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Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by Southern states to
limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons
improve the education of United States citizens
raise money to rebuild the South after the Civil War
support the Radical Republicans
In the late 1800s, the United States became an imperialist nation when it
reduced trade with other nations
formed military alliances
declared its neutrality
acquire [gain] overseas territories
What was one main reason for the rise of organized crime during the 1920s?
The automobile improved access to suburban areas.
Federal laws limited the power of the police.
The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was illegal.
More people were living in rural areas.
The United States responded to the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor by
passing the Lend-Lease Act
renewing its commitment to isolationism
appealing to the United Nations
declaring war on Japan
“African Americans Boycott Buses in Montgomery” “Levittown Suburban Development Continues to Grow” “Baby Boom Is Now in Its Tenth Year” In which decade would these three headlines have been published?
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair are considered muckrakers because they
exposed corruption and abuses in society
established a new political party
organized labor unions
drew cartoons to criticize politicians
Which document contains President Woodrow Wilson’s call to create the League of Nations?
Emancipation Proclamation
Fourteen Points
Atlantic Charter
Zimmerman telegram
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ___________________________________
A. Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
B. Congress passes Kansas-Nebraska Act
C. John Brown leads attack at Harpers Ferry
Events Leading to the Civil War
Political Leadership
Closing the Frontier
Impacts of Industrialization
Which individual is best known as a major leader of the 1960s civil rights movement?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.
W. E. B. Du Bois
President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Vietnam in an attempt to
protect United States interests in the Middle East
support the North Vietnamese government
oppose South Vietnamese independence
limit the spread of communism
Merry-Go-Round
Where is the Jim Crow section
On this merry-go-round,
Mister, ’cause I want to ride?
Down South where I come from
White and colored
Can’t sit side by side.
Down South on the train
There’s a Jim Crow car.
On the bus we’re put in the back
— But there ain’t no back
To a merry-go-round
Where’s the horse
For a kid that’s black?
— Langston Hughes, 1942
Which social problem is the main concern of this poem?
racial segregation
unemployment
white violence
poor housing
During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the...
repeal of the Missouri Compromise
beginning of free public education
acquiring [gaining] of new territories
expansion of women’s rights
Victory gardens, rationing, scrap drives, and bond drives are most closely associated with
environmental conservation in the 1970s
the antiwar movement in the 1960s
McCarthyism during the Cold War
home front efforts during World War II
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to
grant legal rights to African Americans
improve the operation of the electoral college
limit the powers of the president
bring an end to the Civil War
$150 Reward [for a Runaway Slave] . . . I will give $50 reward if taken in Louisville; 100 dollars if taken one hundred miles from Louisville in this State, and 150 dollars if taken out of this State, and delivered to me, or secured in any jail so that I can get him again. William Burke, Bardstown, Ky. September 3d, 1838 Source: Library of Congress
Which conclusion can be drawn from this newspaper advertisement?
If slaves reached the North, rewards would not be paid.
Many enslaved persons became wealthy in the North.
Slave owners believed that their slaves were property.
The Underground Railroad was a failure.
Which document is considered a primary source from the Civil War?
a documentary on medical treatments used during the war
an encyclopedia article about women in the war
a letter from the wife of a soldier during the war
a biography of the life of a war general
Antitrust laws such as the Sherman Antitrust Act were passed by Congress in an effort to
provide safer consumer products
encourage more immigration
limit low-priced imported goods
regulate the power of big business
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the
formation of a business monopoly
profit made by a large business or corporation
manufacture of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
number of hours employees are required to work
The term carpetbaggers was used during Reconstruction to describe
formerly enslaved African Americans who moved to the West
Northerners who moved to the South seeking personal gain
African Americans who gained control of former Southern plantations
Southern whites who supported Radical Republican programs
Which event brought the United States into World War II?
conquest of Ethiopia by Italy
attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
invasion of Poland by Germany
election of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
An increase in the number of factories in the mid-1800s led to
a reduction in immigration from Europe
a decrease in levels of water and air pollution
an increase in urbanization
an increased dependence on products made in homes
What was the immediate cause of the outbreak of World War I (1914)?
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
accumulation of arms and weapons
competition over Asian and African colonies
formation of secret alliances
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Which Supreme Court decision was he enforcing?
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
In the early 1930s, many communities of homeless Americans were referred to as “Hoovervilles” because President Herbert Hoover
opposed direct federal aid for the unemployed
provided food and clothing for the poor
guaranteed jobs to the unemployed
grew up in a poverty-stricken area
Which event of World War II is referred to as the Holocaust?
mass killing of European Jews, gypsies, and other minorities
dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Bataan Death March
invasion of Normandy
The principle of “separate but equal” established by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was used to
expand the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
end the use of child labor
justify racial segregation of public facilities
provide reservation lands for Native American Indians
During the early 1900s, large numbers of African Americans from the South found better job opportunities
on Great Plains farms
on southwestern ranches
in Pacific Coast lumber yards
in northern cities
The Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were all steps taken by the United States during the
Civil War
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cold War
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by
establishing government programs to assist African Americans
encouraging urban renewal projects in major American cities
increasing awareness of African American contributions to American culture
ending racial segregation of public facilities
The presidencies of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry Truman were similar in that each president served during
national Prohibition of alcoholic beverages
times when women could not vote
United States participation in world wars
severe economic depressions
The Nuremberg trials following World War II were significant because they
were conducted by citizens of the nations that lost the war
forced nations to pay war damages to the victors
pardoned the political leaders of Japan
held individuals accountable for their actions during wartime
What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?
rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
decreasing the influence of big business
expanding interstate commerce nationwide
eliminating overseas trade with Europe
In which area of the United States did the Dust Bowl of the 1930s occur?
