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College Academy Final Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the impact of the New Deal on government?

a)

It grew the power of the judiciary

b)

The executive branch expanded in power

c)

The power of the legislature grew

d)

Roosevelt shrank the size of government by ending social programs

2.

"Rugged Individualism" was Hoover's belief that

a)

The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations

b)

It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress

c)

The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor

d)

That Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.

3.

The Gospel of Wealth is the belief that:

a)

The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations

b)

It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress

c)

The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor

d)

Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.

4.

The Social Gospel is the belief that:

a)

The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations

b)

It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress

c)

The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor

d)

Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.

5.

Which of the following was part of the Populist party platform:

a)

Protections for labor unions

b)

Bimetalism (abandoning the Gold Standard)

c)

Government ownership of railroads

d)

Direct Election of senators

6.

The idea of "preservation" argues that -

a)

Wilderness should be left pristine.

b)

Men should use nature's resources wisely

c)

People should work to fight pollution, especially in the air and water.

d)

National Parks should be closed to the public to prevent damage to nature and wildlife

7.

Ida B. Wells is most known for her crusade against -

a)

Lynching

b)

Slavery

c)

Segregation

d)

Southern voter suppression

8.

The Roosevelt Corollary -

a)

Decreased American involvement in Latin America

b)

Made the US an "international police power" in the western hemisphere

c)

Banned all immigration from Asia

d)

Led to the Spanish-American War.

9.

Which of the following was a new technology in WWI?

a)

Poison gas

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Advanced Machine guns

d)

Airplanes

10.

The "New Immigrants" mostly came from (choose two) -

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Southern Europe

d)

Western Europe

11.

Yellow Journalists, like William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal, were partially responsible for -

a)

Raising support for US entry into the Spanish American War

b)

Exposing the conditions in meat packing factores

c)

Exposing the corruption in the Standard Oil company

d)

Bringing the US into WWI

12.

The majority opinion in Schenck v. US ruled that -

a)

Evolution cannot be taught in schools

b)

Segregation is legal as long as facilities are "Separate but Equal"

c)

The first amendment has limits

d)

Segregated schools are unconstitutional

13.

How did the Immigration Act of 1924 change US immigration policy?

a)

It created immigration quotas for each nation

b)

It ended the era of almost unlimited immigration

c)

It brought in more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

d)

It was the first law to bar immigration by a single ethnicity

14.

Which of the following people was associated with the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Langston Hughes

15.

What was the impact of the Smoot-Hawley tariff?

a)

It increased trade between the US and Europe.

b)

It cut off all trade with France and England.

c)

It lowered trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico.

d)

It hurt global trade, thus worsening the Depression

16.

Which New Deal Agency monitors Wall Street and prosecutes instances of fraud or insider trading?

a)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

WPA

d)

SEC

17.

Which New Deal Agency brought electricity to the south by building hydroelectric dams?

a)

TVA

b)

CCC

c)

WPA

d)

SEC

18.

Which of the following was FDR's first action to combat the Great Depression?

a)

Creating jobs programs to reduce unemployment

b)

Instituting the Bank Holiday to end bank runs

c)

Packing the Supreme Court to ensure favorable rulings on the New Deal

d)

Passing Social Security to get money to the unemployed.

19.

During WWII, the US earned the nickname the "Arsenal of Democracy" because -

a)

By entering the war early it played a decisive role in allied victory

b)

US factories produced all of the industrial materials needed to wage war

c)

The US was the only democratic nation fighting in the conflict.

d)

The US was the only country with a nuclear bomb

20.

Which of the following would be an example of a victory of the "Double V" campaign?

a)

The Tuskegee Airmen's ability to serve as pilots

b)

The passage of Executive Order 8802

c)

The recruitment of Navajo Code Talkers

d)

The number of Japanese Americans who served in the military

21.

The two goals of the Marshall Plan were -

a)

To help expand US trade relationships

b)

To prevent the spread of communism

c)

To force democracy on the fragile European governments

d)

To demonstrate superiority over communist China

22.

