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Spring Semester Review Quiz

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

JP Morgan

2.

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

a)

Robber Baron

b)

Slum Lord

c)

Proprietor

d)

Land Lord

3.

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

a)

monopoly

b)

industry

c)

colony

d)

philanthropy

4.

A Scottish immigrant who led the enormous expansion of the steel industry.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

5.

What is something people who belong to a Union might do?

a)

go on strike

b)

call on immigrants to take your job

c)

blacklist you

d)

fight for an 8 hour work day

e)

fight for better wages and working conditions

6.

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

a)

Educated professionals

b)

Factory workers

c)

Scientists

d)

Lawyers

7.

Which one of these men was NOT a robber baron with a monopoly and unethical business practices?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

J.P. Morgan

8.

Which sentence correctly describes Ida Tarbell as a "muckraker?"

a)

Ida Tarbell researched the crimes of the Standard Oil Co. and reported it in magazines and newspapers.

b)

Ida Tarbell was an educator who taught other journalists how to write creatively.

c)

Ida Tarbell was a labor union leader who fought for shorter work days by going on strike.

d)

Ida Tarbell researched the benefits of children getting an education.

9.

A union leader who ran for President of the United States five times as a Socialist Party candidate.

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Booker T. Washington

10.

Which examples describe being "blacklisted?"

a)

Samuel went on strike with the Railroad Workers. After the strike, he was fired and no one from the Steel industry or Oil industry would hire him.

b)

Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the anthem at several NFL games. After his contract was up, no other teams in the NFL would hire him.

c)

Tom caused a lot of trouble at work. He was able to get help at becoming a better employee and eventually found a new job.

d)

Mary's name was put on a secret list to be rejected for the new position.

11.

Rockefeller made his own barrels for the oil he mined. This is an example of getting rich by _________________ integration.

a)

vertical

b)

horizontal

c)

parallel

d)

bi-lateral

12.

This picture represents the idea of ?

a)

Nativism

b)

Melting Pot

c)

Reservations

d)

Globalism

13.

During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.

a)

cities

b)

farms

14.

Mark Twain labeled the late 1800's the "Gilded Age" to describe the ?

a)

end of the practice of slavery

b)

extremes between wealth and poverty

c)

absence of international conflict

d)

achievements in the labor movement

15.

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

a)

Railroads

b)

Oil

c)

Steel

d)

Finance

16.

When workers unite and join together to negotiate with their boss for higher wages and better conditions, they have formed a ...

a)

union.

b)

trade deal.

c)

strike.

d)

communist organization.

17.

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?

a)

Oil

b)

Steel

c)

Railroads

d)

Finance

18.

The Pullman Strike in Chicago occurred after the company...

a)

...cut worker wages.

b)

...increased health care benefits.

c)

...promised to improve working conditions.

19.

Following the Pullman Strike, the American public mostly...

a)

blamed the striking workers for the violence.

b)

blamed the Pullman Company for the violence.

c)

blamed the National Guard for the violence.

20.

JP Morgan made his fortune in...

a)

oil.

b)

steel.

c)

railroads.

d)

finance and banking.

21.

As American farmers continued to make less money, the railroads ______________ the prices they charged to transport farm products to market.

a)

raised.

b)

lowered.

22.

By the 1890's, a new political party emerged. This party was made up largely of farmers and workers. It sought to represent "the people" as opposed to the banks, the railroads, and the wealthy. This new party was known as the _______________________.

a)

Green Party

b)

Populist Party

c)

Labor Party

23.
What politician is assoiciated with the Populist movement?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William Wallace
d)
William Faulkner
24.
What is the belief in using gold AND silver to back money?
a)
Gold Standard
b)
Silverfox
c)
Bimetallism
d)
C.R.E.A.M
25.

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?

a)

It altered the economy in southern rural areas

b)

It encouraged westward expansion.

c)

It limited the need for foreign immigrants.

d)

It increased the need for laborers in urban areas.

26.

Which factor contributed MOST to the rise of inner-city overcrowding in the late nineteenth century?

a)

suffrage

b)

settlement houses

c)

antitrust legislation

d)

industrialization

27.

Which factor encouraged Progressive reform efforts in the early 1900s?

a)

rapid growth of immigrant populations in urban areas

b)

quotas that were enacted to limit the number of immigrants

c)

transportation improvements that linked sections of the country

d)

unions coming to agreements with businesses to avoid lockouts

28.

