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US II Semester Exam review 2

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did President Roosevelt and John Muir go camping?

a)

Yellowstone

b)

Yosemite

c)

Grand Canyon

2.

What was President Roosevelt interested in?

a)

computers

b)

rabbits

c)

television

d)

nature

3.

What is a synonym for "conservation?"

a)

conversation

b)

preservation

4.
This famous famous conservationist was also the 26th president of the United States.
a)
John J Audobon
b)
Gifford Pinchot
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Izaak Walton
5.
Theodore Roosevelt's primary action for supporting conservation was 
a)
to pass the endangered species act
b)
to declare a war on pollution 
c)
to limit boat traffic on major rivers in the United States. 
d)
to set aside large portions of land for parks and nature preserves. 
6.
This conservationists actions were responsible for saving this beautiful valley.
a)
Susquehanna Valley/Rachel Carson
b)
Yosemite valley/John Muir
c)
Death Valley/Theodore Roosevelt 
d)
Matanuska-Susitna/John Audubon
7.

This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to

a)

train future leaders in tribal traditions

b)

prepare children for life on the reservation

c)

teach skills needed for working in factories

d)

promote cultural assimilation

8.

Assimilation means...

a)

to become a part of a different culture

b)

to forget your name

c)

to leave your home

d)

to ignore another culture

9.

Transcontinental means...

a)

across the U.S.A.

b)

over the U.S.A.

c)

near the U.S.A.

d)

beside the U.S.A.

10.

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

a)

north and south

b)

east and west

c)

north and west

d)

east and south

11.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

12.

Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

a)

pony express

b)

stage coach

c)

Liberty Bell

d)

telegraph

13.

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

a)

The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

b)

The workers started fighting with them.

c)

The railroad kept them from migrating.

d)

Native Americans didn't like trains.

14.

Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

15.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

a)

Japan and Germany

b)

China and Ireland

c)

China and Germany

d)

Ireland and Japan

16.

What are Boom Towns?

a)

Towns that popped up along the railroads.

b)

Towns that exploded.

c)

Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.

d)

Towns with a lot of gold.

17.

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

a)

bison

b)

cattle

c)

horses

d)

birds

18.
The amendment that freed all slaves. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
19.
The amendment that granted African-American men the right to vote. 
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
20.
renting farm land and paying for that land with a share of the crops. 
a)
sharecropping
b)
scalawaging
c)
carpetbagging
d)
reconstruction
21.

The Dawes Act demonstrates that the U.S. government was seeking to:

a)

suppress Native American dissent for the policies of the U.S. government.

b)

resolve the Native American issue without further military engagement.

c)

cut off all future aid to Native Americans.

d)

relinquish all territorial claims to lands once controlled by Native Americans.

22.
What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
23.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
24.
Early on, what caused most workers to want to flee from Panama?
a)
Scary Animals
b)
Diseases
c)
Landslides
d)
Pay
25.
What disease spread through the Panama Canal
a)
chicken pox
b)
cancer
c)
flu
d)
yellow fever
26.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
27.
What did they create to make the canal more successful?
a)
locks?
b)
bridges?
c)
oceans?
d)
trees?
28.
1903- The 48 mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade. 
a)
Platt Amendment 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Boxer Rebellion 
d)
Panama Canal 
29.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
30.
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
31.

What two American cities were the first to unload gold from the Yukon Gold Rush?

a)

San Francisco and Los Angeles

b)

Seattle and Lake Tahoe

c)

San Francisco and Seattle

d)

Richlands and Jacksonville

32.
According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?
a)
The East
b)
The North
c)
The South
d)
The Midwest
33.
Why did the dark shaded states in the northern United States see the greatest  increase in population?
a)
Shortage of industrial labor
b)
decrease in violence and discrimination
c)
increase in government assistance
d)
increase in agricultural jobs
34.
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
35.
What is a pull factor?
a)
Something that forces someone to move
b)
Something that attracts someone to move to a new place
c)
The motion of a see saw
d)
A refugee
36.
What is a push factor?
a)
Something that attracts someone to move
b)
Something that forces someone to move to a new country
c)
The process of moving to another country
d)
A refugee
37.
Which of the following is an example of a push factors?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
War
c)
Better opportunity for a job
d)
Better education
38.
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
a)
Violence
b)
Poverty
c)
Family
d)
Famine
39.
A Chinese immigrant leaves China for the US to work on the transcontinental railroad. 
a)
Push
b)
Pull
40.
A Norwegian family leaves Norway in the 1800's because the US is selling cheap land
a)
Push
b)
Pull
41.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
42.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
43.
The transfer from the handy-craft system to machine technology and factories is called:
a)
Urbanization
b)
Revolution
c)
Industrialization
d)
Civilization
44.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
45.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
46.

