of Saigon to the Vietcong

d)

Neil Armstrong is the first man to step foot on the moon

34.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
35.
What type of race was the U.S. involved in with Russia in the 1950's?
a)
Naval
b)
Arms
c)
Foreign Aid
d)
Land expansion
36.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
37.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
38.
What action caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba that could be used against the U.S.
b)
The U.S. placed missiles in Cuba to be used again the Soviet Union
39.

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

40.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

41.

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

42.

strategically conquering easily defeated islands in order to gain control of the Pacific

a)

D-Day

b)

Liberate

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Genocide

43.

invasion of Normandy, France by Allied troops in an attempt to liberate them from Germans

a)

D-Day

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Third Reich

d)

Island Hopping

44.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
45.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
46.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
47.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
48.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
49.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
50.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
51.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
52.
17th Amendment-
a)
Banned sale, distribution and manufacture of alcohol
b)
required direct election of US Senators
c)
established the Income Tax
d)
Gave women suffrage rights
53.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
54.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
55.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
56.
Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines
a)
Medicine Man
b)
Food Amendment
c)
Label Lemons
d)
Pure Food and Drug Act
57.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
58.

The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community. He believed in Vocational Education.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

W.E.B Dubois

d)

Upton Sinclair

59.

Trying to improve (FIX) our nation by moving forward and preceding step by step

a)

Progressive

b)

Reform

c)

Era

d)

Chapter

60.
Allowed alcohol by retracting the 18th Amendment
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
61.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
62.
This man was elected after Hoover with the hopes that he would end the Great Depression
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Calvin Coolidge
63.
This was the name for Roosevelt's plan to end the Depression
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Depression Ender 6500
d)
Return to Normalcy
64.
Roosevelt's fireside chats used what technology to spread his message?
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Newspaper
d)
Instragram
65.
This was created to protect the money people had deposited in the bank
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
National Recovery Administration
66.
The Tennessee Valley Authority provided what--in addition to jobs--for the rural south
a)
Cheap Electricity
b)
Clean Water
c)
Extra Storage on Peoples' Laptops
d)
Faster Internet
67.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act
68.
The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.
a)
Besser
b)
Bossom
c)
Bessemer
d)
Bessem
69.
The steel industry was controlled by _____ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
70.
The oil industry was controlled by ________ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
71.
The railroad industry was controlled by _________ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
72.
The expansion of the railroad led to the ____________.
a)
Creation of time zones
b)
Destruction of the buffalo
c)
Faster transportation of goods
d)
All of the above
73.
Standard Oil, the company owned by Rockefeller, was declared a monopoly and broken up into 34 different companies because of the ___________.
a)
Peabody Anti-Trust Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
d)
Grant Anti-Trust Act
74.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
75.
The _______ Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 led to the death of approximately 150 workers, due to unsafe working conditions.
a)
Circle
b)
Square
c)
Triangle
d)
Rectangle
76.
___________ refers to the Gilded Age belief that only the strong should survive and are better than the weak in society.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Social Evolution
c)
Social Adaptation
77.
__________ became powerful organizations during the Gilded Age because workers fought to increase wages and safety in workplaces.
a)
Pinkertons
b)
Unions
c)
Relief Committees
d)
Settlement Houses
78.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Socialism

c)

Industrialism

d)

Utilitarianism

79.

Several corporations were guilty of creating an ___________, or having total control of one industry.

a)

Mass Production

b)

Patent

c)

Monopoly

d)

Railroad

80.

What does this political cartoon best represent?

a)

Public opposition to the League of Nations

b)

German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

81.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

82.

Wilson's idea for a League of Nations was included in the final provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. After most European countries joined the League of Nations, the U.S. soon followed suit and joined in 1920 to become part of the Big 4 (France, Great Britain, Italy, and the U.S.)

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?

  • German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
  • Acts of sabotage
  • ??????????
a)

Sunken American battleships

b)

Destroyed American skyscrapers

c)

Exploded nuclear weapons

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

84.

In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.

a)

Socialism

b)

The Red Scare

c)

The Immigrant Scare

d)

The Isolationism Movement

85.

The Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937, usually called the _____________________, was a law Roosevelt proposed to give presidents the power to appoint an extra Supreme Court justice for every sitting justice over the age of 70 ½.

a)

court-packing bill

b)

the New Deal

c)

Lend0-Lease Act

d)

14 Points

86.

Which legislation was passed during the Second New Deal to give federal assistance to the elderly?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Social Security Act

c)

the Fair Labor Standards Act

d)

the Emergency Banking Relief Act

87.

