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EOC TEST REVIEW "EVENTS"

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the government want the Transcontinental Railroad built?

a)

To move prisoners west

b)

To encourage westward expansion

c)

To defeat Mexico

d)

To make peace with the Native Americans

2.

What act motivated many people to move out to Kansas?

a)

Jayhawker Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Free Land Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

3.
Opened government jobs to competitive exams rather than political connections.
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
d)
The Forgettable Presidents
4.

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

a)

It legalized Jim Crow Laws throughout the U.S.

b)

It made Jim Crow Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

c)

It created more equality

d)

It repealed the 14th Amendment

5.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
6.

How do the Little Rock Nine create social change?

a)

they integrated schools

b)

they segregated schools

c)

they ended discrimination

7.

This banned literacy tests after the March on Selma

a)

24th Amendment

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Civil Rights of 1957

d)

19th Amendment

8.

Poll tax, grandfather clause, jim crow laws, literacy test

a)

Disenfranchisement

b)

Suffrage

c)

Abolitionism

d)

Temperance

9.

Pullman Strike, Laissez-Faire, Social Darwinism

a)

Recosntruction

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Civil War

d)

Progressive Age

10.

Spanish American War

a)

1898

b)

1865

c)

1914

d)

1929

11.

Black Tuesday / Stock Market Crash

a)

1929

b)

1918

c)

1932

d)

1928

12.

Hoovervilles, Washington D.C., $1000 dollars, Veterans

a)

Bonus Army

b)

American Expeditionary Force

c)

Confederate Army

d)

Okies

13.

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Zimmermann Note, Trade With Britain / France

a)

Causes US Entry to Spanish American War

b)

Causes US Entry to World War 2

c)

Causes US Entry to World War I

d)

Causes of the American Civil War

14.

"We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal or alliance"

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Sinking of the USS Maine

c)

Zimmermann Telegram

d)

Yellow Journalism

15.
What act explains this picture?
a)
Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Nativism Act
c)
Quota System
16.
Using the image above and your content knowledge which statement best explains the reasoning behind the Palmer Raids?     
a)
A.  Many Americans feared the spread of communism by immigrants and radicals during the 1920s.
b)
A.  The Palmer raids were designed to help radical immigrants adjust to the United States
c)
A.  Many Americans feared losing their jobs to Italian immigrants.
d)
A.  Most Americans supported radical anarchists during the 1920s.
17.
This New Deal program built dams, which provided hydroelectric power to Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the whole river valley. Thousands of men were also employed to build the dams. This also helped the economy because electricity helped businesses in the area.
a)
CCC
b)
TVA
c)
WPA
18.
The New Deal program which primarily employed single, young men and worked to preserve parks and forests
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
Bureau of Land Management
19.
What was the name given to President Roosevelt's plan to alter the Supreme Court to increase his power in having his New Deal legislation passed instead of having it struck down on constitutional grounds? 
a)
The New Deal
b)
The Great Depression
c)
Court Packing 
d)
Second New Deal 
20.
law that gave the government power to give war materials to Great Britain without regard for its ability to pay
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
21.
Why did President Roosevelt ask Congress to declare war on Japan?
a)
the attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
the attack at Iwo Jima
c)
the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
the explosion of the USS Maine
22.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
23.
Because of the Arms Race, people feared that ______ may happen and possibly destroy all life.
a)
 Pandemic
b)
  Nuclear War 
c)
  Space Race 
d)
  Berlin Airlift 
24.
Competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. to build more power weapons was referred to as.
a)
  Arms Race 
b)
NASA
c)
Space Race
d)
Rat Race
25.
The dropping of supplies in the part of Berlin that the Soviet Union controlled was know as? 
a)
Jumping the Iron Curtain
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Air Force
d)
The Berlin Airlift
26.
The secret project to design an atomic weapon before other nations; led by Robert Oppenheimer
a)
D-Day
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
War Production Board
d)
Atlantic Charter
27.
Allied leaders Truman, Stalin, & Churchill met in Germany to set up Zones of control and inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Potsdam 
c)
Yalta
d)
Teheran
28.
How did the political division of post-war Germany heighten Cold War tensions?
a)
Poland was not granted a seaport on the Baltic Sea.
b)
Many Slavic people in West Germany did not have Soviet protection.
c)
Western allies maintained possession of the western half of Berlin located within the Soviet-controlled portion of Germany.
d)
The West German government was unsuccessful in efforts to reunite the two halves during the Cold War because of resistance by Western allies.
29.
The Korean conflict was part of the Cold War struggle between the United States and 
a)
the United Kingdom
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
30.
During the Cold War, nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the purpose of 
a)
advancing communism
b)
free trade
c)
mutual defense
d)
terrorism control
31.
The Cold War was a hostile but non-violent struggle for power between which two countries?
a)
The United States and Germany
b)
The Soviet Union and Germany
c)
The United States and Japan
d)
The United States and The Soviet Union
32.
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
a)
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
b)
by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets
c)
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
d)
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
33.
The Truman Doctrine said the United States would support any country 
a)
that is fighting Communism.
b)
that is fighting Democracy.
c)
that is fighting evil monkeys.
d)
that is fighting the Soviet Union.
34.
The Marshall Plan gave money to 
a)
Eastern European countries.
b)
Asian countries.
c)
Latin American countries.
d)
Western European countries.
35.
Johnson declared unconditional war on poverty with his program he called the 
a)
New Deal
b)
New Frontier
c)
Great Society
d)
Great Programs
36.
Which medical program was developed to provide coverage for senior citizens?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Obamacare
d)
Blue Cross of Alabama
37.
What group was developed to send volunteers to travel to poor countries to provide aid?
a)
Peace Corps
b)
VISTA
c)
Guerrilla Warfare
d)
Doves
38.
How did Kennedy respond to the build up of missiles in Cuba?
a)
Declared war on the Soviets
b)
Increased the draft
c)
Invaded Cuba
d)
Blockade of Soviet ships
39.
What war took place during Johnson's presidency?
a)
the Civil War
b)
the American Revolution
c)
the Vietnam War
d)
WWII
40.

