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U.S. Quarter 2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the name of the ship that exploded by Havana Harbor before the Spanish-American War

a)

U.S.S. Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S.S. Maine

c)

U.S.S. Arizona

d)

U.S.S Constitution

2.

After the Spanish American War, America gained control of all of these places EXCEPT...

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Canada

d)

Phillipines

3.

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

4.

"Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far" most sounds like who's foreign policy?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Mckinley

5.

Exaggerated, sensationalized, and not backed up by facts in the media is considered what?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Narrative

c)

Newspaper Articles

d)

Red Analysis

6.

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

a)

Columbia

b)

Mexico

c)

China

d)

Dominican Republic

7.

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

8.

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

9.

A official person from the government who represents a country's interests in a foreign country

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Diplomat

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

Chief Executive

10.

When powerful nations built large empires by gaining economic (money) and political (government) control over smaller/weaker nations--> This definition most likely means

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Imperialism

d)

Foreign Policy

11.

The most significant Battle during the Spanish American War won by Teddy Roosevelt's cavalry was called what

a)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

The Battle of Bull Run

c)

The Battle of Gettysburg

d)

The Battle of San Juan Hill

12.

Teddy Roosevelt's Cavalry regiment (or army that rode on horses) was called what?

a)

The Gold Diggers

b)

The Rough Riders

c)

The Big Stick Hitters

d)

The Diplomats

13.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
14.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
15.
The start of World War I opened up new economic opportunities for black  workers. Before the war northern industrialists primarily relied upon the labor of  native­born whites and European immigrants. Prejudice against black workers and  limited demand for their labor made it difficult for Afro­Americans to find work.  The fighting in Europe . . . changed things. —Field to Factory: Afro­American Migration, 1915­1940, Spencer R. Crew, 1987
Based on the excerpt, which change MOST enabled African Americans to  benefit from the effects of the war? 
a)
a decrease in the number of civil rights cases
b)
an increase in migration away from the South
c)
an increase in the membership of labor unions
d)
a decrease in skilled European workers
16.
Which statement BEST explains one factor that started the Great  Migration?
a)
the increased number of immigrants moving to urban areas 
b)
the need for workers during the Great Depression 
c)
the increased supply of skilled laborers due to industrialization
d)
the demand for workers in factories during World War I
17.
What did prohibition make illegal? 
a)
Alcohol
b)
Food
c)
Paintings
d)
Nothing
18.
These underground clubs are where people would illegally sell and drink alcohol during Prohibition, and people needed a password to get in. 
a)
Silentparks
b)
Mountain Clubs
c)
Speakeasies 
d)
Cotton Club
19.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
20.
This is an example of a labor saving product...
a)
Paper
b)
Backpack
c)
washing machine
d)
Marker
21.
These people made and smuggled alcohol illegally, they often put bottles in their boots. 
a)
Bootleggers
b)
Bootarmers
c)
Leg Booters
d)
Reform
22.
Harlem is in which city?
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Richmond
d)
Baltimore
23.
________ __________ was a popular poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Bessie Smith
c)
John Steinbeck
d)
Mr. Jones
24.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? (5-4.1)

a)

Segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

New job opportunities

d)

New sharecropping opportunities

25.

Which group targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics and Jews?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Flappers

c)

Gangsters

d)

Fundamentalists

26.

A major result of Prohibition during the 1920s was

a)

increased restrictions on immigration

b)

spread of communism

c)

destruction of family values

d)

rise of organized crime

27.

The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.

a)

school

b)

Evolution

c)

life

d)

religion

28.

Henry Ford is credited with mastering

a)

Modern day filming.

b)

Use of the Assembly Line.

c)

Flying aeroplanes.

d)

Radio Broadcasting.

29.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
30.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
31.
Which word best describes the flapper?
a)
modest
b)
innocent
c)
rebellious
d)
quiet
32.

What era in the United States started in 1929 and ended in 1939 with the outbreak of WWII?

a)

Roaring 20s

b)

Great Depression

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Civil Rights Movement

33.

What event occurred from 1914-1918?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Cold War

d)

Spanish-American War

34.

What year did the United States enter WWI?

a)

1898

b)

1917

c)

1941

d)

1957

35.

Flappers, Credit, Prohibition Era, Consumerism

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1920s

d)

1960s

36.
Which trial saw the conflict between Modernism and Traditionalism?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti 
b)
Scopes Trial
c)
Schenck vUnited States
d)
Korematsu v. United States
37.
Which scandal saw a Cabinet member jailed for corruption? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Tweed Ring
d)
Court-Packing Scheme
38.
Why were immigrants deported in the 1920s?
a)
Increased competition for jobs
b)
Communists were infiltrating the United States
c)
Political Machines had too much power
d)
Assimilation programs were unsuccessful
39.
Which movement made Jazz popular?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Great Migration
40.

The Mexican Repatriation Act and immigration quotas from Europe show an increase in-

a)

government corruption

b)

interventionist foreign policy

c)

laissez faire economics

d)

Nativist attitudes

41.
Buying stocks on margin led to this crisis of 1929-
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Bank Failures
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
 Stock Market Crash
42.
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression
a)
High Tariffs
b)
New immigrants
c)
Buying on credit
d)
Bank failures
43.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
44.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
45.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
46.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
47.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
48.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
49.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
50.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
51.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
52.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers  known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
53.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
54.

settlement house

a)

a house for settlers to live in while they are building their own home

b)

a development of houses that serves as a community

c)

an area of poverty that is a problem

d)

a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

55.

Which of the following correctly defines "slums"?

a)

a district of a city marked by poverty

b)

a way to show where poor people live

c)

a person lacking money

d)

a group lacking status

56.

The Panama Canal improved the speed of shipping supplies and improved business with other countries because of ___________.

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

57.

What was the name of the program created by President FDR?

a)

The Answer

b)

The Solution

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Right Deal

58.
What were the 3 causes of the Great Depression?
a)
FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal
b)
Herbert Hoover, Hobos, Riding the Rails
c)
Credit, Stock Market Crash, Corruption
59.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
60.

The rise of the 1920's KKK can be related to

a)

Women gaining the right to vote

b)

New wave of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe

c)

African Americans no longer being oppressed by Jim Crow laws

d)

Newly found "leisure time" gave men the opportunity to join social organizations