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U.S. History 2nd Nine-weeks Review

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

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Class
Date
1.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
2.

Which countries made up the Allied Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

b)

Russia, United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Romania

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

d)

Russia, Great Britain, France

3.

What is militarism?

a)

Building an army

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of territory by a stronger country

d)

Proud of your heritage

4.

coined by Mark Twain to describe the golden exterior of 19th century American society, covering the rotten, corrupt core

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

Progressive Era

d)

The Great Migration

5.

What is Social Darwinism?

a)

Herbert Spencer coins the term in 1862…its basically means SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

b)

Darwin coins the term in 1862…its basically means SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

c)

Herbert Spencer coins the term in 1862…its basically means SURVIVAL OF THE INTELLIGENT

d)

Carnegie coins the term in 1862…its basically means SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

6.

This was the name of the ship that exploded by Havana Harbor before the Spanish-American War

a)

U.S.S. Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S.S. Maine

c)

U.S.S. Arizona

d)

U.S.S Constitution

7.

After the Spanish American War, America gained control of all of these places EXCEPT...

a)

Guam

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Canada

d)

Phillipines

8.

What are the 3 major factors that push the U.S from an agricultural society to an industrial nation?

a)

Wealth of natural resources, Explosion of inventions, Growing urban population that provided new markets

b)

Lack of natural resources, growing animal farms and new tech.

c)

Instal pseudo technology

d)

increase hunting of the buffalo.

9.
Which amendment bans the sale, manufacture, & distribution of alcohol?
a)
18th
b)
21st
c)
20th
d)
22nd
10.
Which amendment repealed Prohibition?
a)
18th
b)
21st
c)
22nd
d)
20th
11.
The new territories gained because of imperialism affected the U.S. by
a)
satisfying the complaints of anti-imperialists
b)
providing strategic naval bases and new opportunities for trade
c)
leading the U.S. into permanent alliances with European countries
12.
What was the Open Door Policy? 
a)
It led to an end to spheres of influence in China.
b)
It was first proposed by the U.S.
c)
 It called for equal trading rights in China.
d)
All answers are correct.
13.
How did the Roosevelt Corollary alter or change  the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
the corollary completely destroyed the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The corollary had no effect on the Monroe Doctrine
c)
The corollary strengthened the Monroe Doctrine by allowing the U.S. to act as an international police force
14.

Extension of the Monroe Doctrine in 1904 in which the U.S. claimed the right to protect its economic interests by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Moral Diplomacy

15.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
16.
Platt Amendment's passage resulted in?
a)
Puerto Rico became self-governing commonwealth
b)
Creation of US military base in Cuba
c)
Official end to Spanish American war
d)
Establishment of diplomatic relations with Japan
17.

Theodore Roosevelt's policy of backing up diplomatic relations with military force

a)

Moral Diplomacy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

18.

Policy among Germany, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan in which these countries would not interfere with U.S. trading rights in China

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

19.
What was the goal of President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy?
a)
Help US allies increase readiness of armed forces
b)
Raise living standards of people in poverty-stricken countries
c)
Support development of democracies in Central America
d)
Create stability abroad for benefit of US commercial interests
20.
Roosevelt Corollary is also known as
a)
Big Stick Policy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Monroe Doctrine
21.

A volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Theodore Roosevelt that served in the Spanish American War

a)

Rough Riders

b)

Sanford Dole

c)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

d)

Tuskegee Airmen

22.

The U.S. policy of using the nation's economic power to exert influence over other countries

a)

Moral Diplomacy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

23.

U.S. Admiral who urged government officials to build up American naval power

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

c)

Henry Cabot Lodge

d)

Sanford Dole

24.

The use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract readers

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Expansionism

25.

Policy of Woodrow Wilson stating that the U.S. could not officially recognize governments that were oppressive, undemocratic, or opposed to U.S. business interests

a)

Moral Diplomacy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

26.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
27.

Which of the following territories did we acquire from Spain after the Spanish American War (check all that apply)

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Hawaii

c)

Guam

d)

Philippines

28.
The Grange was...
a)
an organization created to support farmers
b)
a house
c)
a place Homesteaders lived
d)
an organization for Mormons
29.

