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FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food, clothing, and shelter were provided to former slaves by

a)

Tories

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Suffragists

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

2.

At the end of the Civil war, the South had

a)

Ruined cities and plantations that needed rebuilding

b)

Prosperous cities and booming factories

c)

Fertile fields producing an abundance of cotton

d)

Plenty of money to invest

3.

The Ku Klux Klan wanted to

a)

Send food and supplies to the Northern states

b)

Organize schools for freedom

c)

Support the North

d)

Keep former slaves out of office

4.

In the years after the Civil War, a large number of former slaves earned a living be becoming

a)

Gold miners in Illinois

b)

Workers in Mexican factories

c)

Sharecroppers on Southern farms

d)

Presidential candidates

5.

The principle of “separate but equal” established by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson was used to

a)

Provide reservation lands for Native American Indians

b)

End the practice of child labor

c)

Justify racial segregation in public facilities

d)

Expand the Bill of Rights

6.

The way of life of the Plains Indians depended largely on the

a)

Vaqueros

b)

Moon Dance

c)

Mountains

d)

Buffalo

7.

Which factor contributed most directly to the settlement and completion of Manifest Destiny after the Civil war?

a)

Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Freeing the slaves

c)

Meeting friendly Native Americans

d)

Creating cottons and rice plantations to sell cash crops

8.

The Indian Wars that occurred after the Civil war were a result of

a)

The settlement of white Americans in the West

b)

Disputes over the spread of slavery

c)

Indentured servitude

d)

A nationalist power struggle with the Sultan of Brunei

9.

A "pioneer" wanting to settle in the West in 1876 would benefit most from which government program

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Obamacare

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

10.

Corporations, stocks, and capital are most closely connected with

a)

Presidential campaign of Andrew Yang

b)

Formation of labor unions

c)

Rise of big business

d)

invention of the cotton gin

11.

What was the benefit of mass production in American factories?

a)

increased production of homemade goods

b)

Expanding membership in the KKK

c)

Improved air quality

d)

Reduced cost of goods

12.

By using the Assembly line, the auto industry was able to

a)

produce cars more efficiently

b)

make airplanes

c)

make really expensive cars

d)

gain control of the Atlantic fishing industry

13.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City led to

a)

New factory safety laws

b)

laws requiring child labor

c)

jailing of many firemen

d)

The Pullman Strike

14.

In the United States Labor Unions were organized to

a)

Decrease in productivity

b)

Involve workers in factory design

c)

Improve working conditions and wages

d)

Promote a communist government

15.

Most immigrants to the United States in the early 1900’s settled in cities mainly because

a)

They tried to avoid contact with other immigrants

b)

They could most easily find jobs there

c)

Most came from an urban area in the first place

d)

The Federal Government forced them to stay there

16.

Immigrants are said to be assimilated into American life when they

a)

Adopting the customs and traditions of American culture

b)

Settling in American cities

c)

Refusing to give up their native language

d)

Eating the same foods they grew up eating in their own country

17.

The women pictured below were marching in a parade demanding the right to vote. These women were commonly known as

a)

Communists

b)

Suffragists

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Isolationists

18.

The “muckrakers” of the progressive era and the investigative reporters of the 1980s and 1990s are similar in that both

a)

Supported fewer government controls on the economy

b)

Tried to increase the spirit of nationalism

c)

Campaigned for President of the United States

d)

Attempted to document and expose corruption in U.S. life and business

19.

What president is known as a "muckraker" because of his progressive policies and laws?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

William Howard Taft

20.

W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington were both activists that wanted

a)

the expansion of sharecropping

b)

To join the "back to Africa" movement

c)

to work toward racial equality

d)

to wait patiently for acceptance from white America

21.

The United States acquired Alaska by

a)

Buying it from Russia

b)

Overthrowing Queen Lilioukalani

c)

Signing a treaty with Japan

d)

Winning the Spanish-American War

22.

The basic purpose of United States foreign policy is to

a)

Maintain total economic ownership of the rest of the world

b)

Prove that democracy is always that best form of government

c)

Preserve the independence of the United States of America

d)

Provide a free pony to all Americans

23.

The person MOST responsible for making foreign policy in the United States is the

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

A senator

d)

A congressman

24.

The United States built the Panama Canal because

a)

The Big Boi Canal was so successful

b)

It would save time and money when moving naval vessels from Atlantic to Pacific

c)

Gold was discovered in California

d)

Sitting Bull won the Battle of Little Bighorn

25.

