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WorksheetsFall Final Review 2020
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
What was one factor that helped turn the Great Plains into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?
Paying farmers to plant native grasses
Increased demand for tobacco after World War I
Numerous tornadoes occurring in the region
Intense drought in the region
Which phrase describes a major goal of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
To provide stability for the national economy by creating a central banking system
To raise money for wartime needs by selling government bonds
To give incentives for U.S. entrepreneurs by offering low-interest loans
To encourage competition in U.S. industry by breaking up corporate trusts
Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors.
Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.
Which statement best explains how bank failures contributed to the Great Depression?
People lost their savings because the government did not insure bank deposits.
Business could not be done when President Franklin Roosevelt declared a bank holiday.
The interest rates on bank loans were too high.
Foreign investors did not invest enough in U.S. banks.
This excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation?
To fulfill the terms of a global peace treaty
To protect national security
To reduce competition for jobs
To prevent communist influence on labor unions
Which action did the federal government take to recognize these soldiers?
Passing the GI Bill to give them educational benefits
Awarding them the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions above the call of duty
Providing them with monetary bonuses for demonstrating courage under fire
Awarding them battlefield promotions from enlisted to officer
How did the Zimmermann telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
It announced the czar’s overthrow in Russia.
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
It described Romania’s plan to abandon neutrality.
Which headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?
The creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about —
the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas
the U.S. declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
the expansion of executive power during the Great Depression
the involvement of U.S. government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is similar to later New Deal legislation in that both —
protected the economy through government intervention in private business
gave direct relief payments to unemployed citizens
provided more efficient services through public utility regulation
borrowed money from foreign banks to reduce the national debt
Which New Deal agency was created to specifically serve this population?
Federal Housing Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Administration
Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
Social Security Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?
The government began to guarantee bank deposits.
Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.
Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.
The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.
Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?
The implementation of a personal income tax
Overspeculation in the stock market
New regulations on banking
The elimination of import tariffs
Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Led to a decrease in U.S. international trade
Helped stabilize the U.S. economy
Strengthened U.S. relationships overseas
Led to a decline in U.S. unemployment
Mahan’s books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by —
advocating overseas expansion
emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs
demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade
arguing against forming overseas alliances
What was one effect of the arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I?
Italy left the Central powers alliance.
The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo.
The Allies were able to launch a major counterattack on the western front.
Russian forces were able to withdraw from the eastern front.
General John J. Pershing made a major contribution to the Allied victory in World War I by —
transforming inexperienced troops into an effective military force
developing advanced technologies for battlefield use
requesting humanitarian aid from Congress for war-torn countries
negotiating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
What was the primary reason for these masks during World War I?
To hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies
To protect soldiers from spreading contagious diseases
To help soldiers use night vision technology to find the enemy
To protect soldiers from the effects of poison gas
This photograph shows a military tactic that —
made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties
required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods
made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate
required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance on cavalry forces
During World War I, tanks were used on the western front primarily to —
lead infantry advances across no-man’s-land and into enemy territory
destroy railroads and bridges used by enemy troops
release chemical weapons in advance attacks on enemy positions
launch long-range rockets at enemy aircraft
Which action was an immediate consequence of the event described in this headline?
Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
Great Britain intercepted the Zimmermann telegram.
The United States refused to join the League of Nations.
The Russian monarchy was overthrown.
Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?
Nationalism and militarism
Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare
Secret treaties and alliances
Imperialism and self-determination
What was the primary reason the exodusters left the South?
To escape drought conditions
To reunite with family members
To find employment in U.S. wartime industries
To escape oppression and discrimination
What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?
Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North
Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South
Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North
A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South
What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?
A decline in the number of women working in urban factories
A shift away from the traditional roles of women
An increase in the use of credit and installment plans
A decrease in crime associated with prohibition
What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?
Government leaders introduced health-care reform laws.
Lobbyists focused attention on the power of corporate monopolies.
Women worked to improve conditions in tenement houses.
Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because —
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
communists were infiltrating the United States
political machines had too much power in urban areas
Which of the following identifies two effects of the Harlem Renaissance?
•Increased geographic concentration of African Americans
•Increased popularity of venues featuring African American artists
•Founding of colleges for African Americans
•Founding of the Socialist Party
•Founding of Tuskegee University
•Migration of African Americans to western states
•Ratification of constitutional amendments ensuring rights for African Americans
•Increased support for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages
Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Southern farmers and clergy members
Factory owners and bankers
Muckrakers and women’s organizations
College students and immigrants
Public response to revelations such as the one in this excerpt led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the —
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Commerce
Institution of Education Sciences
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry
To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers
To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs
To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers
Which action is best described by this excerpt?
Elected leaders helped immigrants to assimilate to life in the United States.
Political machines justified corruption while providing benefits to communities.
Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States.
Progressive leaders protested eminent domain laws in the United States.
Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?
The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants
What effect did Teapot Dome have on citizens of the United States?
It led citizens to demand limits to Presidential power.
Brought about increased regulation of government spending.
It damaged popular trust in the federal government and its leaders.
It demanded U.S. foreign policies towards to containing Communism.
Why did imperialists like Alfred T Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the United States to build a canal through Panama?
The canal would help Midwestern farmers ship their goods into the Gulf of Mexico.
The canal would allow prospectors to reach the Klondike more easily.
The canal would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
The canal would make transporting troops to Europe easier in wartime.
What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on America's western frontier in the late nineteenth century?
The railroad protected the buffalo and Native American Indians on the frontier.
The railroad led to greater cooperation by Native American Indians and cattlemen against farmers.
The railroad led to the destruction of the buffalo and the opening of the Great Plains to settlement by ranchers and farmers.
The railroad affected only a small strip of land connecting the East coast with California.
Which factor prompted the Americanization movement of the early twentieth century?
The increasing numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe and rising nativists feelings.
The strengthening of Jim Crow laws in the southern United States
The rising tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
The growing concern about environmental issues in the western United States
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to —
increased U.S. presence in China
competition for jobs on the West Coast
rapid population growth in the Northeast
China’s actions during the Boxer Rebellion
Which value important to America’s success as a constitutional republic is best illustrated in this excerpt?
Social justice
Populism
Laissez-faire
Egalitarianism
U.S. membership in the League of Nations
the funding of a massive buildup of the U.S. Navy
a relaxation of U.S. citizenship requirements
U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War
Which caption best replaces the question mark in this photograph?
Abolish the Poll Tax and the Literacy Test
Lower the Voting Age for Women to Eighteen
Demand the Direct Election of Senators
Come in and Learn Why Women Ought to Vote
What is the best title for this list?
How Sharecroppers Lived in the Deep South
Ways Migrant Workers Lived in the Southwest
How Miners Took Advantage of Gold Rush Opportunities
Ways Settlers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains
President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, 1903
What was the most likely topic of discussion between these men?
Limiting the power of major railroad companies
Creating alternative maritime shipping routes
Conservation by designating additional land as national parks
Reducing the influence of environmental lobbyists
Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
The German annexation of Austria
The Soviet occupation of Germany
The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
