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Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What caused African-American demographic patterns in the United States to shift during World War 1?
a)
More job opportunities in Northern cities
b)
Closing of factories in the south
2.
Which sentence best describes the experience of African-American soldiers during World War 1?
a)
They were treated as equals with ample opportunity for advancement through the ranks
b)
They were segregated but many engaged in combat under French command.
3.
Which group of adult males, ages 21-30, was NOT required to serve in THE US military during World War 1?
a)
Conscientious objectors
b)
American Indians with US citizenship
4.
Draft cards were used by men to register with the Selective Services during the war. Why did Congress feel this registration and draft was necessary?
a)
The United States needed to raise troops to fight overseas
b)
The United States needed to increase its agricultural production
5.
The Zimmerman Telegraph was sent in secret code by the Foreign Minister of Germany to the German Ambassador of Mexico in January 1917. It was discovered and deciphered. What was the impact of the publication of the Zimmerman telegraph?
a)
American public opinion was outraged agaisnt Germany
b)
Mexico allied with Germany in World War 1
6.
What phrase completes the list of the 4 long term causes of WW1 in Europe? (Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, and ....?)
a)
Alliance System
b)
Worldwide Economic Depression
7.
Why did many Senators object to America joining the League of Nations?
a)
They had plans to seize new overseas territories for the United States
b)
They feared Americans would be required to act against aggression in Europe
8.
Why did the United States Senate fail to ratify the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
a)
Many Senators feared the League of Nations would involve the United States in foreign wars
b)
Many Senators opposed the severe sanctions that the treaty placed on Germany
9.
What was the result of Schenck v. United States (1919)
a)
Immigration from other countries cannot be permitted during wartime
b)
More job opportunities
10.
Which best describes how American women reacted to American participation in World War 1?
a)
Some protested but most supported the war effort and many filled men's jobs
b)
Because of a shortage of enlisted men, many women served in combat for the first time
11.
During World War I, which new weapon was the major reason that troops adopted trench warfare tactics?
a)
the machine gun
b)
tanks
12.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
13.
Who was the first pilot to fly a trans atlantic flight?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Charles Lindeburgh
d)
Herbert Hoover
14.
Who likely made this statement? “I wear bobbed hair and powder my nose. I wear fringed short skirts and bright-colored sweaters with low-heeled shoes. I adore smoking, drinking, and dancing.”
a)
A post-World War II subordinate
b)
A Roaring Twenties flapper
c)
A Depression-era homemaker
d)
A Gilded Age feminist
15.
Which invention allowed news and entertainment to reach large audiences in a very short amount of time in the 1920's?
a)
the newspaper
b)
the radio
c)
the television
d)
the mail
16.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
over 65 yrs. old
c)
wore make up
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
17.
This invention increased people's desire to go to the beach in the 1920s?
a)
The radio
b)
The airplane
c)
The automobile
d)
The motorboat
18.
Forbid (banned) the manufacture, transportation & sale of intoxicating liquors in the US.
a)
Prohibition
b)
Great Migration
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Great Depression
19.
Which Amendment allowed American women the right to vote?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
20.
Illegal bars during Prohibition were called:
a)
Sidebars
b)
Underbars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
juke joints
21.
What was the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
a)
a program of urban renewal among various ethnic groups begun in New York City
b)
a period of musical, artistic, and literary productivity among African Americans in New York City
c)
the integration of African Americans into colleges and universities throughout the nation
d)
a set of political reforms and social programs supported by African American politicians in New York City
22.
_______ illustrate the anti-immigration feelings of the 1920's because they were executed for a robbery on very, very thin evidence.
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Laurel and Hardy
c)
Rogers and Hammerstein
d)
The Howard Brothers
23.
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
24.
_______ 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
25.
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
26.
______ 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
27.
What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?
a)
The Roaring 20s
b)
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Scopes Trial
28.
The _______ was a massive movement of African Americans north after World War I opened job opportunities and southern African Americans realized some relief from racism (still segragation and discrimination, but less violence) could be found in northern cities.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Great Exodus
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Great Shift
29.
Who argued that America needed to develop a strong navy?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
d)
Grover Cleveland
30.
Americans overthrew the queen of this island and made it a state due to its value to missionaries and fruit plantation owners
a)
Guam
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Philippines
31.
America declared an Open Door Policy to allow for trade with what Asian country
a)
Mexico
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Korea
32.
This type of journalism sensationalizes (stretches the truth) to appeal to readers
a)
Muckraking
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Paparazzi
d)
Slander Journalism
33.
This woman was an activist for women's suffrage. She picketed in front of the white house and was even arrested a few times.
a)
Carrie Chapman Catt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Alice Paul
34.
By the early 1900s, the number of child laborers had begun to decline. Which of the following reasons is why?
a)
Adults were more in demand for jobs
b)
People were making less money in industry
c)
The creation of child labor and compulsory education laws were passed
d)
All of the above
35.
