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U.S. History Mid-fall Recap

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

2.

The 13th Amendment

a)

gave former slaves citizenship

b)

gave former slaves the right to vote

c)

gave slaves their freedom

d)

gave women the right to vote

3.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ...

a)

abolished slavery

b)

gave former slaves their citizenship

c)

gave former slaves the right to vote

d)

gave women the right to own property

4.

Sodbuster refers to what main job / industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s

a)

Logging

b)

Textiles

c)

Farming

d)

Mining

5.

What is manifest destiny?

a)

a water route

b)

a treaty with Native American tribes

c)

idea that america should spread west

d)

a piece of land purchased from France

6.

Settlers wanted to fence their land but there wasn't much wood so someone invented

a)

Barbed wire

b)

Steel plows

c)

Windmills

d)

Railroads

7.

Railroads, opportunities for former slaves, gold & silver and opportunities for land are all

a)

Adaptations

b)

Inventions

c)

Motivations

d)

Technological advances

8.

Who led the defeat of Custer's army at Little Bighorn?

a)

Chief Joseph

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Geronimo

9.

The loss of which resource greatly impacted the Plains Indians?

a)

Trees

b)

Seal

c)

Corn

d)

Buffalo

10.

Where did a misinterpreted ceremony lead to the massacre of all Indian participants?

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Little Bighorn

c)

Arizona

d)

Canada

11.

Which document tried to assimilate Indians by granting land to family units rather than tribes?

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Henry Act

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The Indian Removal Act

12.

Which year did American Indians become citizens?

a)

1865

b)

1900

c)

1924

d)

1978

13.

To attempt to make someone part of a different group is

a)

Relocation

b)

Assimilation

c)

Opposition

d)

Reservation

14.

What is the job of the Judicial branch of our government?

a)

carry out the laws

b)

write the laws

c)

make sure laws are fair

d)

follow the laws

15.

Our rights as US citizens are written in which of these documents?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Bill of Rights in the Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Gettysburg Address

16.

What are the names of the 2 parts of the legislative branch of our government?

a)

Senate and House of Representatives

b)

Justices and Judges

c)

Mayor and President

d)

Public Works and Town Manager

17.

What is the the job of Congress?

a)

To write the Constitution

b)

To write new laws and decide how to spend tax money

c)

To elect new officials

18.

Which is the idea that power to govern comes from the people?

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Republicanism

d)

Federalism

19.

Each branch has controls over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Limited Government

20.

A limited government is created to-

a)

let people twist and bypass the law whenever they want to.

b)

enable the president to have less work.

c)

protect people from tyranny.

d)

give all power to the people.

21.

The personal freedoms, protections, and equality under the law guaranteed by the Bill of Rights are--

a)

Republicanism

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

checks and balances

d)

individual rights

22.

The people exercise their rights by voting for their political representatives.

a)

Federalism

b)

Popular Soverignity

c)

Republicanism

d)

Democratic

23.

The Bill of Rights contains certain _____________________, or personal liberties and privileges.

a)

rules

b)

complaints

c)

amendments

d)

individual rights

24.

Which amendment states that all Americans have the right to bear arms?

a)

Amendment 2

b)

Amendment 7

c)

Amendment 4

d)

Amendment 6

25.

In the late 19th century US, many of the reform movements were the result of...

a)

the growth of states' rights

b)

continuing decline of immigration

c)

increased taxation

d)

industrialization & the growth of cities

26.

Which quote would most likely be spoken by a nativist?

a)

"America-first in war and peace."

b)

"Go West, young man."

c)

"We will fight for states' rights."

d)

"Help Wanted - Irish need not apply."

27.

According to the cartoon, what happened to the US immigration policies?

a)

changed from openness to restrictive.

b)

encouraged the entrance of radical political groups.

c)

favored highly skilled workers.

d)

stimulated cultural diversity.

28.

Why did anti-immigration feelings develop during the Gilded Age?

a)

most immigrants were richer & better educated than native-born citizens.

b)

immigrants were running for political office.

c)

immigrants competed with native-born citizens for jobs

d)

the government's social programs were too expensive.

29.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is an example of...

a)

naturalism

b)

nativism

c)

laissez-faire

d)

muckraking

30.

A political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes.

a)

spoils system

b)

political machine

c)

county commisioner

d)

grandfather clause

31.

multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimal living standards

a)

tenure

b)

tenement

c)

skyscraper

d)

graft

32.

