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US History Final Review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This cartoon comments on tactics used to

a)

secure the southern border of California

b)

protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes

c)

create a defensive alliance with France

d)

obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

2.

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?

a)

Increased property values in rural areas

b)

Increased life expectancy in urban areas

c)

Increased birth rates in rural areas

d)

Increased migration to urban areas

3.

Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?

a)

Immigration

b)

Assimilation

c)

Nullification

d)

Nativism

4.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
5.
During the 19th century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by-
a)
campaigning for women's suffrage
b)
advocating the use of poll taxes
c)
making improvements in urban infrastructure
d)
providing public assistance for former slaves
6.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

7.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

8.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The rebellion took place in Japan.

b)

The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

c)

The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

d)

The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

9.

The Monroe Doctrine prevented Europe from taking over countries in __________________

a)

North America only

b)

South America only

c)

Asia

d)

North and South America

10.
The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt to remove westerners from India
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama
b)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti
12.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
13.

Which of the following events led to Japan being opened up to foreign trade?

a)

Admiral Matthew Perry landing in Tokyo with warships

b)

The Boxer Rebellion

c)

Queen Liliuokalani being overthrown

d)

The Sepoy Mutiny

14.

US entered war to gain control of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines in this war...

a)

Rico War

b)

Spanish American War

c)

War on terrorism

d)

Island war

15.

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

a)

Dominator

b)

Survivalist

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Winner

16.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
17.
The visit of Commodore Perry encouraged the Japanese to 
a)
close its ports to all Western traders. 
b)
declare war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone. 
c)
open a port to trade with the United States
d)
try to build its own modern navy before Perry's return. 
18.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
19.
Industrialization affected the relationships between industrialized nations and non-industrialized nations because it
a)
was the driving force behind imperialism. 
b)
weakened economic ties between nations. 
c)
allowed industrialized nations to take slaves. 
d)
enabled the two types of nations to strengthen each other.
20.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
21.
China was divided into___________________________ by foreign powers 
a)
Colonies 
b)
Protectorates 
c)
Spheres of Influence
d)
Empires
22.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
23.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
24.
 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime 
25.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
26.

After the Spanish American war, the U.S. gained control of

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Spain

c)

Midway Islands

d)

Texas

27.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 
a)
Alfred T Mahan 
b)
Rough Riders 
c)
Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge 
28.
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
29.
Which was a reason for the Spanish American War?
a)
Factual news reports of the accounts of the war
b)
The building of the USS Maine
c)
Protecting American businesses in Cuba
d)
Spanish support of Cuba's fight to be their own country
30.
Who led the Rough Riders?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
31.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
b)
Boxer Rebellion 
c)
Dollar Diplomacy 
d)
Spanish American War 
32.
The exaggerated news reports of events in Cuba became known by which term?
a)
Fox News
b)
Quality News
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
The New York Times
33.
Which is a result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba became a colony of Spain
b)
The United States became a world power
c)
The United States lost possession of the Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico became a Spanish possession
34.
Which is considered an extension to the Monroe Doctrine claiming the U.S. had a right to exercise international police power?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Prohibition
35.
Which is an example of Big Stick Diplomacy?
a)
The opposition movement for the consumption of alcohol
b)
Aiding former enslaved African Americans
c)
The building of the Panama Canal
d)
Formations of unions to assist with low paying jobs
36.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
37.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
38.
Made America the world's policeman
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domestic Policy
d)
Imperialism
39.

What was NOT a reason the Native Americans and settlers were in conflict?

a)

miners/farmers stole the Native Americans land

b)

White settlers respected the Native Americans culture

c)

The white settlers wanted the Native Americans to be farmers

40.

Which President of the United States signed the Indian Removal Act, and supported western expansion?

a)

John Ross

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

41.

The Supreme Court ruled that ___ was not able to take the Cherokee lands because the Cherokee were a sovereign nation.

a)

Georgia

b)

Indiana

c)

Oklahoma

42.

