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American History Final

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Reconstruction?

a)

An attempt to reunite the Northern and Southern states following the Civil War

b)

A time when the country built up cities and became an industrial power

c)

A period of time when former slaves transitioned based on their new freedom

d)

Both A and C

2.

True or False: the 15th Amendment gave everyone the right to vote

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What did the 13th Amendment do?

a)

It allowed everyone to vote

b)

It abolished (ended) slavery

c)

It gave citizenship to former slaves

d)

All of the Above

4.

Which Amendment granted citizenship to African Americans?

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

5.

What was the result of Andrew Johnson's Impeachment?

a)

He was convicted of a crime and removed from office

b)

He was convicted of a crime, but wasn't removed from office

c)

He was not convicted of any crime

d)

He resigned before he could be removed from office

6.

Why did President Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction never take effect?

a)

He was assassinated before he could enact it

b)

The Supreme Court ruled it Unconstitutional

c)

Congress refused to work with Lincoln

d)

None of the Above

7.

What group(s) attempted to help African Americans integrate into Southern Society?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Congress

c)

The KKK

d)

Both A & B

8.

By the end of the Reconstruction, what political party did the "Solid South" support in every Presidential Election?

a)

Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

A Third Party Candidate

d)

None of the Above

9.

Which of the following were used to restrict rights of African Americans?

a)

Black Codes

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Literacy Tests

d)

All of the Above

10.

What was the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case?

a)

Separate facilities for whites and blacks was fine as long as they were equal

b)

Separate facilities for whites and blacks were not acceptable because they were proven to not be equal

c)

None of the Above

11.

These northerners moved South to help during Reconstruction and gain money

a)

Sharecroppers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Businessmen

12.

These Southerners helped Northerners during Reconstruction

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

The KKK

13.

This group controlled Congress during Reconstruction

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Radical Democrats

c)

The Whig Party

d)

The Green Party

14.

How did Reconstruction end?

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes gets elected president

b)

Federal Troops withdraw from all Southern States

c)

Reconstruction Ends once equality is achieved for African Americans

d)

Both A & B

15.

This era was given this name because under the glittery surface there were issues of poverty, unemployment, and corruption.

a)

The Progressive Era

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Reconstruction Era

d)

World War II

16.

This man helped immigrants in New York in exchange for their votes

a)

James Garfield

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Boss Tweed

d)

None of the Above

17.

Who was Jacob Riis

a)

A Gilded Age Politician

b)

A reporter who exposed the corruption of Boss Tweed in New York

c)

A reporter who took photographs of the bad conditions of New York City Tenements

d)

None of the Above

18.

This Act prevented 1 group from entering the United States

a)

The German Exclusion Act

b)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

The Mexican Exclusion Act

d)

The Irish Exclusion Act

19.

True or False: If a person is born in the United States, they are automatically a United States Citizen

a)

True

b)

False

20.

During the Gilded Age, the majority of Immigrants came from where?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

21.

After ending up in debt, farmers created this political party

a)

The Green Party

b)

The Populist Party

c)

The Republican Party

d)

The Socialist Party

22.

Completing the construction of this helped connect the East and West coasts of the United States

a)

The Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The Hoover Dam

c)

The Empire State Building

d)

None of the Above

23.

This profession required taking livestock from Texas and moving herds North to connect to the railroad lines.

a)

Texas Rangers

b)

Sheriffs

c)

Miners

d)

Cowboys

24.

What are reservations?

a)

The names of the schools where Native Americans get educated

b)

Land given to Native Americans where they could live freely without the intervention of white people

c)

The only land that white people were allowed to settle on; all other land belonged to Native Americans

d)

None of the Above

25.

What happened during the Oklahoma Land Rush?

a)

Native Americans took land from American settlers

b)

There was a major battle between Native Americans and the US Calvary

c)

Americans take land from Indian Reservations in Oklahoma

d)

All of the Above

26.

Who was John D. Rockefeller?

a)

A robber baron who owned US Steel

b)

A robber baron who owned Standard Oil

c)

A robber baron who owned the Central Pacific Railroad

d)

None of the above

27.

This group of people believed that new ideas and honest government could bring about social justice/change.

a)

Imperialists

b)

Progressives

c)

Suffragists

d)

Communists

28.

In the Jungle, muckraker Upton Sinclair described the issues with which industry?

a)

U.S. oil

b)

U.S. Steel

c)

Clothing Industry

d)

Meat Packing Plants

29.

What is temperance?

a)

Never Drinking Alcohol

b)

Never Doing Drugs

c)

Never eating meat

d)

None of the above

30.