Cities attracted people with modern technology & conveniences not found in rural America

a)

True

b)

False

33.
According to the Social Gospel, people, especially churches ___.
a)
should save the poor with education.
b)
should welcome the poor into their congregations.
c)
were obligated to engage in philanthropy. 
d)
should provide Bibles in hotel rooms. 
34.
Most new immigrant settled in the ___.
a)
south 
b)
county 
c)
city 
d)
west 
35.
Where did Asian immigrants tend to settle? 
a)
north
b)
south 
c)
east 
d)
west
36.
Who was the head of the New York City democratic political machine?  
a)
Boss Rockefeller 
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Boss Tammany 
d)
Boss Hog
37.
Why did European immigrants come to America? 
a)
Plenty of jobs in the US 
b)
Wanted to escape political uncertainty in Europe
c)
Chance to break European class system
d)
all of the above 
38.
What were crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called?
a)
progressives
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Reformers
d)
Suffragists
39.
Prior to passing the 17th Amendment, that provided for the direct election of US Senators, The US Constitution originally specified that, in each state, U.S. senators would be elected by:
a)
leaders of the majority party
b)
the legislature of each state
c)
the majority party in each state
d)
The voters of each state
40.
The Suffragist were responsible for
a)
Women’s right to vote
b)
African American’s Rights to Vote
c)
Passing child labor laws so children don’t suffer
d)
Passing domestic violence laws so women don’t suffer
41.
The temperance movement
a)
was anti-domestic violence - men keep their temper
b)
Was responsible for the women’s right to vote
c)
Was trying to make alcohol illegal
d)
Was working to help recent immigrants learn English
42.
The application of the theory of evolution and natural selection to human society was known as
a)
Naturalism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Dynamic Sociology
d)
the Social Gospel
43.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established a legal basis for
a)
discrimination against African Americans
b)
African American voting rights
c)
full equality for African Americans
d)
African American migration to Kansas
44.
What law prevented Chinese immigrants already in the United States from becoming citizens
a)
Sum Ting Wong
b)
Chinaman Act 
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act 
d)
Peking Conference 
45.
Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist who launched a campaign against
a)
voting restrictions
b)
Poverty
c)
Segregation
d)
Lynchings 
46.
Jane Addams was a Social Worker who
a)
Fought for the prohibition of Alcohol
b)
Started the Settlement Houses with Hull House in Chicago
c)
Fought for child labor laws
d)
Wrote a book critical of the Meat Packing Industry
47.

Preached salvation through service to the poor?

a)

Nativism

b)

Social Gospel Movement

c)

Political Machine

d)

Americanization Movement

48.

The main immigration processing station in San Francisco was called:

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Tammany Hall

d)

Hull House

49.

The Pendleton Civil Service Act required:

a)

applicants for government jobs to pass examinations

b)

native-born Americans to treat immigrants with courtesy

c)

government workers to renounce all party loyalties

d)

cities to provide services such as clean water to their residents

50.

What two newspaper giants popularized yellow journalism?

a)

Pulitzer & Morgan

b)

Vanderbilt & Carnegie

c)

Morgan & Carnegie

d)

Pulitzer & Hearst

51.

People who share a common descent and culture.

a)

nativists

b)

immigrants

c)

settlement house

d)

ethnic group

52.

mixing of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native language and customs

a)

melting pot

b)

cotton gin

c)

nativism

d)

exclusion

53.

belief that the government should not interfere with the economy

a)

laissez faire

b)

communism

c)

democracy

d)

totalitarism

54.

What kind of inspections did immigrants face at Ellis Island?

a)

mental

b)

medical

c)

legal

d)

all of the above

55.

What does the Gilded Age mean?

a)

time of industrialization

b)

time when on the surface all was good, but actually crime, poverty, abuses and corruption were true

c)

time when the government was to be involved in directing the economy

d)

grandeur and opulence were to be found in every door step of America

56.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They became concerned about Russian expansion
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.
c)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.
57.
Which war tactic of World War I caused soldiers to endure terrible living conditions?
a)
Armored tanks
b)
U-boats
c)
Dogfights from the air
d)
Trench warfare
58.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the United States decided to enter World War I?
a)
Written insult of President's lack of courage
b)
Economic ties to Great Britain
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania and other merchant ships
d)
Zimmermannn Telegram
59.
Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I ?
a)
General Sherman
b)
General MacArthur
c)
General Eisenhower
d)
General Pershing
60.

Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --

a)

Prepare for World War II

b)

have countries settle disputes in nonviolent ways

c)

provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war

d)

create a world army

61.
What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
62.
What is a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Militarism
63.
What caused the U.S. and German relations to deteriorate in 1915?
a)
German invasion of Belgium
b)
German blockade
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German embargo on U.S. goods
64.
Which group of countries allied themselves to form the Triple Entente (Allies) in the years before World War I?
a)
Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
b)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
c)
Russia, Germany, and Italy
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
65.