What are the lands that the United States government set aside for the Native Americans called?

a)

Reserves

b)

Parks

c)

Reservations

43.

Most of the time Native Americans needs were __________ on the reservations.

a)

Neglected

b)

Well met

c)

Provided for

44.

Boarding schools purpose were designed to __________ Indian children’s lives.

a)

change the culture

b)

bring acculturation

c)

learn the white man's ways

d)

all of the above

45.

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Louisiana Purchase

46.
The discovery of what resource caused whites  to force Cherokee off their lands in the northern part of Georgia.
a)
Gold
b)
Coal
c)
Oil
d)
Diamonds
47.
This U.S. president displayed a deep hatred of Native Americans and ignored the decision made in Worchester vs. Georgia and signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 causing 15,000 Cherokee Indians to be sent to lands in the western territories in present-day Oklahoma.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Ross
c)
William McIntosh
d)
Alexander McGillivray
48.
Whose land was given away during the land lotteries?
a)
Native Americans
b)
the wealthy peoples
c)
the Spanish
d)
the French
49.
What other name was the forced removal of Native Americans from Georgia known as?
a)
The Trail of Sadness
b)
The Bleak Trail
c)
The Death Trail
d)
The Trail of Tears
50.
Why were many Americans moving out West?
a)
To be with their families 
b)
Better weather conditions
c)
Good, cheap farmland
51.
A town whose population grows very quickly is called a ____________.
a)
Pop town
b)
Fast  town
c)
Boomtown
52.
What was the job of a gold miner like?
a)
Rich and luxurious 
b)
Difficult and dangerous
c)
Fun and rewarding
53.
The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..
a)
established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
b)
offered free land to those willing to farm it.
c)
offered land to gold prospectors.
d)
promised protection from Native Americans.
54.
Most farmers on the Great Plains grew ___________ because it could endure the dry conditions
a)
corn
b)
barley
c)
wheat
d)
cotton
55.
Grazing cattle on government property for free with no restrictions was called
a)
open season
b)
open range
c)
open opportunity
d)
open ranching
56.
Many people are surprised to know that early cowboys were mostly...
a)
immigrants, soldiers, and American Indians
b)
Spaniards, longhorns, and vacqueros
c)
African Americans, Mexican Americans, and women
d)
all cattle drivers afraid of rattlesnakes
57.
Major agricultural and industrial booms in Texas (cotton, oil, cattle, & lumber) all required a way to transport these goods.  What transportation method was used?
a)
Steam boats
b)
Stage coaches
c)
Model T's
d)
Railroads
58.

People who worked to end slavery were called:

a)

abolitionists

b)

southerners

c)

cartridges

d)

blockades

59.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
60.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
61.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
62.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
63.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
64.
This was the main economy of the union
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industry
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
65.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
66.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
67.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
68.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
69.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
70.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
71.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
72.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
73.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
74.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
75.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

a)

his idea for instituting an income tax.

b)

how to draft more men into the Union Army.

c)

re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

d)

his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

76.

This resource was wanted in Hawaii during Queen Liliuokalani's reign

a)

Oil

b)

Sugar

c)

Molasses

d)

Tobacco

77.

This place formerly owned by Russia was acquired for 7.2 million dollars in 1867 by William Seward

a)

Hawaii

b)

Florida

c)

Antartica

d)

Alaska

78.

Spreading Democracy and having good morals when working with other countries most sounds like who's foreign policy?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Mckinley

79.

Who was in control of Panama before America intervened before building the Panama Canal

a)

Columbia

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

Dominican Republic

80.

A waterway that is "man-made" or created by humans that helps with transportation and trade is called a what

a)

River

b)

Vessel

c)

Stream

d)

Canal

81.

What part of the world were Wilson's, Taft's, and Roosevelt's foreign policies focused in on?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Latin America

d)

Asia

82.

Since more Americans died by disease rather then actual battle during the Spanish American War... the nickname for the Spanish American War is?

a)

"The Splendid Little War"

b)

"World Easiest War"

c)

"American Domination"

d)

"No Chance France"

83.