True or False: Women gained the right to vote during the Progressive Era with the passage of the 19th Amendment

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which of the following did Theodore Roosevelt accomplish during his presidency?

a)

He created the Panama Canal

b)

Trustbusting: he ended monopolies

c)

Conservation: He created national parks

d)

All of the Above

32.

This policy forced China and Japan to trade with the United States

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Gentlemen's Agreement

c)

Closed Door Policy

d)

None of the Above

33.

This event happened in China to protest American involvement in Asia

a)

Battle of Manila Bay

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

The Destruction of the USS Maine

d)

None of the Above

34.

Which of the following did employers do to prevent their workers from striking against them

a)

Force workers to sign yellow dog contracts to prevent them from joining unions

b)

Blacklist workers who joined unions so they couldn't get hired

c)

Hire new employees known as strikebreakers to take over the jobs of people who went on strike

d)

All of the Above

35.

This was the name given to the "fake news" of the Spanish-American War

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Muckraking

c)

It was called "Fake News" even back then

d)

There was no such thing as "Fake News" back then; reporting was always accurate

36.

This is a policy in which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories

a)

Jingoism

b)

Nativism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Patriotism

37.

Following the Spanish-American War, this U.S. Territory fought a war with U.S. soldiers to gain their independence

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Hawaii

d)

The Philippines

38.

Which of the following was the main reason that World War I began?

a)

The Zimmerman Note encouraged Mexico to start a war with the United States

b)

Franz Ferdinand was assassinated

c)

The Germans sank a boat called the Luisitania

d)

None of the Above

39.

Which of the following was a new technology/weapon used during World War I?

a)

Poison Gas

b)

Tanks

c)

Airplanes

d)

All of the Above

40.

Why did the United States enter the war?

a)

German Submarines were sinking ships including the Lusitania

b)

The Zimmerman Note encouraged Mexico to begin a war with the United States

c)

Both Choices are correct

d)

Neither choice is correct

41.

What did women do to contribute to the war effort?

a)

They became nurses to help wounded soldiers

b)

They worked in factories

c)

They stayed at home to raise their children

d)

All of the Above

42.

This Mystic Monk helped the Russian Royal Family

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Anastasia

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Rasputin

43.

What happened to Russia during World War I?

a)

They helped the Central Powers defeat the allies

b)

They fought a civil war and became a Communist country

c)

They fought a civil war and the Russian czar remained in power

d)

None of the Above

44.

True or False: In a true communist country, there should be no governing leader and no money

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Following the War, this organization was created to promote peace and prevent another war:

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The Alliance of International Countries

d)

The Global Justice Society

46.

This is a fear of the spread of communism

a)

The Red Scare

b)

The Commie Scare

c)

A Palmer Raid

d)

None of the Above

47.

True or False: The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 was a court case that determined whether evolution should be taught in schools

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Which of the following individuals is an example of a bootlegger?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Al Capone

49.

Which of the following is a trait of a woman known as a flapper?

a)

They wore their hair shorter

b)

They wore short skirts

c)

They break gender norms by drinking and smoking

d)

All of the Above

50.

How did African Americans contribute to society and culture of the 1920's?

a)

They created new stories in literature during the Harlem Renaissance

b)

They created Jazz Music

c)

Both A & B are correct

51.

Which of the following was NOT a way that Americans spent their free time during the 1920's?

a)

They went to movies

b)

They watched television

c)

They danced the Charleston

d)

They listened to the radio

e)

They went to watch baseball games and see famous people like Babe Ruth

52.

Henry Ford invented this idea that revolutionized manufacturing products. Each worker only needed to make 1 component of a car, then the rest of the car was completed by other workers.

a)

Mass Production

b)

The Model T

c)

The Assembly Line

d)

Installment Buying

53.

True or False: During FDR's presidency, he tried to add 6 new judges to the Supreme Court; this was known as court packing

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Economist John Maynard Keynes stated that in times of economic crisis, it was the government's job to do what?

a)

Spend money that could provide relief

b)

The government should do nothing; the problem will take care of itself

c)

The federal government should do nothing, it was up to state and local governments to fix the problem

d)

None of the Above

55.

This event marked the beginning of the Great Depression

a)

Prohibition

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

Hitler becomes dictator of Germany

56.

True or False: FDR's plan to end the Great Depression was known as the New Deal

a)

True

b)

False

57.

True or False: While many business struggled during the Depression, banks remained profitable

a)

True

b)

False

58.

True or False: The United States was the only country in the world that was impacted by the Great Depression

a)

True

b)

False

59.

