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Worksheets8th SS Final Review
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 48mins
Lincoln's 1863 declaration freeing slaves in the Confederacy (states in rebellion). The war goal now included slavery.
New Deal
Emancipation Proclamation
12th Amendment
Where is Ellis Island located?
Pacific Ocean
South of Florida
New York Harbor
Washington D.C.
Journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Immigrant
Rooselvelt
Muckraker
News reporting often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines (encouraged a war against Spain)
Yellow Journalism
Muckraker
Fireside Chat
What was the immediate cause of the secession of Southern States from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War?
Election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1860.
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
raid on Harper’s Ferry by John Brown
Decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case
“...nor shall any state...deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
“...the right to vote...shall not be denied...on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
These amendments were passed to protect the Constitutional Rights of…
Native American Indians
African Americans
Children
Women
After Reconstruction, white Southerners regained control of Southern state governments by…
Ending the Black Codes
Limiting voting rights of African Americans
forcing most African Americans to move to the North
Limiting the sharecropping system to whites only
Beginning in the late 1800’s, poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used to…
prevent African Americans from voting
Improve public education
restrict immigration
Protect important civil rights
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the settlement of the Western Territories?
building of the Erie Canal
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
expansion of the New England mills
in the Pacific Northwest
A "landless settler" heading West in the 1860s in the United States would most likely have support the passage of the...
Stamp Act
Homestead Act
Jim Crow Laws
Sherman-Antitrust Act
Which development led to the other three?
United States Troops fought a series of battles with Native Americans
the buffalo population was greatly decreased
Thousands of settlers migrated west of the Mississippi
Native American Indians were forced to move to reservations.
The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad are most closely associated with the…
Northern migration of African Americans
Building of the Erie Canal
Decline of the Plains Indians
Rise of the organized labor
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free... I left my lamp beside the golden door! -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
In this poem, the phrase " your tired, your poor, yearning to breathe free" refers to?
Immigrants
Unemployed workers
Soldiers
survivors of a shipwreck
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free... I left my lamp beside the golden door! -Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus”
On which monument does this poem in its entirety can be found?
Plymouth Rock
Statue of Liberty
Declaration of Independence
Lincoln Memorial
A muckraker was a writer or journalist who...
Supported monopolies
Opposed the growth of labor unions
encouraged an end to slavery
Exposed corruption in government
Mass production is a term that can best be defined as the…
profit made by a large business of corporation
Formation of a business monopoly
Manufacturers of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
Number of hours employees are required to work
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 contributed to the settlement of which United States Region
Notheast
West
South
Southeast
Which development let to the other three?
United States troops fought a series of battles with Native Americans
The buffalo population was greatly decreased
Thousands of settlers migrated West of the Mississippi River
Native American Indians were forced to move to reservations.
During the Reconstruction Era, one reason for the formation of the Ku Klux Klan was to…
Prevent formerly enslaved person from exercising their rights
Encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
support the South during the Civil War.
Eliminate sharecropping in the Southern States
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added to this Constitution during the Reconstruction period to…
improve the operation of the electoral college
Grant legal rights to African Americans.
Limit the powers of the President
Bring an end to the Civil War
Rapid urbanization was mainly the result of the…
Shortage of the land for new farms
Federally funded city redevelopment projects
Migration of formerly enslaved persons to the West
impact of industrialization and the move from farms to cities in search of jobs
Mass production is...
Formation of a business monopoly
profit made by a large business of corporation
Manufacturers of large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
Number of hours employees are required to work
Which development was a result of the other three?
Young children working in factories
Unsafe working conditions
the growth of labor unions
a twelve-hour work day
What was the immediate economic cause that results from the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?
Increased the use of homemade goods
Reduced the cost of goods
improved safety conditions
Expanding membership in labor unions
In the late 1800s, the increase in tenement buildings resulted directly from the...
Rapid growth of urban populations
Need for health care facilities
Increased federal aid for housing
A changing role of women in the home
Information about the rebellion in Cuba, the sinking of the battleships Maine, and “yellow journalism” would be found in a textbook chapter on the…
Spanish-American War
Boxer Rebellion
Progressive Movement
World War I
a muckraker was a writer or journalist who...
Supported monopolies
opposed the growth of labor unions
encouraged an end to slavery
Exposed corruption in government
Which event lef to the passage of laws that created safer working conditions?
