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WorksheetsUS History Big Daddy Review USH15-23
Total questions: 103
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was the name of the war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I
Patriot Bond
Liberty Bond
War Bond
James Bond
This law provided penalties for spying, sabotage, and obstructing the war effort
Espionage Act
Treason Act
Traitor Act
Spy Act
He was arrested after making a series of speeches against the war urging American men not to fight.
Woodrow Wilson
Langston Hughes
Booker T Washington
Eugene Debs
During World War I there was the shift in population demographics, it was called what?
The Great Migration
The Great Move
The Great Shift
The Great Immigration
In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan was called what?
Eighteen Points
Sixteen Points
Thirteen Points
Fourteen Points
This was created and made up of primarily European nations, but the United States never joined.
Justice League
United Nations
League of Nations
Allied Powers
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.
Maine
Titanic
Sussex
Lusitania
What was the Zimmerman Telegram? And how did it lure the U.S. into the war?
it tried to get Italy to fight with the Allies
it tried to get Russia to fight with the Central Powers
it tried to get Mexico to join Germany against the U.S. promising a return of land lost during Mexican-American War.
It tried to get Mexico to fight with the U.S.
After WWI, the U.S. wanted _____.
to be left alone (isolationism)
to tell Cuba what to do
more colonies and territories
to be involved in world affairs.
1917, 1918
Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities “Hoovervilles”?
President Hoover was very popular during the depression
They blamed President Hoover for the depression
They wanted to remember President Hoover
President Hoover grew up in similar housing
Which factor contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?
Over speculation
Government regulation of big business
Decreased investment in business
Increased agricultural prices
When the public is unable to buy enough to keep up with how much is being produced:
Overproduction
Underconsumption
Regulations
Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?
Relief for the unemployed
Plans for recovery
Repay bankers
Reform to prevent another Great Depression
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?
It gave all people the right to vote.
It created programs to put people back to work.
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
It let people travel around the country freely.
A Senator from Louisiana who proposed a nationwide social programs called Share-Our-Wealth and "Every Man a King".
Huey Long
John Steinbeck
Francis Townsend
Charles Coughlin
President Roosevelt's first ____ days as president were especially important since major laws were passed to help the Great Depression.
Thousand
Fifty
Two
Hundred
Insured bank deposits. Restored confidence in the banking system.
FDIC
CCC
TVA
AAA
The Share the Wealth program of Senator Huey Long called for _________ to pay for the program.
a national lottery
heavy taxes on the rich
return to the gold standard
a flat tax
Eleanor Roosevelt was known as the...
Last Lady
Second Lady
First Lady of the United States of America
Book written by Upton Sinclar
The Jungle
The Octopus
History of Standard Oil
How the Other Half Lives
Book written by Jacob Riis
How the Other Half Lives
The Jungle
History of Standard Oil
McClure's Magazine
Subject of How the Other Half Lives
Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions
Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat
Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics
Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company
Book written by Ida Tarbell
History of the Standard Oil Company
How the Other Half Lives
The Octopus
The Jungle
Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company
Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory
Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand
Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers
Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas
Legislation enacted as a result of the "The Jungle"
Pure Food & Drug Act
Tenement Housing Act
17th Amendment
21st Amendment
The main purpose of a trust/monopoly is to...
eliminate competition.
efficiently use technology.
guarantee profit.
form unions.
Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed
white people are superior
the telephone is the best invention
Education for African-Americans is important
Equal rights for all
In 1909, who helped found the NAACP?
Booker T Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
WEB DuBois
Thomas Edison
What event will finally get the US involved in World War II?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941
The German Invasion of Poland Sep 1, 1939
The Battle of Britain July 1940
The Surrender of France to Germany Jun 22 1940
Why was Pearl Harbor selected as the main place to attack?
The Japanese wanted to destroy the U.S. fleet so that the U.S. could not fight back in the Pacific.
The Japanese got lost and attacked the closest piece of land they could find.
The Japanese fleet was blown off course in a storm.
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.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
What did the Neutrality Act of 1936 prohibit?
US citizens from sailing on ships of nations at war
Extension of loans and credit to nations at war
Shipment of arms to either side of the Spanish Civil War
- 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.
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
Island Hopping
Battle of Midway
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.
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Bataan Death March
Pacific Theatre
What invasion in Normandy, France was considered to be the largest invasion by sea in history?
VE Day
D-Day
Holocaust
On what Japanese city was the first atomic bomb ever used in war dropped?
Chuuk
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Yap
The Japanese surrendered after the second atomic bomb was dropped on what city?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Chuuk
Yap
What was the code name given to the building of the atomic weapon?
