WorksheetsBig EOC Review
Total questions: 117
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
2.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
3.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?
a)
Allowing California in as a free state
b)
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC
c)
using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico
d)
the stricter Fugitive Slave Act
4.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished the tariff of abominations
b)
It said that Slaves were property not people
c)
It stated that a slave was free upon his master's death
d)
It ended the Fugitive Slave Law
5.
Which of the following literary works of Harriet Beecher Stowe supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War?
a)
Up From Slavery
b)
Gone with the Wind
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Jungle
6.
Under the Missouri Compromise, what happened when Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
a)
Slavery was outlawed in the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase.
b)
A Fugitive Slave Law was agreed upon
c)
Maine was admitted as a free state
d)
Texas was admitted as a slave state
7.
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
b)
Kansas became a slave state
c)
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
d)
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
8.
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
a)
Kansas- Nebraska Act
b)
The Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
9.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
10.
What was significant about the battle of Antietam?
a)
it was the bloodiest day of the Civil War
b)
Lee was stopped from invading the North
c)
Lincoln announced that he would not interfere with slavery
d)
the Union army completed its defeat of the Confederate forces
11.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
12.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
13.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
14.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
15.
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
16.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
17.
Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with
a)
his idea for instituting an income tax.
b)
how to draft more men into the Union Army.
c)
re-admitting Southern states into the Union.
d)
his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South
18.
After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if
a)
he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau
b)
he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south
c)
he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only
d)
he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress
19.
Which law was an Indian policy that broke reservations into individual land plots and harmed the communal structure of Native tribes?
a)
The Morrill Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Reservation Reorganization Act
d)
The Homestead Act
20.
The federal government encouraged settlement in westward lands by passing the--
a)
Land-Grab Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
Homestead Act
21.
The period from 1865 to 1900, known as the Gilded Age, was marked by
a)
economic recession and unemployment
b)
unemployment and social change
c)
economic recession and social change
d)
economic growth and social change
22.
Many people who immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age moved to
a)
farming communities, where they established their own farms
b)
rural Southern areas, where they opened businesses
c)
Western areas, where they managed cattle ranches
d)
urban areas, where they worked in factories
23.
The mechanization of agriculture in the United States led directly to
a)
an increase in production
b)
less dependence on railroads by farmers
c)
fewer agricultural exports
d)
the decreasing size of the average farm
24.
According to the theory of laissez-faire, the economy functions best when the government
a)
subsidizes business so that it can compete worldwide
b)
regulated business for the good of the majority
c)
owns major industries
d)
does not interfere with business
25.
In the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they
a)
favored free trade
b)
eliminated competition using ruthless methods
c)
opposed the formation of corporations
d)
provided workers with high wages
26.
John D. Rockefeller is associated with which industry?
a)
Railroads
b)
Shipping
c)
Steel
d)
Oil
27.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a)
Workers secured a greater share of company profits
b)
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
c)
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
d)
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
28.
A successful businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Rockefeller
29.
The process of buying companies that provide material and services to support your business. (Carnegie used this business model)
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Diagonal Integration
c)
Horizontal Integration
30.
Which point of view about business leaders is the artist most likely communicating?
a)
Business leaders are competing in new markets
b)
Business leaders have too much control over policy making
c)
Trusts have been exploited by the common people.
d)
The laws governing trusts are too strict
31.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
32.
An inventor and business leader from Detroit who pioneered the moving assembly line
a)
Henry Ford
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Leland Stanford
33.
The _________________________ was a movement in which large numbers of African Americans began leaving the South to take jobs in northern factories.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Red Scare
d)
fundamentalism
34.
women in the Jazz Age that wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of make up
a)
The 80's
b)
Flappers
c)
Flip Floppers
d)
The 90's
35.
Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
36.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan
37.
What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?
a)
speakeasies
b)
speaksoftly
c)
cellars
d)
hidden spots
38.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
39.
Who was one of the best known jazz musicians of the 1920s?
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Bessie Smith
40.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
41.
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin America
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Industrialization
42.
Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers
a)
Propaganda
b)
Muckraker
c)
Yellow Jouralism
d)
Imperialism
43.
US policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in China
a)
Open-Door Policy
b)
Colonialism
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
44.
What forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain?
a)
poor treatment of the Cubans
b)
sinking of the USS Maine
c)
the Zimmerman Telegram
d)
they needed Spanish gold
45.
