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MUSH Fall Final Review

Total questions: 162

Worksheet time: 3hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My first presidential platform was the  "Square Deal" 
a)
Wilson
b)
Debs
c)
Taft
d)
Roosevelt
2.
I was handpicked as Roosevelt's successor.
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
3.
I was the youngest president (at the time) and the most popular progressive president!
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson 
c)
Roosevelt
4.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
5.

Which Constitutional amendment provided for Prohibition (conservative social progressives)? (what can you not drink legally at 18?)

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

6.
I  passed the 17th, 18th and 19th amendments
a)
Taft 
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt
7.
Initiative, referedum, recall were all intended to
a)
make president more responsive
b)
reduce influence of media
c)
give political parties more control
d)
increase citizen participation in govt. 
8.
I won the split Election of 1912!
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt 
9.
I formed the Bull Moose Party
a)
Taft 
b)
Wison 
c)
Roosevelt 
10.
Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that
a)
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
b)
immigration weakened national unity
c)
the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people
d)
poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
11.
Which agency name belongs on the blank line?
a)
U.S. Geological Survey
b)
National Park Service
c)
Bureau of Reclamation
d)
U.S. Border Patrol
12.
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
13.
A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W. E. B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student’s assignment?
a)
The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens
b)
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market
d)
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement
14.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
15.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
16.
Who became president after William McKinley was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Ulysses Grant
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
17.
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
18.

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

19.

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

20.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
21.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
22.
________________ 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
23.
Carnegie, Rockefeller or Morgan: Was an oil tycoon
a)
Carnegie
b)
Morgan
c)
Rockefeller
24.
Oil industry
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Morgan
c)
Carnegie
d)
All of them
25.
Owned every step of the steel making process
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Morgan
c)
Carnegie
d)
All of them
26.
Banking industry
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Morgan
c)
Carnegie
d)
All of them
27.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
28.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
29.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
30.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods. 
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Frances Willard 
d)
Susan B Anthony 
31.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
32.
The main purpose of a trust is to...
a)
eliminate competition.
b)
efficiently use technology.
c)
guarantee profit.
d)
form unions.
33.
Who founded Hull House, a settlement house for immigrants, in Chicago?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Annie Oakley
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Sacajawea 
34.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
35.

Subject of How the Other Half Lives

a)

Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions

b)

Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat

c)

Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics

d)

Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company

36.

Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company

a)

Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory

b)

Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand

c)

Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers

d)

Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas

37.
Which of the following was NOT a part of TR's plan for the Progressive Movement?
a)
Control over labor unions
b)
Control over corporations
c)
Consumer protection
d)
Conservation of natural resources
38.
Why did TR want to regulate the monopolies (trusts) in the US?
a)
to keep trusts from taking over the government
b)
to prove that the government, not business, was in charge of US
c)
to stop corruption in monopolies
d)
to prove that he knew how to use executive orders
39.
Which of the following laws required companies to list the ingredients on any product that could be consumed by Americans?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Pure Food & Drug Act
c)
Newlands Act
d)
Reclamation Act
40.
TR did something more than all other presidents combined. What was it?
a)
Filing more anti-trust lawsuits
b)
Proposing more laws for Congress to pass
c)
Creating more executive orders
d)
Setting aside more national park land
41.

In tenements, many apartments were spacious with a lot natural light coming in through windows.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

In 1900, two-thirds of Manhattan's residents lived in tenements.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?

a)

Tenements

b)

Condos

c)

Shack

d)

Hotel

44.

Which of the following would be a correct description of what life was like in urban areas during the height of immigration in New York?

a)

majority of the people were wealthy

b)

most people in urban areas lived in nice houses

c)

most people lived in poverty, and cities were overcrowded & dirty

d)

city streets were well maintained, and the unemployment rate was low

45.

Jacob Riis exposed the horrible conditions in New York City and wrote How the Other Half Lives

a)

tenements

b)

schools

c)

factories

d)

sweatshops

46.

Jacob Riis’s work in the city, directly led to

a)

a better awareness of the poor living conditions in American tenement neighborhoods

b)

more restrictions placed upon immigrants as they attempted to enter the United States

c)

the construction of airports in many American cities

d)

improvements in teacher education and textbook quality in American public schools

47.

