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WorksheetsHS US History Final Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Prohibition Era in the United States is generally associated with a ban on
alcohol.
free speech.
communism.
immigration.
The Battle of Midway was significant in World War II because it marked the end of
the Japanese assault on China.
the German advance into France.
the Japanese eastward advance in the Pacific.
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because
he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.
it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.
it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.
What trend would account for the information in the graph?
An increasingly industrial society affected the population distribution of the United States.
The number of farmers was increasing from the mid-1800s to the mid-1920s.
The government discouraged people from farming.
Which group was created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
States’ rights have priority over rights of the federal government
the federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity
A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was
a return to the gold standard.
decline in consumer purchasing power.
increased number of public works projects.
U.S. bank failures reached around 600 per year in the early 1930s because
too much money was loaned out to people for risky investments.
the Teapot Dome Scandal weakened United States influence in banking.
the Supreme Court declared the National Bank Act of 1864 unconstitutional.
The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was
Germany's invasion of Poland.
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US.
In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to
end the Reconstruction Era.
deny suffrage to African Americans.
help pay for the growing New Deal programs.
The Cold War ....
developed as a result of the tensions between the US. and the Soviet Union.
developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.
pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in World War II.
Which country fought on the side with the United States in World War I and against them in World War II?
France
Russia
Italy
Thanks to the increased availability of ______, American suburbs grew rapidly in the post-World War II era.
airplanes
automobiles
railroads
Violence erupted in Chicago in August of 1968 during the Democratic National Convention. The main reason for this involved
protests against the ongoing war in Vietnam.
the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
the failure of the containment policy in fighting the spread of communism.
Richard Nixon's diplomatic relations with China was mainly an attempt to
convince China to become a democracy.
to put political pressure on the Soviet Union.
to prevent another incident like Tiananmen Square from taking place.
The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of
telephones & telegraphs.
motion pictures & radios.
phonographs and televisions.
Which area on the map was purchased from France in 1803?
1
2
3
The activities of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the NAACP in Montgomery in 1955 and 1956 are MOST accurately examples of
an economic boycott to gain social rights.
a civil rights uprising resulting in loss of life.
the Federal government refusing to uphold the Constitution.
What term refers to Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe?
V-E Day
Third Reich
Final Solution
According to the image, how are Native Americans impacted by the westward movement of American settlers?
They are joining the settlers in making new communities.
They are fleeing from the settlers.
They are fighting the settlers.
Based on the information provided in the chart, which statement is correct?
Women of all age groups have declined in the workforce since the 1950s.
Women younger than sixty-four have increased in the labor force since the 1950s.
Very few women of any age group have increased in the work force from the 1950s.
The Equal Rights Amendment of 1972 to expand the civil rights of women was unsuccessful for which of these reasons?
Congress believed that the Constitution already provides adequate protections for women.
It was defeated by voters at the ballot box when it was placed on a referendum
Not enough states ratified the amendment before the deadline expired in 1982.
Neutrality Acts (1935 - 1939)
Cash and Carry Policy (September 1939)
Lend-Lease Act (March 1941)
What would be the BEST title of the list?
"World War I: Fighting Along the Western Front"
"World War II: From Isolationism to Involvement"
"World War II: The United States Ends the Fighting"
What is the significance of the photo in relation to the Cold War?
The photo showed how Americans protected the family during bombing raids during the Cold War.
This photo shows ways that Americans tried to cope with Soviet invasions during the Cold War.
The photo shows how peoples' fears led to ways to protect against nuclear attacks from the Soviet Union.
What did Cesar Chavez do to help politically organize the Chicano movement for civil rights?
He was the first Mexican Senator elected to Congress.
He pressured lawmakers to sign legislation that promoted citizenship rights for Mexican-
Americans.
He helped the United Farm Workers organize strikes and boycotts to obtain better working conditions.
26) In the months leading up to World War I, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because
President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any kind.
the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican border.
the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to keep the coastline secure.
the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want its business interrupted.
27) The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were all important additions to the Constitution because they
repealed previous amendments.
granted more freedom to women.
addressed issues that contributed to the Civil War.
were passed over the objection of the majority of the states.
Unrestricted Sumarine Warfare, the Zimmerman Note, and the sinking of the Lusitania all led to the American involvement in what conflict?
World War I
World War II
the Korean War
the Vietnam War
Herbert Hoover's solution to easing the Great Depression was primarily to
lower foreign tariffs and thus increase foreign trade.
provide no help at all for American citizens or businesses.
provide bonus checks to all American citizens, paid for from the Federal Treasury.
provide some federal help to bankers but leave relief for the poor to private charities.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."The Declaration of Independence
This quote from the Declaration of Independence is referring to the principle of
federalism.
limited government.
checks and balances.
one person, one vote.
Which region of the country had extended the greatest voting rights to women by 1919?
West
Midwest
Southeast
New England
Of the ones listed here, the factor that had the greatest impact on the eventual destruction of Native Americans' ways of life was the development of the
automobile.
highway.
railroad.
steamboat.
Unions during the late 19th century did not enjoy great success or growth mainly because
workers rights were as plentiful as they had ever been.
unions and management enjoyed cooperation on all issues.
the Sherman Anti-trust Act made joining a Union illegal.
there was a great diversity of skill and cultures in the labor force, so there was little bargaining power to be won by unions.
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with
the admission of new western states.
the territorial expansion of slavery.
the regulation of interstate commerce.
the representation of states in Congress.
All of these were direct effects of the G.I. Bill after World War II EXCEPT
expansion of suburban home construction.
more small businesses started by veterans.
an acceptance of black veterans returning home.
increased enrollment in colleges and universities.
During World War II, which group was forced to uproot and move to American relocation centers?
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
Which U.S. President found himself in a "showdown" with Nikita Khrushchev over the issue of Soviet missile bases in Cuba?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
According to the party platform, what did Republicans believe was encouraging single-parent families and creating greater instances of poverty in American households?
Abortion
Women's movement
Growth in welfare
Free birth control
What group or groups of people would support the views of Thomas Paine?
Huguenots
Loyalists
Patriots
Tories
After the Civil War, most labor shifted from agriculture to what area?
factories
hospitals
railroads
teaching