During WWII, which of the following was a way a person could hurt the war effort in the US?

a)

By riding alone to work, thus wasting valuable gas

b)

By not purchasing food from stores, thus hurting the economy

c)

By talking about troop movements which might be overheard by spies

d)

By recycling metal, paper, and other scraps

23.

The US responded to the launch of Sputnik by -

a)

Building the hydrogen bomb

b)

Investing more money in math and science education

c)

Putting a man in space

d)

Promising to go to the moon by the end of the decade

24.

Why did the US and Britain overthrow Iran's Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953?

a)

He took US diplomats hostage.

b)

He was a communist.

c)

He nationalized US and British oil reserves.

d)

He invaded Kuwait.

25.

Brown v. Board of Education overturned which previous Supreme Court decision?

a)

Schenck v. US

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Debs v. US

26.

Which amendment created the federal income tax?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

27.

Who took power of the Hawaiian government after Queen Liliuokalani was ousted from her position?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Alfred T. Mahan

d)

Sanford B. Dole

28.

The Berlin Airlift began after -

a)

WWII devastated western Europe's infrastructure

b)

Stalin blockaded the city of Berlin

c)

The Soviets placed missiles in Berlin

d)

the construction of the Berlin Wall

29.

Joseph McCarthy's career ended in disgrace after he hosted televised hearings accusing people in ____________ of being communists.

a)

Hollywood

b)

The State Department

c)

The Army

d)

The White House

30.

Which of the following people is credited with starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Claudette Colvin

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Medgar Evers

31.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Black Panthers' 10 Point Program?

a)

Education that discusses the black experience

b)

Housing fit for human dignity

c)

The return of black people to Africa

d)

Exemption of black men from military service

32.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in (choose two):

a)

Voting

b)

Public Places

c)

Housing

d)

Employment

33.

Barry Goldwater's failed run for president in 1964 signifies the coming of which political movement?

a)

The militant anti-government movement

b)

The Conservative movement

c)

The Progressive movement

d)

The Neoliberal movement

34.

LBJ's program to enhance the government safety net and to reduce poverty was called -

a)

The New Deal

b)

The New Frontier

c)

The Great Society

d)

The Contract with America

35.

What was the goal of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

To assassinate Castro

b)

To disarm Soviet missiles in Cuba

c)

To start a popular uprising against Castro

d)

To infiltrate Castro's military guard and spy from within

36.

Which of the following people is NOT associated with Second Wave Feminism?

a)

Gloria Steinem

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Bella Abzug

d)

Phyllis Schlafly

37.

In the Iran-Contra Scandal the Reagan administration was caught illegally selling arms to Iran to fund an anti-communist movement in -

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama

c)

Grenada

d)

Guatemala

38.

What argument did Nixon use to prevent the release of the Oval Office tapes in the Watergate Scandal?

a)

Executive Privilege

b)

National Security

c)

States' Rights

d)

Congress didn't have a legal subpoena

39.

What crime did Nixon commit in the Watergate Scandal?

a)

He ordered the break in at the Watergate Hotel

b)

He illegally recorded his conversations

c)

He tried to cover up his involvement in the break in and obstruct a federal investigation.

d)

He illegally fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox

40.

The Camp David Accords brought peace to which two warring nations?

a)

Israel and Egypt

b)

Israel and Palestine

c)

Iran and Iraq

d)

The USSR and Afghanistan

41.

The Election of 2000 was eventually decided by -

a)

The Florida Governor

b)

The Florida Secretary of State

c)

The Florida Supreme Court

d)

The US Supreme Court

42.

Why was Clinton impeached? (Choose two)

a)

Because he had an affair

b)

Obstruction of Justice

c)

Perjury

d)

Abuse of Power

43.

Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

They participated in the 9/11 attacks

b)

They had a growing Islamic State terrorist movement

c)

George W. Bush believed they had Weapons of Mass Destruction

d)

They invaded Kuwait, threatening its oil supply.

44.

Which of the following is a fundamental principle of Reaganomics? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Cutting taxes

b)

Deregulating businesses

c)

Having a balanced budget

d)

Raising minimum wages

45.

The Great Recession began because of speculation in -

a)

The Stock Market

b)

The Housing Market

c)

The Cryptocurrency Market

d)

New "Dot Com" businesses