What was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Snake River
c)
The Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Panama Canal
46.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials for industry
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
47.
By the early 1900's, the American Empire included (check all that apply)
a)
Hawaii
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico
e)
All of the above
48.
What area is known as "Seward's Folly"?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Cuba
c)
Alaska
d)
Puerto Rico
49.
Taft’s belief - supporting Latin American industry = economic boost for U.S. & Latin America.
a)
Mutual benefit
b)
Pan-Americanism
c)
Economic downturn
d)
Dollar Diplomac
50.
Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
a)
Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
b)
Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
c)
US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
d)
US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
51.
What is being depicted in this cartoon?
a)
President Roosevelt's foreign policy
b)
President Taft's diplomacy
c)
Panama Canal policy
d)
Treaty of Paris 1898 acquisitions
52.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
53.
What date did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
a)
June 6, 1945
b)
November 9, 1938
c)
May 8, 1945
d)
December 7, 1941
54.
What meeting was meant to help reshape Europe for after the war?
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Yalta Conference
55.
Which Supreme Court case challenged the internment of Japanese citizens?
a)
Roe v Wade
b)
McColloch v Maryland
c)
Plessey v Ferguson
d)
Korematsu v United States
56.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
a)
island-hopping
b)
island-jumping
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing
57.
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
58.
What event led to the US joining WWII?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram.
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.
59.
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
60.
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
61.
The United States president who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
62.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
63.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
64.
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
65.
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
66.
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
67.
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
68.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
69.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· 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
70.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
71.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
72.
The Persian Gulf War is also known as ___________________.
a)
Operation Middle East
b)
The War on Terrorism
c)
Operation Desert Storm
d)
The War of to end all war
73.
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan?
a)
Sonia Sontamayor
b)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
c)
Elana Kagen
d)
Sandra Day O'Connor
74.
Ronald Reagan declared war on what?
a)
Terror
b)
Poverty
c)
Drugs
d)
AIDS
75.
Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America (Contras)
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Watergate Affair
c)
Reagonomics
d)
Camp David Accords
76.
Nicknames "Star Wars", Reagan's proposed anti-ballistic defense system which was supposed to use lasers to shoot down missiles in order to prevent a nuclear attack.
a)
Strategic Defense Initiative
b)
Reagan Doctrine
c)
Iron Dome
d)
MOAB
77.
George HW Bush was partially not re-elected due to breaking his promise to the American people for -
a)
No new taxes
b)
No War
c)
No more nuclear weapons
d)
No more communism
78.
What country did the U.S. invade after 9/11 because that country allowed Al-Queda to be based in their country?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Afghanistan
79.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
80.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
81.
Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?
a)
establishing the Peace Corps
b)
achieving a truce in the Korean War
c)
tearing down the Berlin Wall
d)
improving United States relations with China
82.
Who was sworn in after Richard Nixon stepped down as President?
a)
Gerald Ford
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
John F. Kennedy
83.
The Camp David accords were between what two countries?
a)
USA and Vietnam
b)
Israel and Egypt
c)
South Vietnam and North Vietnam
d)
USA and Isreal
84.
What caused stagflation?
a)
high inflation and high unemployment
b)
drugs
c)
gas prices
d)
environment problems
85.
Gerald Ford granted a pardon quickly after becoming President. Who did he pardon?
a)
Spiro Agnew
b)
Al Capone
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Vietnam War draft dodgers
86.
How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?
a)
Détente represented the first time since World War II that the U.S. entered the global arena.
b)
Nixon forced the U.S. to admit defeat in the Cold War and open negotiations with China.
c)
Rather than maintaining the defense of U.S. allies, Nixon offered economic aid.
d)
Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.
87.
The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by
a)
the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment
b)
Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis
c)
American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya
d)
American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini
88.
Nixon and the Soviet Union signed SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) to
a)
make the United States military stronger
b)
establish diplomatic relations
c)
limit the race for oil production
d)
limit the arms race
89.
The presidency of Gerald Ford was unique because he
a)
resigned from the office of president.
b)
ran for office as a nonpartisan candidate
c)
won the office by running on a third-party ticket.
d)
was not elected to either the presidency or the vice presidency.
90.
Nixon's promised a sharing of power and revenue with the states, giving the states more authority to govern their own social programs, called
a)
Federalism
b)
co-governing
c)
New Federalism
91.
President Carter’s foreign policy was marked by a commitment to ___.
a)
détente
b)
compromise
c)
free trade
d)
human rights
92.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Communism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
93.
