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2019 American History Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 28hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The primary goal of the NAACP was
a)
voting rights for women
b)
better working conditions
c)
regulation of the banking industry
d)
equality among the races
2.
Muckrakers were
a)
politicians
b)
conservationists
c)
suffragists
d)
journalists
3.
The purpose of the _______________ _____________ was to turn Native Americans into independent farmers. They were given land to farm and in exchange they would become citizens of the United States.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
15th Amendment
4.

Which of the following was not an issue with the Treaty of Versailles that lead to World War 2?

a)

Germany was forced to pay $33 billion in war reparations

b)

Germany could not have an army

c)

Russia lost more territory with the Treaty of Versailles than Germany did

d)

Germany had to sign the war-guilt clause and take sole responsibility for the war

e)

None of the Above

5.

Who was the totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union who was known for carrying out the Great Purge and his numerous Five Year Plans?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Adolf Hitler

6.

A government owned farm that was worked by hundreds of families is what?

a)

Industrial Farms

b)

Collectives

c)

Shantytowns

d)

Hoovervilles

7.

Der Fuher was the name this person gave himself when he took over his country.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Adolf Hitler

8.

What did America sign with 62 other countries declaring war would not be used as an instrument of national policy?

a)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

b)

Hayley-Smoot Tariff

c)

Fordney-McCumber Act

d)

Warsaw Pact

9.

German term for Airforce

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Luftwaffe

10.

Lightning War:

  1. Taking the enemy by surprise by tanks and air
  2. Crush the enemy with overwhelming force
a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Kristallnacht

11.

“Night of Broken Glass”

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Luftwaffe

12.

Which of the following was the order in which Hitler took over the countries prior to World War 1?

a)

Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria

b)

Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia

c)

Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland

d)

Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland

13.

Benito Mussolini was the leader of what country?

a)

Spain

b)

Switzerland

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

14.

Which of the following was a new hazard to come out of WW1?

a)

Machine Guns

b)

Shell Shock (PTSD)

c)

Chemical Weapons

d)

All of the Above

15.
Armistice Day for WW1
a)
November 11 1918
b)
December 7 1941
c)
May 8 1945
d)
September 2 1945
16.
You could be fined up to $10,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison for speaking ill of the US or the War Effort under which two laws?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
c)
US Patriotism and Morale Acts
d)
None of the Above
17.

Which of the following was NOT apart of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to pay $33 billion in war reparations

b)

Germany lost all of its colonial territory

c)

Germany could not occupy the Rhineland

d)

Germany could not have a military

e)