This phenomenon destroyed crops in the American West

a)

The Stock Market Crash

b)

Severe Flooding

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

All of the Above

60.

These were run down shelters/homes where some people lived during the Depression

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Okies

c)

Bonus Army

d)

None of the Above

61.

People who moved west to California during the Depression in search of jobs were called this...

a)

Okies

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Scabs

d)

Scalawags

62.

This group of World War I veterans went to Washington to protest during the Great Depression

a)

Okies

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Bonus Army

d)

None of the Above

63.

This economic policy gave money to banks and big businesses in the hopes that they would hire more workers

a)

Keynesian Economics

b)

Trickle-Down Economics

64.

True or False: Fireside Chats were speeches FDR gave to the American people over the radio

a)

True

b)

False

65.

This New Deal Program insured that if a bank closed, you'd still get your money back

a)

FDIC

b)

PWA

c)

TVA

d)

CCC

66.

When people couldn't afford to buy food during the Great Depression, they did this...

a)

They waited in bread lines for food

b)

They went to soup kitchens run by local charities

c)

In some cases, they stole food

d)

All of the Above

67.

World War II began when Germany invaded...

a)

Italy

b)

The United States

c)

France

d)

Poland

68.

This leader took over the Nazi Party in 1933, and expanded Germany's borders

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

69.

This was the name of the policy that allowed Germany to take over other countries in order to prevent another World War

a)

Anschluss

b)

Appeasement

c)

Anti-Semitism

d)

Totalitarianism

70.

Which of the following were Allied countries during World War II?

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

China

e)

All of the Above

71.

This man led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II.

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Adolf Hitler

72.

For many Americans, this policy ended U.S. neutrality because it only gave weapons to an Allied country: Great Britain

a)

Neutrality Act of 1939

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Tripartite Pact

73.

The surprise attack at this location resulted in the United States entering the war

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Washington D. C.

c)

San Diego

d)

Pearl Harbor

74.

This battle is important because it marked a turning point in the Pacific and forced the Japanese to retreat

a)

Midway

b)

Coral Sea

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Iwo Jima

75.

This General organized D-Day landings in France and became President of the United States after the war

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

George Patton

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

Douglas MacArthur

76.

Due to food shortages, the U.S. government limited the amount of food people could buy at stores, which was known as what?

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

Rationing

c)

Propaganda

d)

War Bonds

77.

True or False: Both Japanese and German Americans were forced into prison internment camps to prevent them from spying on U.S. military operations

a)

True

b)

False

78.

The D-Day operation on June 6, 1944 was a successful effort to liberate (free) this country from German Rule

a)

China

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

79.

This strategy in the Pacific called for American soldiers to only take over an island if it was poorly defended and was strategically important to U.S. military operations

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

None of the Above

80.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

An attempt to develop a jet airplane

b)

The development of the world's fastest machine gun

c)

The U.S. attempt to develop the atomic bomb

d)

A group of codebreakers in New York City

81.

True or False: Germany was divided into 4 occupation zones following World War II

a)

True

b)

False

82.

This peace-keeping organization was created at the end of World War II

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The United Nations

c)

The Alliance of Democratic Nations

83.

How did World War II end?

a)

Japan surrendered after 2 of their cities were destroyed by atomic bombs

b)

Japan surrendered after the United States Army invaded their country

c)

Germany surrendered after 2 of their cities were destroyed by atomic bombs

d)

None of the Above

84.

This military alliance was created by the United States in Western Europe during the Cold War and still exists today

a)

The United Nations

b)

The Warsaw Pact

c)

NASA

d)

NATO

85.

After World War II, this legislation was passed by Congress to help military veterans get a college education

a)

The GI Bill

b)

The New Frontier

c)

SNCC

d)

The Voting Rights Act

86.

After World War II, this couple was convicted of being Russian spies and giving secret's to Russia about America's atomic weapons program

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

The Warren Commission

c)

The Vanzetti's

d)

The Rosenbergs

87.

Which of the following can be considered a successful effort of containment against communist expansion?

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

China becoming a communist country in 1949

d)

None of the Above

88.

This term was coined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe how Russia created communist countries in Eastern Europe

a)

Cold War

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Berlin Wall

89.

This Cold War policy stated that a nuclear attack by one superpower would result in nuclear retaliation by the other superpower

a)

Mutually Assured Destruction

b)

Containment

c)

The Truman Doctrine

d)

The Marshall Plan

90.

This was the name given to the build up of nuclear weapons by the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War

a)

The Space Race

b)

The Rat Race

c)

The Arms Race

91.