What is imperialism?

a)

Proud of your heritage or country

b)

Building an army

c)

Seizure of a country from a stronger country

d)

Creating partnerships

66.

What is an armistice?

a)

Agreement to end war

b)

Agreement to continue war

c)

Agreement that Germany caused the war

d)

Agreement that Germany would lose land

67.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
68.
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
69.
What new technology sank allied and neutral supply ships?
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
70.
In what ways did women help with the war effort at home?
a)
Worked in factories and conservation
b)
Joined the Army
c)
Drive tanks and Airplanes 
d)
Join the American Red Cross
71.

All of the following are regarded as primary causes of World War I except___________

a)

alliances.

b)

nationalism.

c)

militarism.

d)

communism.

e)

Imperialism.

72.
Reporters who published sensationalized stories about Spanish atrocities were called 
a)
Muckrakers
b)
Mugwumps
c)
Yellow Journalists
d)
Conquistadors
73.
Wrote the book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, argued that a nation needed a large navy to protect trade ships & defend the right to trade. 
a)
Alfred T. Mahan
b)
John Fiske
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Marco Polo
74.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country: 
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
75.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
76.
In 1853 Commodore Matthew C. Perry got the Treaty of Kanagawa signed. This treaty granted the United States trading rights at two _________ ports
a)
Chinese
b)
Korean
c)
Japanese
d)
Hawaiian
77.
After he led an unsuccessful revolt in Cuba against Spain in 1868 he escaped to the U.S. In 1895 _______ returned to Cuba to start a new revolt and declared the Republic of Cuba to Spain
a)
Jose Marti
b)
Vladamir Lennin
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Fidel Castro
78.
This established a civil government for Puerto Rico
a)
Foraker Act
b)
Platt Amendment
c)
Anti-Trust Act
d)
18th Amendment
79.

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

a)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

b)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

80.

What was Roosevelt's policy called?

a)

dollar diplomacy

b)

Speak softly, carry a big stick policy

c)

sphere of influence

d)

Pan-Americanism

81.

Which President fought for the construction of the Panama Canal?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

82.

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US may use force to keep stability in Latin America

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Industrialization

83.

What is Social Darwinism?

a)

Survival of the fittest in society

b)

The idea that some races are better than others

c)

The idea that you need to "civilize" other cultures

d)

all of these options

84.
Who were the Palmer Raids meant to find and root out?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Communists
c)
Socialists
d)
All of the above
85.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
86.
More than likely, the end result of the Sacco and Venzetti trial was a direct result of?
a)
Nativism
b)
Increased racial tensions
c)
Racial prejudice
d)
All of the above
87.
The study or belief in the possibility in improving human qualities by discouraging the reproduction of people who have undesirable inheritable traits, or encouraging the reproduction of people who have desirable inheritable traits
a)
Radicalism
b)
Communism
c)
Eugenics
d)
Democracy
88.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
89.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
90.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
91.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering 
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
92.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
93.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Pumpkin
d)
The Trail of Tears
94.

Which action was evidence that the prosperity of the roaring 20s was an illusion?

a)

the buying and selling of stocks

b)

the overproduction of consumer goods

c)

the sharp increase in the birth rate

d)

the widespread use of buying on credit

95.

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, intellectual, and artistic movement.

a)

True

b)

False

96.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
97.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

98.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

99.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Administration

b)

NAACP

c)

National Park Service

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

100.

What legislation allowed the government to regulate big businesses like railroads and dissolve monopolies?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965

c)

Homestead Act & Dawes Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Interstate Commerce Act

101.
My first presidential platform was the  "Square Deal" 
a)
Wilson
b)
Debs
c)
Taft
d)
Roosevelt
102.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
103.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
104.
I formed the Bull Moose Party
a)
Taft 
b)
Wison 
c)
Roosevelt 
105.
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —
a)
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
b)
implementing the silver standard for currency
c)
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
d)
establishing a new tax on capital gains
106.
A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W. E. B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment?
a)
The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens
b)
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market
d)
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement
107.

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

a)

break up monopolies

b)

give equal rights to women

c)

help people living in poverty

d)

end racism

108.
The 19th-century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the -
a)
abuses of great wealth and unregulated business
b)
 desire of most Americans to end class distinction
c)
 d) emergence of militant groups such as the Black Panther Party
d)
demands by government to control the means of production
109.
Jim Crow laws were laws that
a)
denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
b)
promoted discrimination against women
c)
separated the races
d)
taxed voters
110.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr

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