When was the 18th Amendment passed?

a)

At or near the end of the Progressive Era

b)

Before the Progressive Era started

c)

20 years after the Progressive Era had ended

d)

One year before World War II began

48.

What did the 18th Amendment do?

a)

It gave all women the right to vote

b)

It gave African American men the right to vote

c)

It made drinking alcohol illegal

d)

It made selling, making, and distributing alcohol illegal

49.

Which of the following activists groups contributed greatly to the passing of the 18th amendment?

a)

The Women's Christian Temperance Union

b)

The African-American Civil Rights Group

c)

The American Atheist Association

d)

The anti-alcohol union

50.

How did the 18th Amendment affect the United States?

a)

It hurt the economy because the U.S. lost a lot of tax dollars

b)

It causes a lot of unemployment because factories that produced alcohol were forced to close

c)

It costed a lot of money to enforce the 18th Amendment

d)

All of the above are correct

51.

Which Amendment repealed (got rid of) the 18th Amendment?

a)

19th

b)

20th

c)

21st

d)

22nd

52.

Which Amendment gave all women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

17th

d)

16th

53.

When was the 19th Amendment passed?

a)

In 1920, after President Wilson declared it was necessary in order to make the world safe for democracy

b)

In 1871, one year after African-American men had been given the right to vote

c)

In 1936, three years after the 18th Amendment had been repealed.

d)

In 1940, one year before the U.S. joined World War II.

54.

She was a suffragist who picketed at the White House (during WW1) and went on a Hunger Strike in Prison (in prison for picketing) and was force fed raw eggs while in prison

a)

Alice Paul

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Carry Nation

d)

Queen Liliuokalani

55.

Based on information presented in the text, which of the following would most accurately reflect the opinion of business leaders like Henry Ford?

a)

“As long as my employees produce products at a reasonable rate, and continue to help me make a profit, they can do whatever they damned well choose!”

b)

“I strongly believe that alcohol consumption hinders my ability to run a profitable business. Accidents and inefficiency do not in any way help me make a better, more affordable product.”

c)

“We must act for the betterment of our society. It is up to us, the industrial and moral leaders of America, to create an America that is free of the violence and moral depravity that stems from alcohol.”

56.

Carrie Nation used a hatchet to smash alcohol bottles in saloons and was arrested 30 times. She was a prohibitionist.

a)

False

b)

True

57.

All the following were reasons for US imperialism except:

a)

to develop closer relations with European nations

b)

need for more natural resources

c)

need for new markets to sell goods

d)

fear of running out of land to settle

58.

To avoid further conflict in China, the US instituted what policy?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Meat Inspection Act

c)

Federal Reserve Act

d)

Island Hopping

59.

Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?

a)

they acted as refueling stations for ships

b)

they had once belonged to the United States

c)

to rid the Americas of European powers

d)

so that those countries did not imperialize the US

60.

What often happens to areas that are colonized?

a)

the economy suffers and are the people are not treated as equals

b)

they become wealthy with the abundance of new opportunities that are presented

c)

they are often deported to another country

d)

they are executed

61.

This is the belief in regards to imperialism that it must be done so as to lead "backwards" people towards the light of democracy...

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Self-determination

d)

Sphere of Influence

62.

Which of the following was the primary reason William Seward wanted to purchase Alaska?

a)

territorial expansion of the US

b)

gold had been discovered

c)

to assimilate the indigenous people

d)

oil had been found

63.

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

64.

Why was the US initially interested in Hawaii?

a)

sugar plantations were very valuable

b)

an abundance of oil was discovered

c)

to develop a military base

d)

to learn the culture of the natives

65.

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

66.

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

a)

yellow journalism

b)

red journalism

c)

false advertising

d)

negative journalism

67.

What role did the media(yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?

a)

shaped public opinion to go to war

b)

only covered facts of the events of the war

c)

play no role in the war whatsoever

d)

shaped public opinion to give the president war powers to declare war on Cuba

68.

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

69.

