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EOC Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ALL of the following contributed to American involvement in WW1 EXCEPT:

a)

Isolationism

b)

Anti-German Propaganda

c)

Submarine Warfare

d)

The Zimmerman Telegram

2.
Which event sparked the Spanish-American War?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
c)
The building of the Panama Canal
d)
The Platt Amendment
3.
Popular idea in 1800's that it was God's plan for the US to expand all the way to the Pacific
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Popular Sovereignty
4.
Group formed after the Civil War that mistreated African Americans in the South
a)
The Knights of Labor
b)
The Ku Klux Klan
c)
The Nativist Club
d)
Greenpeace
5.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this military fort in South Carolina
a)
Fort Austin
b)
Fort Frederick
c)
Fort Thomas
d)
Fort Sumter
6.
Activists who promoted ending slavery in the United States
a)
Overseers
b)
Cotton Merchants
c)
Abolitionists
d)
Carpetbaggers
7.

Which of the following social reformers was responsible for the creation of settlement houses in Chicago, places where the needy could receive social services?

a)

Ida B Wells

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Gomez and Morticia Addams

8.

Journalists who exposed the evils of industry or poverty were call muckrakers and included which of the following?

a)

William Randolph Hearst

b)

Stephen Crane

c)

Joseph Pulitzer

d)

Upton Sinclair

9.

Which of the following Progressive Presidents enacted the Meat Inspection Act, protection for the environment, and the expansion of national forest lands from 43 million acres to 194 million acres?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Warren Gamaliel Harding

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

10.

A tax on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

11.

Law passed to punish Boston for the Tea Party

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Intolerable Acts

12.

The author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

George III

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

Prohibited the colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Quartering Act

14.

What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

a)

British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.

b)

Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.

c)

Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.

d)

The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons.

15.

New England'€™s geographic features most directly influenced the region'€™s development of

a)

industry

b)

sugar mills

c)

large plantations

d)

tenant farming

16.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war. 
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
17.
What does the picture represent (sad journey to relocate Natives)?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
18.
Monetary system desired by the Populists that was backed by both gold and silver
a)
bimetallism
b)
gold standard
c)
fiat money
d)
silver standard
19.
What did the Granger Laws do for Mid-Western farmers?
a)
raised railroad rates
b)
lowered railroad rates
c)
lowered market prices for crops
d)
raised market prices for crops
20.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
21.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
22.
(1862) Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
a)
Pioneer Act
b)
Oregon Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Louisiana Purchase
23.
Groups that were led by a powerful boss who controlled a network of politicians were called
a)
Instrument of Change
b)
Bureaucratic Apparatus
c)
Political Machines
d)
Underworld Organizations
24.
The idea that emerged in the early 1900s that applied the theory of natural selection to industry and business 
a)
Social Darwinism 
b)
Evolution
c)
Nativism
d)
Containment
25.
The division of power between a central government and state governments is called
a)
The United States
b)
the Supremacy Clause
c)
the Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
federalism
26.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
27.
Which group from the list below believed that a strong national government was the best way to guarantee individual rights and freedom? 
a)
The Federalists 
b)
The Nationalists
c)
The Conservatives
d)
The Anti-Federalists
28.
The Monroe Doctrine would be an example of
a)
U.S. Foreign Policy
b)
U.S. Domestic Policy
29.
Jacksonian Democracy 
a)
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
b)
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
c)
The period of expanding democracy through voting rights.
d)
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
30.
He was an extreme abolitionist who tried to arm slaves.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
John Brown
d)
Preston Brooks
31.

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

a)

restrictions on religious freedom

b)

steps toward representative government

c)

resistance to British rule

d)

economic systems in the colonies

32.

What was an important goal of European mercantilism during the 1600's and 1700's?

a)

increasing the mother country's wealth

b)

promoting colonial self-sufficiency

c)

encouraging colonial manufacturing of textiles

d)

improving trade between European nations

33.
Where where the Quakers originally established in the colonies? 
a)
Connecticut
b)
Pennsylvania 
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Massachusetts
34.
What was the issue the three-fifths compromise was addressing?
a)
Whether or not population would be a factor in representation for legislature 
b)
Counting enslaved people for representation 
c)
Money that went towards each state's debt
d)
the amount of people it took to pass a law
35.
What was one issue with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Central government was too weak
b)
Each state had their own currency
c)
The military was weakened 
d)
All of the above
36.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
37.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Tortillas
d)
 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
38.
What was the stretch of land between the trenches?
a)
No mans land
b)
La La land
c)
Attack Trenches
d)
Switzerland
39.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
40.