Project Boom
Operation Secret Bomb
Manhattan Project
Operation Beast-mode
Why did the U.S. Government issue ration cards?
to assist struggling businesses
for the lend-lease program
to conserve resources for the war
to reward those loyal to the war effort
What military action paved the way for the liberation of France and forced Germany to fight a war on multiple fronts?
"island hopping"
the Battle of the Bulge
the D-day Invasion at Normandy in France
the Battle of Dunkirk
This was one of the bloodiest and final battles in the European Theater that led to Hitler's death and German surrender
D-Day
Battle of Midway
Operation Overlord
Battle of Berlin
V-E Day
Victory for EVERYONE
VICTORIOUS EVERDAY
VICTORY in EUROPE
VICIOUS ENEMY
After WWII, the US implemented what was known as the Marshall Plan. The purpose of this plan was to:
Supply West Berlin with much needed supplies despite the Soviets' decision to block access to the city.
Provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII in order to prevent the spread of communist ideas.
Prevent Communists from taking over countries in Southeast Asia.
Provide returning US soldiers with jobs, homes, and educational opportunities as they returned home from the war.
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.
containment
compressment
subjugation
conformity
Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.
G.I. Bill
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman Doctrine
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.
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
OPEC
NAFTA
Created by the Soviet Union; an alliance of the communist nations it controlled in Eastern Europe.
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
OPEC
NAFTA
A war of democracy versus communism which ended in a stalemate, with neither side declaring victory.
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
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.
McCarthyism
Trumanism
Marshallism
Indoctrinism
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:
HUAC and Joseph McCarthy
"Reaganomics"
The New Deal
The GI Bill
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.
G.I. Bill
Truman Doctrine
National Interstate and Defense Highway Act
Marshall Plan
Sputnik concerned leaders in the United States because:
It was an agreement between the USSR and Cuba that placed nuclear missiles within 90 miles of the U.S.
It was a Soviet satellite that signaled that the US was far behind the Soviets in education.
It was a submarine that U.S. ships were defenseless against.
It was a bomb ten times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan.
To prevent the US from invading, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba. This led to the:
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Revolution
American Revolution
Plan by the United States to overthrow the Castro/Cuban government using Cuban exiles.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Revolution
Bay of Pigs
Embargo
After the sinking of the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, congress signs:
The Vietnam Declaration
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Vietnam Resolution
Brown vs Board of Education overturned this case:
Plessy vs Ferguson
Miranda vs Arizona
Tinker vs DeMoines
Eisenhower vs Florida
The outcome of Brown vs Board of Education was:
the segregation of public schools
the integration of public schools
not significant because states didn't implement it
helpful to the plan to contain communism
This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.
Brown vs Board of Education
Miranda vs Arizona
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
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.
Brown vs Board of Education
Miranda vs Arizona
Civil Rights Act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
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.
New Deal
The Second New Deal
Johnson Doctrine
Great Society
Written by Martin Luther King Jr to address fears white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation.
"I have a Dream" speech
"Non-Violence Now" speech
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
"Civil Rights for Everyone" letter
This group was founded by African American College Students and initially used the tactics of sit-ins and non-violence to impact change.
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
SEC
This group was founded by MLK Jr and other ministers to peacefully protest racial injustice.
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
SEC
Created a roadway system to connect every major city in the U.S:
National Interstate Highway and Defense Act
National Road Trip Association
National State Highway and Defense Act
National Parks Association
What is Jackie Robinson best known for?
Being a founding member of the SNCC.
First African American to integrate major league baseball.
A lawyer made famous in the Miranda vs Arizona case.
First African American to enroll in a public college in Alabama.
Reganomics involved
cutting taxes and cutting spending
cutting taxes and increasing spending
raising taxes and cutting spending
raising taxes and increasing spending
This U.S. law was passed following 9/11 to increase the ability to fight terrorism, but has been criticized for violating civil liberties
Patriot Act
Freedom Act
NSA reauthorization Act
American Liberty Act
Which U.S. President launched the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks?
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
The "Camp David Accords" was orchestrated by the Carter Administration in order to attempt to
A) bring an end to the Cold War.
B) end apartheid in South Africa.
C) end the era of hostility between Israel and Egypt.
D) open a trade relationship with China and the USSR.
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) He was cleared of any wrongdoing.
B) Facing impeachment, he resigned from office.
C) President Nixon lost his bid for re-election to Jimmy Carter.
D) He was impeached, tried in the Senate, and removed from office.
Which President is credited with first normalizing relations with China?
A) Gerald Ford
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Richard Nixon
D) Ronald Reagan