Dirt loosened by the drought and the poor farming practices that had eroded the soil led to this ecological disaster ____________________.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

the Dirt Bowl

c)

(TVA)

d)

the Dust Bowl

88.

This political cartoon is depicting the U.S. working around what acts?

a)

The Wagner Acts

b)

The Nullification Acts

c)

The Neutrality Acts

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Acts

89.
Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
b)
Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
c)
Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
d)
America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI
90.
After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Treaty of Versailles 
c)
Great Depression
d)
Invasion of Nanking 
91.
Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?
a)
He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
b)
He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
c)
He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
d)
He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937
92.
America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________
a)
Imperialism
b)
Axis
c)
Isolationism
d)
Dictatorship
93.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
94.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
95.
Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?
a)
Galveston
b)
Long
c)
Ellis
d)
Angel
96.
Which is not a characteristic of a business monopoly?
a)
Control all of a product's production
b)
business competition
c)
rise prices
d)
put all competition out of business
97.
The sinking of the Lusitania, American merchant ships, and the __________ telegram were some reasons that the United States entered WWI.
a)
Hitler
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Zimmerman
98.
German U-boats began sinking ___________ ships carrying supplies to the Allied ports.
a)
American
b)
Mexican
c)
Spanish
d)
Japanese
99.
German submarines, U-boats, sank the _____________, a British passenger ship, that had Americans on board.
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
German
d)
Maine
100.
Americans’ disillusionment over World War I led the United States government to adopt a policy of
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
101.
An isolationist  would favor which of the following positions regarding World War I?
a)
“We must not delay in going to war. Great Britain is our ally. To sit here and do nothing while our European friend is pounded by the German war machine would be a crime.”
b)
“We must do all we can’t to stay out of war, but if we must go to war, then let us be prepared. We must begin drafting and preparing men for possible deployment to Europe.”
c)
“We must not get sucked into a conflict on the other side of the Atlantic that has no direct bearing on our nation.”
d)
“We must wait and see which side of this conflict gains an advantage. If it is the Triple Entente, then let us help them. If it is the Central Powers, then we should explore the advantages of being their ally as well.”
102.

what was the lusitania?

a)

a plane

b)

a boat

c)

a merchant ship

d)

a ocean

103.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
104.

Who was struggling to gain independence from Spain?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Cuba

c)

The Bahamas

d)

Aruba

105.

Which ship was sent to Havana, but it exploded?

a)

the Titanic

b)

the Sprigate

c)

the Minnesota

d)

the Maine

106.

What is exaggerated news called, especially from this time period?

a)

"Fake News"

b)

"Yellow Journalism"

c)

"Black Journalism"

d)

"Puffed-up News"

107.

What happened as a result of the Spanish-American war?

a)

Spain emerged as a world power

b)

the United States emerged as a world power

c)

the United States lost its territories

d)

Spain gained new territories

108.

What happened as a result of the Spanish-American war?

a)

It ended in a tie

b)

Cuba became part of the United States

c)

Spain gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

d)

The United States gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

109.

The United States began to act as an "international police force" as a result of...

a)

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

b)

The Monroe Corollary to the Roosevelt Doctrine

c)

The Baseball Bat Doctrine

d)

The International Police Force Doctrine

110.
Which of the following American Presidents was a firm supporter of Imperialism?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Grover Cleveland
111.
Which of the following defines the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
Europe was not allowed to imperialize the Americas
b)
America was the police force for the Western Hemisphere
112.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Battered women.
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
113.
What was Jane Addams' establishment called?
a)
The Escape.
b)
Convalescent Home.
c)
Hull House.
d)
The Mansion.
114.
What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
a)
to achieve world peace
b)
to punish germany
c)
to start WW2
d)
to reward Russia
115.
When a country, person, or organization is given the power of rule:
a)
Public Opinion
b)
Self-Determination
c)
Alsace Lorraine
d)
Diktat
116.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
117.
The USA wanted to spread communism.
a)
True
b)
False
118.

What did Jim Crow Laws do?

a)

stopped segregation

b)

allowed places like bathrooms, drinking fountains, buses to be segregated

c)

stated that schools needed to be desegregated

d)

gave all people the right to vote

119.

What court decision said that separate but equal was constitutional that allowed for Jim Crow Laws to be created

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Dred Scott v Sanford

d)

Shelley v Kraemer

120.
Which was the last major battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians?
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
The Little Bighorn
c)
Bull Run
d)
Falling Timbers
121.
Why were black codes created?
a)
To restrict the rights of African Americans
b)
Guarantee the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
c)
Provide funds to the Freedman's bureau
d)
Provide African Americans with free farmland

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