Who was William "Boss" Twead?

a)

A political figure who also owned many factories that helped immigrants get jobs.

b)

A social gospel reformer who advocated for political and social reform.

c)

A factory owner who eventually tried running for President, but lost against Teddy Roosevelt

d)

A democrat in New York City that was considered a "political boss"

47.

What was an example of technology that supported urbanization in the 19th century in many cities?

a)

The Telegraph

b)

Electric Street-Cars

c)

The automobile

d)

The Blast Furnace

48.

Jacob Riis was trying to uncover injustices in what type of facilities?

a)

Urban homes in cities

b)

The meat-packing industry

c)

Churches and misuse of religious money

d)

Dangerous work environments

49.

What is Angel Island?

a)

A place for Angels to live.

b)

Located off Hawaii island for colonizers.

c)

It is an immigration station that was located in San Francisco.

50.

What is Ellis Island?

a)

A place for immigrants to live and work in New Guinea.

b)

Located in New York and saw over 12 million immigrants.

c)

Located in Virginia and allowed immigrants to live for free.

51.

Chinese Exclusion Act

a)

People making Chinese immigrants food.

b)

Support for Chinese

c)

Prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

52.

What is a Political Machine?

a)

A group that creates machines.

b)

A group that controls the activities of a political party.

c)

Where people could see machines.

53.

What is patronage?

a)

When you get pardoned.

b)

People who gave support to others mainly financially.

c)

Patriarchy

54.
American Indians were forced to relocate from their traditional homelands to –
a)
Ghettos
b)
Reservations
c)
Cities
d)
The West
55.
Taking American Indian children from their parents and sending them off to boarding schools was the U.S. governments’ attempt to –
a)
give them a free college education.
b)
give them more opportunities to learn about their native language and lifestyle.
c)
assimilate them by changing their language and lifestyles.
d)
keep them from having to experience a life of hardship on reservations.
56.
Boss Tweed gained power by...
a)
using the political machine to get jobs and housing for immigrants.
b)
giving free medical care to workers injured at dangerous factory jobs.
c)
founding the Transcontinental Railroad.
d)
starting up the successful meatpacking industry.
57.
Which of the following are reasons for the increase in immigration after the Civil War?
a)
Hope to live in a Ghetto, Religious Freedom, Desire to Escape the Political Machine
b)
Hope for better opportunities, Religious Freedom, Escape from Oppressive Governments
c)
Escape from Oppressive Governments, Desire for Adventure, Religious Freedom
d)
Hope for better opportunities, Escape from Oppressive Governments, Desire for Adventure
58.
This person invented the telephone and revolutionized communication.
a)
Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Steve Jobs
d)
Thomas Edison
59.
This process converted iron to steel and allowed for taller buildings, longer bridges, and heavier machinery.
a)
Carnegie Process
b)
Ironing Process
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Bell Process
60.
This person invented the phonograph, audio recorder, battery, and electric lightbulb.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nicolai Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Andrew Carnegie
61.
This man controlled the steel industry during the Gilded Age
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D Rockefeller
c)
JP Morgan
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
62.
This man owned Standard Oil and controlled most of the oil industry during the Gilded Age
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D Rockefeller
d)
JP Morgan
63.
This man gained his wealth and power from banking and finances during the Gilded Age
a)
John D Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
JP Morgan
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
64.
This is another word for monopoly
a)
Trust
b)
Corporation
c)
Merger
d)
Subsidiary
65.
This type of monopoly involves companies buying all of the similar companies (Standard Oil)
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
66.
This type of monopoly involves buying each step of the production process (Carnegie Steel)
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
67.
Wealthy monopolists believed that God's will gave them wealth and power so they could serve society.
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Trusts
68.
This was the idea that some were better and more fit to survive in business.
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Social Gospel
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Gospel of Darwinism
69.
Why Was The Assembly Line Invented ?
a)
So Slaves Can Be Free 
b)
 To Make America Great Again
c)
To Reduce The Time It Took To Make One Car
d)
For Women To Vote
70.
The airplane was invented by:
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Mercedes Benz
71.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
72.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
73.
Impact on life in the U.S.It allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired.
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
Telegraph
c)
Steel Plow
d)
Railroad
74.
Who invented the first automobile, assembly line?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
75.
Who invented the cast steel plow?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Deere
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Wright Brothers
76.
Which is NOT an advantage of using steamboats?
a)
Cheaper cost to travel
b)
Can run against the river current
c)
Can go through mountains
d)
Cuts down on travel time
77.