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

70.
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
b)
He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
c)
He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
d)
He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.
71.
Which statement accurately describes one of Theodore Roosevelt's accomplishments as president?
a)
He led the United States to victory in World War I.
b)
He gave the Philippine Islands their independence.
c)
He granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans.
d)
He negotiated a peace treaty between Russia and Japan.
72.
Which political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt divided the Republican vote in 1912 and allowed a Democrat to be elected president?
a)
Socialist Party
b)
Progressive Party
c)
Free Soil Party
d)
Federalist Party
73.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Bull Moose

d)

I DON'T KNOW

74.

What ailment plagued Teddy Roosevelt as a child?

a)

Cancer

b)

Asthma

c)

The cold

d)

Polio

75.

Shortly after his mother and wife died,

a)

Roosevelt moved to his ranch in the Dakotas for two years.

b)

Rosevelt went big game hunting in Africa

c)

Roosevelt moved to New York.

d)

Roosevelt moved into the White House.

76.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

77.

What was named after Teddy Roosevelt?

a)

Ted talks

b)

Yellowstone national park

c)

Teddy Bear

d)

Rose bush

78.
True or False
Teddy Roosevelt is one of the presidents that is carved into Mount Rushmore.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
Who was John Muir?
a)
A member of One Direction
b)
A conservationist
c)
A teacher
80.

The Roosevelt Corollary gave the United States what kind of powers?

a)

Police Powers

b)

Super Powers

c)

Special Powers

d)

Industrial Powers

81.

Why did Roosevelt want a canal built in Panama?

a)

To boost trade for Latin American countries

b)

To make it easy for US Navy to move between Pacific and Atlantic Oceans

c)

To create jobs for Latin American countries

d)

To divide Central America in two.

82.

Roosevelt's foreign policy was summed as a 'speak softly and ________ __ _______ _________".

(a)  

83.
Where is this event taking place?
a)
Maine
b)
Cuba
c)
Spain
d)
Hawaii
84.
The explosion of the USS Maine
a)
proved that McKinley was a weak president
b)
rallied Americans against Spain
c)
caused American prejudice about Spanish immigrants
d)
formed a bond between America and Cuba
85.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
86.
The USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor. What country is the Havana Harbor in?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Haiti
c)
Cuba
d)
Mexico
87.

Who was responsible for the sinking of the USS Maine?

a)

it remains unclea

b)

space aliens

c)

Nazis

d)

France

88.

Revolted against US imperialism in the Philippines and later became President of the Philippines.

a)

Emilio Jacinto

b)

Rodrigo Duterte

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

89.

One cause of WW1 that involved the nations of Europe being jealous of each other's territories in Africa and Asia.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Alliances

d)

Militarism

90.

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

a)

divided Germany into four colonies

b)

took away German territory in Spain and Britain

c)

forced Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations

d)

Germany was not punished

91.

The purpose of The League of Nations was to

a)

centralize world power

b)

increase the power of the Allies

c)

be a peacekeeping organization

d)

punish Germany

92.

The Central Powers won the war largely due to America's help.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Which country dropped out of the war early due to a revolution back at home?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

94.

An agreement between nations to unite for a common cause or to help each other out is

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

95.

Most propaganda advertisements showed how dangerous the war was

a)

True

b)

False

96.

No Man's Land was the name for

a)

area between 2 enemies' trenches

b)

burial ground

c)

bathroom area

d)

none of the above

97.

Why was nationalism a cause of the war?

a)

major European nations wanted to be the most powerful

b)

major European nations wanted to live in peace with other countries

c)

major European nations wanted all the countries to have equal power

98.

What was the purpose of propaganda during the war?

a)

to intimidate the enemy

b)

to start the war

c)

to end the war

d)

to create emotion and influence people to help out in some way

99.
Who was president during WWI?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Donald Trump
100.

The cause that started WW1 was the death of who?

a)

Prince Henry of Whales

b)

Archbishop Lorenzo

c)

Princess Sophia

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

101.
What was the name of the British passenger ship that was sank by the Germans?
a)
The Titanic
b)
The Carnival Cruise Ship
c)
Lusitania
d)
The World Ship
102.