Which of the following is a pull factor of immigration?

a)

Jewish people were persecuted in Eastern Europe.

b)

There were wars in China in the 1840's.

c)

The Homestead Act of 1862 made lands freely available to many people.

30.

What is the definition of manifest destiny?

a)

The belief that the US must take over the west or risk war with native Americans.

b)

The belief that new farming methods were superior to native hunting methods

c)

The belief that it was clear that the United States would take over the west

d)

The belief that trains were superior forms of transportation to horses

31.

The primary goal of Manifest Destiny was

a)

End slavery in the new territories

b)

removal of European influence from South America

c)

expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

d)

secession of southern states from the nation

32.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

a)

the railroads helped the NA move east

b)

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

c)

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

d)

the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

33.
What was the government policy that divided tribal land among Native Americans for farming?
a)
Compromise of 1877
b)
Custer's Last Stand 1876
c)
Dawes Severalty Act 1887
d)
Declaration of Independence 1776
34.

In 1890, a massacre of Lakota Sioux by United States Cavalry occurred as what became known as

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Little Big Horn

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Saratoga

35.
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civillization ACt 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
36.
Land set aside by the US government for the relocation of Native Americans are called _______________.
a)
tenements
b)
ghettos
c)
colonies
d)
reservations
37.

What piece of legislation distributed free land in the Great Plains and primarily attracted farmers?

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Interstate Commerce Act

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The American Indian Citizenship Act

38.

How did the arrival of settlers change the Great Plains?

a)

Shift from hunting to farming

b)

Increase of the white settlers in the West

c)

Expansion of railroads and the rise of new towns

d)

All of the Above

39.
Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ethnic Enclaves
c)
Assimilation
40.

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is an example of...

a)

naturalism

b)

nativism

c)

laissez-faire

d)

muckraking

41.

A political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes.

a)

spoils system

b)

political machine

c)

county commisioner

d)

grandfather clause

42.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Colonization

c)

Inflation

d)

Urbanization

43.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
44.

Why did anti-immigration feelings develop during the Gilded Age?

a)

most immigrants were richer & better educated than native-born citizens.

b)

immigrants were running for political office.

c)

immigrants competed with native-born citizens for jobs

d)

the government's social programs were too expensive.

45.

Which factor best explains the growth of the US economy between 1865 & 1910?

a)

laissez-faire

b)

restricted immigration

c)

labor unions

d)

sharecropping

46.
Why were the Industrial Capitalists referred to as "robber barons"?
a)
Industrialists often took advantage of other people economically.
b)
Industralists stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
c)
Industrialists were shared buisness partnerships controlled by a CEO.
d)
Industralists often formed conglomerates to rob smaller industries.
47.

multi-family apartments, usually dark, crowded, and barely meeting minimal living standards

a)

tenure

b)

tenement

c)

skyscraper

d)

graft

48.
________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 
a)
Industrial Giants
b)
Captains of Industry
c)
Robber Barons
d)
Union Leaders
49.

Who were the robber barons of the late 1800s?

a)

Powerful industrialists

b)

Members of political machines

c)

Corrupt government officials

d)

Labor leaders who controlled unions

50.

Andrew Carnegie's idea that the wealthy had a moral obligation to improve society for everyone.

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

American Dream

d)

Principles of Scientific Management

51.
Why were so few Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the United States?
a)
Very few tried to come
b)
The voyage was too far and expensive
c)
There were no jobs available
d)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
52.

Which opinion would most accurately represent belief in social Darwinism.

a)

The rich became rich due to the assistance of the government and the exploitation of workers.

b)

Wealthier nations should support poorer nations through funding infrastructure projects.

c)

The rich are rich because they are the fittest; the poor are poor because they are lazy.

d)

The poor deserve government assistance in the form of welfare programs.

53.

Most immigrants found work as

a)

scientists and technicians

b)

unskilled factory workers

c)

educated professionals

d)

skilled craftsmen

54.

