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U.S. History Pre-Test

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This committee believed that Communists were sneaking propaganda into films.

a)

Federal Employee Loyalty Program (FELP)

b)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

c)

American Defense Against Communist Activities(ADACA)

d)

Hollywood Moral Board (HMB)

2.

This couple was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to death.

a)

The Rosenbergs

b)

The McCarthys

c)

The Weingaertners

d)

The Whittakers

3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

4.

The United States started as a Colony of which nation?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

5.

How Many Colonies were originally founded?

a)

50

b)

13

c)

10

d)

12

6.

Who was the first president of the United States

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

James Madison

7.

Click ALL 3 branches of the government

a)

Legislative (congress)

b)

Military (Army, Air Force, Marines)

c)

Executive (president)

d)

judicial (Supreme Court)

8.

Name the Axis Powers during WWI

a)

Russia, Germany

b)

Germany, Japan, Italy

c)

Russia, Britain, United States

d)

The Avengers

9.

The time period between 1949-1991 which describes the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

The Red Battle

b)

Fake News

c)

Atlantic Enemies

d)

The Cold War

10.

Who was the president during WW1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Abe Lincoln

d)

James Buchanon

11.

Who gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

a)

Malcom X

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

Martin Luther King Jr,

d)

Nelson Mandela

12.

Who was the longest serving President of the United States?

a)

Washington

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Bush

d)

Nixon

13.

Which of these are effects of Westward Expansion

a)

California Gold Rush

b)

Decimation of the Buffalo Population

c)

Expanding Railroads

d)

Mistreatment of Native Americans

14.

What is the 13th amendment

a)

Abolished Slavery

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Citizenship Rights

d)

Income Tax

15.

Who was president during the Civil War

a)

George Washington

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Andrew Johnson

16.

What is an abolitionist

a)

Someone against Alcohol

b)

Some one against Immigrants

c)

Someone against African Americans

d)

Someone against Slavery

17.

What did Brown Vs. Board do?

a)

Made Segregation Legal

b)

Upheld Jim Crow laws in the south

c)

Made segregation in schools Illegal

d)

Upheld Jim Crow laws in the North

18.

When did the Great depression Start

a)

1910

b)

1929

c)

1935

d)

1901

19.

What made America join WWII

a)

The holocaust

b)

Nazi invasion of Poland

c)

Japanese Invasion of China

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

20.

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Harry Truman

21.

The industrial revolution of the late 19th century prompted the federal government to begin to

a)

Protect laborers

b)

Subsidize industry

c)

Nationalize industry

d)

Regulate business

22.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

a)

Workers secured a greater share of company profits

b)

The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced

c)

The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

d)

Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations

23.

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

a)

The availability of land grants for homesteaders

b)

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

c)

Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

d)

The lower cost of living in urban areas

24.

Nativists in California in 1882 would most likely have supported the

a)

Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants

b)

Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

continuation of the contract labor system

d)

Assimilation of Native Americans Indians into mainstream culture.

25.

How many states are there in the United States?

a)

48

b)

50

c)

25

d)

13

26.

What is the capital of the U.S.

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Austin, TX

c)

New York City

d)

Los Angeles

27.
Select the best answer:How would you summarize the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
it gave people rights
b)
outlawed discrimination on basis of race,color,religion and the right to vote for African Americans
c)
lawed discrimination
d)
gave African Americans the right to vote
28.

What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?

a)

Prohibition

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Suffrage

d)

Industrial Revolution

29.

The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --

a)

women's suffrage

b)

segregated society

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Prohibition Era

30.

In which city did the Harlem Renaissance orginate

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

New Orleans

31.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

32.

How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?

a)

with the use of the assembly line

b)

changing locations

c)

importing all raw materials

d)

increasing the wages of his workers

33.

The 1920s was a decade known as....

a)

The Roaring Lions

b)

The Roaring Years

c)

The Roaring Days

d)

The Roaring 20's

34.

On which day did people lose a lot of cash when the stock market crashed?

a)

October 31, 1929

b)

May 7, 1929

c)

January 14, 1929

d)

October 29, 1929

35.

What was the time span of The Great Depression?

a)

1929-1939

b)

1929-1937

c)

1929-1944

d)

1929-1911

36.

Which president created the New Deal programs?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F Kennedy

37.

What was the WPA?

a)

The Worker's Protected Administration

b)

The Worker's Probation Administration

c)

The Works Progressive Administration

d)

The Works Progress Administration

38.

Which war did the US enter when The Great Depression was over?

a)

The Viet Nam War

b)

The Korea War

c)

The Star Wars

d)

World War II

39.
Nativists oppose...
a)
Business regulation
b)
Immigration
c)
Capitalism
d)
Democracy
40.
An organization of workers who promote their interests collectively (as a group)
a)
Labor union
b)
Political machine
c)
Caucus
41.

Many immigrants found work as-

a)

unskilled labor in factories

b)

farmers on the Great Plains

c)

skilled craftsmen

d)

Educators

42.

What was an important effect of the invention of the light bulb?

a)

Machines were able to be more efficient

b)

Products were created on the assembly line

c)

Factories could extend working hours

d)

Businesses hired more skilled workers

43.

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

a)

Political Corruption

b)

Laissez Faire

c)

Monopoly

d)

Social Darwinism

44.

When did World War Two end?

a)

1990

b)

1918

c)

1945

d)

1939

45.

In what year did World War Two start?

a)

1918

b)

1945

c)

1939

d)

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