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US History Final VDL

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gilded Age Slides Start... Open up your Gilded Age Slides.


What does economic disparity mean?

a)

Everyone loves Taco Bell

b)

Everyone is happy with their jobs and geting paid equal

c)

The wealthy becoming more rich and poor becoming more poor

d)

The working wage group was richer than Jeff Bezos

2.

What is one example of child labor?

a)

Children working and getting paid more than adults for jobs

b)

Children working in horrible conditions along with long hours and low pay

c)

Children loving their jobs and working hard

d)

Children working at home with their parents on the fields

3.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
4.

A "muckraker" is

a)

A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories

b)

Someone who liked jumping in mud puddles

c)

someone who fought for women's rights

d)

a gardener

5.

What is this a picture of?

a)

tenements

b)

melting pot

c)

skyscrapers

d)

plantations

6.

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

JP Morgan

7.

A person who has become rich through ruthless and harsh business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

a)

Robber Baron

b)

Slum Lord

c)

Jerk Proprietor

d)

Meanie Head

8.

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

a)

monopoly

b)

industry

c)

Star Lord

d)

Disneyland

9.

Click on all of the new innovations and inventions being used during The Gilded Age.

a)

telephones and electric lighting

b)

automobiles

c)

horse and buggy

d)

motion pictures (movies)

e)

Bessemer steel

10.

What is something people who belong to a Union might do?

a)

go on strike

b)

call on immigrants to take your job

c)

blacklist you

d)

fight for an 8 hour work day

e)

fight for better wages and working conditions

11.

Which island near New York did European immigrants register to live in in the U.S.?

a)

Ellis

b)

Angel

c)

Galveston

d)

Long

12.

This picture represents the idea of ?

a)

Nativism

b)

Melting Pot

c)

Deodorant needed badly

d)

Effects of too many Taki's

13.

What idea does this image represent?

a)

Slums

b)

Melting Pot

c)

Racism

d)

Chocolate Fondue

14.

During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.

a)

cities

b)

farms

15.

The innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s.

a)

boats

b)

Transcontinental railroads

c)

Monkey flying chariots

d)

horse drawn carriages

16.

Industry caused urbanization because...

a)

people moved out of cities in order to be near bunny farms

b)

people moved to cities because that's where jobs were

c)

Don't pick this answer it's wrong :)

d)

the railroad allowed people to move East easier

17.

World War 1 Slides start here, open up your World War 1 Slides.....


A belief that a country should have a strong military and use it to gain power

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Militarism

18.
More land, more money, more power
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Militarism
19.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
20.
Gavrilo Prinicip
a)
Was a German commander in the Battle of the Somme
b)
Was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
c)
Was a Russian spy
d)
Was a Serbian Nationalist who assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary
21.
Nationalism is best described as
a)
the desire for more land and power
b)
extreme or intense patriotism
c)
the build up of a large military force
d)
the desire to team up with other nations
22.

The U.S.'s policy regarding the World War 1 in 1914

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Militarism

d)

None of these

23.
Which continent did World War 1 take place on?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
24.
Which of the following events helped change the U.S.'s policy on World War 1?
a)
French armies defeated Germany's forces in Belgium
b)
Italy joined the side of the Allies
c)
Great Britain asked the U.S. to help
d)
German u-boats sank three U.S. trade ships
25.

Which country did Germany secretly ask to attack the U.S.?- Zimmerman Telegram

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

26.
The discovery of this document helped change the U.S. policy on WW1 in 1917.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Zorich Paper
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Schifflein Plan
27.
Which of the following are responsible for World War 1?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
All of these
28.
The United States joined World War 1 in
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
29.
The two opposing sides in World War 1 
a)
Axis and Allies
b)
Central and Allied
c)
East and West
d)
Good and Bad
30.

What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War 1?

a)

Yankees

b)

doughboys

c)

Rebels

d)

buffalo soldiers

31.

What kind of warfare was used on the western front in World War 1?

a)

gorilla

b)

trench

c)

old school

d)

naval

32.

Which countries were part of the Central Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

e)

France

33.

Which countries were part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Ottoman Empire

34.

At the end of the war, Germany agreed to an __________________________ with the Allies.

a)

accord

b)

olive branch

c)

armistice (peace treaty)

d)

understanding

35.

Woodrow Wilson's ____________________ Points was used to help create the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

Knucklehead

b)

Terrible

c)

McDonald's Reward

d)

Fourteen

36.

The Treaty of Versailles included the creation of an international peacekeeping organization called the _______________________________________.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Avengers

c)

Justice League

d)

McMahon's Monsters

37.

Who was president of the United States during World War 1?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

38.