Haymarket Riot
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Pullman strike
Breakup of the Standard Oil Company
Policy of powerful countries seeking to control the economic and political affairs of weaker countries or regions
Containment
Imperialism
Isolationism
News reporting often biased or untrue, that relies on sensational stories and headlines (encouraged a war against Spain)
Yellow Journalism
Muckraker
Fireside Chat
Shortened the shipping route between the Atlantic and the Pacific
Northwest Passage
Panama Canal
Hudson-Mohawk Canal
“...you furnish the pictures; I’ll furnish the war.”
William Randolph Hearst
Which cause of the Spanish-American War is most clearly shown by this statement?
Political ambition
Imperialism
Yellow Journalism
Militarism
In the late 1800s, Western nations carved out spheres of influence in China in order to…
Support Chinese business interests
Gain special trading privileges
protect their diplomats from foreign attacks
Limit Chinese immigration to their countries
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home during World War I?
Worked in factories and conservation
Joined the Army
Drive tanks and Airplanes
Join the American Red Cross
The United States was drawn into World War I mainly because...
Exaggerated stories by yellow journalists
The unrestricted use of submarine warfare
A direct attack on the American military base
Commitments made up to the United Nations
During World War I, fighting increased rapidly from a local conflict in Europe to a world war because…
The League of Nations failed in its efforts to achieve a cease-fire.
powerful nations had opposing alliances
Southeastern Europe was a major oil producing area
Several nations had colonies in the region
Imperialism was a cause of World War I mainly because...
Encouraged nations to establish trade relations
Created conflicts between nations over colonies
supported military dictators throughout Europe
discouraged participation in the League of Nations
Germany had to accept blame for the war
Germany had to pay war reparations
Germany had to disarm and reduce its military forces
Which document imposed these punishments on Germany after World War I?
Roosevelt Corollary
Yalta Agreement
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
What triggered the US entry into World War I?
Striking the Maine
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Sinking of American ships by Gerany
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Many Americans were opposed to the United States joining the League of Nations because they believed that...
Dues the United States would pay would be too costly
League of Nations would not be based on democratic principles
League of Nations would allow Germany to join
United States might become involved in another European War
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Plan included the...
Global economy
Universal Labor laws
League of Nations
NAACP
Senate opposition to the United States membership in the League of Nations was mainly on the...
Fear the the US would be forced to pay mot of the costs of the League operations
Belief that League decisions would involve the US in foreign conflicts
demand Woodrow Wilson that the nation would not join the League
Assumption that the League would ask the US to reduce the size of it's army.
A "Return to Normalcy" after World War I meant...
Increased United States invovement in Europe
No longer selling liquor in the United States
Going back to life as it had been before
Restoring a Democratic president to power
Which statement is an opinion about the United States in the 1920s?
The United States became more urban society
Industrial working conditions and wages improved
Women increased their presence in the workforce
The 1920s were the wildest times of the 1900s.
Which feature of the Harlem Renaissance best reflects the image of the Roaring Twenties?
Demands for equal Civil Rights
Concerns for economic prosperity
expression through jazz and dance
calls to eliminate racial prejudice
In 1917, the US Congress passed the 18th Amendment which...
Prohibited the manufacture sale of alcohol
Gave the federal government the right to tax a citizen's home
gave 18 year old the right to vote
Limited the president's term of office to 8 years
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s influenced American society by...
Ending racial segregation of public facilities
Increasing awareness of African American contributions of American culture
Encouraging urban renewal projects in major Americans cities
Establishing government programs to assist African Americans
Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was created by...
Rapid expansion of canal systems
Increased government aid to farmers
sales of new consumer goods
Government spending on defense
A major cause of the stock market crash of 1929 was...
Buying stocks on margin
using stock certificates as money
restricting bank loans
Outlawing installment buying
“Unemployment Levels Reach New High”
“Farmers Flee Dust Bowl”
“Hundreds Line Up At Soup Kitchens”
With which decade are these headlines most closely associated?
1900-1910
1921-1930
1911-1920
1931-1940
In which area of the United States did the Dust Bowl of the 1920s take place?
Northeast
Great Plains
Southeast
Pacific Northwest
Which President is associated with the term "New Deal"?
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
FDR
John F. Kennedy
“Unemployment Levels Reach New High”
“Farmers Flee Dust Bowl”
“Hundreds Line Up At Soup Kitchens”
With which decade are these headlines most closely associated?
