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Year in Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.

The international peace organization that was created after World War II was called

a)

The League of Nations

b)

The United Nations

3.

What did the Berlin Wall collapse symbolize?

a)

the beginning of the Cold War

b)

the end of World War II

c)

the end of the Cold War

d)

the end of Communism in the world

4.

The Homestead Act was written to encourage people to

a)

move to eastern cities

b)

mine and raise cattle in the west

c)

settle and farm western lands

d)

avoid border conflicts with Mexico

5.

What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations

a)

to keep them from starving

b)

to take their land

c)

to preserve the remaining buffalo

d)

to teach them new skills

6.

Which of the following best describes the landscape of the Great Plains

a)

relatively flat land and covered by prairie grasses

b)

relatively flat land and covered by dense forest

c)

mountainous land with many canyons

d)

mountainous land with little vegetation

7.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

8.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women.

9.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
10.
The Industrial Revolution changed the US from an ___ economy to an economy based on ___.
a)
agricultural to manufactured
b)
manufactured to agricultural
11.
What is urbanization?
a)
The movement of people from urban to rural areas
b)
Cities
c)
Farm towns
d)
The movement of people from rural to urban areas
12.

A company that controls all or nearly all the businesses of an industry is called a

a)

Pool

b)

Corporation

c)

Monopoly

d)

Trust

13.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group 
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans 
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
14.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on 
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
15.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
16.
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
a)
Racism
b)
Discrimination
c)
Prejudice 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
17.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
18.

-Any person born or naturalized in America is now a citizen

-No state shall deny any person "equal protection under the law!"

Which Amendment does the sign most likely refer to?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

19th

19.

Where was population growing at the fastest rate during the years 1870-1910?

a)

Mountainous Regions

b)

Urban Areas

c)

Rural Areas

d)

Farms

20.
How did immigrants decide to settle where they did?
a)
They settled in warmer climates
b)
They settled near water
c)
They settled by people of similar ethnic backgrounds
d)
They settled where immigrant officials sent them
21.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
22.
Why did "Americans" discriminate against the Chinese?
a)
There owned all the businesses in California
b)
They had a lot of money when they came to U.S.
c)
They opened too many restaurants
d)
They held onto their culture (language, food, clothing) & they thought they would take their jobs
23.

As America grew, what increased?

a)

War

b)

Diversity

c)

Treaties

d)

Food

24.
The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to...
a)
citizenship.
b)
vote.
c)
own land.
d)
hold political office.
25.
The 13th Amendment ended...
a)
Black Codes.
b)
discrimination.
c)
Jim Crow laws.
d)
slavery.
26.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction called for...
a)
punishing the South.
b)
reconciliation and not punishing the South.
c)
literacy tests be required for voting.
d)
Jim Crow laws to be passed.
27.
Black Codes were intended to...
a)
help African Americans gain land.
b)
limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves.
c)
to remove Federal troops from their region.
d)
to give African Americans a code to communicate.
28.

The reestablishment of friendly relationships is called?

a)

Retribution

b)

Rehabilitation

c)

Reconciliation

d)

Redo

29.

What was the rebuilding of the nation after the Civil War was called?

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Retribution

c)

Reconciliation

d)

Rehabilitation

30.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
31.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
32.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
33.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
34.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
35.
Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Adolph Hitler
d)
Otto von Bismarck
36.
What was the name of Hitler's army.
a)
nazis
b)
the black hand
c)
bolshiviks
d)
german army
37.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
38.

The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

39.
What is an alliance?
a)
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
b)
An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
c)
When nation's pick teams to fight against.
d)
Groups of countries that finished nationalism.
40.
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
41.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
42.
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
43.

What was the battle that took place along 5 beaches in Normandy, France.

a)

Operation Torch

b)

D-Day

c)

Invasion of France

d)

Operation Fortitude

44.
When a powerful nation takes over a weaker nation it is practicing
a)
Capitalism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Isolationism
45.
Why did Americans and Europeans want to build a canal through Central America?
a)
To prevent ships from having to make long journeys around South America
b)
To develop effective control measures against mosquitoes and to eliminate disease
c)
To protect Panama and its citizens from Colombia
d)
To maintain order in Latin America
46.

How did the Zimmermann telegram influence US entry into WWI?

a)

It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia

b)

It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico & Germany

c)

It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships

d)

It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality

47.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
48.

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

a)

The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

b)

The United States began a war with Mexico.

c)

The United States became a world power.

d)

The United States began a war with Canada.

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