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Midterm Review

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

2.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

3.

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

a)

the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

b)

people in the state believed their state's rights were being denied

c)

the state was paying high tariffs.

d)

plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

4.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

5.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
6.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
7.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
8.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
9.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
10.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

11.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
12.
He led a raid on the armory at Harper's Ferry, trying to get weapons to give to slaves, so they could revolt against their owners. 
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
John Brown
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
13.
Network of safe houses that aided runaway slaves
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Temperance
d)
Safe Houses
14.
Who was the commander of the confederate army called Army of Northern Virginia
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
15.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
16.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
17.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton 
d)
to preserve the Union
18.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
19.
Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
tariff of abominations
c)
impressment
d)
right of habeus corpus
20.
What year did the Civil War begin?
a)
1861
b)
1977
c)
1619
d)
1865
21.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
22.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
23.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists 
24.
The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to
a)
All African Americans
b)
African American men
c)
Native Americans
d)
White Women
25.
Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called--
a)
Black codes
b)
Slave Laws
c)
Confederate Rights
d)
Merica Laws
26.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
27.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
28.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
29.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
30.

Schools in the south to educate freedmen were set up by the ______________

a)

Union Army

b)

Special Field Order 15

c)

Freedmen's Bureau

31.

What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

32.
The Industrial Revolution describes a time when
a)
people rejected socialism and began calling for capitalism.
b)
people began to use the scientific method to find answers to their questions.
c)
work done by machines in factories replaced work done by hand.
d)
industrialized nations created overseas colonies.
33.

What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

34.
Economic philosophy based on "Survival of the fittest"
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
National Market
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Free Enterprise System
35.
designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated fair competition
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Corporation
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
36.
complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Monopoly
d)
Philanthropy
37.
theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market
a)
Cul-de-sac
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Fleur de Lis
d)
Achtung
38.

What idea is the cartoon addressing?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Laissez Faire

c)

Americanization

d)

Industrial Revolution

39.
An organization of workers who promote their interests collectively (as a group)
a)
Labor union
b)
Political machine
c)
Caucus
40.
The __________ process was a less expensive way to make steel.
a)
Edison
b)
Foundry
c)
Bessemer
d)
Factory
41.

What is the Gilded Age?

a)

An era when gold, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires became dominant industries that shaped modern America.

b)

An era when railroads, oil, steel, and coal became dominant industries that shaped modern America.

c)

An era when gold, diamonds, rubies, and sapphires became dominant industries that shaped modern Europe.

d)

An era when railroads, oil, steel, and coal became dominant industries that shaped modern Europe.

42.

What did Henry Ford invent?

a)

Moving assembly line

b)

Uses for peanuts

c)

Light bulb

d)

Telephone

43.

How did Cornelius Vanderbilt build his wealth?

a)

Automobile Industry

b)

Railroad and Shipping Industry

c)

Oil Industry

d)

Steel Industry

44.

What is Andrew Carnegie known for?

a)

Oil Company

b)

Steel Company

c)

Automobile Company

d)

Railroad Company

45.

What company did John D. Rockefeller start that made him an industrial capitalist?

a)

Premium Oil

b)

Rockefeller Oil

c)

American Oil

d)

Standard Oil

46.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

47.

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

48.

The growing political influence of this group led to the ratification of the 18th and 19th Amendments.

a)

Nativists

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Activists

49.

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

a)

Supporters of Political Machines

b)

Nativists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Industialists

50.

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

51.

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

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

52.

The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.


Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

53.

The campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism was called

a)

Women Suffrage

b)

Temperance Movement

c)

Alcoholics Anonymous

d)

Fair Weather Fan

54.

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

55.

Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled in size.


