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U.S. History Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

African American educator and author, wrote Up From Slavery.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Billy Sunday

e)

Booker T. Washington

2.

Crusader for woman’s suffrage.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Billy Sunday

e)

Booker T. Washington

3.

Urban evangelist, preached in favor of temperance.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Billy Sunday

e)

Booker T. Washington

4.

Co-founder of the NAACP.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Billy Sunday

e)

Booker T. Washington

5.

Leading socialist during the progressive era.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Billy Sunday

e)

Booker T. Washington

6.

Early twentieth-century movement that favored reform.

a)

conservation

b)

gas-and-water socialism

c)

progressivism

d)

prohibition

e)

segregation

7.

Government ownership of utilities.

a)

conservation

b)

gas-and-water socialism

c)

progressivism

d)

prohibition

e)

segregation

8.

Ban on the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol.

a)

conservation

b)

gas-and-water socialism

c)

progressivism

d)

prohibition

e)

segregation

9.

The careful use of a nation's natural resources.

a)

conservation

b)

gas-and-water socialism

c)

progressivism

d)

prohibition

e)

segregation

10.

The forced separation of races.

a)

conservation

b)

gas-and-water socialism

c)

progressivism

d)

prohibition

e)

segregation

11.

Petition of the legislature to consider action.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

initiative

c)

modernism

d)

secular humanism

e)

social gospel

12.

Influencing foreign affairs through investment.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

initiative

c)

modernism

d)

secular humanism

e)

social gospel

13.

Denial of God and affirmation of man's perfectibility.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

initiative

c)

modernism

d)

secular humanism

e)

social gospel

14.

Belief that Christianity has evolved.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

initiative

c)

modernism

d)

secular humanism

e)

social gospel

15.

Belief that human reform comes through reform of society.

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

initiative

c)

modernism

d)

secular humanism

e)

social gospel

16.

All the following measures furthered direct democracy except:

a)

the secret ballot

b)

direct primaries

c)

referendums

d)

city managers

17.

What was the goal of the city manager form of government?

a)

direct democracy

b)

government intervention

c)

conservation

d)

government efficiency

18.

Why did progressives support Prohibition?

a)

They wanted to promote religious doctrine.

b)

They hoped it would increase worker productivity.

c)

They wanted to remove waste.

d)

They wanted to reduce crime and poverty.

19.

What theme did Theodore Roosevelt adopt during his first campaign?

a)

New Deal

b)

New Freedom

c)

New Nationalism

d)

Square Deal

20.

What was the subject of The Jungle?

a)

conservation

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

tenement housing

d)

meat packing

21.

What was most significant about the coal miners' strike in 1902?

a)

The public sympathized with the miners.

b)

Coal was the major source of heat for the nation.

c)

The owners consented to a nine-hour workday.

d)

The federal government acted as a mediator.

22.

Theodore Roosevelt crusaded for all of the following causes except:

a)

conservation

b)

trustbusting

c)

the Panama Canal

d)

segregation

23.

American leaders were afraid to grant the Philippines independence too quickly because they:

a)

wanted the Philippines to pay for damages caused by their insurrection.

b)

wanted to keep the Philippine markets open for trade.

c)

believed the Filipinos would be incapable of ruling themselves.

d)

feared that another country would take over the Philippines.

24.

What phrase is most closely associated with the Roosevelt Corollary?

a)

international policeman

b)

great white fleet

c)

square deal

d)

big stick diplomacy

25.

Which of the following American actions was least popular with Japan?

a)

Gentleman's Agreement of 1907

b)

Root-Takahira Agreement

c)

Treaty of Portsmouth

d)

Great White Fleet

26.

What popular reforms took place during Taft's administration?

a)

limitation of Speaker of the House

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Federal Reserve Act

d)

significant reduction in tariff rates.

27.

What action resulted in a final split between Taft and Roosevelt?

a)

firing of the head of the U.S. Forest Service

b)

tariff reform fiasco

c)

dollar diplomacy

d)

antitrust suit against U.S. Steel

28.

What progressive ran on a platform called "New Nationalism" in 1912?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

29.

Why did congress pass its first income tax in 1913?

a)

loss of tariff revenues

b)

rise of the socialist party

c)

existence of a huge national debt

d)

creation of the Federal Reserve

30.

What is the popular term for breaking up monopolies?

a)

muckraking

b)

segregation

c)

conservation

d)

trustbusting

31.

What term referred to progressive writers who exposed abuse and corruption?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

new dealer

c)

referendum

d)

muckraker

32.

Who was the progressive era photographer who used his powerful images of people living in unsanitary and crowded conditions to bring attention to the problems of many people in urban cities?

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

Billy Sunday

c)

Robert La Follette

d)

Jacob Riis

33.

Which event sparked WWI?

a)

the crowning of Wilhelm II

b)

the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

the sinking of the Lusitania

d)

the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

34.

Which of the following events occurred first?

a)

Germany declared war on France

b)

Great Britain declared war on Germany

c)

Russia declared war on Austria

d)

Austria declared war on Serbia

35.

What was the purpose of Germany's Schlieffen Plan?

a)

to keep France out of the war until Russia was defeated

b)

to attack Russia and France simultaneously

c)

to dig in and wait for France to attack

d)

to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia

36.

What was probably the greatest factor in America's entrance into WWI?

a)

imperialism

b)

sympathy for Britain's plight

c)

the Zimmerman Telegram

d)

submarine warfare in the Atlantic

37.

Germany's invasion of which nation brought Great Britain into WWI?

