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WorksheetsAlternate U.S. History Term 2 Final Exam
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
5. The presidents following WWI were all
a. Republican
b. Democratic
c. Independents
d. Progressive
6. The skylines of big cities changed in the 1920s due to
a. department stores
b. food chains
c. skyscrapers
d. pollution
9. More people bought on credit in the 1920s to purchase this new item.
a. automobile
b. refrigerator
c. vacuum
d. telephone
10. The ideal young woman of the 1920s was the
a. Gibson girl
b. flapper
c. fashion lady
d. suffragists
11. This music was created by African American migrants from New Orleans
a. blues
b. waltz
c. Charleston
d. jazz
13. This group grew in number in the 1920s due to added freedoms of blacks.
a. bootleggers
b. KKK
c. speakeasies
d. suffragists
14. The United States began to limit immigration by placing these on immigrants.
a. quotas
b. shackles
c. boots
d. republicans
15. Which of the following was not one of the causes of the Great Depression?
a. too much debt built up in 1920’s
b. deficit spending during Roosevelt’s first term
c. overproduction of goods during 1920’s
d. escalation of fear by stockholders
16. What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a. march on Washington of veterans seeking bonus pay
b. stock market crash in October, 1929
c. election of President Roosevelt
d. Germany’s stopping of war reparation payments
17. Consumer spending and Gross National Product did what in the early years of the
a.nearly doubled from the 1920’s
b. decreased through 1933
c. stopped during the depression
d. increased slightly
18. Which of the following was not one of the effects of the stock market crash in 1929?
a. Unemployment
b. bank failures
c. business failures
d. increased trade
19. How were working women affected during the Great Depression?
a. they were hired to replace men who earned higher wages
b. they were fired to allow men to have more access to work
c. they worked longer hours to pay for childcare
d. they were given pay increases to help provide for their families
20. What did companies do to stay afloat during the Great Depression?
a. increase advertising to encourage sales
b. reduce workers hours to open more positions
c. reduce employee’s pay to keep company income
d. all of the above
21. This president won the 1932 election by a landslide after stating the nation was “in need for change”.
a. Herbert Hoover
b. Calvin Coolidge
c. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d. Woodrow Wilson
22. This music was created by African American migrants from New Orleans
a. blues
b. waltz
c. Charleston
d. jazz
23. . Policy enacted by depression era president to bring an end to the depression through government assisted programs.
a. Laissez-faire
b. New Plan
c. New Deal
d. Communism
24. As discussed in class, teens did what during the depression to try and help their families?
a. flew overseas to work for foreign governments
b. rode the rails looking for work
c. led revolts against the government asking for the right to vote
d. bootlegged alcohol
25. “Sometimes it was so thick that it completely hid the sun. Visibility ranged from nothing to 50 feet, the former when the eyes were so filled with dirt which could not be avoided.” This quote describes what event during the 1930’s?
a. bombing of Hiroshima
b. trench warfare during WWI
c. dustbowl of Great Plains
d. march on Washington by veterans
26. The dustbowl affected what areas of the United States?
a. Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico
b. New Mexico, Arizona, California
c. Washington, Montana, Oregon, California
d. Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee
27. Who was most affected by the dustbowl?
a. men who owned stock in large companies
b. government officials who owned large areas of land
c. farmers who worked on their land for subsistence
d. women who worked in industries
28. What is the time period called after Roosevelt’s taking office, in which he pushes
a. bank holiday
b. red-ink interim
c. hundred days
d. financial recess
29. The first woman to hold a cabinet position, appointed by President Roosevelt as Secretary of Labor was
a Eleanor Roosevelt
b. Amelia Earhart
c. Frances Perkins
d. Joan Crawford
30. What legislation passed by Congress established a system that provided old-age pensions for workers as well as benefits for others in need?
a. Fair Labor Standards Act
b. Hawley-Smoot Tariff
c. Social Security Act
d. Neutrality Act
31. What politician from Louisiana (called the kingfish) opposed New Deal legislation and developed his own program called “Share the Wealth”?