The first antitrust law to include a provision prohibiting price setting and price discrimination was the

a)

Federal Trade Commission Act.

b)

Interstate Commerce Act.

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act.

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act.

29.

Which amendment established Prohibition in the United States?

a)

24th Amendment

b)

21st Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

30.

During the late nineteenth century Social Darwinism justified which situation?

a)

he spoils system in politics

b)

passage of antitrust legislation

c)

the uneven distribution of wealth

d)

passage of social welfare reform

31.

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

32.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

33.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
34.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
35.
What ship had a huge explosion that killed 260 Americans?
a)
The Magic
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The USS Maine
36.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
37.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
38.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
39.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
40.
What battle did the Rough Riders, Buffalo Soldiers and Americans defeat the Spanish?
a)
Battle of Cuba
b)
Battle of San Juan Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Spain
41.
Incident that started the Spanish American war
a)
The Maine blows up
b)
The lusitania blows up
42.
This was the commodore in the U.S. Navy who opened Japan to American trade.
a)
Frederick Jackson Turner
b)
Matthew C. Perry
c)
Liliuokalani
d)
Alfred T. Mahan
43.
This was the newspaper publisher that had his newspaper, The New York Journal, focus on sensational stories about Cuba.
a)
William Randolph Hearst
b)
Emilio Aguinaldo
c)
Jose Marti
d)
Matthew C. Perry
44.
The explosion of the battleship Maine angered Americans and helped lead to war with Spain. 
a)
True
b)
False
45.
The 13th Amendment that abolished slavery was supported by
a)
Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republicans
b)
Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Leaders
c)
KKK members and suffragists
d)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
46.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
47.
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
c)
founding of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
attempted assassination of President Garfield
48.
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
49.
Abolished slavery in the US
a)
18th Amendment
b)
21st Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
13th Amendment
50.
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
51.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
52.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
53.
What is suffrage?
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
Right to vote
d)
Torture
54.
Leader of the women's suffrage movement and instrumental in getting the 19th Amendment passed
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Mother Jones
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
55.

What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Japan

56.

Alaska and Hawaii were U.S. territories before they became states.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The partial outline below describes what important historical developments?

I. ____________________

A. Growing nationalism in Europe

B. Growing militarism in Europe

C. The creation of secret alliances

a)

The colonization of Africa and Asia

b)

The rise of democracy

c)

The causes of communism

d)

The causes of WWI

58.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of which conflict?

a)

World War I

b)

The Franco-Prussian War

c)

World War II

d)

The Russo-Japanese War

59.

Which of the following best explains why the growth of European alliances during the early twentieth century contributed to the onset of a vast conflict?

a)

Progress achieved by allies in weapons development led to an arms race.

b)

The sense of security among allies distracted them from emerging threats.

c)

Suspicions of disloyalty among allies caused international tensions to rise.

d)

The responsibilities of allies drew them into taking sides in regional fights.

60.

In which country did the rise of nationalism lead most directly to events causing the outbreak of World War I?

a)

Serbia

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Germany

61.

Which of the following best describes warfare during World War I?

a)

Naval battles between ships fighting over trade routes

b)

Quick attacks with coordinated aircraft, artillery, and infantry

c)

Guerrilla combatants attacking from behind trees and in cities

d)

Soldiers digging in trenches and coming out over the top to attack

62.

Which of the following had the most influence on the United States' decision to enter World War I?

a)

The entry of the Ottoman Empire

b)

The capture of Paris by the Germans

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans leading to the sinking of the U.S.S. Lusitania

d)

Mexico's insinuation that it would ally itself with Germany

63.

Which factor contributed most to the beginning of World War I? (Think, which cause of WWI turned a regional conflict into a international conflict)

a)

communist ideology

b)

economic depression

c)

secret alliances

d)

territorial disputes

64.

All of the following are regarded as primary causes of World War I except___________

a)

alliances.

b)

nationalism.

c)

militarism.

d)

communism.

e)

Imperialism.

65.

Germany’s entrance into World War I was based on a pre-arranged agreement with Austria-Hungary. This is an example of ___________ (Think, main causes for WWI)

a)

a treaty.

b)

a contract.

c)

an ultimatum.

d)

an alliance.

66.

What was an immediate result of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?

a)

Germany signed a peace treaty

b)

Great Britain formed an alliance with Belgium

c)

Russia’s monarch was overthrown

d)

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after delivering an unworkable ultimatum

67.

Which of the following people created government agencies and social programs that led to the end of the Great Depression?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

68.