This military alliance was created between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries in response to the creation of NATO by the United States and Western European countries

a)

The Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

c)

The United Nations

d)

The League of Nations

92.

In 1948-1949, when the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin, the United States responded by doing this...

a)

They used tanks to blast the blockade

b)

They didn't do anything, so the people of Berlin ended up starving

c)

They dropped supplies to feed the people of Berlin; This event became known as the Berlin Airlift

d)

None of the Above

93.

This Wisconsin senator claimed that there were communists in the government and army, even though many of the people he accused were innocent

a)

George Marshall

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

94.

This group of men appeared before Congress because they were accused of writing movie scripts that supported communism

a)

The Little Rock 9

b)

The Hollywood 10

c)

The Writers Guild

d)

The MPAA

95.

After World War II ended, soldiers returned home and had lots of kids, which created this generation

a)

Generation X

b)

Generation Y

c)

The Millenials

d)

The Baby Boomers

96.

During the 1950's, many people moved to the South and West to enter technology jobs; the South and West became known as this...

a)

The Bible Belt

b)

The Snow Belt

c)

The Sunbelt

97.

In 1956, President Eisenhower passed legislation which connected the country; the legislation was called the Interstate ________________ Act

a)

Railway

b)

Highway

c)

Airport

d)

Bridge

98.

Why was the Cold War given its name?

a)

It was fought during winter

b)

The main opponents: The United States and Soviet Union never actually fought each other with troops on a battlefield

99.

This person became involved in the civil rights movement when they refused to give up their seat on a segregated bus in the South

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

John Lewis

d)

James Lawson

100.

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King gave a famous speech in Washington D.C. during this event

a)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Lunch Counter Sit-Ins

c)

The March on Washington

d)

The Freedom Rides

101.

In 1957, a group of black students attempted to desegregate a school in Arkansas and became know as...

a)

The Hollywood 10

b)

The Little Rock 9

c)

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

d)

The Freedom Riders

102.

True or False: In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools in the South were acceptable, because they were "separate but equal"

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Unlike Martin Luther King who promoted nonviolence, this black leader stated that the only way to make changes in the country was to use violence

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

James Lawson

104.

True or False: During the civil rights movement, many black college students joined a group known as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to demand racial change in the United States

a)

True

b)

False

105.

Which of the following pieces of legislation did President Lyndon B. Johnson pass in 1964 & 1965 that attempted to end racial discrimination in America?

a)

The Civil Rights Act

b)

The Voting Rights Act

c)

Both choices are correct

106.

Between 1961 and 1991, this was used to separate Eastern and Western Berlin

a)

The Berlin Wall

b)

The Berlin Canal

c)

The Red Army

d)

None of the Above

107.

For 13 days in 1962, the world came close to nuclear war during this event...

a)

The Bay of Pigs

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

The Arms Race

d)

The Space Race

108.

This set of domestic policies was created by JFK & included plans to send a man to the moon by the end of the 1960's

a)

The New Deal

b)

The New Frontier

c)

The Space Race

d)

The Great Society

109.

While the Soviets were the first to get a satellite into space with Sputnik, America won this event by being the first and only country in the world to set a man onto the surface of the moon

a)

The Arms Race

b)

The Space Race

c)

The Moon Race

d)

NASA

110.

On July 20, 1969 the crew of this mission landed on the surface of the moon

a)

Apollo 11

b)

Apollo 13

c)

Gemini

d)

Saturn V

111.

True or False: During the Cold War, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created with the goal to land a man on the moon

a)

True

b)

False

112.

Following the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded what?

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald was framed by the Russians

b)

There were multiple gun men

c)

Jack Ruby shot and killed JFK

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone and killed JFK

113.

This domestic program of President Lyndon B. Johnson created programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and fought to end poverty in the United States

a)

The Great Society

b)

The New Deal

c)

The New Frontier

d)

The Square Deal

114.

Which of the following contributed to the American public not supporting the Vietnam War?

a)

Events were reported on television, so people could actually see people dying

b)

The My Lai Massacre

c)

The Tet Offensive

d)

All of the Above

115.

Which of the following was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

a)

The country remains divided into North and South Vietnam today, so communism was successfully contained

b)

The South invaded the North, so the country became democratic

c)

The North invaded the South, so the country became communist

d)

The USA surrendered to the Soviet Union

116.

In 1972, the Republican Party broke into the Democratic Party headquarters, which forced President Richard Nixon to resign before facing impeachment. The event was known as the...

a)

Watergate Scandal

b)

The Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

The Credit Mobilier Scandal

d)

None of the Above