This person was famous for his monopoly on the oil industry:

a)

John D. Rockefeller.

b)

Andrew Carnegie.

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt.

d)

J.P. Morgan

55.

Andrew Carnegie was famous for his monopoly over..

a)

Oil.

b)

Railroads.

c)

Steel.

d)

Shipping.

56.

The Sherman Anti-trust Act

a)

provided civil service reform

b)

prevented monopolies

c)

give trusts advantage over other business

d)

gave free land

57.

William M. Tweed (Boss Tweed)

a)

was Robber Barron who made a ton of money

b)

was a philanthropist who donated most of his fortune

c)

was a corrupt party boss of a political machine

d)

was a Captain of Industry

58.

The "bosses" of urban political machines often...

a)

denied voting rights to the poor

b)

wasted money on military spending

c)

discriminated against migrant workers

d)

accepted bribes in return for favors

59.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
60.
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
61.
Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?
a)
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
b)
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
c)
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
d)
Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.
62.
The Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) were efforts by the federal government to
a)
regulate aspects of business
b)
expand the positive features of the trusts
c)
favor big businesses over small companies.
d)
move toward government ownership of key industries
63.
A group of corporations that unite in order to reduce competition and control prices in a business or an industry.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Corporation
c)
Company
d)
Holding Company
64.
Which of the following was responsible for the increased production of steel from iron?
a)
Lowell system
b)
Bessemer process
c)
steam engine
d)
Steel Gin
65.
This political cartoon promotes
a)
The growth of monopolies
b)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
c)
A stronger lassiez fair government
d)
Communism
66.
Labor Union that allowed skilled and unskilled workers. 
a)
Garden City Teacher Association
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Ladies Garment Workers Union
67.

This refers to the social and economic change that took place from the technological advancements (inventions) & the development of large scale industrial production:

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Industrialization

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

68.
Hands off, means no government intervention in business.
a)
Market Economy
b)
Command Economy
c)
Capitalism
d)
Lassiez Faire
69.

Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)

a)

long hours & low wages

b)

child labor

c)

Plenty of vacation & sick days

d)

often unsafe working conditions

70.

What strategy was used by Andrew Carnegie to gain control of the steel industry?

a)

through vertical integration in which he controlled all parts of production, from the suppliers of raw materials to the manufactured product

b)

he developed a trust in which he merged together companies in the same phase of production

c)

through horizontal integration in which he bought out his competitors and sold them to be controlled by a board of trustees

71.

How did settlement houses benefit immigrants? (select all that apply)

a)

Influenced how they would vote in local elections

b)

Provided them housing

c)

Helped them maintain their cultural traditions

d)

Helped them assimilate into American Society

72.

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

73.

This fueled the industrial boom in the U.S.; examples include coal, iron ore, and oil.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Mechanization

c)

Immigration

d)

Natural Resources

74.

Why did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890?

a)

to encourage American workers to go on strike to stop production

b)

they wanted to use court orders (injunctions) to prevent management from merging with other businesses

c)

it was the attempt of Congress to transform the U.S. government into a socialist institution

d)

Congress was trying to stop the creation of trusts which was believed to restrain trade

75.

What legislation allowed the government to regulate big businesses like railroads and dissolve monopolies?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965

c)

Homestead Act & Dawes Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Interstate Commerce Act

76.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

77.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

78.

People like Upton Sinclair were ___________________ because they investigated and exposed abuse and corruption.

a)

Supporters of Political Machines

b)

Nativists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Industialists

79.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Administration

b)

NAACP

c)

National Park Service

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

80.

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Women’s Suffrage

c)

Muckraker Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

81.

What amendment did the members of the Temperance movement work to achieve?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

82.

What civil service reform legislation led to less corruption in the government because it established a merit-based system for government jobs?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Teapot Dome Scandel

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

83.

Progressive President known as a "Trust Buster"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Howard Taft

84.

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

a)

break up monopolies

b)

give equal rights to women

c)

help people living in poverty

d)

end racism

85.