An important element in shaping American attitude towards the war in Vietnam was

a)

the domino theory

b)

the open door policy

c)

self-determination of peoples

d)

natural rights

41.

Lyndon Johnson gained authority to conduct the war in Vietnam with

a)

a congressional declaration of war

b)

the Vietnam Freedom Act

c)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

the War Powers Act

42.

Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F. Kennedy

43.

What effect did the Tet Offensive have?

a)

it convinced Congress to pass the GI Bill

b)

it united most of the country behind Lyndon Johnson's war strategy

c)

it convinced the United States to enter the space race

d)

it increased opposition to the Vietnam War in the United States

44.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
45.
The counterculture movement of the 1960s valued what?
a)
war and peace
b)
drugs and violence
c)
peace and love
d)
freedom and poverty
46.
Members of the Counterculture Movement were known as what?
a)
Hippies
b)
Beatniks
c)
Yuppies
d)
Silent Minority
47.

Who was the U.S. Senator that spread the scare of communism in the U.S?

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Nikita Krushchev

d)

Joseph Stalin

48.

who was the Northern Vietnamese political leader

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Ho Chi Man

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Kim Jong-il

49.

Required enrollment in the military is called...

a)

POW

b)

ARVN

c)

draft

d)

registration

50.

___________________ is a gasoline-aluminum jelly mix used in weapons that causes prolonged burning

a)

napalm

b)

gasoline

c)

bouncing betty

d)

mushroom cloud

51.

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

52.
Created by
a)
Committee on Public Information
b)
Selective Service Act
c)
American Expeditionary Force
d)
Committee on War Recruitment 
53.

In 1919, Charles Schenck was charged with violating the Espionage Act. The Supreme Court ruled that Schenck's actions created a "clear and present danger."


How did the decision in this case affect the rights of U.S. citizens?

a)

By establishing restrictions on the right to vote

b)

By protecting the freedoms of religious minorities

c)

By placing limits on freedom of expression

d)

By protecting the rights of accused persons

54.

Korematsu v. United States

a)

Supreme Court case that ruled Japanese interment was legal

b)

Japanese -American infantry Troops

c)

Critical American naval engagement that turned the tide of war against the Japanese

d)

Bilingual language specialists for the Marines

55.
16th Amendment
a)
Prohibition
b)
Women's Suffrage
c)
Income Tax
56.
18th Amendment
a)
Prohibition
b)
Women's Suffrage
c)
Income Tax
57.
19th Amendment
a)
Prohibition
b)
Income Tax
c)
Women's Suffrage
58.

Henry Ford


A. Harlem Renaissance

B. Celebrity Culture and music 1920s

C. Rise of Automobile

D. Women in 1920s

E. Prohibition or Scopes Trial

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

59.

Flappers


A. Harlem Renaissance

B. Celebrity Culture and music 1920s

C. Rise of Automobile

D. Women in 1920s

E. Prohibition or Scopes Trial

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

60.
The largest water-to-land invasion by allied troops on the beaches of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.
a)
D-day
b)
VE Day
c)
VJ Day
d)
Pearl Harbor
61.
A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that was occupied by Japan and secured by Allies in 1945 to use as a landing base for bomber planes
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Nagasaki
62.
A U.S. naval base bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Holocaust
d)
VJ Day
63.
The Battle of __?__ was a 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers.
a)
Bulge
b)
Midway
c)
Britain
d)
Normandy
64.
Fought from April to June 1945 was the last obstacle to an Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands?
a)
Battle of Okinawa
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Battle of the Coral Sea
65.
What did Iranian student activists do when the Shah of Iran was treated in an American hospital?
a)
they terrorized American travelers in Europe
b)
they forced an attack on Iraq
c)
they seized the American embassy and took hostages
d)
they staged an overthrow of the government
66.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
67.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
68.

President _____ was the most involved during the Watergate scandal

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

69.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
70.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

71.

What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?

a)

They managed to conquer Korea.

b)

They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.

c)

They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.

d)

They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.

72.

The Soviet Union launched ________, the worlds first artificial satellite, into the Earth's orbit in 1957.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer I

73.

Which agreement resulted in Vietnam being split along the 17th parallel in 1954?

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Geneva Accords

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

74.

What happened as a result of the Three Mile Island accident?

a)

New regulations were put in place to make nuclear power safer

b)

Nuclear power was outlawed

c)

The construction of nuclear plants increased

d)

None of the above

75.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

76.
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
a)
holocaust
b)
nazism
c)
fascism
d)
rationing

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