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Final Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Program implemented following WWII to bring economic stability to Europe in an effort to prevent the spread of Communism.

a)

The Roosevelt Plan

b)

The Truman Plan

c)

The Eisenhower Plan

d)

The Marshall Plan

2.

When Reconstruction began, Abraham Lincoln's main goal was to

a)

punish the South for seceding.

b)

deny African Americans the right to vote.

c)

quickly restore the Union.

d)

station federal troops throughout the South.

3.

How did the Poll Tax restrict the voting rights of illiterate African Americans but not the voting rights of illiterate whites?

a)

It let white voters take an easier literacy test.

b)

It said that white voters did not have to pay a poll tax.

c)

It said that voters whose grandfathers were able to vote were also allowed to vote.

d)

It meant that most white voters did not have to take a literacy test.

4.

Which of the following became a point of conflict during Reconstruction?

a)

who would be in charge of federal troops in the South

b)

who would determine the plan for Reconstruction - President Andrew Johnson or Radical Republicans

c)

whether or not to rebuild the South

d)

whether or not Confederate sates should rejoin the Union.

5.

Which Supreme Court Case led to the idea of "separate but equal."

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

Scott v. Sandford

d)

Marbury v. Madison

6.

This was an unintended effect of the 14th Amendment.

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Black Codes

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Poll Tax

7.

A business leader of the 1800's, Andrew Carnegie was most associated with which industry?

a)

steel industry

b)

oil refinery

c)

railroads

d)

automobiles

8.

The Progressives major concern was

a)

to protect American business interests

b)

to improve social and economic labor conditions

c)

abolish slavery

d)

settle the American frontier

9.

A major result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States was

a)

a decreased number of factories

b)

that people bought fewer goods

c)

urbanization

d)

a sharp increase in all prices

10.

A business leader of the 1800's, Rockefeller was associated with which industry?

a)

steel

b)

oil

c)

railroads

d)

automobiles

11.

Things that lead people to leave their home country for another place to live.

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

12.

Things about a country that appealed to people thinking about leaving their country as emigrants.

a)

push factors

b)

pull factors

13.

The Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe Doctrine refer to what area of the world?

a)

Latin America

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Hawaii

14.

Which 1890s headline is the best example of yellow journalism?

a)

“President Supports Child Labor Legislation”

b)

“McKinley Asks Congress to Annex Hawaii”

c)

“Populist Demand Change in the Gold Standard”

d)

“Spanish Authorities Butcher Innocent Cubans”

15.

The purpose of the Open Door policy was to

a)

encourage European nations to increase their investments in Asian nations.

b)

announce a change in United States policy toward immigration from Asia

c)

improve trading opportunities in China for United States businesses

d)

urge China to lower its protective tariffs

16.

Extreme feelings and actions of patriotism and love for one's country is known as

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

17.

This is when a country takes control of another, less powerful country.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

18.

The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was the spark that ignited the European Powder Keg.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which is the term used to describe a policy of glorifying the armed forces and keeping an army prepared for war?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

20.

The area between the trenches of World War I was known as

a)

The Soldier Zone

b)

No Man's Land

c)

The Killing Field

d)

The Dead Man's Land

21.

Propaganda during WWI was used primarily to

a)

convince neutral nations to join the war.

b)

encourage a negotiated peace between the Allies and the Central Powers.

c)

raise support for the war effort on the home front by demonizing the enemy.

d)

reduce atrocities be clearly portraying the horrors of trench warfare.

22.

World War I was from

a)

1914-1918

b)

1911-1919

c)

1915-1918

d)

1916-1917

23.

Shanty towns where people were forced to live after losing everything at the start of the Great Depression became known as

a)

Shantyvilles

b)

Boxtowns

c)

The Villages at Under the Bridge

d)

Hoovervilles

24.

Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill were known as the "Big 3" during the war because they led

a)

the most powerful of the allied countries.

b)

the countries that suffered the most casualties during the war.

c)

the only countries fighting against Germany.

d)

countries that had declared war on each other.

25.

This image in an iconic image from World War II and symbolizes which of the following?

a)

the millions of women who joined the workforce in heavy industry.

b)

the women who joined the armed forces in combat roles.

c)

the women who ferried supplies to combat areas during the war.

d)

the important work done by the Red Cross nurses during World War II.

26.

Which of the following best explains why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

He wanted to avoid an American invasion of Japan.

b)

He wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally.

c)

He wanted to wait for the USSR to join the war.

d)

He wanted the war to last as long as possible.

27.

Which of the following were a series of trials held to punish the surviving Nazi leaders for the injustices they had committed before and during the war?

a)

Paris Peace Trials

b)

The Berlin Court Series

c)

The Nuremberg Trials

d)

Axis Party Justice Trials

28.

Which of the following terms refers to the mass execution and deportation of Jews and other groups deemed undesirable by Hitler and the Nazis?

a)

The Nazi Project

b)

The Jewish Purge

c)

The Holocaust

d)

Hitler's Mandate

29.

Which nations became known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

b)

Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

c)

Germany, Japan, and Italy

d)

Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union

30.

Where did the Allies land on D-Day?

a)

Calais

b)

Normandy

c)

Barcelona

d)

Portugal

31.

Incident in which the USSR was assembling missiles in Cuba during the fall of 1962.

a)

Soviet Missile Aggression

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Cuban Missile Incident

d)

US-Cuban Missile Quarantine

32.

The Berlin Wall

a)

was erected by the East German and Soviet Government's to prevent defections.

b)

was erected by the West German and American government to prevent West German people from entering.

33.

The US Policy of limiting or preventing the spreading of communism is known as

a)

Retainment

b)

Prevention

c)

Restriction

d)

Containment

34.

The Vietnam War and the Korean War are examples of

a)

Retainment

b)

Imperialism

c)

Proxy Wars

d)

Nationalism

35.

In order to win the Presidential Election a candidate needs

a)

250 Electoral Votes

b)

260 Electoral Votes

c)

270 Electoral Votes

d)

280 Electoral Votes

36.

Which Amendment to the US Constitution passed during the Progressive Era gave women the federally protected right to vote?

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

37.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific Railroad combined their resources to build

a)

The Transnational Railroad

b)

The Transcontinental Railroad

c)

The Cross-Country Railroad

d)

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)