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Preservation

c)

Conservation

d)

Intimidation

86.

Who is the author of "How the Other Half Lives"?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida B. Wells

87.

The efforts of which muckraker led to the passage of the Pure Food & Drug Act?

a)

John Muir

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Upton Sinclair

88.

Which Progressive Reformer is most associated with helping immigrants assimilate into American society?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida B. Wells

89.

Progressives advocated for which of the following topics? (choose 3)

a)

clean up cities

b)

less restrictions on Big Bussiness

c)

U.S. Government more responsive to the people

d)

Move away from Lassiez-Faire

90.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House?

a)

founding of women's colleges

b)

assimilation of immigrants

c)

introduction of prison reform

d)

the establishment of public libraries

91.

Which reform was government's first attempt to regulate "Big Business" or monopolies?

a)

Clayton Anti-trust Act

b)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

92.

Which of the following would best characterize Political reform during the Progressive Era?

a)

laissez-fare

b)

expansion of individual rights for Americans

c)

Mass Immigration into the U.S.

d)

creation of Third Parties

93.

Which Amendment was ratified to helped eliminate corruption and reduce the influence of political machines by allowing Americans to directly elect U.S. senators?

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

94.

Progressive reform that protected consumers from harmful, misbranded, or poisonous food, drugs, medicines, or liquors...

a)

Federal Reserve Act

b)

Clayton Anti-trust Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

95.
The interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the populist movement of the 1890s were both reactions to-
a)
United States imperialism
b)
Economic depressions
c)
Unrestricted immigration
d)
The Abuses of industrualization
96.

Which Progressive Era reform was created in order to regulate the Railroad Industry and their prices?

a)

Clayton Anti-trust Act

b)

Pendleton Civil Service Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

97.

What was the purpose of advocacy groups such as the N.A.A.C.P (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?

a)

to promote initiative, referendum, and recall

b)

to promote wage increases for factory workers

c)

to promote Women's Suffrage

d)

to promote change for racial injustices within society

98.

What is an alliance?

a)

Building partnerships

b)

Seizure of territory by another country

c)

Proud of your heritage

d)

Building an army

99.

What is imperialism?

a)

Proud of your heritage or country

b)

Building an army

c)

Seizure of a country from a stronger country

d)

Creating partnerships

100.

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

a)

pacifists who demonstrated against war

b)

Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

c)

Writers who exposed the evil in American society

d)

Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities

101.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
a)
Reduce the number of farms
b)
Build an overseas empire
c)
Regulate big business
d)
Reduce immigration
102.

Which country left the Triple Alliance?

a)

Italy

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany

d)

Belgium

103.

Which countries were part of the Triple Entente?

a)

Russia, Great Britain, France

b)

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

c)

Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Germany

d)

Italy, France, Great Britain

104.

Which countries were part of the Triple Alliance?

a)

Russia, France, Great Britain

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary

d)

France, Germany, Italy

105.

Which countries made up the Central Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

c)

Russia, France, Great Britain, United States, Italy

d)

Germany, Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium

106.

Which country didn't support Serbia and their idea of a Slavic homeland?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Bosnia

107.

What is No Man's Land?

a)

Land between the opposing trenches

b)

Land used for battlefields

c)

Land used for the bathroom

d)

Land behind the trenches

108.

Which country dropped out of WWI due to their country's revolution?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

109.

Why did the United States enter World War I?

a)

German submarines sunk the Lusitania killing 128 Americans

b)

Germany sent Zimmerman telegram to Mexico asking them to join the war

c)

United States wanted to help their allies Great Britain and France

d)

Italy asked the United States to help in the war

110.

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Germany surrenders and loses WWI

b)

Germany wants to defeat France in a short amount of time so the soldiers can fight on the Eastern Front

c)

Germany wants to join forces with Russia

d)

None of the above

111.

What is an armistice?

a)

Agreement to end war

b)

Agreement to continue war

c)

Agreement that Germany caused the war

d)

Agreement that Germany would lose land

112.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
113.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
114.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
115.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
116.

the name of the telegram that Germany sent to Mexico, offering an alliance to defeat the USA

a)

Zimmermann

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

front

117.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
118.