Where was the first women's rights convention held?

a)

Alabama

b)

South Carolina

c)

Maryland

d)

Seneca Falls, NY

41.

What invention increased slave labor?

a)

telegraph

b)

cotton gin

c)

telephone

d)

light bulb

42.

This law was a result of the Articles of Confederation that created the process for admitting a state to the US.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

California Acts

c)

Northwest Ordinance

43.

Select the best definition for monopoly

a)

dominating an industry

b)

losing all your resources

c)

sharing production costs

d)

several small competitors

44.

What was the program Wilson proposed to help keep the peace in Europe?

a)

Armistice

b)

League of Nations

c)

United Nations

d)

Fourteen Points

45.

A main goal of the United States during the Spanish American War was to...

a)

annex Florida

b)

free Cuba from Spanish rule

c)

gain spheres of influence in South America

d)

protect business investments in Spain

46.

The establishment of the Open Door policy (1899-1900) and the response to the Boxer Rebellion (1900) showed that the United States wanted to...

a)

curb Russian expansion

b)

gain access to Chinese markets

c)

build factories in the Far East

d)

limit Asian immigration to the United States

47.
The __________ prevented Cuba from signing a treaty with any other country without the approval of the United States
a)
"big stick" diplomacy
b)
Platt Amendment
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
"moral diplomacy"
48.
Roosevelt's _________ depended on a strong military to achieve U.S. goals.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
"big stick" diplomacy
c)
"moral diplomacy"
d)
"dollar diplomacy"
49.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
50.
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
The Battle of Vicksburg 
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
51.
The Emancipation Proclamation  
a)
freed all of the slaves in the Union.
b)
freed the slaves in the Confederate States that were still in a state of rebellion against the Union.
c)
freed all of the black soldiers and gave them a piece of farmland.
d)
freed all of the slaves Union.
52.

Jefferson, when re-writing the Declaration of Independence, borrowed ideas from which of the following people?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

John Adams

53.

What did Shays Rebellion prove about the Articles of the Confederation?

a)

There was a need for a national currency

b)

There was a need for a stronger national government w/ a national army

c)

There was a need for unanimous voting among the states

d)

The tax collection system was just fine the way it was

54.
 Washington wanted America to remain ___________ when dealing with other countries?
a)
Strong
b)
Neutral
c)
Weak
d)
Undecided
55.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
56.
In which landmark Supreme Court case was the power of Judicial Review established? 
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
57.

Which battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Saratoga

58.

belief that people have rights that cannot be taken away

a)

interest group

b)

impeach

c)

party

d)

unalienable rights

59.

Which three amendments are referred to as the Civil War amendments because they happened after the war and freed the slaves and helped with African american rights?

a)

13,14,15

b)

13,14,19

c)

14,15,16

d)