What important invention is shown above?

a)

steamboat

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

cotton gin

d)

steam locomotive

78.

A person who brings a good or service to market by getting the resources together is:

a)

an inventor

b)

an entrepreneur

c)

an investigator

d)

an explorer

79.
This was created to regulate railroads
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Commision
c)
Railway Regulation Firm
d)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
80.
This was created to regulate monopolies
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Roosevelt Anti-Trust Act
d)
Slayton Anti-Trust Act
81.
What nickname did Roosevelt get after breaking up monopolies with the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
a)
Trustbuster
b)
Monopolybuster
c)
Theodore Roosevelt Destroyer of Trusts
d)
Slayer of trusts and eradicator of monopolies
82.
This disaster killed over 100 workers and resulted in workplace safety codes
a)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
b)
Circle Pantswaist Factory Fire
c)
Sherman Factory Fire
d)
The Jungle Factory Fire
83.
The Jungle--by muckraker Upton Sinclair--exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry and led to this law
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Food Cleanliness Act
d)
Clayton Anti-Meat Act
84.
This law banned harmful medical products and false medical claims.
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act
b)
Food Inspection Act
c)
Meat Inspection Act
d)
Pure Food Analysis Act
85.

What was the name for investigative journalists that uncovered big business abuses?

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Political Machines

c)

Immigrants

d)

Senators

86.

Which legislation strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, and made it illegal to form a monopoly?

a)

Pure Food & Drug Act

b)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

87.

What impact did Initiative, Referendum, & Recall have on politics in American society?

a)

Gave more direct political influence to citizens.

b)

Gave more power to the president.

c)

Gave more power to Congress.

d)

Jacked it all up.

88.

Which cities did Lindbergh take off from and land in for his flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

From Paris to Americus

b)

From New York to Paris

c)

From Americus to Paris

d)

From Americus to New York

89.
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 
90.
 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 
91.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
92.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War.  The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
93.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-

a)

Pebble Beech

b)

San Juan Hill

c)

Normandy

d)

Havana Harbor

94.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
95.
Who was President during the Spanish American War?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
96.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
97.
Which country had to accept blame for WWI?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Germany
98.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
99.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
100.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
101.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
102.
This Allied leader brought his "Fourteen Point Peace Plan" to the treaty conference to end WWI.
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Georges Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Vittorio Orlando
103.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
the German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
sinking of the Lusitania
104.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
105.
An alliance is...
a)
A time of quick economic decline
b)
An end to shooting and bombing
c)
A neighborhood of Spanish-speaking people
d)
A partnership
106.
Propaganda posters encouraged people to
a)
Go on strike
b)
Oppose the war
c)
Support the war
d)
Save money in banks
107.

What are the 5 characteristics of American democracy that he observed?

a)

bad rappers, bad breath, Bad hair day, Bad Hygiene, Bad manners

b)

Instagram, world star hip hop, Texas Latino, Facebook,

c)

Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, Laissez-Faire

d)

Character, Charisma, Commitment, Communication, Courage

108.
What does Toqueville mean by saying "E Pluribus Unum"?
a)
"Out of many[comes] one"
b)
"Out of a few [comes] one"
c)
"From some comes many"
d)
"From France comes one"
109.
When Alex de Tocqueville pointed to the equality that he saw in America, he meant that
a)
America was a colony that had equal representation in Parliament with other English colonies
b)
at birth, all American citizens received an equal amount of money in a bank and savings account
c)
it was equally  as possible that America would fail as that it would succeed.
d)
more than in any other country, people in America all had an equal chance to succeed
110.

"refers to a society of equals. In Europe, society was built around hereditary distinctions separating the nobles, middle classes, and peasants. In America, there were differences in wealth, power, and intelligence, but everyone was equal socially. The availability of free land also promoted equality. owning land allowed Americans to view themselves as equal to their neighbors and further contributed to their feeling of equality. Tocqueville believed that the primary concern of the nation should be to safeguard liberty, since it created the conditions for Americans to become economically prosperous. Two exceptions to this were slavery and the treatment of Native Americans, which Tocqueville also wrote about."

The following excerpt refers to Tocqueville's American value of...

a)

Egalitarianism

b)

Liberty

c)

Individualism

d)

Populism

e)

Laissez-Faire

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