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Spring Midterm/test Make Up

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 4hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After World War I, most Americans wanted the United States to follow a foreign policy of

a)

remaining involved in overseas affairs

b)

supporting the League of Nations

c)

isolationism in world affairs

d)

using United States forces to maintain peace in Europe

2.

In the United States, one result of World War II was that

a)

Americans became increasingly isolated from the rest of the world

b)

minorities were granted full civil rights

c)

industrial wages decreased

d)

the number of women in the workforce increased

3.

The immediate cause of United States entry into World War II was that the United States

a)

had to fulfill its collective security agreements with Western European nations

b)

felt it necessary to defend the principle of freedom of the seas

c)

suffered a direct military attack

d)

was ready to use its superior military and atomic capabilities

4.

An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that

a)

Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I

b)

the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact

c)

Japan declared war against the United States

d)

the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union

5.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the

a)

impact a single event can have on public opinion in a time of crisis

b)

effectiveness of a policy of appeasement in stopping aggression

c)

success of the pacifist movement in the United States

d)

role of communism as a negative influence in global affairs

6.

Prior to United States entry into both World War I and World War II, United States foreign policy changed from isolationism to involvement mainly because

a)

the United States felt obligated to honor its commitments to its allies

b)

United States interests were threatened

c)

the public had elected Presidents who supported expansionism

d)

American manufacturers lobbied for sales to hostile nations

7.

Which of the following actions might Dr. Seuss have been advocating?

a)

Purchasing War Bonds

b)

Planting Victory Gardens

c)

Recycling

d)

All of the above

8.

The United States became involved in World War II primarily because

a)

Germany refused to pay its debts from World War I

b)

European democracies supported United States policies toward Germany and Japan

c)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not enforce the Neutrality Acts

d)

the Japanese empire bombed the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

9.

Which was a major impact of World War II on economic life in the United States?

a)

The Federal Government supported the war effort without imposing wage and price controls.

b)

Employment opportunities for women and minorities increased greatly.

c)

The Federal Government encouraged inflation as a means of controlling consumer spending.

d)

The nation experienced its greatest unemployment levels of the 20th century.

10.

The U.S. strategy of _______ was used in the Pacific.

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Island Invading

c)

Strategic Landings

d)

Beach Landings

11.

The Manhattan Project was tasked with

a)

designing an atomic weapon

b)

moving Japanese Americans away from the Pacific coast

c)

resettling European refugees

d)

creating the infrastructure for nuclear power plants

12.

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill) was responsible for

a)

building United States military bases in allied countries throughout the world

b)

providing education and home loan benefits for soldiers returning from World War II

c)

maintaining the size of the active duty military at its pre–World War II level

d)

sending the United States economy into a post–World War II recession

13.

During the internment program, Japanese Americans were asked to sign this. Many who did not were sent to an internment camp where conditions were harsher than others.

a)

A loyalty pledge

b)

An order giving up all property in the U.S.

c)

A document giving up the right to vote forever.

d)

A pledge to immediately return to Japan at the end of the war.

14.

Which of following events did NOT occur while FDR was President?

a)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

internment of Japanese Americans

d)

Battle of Midway

15.

The Island battle considered to be the turning point of the Pacific War

a)

Midway

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Guadalcanal

d)

Sicily

16.

Homefront efforts to win the war included

a)

purchasing war bonds

b)

Victory Gardens

c)

rationing

d)

all the above

17.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

18.

Which amendment establishes direct election of US senators?

a)

10th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

12th Amendment

19.

This is a term used to describe a journalist who exposed bad things happening in government, society, and business.

a)

prohibition

b)

muckraker

c)

turnquist

d)

dopple-ganger

20.
Factory owners used child labor because children...
a)
Read better than their parents
b)
Are more efficient than other workers
c)
Can be paid less than adults
d)
Needed jobs to support parent
21.

What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?

a)

Banned the use of assembly lines

b)

Allowed the government to have unlimited power

c)

Cleaned up meat packing factories

d)

Advocated for minority groups

22.
Who wrote the “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902 and showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on unfair business practices? 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
23.
What was the west coast version of Ellis Island?
a)
San Fransisco Bay
b)
Heaven Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Asian Island
24.

The NEW immigrants who came to the United States AFTER 1880 were mainly from

a)

Russia

b)

Northern and Western Europe

c)

Southern and Eastern Europe

d)

Japan and China

25.
The purpose of Ellis Island was to _______
a)
inspect the immigrants before they could enter the united states
b)
teach immigrants english
c)
give immigrants information about housing
d)
educate immigrants on how to assimilate
26.

stopped the sale of bad foods and medicines and called for labeling food

a)

Clayton Antitrust Act

b)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

c)

conservation

d)

Pure Food and Drug Act

27.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
28.
The ________Amendment started Prohibition.  
a)
10th 
b)
19th 
c)
20th 
d)
18th 
29.
Congress can tax income.  Which amendment is this?
a)
16th
b)
18th
c)
9th
d)
10th
30.
Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 
a)
Nativists
b)
Political bosses
c)
Miners
d)
Labor leaders
31.

a company taking over its suppliers and distributors and transportation systems to gain total control over the quality and cost of its product

a)

vertical integration

b)

horizontal integration

c)

social Darwinism

d)

nativism

32.

the merging of companies that make similar products

a)

horizontal integration

b)

vertical integration

c)

urbanization

d)

tenement

33.

a philosophy based on Darwin's theories of evolution and natural selection, asserting that humans have developed through competition and natural selection with only the strongest surviving

a)

social Darwinism

b)

melting pot

c)

nativism

d)

urbanization

34.
first used the assembly line in the production of automobiles
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Street cars
d)
Henry Ford
35.
created a monopoly on the production of steel
a)
The Wright Brothers
b)
consumer products
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
labor unions
36.
refined oil and developed a monopoly in the oil industry
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Agrarian
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Thomas Edison
37.
complete control of an industry with no competition
a)
raw materials
b)
monopoly
c)
mass production
d)
labor unions
38.

