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US History Big Daddy Review USH15-23

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I

a)

Patriot Bond

b)

Liberty Bond

c)

War Bond

d)

James Bond

2.

This law provided penalties for spying, sabotage, and obstructing the war effort

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Treason Act

c)

Traitor Act

d)

Spy Act

3.

He was arrested after making a series of speeches against the war urging American men not to fight.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

Eugene Debs

4.

During World War I there was the shift in population demographics, it was called what?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Great Move

c)

The Great Shift

d)

The Great Immigration

5.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan was called what?

a)

Eighteen Points

b)

Sixteen Points

c)

Thirteen Points

d)

Fourteen Points

6.

This was created and made up of primarily European nations, but the United States never joined.

a)

Justice League

b)

United Nations

c)

League of Nations

d)

Allied Powers

7.

British passenger liner sunk by the Germans in May, 1915 which killed 1200 people including 128 Americans leading many Americans to want war with Germany.

a)

Maine

b)

Titanic

c)

Sussex

d)

Lusitania

8.
"Unrestricted submarine warfare" and "Zimmermann note" may be categorized as which of the following?
a)
Wilson's Domestic Strategies
b)
1914 Causes of World War I
c)
Causes of America's entry in the Great War
d)
Part of Wilson's 14 Points
9.

What was the Zimmerman Telegram? And how did it lure the U.S. into the war?

a)

it tried to get Italy to fight with the Allies

b)

it tried to get Russia to fight with the Central Powers

c)

it tried to get Mexico to join Germany against the U.S. promising a return of land lost during Mexican-American War.

d)

It tried to get Mexico to fight with the U.S.

10.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
11.
Which of the following best describes a reason that African Americans would have moved from the South to the North and Midwest between 1910 and 1930?
a)
The climate was better.
b)
There were more jobs.
c)
The housing was free.
d)
There were fewer taxes.
12.
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Berlin
d)
Treaty of London
13.

After WWI, the U.S. wanted _____.

a)

to be left alone (isolationism)

b)

to tell Cuba what to do

c)

more colonies and territories

d)

to be involved in world affairs.

14.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
15.
What does the in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Allegiance
b)
Assignment
c)
Alliances 
d)
Aliens
16.
What does the I in M.A.I.N stand for?
a)
Isolationism 
b)
Inspectionism 
c)
Inception  
d)
Imperialism 
17.
What does the N in M.A.I.N stand for? 
a)
Nationalism
b)
Nation
c)
Negligence
d)
Newism 
18.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Serbia
19.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
20.

Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities “Hoovervilles”?

a)

President Hoover was very popular during the depression

b)

They blamed President Hoover for the depression

c)

They wanted to remember President Hoover

d)

President Hoover grew up in similar housing

21.

Which factor contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?

a)

Over speculation

b)

Government regulation of big business

c)

Decreased investment in business

d)

Increased agricultural prices

22.
This cause led many businesses to close, because they were producing more goods than consumers were willing to buy.
a)
Overproduction 
b)
Underconsumption 
c)
Buying on Credit 
d)
Stock Speculation 
23.

When the public is unable to buy enough to keep up with how much is being produced:

a)

Overproduction

b)

Underconsumption

c)

Regulations

24.
According to some historians, a major reason that the depression worsened was President Hoover’s belief 
a)
In laissez-faire economic policy, government should not  intervene into business affairs
b)
That the government must spend money to make money
c)
That the nation should turn to socialism to solve its economic problems
d)
In government programs to help the poor
25.

Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?

a)

Relief for the unemployed

b)

Plans for recovery

c)

Repay bankers

d)

Reform to prevent another Great Depression

26.

President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?

a)

It gave all people the right to vote.

b)

It created programs to put people back to work.

c)

It let all new immigrants become American citizens.

d)

It let people travel around the country freely.

27.

A Senator from Louisiana who proposed a nationwide social programs called Share-Our-Wealth and "Every Man a King".

a)

Huey Long

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Francis Townsend

d)

Charles Coughlin

28.

President Roosevelt's first ____ days as president were especially important since major laws were passed to help the Great Depression.

a)

Thousand

b)

Fifty

c)

Two

d)

Hundred

29.