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
a)
starting a system of women’s colleges
b)
winning elections for public office
c)
securing the right to vote
d)
separating men and women in prison
36.
The struggle for women’s suffrage resulted in the final victory with the ratification of the
a)
Constitution.
b)
Suffrage Act.
c)
Nineteenth Amendment
d)
NAWSA
37.
Prior to 1906, regulations aimed at maintaining quality and safety in the meat-packing industry had been in the works for years. However, President Theodore Roosevelt pushed the legislation ahead quickly in response to the public outcry over which novel?
a)
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
b)
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
c)
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
d)
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
38.
Making alcohol to produce, transport, or sell in the US from 1920-1933
a)
Populism
b)
Progresivism
c)
Prohibition
d)
Progress
39.
Progressives sought to do all of the following EXCEPT
a)
end racial discrimination
b)
regulate businesses
c)
professionalize labor
d)
expand democracy
40.
The leader of the union known as the American Federation of Labor
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Terrence Powderly
c)
John P. Morgan
d)
Henry Bessemer
41.
The First Red Scare began in 1917 and lasted until about 1920. It was caused by a fear of anarchists and
a)
A. Communists
b)
B. Fascists
c)
C. Japanese spies
d)
D. German spies
42.
On June 2, 1919, an anarchist's bomb exploded in front of the house of attorney general A. Mitchell Palmer. Other bombs had been set that day against different government officials. Palmer and the Department of justice responded in January of 1920 with raids that arrested thousands of people who were suspected anarchists. It was soon questioned whether these ''Palmer Raids'' were constitutional, however, as a lack of communications and planning resulted in many innocent people being taken from their homes.
In which way were the Palmer Raids possibly unconstitutional?
In which way were the Palmer Raids possibly unconstitutional?
a)
A.There was no threat from anarchists in the U.S.
b)
B.They were not authorized by the government.
c)
C.Many people were arrested without evidence.
d)
D.Most of the raids were unnecessarily violent.
43.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
d)
Democracy
44.
Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Terrorist organizations
c)
Labor unions
45.
He led the "back to Africa" movement in which he advocated blacks leaving the U.S. to found a homeland in Africa
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
46.
Whose teaching inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?
a)
Mahatma Ghandi
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Linus Pauling
47.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
48.
Why did the U.S. Government issue ration cards? 17.A
a)
to assist struggling businesses
b)
for the lend-lease program
c)
to conserve resources for the war
d)
to reward those loyal to the war effort
49.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
50.
The use of the Marshall Plan in Western Europe after World War II strengthened the forces of
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
isolationism
d)
autocracy
51.
Which of the following is an example of the Marshall Plan at work?
a)
The United States set up the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
b)
The United States helped France rebuild its economy.
c)
The United Nations sent military forces to Korea.
d)
The Soviet Union blocked the city of Berlin.
52.
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
a)
American prosperity.
b)
world peace.
c)
world economic recovery.
d)
containment.
53.
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
54.
What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
a)
SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism
b)
SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration
c)
SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington
55.
Which is a correct statement about the Neutrality Acts in the early 1930's?
a)
They were written to prevent sending help to Germany or Russia.
b)
They were written to mainly avoid war with Japan.
c)
They were written to prevent the reasons why the US was drawn into WWI.
56.
What did Truman send to aide Greece and Turkey to keep them from falling to communism?
a)
U.S. soldiers to defend capitalism
b)
$400 million dollars
c)
U.S. diplomats to work on a resolution
d)
the vice president
57.
in the 1950s, William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of suburbs by
a)
providing low interest mortgage loans
b)
designing interstate highways
c)
mass producing houses
d)
criticizing urban life
58.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
59.
Which of the following ways of promoting democracy describes the Mar$hall Plan?
a)
Containing Communism so that it cannot spread any farther
b)
Giving money to countries so they do not become Communist
c)
Finding ways other than nuclear missiles to stop Communism
d)
Fighting wars by using other countries to stop Communism
60.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
61.
The G.I. Bill gave over 2 million veterans access to what?
a)
college & housing loans
b)
manufacturing jobs
c)
free health care
d)
food stamps
62.
One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was ___.
a)
counseling
b)
low-interest loans
c)
free homes
d)
government jobs
63.
Truman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?
a)
armed forces
b)
public schools
c)
public transportation
d)
automobile factories
64.
Truman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?
a)
armed forces
b)
public schools
c)
public transportation
d)
automobile factories
65.
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?
a)
by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia
b)
by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe
c)
by joining European nations together into the European Union
d)
by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy
66.
Which phrase best completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Military defeat of Nazi Germany
b)
Federal aid to American farmers
c)
Economic aid to other countries
d)
Free trade with Canada
67.
In the post-World War II era, what did Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee attempt to do?
a)
establish a policy of détente with the Soviet Union
b)
identify Communists in the government and elsewhere in American society
c)
make Cold War programs a priority in United States foreign policy
d)
develop an effective system for spying on other countries
68.