The attack on this ship killed over 100 AMericans in WWI.
a)
Titanic
b)
Santana
c)
Sullivan
d)
Lusitania
94.
Conscription or drafting began in WWI due to this law.
a)
Sedition Act
b)
Propaganda Act
c)
Selective Service Act
d)
Treaty of Versailles
95.
Why did the US Congress refuse to join the League of Nations?
a)
They feared Hitler.
b)
They feared being drawn into foreign wars.
c)
Their distrust of Pres. Wilson
d)
They disagreed with all of the 14 points.
96.
What was the main event that started WWI?
a)
Germany invading Belgium
b)
The assasination of Kaiser Wilhelm the 1st
c)
France invading Germany
d)
The assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
97.
Which newspaper headline might have appeared during 1914-1918
a)
U.S. defeats Spain
b)
Sacco and Vanzetti executed
c)
German U-Boats attack merchant ships
d)
Women gain the right to vote
98.
Woodrow Wilson's idea for peace after WWI?
a)
14 points
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
10 points
99.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
William McKinley
100.
Which one of these is 3 new technologies introduced during WWI?
a)
Atomic bombs, rifles, machine guns
b)
Tanks, repeating rifles, gas masks
c)
Poisonous gas, atomic bombs, airplanes
d)
Airplanes, poisonous gas, machine guns
101.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
102.
Direct Election of Senators
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
103.
Graduated Income Tax
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
104.
Ends Prohibition
a)
18
b)
19
c)
21
d)
24
105.
Women's Suffrage
a)
15
b)
19
c)
24
d)
26
106.
Following protests during Vietnam War this was passed to make the voting age match the draft age (18 years old).
a)
24
b)
25
c)
26
d)
27
107.
This case guaranteed certain rights for individuals being arrested
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Tinker vs. Des Moines
c)
Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier
d)
Miranda vs. Arizona
108.
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
109.
For collective security, the U.S. created __A__, and the Soviet Union responded by creating the __B__.
a)
A = Truman Doctrine B = Iron Curtain
b)
A = Berlin Wall B = Marshall Plan
c)
A = GI Bill B = atomic bomb
d)
A = NATO B = Warsaw Pact
110.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
111.
The space race began with the launching of
a)
Spitfire
b)
Flopnik
c)
Stayputnik
d)
Sputnik
112.
Who was:
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Truman
c)
President Taft
d)
President Roosevelt
113.
Who was:
•Conservative activist •Founder of Eagle Forum – opposes modern feminism •Campaigned against Equal Rights Amendment
•Conservative activist •Founder of Eagle Forum – opposes modern feminism •Campaigned against Equal Rights Amendment
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Phyllis Schlafly
d)
Jane Addams
114.
Who was:
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
a)
President Woodrow Wilson
b)
President Harry Truman
c)
President Howard Taft
d)
President Franklin Roosevelt
115.
Who was:
•Named Commander of American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during WWI by Woodrow Wilson •Insisted that U.S. soldiers fight as a unit and not be spread throughout French forces •Led forces at Battle of Argonne Forest
•Named Commander of American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during WWI by Woodrow Wilson •Insisted that U.S. soldiers fight as a unit and not be spread throughout French forces •Led forces at Battle of Argonne Forest
a)
General Chester Nimitz
b)
General George Patton
c)
General Douglas MacArthur
d)
General John Pershing
116.
Who was:
•Commander of U.S. army in the Pacific during WWII •Commander of U.S. forces in Korean Conflict •Disagreement with Truman over use of nuclear weapons in North Korea and China •Public criticism of Truman led to his removal
•Commander of U.S. army in the Pacific during WWII •Commander of U.S. forces in Korean Conflict •Disagreement with Truman over use of nuclear weapons in North Korea and China •Public criticism of Truman led to his removal
a)
General Chester Nimitz
b)
General George Patton
c)
General Douglas MacArthur
d)
General John Pershing
117.
Who was:
•Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans •Organized farm workers in California •Demanded increased wages and better working conditions •Emphasized non-violent methods such as boycotts, strikes, hunger fasts
•Leader of Chicano Movement to eliminate racism against Mexican Americans •Organized farm workers in California •Demanded increased wages and better working conditions •Emphasized non-violent methods such as boycotts, strikes, hunger fasts
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Hector Garcia
c)
Lionel Sosa
d)
Pancho Villa
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