WorksheetsU.S. History Final Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-
Bootlegger
Monopolies
Communists
Nativists
This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies-
Monopolies
Nativism
Laissez-faire (hands off)
New Deal
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Work and Infrastructure
Corruption and Laissez-Faire
Urbanization and Immigration
Monopolies and Political Bosses
During the Gilded Age, the expansion of ___________________ led to corruption in government, but also improvements in basic services and urban infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Nativists
Monopolies
Political Machines
Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a _____________ because he donated money to help the less fortunate.
Person
Philanthropist
Nativist
Political Boss
The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.
Assimilation/Americanization
Nativistism
Communism
Vietnamization
This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West Coast because it prohibited immigration from China-
Pendleton Act
Homestead Act
Mexican Repatriation Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
What amendment provided suffrage(voting) for women (1920)?
16th
17th
18th
19th
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?
Hayes Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Bland-Allison Act
Dawes Act
What gave 160 acres for 15 bucks for people to settle in the Great Plains?
Dawes Act
National Grange
Farmers' Alliances
Homestead Act
-Founder of the NAACP
-Fought for African American equal rights
Ida B Wells
Booker T Washington
W E B DuBois
Martin Luther King Jr.
Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Undercover journalists who wanted to expose corrupt businesses and bad practices by them
muckrakers
suffragists
immigrants
abolitionists
The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to
break up monopolies
give equal rights to women
help people living in poverty
end racism
This amendment made the national income tax
16th
17th
18th
19th
What group wanted to prohibit alcohol due to it's effects on people?
Women Suffrage
Temperance Movement
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fair Weather Fan
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?
Meat Inspection Act
Preservation
Conservation
Intimidation
What does philanthropy mean?
giving back to those less fortunate or charity
giving back to those that are more fortunate
giving to the poor forgotten animals in the urban areas
What is the purpose of the Pure Food and Drug Act?
to enforce the labeling and regulation of all products consumers consume or put in their bodies
to enforce the non-labeling and regulation of all products consumers put in their bodies
to prevent shortage of food and drugs to the people
to reduce production costs
Upton Sinclair's book titled "The Jungle" ended up leading to the creation of the...
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Commerce
Animal Science Studies Department
How did the outcome of the Spanish-American War change U.S. foreign policy?
It shifted U.S. policy toward neutrality and remaining isolated.
It shifted U.S. policy toward imperialism and being a world power
It shifted U.S. policy toward unilateralism.
It shifted U.S. policy toward non-colonialism.
What does this map support?
US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
Spanish-American War led to new US territories
America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
Panama Canal is critical to US trade and naval power
Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct?
The new technology led to fewer refugees being displaced from their homes during the conflict.
The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.
The new technology led to smaller nations joining large empires following the conflict.
The new technology led to a reduced focus on transportation improvements following the conflict.
This was a German offer of an alliance with Mexico.
Sedition Act
Zimmerman Telegram
Sussex Pledge
Fourteen Points
What economic practice became popular in the 1920s and eventually contributed to the Great Depression?
Paying only cash for stock purchases
Selling stocks in very rapid succession
Buying stocks on margin and over-speculation
Sharing insider information on stock trades
Which event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression?
Purchase of Alaska
Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Crash of the Stock Market
Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight over the Atlantic
Which of the following is an effect of the Dust Bowl?
Eliminating cattle farrms
Using chemical fertilizers
Raising agricultural prices
Increase in Migrant Workers moving West
Which set of factors from the Dust Bowl contributed most to the pattern shown on the maps?
Poor irrigation and use of crop rotation
Multiple El Nino events and dam building
Years of drought and poor farming techniques
Farm worker labor shortage and chemical fertilizers
How does the Social Security Act of 1935 continue to affect the lives of citizens today?
Protects bank investments
Funds school improvement
Provides income for the retired and disabled
Grants agricultural subsidies
How did the Great Depression impact employment?
The number of people employed stayed consistent.
The number of people employed increased sharply.
The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.
The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.
Which controversial political issue of the 1930s is reflected in the cartoon?
Congressional attempts to bypass the principle of separation of powers
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to add judges to the Supreme Court and upset separation of powers
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's refusal to cooperate with state government
Congressional attempts to undermine the principle of state sovereignty
Much of the domestic legislation of the New Deal period was based on the idea that the federal government should
assume responsibility for the economic and social welfare of people
favor big business over labor and farming
own and operate the major industries of the country
require local communities to be responsible for social welfare programs
An effect of the Great Depression was...
People waited in bread lines and Soup Kitchens
One-fourth of the puppies born that year were German Shepards.
Stocks were lost forever.
Farmers became rich.
Domestic Policy:
a law passed by a municipal government
the decisions made by a government regarding issues and activities that occur within the country
Plan of action adopted by one nation in regards to its diplomatic dealings with other countries
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
The adding of a region (land) to a country
Imperialism
Annexation
Diplomacy
Nationalism
Alfred Thayer Mahan advocated for...
overseas expansion by the use of the Navy
a focus on domestic issues
need for tariffs
need for overseas alliances