Insured bank deposits. Restored confidence in the banking system.

a)

FDIC

b)

CCC

c)

TVA

d)

AAA

30.

The Share the Wealth program of Senator Huey Long called for _________ to pay for the program.

a)

a national lottery

b)

heavy taxes on the rich

c)

return to the gold standard

d)

a flat tax

31.
What are the 3 R's of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Rebuild, and Reform
b)
Recover, Rebuild, and Reform
c)
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
d)
Recover, Revive, and Reform
32.
Eleanor Roosevelt as a symbol of social progress and women’s activism by:
a)
Advocating for human rights
b)
Serving on the Human Rights Committee of the newly formed United Nations after WWII
c)
Championing the rights of African Americans.
d)
All of these
33.

Eleanor Roosevelt was known as the...

a)

Last Lady

b)

Second Lady

c)

First Lady of the United States of America

34.

Book written by Upton Sinclar

a)

The Jungle

b)

The Octopus

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

How the Other Half Lives

35.

Book written by Jacob Riis

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The Jungle

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

McClure's Magazine

36.

Subject of How the Other Half Lives

a)

Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions

b)

Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat

c)

Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics

d)

Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company

37.

Book written by Ida Tarbell

a)

History of the Standard Oil Company

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

The Octopus

d)

The Jungle

38.

Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company

a)

Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory

b)

Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand

c)

Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers

d)

Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas

39.

Legislation enacted as a result of the "The Jungle"

a)

Pure Food & Drug Act

b)

Tenement Housing Act

c)

17th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

40.
The poll tax, literacy tests, and grandfather clause aimed to keep who from voting
a)
Poor white citizens
b)
Black citizens
c)
Native Americans
d)
Chinese immigrants
41.
If you, your father, or your grandfather could vote before 1867, you had the right to vote even if you could not pay the poll tax or pass the literacy test
a)
Separate but equal
b)
Grandfather clause
c)
Gentleman's Agreement
d)
Exclusion Act
42.

The main purpose of a trust/monopoly is to...

a)

eliminate competition.

b)

efficiently use technology.

c)

guarantee profit.

d)

form unions.

43.
Rockefeller and Carnegie are regarded by many as...
a)
Hardworkers
b)
Yellow Journalists
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Robber Barons
44.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
45.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Battered women.
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
46.
What was Jane Addams' establishment called?
a)
The Escape.
b)
Convalescent Home.
c)
Hull House.
d)
The Mansion.
47.
Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting
a)
literacy tests
b)
grandfather clause
c)
poll taxes
d)
all of the above
48.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
49.

Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed

a)

white people are superior

b)

the telephone is the best invention

c)

Education for African-Americans is important

d)

Equal rights for all

50.

In 1909, who helped found the NAACP?

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Thomas Edison

51.

What event will finally get the US involved in World War II?

a)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941

b)

The German Invasion of Poland Sep 1, 1939

c)

The Battle of Britain July 1940

d)

The Surrender of France to Germany Jun 22 1940

52.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)
Communists
c)
Fascists 
d)
Idealists 
53.

Why was Pearl Harbor selected as the main place to attack?

a)

The Japanese wanted to destroy the U.S. fleet so that the U.S. could not fight back in the Pacific.

b)

The Japanese got lost and attacked the closest piece of land they could find.

c)

The Japanese fleet was blown off course in a storm.

d)

The Japanese Emperor wanted to destroy the hotel in Hawaii where he got food poisoning from bad room service on a vacation there as a child.

54.

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

55.

What did the Neutrality Act of 1936 prohibit?

a)

US citizens from sailing on ships of nations at war

b)

Extension of loans and credit to nations at war

c)

Shipment of arms to either side of the Spanish Civil War

56.

- 1942

- Six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan wanted to sink the remaining American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.

- the U.S. was able to prepare for the attack.

- U.S. Dive Bomber planes were able to sink 4 fleet carriers and destroy 322 Japanese aircrafts.

- This was the first major victory for the US in the Pacific, and the turning point in the war.

a)

Battle of Okinawa

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Battle of Midway

57.

US troops targeted the islands that were not as strongly defended by the Japanese. They took control of those islands, and quickly constructed landing strips and small military bases. Then they proceeded to attack other islands from the bases they had established.