Included in the 14 points this is the ideas that a nation should have the power to choose its own government and future without being controlled.

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

self-determination

d)

allied

119.

this part of the Treaty of Versailles declared that Germany was responsible for the war.

a)

alliances

b)

front

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

war guilt clause

120.

a plan for creating a permanent and fair peace after WWI, that hoped to address the MAIN causes of the war and create of League of Nations

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

14 points

c)

Germany

d)

Bolshevik

121.

an organization of countries that was intended to solve international disputes through peaceful negotiation

a)

League of Nations

b)

Bolshevik

c)

self-determination

d)

reparations

122.

a document signed by Germany and the allies(in King Louis XVI's old palace) that officially ended WWI

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Zimmermann telegram

d)

Bolshevik

123.

president of the United States during WWI who campaigned for peace after the war

a)

George Washington

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Zimmermann

124.
Why did the U.S. not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Thought the League of Nations would force us to get involved in every issue that takes place in Europe.
b)
We were upset that Kaiser Wilhelm was removed
c)
We were mad at Britain and France
d)
None of the Above
125.

Established this peace-keeping organization after WWI; however, the U.S. never joined and it ultimately did not last.

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations Charter

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Marshall Plan

126.

President Wilson’s peace proposal following World War I.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Pentagon Papers

127.
The Supreme Court ruled, in Schenck v. United States, that freedom of speech is NOT protected if ...
a)
it presents a clear and present danger
b)
Not true, it is ALWAYS protected
c)
it is harassing to your teachers
d)
if you are a criminal
128.

The United States tried to stay out of the war for several years, this is called

a)

Nationalism

b)

Neutrality/isolated

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

129.

The League of Nations was created for what reason?

a)

prevent future conflict

b)

to set up alliances

c)

to build up the armies of nations

d)

to divide up the land after the war

130.

Before and after World War I, the United States practiced ____________________________, meaning the US didn't get involved in other countries fights.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Globalization

d)

Conservationism

131.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
132.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
evolution
c)
abstinence
d)
religion
133.
These hate group gained traction in the 1920’s, even though they had been around since right after the Civil War. They are notorious for hating people who are of different races, or from different countries. What is the name of this hate group?
a)
NAACP
b)
War Hawks
c)
Klu Klux Klan
d)
Nazis
134.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge 
a)
believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government 
b)
believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.
c)
were anarchists 
d)
had administrations riddled with scandal. 
135.
Trial of a Tennessee public school biology teacher for teaching the theory of evolution.
a)
Scope's Trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Fundamentalism
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
136.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as: 
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration 
c)
The Great Agitation 
d)
The Great Separation 
137.
Which aspect of life during the 1920's most likely caused the decade to be labeled the "Roaring 20's"?
a)
technological improvement
b)
social change
c)
political reform
d)
territorial expansion
138.
From 1919-1920, people in the United States were caught up in the Red Scare, which was a fear of
a)
monopolies
b)
communists
c)
foreign armies
d)
labor unions
139.
Ford’s production of the Model T’s in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and  - 
a)
reduced labor demand
b)
greater efficiencies in production
c)
higher production costs
d)
decreased union organization
140.
● Red Scare
● Social Darwinism
● Growth of the KKK
● Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The events of the 1920s listed above reflect the influence of —
a)
prohibition
b)
organized crime
c)
growing nativism
d)
civil rights leaders
141.
This cartoon from the 1920s shows attempts of the USA Govt. to deal with the issue of –
a)
foreign trade
b)
migrant farm workers
c)
transportation gridlocks
d)
immigration
142.

Which statement best describes the role the advertising industry played in the consumerism of the 1920's?

a)

Advertisements guided government regulators in warning consumers of fraudulent practices

b)

Advertisements helped consumers identify which new products they wanted to buy

c)

Advertisements paid for at discounted rates gave consumers a share of a company’s profits

d)

Advertisements reflected the alienation felt by consumers in the postwar society

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