All of the following were new innovations that were used in World War 1 EXCEPT

a)

Machine Guns

b)

Tanks

c)

Poisonous Gas

d)

Nuclear Bombs

39.

What country had to admit guilt for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Galactic Empire

d)

Italy

40.

Roaring 20's Slides start here: Open your Roaring 20's slides


Which statement explains the importance of flappers during the 1920’s?

a)

They petitioned the government to pass laws prohibiting the use of alcohol

b)

They merged a variety of influences to create a new form of popular music

c)

They encouraged large numbers of people to purchase stocks on margin

d)

They challenged traditional women’s roles by displaying innovative fashions

41.

“Black Tuesday” was the nickname for the day the stock market crashed in 1929.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

The Harlem Renaissance artists’ popularity spread across Harlem to the rest of society.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

The Great Depression followed the 1929 stock market crash.

a)

true

b)

false

44.
 What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
45.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)
religion
46.

During the 1920s people lives changed because they began listening to the what?

a)

Marshmallow Monsters

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

radio

d)

Maniacal Monkeys

47.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
48.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
49.
The cartoon shows a growing reluctance towards _________________in the 1920s 
a)
education
b)
immigration 
c)
buying on credit 
d)
eating stew 
50.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
51.
What was Prohibition?
a)
A complete ban on the sale of food
b)
A complete ban on the sale of clothes
c)
A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
d)
A complete ban on the sale of cars
52.
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
53.

Great Depression. Open Great Depression Slides here.


Who was President during The Great Depression?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Woodrow Wilson

54.
What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?
a)
Roosevelts boys
b)
Newer Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
FDR's relief
55.
What was the New Deal?
a)
A relief program 
b)
A weapons project
c)
A Scam
d)
A Tax
56.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
57.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
59.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
60.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
61.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
62.

World War 2 Slides. Open World War 2 Slides here.


What caused the US to enter WWII?

a)

Germany sunk US Ships

b)

Germany tired to get Mexico to turn against us

c)

Our country wanted to help fight against Japan

d)

Japan attacked a U.S. Navy base.

63.

Who won the war in 1945?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

64.
Which of the following describes the "Final Solution"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
killing of the Jews
c)
secret plan to invade Poland
d)
the official end of World War 2
65.
What event caused World War 2 to occur?
a)
assassination of the archduke
b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invaded Austria
66.

Which of the following was the agreement Hitler made to stop taking over land?

a)

Mickey Mouse Gentleman's Agreement

b)

Munich Pact

c)

McMahon's Calming Elixir

d)

14 Points

67.
The Non-Aggression Pact was the agreement between what two figures? (They promised not to attack each other)
a)
Hitler and Mussolini
b)
Hitler and Stalin
c)
Churchill and Stalin
d)
FDR and Hitler
68.
What was Hitler's form of government during WW2?
a)
Nazism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Socialism
69.

D-Day was a major event for what reason?

a)

the Allies took over Germany

b)

the Allies took back France by storming the shores of Normandy Beach

c)

the Allies captured Hitler

d)

Allies iate a Ham Sandwich and liked it

70.
Which country was liberated (set free) during D-Day?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
71.

What document ended WWI and caused WW2 to happen?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Stale Taco Bell Treaty

c)

Ronald McDonald's Hamburglar Treaty

d)

Middle Passage

72.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of what country?
a)
France
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Britain
73.
Who was the leader of Britain during World War 2?
a)
Stalin
b)
FDR
c)
Churchill
d)
Mussolini
74.

Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

75.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
76.
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
77.

The Allies consisted of......

a)

Japan, Germany, and America

b)

America, France, and Australia

c)

America, U.S.S.R, and Britain

d)

Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii

78.
A new type of warfare consisting of planes, cannons, and tanks all use quickly at the same time was called
a)
Speed assult
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Operation Lightening
d)
Operation Quicksilver
79.

The military strategy practice by Americans against the Japanese was called

a)

puddle-jumping

b)

island-hopping

c)

Operation strikeback

d)

Island campaign

80.
The turning point in the war against Japan, June 1942; four Japanese Aircraft Carriers were sunk. U.S. takes the offensive.
a)
Battle of the Atlantic
b)
Operation Torch
c)
D-Day Operation Overlord
d)
Battle of Midway
81.

Who were the group of African American pilots who flew successful missions during WW2?

a)

Riviters

b)

B2 Bombers

c)

Tuskegee Airmen

d)

Marine one pilots

82.

Who was the president of the United States during the start of the war?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Winston Churchill

83.

Who became president after FDR died?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

WInston Churchill

d)

John Adams

84.

Millions died because of ______________ during the Holocaust.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Benito Mussolini

85.