Said Hawaii should be led and controlled by Hawaiians, later surrenders to Americans.

a)

King Kamehameha

b)

Queen Liliuokalani

c)

Sanford Dole

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

84.

Asserted the United States’ right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time.

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

Open Door Policy

85.

What was the US mainly concerned about during imperialism?

a)

finding new markets for trade

b)

acquiring raw materials

c)

world conquest

d)

declaring war

86.

US annexed the following territory due to its strategic location and sugar plantations

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Philippines

d)

Alaska

87.

Declared Latin America as the US' sphere of influence

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Hawaiian Annexation

d)

extractive economy

88.

Why was Queen Liliuokalani removed from power in Hawaii?

a)

took away political power from white plantation owners

b)

gave political power to white plantaion owners

c)

betrayed her people

d)

she died and her brother, Kalakaua, took over

89.

Why did plantation owners in Hawaii fear a loss of profit?

a)

a new tariff imposed taxes on sugar

b)

protesters burned their plantations

c)

not enough workers to produce sugar

d)

not enough customers to buy sugar

90.

When Queen Liliuokalani became the Queen of Hawaii, what did she want to do with the Hawaiian government?

a)

Queen Liliuokalani wanted to give all of the power to the American farmers and missionaries.

b)

Queen Liliuokalani wanted to annex Hawaii and become a United States territory.

c)

Queen Liliuokalani wanted to return the power to the monarchy and regain control of Hawaii.

d)

Queen Liliuokalani wanted to run for U.S. president.

91.

"production of goods moved from home to factories....major changes in transportation, communications, transformed the daily lives of Americans"

Which of the following was most responsible for the revolution described in this excerpt?

a)

expanded public education

b)

rapid technological innovation

c)

increased government spending

d)

rapid territorial expansion

92.

How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

a)

by helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. businesses

b)

by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

c)

by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

d)

by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

93.
What was the name of John D. Rockefeller's oil company?
a)
American Petroleum
b)
American Oil
c)
Standard Petroleum
d)
Standard Oil
94.
Andrew Carnegie revolutionized the production of what prized material?
a)
Kerosene
b)
Copper Wire
c)
Steel
d)
Rubber
95.
The Industrial Revolution was a change in
a)
agricultural techniques
b)
the way in which products were made
c)
the governments of Europe
d)
the way people thought
96.
The factory created a new labor system in which
a)
workers required skill and received high wages
b)
Workers had to work regular and long hours, and perform repetitive tasks for low wages
c)
Workers welfare was highly valued
d)
Workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work followed by idle periods
97.
The social changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution was seen in the
a)
Emergence of the middle class and the working class
b)
Famines caused by families abandoning their farms
c)
Cloud of air pollution that choked the British Isles
d)
Growing death rates from accidents on the roads
98.
The sometimes unethical business practices of some industrialists led them to be given this nickname
a)
Captains of Industry
b)
Tycoons
c)
Fat Cats
d)
Robber Barons
99.
While industralists made lots of money, their workers often didn't, so the period was not as prosperous as it seemed. For this reason it is often called the....
a)
Great Depression
b)
Gilded Age
c)
Golden Age
d)
Dark Age
100.
What economic policy would a supporter of laissez-faire economics support?
a)
antitrust
b)
business regulations
c)
free enterprise
d)
taxation
101.
allows products to be mass produced generally allowing the price to decrease
a)
assembly line
b)
push factor
c)
pull factor
d)
sharecropping
102.
Companies who specialize in one area of business and  buy out competition use the method of organization called
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
Bug Business Model
d)
Maximum Profit Idea
103.
Companies who control all the different phases of the business to control profits & maximize efficiency use the method called
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
Big Business Model
d)
Maximum Profit Idea
104.
Exclusive control of an industry or marketplace
a)
Capitalism
b)
Monopoly
c)
Socialism
d)
Nativism
105.
An effort to improve society through donations of money
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Laissez-faire
d)
Protective Tariff

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