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U.S. History Midterm Review 2 (WWI-New Deal)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

Buying on credit during the 1920s

c)

Speculation and buying on margin

d)

agricultural under production

2.

Women's suffrage

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

3.

Direct Relief describes

a)

giving payments or food to the poor by the government

b)

having a substitute ready to work when a worker is sick or injured

c)

giving the required medicine in a timely manner when someone is sick.

d)

giving out loans to businesses to help them get started.

4.

Which of the following would have been directly related to the U.S. entry into WWI?

a)

unrestricted German submarine warfare

b)

bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the Russian withdrawal from WWI

d)

The use of the blitzkrieg against the British by the Germans

5.

What limited freedom of speech during WWI?

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Committee of Public Information

c)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

d)

American Expeditionary Forces

6.

The Treaty of Versailles punished which country?

a)

Britain

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Serbia

d)

Germany

7.

Germany had to do all of the following after WWI except

a)

pay reparations

b)

give back territory

c)

change leadership

d)

downsize military

8.

Which legislation required men to register for military services?

a)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

American Expeditionary Forces

d)

Neutrality Act

9.

What was President Wilson's plan for organizing post WWI Europe and for avoiding future wars?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

League of Nations

d)

Cease Fire

10.
What were France, Britain, Russia and the USA known as during WWI?
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Free States
d)
Dictator States
11.
What was the military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire known as?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Free States
d)
Dictatorships
12.
What was the international organization, proposed by President Wilson, that was created to promote peace and cooperation among nations so that we would never have another WW?
a)
NAFTA
b)
Alliance
c)
NATO
d)
League of Nations
13.
British passenger ship sunk by German uboats.  Over 1,000 lives were lost when this ship was sunk.
a)
Titantic
b)
Queen Elizabeth I
c)
Lusitania
d)
Carnival
14.
Telegram from Germany to Mexico secretly inviting Mexico to wage war on the USA 
a)
Secret Message
b)
Operation Distract America
c)
Central Powers Plan
d)
Zimmerman Note
15.
Treaty that ended WWI
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Gallapoli
d)
Allied Agreement
16.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)

Nationalism

d)
Socialism
17.
This battle tactic was primarily used in WWI
a)
Trench warfare
b)
Long Range Bombing Missions
c)
Nuclear Weapons
d)
Laser Attacks
18.
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were gunned down in their car. They were the royalty of this Central European Power...
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungry
c)
Russia
d)
Finland
19.

What was America's position on WWI prior to 1917?

a)

To get fully involved

b)

They were a part of the alliance so they jumped right in

c)

They remained Neutral

d)

They didn't know anything about the war

20.

Why did the United States get involved in WWI?

a)

Propaganda, Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram

b)

William McKinley died

c)

Bombing of Pear Harbor

d)

Propaganda and Sussex Pledge

21.

Which was not a new technology invented during WWI?

a)

Grenades

b)

Bullets

c)

Mustard Gas

d)

Tanks

22.

The role of women during WWI was

a)

to be sent to the front to fight in the trenches with men.

b)

encouraged to remain in the home and care for children and the sick.

c)

to work jobs they were never allowed to before.

d)

to lose rights to the men fighting the war.

23.

Promoted support for the war among the American People?

a)

Committee of Public Information

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Council of National Defense

24.

African Americans went and fled to the North for factory jobs and to escape Jim Crow in what became known as the

a)

exodusters

b)

Great Migration

c)

Okies

d)

immigrants

25.

African American fighters in WWI

a)

Harlem Hell Fighters

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

11th Infantry Regiment

d)

Rough Riders

26.

A person who morally opposes fighting in a war

a)

Conscientious objector

b)

enlistee

c)

marine

d)

clergy

27.
All of the following were effects of the Great Depression exept
a)
rise in employment
b)
formation of soup kitchens
c)
loss of homes
d)
decrease in employment
28.
Policy used by Franklin Roosevelt to try and get the U.S. out of the Depression
a)
Capitalism
b)
Democracy
c)
Five Year Plan
d)
New Deal
29.

Someone that wanted to enter WWI would have been referred to as a(n)

a)

isolationist

b)

pacifist

c)

socialist

d)

interventionist

30.

Who rejected joining Wilson's League of Nations for fear of getting involved in world affairs?

a)

Central Powers leadership

b)

the Germans

c)

the U.S. Senate

d)

The League of Nations

31.

The prosperity of the U.S. in the mid 1920s resulted from

a)

increased demand for new consumer goods.

b)

high wage contracts negotiated by labor unions

c)

record high farm prices

d)

increased government regulation of the economy

32.

How did consumers begin to buy new items in the 20s?

a)

checks

b)

credit

c)

cash

d)

bitcoin

33.

Which had the greatest impact on American life in the 20s?

a)

radio

b)

washing machine

c)

automobiles

d)

sewing machine

34.

Nativist who found fault with Quota Acts of the 1920s would have been most like to say which of these things?

a)

It did not restrict immigration enough

b)

it threatened industry with a labor shortage

c)

it discriminated against the wrong immigrants

d)

it violated U.S. principals by restricting immigration

35.

Which trial was about the struggle between science and religion in public schools?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Schenck v. United States

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

36.

