WorksheetsUS History Review 11/15
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 51mins
When was the "Declaration of Independence" drafted __________.
1776
1767
1783
1766
What ended the Spanish American War and granted the U.S. new territories?
The Spanish Agreement
Treaty of Paris 1898
Treaty of Paris 1776
The Monroe Doctrine
When was the 18th Amendment passed?
At or near the end of the Progressive Era
Before the Progressive Era started
20 years after the Progressive Era had ended
One year before World War II began
What did the 18th Amendment do?
It gave all women the right to vote
It gave African American men the right to vote
It made drinking alcohol illegal
It made selling, making, and distributing alcohol illegal
The Scopes Trial pitted
Creationists vs. Fundamentalists
Communists vs. Anarchists
Creationists vs. Evolutionists
Fundamentalists vs. Evangelicals
Which amendment resulted in speakeasies being established?
Twenty-first
Twentieth
Nineteenth
Eighteenth
The growth of organized crime during the 1920s is most closely related to the --
laws against making alcohol
increase in unemployed workers
collapse of the stock market
rise of labor unions
A nickname given to the 1920s because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.
roaring twenties
silent twenties
Jazz age
Great Depression
This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.
consumerism
national debt
immigration
education
What type of economy did the US have in the 1920s?
laissez faire capitalism
socialsim
communism
command economy
laissez-faire
opposed to government regulation of business
government should control major industries
government should be eliminated
nations should avoid trade
Which of the following best represents Herbert Hoover's philosophy?
The government should never help people out
The government should help people at the state & local level, not the federal level
There should be a new deal for the American people where the federal government would help people
Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?
Buying stock on margin
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
too much production and consumer spending
Laissez-faire economic policies
Camps of homeless people in homemade shacks:
Hoovervilles
Homeless shelters
Soup kitchens
Won the election of 1932 & began his New Deal programs to try & solve the problems of the Great Depression:
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest
Tornados
Dust Bowl
Black Tuesday
Hurricanes
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
overproduction and underconsumption
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
an increase in demand for imported products
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
Unemployment decreased gradually.
Many homes along the Mississippi River were flooded.
Hoover was re-elected as president.
How was Ford able to produce so many vehicles quickly?
He pioneered the use of the assembly line in producing automobiles
He only produced one type of vehicle at a time
He used interchangeable parts on his vehicles
All of these answers are correct
Which Amendment gave all women the right to vote?
15th
19th
17th
16th
Hoover signed this tax that raised import costs to help American businesses; however, it did not work.
Business Tax
Import Tax Bill
Hoover Tariff
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
Shantytowns named after President Herbert Hoover.
Herbertvilles
Hoovervilles
Shantyvilles
Depression Villages
World War I veterans who marched on Washington demanding their bonus pay and who were removed by the police.
Veteran Army
Bonus Army
Depression Army
Payment Army
FDR's New Deal included 3 components:
Money, Jobs, Happiness
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Agencies, Jobs, Loans
Jobs, Loan forgiveness, Reform
_____ was an organization created in 1931 in the United States by President Herbert Hoover's administration to try to stop bank failure stemming from the Great Depression,[1] and was a forerunner of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
National Credit Corporation
FDIC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
FEMA
______ was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
National Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
FDIC
FERPA
credit systems where payment for merchandise/items is made in installments over a pre-approved period of time
pay day loans
installment plans
National Credit
Buying on Margin
How did overproduction of U.S. goods by manufacturers contribute to the Great Depression?
by prompting businesses to build factories in more locations
by encouraging businesses to employ more workers
by resulting in large unsold inventories due to market saturation
by causing an increase in prices of goods in foreign markets
How did participation in World War I affect U.S. agriculture at the end of the war?
The United States government offered opportunities for returning veterans in the agricultural sector.
The agricultural sector increased exports in order to raise profits.
Overproduction of farm goods during the war led to a collapse in agricultural prices
The United States government created free trade agreements to increase markets for agricultural products.
The theory based on the idea that all species? are related and gradually change over time.
creationist theory
evolutionary theory
fundamentalist theory
spiritual theory
the belief that the universe and the various forms of life were created by God
creationist theory
evolutionary theory
fundamentalist theory
credit theory
believed that consumer culture, relaxed ethics, and growing urbanism symbolized our nation's decline
fundamentalists
conservatives
evolutionists
creationists
Approximately how many farmers last their land during the Great Depression?
5 million
1 million
1 Thousand
150 Thousand
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
• ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with communism.
workers
criminals
immigrants
Progressives
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
_______ was the first 20th-century solidarity strike after WWI in the United States. It led off a tumultuous era of post-World War I labor conflict that saw massive strikes shut down the nation's steel, coal, and other industries and threaten civil unrest ( It lasted 5 days)
Seattle General Strike
Red Scare Strike
Laissez Faire Strike
Palmer Raids
a group of Russian radicals, led by Vladimir Lenin, who played a major role in the 1917 revolution in Russia
Red Scare
Communism
Bolshevik
Arms Race
U.S. Attorney General and opponent of communism; he ordered the raids against radicals and aliens during the Red Scare of 1919 and 1920
Mitchell A. Palmer
Henry Ford
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
American business leader; he revolutionized factory production through the use of the assembly line and popularized the affordable automobile
Mitchell A. Palmer
Henry Ford
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
The Palmer raids were unsuccessful becal no evidence was found.
True
False
What rights were violated by the Palmer Raids
4th amendment rights of search and seizure
5th amendment rights of pleading the fifth
1st amendment rights of freedom of speech
2nd amendment rights to bear arms
Women experienced more freedom than previous generations in the 1920's
true
false
Why did the demand for American Crops increase during WWI
there was a famine in America
Soldiers fighting needed them and so did other countries.
The livestock needed more food
None of these answers are correct