What was the name of the program created by President FDR?

a)

The Answer

b)

The Solution

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Right Deal

69.

Which of the New Deal programs worked to preserve natural resources and areas?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Works Progress Administration

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Works Progress Authority

70.

Which New Deal program was responsible for supporting farmers and supplying electricity to rural areas?

a)

Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

Works Progress Administration

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

Works Progress Authority

71.

Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

farmers

b)

investors

c)

industrial workers

d)

WWI Veterans

72.

What area of the US was primarily affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Great Plains

d)

West Coast

73.

What were TWO causes of the Great Depression?

a)

the use of radios

b)

purchasing goods with credit

c)

failure of Herbert Hoover to warn banks

d)

effects of the Dust Bowl

74.

This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

75.
Homes that were in parks and built out of cardboard boxes were called Hoovervilles. 
a)
True
b)
False
76.
What top-secret military project developed a new weapon & tested it at Los Alamos, NM?
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Fat Man Project
c)
Operation Gamma
d)
Operation Gold
77.
Executive Order 9066 relocated what ethnic group b/c Americans feared they would help the Axis Powers?
a)
Japanese
b)
Germans
c)
Italians
d)
Jews
78.
What happened to American POW's when they surrendered in the Philippines?
a)
executed
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
they were sent to Chinese death camps
d)
they were released
79.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was responsible for planning what military operation in addition to being Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe?
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Avalanche
d)
Operation Juno
80.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Naval Fleet, developed what strategy to defeat the Japanese?
a)
island hopping
b)
search and destroy missions
c)
total war
d)
guerrilla warfare
81.
How did war bonds, victory gardens, & scrap drives impact the war effort?
a)
they provided needed supplies for the troops
b)
they convinced people to work in war factories
c)
they caused anti-war rallys
d)
they had no impact
82.
What punished Germany harshly & became the basis for Hitler's European conquests?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Dawes & Young Plan
83.
In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:
a)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
b)
Bombing of England
c)
Bombing of Normandy
d)
Bombing of London
84.
What is the name of the system where the government owns the stores, factories, banks, and all means of economic production?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
85.
Who can be described as the leader of USSR from 1953- 1964 and a brutal dictator who took power after the death of Joseph Stalin
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
86.
Who fits the following description? Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989.  He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Entered into a military alliance with Nazi    Germany.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Emperor Hirohito
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Winston Churchill
87.
What would be the best outline for the following: Conducted the Berlin Airlift Intervened in Korea (Korean War) Joined to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
a)
Efforts by the United States to promote the spread of communism.
b)
Efforts by the United States to stop the spread of communism.
c)
Efforts by the United States to promote the spread of democracy.
d)
Efforts by the United States to stop the spread of fascism
88.
US Senator who caused the Red Scare by accusing other US politicians and other people of being communists
a)
Joseph Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
Emperor Hirohito
89.
In October 1962, the USSR was building and arming secret nuclear missile bases in Cuba.  The missiles could reach the US from Cuba. This was called
a)
The Great Blockade
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Cold War
90.
The nuclear arms race was between
a)
The United States and the Soviet Union
b)
United States and Korea
c)
United States and Japan
d)
United States and Germany
91.
The president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
92.
Japanese Americans were placed in ______________ during WWII after the attack of Pearl Harbor.
a)
concentration camps
b)
internment camps
93.
What year did World War II begin?
a)
1933
b)
1935
c)
1939
d)
1941
94.
Who became president when Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945?  
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Harry S. Truman
95.
What was the name of the program where President Roosevelt lent money and weapons to our allies to help them, but still kept the US neutral during the war? 
a)
Garden Hose Program
b)
Lend-Lease Program
c)
TARP Program
d)
League of Friendly Nations
96.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)
Communists
c)
Fascists 
d)
Idealists 
97.

On April 25, 1937 the northern town of _____________ was bombed resulting in a brutal massacre.

a)

Madrid

b)

Valencia

c)

Guernica

d)

Barcelona

98.
Who created the Guernica painting?
a)
Pablo Picasso 
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Bob Ross
d)
Vincent Van Gogh
99.