Condition soldiers would get from standing in water too long.

a)

stench foot

b)

trench foot

c)

ingrown toe nails

d)

gang green

103.

The United States practiced what policy at the beginning of WW1?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Isolationism

d)

Imperialism

104.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

105.
What year did the United States join the war?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1914
d)
1919
106.

What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug deep ditches to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions

a)

Guerilla warfare

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Ditch warfare

d)

Hole warfare

107.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

108.

German ambassador in Mexico promised Mexico the return of lost territory if it allied with Germany.

a)

Armistice

b)

Zimmerman telegram

c)

Convoy System

d)

Propaganda

109.
Which decade saw the rise of the automobile, the red scare, and Scopes Trial?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
110.
Which decade saw bank failures, the Dust Bowl, and the New Deal?
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
1940s
111.
What was a result of Prohibition?
a)
Increased Immigration 
b)
Fear of Communism
c)
Rise of organized crime
d)
Growth of the economy
112.
Which scandal saw a Cabinet member jailed for corruption? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Tweed Ring
d)
Court-Packing Scheme
113.
Which scandal saw a Cabinet member jailed for corruption? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Tweed Ring
d)
Court-Packing Scheme
114.
Why were immigrants deported in the 1920s?
a)
Increased competition for jobs
b)
Communists were infiltrating the United States
c)
Political Machines had too much power
d)
Assimilation programs were unsuccessful
115.
Which movement made Jazz popular?
a)
Return to Normalcy
b)
Harlem Renaissance
c)
Nativism
d)
Great Migration
116.

The Mexican Repatriation Act and immigration quotas from Europe show an increase in-

a)

government corruption

b)

interventionist foreign policy

c)

laissez faire economics

d)

Nativist attitudes

117.
What program wanted high tariffs for imports and isolationism? 
a)
New Freedom
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
Return to Normalcy
118.
Why did African Americans move North during the Great Migration?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Jobs in factories
c)
Nativism in the South
d)
Lower cost of living in cities
119.
Who used the assembly line to mass produce automobiles? 
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Thomas Edision
c)
Henry Ford
d)
John Rockerfeller 
120.
The dust bowl occurred on the -
a)
Atlantic Coast
b)
Rock Mountains
c)
Great Plains
d)
Great Lakes
121.
Which New Deal program targeted the problem faced by bank failures?
a)
AAA
b)
FDIC
c)
Social Security
d)
SEC
122.
Which scandal saw the President attempt to take over the Judical Branch? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Tweed Ring
c)
Teapot Dome
d)
Court Packing Scheme
123.
Which New Deal program targeted the problem faced by bank failures?
a)
AAA
b)
FDIC
c)
Social Security
d)
SEC
124.
Which scandal saw the President attempt to take over the Judical Branch? 
a)
Zimmerman Note
b)
Tweed Ring
c)
Teapot Dome
d)
Court Packing Scheme
125.
Which New Deal agency prevents fraud in the Stock Market?
a)
FDIC
b)
SEC
c)
CCC
d)
Social Security
126.
Which New Deal agency prevents fraud in the Stock Market?
a)
FDIC
b)
SEC
c)
CCC
d)
Social Security
127.
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression
a)
High Tariffs
b)
New immigrants
c)
Buying on credit
d)
Bank failures
128.
After 1921, cheap labor workers decreased in America.  What was the reason for the lack of immigrants? (Red Scare)
a)
Less people wanted to come to the United States
b)
Immigrants were not looking for jobs.
c)
Most of the immigrants were already working.
d)
Adoption of stricter immigration quotas
129.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
130.
More than likely, the end result of the Sacco and Venzetti trial was a direct result of?
a)
Nativism
b)
Increased racial tensions
c)
Racial prejudice
d)
All of the above
131.
Peak membership of KKK 1925
a)
>5M
b)
>3M
c)
>15M
d)
>100 000
132.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
133.

Why did soup kitchens like the one in the picture open during the Great Depression?

a)

to give meals to refugees coming to the US

b)

to provide meals to unemployed people

c)

to provide meals for government employees

d)

to provide meals for soldiers from WWI

134.

