WorksheetsU.S. History EOC Practice Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
How did the Dust Bowl affect the Great Plains during the Great Depression?
Thousands of families left for the West Coast
It brought economic prosperity to urban areas.
Thousands of individuals relocated to the East.
It caused a population decline in northeastern cities.
Why was the end of the Korean War considered a stalemate?
The cold war continued.
The North and South were still divided.
Both the North and South lost many lives.
The United States removed all of its troops.
Which social change in American society in the 1920's did "women's suffrage" help lead to?
Enhancing participation in the political process.
Increased competition for housing and jobs
Dividing the nation along secular/fundamentalist lines
the elimination of poll taxes and literacy tests as requirements for voting.
Which was a result of the laissez-faire policies of the government in the late 19th century?
American entrepreneurs were able to invest in their businesses with little government interference.
American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions.
American workers felt secure about the safety of conditions in factories.
It created the 8 hour work day.
A famous 1920s court case involving a dispute between the teaching of creationism and evolution.
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
The Scopes "Monkey" Trial
The O.J. Trial
Between 1880 and 1900, many immigrants coming to the United States settled in cities because ____.
factory and workshop jobs were available there
little available farmland remained in the Midwest
most immigrants come from large cities in Europe
they were barred from participating in the Homestead Act.
The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who
exposed abuses in American society
promoted racial integration efforts
championed Jim Crow laws
urged American involvement in WWI
During World War I, what was President Woodrow Wilson’s purpose in outlining the Fourteen Points?
asking Congress for additional funding for the war effort
suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars
outlining a plan to punish Germany
winning more colonies for the United States
The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --
economy will fix itself if government leaves it alone
states should take the lead in solving social issues
the federal government should lead in solving economic problems
political parties should work together to deal with major national problems
Jane Addams contributed to American society by
attempting to help the urban poor and ethnic minorities
fighting for temperance and Prohibition
promoting the interests of factory workers
leading Populist political movements on behalf of Midwestern farmers
Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?
establishing the Peace Corps
achieving a truce in the Korean War
tearing down the Berlin Wall
the Cuban Missile Crisis
This U.S. Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws. The “separate but equal” doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education
Jim Crow v. NAACP
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson
Many reforms came about after journalists investigated and exposed political corruption, child labor, slum conditions, and other social issues. These journalists were called _____________.
progressives
muckrakers
conservationist
American Rights journalist
This political cartoon best represents what historical U.S. policy?
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Building of the Panama Canal
American Expansion
Cuban Revolution
Conflict from 1945-1990 between U.S. & Soviet Union competing for arms, the space race, etc.
Balkan Crisis
War on Terror
Vietnam War
Cold War
This law outlawed discriminatory voting practices including literacy tests.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Reaganomics
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1957
In 1948 the Soviets closed all access into West Berlin. This event is known as the...
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Soviet Blockade
Berlin Airlift
A 13 day standoff involving the Soviet Union, Cuba and U.S. in 1962. President Kennedy is associated with this incident.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Soviet Blockade
Korean War
Accusations of disloyalty without proof are called ___________ and were named after a 1950s Red Scare Senator.
H.U.A.C.
McCarthyism
Douglasism
Sandersism
The 24th Amendment
eliminated the poll tax
lowered the voting age to 18
created the direct election of Senators
created a prohibition of alcohol
The Zimmermann telegram was part of an effort to...
Disrupt American influence in Latin America
Convince several Western states to secede from the U.S.
Bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain & France
Win Mexican support for Germany if the U.S. declared war against them
The main point of the cartoon is most comparable to the idea of...
President Roosevelt wanted to "tame" capitalism & not end it
The Sherman Antitrust Act was unenforceable
President Roosevelt wanted to destroy all trusts
President Roosevelt often did not practice what he preached
Which group does the cartoon imply is exercising control over legislation in the U.S. in the late 1800's?
Managers at factories & textile mills
Owners of trust companies
Foreign powers
Members of Congress
This was the dividing line between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War.
Formosa
Yalu River
38th parallel
Seoul
What shocking decision did Khrushchev make regarding Berlin on August 13, 1961?
He placed missiles outside East Berlin
He started construction a wall to divide the city.
He sent troops from East Germany into West Berlin.
He withdrew Soviet forces from Berlin.
Winston Churchill famously used this term that came to stand for the division of Europe.
The Great Schism
The Iron Curtain
The Satellite Nation
The Cold War
The ______________, a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union in which neither nation directly confronted the other on the battlefield, would last from 1945 until 1991.
The Cold War
The Iron Curtain
The New Deal
The Secret Fight
Program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to end the Great Depression
Square Deal
Perfect Deal
Raw Deal
New Deal
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
These posters were created during World War II to encourage American women to
serve in the armed forces
buy war bonds
contribute to the war by working outside the home
exercise their right to vote
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful. It was called...
Communist Warfare tactics
Cheetah Warfare
Conflict Avoidance Warfare
Guerrilla warfare
What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?
To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens
To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation
To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation
To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures
Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?
Increased property values in rural areas
Increased life expectancy in urban areas
Increased birth rates in rural areas
Increased migration to urban areas
The event reported in this dispatch led directly to
the implementation of sanctions against Japan
U.S. entry into World War II
the establishment of the Truman Doctrine
U.S. annexation of Hawaii
What New Deal program was an answer to demands for a pension for the elderly?
National Labor Relations
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration
Social Security
Which of the following greatly harmed President Franklin Roosevelt's popularity?
the Wagner Act
the social security system
his "court-packing" plan
government funding of the arts
Stock market speculation is...
Borrowing more money than you can afford to pay back
Buying stock with the hope that the worth of the stock will rise over time
Buying stock that is high and hoping the value will fall
Selling stock you already own without paying the full amount.
What New Deal program provided conservation jobs to young men during the Great Depression?
CCC
AAA
FDIC
SSA
The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine helped lead the United States into
The Mexican-American War
The Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