Restrictions on Immigration
Red Scare
Effects on Prohibition
New Deal
The point of view of the cartoonist was that President Hoover...
Developed policies that effectively ended the Great Depression
Blamed poor people for causing the Great Depression
Failed to meet the needs of many Americans
Supported the creation of "Hoovervilles"
Which New Deal program established a system of unemployment insurance and pensions for retired workers?
Fair Labor and Standards Act
National Labor and Relations Act
National Recovery Act
Social Security Act
I. _______________
A. Stocks were purchased on margin
B. Individuals overused credit
C. Demands for goods fell
Which heading completes the partial outline below?
Causes of the Great Depression
the rise of the national labor republic
the gilded age
Effects of monopolies
Which event caused Britain and France declare war on Germany in 1939?
Signing the Munich settlement
Invasion of Poland
Alliance with the Soviet Union
Bombing of London
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date that will live in infamy..." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt used these words to describe the...
Start of World War II in Europe
Surprise the attack on Pearl Harbor
D-Day invasion invasion at Normandy
Dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Which event of World War II is referred to as “D-Day”?
Mass killing of European Jews, Gypsies, and other minorities
Invasion of Normandy
dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Bataan Death March
What was one way the United States participation in World War II affected the American economy?
Many factories were forced out of business
Military supplies were produced instead of some consumer goods
imports of products from Europe significantly increased
Shortages caused by the war contributed to the start of the Great Depression
Throughout WWII, the United States government called for rationing. This meant that Americans had to…
Recycle materials such as scrap iron.
Volunteer to join various homeland defense organizations
limit their purchases of certain goods, such as gasoline, sugar, and meat.
Share their goods and resources with poor people in their communities
This poster was used during the World War II to...
Promote the sale of war bonds
Remind citizens to conserve during the war
Enlist women to serve in the armed forces
Encourage women to seek jobs in war-related industries
"Rosie the Riveter" was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in...
Education
factories
the home
the armed forces
During World War II, the number of American women working outside the home increased greatly because
large numbers of men entered the military
high prices created a need for two family incomes
laws ending child labor created openings for women
government regulations forced industries to adopt hiring quotas
President Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because he…
Believed America should win the war in Asia first
Did not want the Soviet Union to obtain atomic energy
Wanted to shift focus away from economic problems
Wanted to end the war quickly and save American lives.
Under the Lend-Lease Act, the U.S....
Supplied oil and coal to Japan
Loaned money to Latin American countries
sent war materials to Britain and the Soviet Union
Helped European nations trying to recover from the Great Depression
The U.S. government placed Japanese Americans in internment camps during WWII. The decision to do this demonstrates…
The president upholds the constitutional rights of minorities.
The ethnic minorities often have uncertain loyalties during war
Unpopular groups should be placed in custody to prevent spying
Violation of civil liberties increased during the war.
“ After Pearl Harbor, we started to get worried because the newspapers were agitating and printing all those stories all the time...And people were getting angrier...You heard that people were getting their houses burned down and we were afraid that those things might not happened to us...when the evacuation order finally came, I was relieved…”.
“You could only take one suitcase a piece, but people who had gone to camp before us were able to tell us what to bring…”.
The event described in this quotation is the…
Dropping of the first atomic bomb
Holocaust
Island Hopping in the Pacific
Internment of Japanese-Americans
European Jews and other groups were killed in large numbers by Nazi Germany
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Containment
Holocaust
The Nuremberg Trials following World War II were significant because they...
Held individuals accountable for their actions during wartime
Pardoned the political leaders of Japan
Forced nations to pay damages to the victors
were conducted by citizens of the nations that lost the war
During World War II, the government reacted to shortages of various goods by...
Raising prices to increase consumer demand
Rationing certain products
Increasing imports when shortages developed
Imposing a national sales tax
"Blitzkrieg Sweeps Across Europe"
"Japanese Americans Relocated"
"Truman Takes Over As President"
To which 20th century period do these headlines refer?
World War I
Vietnam War
World War II
Persian Gulf War
Which group later received an apology and money from the federal government as a result of their internment during World War II?
German Americans
Mexican Americans
Japanese Americans
Italian Americans
During the Cold War, the U.S. used a policy of containment to limit the spread of…
Communism
Fascism
Parliamentary democracy
Absolute monarchy
Which movement in American History is Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, the March on Washington, and Brown vs. the Board of Education most notably related to…
Imperialistic Movement
Progressive Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Prohibition