A method of production that uses a standardized process of creating interchangeable parts in large quantities for a low price.

a)

technique

b)

micro production

c)

mass production

d)

cottage industry

39.
During the late 1800's, the use of child labor in United States factories was most opposed by...
a)
parents
b)
nativists
c)
labor unions
d)
factory owners
40.
The Standard Oil Company controlled 90% of the petroleum industry in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The sometimes unethical business practices of some business owners led them to be given this nickname
a)
Banksters
b)
Tycoons
c)
Fat Cats
d)
Robber Barons
42.
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
a)
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
b)
The best way to support the Standard Oil Company was to form proprietorships.
c)
Foreign competition with the Standard Oil Company was hurting American companies.
d)
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.
43.
Which three big businesses transformed America in the years between 1870 and 1914?
a)
meatpacking, automobile,  and construction
b)
railroads, steel and oil
c)
textile, meatpacking and canals
d)
political machines, settlement houses and ghettos
44.

This act made trusts and monopolies illegal.

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Wilson Anti-Trust Act

c)

Pugsley Anti-Trust Act

d)

Mattell Anti-Trust Act

45.
In the 1920`s what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African american musical edition?
a)
trance
b)
pop
c)
jazz
d)
hip hop 
46.
What was a time of great achievement, when artist in Harlem used writing, music, and painting to share their ideas and feelings about life 
a)
great migration 
b)
the eighteenth amendment 
c)
st. loui blues 
d)
Harlem Renaissance 
47.
In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
48.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
49.
Marcus Garvey would have been connected to what early 19th century movement?
a)
abolition
b)
suffrage
c)
asylum reform
d)
back to Africa
50.
The fear of communism was known as the
a)
Red Scare
b)
Yellow Fever
c)
Green Lateran 
51.
Consumer debt grew because
a)
people refused to use banks.
b)
Installment buying became popular.
c)
more Americans were paying cash for big ticket items.
52.
This term describes buying new products--refrigerators, washing machines, and cars--throughout the 1920s
a)
Consumerism
b)
Productism
c)
Creditism
d)
Nativism
53.
What was the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
a)
 a program of urban renewal among various ethnic groups begun in New York City
b)
a period of musical, artistic, and literary productivity among African Americans in New York City
c)
the integration of African Americans into colleges and universities throughout the nation
d)
a set of political reforms and social programs supported by African American politicians in New York City
54.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
55.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
56.
This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to 
a)
public disappointment over revelations of government corruption
b)
widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development
c)
public frustration with government neglect of the working class
d)
widespread anger over excessive partisan politics
57.
During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in U.S. transportation technology?
a)
Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.
b)
Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people
c)
Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.
d)
Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast
58.
The area of New York where the American music publishing industry concentrated from 1880-1940
a)
Bronx
b)
Central Park
c)
Times Square
d)
Tin Pan Alley
59.

This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Frederick Douglass

60.

This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Frederick Douglass

61.

Which Civil Rights leader advocated for African-Americans to improve themselves through education and job training?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Booker T. Washington

62.
What happened on October 29, 1929? 
a)
stock market crashed
b)
WWI ended
c)
Franklin Roosevelt was elected
d)
stock market reached an all-time high
63.
Who did most Americans blame for the Great Depression?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Franklin Roosevlet
d)
Herbert Hoover
64.
What was FDR's plan called to help America pull out of the Great Depression?
a)
Fair Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Great Deal
d)
New Plan
65.
Which New Deal program was started to protect the banks?
a)
FDIC
b)
CCC
c)
PWA
d)
FERA
66.
Places where people might live that were homeless during the Great Depression.
a)
Condo
b)
Tenements
c)
Ethnic Neighborhoods
d)
Hoovervilles
67.
How did President Franklin Roosevelt communicate with America during the 1930s?
a)
radio
b)
television
c)
Twitter
68.
A program started under the New Deal helped create a retirement fund so when people retired they still had an income.
a)
FERA
b)
Social Security
c)
Dust Bowl
69.
Which is NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl.
a)
overspeculating on stocks
b)
drought
c)
overgrazing livestock
d)
overplowing fields
70.
Which is NOT an impact on the Great Depression on Americans?
a)
unemployment at an all time high
b)
homeless and hungry Americans 
c)
income of farmers decreased
d)
Americans were spending more money 
71.
Define Black Tuesday
a)
Group of government programs created to try and end the Great Depression.
b)
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed. It was the official start of the Great Depression
c)
Minimal improvement in economy. FDR urged congress to pass additional programs. 
72.
Define Credit
a)
A loan given to help you buy items you normally cannot buy on your own.
b)
Settlements consisting of shacks and makeshift shelters that formed on the outskirts of cities. Named after President Hoover.
c)
Hobos rode on the trains to look for work.
73.
How did the federal government help farmers in the New Deal?
a)
they had them plant less crops
b)
they bought their crops
c)
they had them produce more crops
d)
none of the above
74.
This program provided jobs for millions of Americans, who were given the task of building roads, bridges, parks, airports and a plethora of other public facilities.
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
75.
Buying stock without knowing the risks, assuming it will just go up is known as ________.
a)
speculation
b)
buying on margin
c)
market capitalization
d)
hammering the market
76.
What New Deal agency monitors the stock market?
a)
FBI
b)
CCC
c)
FDIC
d)
SEC
77.
The TVA generated what for the people of the Tennessee River Valley?
a)
electricity
b)
oil
c)
fresh water
d)
natural gas

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