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HIS 2002 Test 2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Progressive goal to implement women's suffrage was accomplished by -

a)

A national referendum

b)

an executive order

c)

A supreme Court decision

d)

a constitutional amendment

2.

The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the —

a)

increased need to protect worker interests

b)

decreased power of political machines

c)

increased demand for skilled workers

d)

decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

3.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

a)

Workers secured a greater share of company profits.

b)

The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.

c)

The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.

d)

Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.

4.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House movement in Chicago?

a)

The founding of women’s colleges

b)

The introduction of prison reform

c)

The assimilation of immigrants

d)

The establishment of public libraries

5.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

6.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Administration

b)

NAACP

c)

National Park Service

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

7.

What amendment did the members of the Temperance movement work to achieve?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

8.

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Preservation

c)

Conservation

d)

Intimidation

9.

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.


This is most likely due to...

a)

The Baby Boom

b)

Immigration

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

Better Healthcare

10.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
11.
In the early 1900s, which group most often supported the views of the Populist Movement
a)
Factory owners
b)
Nativists
c)
Labor Unions
d)
Farmers
12.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

13.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
14.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
15.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
16.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
17.

Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?

  • German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
  • Acts of sabotage
  • ??????????
a)

Sunken American battleships

b)

Destroyed American skyscrapers

c)

Exploded nuclear weapons

d)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

18.
International peacekeeping organization.  U.S. did not join.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Superheroes
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Governmental Agency
19.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They became concerned about Russian expansion
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.
c)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.
20.
Former President Teddy Roosevelt was so upset at his protege', Taft, he did what during Taft's bid for reelection in 1912?
a)
actively campaigned for another Republican candidate
b)
actively campaigned for the Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson
c)
Formed the Bull Moose Party and ran against Taft
d)
Left the country in protest
21.
Tariffs at one time were the largest source of revenue for the U.S.  With lower tariffs, what NEW source of revenue was created to replace it?
a)
federal income tax
b)
corporate tax
c)
national sales tax
d)
federal property tax
22.
Which constitutional amendment allowed for a federal income tax?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
23.
What does the Federal Reserve do?
a)
Regulates monopolies
b)
Regulates the money supply
c)
Regulates trusts
d)
Regulates Prohibition
24.

The assassination of this man led to World War I in Europe.

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

25.

Which of these countries were part of the Allied Powers in World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

e)

Serbia

26.

Which of the following countries were part of the Central Powers during World War I? (3 correct)

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

e)

Bulgaria

27.

Before and after World War I, the United States practiced ____________________________, meaning the US didn't get involved in other countries fights.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Globalization

d)

Conservationism

28.

Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?

a)

Socialists had seized power

b)

Some nations refused to trade with each other.

c)

Nations began mobilizing for war

d)

People were joining the Black Hand.

29.

The break up of which empires was a lasting legacy of WW1?

a)

British Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

German Empire

d)

Austria-Hungarian Empire

30.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
31.
The U.S. entered World War I in
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1920
32.
Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and _____________________ took this opportunity to seize power (1922-1927) and become dictator of the USSR. 
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Nicholas III
c)
Rasputin
d)
Joseph Stalin
33.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
34.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
35.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
36.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
37.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
a)
homelessness
b)
bank failures
c)
high tariffs
d)
struggling farmers
38.

Which of the following were main causes of the Great Depression?

a)

the Stock Market Crash of 1929

b)

Overconsumption and underproduction

c)

Speculation and overspending

d)

High tariffs that blocked global trade

e)

Responsible banking practices

39.

What were the 3 Rs of the New Deal?

a)

Relent, Release, Recoil

b)

Relief, Resume, Resolve

c)

Reform, Relieve, Remove

d)

Relief, Recovery, Reform

40.

Which of the following best describes Hoover's initial approach to handling the Great Depression

a)

voluntarism and rugged individualism

b)

direct relief through government assistance

c)

limited government assistance of banking systems

d)

bailout of failing businesses

41.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
42.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
43.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scope's Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
44.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as: 
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration 
c)
The Great Agitation 
d)
The Great Separation 
45.

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

46.

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

a)

The taxation of imported luxury goods

b)

The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

c)

The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

d)

The implementation of immigration restrictions

47.

During the 1920's, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the --

a)

increased use of credit by U.S. consumers

b)

development of new forms of popular entertainment

c)

decline of public support for Progressive reforms

d)

conflict between Modernism and Fundamentalism

48.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
49.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
50.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
51.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
52.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
53.

WWII military alliance of Britain, France, Soviet Union, China, the U.S., and 45 other countries

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Triple Alliance

54.

The German government set up after WWI under Hindenburg that was overthrown by the Nazis

a)

The Reichstag

b)

Nazi Party

c)

Weimer Republic

d)

Third Reich

55.

Day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces-June 6, 1944 (Allied forces landed at Normandy, France; freed Paris; slowly advanced to Germany)

a)

D-Day

b)

V-Day

c)

VE-Day

d)

VJ-Day

56.

People of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S. were forced to relocate and imprisoned in camps. Sixty-two percent of the internees were U.S. citizens.

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Russo-Japanese War

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Japanese-American Internment

57.

Code name for the secret US project set up in 1942 to develop an atomic bomb.

a)

Fat Man

b)

Enola Gay

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Little Boy

58.

What were the names of the 2 cities in Japan that were attacked by atomic bombs.

a)

Tokyo

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Osaka

59.

Naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of the Bulge

60.

What is the United Nations?

a)

A court that sentenced war criminals after WW2

b)

The groups that started WW2

c)

An international organization thatwas created after WWII to stop future wars between countries and protect human rights

d)

None of the above