WorksheetsU.S. History Pre-Test
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 30mins
This committee believed that Communists were sneaking propaganda into films.
Federal Employee Loyalty Program (FELP)
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
American Defense Against Communist Activities(ADACA)
Hollywood Moral Board (HMB)
This couple was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to death.
The Rosenbergs
The McCarthys
The Weingaertners
The Whittakers
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
The United States started as a Colony of which nation?
Britain
Spain
Germany
Russia
How Many Colonies were originally founded?
50
13
10
12
Who was the first president of the United States
Abe Lincoln
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Click ALL 3 branches of the government
Legislative (congress)
Military (Army, Air Force, Marines)
Executive (president)
judicial (Supreme Court)
Name the Axis Powers during WWI
Russia, Germany
Germany, Japan, Italy
Russia, Britain, United States
The Avengers
The time period between 1949-1991 which describes the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The Red Battle
Fake News
Atlantic Enemies
The Cold War
Who was the president during WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
George W. Bush
Abe Lincoln
James Buchanon
Who gave the famous "I Have A Dream" speech?
Malcom X
Abe Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr,
Nelson Mandela
Who was the longest serving President of the United States?
Washington
Roosevelt
Bush
Nixon
Which of these are effects of Westward Expansion
California Gold Rush
Decimation of the Buffalo Population
Expanding Railroads
Mistreatment of Native Americans
What is the 13th amendment
Abolished Slavery
Women's Rights
Citizenship Rights
Income Tax
Who was president during the Civil War
George Washington
Ulysses S Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
What is an abolitionist
Someone against Alcohol
Some one against Immigrants
Someone against African Americans
Someone against Slavery
What did Brown Vs. Board do?
Made Segregation Legal
Upheld Jim Crow laws in the south
Made segregation in schools Illegal
Upheld Jim Crow laws in the North
When did the Great depression Start
1910
1929
1935
1901
What made America join WWII
The holocaust
Nazi invasion of Poland
Japanese Invasion of China
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
The industrial revolution of the late 19th century prompted the federal government to begin to
Protect laborers
Subsidize industry
Nationalize industry
Regulate business
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a greater share of company profits
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
The lower cost of living in urban areas
Nativists in California in 1882 would most likely have supported the
Creation of settlement houses to aid new immigrants
Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
continuation of the contract labor system
Assimilation of Native Americans Indians into mainstream culture.
How many states are there in the United States?
48
50
25
13
What is the capital of the U.S.
Washington, D.C.
Austin, TX
New York City
Los Angeles
What was the cause of speakeasies and bootleggers?
Prohibition
Progressive Movement
Suffrage
Industrial Revolution
The ratification of the 21st Amendment marked the end of --
women's suffrage
segregated society
Progressive Movement
Prohibition Era
In which city did the Harlem Renaissance orginate
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
New Orleans
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between
religion and science
biology and science
evolution and science
education and science
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
with the use of the assembly line
changing locations
importing all raw materials
increasing the wages of his workers
The 1920s was a decade known as....
The Roaring Lions
The Roaring Years
The Roaring Days
The Roaring 20's
On which day did people lose a lot of cash when the stock market crashed?
October 31, 1929
May 7, 1929
January 14, 1929
October 29, 1929
What was the time span of The Great Depression?
1929-1939
1929-1937
1929-1944
1929-1911
Which president created the New Deal programs?
George W. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
John F Kennedy
What was the WPA?
The Worker's Protected Administration
The Worker's Probation Administration
The Works Progressive Administration
The Works Progress Administration
Which war did the US enter when The Great Depression was over?
The Viet Nam War
The Korea War
The Star Wars
World War II
Many immigrants found work as-
unskilled labor in factories
farmers on the Great Plains
skilled craftsmen
Educators
What was an important effect of the invention of the light bulb?
Machines were able to be more efficient
Products were created on the assembly line
Factories could extend working hours
Businesses hired more skilled workers
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
When did World War Two end?
1990
1918
1945
1939
In what year did World War Two start?
1918
1945
1939
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