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U.S. History Final Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Monopolies

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

2.

This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies-

a)

Monopolies

b)

Nativism

c)

Laissez-faire (hands off)

d)

New Deal

3.

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

a)

Work and Infrastructure

b)

Corruption and Laissez-Faire

c)

Urbanization and Immigration

d)

Monopolies and Political Bosses

4.

During the Gilded Age, the expansion of ___________________ led to corruption in government, but also improvements in basic services and urban infrastructure.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Nativists

c)

Monopolies

d)

Political Machines

5.

Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated money to help the less fortunate.

a)

Person

b)

Philanthropist

c)

Nativist

d)

Political Boss

6.

The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

a)

Assimilation/Americanization

b)

Nativistism

c)

Communism

d)

Vietnamization

7.

This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West Coast because it prohibited immigration from China-

a)

Pendleton Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Mexican Repatriation Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

8.
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
9.

What amendment provided suffrage(voting) for women (1920)?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

10.

What act created the Indian reservations that way the white man could create space for the Transcontinental Railroad and for the white man to expand West?

a)

Hayes Act

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Bland-Allison Act

d)

Dawes Act

11.

What gave 160 acres for 15 bucks for people to settle in the Great Plains?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

National Grange

c)

Farmers' Alliances

d)

Homestead Act

12.

-Founder of the NAACP

-Fought for African American equal rights

a)

Ida B Wells

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

W E B DuBois

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

13.

Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

14.

Undercover journalists who wanted to expose corrupt businesses and bad practices by them

a)

muckrakers

b)

suffragists

c)

immigrants

d)

abolitionists

15.

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

a)

break up monopolies

b)

give equal rights to women

c)

help people living in poverty

d)

end racism

16.

This amendment made the national income tax

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

17.

What group wanted to prohibit alcohol due to it's effects on people?

a)

Women Suffrage

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Alcoholics Anonymous

d)

Fair Weather Fan

18.

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Preservation

c)

Conservation

d)

Intimidation

19.

What does philanthropy mean?

a)

giving back to those less fortunate or charity

b)

giving back to those that are more fortunate

c)

giving to the poor forgotten animals in the urban areas

20.

What is the purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act?

a)

to enforce the labeling and regulation of all products consumers consume or put in their bodies

b)

to enforce the non-labeling and regulation of all products consumers put in their bodies

c)

to prevent shortage of food and drugs to the people

d)

to reduce production costs

21.

Upton Sinclair's book titled "The Jungle" ended up leading to the creation of the...

a)

Food and Drug Administration

b)

Centers for Disease Control

c)

Department of Commerce

d)

Animal Science Studies Department

22.
Which of the following newspaper headlines best illustrates the practice of yellow journalism in 1898?
a)
 "266 Killed in USS Maine Accident"
b)
"USS Maine Sinks in Havana Harbor"
c)
"USS Maine Destroyed by Spanish Treachery"
d)
"Investigators Search for Cause of USS Maine Explosion"
23.

How did the outcome of the Spanish-American War change U.S. foreign policy?

a)

It shifted U.S. policy toward neutrality and remaining isolated.

b)

It shifted U.S. policy toward imperialism and being a world power

c)

It shifted U.S. policy toward unilateralism.

d)

It shifted U.S. policy toward non-colonialism.

24.
__________ shortened the distance between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Panama Canal
c)
Phillipines 
d)
Hawaii
25.

What does this map support?

a)

US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific

b)

Spanish-American War led to new US territories

c)

America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it

d)

Panama Canal is critical to US trade and naval power

26.

Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct?

a)

The new technology led to fewer refugees being displaced from their homes during the conflict.

b)

The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.

c)

The new technology led to smaller nations joining large empires following the conflict.

d)

The new technology led to a reduced focus on transportation improvements following the conflict.

27.
What was a MAIN cause of the U.S. entering WWI?
a)
sinking of the Maine
b)
Russia dropping an atomic bomb
c)
sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Japan dropping an atomic bomb
28.

This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Sussex Pledge

d)

Fourteen Points

29.
Who was made to pay reparations after WWI.
a)
Austria Hungary
b)
Serbia
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
30.
 Which nation’s legislative body refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germany
31.
How did these events affect the United States?
a)
They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.
b)
They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.
c)
They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements
d)
They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations
32.
Which sentence provides information needed to complete both the cause and effect portions of this diagram?
a)
The 1898 Spanish American War led to world power status for the United States.
b)
The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade.
c)
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in Europe.
d)
The 1929 stock market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States.
33.

What economic practice became popular in the 1920s and eventually contributed to the Great Depression?

a)

Paying only cash for stock purchases

b)

Selling stocks in very rapid succession

c)

Buying stocks on margin and over-speculation

d)

Sharing insider information on stock trades

34.

Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

Purchase of Alaska

b)

Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Crash of the Stock Market

d)

Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight over the Atlantic

35.

Which of the following is an effect of the Dust Bowl?

a)

Eliminating cattle farrms

b)

Using chemical fertilizers

c)

Raising agricultural prices

d)

Increase in Migrant Workers moving West

36.

Which set of factors from the Dust Bowl contributed most to the pattern shown on the maps?

a)

Poor irrigation and use of crop rotation

b)

Multiple El Nino events and dam building

c)

Years of drought and poor farming techniques

d)

Farm worker labor shortage and chemical fertilizers

37.

How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?

a)

Protects bank investments

b)

Funds school improvement

c)

Provides income for the retired and disabled

d)

Grants agricultural subsidies

38.

How did the Great Depression impact employment?

a)

The number of people employed stayed consistent.

b)

The number of people employed increased sharply.

c)

The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.

d)

The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.

39.

Which controversial political issue of the 1930s is reflected in the cartoon?

a)

Congressional attempts to bypass the principle of separation of powers

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to add judges to the Supreme Court and upset separation of powers

c)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's refusal to cooperate with state government

d)

Congressional attempts to undermine the principle of state sovereignty

40.

Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should

a)

assume responsibility for the economic and social welfare of people

b)

favor big business over labor and farming

c)

own and operate the major industries of the country

d)

require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs

41.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
d)
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
42.

An effect of the Great Depression was...

a)

People waited in bread lines and Soup Kitchens

b)

One-fourth of the puppies born that year were German Shepards.

c)

Stocks were lost forever.

d)

Farmers became rich.

43.

Domestic Policy:

a)

a law passed by a municipal government

b)

the decisions made by a government regarding issues and activities that occur within the country

c)

Plan of action adopted by one nation in regards to its diplomatic dealings with other countries

d)

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries

44.

The adding of a region (land) to a country

a)

Imperialism

b)

Annexation

c)

Diplomacy

d)

Nationalism

45.

Alfred Thayer Mahan advocated for...

a)

overseas expansion by the use of the Navy

b)

a focus on domestic issues

c)

need for tariffs

d)

need for overseas alliances