a. Father Coughlin
b. Herbert Hoover
c. Huey Long
d. Upton Sinclair
32. Which of the following is not a new deal program?
a. Hawley-Smoot Tariff
b. Public Works Program
c. National Industrial Recovery Act (Public Works Administration)
d. Tennessee Valley Authority
33. The situation regarding organized labor during the depression was marked by
a. peaceful relations between labor and management
b. steadily rising wages
c. several violent strikes
d. competition from mass numbers of immigrants
34. According to the statistics studied in class, which of the following happened in 1933?
GDP = Gross Domestic Product, the amount of goods and services produced in a year
a. decreased GNP, decreased consumer spending, increased unemployment
b. increased GNP, increased unemployment
c. decreased unemployment, increased consumer spending, increased GNP
d. no changes in unemployment, GNP, and consumer spending
35. Who was affected by the Great Depression?
a. families
b. Germany
c. workers
d. All of the Above
36. The economic pressures placed on Japan by the United States in response to Japanese aggression in Asia led to
a. offensive action by Japan against the United States.
b. a temporary halt of offensive action by Japan against the United States.
c. the return of Manchuria to China.
d. an Open Door policy to China.
37. Which of the following statements describes the French reaction to the German invasion?
a. The French provided no resistance to the invasion.
b. French soldiers held positions along the Maginot Line.
c. The French did not accept any aid in their defense.
d. The French were victorious in driving back the Germans.
38. The American strategy designed to defeat Japan in the Pacific was to
a. bypass the islands and focus all strength on an invasion of Japan.
b. methodically take each Japanese-held island one by one.
c. concentrate on the more important islands.
d. prevent an invasion of Hawaii by the Japanese.
39. The experiences of African Americans in World War II
a. were ones of total integration.
b. proved the effectiveness of segregation.
c. were generally the same as those of white military personnel.
d. reflected racial discrimination.
40. What pushed Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a. Hitler’s invasion of Austria
b. Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia
c. Hitler’s invasion of Poland
d. Hitler’s nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
41. Which one of the following provided billions of U.S. dollars in support of the Allied war effort?
a. the Lend-Lease Act
b. the Training and Service Act
c. the Neutrality Acts
d. the Atlantic Charter
42. Why did Truman order the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
a. He hoped to demonstrate the superior power of the United States.
b. He hoped to obtain Japan’s unconditional surrender and avoid a ground invasion.
c. He was worried that Japan was growing stronger
d. He was angry that Japan had rebuffed his attempts to negotiate a peace settlement.
43. Hitler blamed Germany's economic problems on
a. Aryans.
b. Italians
c. Jews
d. Paul von Hindenburg.
44. Japanese Americans in U.S. internment camps
a. did not involve themselves in cultural activities.
b. did not develop resources to use after the war.
c. established ways to serve cultural needs.
d. were not able to educate their children.
45. Which of the statements below describes a change in family life that resulted from World WarII?
a. Day-care centers increased dramatically.
b. Families lived in familiar neighborhoods for most of their lives.
c. Women did not have jobs outside the home.
d. Children were often left unattended while parents worked long hours.
46. Women working in industries during World War II
a. received pay that was equal to male workers.
b. generally were not accepted by male workers.
c. were guaranteed continued employment after the war.
d. were easily accepted by male workers.
