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WorksheetsCollege Academy Final Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What was the impact of the New Deal on government?
It grew the power of the judiciary
The executive branch expanded in power
The power of the legislature grew
Roosevelt shrank the size of government by ending social programs
"Rugged Individualism" was Hoover's belief that
The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations
It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress
The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor
That Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.
The Gospel of Wealth is the belief that:
The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations
It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress
The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor
Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.
The Social Gospel is the belief that:
The US has a responsibility to "civilize" other nations
It's not the government's responsibility to help people in economic distress
The wealthy have a responsibility to help the poor
Christians have a responsibility to help the poor.
Which of the following was part of the Populist party platform:
Protections for labor unions
Bimetalism (abandoning the Gold Standard)
Government ownership of railroads
Direct Election of senators
The idea of "preservation" argues that -
Wilderness should be left pristine.
Men should use nature's resources wisely
People should work to fight pollution, especially in the air and water.
National Parks should be closed to the public to prevent damage to nature and wildlife
Ida B. Wells is most known for her crusade against -
Lynching
Slavery
Segregation
Southern voter suppression
The Roosevelt Corollary -
Decreased American involvement in Latin America
Made the US an "international police power" in the western hemisphere
Banned all immigration from Asia
Led to the Spanish-American War.
Which of the following was a new technology in WWI?
Poison gas
Trench warfare
Advanced Machine guns
Airplanes
The "New Immigrants" mostly came from (choose two) -
Northern Europe
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Yellow Journalists, like William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal, were partially responsible for -
Raising support for US entry into the Spanish American War
Exposing the conditions in meat packing factores
Exposing the corruption in the Standard Oil company
Bringing the US into WWI
The majority opinion in Schenck v. US ruled that -
Evolution cannot be taught in schools
Segregation is legal as long as facilities are "Separate but Equal"
The first amendment has limits
Segregated schools are unconstitutional
How did the Immigration Act of 1924 change US immigration policy?
It created immigration quotas for each nation
It ended the era of almost unlimited immigration
It brought in more immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
It was the first law to bar immigration by a single ethnicity
Which of the following people was associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Marcus Garvey
Langston Hughes
What was the impact of the Smoot-Hawley tariff?
It increased trade between the US and Europe.
It cut off all trade with France and England.
It lowered trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico.
It hurt global trade, thus worsening the Depression
Which New Deal Agency monitors Wall Street and prosecutes instances of fraud or insider trading?
TVA
CCC
WPA
SEC
Which New Deal Agency brought electricity to the south by building hydroelectric dams?
TVA
CCC
WPA
SEC
Which of the following was FDR's first action to combat the Great Depression?
Creating jobs programs to reduce unemployment
Instituting the Bank Holiday to end bank runs
Packing the Supreme Court to ensure favorable rulings on the New Deal
Passing Social Security to get money to the unemployed.
During WWII, the US earned the nickname the "Arsenal of Democracy" because -
By entering the war early it played a decisive role in allied victory
US factories produced all of the industrial materials needed to wage war
The US was the only democratic nation fighting in the conflict.
The US was the only country with a nuclear bomb
Which of the following would be an example of a victory of the "Double V" campaign?
The Tuskegee Airmen's ability to serve as pilots
The passage of Executive Order 8802
The recruitment of Navajo Code Talkers
The number of Japanese Americans who served in the military
The two goals of the Marshall Plan were -
To help expand US trade relationships
To prevent the spread of communism
To force democracy on the fragile European governments
To demonstrate superiority over communist China
During WWII, which of the following was a way a person could hurt the war effort in the US?
By riding alone to work, thus wasting valuable gas
By not purchasing food from stores, thus hurting the economy
By talking about troop movements which might be overheard by spies
By recycling metal, paper, and other scraps
The US responded to the launch of Sputnik by -
Building the hydrogen bomb
Investing more money in math and science education
Putting a man in space
Promising to go to the moon by the end of the decade
Why did the US and Britain overthrow Iran's Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953?
He took US diplomats hostage.
He was a communist.
He nationalized US and British oil reserves.
He invaded Kuwait.
Brown v. Board of Education overturned which previous Supreme Court decision?
Schenck v. US
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Debs v. US
Which amendment created the federal income tax?
16
17
18
19
Who took power of the Hawaiian government after Queen Liliuokalani was ousted from her position?
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Alfred T. Mahan
Sanford B. Dole
The Berlin Airlift began after -
WWII devastated western Europe's infrastructure
Stalin blockaded the city of Berlin
The Soviets placed missiles in Berlin
the construction of the Berlin Wall
Joseph McCarthy's career ended in disgrace after he hosted televised hearings accusing people in ____________ of being communists.
Hollywood
The State Department
The Army
The White House
Which of the following people is credited with starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medgar Evers
Which of the following was NOT part of the Black Panthers' 10 Point Program?
Education that discusses the black experience
Housing fit for human dignity
The return of black people to Africa
Exemption of black men from military service
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in (choose two):
Voting
Public Places
Housing
Employment
Barry Goldwater's failed run for president in 1964 signifies the coming of which political movement?
The militant anti-government movement
The Conservative movement
The Progressive movement
The Neoliberal movement
LBJ's program to enhance the government safety net and to reduce poverty was called -
The New Deal
The New Frontier
The Great Society
The Contract with America
What was the goal of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion?
To assassinate Castro
To disarm Soviet missiles in Cuba
To start a popular uprising against Castro
To infiltrate Castro's military guard and spy from within
Which of the following people is NOT associated with Second Wave Feminism?
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Bella Abzug
Phyllis Schlafly
In the Iran-Contra Scandal the Reagan administration was caught illegally selling arms to Iran to fund an anti-communist movement in -
Nicaragua
Panama
Grenada
Guatemala
What argument did Nixon use to prevent the release of the Oval Office tapes in the Watergate Scandal?
Executive Privilege
National Security
States' Rights
Congress didn't have a legal subpoena
What crime did Nixon commit in the Watergate Scandal?
He ordered the break in at the Watergate Hotel
He illegally recorded his conversations
He tried to cover up his involvement in the break in and obstruct a federal investigation.
He illegally fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox
The Camp David Accords brought peace to which two warring nations?
Israel and Egypt
Israel and Palestine
Iran and Iraq
The USSR and Afghanistan
The Election of 2000 was eventually decided by -
The Florida Governor
The Florida Secretary of State
The Florida Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court
Why was Clinton impeached? (Choose two)
Because he had an affair
Obstruction of Justice
Perjury
Abuse of Power
Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003?
They participated in the 9/11 attacks
They had a growing Islamic State terrorist movement
George W. Bush believed they had Weapons of Mass Destruction
They invaded Kuwait, threatening its oil supply.
Which of the following is a fundamental principle of Reaganomics? (Choose all that apply)
Cutting taxes
Deregulating businesses
Having a balanced budget
Raising minimum wages
The Great Recession began because of speculation in -
The Stock Market
The Housing Market
The Cryptocurrency Market
New "Dot Com" businesses
