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WorksheetsSemester Exam US HISTORY Fall 2020
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
When a Nation extends their power over other nation’s land?
(Era7.1.USH.1/Lvl 1)
Philanthropic
Imperialism
Economic
Industrial
Exaggerated stories to sell newspapers (Era7.1.USH.1/Lvl 1)
Industrialism
Militarism
Yellow Jouralism
Imperialism
What forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain? (Era7.1.USH.1/Lvl 1)
poor treatment of the Cubans
sinking of the USS Maine
the Zimmerman Telegram
they needed Spanish gold
What was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly? (Era7.1.USH.1/Lvl 2)
The Rio Grande
The Snake River
The Gulf of Mexico
The Panama Canal
In 1898, Congress annexed Hawaii mainly because (Era7.1.USH.1/Lvl 2)
Queen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.
Pineapples were a major export to China.
The Boxers rebelled over labor strikes.
The US needed naval stations in the Pacific.
ww1 started in what year?
Era7.1.USH.2 lv.1
1912
1914
1918
1917
World War 1 was also known a what?
Era7.1.USH.2 lv. 1
Korean war
The Imperialism war
The Great War
The little war
Who was assassinated that set off the start of WW1?
Era7.1.USH.2 lv. 1
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Queen Elizabeth
The new type of warfare where soldiers dug into the ground and maneuvered through miles of ditches was called?
Era7.1.USH.4 lv. 1
Trench warfare
no mans land
hide and seek
Ditch warfare
The area between two opposing lines littered with barbed wire is known as?
Era7.1.USH.4 lv.1
the area between
trench warfare
no mans land
the middle
The United States entered the war in what year?
Era7.1.USH.2 lv. 1
1914
1918
1917
1912
What was the name of the note from Germany that tried to get Mexico into the war and open a front in the southern United States?
Era7.1.USH.3 lv. 2
Mexican Note
Hitler Note
Zimmerman Note
German Note
Russia left the war due to a situation back in the motherland. This situation came to be known as?
Era7.1.USH.3 lv.2
WW2
Russian Revolution
Russian/Japan War
French Revolution
During this time the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution. This ended women's suffrage and gave them the right to do what?
Era7.1.USH.5 lv. 1
Speech
Fight in the military
Vote
Go to school
The treaty that ended the war on November 11 at 11:11 was known as ?
Era7.1.USH.5 lv. 1
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Rome
Treaty of New York
An exceptional African American fighting unit from Harlem became know as the ____?
Era7.1.USH.2 lv. 1
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Night Fighters
Harlem Hellfighters
Harlem Hellcats
Who did the Palmer Raids target?
anti-imperialists
progressives
communists
fascists
What is Nativism
hatred for/discrimination against Native Americans
sense of extreme pride for your country
support of farmers
hatred for/discrimination against immigrants
What amendment banned alcohol (Prohibition)?
16
18
19
21
Why was the 1920s known as the "Roaring 20s?"
huge increase in immigration which led to fighting
economic depression
people were free to drink and party at their leisure
it was a time of cultural and social changes
What was the "noble experiment?"
outlawing alcohol
spreading awareness for Black American culture
fight for women's right to vote
getting rid of big business
Amendment that ended prohibition
16
18
19
21
What kind of people were targeted during the Red Scare?
anarchists and socialists
socialist candidates
people with freedom of speech who talk bad about the government
What was the major reason that prohibition (18th amendment) was repealed?
resulted in organized crime
violated bill of rights
led to the great depression
reduce taxes collected by the US
What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?
mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply
the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people
the banning of alcohol
giving women the right to vote
Modern 1920s woman who had a new liberated lifestyle (nontraditional)
floozie
flapper
flubber
flippant
Which of these was NOT a characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance?
helped to break stereotypes about Blacks
helped to increase respect for Blacks
decreased support for the civil rights movement
increased appreciation for Black art and literature
What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?
fought for increased job opportunities
pressured colleges and universities to accept female students
displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society
helped female politicians win campaigns
The Chicago Race riots were started at the beach on what lake?
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Erie
Greers Ferry
The movement of African Americans from the south to northern industrial cities became known as?
The Great Awakening
The Great and Wonderful Oz
The Great Migration
The Great Flock
John D. Rockefeller was known for what type of business?
Oil
Steel
Airplane
Cars
Who was an philanthropist who revolutionized the steel industry in America?
Andrew Carnegie
John Rockefeller
Abraham Lincoln
Howard Taft
Who was credited with creating the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Payne
What is the term used to describe the settlement of western territory of the United States during the 1800s?
Imperialism
Manifest Destiny
Destiny Magnificat
Ultimate Power
The railroad that connected the eastern and western parts of the United States is known as?
Union Pacific
The great railroad
Panama Canal
Transcontinental Railroad
Who ended up winning the civil war?
The Union
The Confederates
The British
The French
Abraham Lincoln gave signed an executive order and gave a speech freeing all the slaves. This became known as?
The fugitive slave act
The emancipation proclamation
The civil rights act of 1964
the Missouri Compromize