None of the Above

18.
Which of the following WAS apart of the legacy of WW1
a)
Accelerated America as the world's greatest industrial power
b)
Germany became an industrialist powerhouse
c)
Communism began spreading throughout Europe
d)
Bears, Beets, and Battle Star Galactica
19.
Panic in the United States that the communist party would lead a world-wide revolution and overthrow capitalism in the US and elsewhere
a)
Nativism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Red Scare
d)
Quota System
20.
Prejudice against foreign-born people
a)
Isolationism
b)
Nativism
c)
Red Scare
d)
Quota System
21.
Established a maximum number of people who could enter the US from each country
a)
Nativism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Red Scare
d)
Quota System
22.
Allowed people to buy goods by putting a small amount of money down and paying monthly on the good (buying on credit)
a)
Buying in Margin
b)
Isolationism
c)
Installment Plans
d)
Quota System
23.
Name given  to thousands of WW1 veterans and their families who marched to the Capital Building in support of the Patman Bill.
a)
WW1 Vets Corps.
b)
Hoover Haters
c)
Patman Pals
d)
Bonus Army
24.
Name given to FDR’s carefully selected group of advisers chosen to help shape the New Deal?
a)
Brain Trust
b)
Ohio Gang
c)
Classroom Cabinet
d)
Think Tank
25.
What has October 29, 1929 come to be known as?
a)
Black Thursday
b)
Black Friday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Black Wednesday
26.
The purchasing of stocks by paying only a small percentage of the price and borrowing the rest is called _________.
a)
Insider Trading
b)
Buying on Margin
c)
Installment Plan
d)
Speculation
27.
What do Huey Long, Francis Townsend, and Fr. Coughlin all have in common?
a)
They were all friends of FDR
b)
They were all members of FDR's Brain Trust
c)
They all worked together to create the Social Security administration
d)
They were all critics of FDR
28.
Who was the First Lady of the United States during the New Deal?
a)
Edith Wilson
b)
Eleanor Roosevelt
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Eleanor Wilson
29.
Native Son, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and The Grapes of Wrath were all results of which New Deal Program?
a)
Federal Art Project
b)
Federal Theatre Project
c)
Federal Writers' Project
d)
Public Works Administration
30.
Informal talk given to the nation through the radio, by FDR
a)
Fireside Chat
b)
Snap Chatting
c)
Insta Story
d)
You better not pick this one
31.
Temorary closing of the Nation's banks until they could be eveluated
a)
Bank Run
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Insider Trading
d)
Bank Holiday
32.
Spending more money than you have
a)
Deficit Spending
b)
Welfare System
c)
Glass-Stegall Act
d)
Line-Item Budgeting
33.
Frances Perkins was…
a)
1st Female member of a presidential cabinet
b)
Secretary of Labor
c)
Creator of the Social Security Administration
d)
All of the Above
34.
Who was the Republican Candiate who won the 1928 Presidential election?
a)
Calvin Coolidge
b)
Herbert Hoover
c)
Warren G. Harding
d)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
35.
What was the highest protective tariff wver to be passed?
a)
Fordney-McCumber
b)
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
c)
Federal Securities Act
d)
Emergency Banking Relief Act
36.
What was the most famous nightclub in Harlem during the Renaissance?
a)
Manhattan SVU
b)
Harlem Night Spot
c)
Cotton Club
d)
Creole Club
37.
NAACP
a)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
b)
Organization promoting racial equlity
c)
Founded in 1909
d)
All of the Above
38.
UNIA
a)
Founded by Marcus Garvey
b)
Universal Negro Improvement Association
c)
Neither of the Above
d)
All of the Above
39.
Jazz was started during which cultural movement?
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Great Migration
c)
Italian Reniassance
d)
Creole Renaissance
40.
1st Pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic
a)
Ameila Earhart
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Olivia Benson
d)
Nick Amaro
41.
Most powerful means of communication in the 1920s was…
a)
Carrier Pigeon
b)
Television
c)
Radio
d)
Cell Phones
42.
Steamboat Willey was….
a)
1st animated movie with sound
b)
1st animated movie made in color
c)
1st movie made by Pixar
d)
None of the Above
43.
Book wirtten by F.Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s
a)
Native Son
b)
The Great Gatsby
c)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
d)
The Grapes of Wrath
44.
Protestant movement focusing on the literal interpreatation of the Bible
a)
Evolution
b)
Fundamentalism
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Calvinism
45.
What was the main focus of the Scopes Trial?
a)
Evolution
b)
Fight over what role Religion would play in schools
c)
Fundamentalism vs. Secularism
d)
All of the Above
46.
What is another term for Buying on Credit?
a)
Specualtion
b)
Insider Trading
c)
Installment Plan
d)
All of the Above
47.
Popular movement followed in America following WW1
a)
Anarchy
b)
Socialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Communism
48.
Minority group supported the most during the New Deal
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
All of the Above
49.

Cash payment or food provided by the government for the needy

a)

Rugged Individualism

b)

Direct Relief

c)

Hoover Banks

d)

None of the Above

50.
Who was the Attorney General who conducted a series of raids in search for communists, socialist, and anarchists?
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
A. Mitchell Palmer
c)
Nicola Sacco
d)
Bartomelo Vanzetti
51.
Most famous bootlegger and American Gangster of the 1920s
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Bugs Moran
d)
Al Capone
52.
A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Militarism
53.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
54.
Gavrilo Prinicip
a)
Was a German commander in the Battle of the Somme
b)
Was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
c)
Was a Russian spy
d)
Was a Serbian Nationalist who assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
55.
Nationalism is best described as
a)
the desire for more land and power
b)
extreme or intense patriotism
c)
the build up of a large military force
d)
the desire to team up with other nations
56.
The U.S.'s policy regarding the war in 1914 
a)
Imperialism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Militarism
d)
None of these
57.
Which of the following events helped change the U.S.'s policy on World War 1?
a)
French armies defeated Germany's forces in Belgium
b)
Italy joined the side of the Allies
c)
Great Britain asked the U.S. to help
d)
German u-boats sank three U.S. trade ships
58.
Which country did Germany secretly ask to attack the U.S.?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
59.
The discovery of this document helped change the U.S. policy on WW1 in 1917.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Zorich Paper
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Schifflein Plan
60.
1,198 people including 128 Americans were killed by which event?
a)
Invasion of Belgium
b)
Bombing of Sarajevo
c)
The Serbian Revolt
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
61.
Which of the following are responsible for World War 1?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
All of these
62.
The United States joined World War 1 in
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
63.
Which of the following belong to the Central Powers?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
Austria-Hungary
64.

The Triple Entente included

a)

Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

c)

Britain, France, and Russia

d)

Britain, France, and the US

65.

What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Fourteen Points

66.

To conserve energy during WWI, which of the following was introduced?

a)

longer days

b)

daylight savings time

c)

Hooverizing

d)

corn-based fuels corn-based fuels

67.