14,15,19

60.
The policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism and initially helped Greece and Turkey. 
a)
 Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan 
c)
Eisenhower Big 5 
d)
Domino Theory
61.
The policy of containment meant that--
a)
The U.S.S.R. would not let democracy spread.
b)
The U.S. would not let Islam spread.
c)
The U.S. would not let Communism spread.
62.
The Marshall Plan was developed to help rebuild ______________ after World War 2.
a)
Eastern European countries
b)
Asian countries
c)
Latin American countries
d)
Western European countries
63.
What event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?
a)
President Nixon's visit to China
b)
Withdrawal of United States troops form Vietnam
c)
Tearing down of the Berlin Wall
d)
Sending US troops to Afghanistan 
64.
How did the growing use of the automobile in the 1920s and the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 affect the United States? 
a)
Resurgence in travel by railroads
b)
Immigration was increasing
c)
Inner Cities were expanding
d)
Suburbs were growing
65.
The division between Eastern Europe and Western Europe was called the ____________ by Winston Churchill.
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
European Union
d)
38th Parallel 
66.
What was the primary reason the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as formed in 1949? 
a)
Promote social and cultural exchanges between members
b)
Provide for the mutual defense of the member nations
c)
Promote free trade between the United States and Soviet Union
d)
Rebuild Western Europe's war-ravaged economy
67.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
68.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
69.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
70.
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
a)
started the Cold War
b)
created the Warsaw Pact
c)
ended the Cold War
d)
launched Sputnik
71.
Which Supreme Court case integrated public schools?
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Schenk v US
d)
Korematsu v US
72.
By boycotting the bus system in Montgomery, African Americans hoped to
a)
Abolish the bus system
b)
Exert economic pressure and protest segregation
c)
Get more jobs in the Montgomery bus system
d)
Free Rosa Parks from prison
73.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
74.
Name the only President that resigned.
a)
Nixon
b)
JFK
c)
LBJ
d)
Carter
75.
Name the proposed Amendment that would have gender equality for the U.S.
a)
E.R.A.
b)
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
c)
Watergate
76.
The charge that Bill Clinton lied to a grand jury concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky eventually led to _____. 
a)
 Clinton’s dismissal from office 
b)
 Republicans winning the 1994 presidential election
c)
 the president’s resignation
d)
 the president’s impeachment
77.
period of large population growth after WWII
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Watergate 
c)
NAFTA
d)
Iran-Contra Scandal 
78.
What was an immediate effect of the terrorist attacks on New York City in 2001?
a)
The U.S. canceled its treaties with Iran
b)
The U.S. led airstrikes on the Balkans
c)
The U.S. captured Saddam Hussein in Iraq
d)
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan
79.
Which law pushed to break up the monopolies and ensure competition?
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
d)
Interstate Commerce Act
80.
This political party formed to help farmers throughout the West.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
d)
Socialist
81.
What was a result of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
d)
none of the above
82.
Scandal that led to the resignation of President Nixon, following his attempt to cover up involvement in spying on the Democratic National HQ.
a)
Watergate
b)
Iran-Hostage Crisis
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Island Hopping
83.
After the Shah of Iran was expelled from his country and sought refuge in the US, Iranian protesters overran the US Embassy.
a)
Iran-Contra
b)
Iran-Hostage
c)
Gulf War
d)
War on Terror
84.
Promise by President Harding following World War I to restore prewar prosperity to American.
a)
Rugged Individualism
b)
Return to Normalcy
c)
New Deal
d)
New Frontier
85.
Act passed by the US government that moved Native Americans to reservations and attempted to "Americanize" them.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Wagner Act
d)
Volstead Act
86.
Free Trade Organization between North Americans countries (Mexico, USA, and Canada)
a)
OPEC
b)
NAFTA
c)
NATO
d)
League of Nations
87.
Super duper secret project to develop the Atomic Bomb, lead by Einstein and Oppenheimer. 
a)
Project X
b)
Project Runway
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
The Projects
88.
Buying with the intent to sell (Cause of the Great Depression)
a)
Speculation
b)
Buying of the Margin
c)
High Tarriffs
d)
Over reliance on credit
89.
After the US entered World War II, the following people were placed in internment camps because of "military necessity."
a)
Mexican-Americans
b)
Japanese-Americans
c)
African-Americans
d)
German-Americans
90.
Witch-hunt that was part of the second red scare was named after Senator
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Douglas MacAurthur
c)
Harry S Truman
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge
91.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
92.

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The world came close to a nuclear war.

b)

Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro.

c)

The United States overthrew Communism in Cuba.

d)

The United States failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles.

93.

What event caused President Bush to create the Department of Homeland Security?

a)

Terrorist attacks in Israel.

b)

Terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City.

c)

Terrorist attacks on Nov. 11, 2001 in Chicago, IL.

d)

Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2001.

94.

What program did President Lyndon B. Johnson introduce to reduce economic inequalities among Americans?

a)

The New Deal

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

Alliance for Progress

95.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
96.

Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-

a)

Cooling the Cold War

b)

Detente

c)

Strategic Negotiation

d)

Ceasefire

97.

What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

a)

Liberal

b)

Conservative

c)

Progressive

d)

Socialist

98.
The trend of businesses, technologies or beliefs to spread around the world is
a)
globalization.
b)
immigration.
c)
urbanization.
d)
culturalization.
99.
Who was the first African American President?
a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Lebron James
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Barack Obama
100.
What does the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) do?
a)
Help kids go to school!
b)
Help the economy!
c)
Encourage math and science!
d)
Give people health insurance!

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