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American History 2 Cumulative Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
2.
In what state did the KKK threw bombs at the bus and didn't let the riders escape?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Texas
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Alabama
3.
Who began a bus boycott when she refused to give up her seat on a city bus?
a)
President Johnson
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Little Rock Nine
4.
What association advanced the rights of African Americans?
a)
CORE
b)
NAACP
c)
NOW
d)
ERA
5.
What was the outcome of the Brown vs. Board of Education?
a)
seating choice on a bus
b)
no-seating choice on the bus
c)
segregation of schools
d)
desegregation of schools
6.

Which of the following was NOT an area where African-Americans were able to get jobs in the North.

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Steel Industry

c)

Automotive Factories

d)

Meatpacking Plants

7.
Refusing to buy something as a protest.
a)
fast
b)
boycott
c)
diligence
d)
justice
8.
An 1890 law that made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states or with other countries.
a)
Bimetalism
b)
Populism
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
9.
Founder of the Standard Oil Company who used a trust to gain total control of the oil industry in America.
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Eugene V. Debs
d)
George Pullman
10.
A railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, completed in 1869
a)
Grange
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
11.
Giving in to the demands of an aggressor in order to avoid confrontation/conflict
a)
Retaliation
b)
Compromise
c)
Appeasement
d)
Surrender
12.
Top secret program created by Roosevelt to design an Atomic bomb...
a)
Area 51
b)
Office of Strategic Services
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Energy Bureau
13.
Popular idea in 1800's that it was God's plan for the US to expand all the way to the Pacific
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Popular Sovereignty
14.
The Japanese bombing of this military base in Hawaii convinced the US to enter WWII
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Manila Bay
c)
Santiago Harbor
d)
Majing Bay
15.
The first nation to put a satellite into space...
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
China
c)
India
d)
United States
16.
First nation to land an astronaut on the Moon...
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
17.
During World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United States was to
a)
draft military personnel
b)
ration manufactured goods
c)
increase industrial productivity
d)
replace factory workers
18.
The United States interned many Japanese Americans during World War II because of
a)
their refusal to be deported
b)
a fear they would aid the enemy
c)
a concern over violent protests from them
d)
their refusal to be drafted into the military
19.
This document describes the United States' response to the
a)
Cold War tension in Europe
b)
Japanese invasion of China
c)
creation of the state of Israel
d)
creation of the Manhattan project
20.
This practice was outlawed with the passage of the
a)
15th Amendment
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
19th Amendment
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
21.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created primarily to
a)
protect Western Europe from communism
b)
encourage communist faction in China
c)
install democratic governments in Africa
d)
protect South America from invasion
22.
Veterans of which war often faced public hostility when they returned from duty?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
23.
The political activism of the group described in the excerpt contributed directly to —
a)
the elimination of poll taxes
b)
the repeal of the 18th Amendment
c)
the outlawing of child labor
d)
the ratification of the 19th Amendment
24.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by —
a)
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
b)
bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
c)
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
25.
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
a)
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.
b)
It brought the most significant beat poets together.
c)
It established jazz as a prominent musical form.
d)
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.
26.
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
a)
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
b)
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
c)
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
d)
The lower cost of living in urban areas
27.

Which of these describes "stagflation?"

a)

A free trade agreement that eliminates tariffs between countries

b)

Economic condition created by high inflation combined with recession

c)

An economic system that depends on a "classless" social structure and all production held in common

d)

Period of sustained economic growth and prosperity

28.

What was the primary outcome of the Korean War?

a)

Korea remained divided at almost the same place as before the war

b)

North Korea conquered the entire peninsula

c)

Chinese forces controlled most of Korea while the remainder surrendered

d)

North Korea surrendered when the US threatened to use nuclear weapons

29.

Many white Americans moved where after cities were becoming more crowded?

a)

Urban Areas

b)

Rural Areas

c)

Suburban Areas

d)

Other Countries

30.

What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?

a)

to help the United States establish colonies in Europe

b)

to develop strong trading partners in Asia

c)

to create stable governments that could resist communism

d)

to force the Soviet Union to allow more emigration

31.

The U.S. Senate’s rejection of the League of Nations was based on fear that the League would

a)

draw the United States into another war.

b)

not involve enough nations to effectively carry out its goals

c)

fail to severely punish Germany for its role in World War I.

d)

ensure the status of the United States as a major world power.

32.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called

a)

Agriculture

b)

Federalism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Urbanization

33.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization.


Which is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

a)

It delayed the transportation of crops to market

b)

It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crops.

c)

It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.

d)

It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation.

34.

Between 1870 and 1900, industrialization in the United States led to working conditions that labor unions opposed. Identify 2 conditions below.

a)

Insufficient technology in the workplace

b)

Unsafe working conditions

c)

Low wages

d)

No voting opportunities

35.

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

36.
What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?
a)
FDR
b)
JFK
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Taft
37.
What 2 oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
a)
Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
d)
Lake Michigan and Mississippi River
38.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
39.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
40.

A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land was the ___________.

a)

homesteaders

b)

drought

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Proclamation

41.
Which Constitutional amendment provided for Prohibition (conservative social progressives)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
42.
Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that
a)
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
b)
immigration weakened national unity
c)
the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people
d)
poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
43.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
44.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
45.

Who plotted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

Iraq

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Yassir Arafat

46.

When did the Twin Towers attacks occur ?

a)

September 21, 2001

b)

September 11, 2001

c)

September 11, 2002

d)

August 11, 2001

47.

The anti-terrorism law passed after 9/11 was...

a)

The Patriot Act

b)

The Civili Rights Act

c)

The Prohibition Act

d)

The Terrorism and Security Act

48.

What US Military Base is in Cuba?

a)

Ft. Wood

b)

Guanacaste

c)

Guantanamo Bay

d)

Ft. Kennedy

49.

A free music festival that attracted more that 400,000 young people to a farm in upstate New York in August 1969.

a)

Counterculture

b)

Hippie Parade

c)

Woodstock

d)

La Raza Concerto

50.
The counter culture movement was an extension of what earlier movement from the 50s?
a)
Beat Movement
b)
Conservative Coalition
c)
Flappers
d)
Lost Generation
51.
What was the most dramatic example of the counterculture movement?
a)
Hippies
b)
Beat Movement
c)
Flappers
d)
Lost Generation
52.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
53.
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
54.

The Red Scare was a fear of the spread of _________________

a)

Nativism

b)

Communism

c)

Fascism

d)

Racism

55.
Nativism is
a)
the idea that Native Americans should have more land
b)
the distrust of immigrants by Americans
c)
a fear of radical ideas
d)
hatred of all people by Native Americans

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