Pacific Northwest
Southeast
Great Plains
Northeast
Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe were known for their support of
fugitive slave laws
Jim Crow laws
the abolitionist movement
the Populist movement
What has been the primary result of the construction of the interstate highway system of the 1950s and 1960s?
Suburban areas have increased.
Train travel has increased.
Gasoline usage has decreased.
Airplane travel has decreased.
The United Nations was created primarily to
bring democratic government to more nations
conduct the reconstruction effort after World War II
promote conditions that support world peace
control atomic weapons
Which New Deal law established a system of unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?
Social Security Act
National Recovery Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fair Labor Standards Act
During World War II, the federal government reacted to shortages of various goods by
imposing a national sales tax
increasing imports when shortages developed
rationing certain products
raising prices to increase consumer demand
The Cold War developed shortly after the end of World War II primarily because of the
conflicting goals of the United States and the Soviet Union
disputes over Japanese control of China
Holocaust during World War II
results of the Nuremberg trials
Which event led to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
breakup of the Standard Oil Company
Triangle Shirtwaist fire
Pullman strike
Haymarket riot
Which heading best completes the outline below?
I. ____________________________________
A. River trade expanded by steamboats
B. Turnpikes and the National Road built
C. Erie Canal opened
D. First transcontinental railroad completed
New Inventions
America’s Waterways
North-South Cooperation
Advances in Transportation
Speaker A: The government must take responsibility for helping those citizens who are unemployed and starving.
Speaker B: The government does not have the right to interfere in people’s private lives.
Speaker C: This type of government spending is a danger to American business and will increase the national debt.
New Deal
restrictions on immigration
effects of Prohibition
Red Scare
In 1892, the United States government opened Ellis Island primarily to
serve as the first federal prison in New York State
check the safety of imported products
defend New York City from attack
process immigrants arriving from overseas
During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to
eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States
support the South during the Civil War
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
prevent formerly enslaved persons from exercising their rights
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. ____________________________________
A. Workers face hardships
B. Labor reforms are developed
C. Towns and cities grow
D. Giant corporations are created
United States Becomes an Industrial Nation
American Citizens Get New Responsibilities
Progressive Movement Changes American Lives
Government Ends Regulation of Business
• Germany had to accept blame for war in Europe.
• Germany had to pay war reparations to European nations.
• Germany had to disarm and reduce its military forces.
Which document imposed these punishments on Germany after World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
Fourteen Points
Yalta Agreement
Roosevelt Corollary
Freedom changed following the Civil War in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
former slaves could control their work and their earnings
humans (in America) were no longer property
All U.S. citizens were given basic rights
Voting rights were expanded
Freedom was expanded following Progressive Era in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
rights to education were expanded
religious groups gained equal rights
employees gained workplace safety
poor were given financial protections
Freedom changed following Industrialization in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
expanded migration and travel
expanded journalist influence
expanded consumerism
expanded equality for all races
Freedom changed following the Roaring 20's in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
women were guaranteed equality
ideas that broke with tradition ex) evolution
women exercised the right to vote
women expressed individual freedom
Freedom changed following the Cold War in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
protecting democracy in Warsaw Pact nations
improved race relations
Japanese internment camps
Nuremberg Trials of Nazi Military Leaders
Freedom changed following the age of Reconstruction in each all of the following ways EXCEPT....
extension of property rights to women
expansion of citizenship
extension of voting rights to black men
end of slavery
Freedom was expanded following the age of Gilded Age in each all of the following ways EXCEPT...
Sherman Anti-Trust act protected consumers
the rise of Robberbarrons
Labor Unions formed
transcontinental railroad travel and trade
Freedom was expanded due to the age of Imperialism in each all of the following ways EXCEPT..
America sought to spread democracy
improved standards of living and literacy rates
new resources provided self-sufficiency
colonies were given the right to vote in U.S. elections
Freedom was expanded due to the Great Depression in each all of the following ways EXCEPT..
the FDIC was established to protect citizens savings
the Wagner Act supported Labor Union goals
the overproduction of consumer goods
the Social Security System protected aged Americans
Freedom was expanded due to the Civil Rights Movement in each all of the following ways EXCEPT..
Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned
voting rights for men, women and all races were protected
schools were integrated
Jim Crow Laws were established
Freedom was expanded due to the Western Expansion in each all of the following ways EXCEPT..
travel and migration due to the transcontinental railroad
the Dred Scott Case
free land was given by the Homestead Act
Immigrants gained better life and opportunities from expansion.