What was formed by the gov't to freeze prices and wages and control production of war goods?

a)

National War Labor Board

b)

War Industries Board

c)

Committee on Public Information

d)

League of Nations

68.

What country had to admit guilt for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy

69.

Whose job was to encourage American support for WWI?

a)

J. Edgar Hoover

b)

War Propaganda Board

c)

War Industries Board

d)

Committee on Public Information

70.

Who led the Food Administration during WWI?

a)

Hebert Hoover

b)

Bernard Baruch

c)

George Creel

d)

J Edgar Hoover

71.

What is a method of citizens loaning money to the government to pay for war?

a)

propaganda

b)

sussex pledge

c)

espionage

d)

war bonds

72.

What was the name of the peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

d)

Sussex Pledge

73.

What was the name of the area between the trenches that contained barbed wire and land mines?

a)

no man's land

b)

danger zone

c)

ground zero

74.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
75.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
76.
 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 
77.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
78.
Which country gained freedom from Spain during the Spanish American War?
a)
Cuba
b)
France
c)
Canada
d)
Florida
79.
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 
80.
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
81.
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
82.
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
83.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in -- 
a)
the Hawaiian islands 
b)
the Panama Canal Zone 
c)
the Central Powers Alliance 
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico 
84.
Why did the United States send the USS Maine to Cuba?
a)
To bomb Cuba
b)
To protect Spain
c)
To protect Americans
d)
To start a war
85.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
86.
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 
87.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
88.
Made America the world's policeman
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Domestic Policy
d)
Imperialism
89.
Threatening use of force in Latin America if need be
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Moral Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Shuttle Diplomacy
90.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

91.

Which of the following was a driving factor of American imperialism?

a)

Thirst for New Markets

b)

Belief in Cultural Superiority

c)

Desire for Military Strength

d)

All of the Above

92.

True or False - The Treaty of Versailles was ratified by the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Which of the following allowed Great Britain to, "Make Germany Pay?"

a)

Germany had to pay $33 billion in war reparations

b)

Germany was banned from having a military

c)

Austria-Hungary was split into 9 new countries

d)

Germany had to sign the War Guilt Clause

94.

Agency which financed and worked with electrical cooperatives to bring electricity to isolated areas.

a)

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

95.

Agency created to provide old-Age insurance for retirees over 65, unemployment compensation, and aid to families with dependent children and the disabled

a)

Federal Emergency Relief Agency (FERA)

b)

Federal Securities Act (FSA)

c)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

d)

Work Progress Administration (WPA)

96.

Agency created to help regulate the stock market, whose main goal was to prevent insider trading

a)

Security Exchange Commission (SEC)

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

c)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

d)

Federal Security Act (FSA)

97.

Agency which provided government loans to homeowners who faced foreclosure

a)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

b)

Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

c)

Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA)

d)

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

98.

Agency created under the NIRA, which created jobs building schools and other community buildings. Failed to make a sufficient dent in unemployment.

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

99.

Agency which set prices of many products and set standards for fair business practices

a)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

b)

Federal Securities Act

c)

National Youth Administration (NYA)

d)

Social Security Administration (SSA)

100.

This law / agency paid farmers not to plant crops in certain portions of their land, destroy portions of their crops, or in some cases slaughter farm animals to help raise the prices of farm products.

a)

Rural Electrification Administration (REA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

d)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

101.

Agency criticized as the create work agency. Created an estimated 4 million immediate jobs constructing 40,000 schools, and paying the salaries of over 50,000 rural teachers.

a)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

102.

Agency which employed thousands of young men (18-25) who built roads, developed parks, and planted over 200 million trees.

a)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

d)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

103.

Agency which provided funds for home mortgages and home repairs

a)

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

b)

Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

d)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

104.

Agency created to provide jobs, education, counseling, and recreation to the nation’s youth

a)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Youth Administration (NYA)

105.

New deal law requiring corporations to provide complete information on all stock offerings and made them liable for any misrepresentations

a)

Federal Securities Act (FSA)

b)

Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)

c)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

d)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

106.

Agency created to help settle disputes between employees and employers

a)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

b)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

c)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

d)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

107.

Agency funded with $500 million to provide direct relief to the needy

a)

National Recovery Act (NRA)

b)

Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

c)

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

108.

Agency created to help depressed area in and surrounding the Tennessee River Valley

a)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC)

c)

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

109.

Agency headed by Harry Hopkins which created as many jobs as possible. Spent an excess of $11 billion in the creation of over 8 million jobs

a)

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

b)

Public Works Administration (PWA)

c)

Civilian Works Administration (CWA)

d)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)

110.

Agency created to re-establish trust in the banking industry. Insured deposits into personal bank accounts up to $5,000

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

Federal Securities Act (FSA)

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d)

Emergency Banking Relief Act (EBRA)

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