Why was Herbert Hoover an unpopular president?

a)

Hoover only helped wealthy people.

b)

Hoover spent too much money trying to help.

c)

Hoover didn't help trade

d)

Hoover didn't do enough to help people who struggled.

135.

What was a TURNING point in the Great Depression? What gave people hope?

a)

Hoovervilles were built

b)

Roosevelt was elected.

c)

The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified

d)

the beginning of jazz music

136.

Joey is out of work. He hopes to find work as a painter. He prefers living in the city to the forest. Which New Deal program is the best for Joey

a)

WPA - Works Progress Administration

b)

CCC - Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority

137.

How did Duke Ellington make an impact?

a)

He sang patriotic songs.

b)

Television bought his music to people's homes

c)

Radio allowed people to listen to his music

d)

He had popular protest songs.

138.

What is one role of the household sector of the economy?

a)

to consume services

b)

to collect taxes

c)

to pay interest

d)

to provide goods

139.

How did farmers react to the Dust Bowl?

a)

hired more workers.

b)

they grew different crops on their farms.

c)

they moved west in search of work.

d)

they made investments in more equipment

140.

What were THREE causes of the Great Depression?

a)

WWI disrupted the international economy

b)

A severe drought caused farmers to fail

c)

New Deal caused the nation to go into debt.

d)

The stock market crashed

e)

Banks failed and caused many people to lose money.

141.

How were the CCC and TVA different?

a)

CCC focused on the environment. TVA focused on economic development.

b)

CCC helped senior citizens, TVA focused on environment

c)

CCC focused on economics and the TVA focused on getting soldiers for the war

d)

CCC focused on gaining soldiers, TVA focused on senior citizens.

142.

How are the CCC and WPA similar?

a)

Both were created by foreign governments.

b)

Both were created to help the environment.

c)

Both engaged in public work projects to help unemployed people.

d)

Both encourage people to spend money.

143.
This type of New Deal program was long term, meant to help industry and agriculture, & housing
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
144.
The New Deal worked on accomplishing 3 goals: bring relief to unemployed, improve the economy, and what else? 
a)
bring relief to unemployed
b)
ensure a depression would never happen again
c)
make sure citizens don't need to work to live
d)
redistribute wealth from the wealthy
145.
This type of New Deal program gave immediate, temporary help to unemployed Americans
a)
relief
b)
reform
c)
recovery
146.
This was the name for the set of programs put in place by FDR to help the depression era economy.
a)
fireside chat
b)
bank holiday
c)
New Deal
d)
packing the court
147.
Why were the people of the United States angry at President Hoover during the Great Depression?
a)
he seemed uncaring, opposing most types of government direct relief
b)
he did not take enough action to help enough during the depression
c)
Americans opposed his handling of the Bonus Army marchers
d)
all of these are reasons
148.
This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts. 
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
d)
Social Security Act
149.
Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement? 
a)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act 
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
150.
The purpose of this program is to regulate the stock market & prevent another stock market crash 
a)
FDIC
b)
SEC
c)
TVA
d)
CCC
151.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers through the AAA?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By raising tariffs on farm imports
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
152.
The following may all be true of her, but why was the role of first lady Eleanor Roosevelt SIGNIFICANT?
a)
She was a distant cousin of FDR
b)
She traveled the country, taking on efforts to solve major issues
c)
She had five children
d)
She was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt
153.
A New Deal program that is still in operation today is the 
a)
Social Security Administration.
b)
FDIC
c)
SEC
d)
All of the above
154.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
155.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
156.
Which country did Japan attack in 1937
a)
Korea
b)
United States
c)
China
d)
Taiwan
157.
What did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China?
a)
bombed them
b)
cut off supplies of food
c)
cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil
d)
nothing
158.
Japanese leaders needed to ____ the US because of the lack of supplies.  
a)
weaken
b)
strengthen
c)
avoid
d)
talk with
159.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise to the US. 
a)
true
b)
false
160.
How long was the attack?  
a)
2 days
b)
2 minutes
c)
2 hours
d)
2 years
161.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
162.
President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in 
a)
infirmary
b)
infamy
c)
infamous
d)
informal

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