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

Pacific Theatre

58.

What invasion in Normandy, France was considered to be the largest invasion by sea in history?

a)

VE Day

b)

D-Day

c)

Holocaust

59.

On what Japanese city was the first atomic bomb ever used in war dropped?

a)

Chuuk

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Yap

60.

The Japanese surrendered after the second atomic bomb was dropped on what city?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki

c)

Chuuk

d)

Yap

61.

What was the code name given to the building of the atomic weapon?

a)

Project Boom

b)

Operation Secret Bomb

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Operation Beast-mode

62.

Why did the U.S. Government issue ration cards?

a)

to assist struggling businesses

b)

for the lend-lease program

c)

to conserve resources for the war

d)

to reward those loyal to the war effort

63.

What military action paved the way for the liberation of France and forced Germany to fight a war on multiple fronts?

a)

"island hopping"

b)

the Battle of the Bulge

c)

the D-day Invasion at Normandy in France

d)

the Battle of Dunkirk

64.

This was one of the bloodiest and final battles in the European Theater that led to Hitler's death and German surrender

a)

D-Day

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Battle of Berlin

65.

V-E Day

a)

Victory for EVERYONE

b)

VICTORIOUS EVERDAY

c)

VICTORY in EUROPE

d)

VICIOUS ENEMY

66.

After WWII, the US implemented what was known as the Marshall Plan. The purpose of this plan was to:

a)

Supply West Berlin with much needed supplies despite the Soviets' decision to block access to the city.

b)

Provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII in order to prevent the spread of communist ideas.

c)

Prevent Communists from taking over countries in Southeast Asia.

d)

Provide returning US soldiers with jobs, homes, and educational opportunities as they returned home from the war.

67.

This was the basis for many U.S. foreign policy decisions during the Cold War and refers to the determination to stop the spread of communism.

a)

containment

b)

compressment

c)

subjugation

d)

conformity

68.

Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

Truman Doctrine

69.

Formed by the United States with many of the noncommunist nations in Europe to halt the spread of communism to Western Europe from the Soviet-controlled nations of Eastern Europe.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

OPEC

d)

NAFTA

70.

Created by the Soviet Union; an alliance of the communist nations it controlled in Eastern Europe.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

OPEC

d)

NAFTA

71.

A war of democracy versus communism which ended in a stalemate, with neither side declaring victory.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

72.

A series of "Red Scares" highlighted by statements about alleged communist infiltration of the U.S. government and the U.S. Army, which led to civil rights violations of those who were communists, were suspected of being communists, or were suspected of knowing someone who might be a communist.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Trumanism

c)

Marshallism

d)

Indoctrinism

73.

A US army soldier returning home after WWII to find that he could get a loan and buy an affordable new home in the suburbs would most likely owe a debt of gratitude to:

a)

HUAC and Joseph McCarthy

b)

"Reaganomics"

c)

The New Deal

d)

The GI Bill

74.

Congress passed this, which authorized the construction of a national network of highways to connect every major city in America. The new system replaced the railroad network as the principal way of transporting goods and boosted economic development.

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

National Interstate and Defense Highway Act

d)

Marshall Plan

75.

Sputnik concerned leaders in the United States because:

a)

It was an agreement between the USSR and Cuba that placed nuclear missiles within 90 miles of the U.S.

b)

It was a Soviet satellite that signaled that the US was far behind the Soviets in education.

c)

It was a submarine that U.S. ships were defenseless against.

d)

It was a bomb ten times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan.

76.

To prevent the US from invading, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba. This led to the:

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs

c)

Cuban Revolution

d)

American Revolution

77.

Plan by the United States to overthrow the Castro/Cuban government using Cuban exiles.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Revolution

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Embargo

78.

After the sinking of the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, congress signs:

a)

The Vietnam Declaration

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnam Resolution

79.

Brown vs Board of Education overturned this case:

a)

Plessy vs Ferguson

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Tinker vs DeMoines

d)

Eisenhower vs Florida

80.

The outcome of Brown vs Board of Education was:

a)

the segregation of public schools

b)

the integration of public schools

c)

not significant because states didn't implement it

d)

helpful to the plan to contain communism

81.

This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act 1965

82.