“-Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated!”

-“Germany Declares war on Russia and France”

-“Peace Treaty signed at Versailles!”

++++Which event is referred to in these headlines?+++++

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Emu War

26.

The main goal of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was

a)

Punish Germany for World War 1

b)

Gain territory for the U.S.

c)

Create jobs in the US

d)

Prevent future wars

27.

World War I helped to change the role of women because many women

a)

Were freed from household chores

b)

Were drafted into the army

c)

Filled jobs that were left by men during the draft

d)

Replaced men in politics

28.

Three sources of tension in Europe around 1900 were militarism, imperialism, and

a)

Isolationism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Pacificm

29.

One lesson which we can learn from a study of American history in the 1920’s is that

a)

The people prefer a president who can handle foreign crises

b)

The United States should always negotiate before starting wars with foreign adversaries

c)

Social reform movements always gain popularity in times of economic prosperity

d)

Law enforcement is difficult when a large portion of the population is opposed to the law

30.

The below picture shows a law officer destroying a keg of liquor during the 1920s. As soon as government officials destroyed one supply of liquor, more was produced to replace it. This 14 year time period in American history is referred to as

a)

Progressivism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Astro-Zionism

d)

Depression

31.

The Harlem Renaissance in the 1920’s was best known as

a)

A plan for urban renewal in Downtown Manhattan

b)

A very cool hat

c)

The reason for the great migration

d)

An expression of African American culture and arts

32.

The so called “roaring twenties” would come to a sudden stop with what event?

a)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The death of Herbert Hoover

d)

The invasion of Poland

33.

How was President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal different from the policies of the 1920s?

a)

Returned the country to laissez-faire economics

b)

Returned the country to the barter system

c)

Instituted a Balanced Budget Amendment

d)

Expanded the role of the government in the American economy

34.

The Civilian Workers Administration, the Works Progress Administration, and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration are all examples of

a)

Agencies invented to assist the war effort in America

b)

New Deal programs intended to help unemployed people

c)

Actions by big businesses

d)

Civil Rights protests

35.

The purpose of many of President Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal programs was to

a)

Support the U.S. in World War II

b)

End segregation in U.S. public facilities

c)

Eliminate the problem of inflation

d)

Provide job opportunities for the unemployed

36.

This man was the 32nd President. He was blamed for the Great Depression and the American people named various items (newspapers, empty pockets) after him to mock him. Who is he?

a)

Donald Duck

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Herbert Hoover

37.

What event caused the United States to get into WWII?

a)

The Invasion of Poland

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The Little Rock Nine

d)

The formation of the nation of Liberia

38.

Which of the following countries was not a member of the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Italy

39.

Who was the President of the United States during WW2?

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Giancarlo Stanton

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Woodrow Wilson

40.

The D-Day invasion was an effort by the Allied Powers to liberate what European country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

England

41.

Which event caused the United States to stress the importance of studying science and math in the late 1950s?

a)

The Korean War

b)

The Supreme Court ended segregation

c)

The Soviet Union launched Sputnik

d)

Egypt took over the Suez Canal

42.

During the 1950s and in the Cold War the United States foreign Policy could best be characterized as

a)

Increased trade with China

b)

Foreign intervention in Africa

c)

Blocking communist expansion

d)

An alliance with the Warsaw Pact

43.

Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy?

a)

A man who ran for president on a segregationist platform

b)

A senator who was found to be working with the Soviets

c)

A champion of Third Wave Feminism

d)

A senator who accused government officials of being communists

44.

This document is most closely associated with

a)

Reconstruction

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Age of Imperialism

d)

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

45.

The United States government responded to the situation depicted in this document by

a)

Building the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Dying

c)

Declaring War on Japan

d)

Passing New Deal legislation

46.

If you wanted to know what the artist's point of view is about President Roosevelt, what part of the picture should you look at?

47.

The letters on the backs of the dancing children most likely represent

a)
Labor Union initiatives
b)
Civil Rights movements
c)
New Deal programs
d)
Social Security programs
48.

What does this artist want you to think after viewing this cartoon?

a)
The artist wants you to consider the impact of World War II.
b)

The artist wants you to think FDR's New Deal did positive things

c)
The artist wants you to analyze the role of social media in politics.
d)

The artist wants you to turn against the New Deal because it's bad for kids.