"I therefore ask the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Greece and Turkey in the amount of $400 million for the period ending June 30, 1948. . . . In addition to funds, I ask the Congress to authorize the detail of American civilian and military personnel to Greece and Turkey, at the request of those countries..."
The speech from which this text is drawn provided the foundation for which of the following policies?
The speech from which this text is drawn provided the foundation for which of the following policies?
a)
the Warsaw Pact
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the Truman Doctrine
d)
the Roosevelt Corollary
69.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
70.
SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) was created for what sole purpose?
a)
Prevent the spread of democracy in Southeast Asia
b)
To support the newly created country Democratic Republic of Vietnam from Japanese and Nazi forces.
c)
To create a demilitzarized zone between North and South Vietnam to deescalate tensions between the countries.
d)
Prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
71.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
72.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
73.
What did the court case Brown vs Board of Ed establish?
a)
Public buses could not discriminate.
b)
Segregation is not legal in theaters and hotels.
c)
Public schools could not segregate.
d)
All-black schools must be equal to all-white schools.
74.
In the 1950's most homes were built in the
a)
Cities
b)
Rural Areas
c)
Military bases
d)
Suburbs
75.
The dramatic rise in the birthrate following World War II is called?
a)
Baby explosion
b)
Toddler increase
c)
Infant Upsurge
d)
Baby Boom
76.
What communist dictator worried the US in the 1960's?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Castro
d)
Chaves
77.
The election of 1960s was between
a)
Kennedy & Johnson
b)
Kennedy & Goldwater
c)
Nixon & Johnson
d)
Kennedy & Nixon
78.
Reasons that Kennedy defeated Nixon included:
a)
Television Debates
b)
The Berlin Crisis
c)
His military policy
d)
Kennedy's Age
79.
The _____ was the imaginary line that divided Europe between capitalist West and Communist East
a)
Satellite Nation
b)
Cold War
c)
Containment
d)
Iron Curtain
80.
The _________ provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union.
a)
HUAC
b)
Arms Race
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Blacklist
81.
In the late 1940's, the _____ investigated the motion picture industry for Communist influences.
a)
HUAC
b)
Arms Race
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Blacklist
82.
The Alliance between ten European countries, the United States, and Canada that pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on any member nation.
a)
Military Industrial Complex
b)
Warsaw pact
c)
Truman Doctine
d)
NATO
83.
In 1944, Congress passed the ______ to give World War II veterans benefits like college tuition and low-interest mortgage loans.
a)
GI Bill
b)
National Defense Education Act
c)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
d)
Geneva Accords
84.
What does HUAC stand for?
a)
House Unintelligent American Communist
b)
House Un-American Activities Committee
c)
House Unbelievable American Competitions
d)
Here Undercover Americans Continue
85.
Brown v. Board of Education
a)
Ended segregation in public schools
b)
Separate but equal
c)
Segregation now and forever
d)
Must be read and understood rights
86.
Montgomery Bus Boycotts
a)
Parks arrested/ended bus segregation
b)
Boycott on grapes
c)
Using buses more
d)
Rosa Parks Arrested/White Americans Boycott
87.
Which of the following is not a form of non-violent protest?
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
Freedom Rides
d)
Assassination of MLK
88.
Students not allowed to enter school, military used to guide them in
a)
Brown v. board of education
b)
Edgewood v. Kirby
c)
Little Rock 9 Crisis
89.
Winning lawyer in brown, 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
a)
Johnny Cochran
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Earl Warren
d)
Sandra Day O' Connor
90.
Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez are leaders of...
a)
Chicano Rights Movement
b)
Now Movement
c)
American Indian Movement
d)
African American Civil Rights Movement
91.
Brown v. Board specifically ordered the integration of
a)
Public schools
b)
Buses
c)
The military
d)
Fire departments
92.
Supreme Court case where the court ruled that racial segregation of schools violated the Constitution, segregated schools were unequal.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Desegregation
c)
Lau v. Nichols
d)
Civil Rights Act
93.
This cases established that on the citizens have a right to an attorney on the Federal and State level.
a)
Tinker v. Des Moines
b)
Gideon V. Wainwright
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
94.
What did the Equal Rights Amendment do for women?
a)
Gave women the right to vote
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Provide for equal rights for women
d)
Gave women equal pay
95.
An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that
a)
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I
b)
the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
c)
Japan declared war against the United States
d)
the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain
96.
Which US action indicated that the US was beginning to move away from isolationist beliefs?
a)
Passage of the Lend Lease Act
b)
Passage of the Neutrality Act of 1935
c)
Refusing Jewish Refugees
d)
Declaring War on Japan
97.
Winston Churchill received military supplies from the United States with this policy...
a)
Reparations
b)
Embargo
c)
Lend-Lease Act
d)
Appeasment
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