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Serbia

d)

Belgium

38.

What was the main provision of the Selective Service Act?

a)

Liberty Bonds

b)

"Hooverizing"

c)

limitations on free speech

d)

the draft

39.

What was the main provision of the Espionage and Sedition Acts?

a)

replacing the word German with liberty

b)

punishing citizens who filed to "Hooverize"

c)

executing war criminals

d)

banning criticism of the war effort

40.

What famous phrase came from the Schenk decision?

a)

necessary and proper

b)

separate but equal

c)

peace without victory

d)

clear and present danger

41.

The Fourteen Points included:

a)

war reparations

b)

a war-guilt clause

c)

the division of Germany

d)

the League of Nations

42.

Who was America's "Ace of Aces"?

a)

Alvin York

b)

Manfred von Richthofen

c)

Edward Mannock

d)

Eddie Rickenbacker

43.

Which occupational group experienced hard times throughout the 1920s?

a)

stockbrokers

b)

banker

c)

automobile manufacturers

d)

farmers

44.

What was the main theme of America's foreign policy during the 1920s?

a)

imperialism

b)

speculation

c)

normalcy

d)

isolationism

45.

Which country's economy was in the best shape following WWI?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

United States

46.

The German's spent most of their U.S. loans on:

a)

building government structures

b)

stockpiling military hardware

c)

building factories

d)

paying reparations

47.

What demand by America hindered Europe's recovery after WWI?

a)

payment of German reparations

b)

limitations on building new battleships

c)

purchase of American grain

d)

payment of Allied war debts

48.

Which president's popularity lasted throughout his administration?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

49.

Which president's administration was marred by scandal?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren G. Harding

50.

Which president's administration was most closely associated with the Great Depression?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Herbert Hoover

51.

During the 1920s, the most severe prejudice was against blacks and:

a)

poor factory workers

b)

poor sharecroppers

c)

fundamentalists

d)

immigrants

52.

What major effect did automobiles have on American society in the 1920s?

a)

development of a consumer based economy

b)

increased consumer spending

c)

increased tourism

d)

gave rise to the suburbs

53.

What was the least significant contributor to the Great Depression?

a)

the growth of pessimism

b)

the heavy debts of Americans

c)

unpaid European debts to the United States

d)

demands for higher wages

54.

Whom or what did Americans blame for the Great Depression?

a)

their own greed

b)

FDR

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Herbert Hoover

55.

One of Hoover’s first responses to the Great Depression was to:

a)

promise a dole

b)

increase welfare

c)

declare a bank holiday

d)

lower taxes

56.

Herbert Hoover refused to:

a)

develop work relief programs

b)

fund public works

c)

give subsidies to farmers

d)

offer a dole to the unemployed

57.

One of Hoover’s actions that was most harmful to the economy was the:

a)

Reconstruction Finance Corporation

b)

National Credit Corporation

c)

Federal Farm Bureau

d)

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

58.

A major difference between Hoover and FDR was Hoover’s sincere support of:

a)

regulation of industry

b)

legalized beer

c)

insurance for bank deposits

d)

a balanced budget

59.

What was the Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF)?

a)

workers in the Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

unskilled laborers in the CIO

c)

followers of Charles Coughlin

d)

WWI veterans who demanded early payment of service certificates

60.

Why did Hoover fail to take action in the final months of his administration?

a)

He had lost hope in finding a solution

b)

He did not want to cooperate with Roosevelt

c)

He wanted to make the situation more difficult for Roosevelt to solve

d)

Roosevelt refused to cooperate with Hoover's proposed actions

61.

FDR's first action to end the banking crisis was to:

a)

establish the NCC

b)

establish the RFC

c)

establish the FDIC

d)

declare a bank holiday

62.

The “Three Rs” of the New Deal included all the following except:

a)

reform

b)

recovery

c)

relief

d)

repair

63.

The political right opposed Roosevelt because of his failure to:

a)

provide bank loans

b)

regulate industry

c)

insure banks

d)

balance the budget

64.

Which of Roosevelt’s efforts did the political left oppose?

a)

regulating industry

b)

insuring the banks

c)

balancing the budget

d)

being fair in taxation

65.

How did FDR make the supreme court support his New Deal policies?

a)

He impeached the justices who opposed the New Deal

b)

He introduced an amendment that limited the age of justices to seventy

c)

He "packed" the court by adding seven new justices

d)

He replaced retiring justices with his own supporters

66.

What tactic did the CIO introduce to gain concessions for industrial workers?

a)

black lists

b)

labor legislation

c)

mediation

d)

sit-down strikes

67.

Which state was hit hardest by the drought in the 1930s?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Kansas

d)

Oklahoma

68.

Whose son was tragically killed and murdered during the 1930s?

a)

Amelia Earhart

b)

Bing Crosby

c)

Benny Goodman

d)

Charles Lindbergh

69.

What was the theme of the New York World’s Fair?

a)

the Depression

b)

the Dust Bowl

c)

the New Deal

d)

the world of tomorrow

70.

The Republican who lost to FDR by a landslide in the 1936 presidential election was:

a)

Al Smith

b)

Huey Long

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Alf Landon

71.

Unskilled workers in large industries were organized by:

a)

Francis Townsend

b)

Charles Coughlin

c)

Alf Landon

d)

John L. Lewis

72.

FDR’s informal talks broadcast over radio to inspire public confidence were called:

a)

chit-chat sessions

b)

home to home broadcasts

c)

round table discussions

d)

fireside chats