This is most likely due to...

a)

The Baby Boom

b)

Immigration

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

Better Healthcare

56.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
57.
I created the modern banking system by the establishment of the federal reserve system.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Wilson 
c)
Taft
58.
I  passed the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments
a)
Taft 
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
59.
I formed the Bull Moose Party
a)
Taft 
b)
Wison 
c)
Roosevelt 
60.
Which of the following combinations were the three Progressive Presidents?
a)
Taft, Hayes, T Roosevelt
b)
Wilson, Garfield, Taft
c)
T Roosevelt, Johnson, Morgan
d)
T Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft
61.
His involvement in which war, as commander of the Rough Riders, made Teddy Roosevelt famous?
a)
Civil War
b)
Spanish American War
c)
World  War I
d)
Vietnam War
62.
What was the name of William H. Taft's foreign policy approach that encouraged companies to build railroads, post offices, and government buildings in countries they wanted to do business with?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Moral Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
none of the above
63.
In the early 1900s, which group most often supported the views of the Populist Movement
a)
Factory owners
b)
Nativists
c)
Labor Unions
d)
Farmers
64.
Wrote "How the other half lives" exposing conditions in the slums
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
65.

________________was a widely held belief in the 19th century United States that its settlers were destined to expand across North America.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Annexation

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Manifest Destiny

66.

What is the "White Man's Burden"?

a)

A belief in "cultural superiority"

b)

A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny

c)

Taft's foreign policy approach

d)

A belief in white privilege

67.

__________warned against the establishment of any additional European colonies in Latin America.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William H. Taft

68.

Which president said “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” The U.S. Navy is the “big stick” he is referring to.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William H. Taft

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

69.

___________: The system in which support is given only to the countries whose moral beliefs are similar to that of the democratic United States.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

70.

Which of the following supported imperialism as a means of protecting the country?

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Josiah Strong

d)

Henry Cabot Lodge

71.

Which territory's annexation by the US happened through a lot of controversy that went all the way to the presidency?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Alaska

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

72.

Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?

a)

gold

b)

iron

c)

timber

d)

fish

73.

Fake news is the modern term for what during the 1890s?

a)

yellow journalism

b)

red journalism

c)

false advertising

d)

negative journalism

74.

What event led to the start of the Spanish-American War?

a)

sinking of the USS Maine

b)

sinking of the USS Lusitania

c)

attack on southern Florida by Cuba

d)

the coronation of Liliuokalani

75.

Which of the following is not a territory that the US acquired through war?

a)

Alaska

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Guam

d)

Philippines

76.

Which of the following foreign policies was used to acquire the land necessary to build a canal in Panama?

a)

Big Stick Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Treaty of Paris

77.

How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?

a)

the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia

b)

a treaty with Colombia whom controlled Panama

c)

the US purchased the land from Panama for 7.2 million dollars

d)

the US helped Colombia put down a rebellion in Panama

78.

What was a result of headlines like the one above?

a)

World War I begin

b)

The Spanish-American War

c)

The US entered World War I

d)

The Union defeated the Confederacy

79.

What were the two main locations of fighting during the Spanish-American War?

a)

Alaska and Hawaii

b)

Puerto Rico and Guam

c)

Cuba and the Philippines

d)

Spain and the United States

80.

Which policy gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

81.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

82.

Who is assassinated in 1914 to start WWI?

a)

Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Sultan Mehmed V

d)

Prince Henry of Wales

83.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

84.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

85.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

86.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

87.

What is it called when countries claim territories outside of their land to make an empire?

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

88.

The sinking of this ship by a German submarine pushed the United States closer to war. Which picture shows the Lusitania?

a)
b)
c)
d)
89.

Which of these was a reason that the United States got involved in World War I?

a)

a song called "Over There"

b)

the Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Food Shortages

d)

Belleau Wood

90.

What was the name of the peace plan that Woodrow Wilson created at the end of World War I?

a)

The 13 Points

b)

The 14 Points

c)

The 15 Points

d)

The 16 Points

91.

the most important part of Wilson's plan for peace was...

a)

The United Nations

b)

The Unique Nations

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The National League

92.

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

93.

What warfare strategy was most commonly used in WWI?

a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Blitzkering

c)

Standard Warfare

d)

Trench Warfare

94.

What was the name of the British Passenger liner that was sunk in May 1915, killing 128 Americans?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Sussex

c)

Titanic

d)

USS Maine

95.

What is WWI also known as?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

Great War

d)

Big War

96.

What were the German submarines used during the war known as?

a)

U-Boats

b)

Dogfighters

c)

X0Boats

d)

Central Subs

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