Book written by Adolf Hitler during his 9 months in prison.

a)

Mein Bookf

b)

Mein Fight

c)

Mein Panzer

d)

Mein Kampf

86.

Anti-semitism

a)

hatred of tall people

b)

hatred of Russians

c)

hatred of Jews

d)

hatred of Americans

87.

The persecution and killing of 6 million Jews during WWII.

a)

The Awful Time

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Dark Ages

d)

The Hateful Period

88.
Where was the atom bomb dropped?
a)
Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor
b)
Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima
c)
Hiroshima and Normandy
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
89.
How did WWII help the US get out of the Great Depression?
a)
This led to the US sending money to the Allies.
b)
The war led to more jobs, new technology and the creation of atomic energy.
c)
People spent more money to buy as much as possible.
90.
How many states was Germany separated in after the war?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
91.

How did women's involvement in the workforce during World War 2 affect them after the war was over?

a)

Women gave up their rights

b)

Women started fighting for equal rights and more power

c)

Women stayed at home and kept quiet

92.
Why were Japanese Americans sent to internment camps?
a)
They threatened United States citizens
b)
They started fighting after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
The government believed Japanese Americans were a threat
d)
The government wanted to kill all Japanese
93.

Open Cold War Slides:


What is the name of the war of words and ideas between the U.S. and Soviet Union?

a)

Winter War

b)

Cold War

c)

Nuclear War

d)

Peaceful War

94.

Who was the dictator leader of the Soviet Union during the beginning of the Cold War?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Joseph Stalin

95.

Who was the President of the United States during the beginning of the Cold War ?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

96.

What is the name for a race between two nations to build bigger weapons?

a)

economic race

b)

arms race

c)

peace race

d)

space race

97.

What was the name of the alliance among noncommunist countries to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Allies

b)

UN

c)

Sputnik

d)

NATO

98.

What was the race between nations to gain advantages in space research?

a)

economic race

b)

space race

c)

arms race

d)

territory race

99.

What city was the capital of Germany and was split between east and west powers after World War II?

a)

Berlin

b)

Warsaw

c)

London

d)

Paris

100.

What was the name for the concrete wall that divided East and West Berlin beginning in 1961?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

NATO Wall

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

German Wall

101.

What is the term for the symbolic wall that showed the political and military differences between the Soviet Union and the U.S?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Curtain

c)

Sputnik Curtain

d)

Communist Curtain

102.

Which of the following best describes communism?

a)

A. Economic system where the government owns all land and businesses

b)

B. Political system that limits many personal freedoms for citizens

c)

C. Economic system where private citizens own most land and businesses

d)

D. Both A and B

103.

Which of the following best describes capitalism?

a)

A. Political system that allows many personal freedoms for citizens

b)

B. Economic system where the government owns all land and businesses

c)

C. Economic system where private citizens own most land and businesses

d)

D. Both A and C

104.

What was the name of the war between communist North Korea and noncommunist South Korea?

a)

Cold War

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Communist War

105.

What was the name of the war between communist North Vietnam and noncommunist South Vietnam?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Communist War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

106.

What was the name of the event in 1962 when the U.S. discovered that the Soviet Union had missiles in Cuba?

a)

Space Missile Crisis

b)

Berlin Missile Crisis

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

U.S. Missile Crisis

107.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
108.

What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea

b)

North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea

c)

Neither won and the border remained at the 38th parallel

d)

The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part

109.

Why was it important to the U.S. to get involved in the Korean War?

a)

to take control over the Korean peninsula.

b)

for humanitarian reasons

c)

to contain and stop communism

110.

What two countries were primarily involved in the Korean War?

a)

North Korea and Japan

b)

North Korea and South Korea

c)

U.S. and China

d)

U.S. and the Soviet Union

111.

Which country in the war wanted Korea to be communist?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

U.S.

d)

Japan

112.

What was used as the border between North Korea and South Korea?

a)

Hantan River

b)

17th Parallel

c)

Imjin River

d)

38th Parallel

113.

True or False: The Korean War ended with North Korea taking over the government of South Korea and the country being united under communist rule.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Who was president of the United States during the Korean War?

a)

Kennedy then Johnson

b)

Truman then Eisenhower

c)

Eisenhower then Kennedy

d)

Truman then Kennedy

115.

Leader of North Vietnam, Communist

a)

Ho Chi Mnh

b)

Ngo Diem

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

116.

One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to...

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop China from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

117.

How did most Americans feel about the Vietnam War?

a)

they supported the war

b)

They did not like it and protested against fighting in it

c)

they held parades that celebrated American soldiers

d)

lots of people volunteered to fight in the war

118.
Who were the communists in South Vietnam?
a)
Vietminh
b)
Vietcong
c)
Ho Chi Minhions

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