What type of government did Franco rule with after the Spanish Civil War?

a)

Nazism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Fascism

100.
What Russian leader was at Yalta and Potsdam
a)
Lenin
b)
Putin
c)
Stalin
d)
Nicholas II
101.

This conference held in the summer of 1945 showed growing tension between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Potsdam Conference

d)

WWII Conference

102.
What did the three countries disagree over at Potsdam?
a)
The reparations Germany should pay
b)
The size of Berlin
c)
The strength of Austria
d)
How many troops Germany should have
103.
A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico was the:
a)
Tooleriod Telegram
b)
Zimmerman Telegram
c)
Lusitania Telegram
104.
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
a)
Germany wanted Mexico to join the war and fight against the US.
b)
Germany wanted Mexico to stay out of the war.
105.
What are liberty bonds?
a)
Bonds given to the people by the government
b)
A war bond sold to support the war
c)
Bonds sold by banks
d)
Bonds sold by the Statue of Libery
106.
What were the reasons for American involvement?
a)
Drugs
b)
Why not?
c)
German U-boats
d)
Needed food
107.
Why didn't the U.S. join the League of Nations?
a)
We thought we were too good for them
b)
We thought we would be dragged into wars Congress didn't approve
c)
The other countries were too far away
d)
We didn't like that it was Germany's idea
108.
Why didn't Congress agree to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They didn't like the League of Nations.
b)
They wanted to keep their alliances
c)
They wanted Germany to pay more
d)
all of the above
109.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
110.
The United States sent troops to Vietnam
_________.
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
to set up a capitalist goverment
d)
because they bombed us
111.
A hunt for Communists led by Joseph McCarthy was caused by America's fear of __________________________.
a)
communism
b)
imperialism
c)
capitalism
d)
boogers
112.
What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets invading Cuba
b)
The spread of communism
c)
A nuclear war
d)
WWIII
113.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
114.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
115.
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
a)
communism & dictatorship
b)
democracy & capitalism
c)

communism & socialism

d)
capitalism & communism
116.
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
a)
The space race
b)
Berlin War
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The arms race
117.
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949?
a)
To end the Cold War
b)
To fly supplies to West Berlin
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
To set up capitalist economic systems
118.
How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
a)
both were fought in Eastern Europe
b)
Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over
c)
Both were fought to stop the spread of communism
d)
Both were fought between the east and the west
119.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
120.
This amendment was passed in part because of the draft during the Vietnam War. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
a)
Amendment 15
b)
Amendment 22
c)
Amendment 26
d)
Amendment 19
121.
A competition between the Soviet Union and The United States to send people to space was called the __________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Space Race
c)
Snail Race
d)
Atomic Race
122.
Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
123.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
124.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
125.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
126.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
127.
Which amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to vote?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
26th
128.
U.S. soldiers murdered civilians in this Vietnamese village.
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Tonkin
c)
Diem
d)
My Lai
129.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
130.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
131.
What event prompted the US Congress to give Lyndon Johnson the power to wage war in Vietnam?
a)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy.
b)
The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam.
c)
The "attacks" on U.S. ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
d)
Soviet and Chinese support of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam.
132.

How did a South Vietnamese monk protest Diem's persecution of Buddhists?

a)

Set himself on fire

b)

Chained himself to the White House fence

c)

Hanged himself in public

d)

Set off a bomb in Saigon

133.

Senator who ran for President and was later assassinated. His older brother was a US president who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Thurgood Marshall

134.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

135.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

136.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

137.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

138.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

139.

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting (voting people, voting)

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

140.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

141.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

142.

Leader who worked to improve treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers; you should know this one because you have already used three of these!

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Cesar Chavez

143.

True or False? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was effective because most people who rode the bus were black, and the bus company lost too much money once people boycotted.

a)

True

b)

False

144.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
145.

The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and Whites who rode buses to..?

a)

Encourage A.A.'s to leave the south and move north

b)

to protest racial segregation throughout the south

c)

to promote membership in the KKK

d)

to gain support for the Vietnam war

146.

What does A.I.M. stand for?

a)

Ancient Indian Mojo

b)

Anti-Indian Management

c)

American Independence Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

147.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the A.I.M.

a)

Help Native Americans living in poverty

b)

Revive traditional Indian cultures

c)

Restore federal recognition of Indian tribes

d)

Have representation in U.S. Congress

148.
What American areas did the American Indian Movement occupy over the course of their existence?
a)
Alcatraz Island
b)
The town of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation
c)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington DC
d)
All of the above
149.

Why was Wounded Knee chosen as a location for occupation?

a)

It was a strategically significant transport hub

b)

It was a major tourist destination

c)

It had been the location of a past massacre

d)

It was Nixon's hometown

150.

Who helped Cesar to found the National Farm Workers Association?

a)

Carmen Salinas

b)

His wife

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Dolores Huerta

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