This act outlawed the requirement for would-be voters to take literacy tests to register to vote. Also paid for programs to register minority voters.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Civil Rights Act 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act 1965

83.

These programs, which were President Johnson's vision for America, had the goal of making the United States a great society and give all Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background.

a)

New Deal

b)

The Second New Deal

c)

Johnson Doctrine

d)

Great Society

84.

Written by Martin Luther King Jr to address fears white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation.

a)

"I have a Dream" speech

b)

"Non-Violence Now" speech

c)

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

d)

"Civil Rights for Everyone" letter

85.

This group was founded by African American College Students and initially used the tactics of sit-ins and non-violence to impact change.

a)

SNCC

b)

SCLC

c)

NAACP

d)

SEC

86.

This group was founded by MLK Jr and other ministers to peacefully protest racial injustice.

a)

SNCC

b)

SCLC

c)

NAACP

d)

SEC

87.

Created a roadway system to connect every major city in the U.S:

a)

National Interstate Highway and Defense Act

b)

National Road Trip Association

c)

National State Highway and Defense Act

d)

National Parks Association

88.

What is Jackie Robinson best known for?

a)

Being a founding member of the SNCC.

b)

First African American to integrate major league baseball.

c)

A lawyer made famous in the Miranda vs Arizona case.

d)

First African American to enroll in a public college in Alabama.

89.
On September 11, 2001, this terrorist organization launched a four-prong, coordinated attack on the USA:
a)
Hamas
b)
Al Qaeda
c)
Tamil Tigers
d)
ISIS
90.
What was the Islamic terrorist group called that did this damage ?
a)
Boko Haram
b)
ISIL
c)
Al-Qaeda
d)
ISIS
91.
The leader of the terrorist organization who launched the 9/11 attacks was ________, a former US ally in the early 1980s. He was killed in a Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani compound in 2011.
a)
Al-Zawahiri
b)
Abu Al-Baghdadi 
c)
Khalid Mohammed
d)
Osama bin Laden
92.
What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
a)
He was fired
b)
He resigned
c)
He was impeached
d)
He was promoted
93.
President Clinton was impeached, but ultimately not removed from office due to -
a)
an extra-marital affair and lying under oath
b)
the Iran-Contra Afffair
c)
the Watergate Scandal
d)
the leak of the Pentagon Papers
94.
The War on Terror began after
a)
the first invasion of Iraq in 1991
b)
Clinton's impeachment trial in 1999
c)
Bush's victory over Gore in the 2000 election
d)
the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01
95.
What was the name of the first general purpose computer?
a)
ENIAC
b)
PDP11
c)
BBC Micro
d)
Colossus
96.
"The world’s largest computer network which connects millions of computer all over the world." This is the definition for ....
a)
Communication
b)
Network
c)
Internet
d)
World Wide Web
97.
The election of 2008 was historically significant because -
a)
the first African-American was elected President.
b)
the Democrats had won a presidential election for the first time in 16 years.
c)
for the first time in American history there was no third party candidate.
d)
Hillary Clinton won the Democratic party nomination.
98.

Reganomics involved

a)

cutting taxes and cutting spending

b)

cutting taxes and increasing spending

c)

raising taxes and cutting spending

d)

raising taxes and increasing spending

99.

This U.S. law was passed following 9/11 to increase the ability to fight terrorism, but has been criticized for violating civil liberties

a)

Patriot Act

b)

Freedom Act

c)

NSA reauthorization Act

d)

American Liberty Act

100.

Which U.S. President launched the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

101.

The "Camp David Accords" was orchestrated by the Carter Administration in order to attempt to

a)

A) bring an end to the Cold War.

b)

B) end apartheid in South Africa.

c)

C) end the era of hostility between Israel and Egypt.

d)

D) open a trade relationship with China and the USSR.


102.

President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?

a)

A) He was cleared of any wrongdoing.

b)

B) Facing impeachment, he resigned from office.

c)

C) President Nixon lost his bid for re-election to Jimmy Carter.

d)

D) He was impeached, tried in the Senate, and removed from office.

103.

Which President is credited with first normalizing relations with China?

a)

A) Gerald Ford

b)

B) Jimmy Carter

c)

C) Richard Nixon

d)

D) Ronald Reagan