47. The propaganda representative for women in the workforce was
a. G.I Jane
b. Sarah the Sheeter
c. WWII Wanda
d. Rosie the Riveter
48. After WWII, the US found themselves involved in a war of ideological differences against
a. Germany
b. France
c. Great Britain
d. USSR
49. The turning point of the Cold War was after Truman’s comments made at
a. Yalta
b. Potsdam
c. London
d. Berlin
50. To keep Turkey and Greece from falling to Communism, the United States enacted the
a. Truman Doctrine
b. Marshall Plan
c. Warsaw Pact
d. NATO
51. The first threat of the Cold War in 1948 was the
a. . Fall of China
b. Korean War
c. Fall of Hungary
D. Berlin Crisis
52. The Soviet Union’s Counter-alliance system to the United State’s NATO was
a. Molotov
b. Warsaw Pact
c. Marshall Plan
d. Euro Alliance
53. The first Hot War within the Cold War was in
a. China
b. Berlin
c. Vietnam
d. Korea
54. Many American families responded to the fear of Cold War by
a. Building Fallout shelters
b. Moving North
c. Electing Eisenhower
d.Suicide
55. Under Eisenhower, the United States took on this stance, the art of never backing down
a. Disarmament
b. Brinkmanship
c. Massive Retaliation
d. Peace talks
56. The Soviet launching of this satellite began the Space Race between the USSR and US.
a. Sputnik
b. Explorer I
c. Molotov
d. Khruschev
57. This organization was formed in the US to conduct covert operations and to prevent communism.
a. NATO
b. NASA
c. CIA
d. Warsaw Pact
58. The closest threat of the Cold War was brought about due to US loss of trust from Cuba with the
a. Cuban Missile Crisis
b. Bay of Pigs Invasion
c. . Kennedy Talks
d. Brinkmanship
59. The standoff between Kennedy and Khruschev is called the
a. Cuban Missile Crisis
b. Bay of Pigs Incident
c. Kennedy Talks
d. Brinkmanship
60. This encouraged the growth of suburbs and increased college populations.
a. Demobilization
b. Baby Boom
c. Suburbia
GI Bill
61. Due to the competition of the Cold War, the US education started to focus on
a. Math and English
b. Math and History
c. Math and Science
d. Math
62.Suburbs began to pop up across America, especially after the introduction of pre-fab housing in
a. Los Angeles
b. New York
c. Boston
d. Levittown
63. Those in poverty in the 1950s included
a. children
b. elderly
c. urban
d. all of the above
64. The couple convicted of selling the secret of the bomb to the Soviets were the
a. Chambers
b. McCarthys
c. Trumans
d. Rosenbergs
65. The 1960 election between Nixon and Kennedy was the first to hold a
a. televised debate
b. train campaign
c. statewide vote
d. radio debate
66. The winner of the 1960 election was
a. Eisenhower
b. Nixon
c. Kennedy
d. Truman
67. The Brown v. Board of Education ruling overturned this previous ruling, separate but equal.
a. Vital v. Engel
b. Plessy v. Ferguson
c. Smith v. Martin
d. . Parks v. AL
68. This planned event was begun by the refusal the give up a seat by Rosa Parks.
a.School Integration
b. Sit Ins
c. Montgomery Bus Boycott
d. March on Washington
69. The first African American to be named to the Supreme Court was
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. Malcolm X
c. Jesse Jackson
d. Thurgood Marshall
70. The nation of Vietnam was originally called Indochina and controlled by
a. England
b. France
c. Belguim
d. Italy
71. The United States government believed that
a. the falling of Vietnam could lead to more nations falling, the domino theory
b. the Buddhist monks protesting in Vietnam left the region at risk of Buddhist take-over
c. Ho Chi Mihn would lead the country into financial devastation and the US would lose $$$
d. Vietnam was a problem that should be dealt with by European nations
72. President Johnson justified the U.S. “police action” against North Vietnam
a. by reinstating the Truman Doctrine, offering financial assistant at the threat of communism
b. by claiming the British would gain superpower status if they controlled the region
c. by describing the need by the South Vietnamese and gaining American popular support
by declaring the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution after a US ship was hit in the North region
73. At home, Vietnam brought conflict and chaos, including
a. draft dodgers that ran to Canada to avoid participation in the war
b. student protests
c. Kent State students killed after a peaceful protest
d. All of the above
74. The Vietnamese were devastated by the war in their homeland as evidenced by
a. villages destroyed
b. jungles removed by agent orange
c. rice fields burnt beyond use
d. all of the above
75. The major US offensive for control of the major supply route was
a. the Ho Chi Mihn Trail offensive, which destroyed all major roadways
b. the Tet offensive, which destroyed roads, villages, bridges, and cities
c. the Vietnamization offensive, which pushed all Vietnamese out of the region
d. none of the above
76. After dealing with years of the war and facing failing public opinion, Lyndon B. Johnson chose
a. to take control of North Vietnam with the use of the hydrogen bomb
b. to immediately pull out of Vietnam and allow the South to fall
c. to not run for re-election after making a decision to start troop removal from Vietnam
d. none of the above
77. As the US troops pulled out of Vietnam in 1975, South Vietnam
a. was left under the control of President Theiu, who led the nation for many years
b. was under the control of the Chinese troops
c. was controlled by US Pease Corp members
d. fell immediately to the North Vietnamese Army, who was invading Saigon as our helicopters pulled out
78. The name given to the young members of the counterculture was
a. hippies
b. groupies
c. cults
d. gangsters
79. Women in the 1960s tried to gain social rights by organizing
a. National Organization for Women
b. Women's Liberation Movement
c. Native Rights Group
d. None of the above
80. Groups looking for change in the 1960s and 1970s included
a. women
b. Hispanics
c. Native Americans
d. All of the above