The Harlem Renaissance centered on literature, poetry and art that drew heavily from

a)

transcendentalism

b)

rationalism

c)

African American culture

d)

Midwestern culture

37.

African American cultural figure from Memphis, Tennessee during the 1920s who was referred to as the "Father of the Blues"

a)

W.C. Handy

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Alvin C. York

38.

A live country show that started on WSM radio and started in Nashvillle

a)

Opryland

b)

Country Mornings

c)

Grand Ole Opry

d)

Music City USA

39.

Which allowed for popular culture to spread through the country during the 1920s?

a)

the automobile

b)

color newspapers

c)

Amateur photography

d)

the radio and movies

40.

This man was president at the beginning of the Great Depression and relied on "rugged individualism" and volunteerism to fix it

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Sherbert Hoover

41.
This man was elected after Hoover with the hopes that he would end the Great Depression
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Calvin Coolidge
42.
Roosevelt's fireside chats used what technology to spread his message?
a)
Television
b)
Radio
c)
Newspaper
d)
Instragram
43.
These created jobs and provided people with direct assistance during the Great Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reduce
44.
These programs were designed to stimulate the economy and end the Depression?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Reuse
45.
These programs were designed to prevent a future Depression
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Recycle
46.
The Tennessee Valley Authority provided what--in addition to jobs--for the rural south
a)
Cheap Electricity
b)
Clean Water
c)
Extra Storage on Peoples' Laptops
d)
Faster Internet
47.
This program created a variety of jobs for men, women, and youths
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Public Works Adminsitration
c)
Social Security Act
d)
Wagner Act
48.
This was designed to provide assistance to the elderly, disabled, and poor
a)
Social Security
b)
Securities and Exchange Committee
c)
Wagner Act
d)
National Recovery Act
49.

How did FDR plan to change the role of the federal government?

a)

He wanted to increase the role of the executive branch and its power over Congress and the Supreme Court

b)

He wanted to put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court

c)

He wanted to follow the direction of Congress to solve the Great Depression

d)

He wanted to reduce the overall power of the federal government over the states

50.

Why did many midwestern farmers migrate from the Great Plains to California?

a)

There was no unemployment on the West Coast

b)

California was experiencing a gold rush

c)

The Dust Bowl pushed farmers out of the Great Plains

d)

The Stock Market crash led farmers to lose their homes on the Great Plains

51.

How did Americans feel about Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?

a)

They accepted his "hands-off" approach and policy of "rugged individualism"

b)

They were glad that Hoover did not increase federal programs and therefore increase taxes

c)

They expected Hoover and the federal government to help them, and nicknamed shantytowns "Hoovervilles" in anger

d)

They began promoting radical communism in an attempt to overthrow Hoover's capitalist policies

52.

Which of the following is NOT a long-term impact of FDR's New Deal?

a)

Reformed the economy with a "safety net" for economic crises

b)

Recovered the economy with employment through public projects

c)

Provided relief to Americans and increased political participation from the working classes

d)

Removed private ownership of major industries in favor of state ownership

53.

What is the significance of FDR's "court-packing" plan?

a)

He successfully increased his influence over the Supreme Court

b)

The Supreme Court came to pass all New Deal policies

c)

Congress upheld the separation of powers and shut down FDR's plan to pack the court with his supporters.

d)

Congress granted FDR total control over the federal government, creating uproar among the American people

54.

What philosophy did the New Deal follow?

a)

Laissez-Faire policies should guide our economy

b)

"rugged individualism" will get us through the Great Depression

c)

the federal government should work to help Americans in poverty

d)

capitalism is a natural cure for economic crisis

55.

Which of the following did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

drought

b)

lack of crop rotation

c)

overproduction

d)

reduction of farming

56.

What does it mean to "buy on the margin?"

a)

Buy stocks when prices are low, then sell when prices are high

b)

Buy stocks without having to take out a loan

c)

Using an installment plan to purchase goods

d)

Buying goods at the lowest price, then selling for a higher profit

57.

What was NOT an impact of the Great Depression on Americans?

a)

Farmers have no market to sell their crops

b)

unemployment rises

c)

rise of shantytowns/hoovervilles

d)

poverty was about the same for minorities and white

Americans

58.

Which president's administration was marred by scandal?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren G. Harding

59.

During the 1920s, the most severe prejudice was against African Americans and:

a)

poor factory workers

b)

poor sharecroppers

c)

fundamentalists

d)

immigrants

60.

which of these New Deal Programs is still around today?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

61.

The Palmer Raids during the 1920's were a result of the Red Scare which is a fear of what?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

communism

d)

socialism

62.

A person who believes in no organized government is a(n)

a)

nativist

b)

immigrant

c)

racist

d)

anarchist

63.

A long term increase in tariffs such as the Hawley-Smoot tariff caused the Great Depression how?

a)

caused world trade to increase.

b)

caused the Stock Market to crash

c)

caused a demand for American made products

d)

caused world trade to decrease.

64.

Group of people who protested in Washington to get their pensions early and President Hoover used the military disband them?

a)

American Expeditionary Force

b)

Conscientious Objectors

c)

Bonus Army

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps