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AHII Finals Review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best description of Reconstruction?
a)
rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
b)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
c)
a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
d)
unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War
2.

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

a)

end property and religious qualifications for voting.

b)

limit the number of terms of the president.

c)

correct problems with the electoral college system.

d)

provide legal and political rights for African Americans.

3.

Why were African Americans still denied equal rights even after the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments?

a)

No trust in the government

b)

the government took back the amendments

c)

people didn't learn about their rights

d)

the South made Black Codes/Jim Crow laws

4.

What did Plessy v. Ferguson essentially do?

a)

Outlaw racial segregation

b)

Legalize racial segregation

c)

Give African Americans property

d)

Give African Americans crops

5.

A name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late nineteenth century, as part of the Exodus of 1879. It was the first general migration of black people following the Civil War

a)

Pull Factor

b)

Push Factor

c)

Exoduster

d)

Americanization

6.

Belief that it was the right (or God's will) for Americans to possess all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans

a)

Migration

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Push Factor

d)

Americanization

7.

Signed into law by President Lincoln (1862) to encourage people to move west by giving them 160 acres of free land

a)

Migration

b)

Migration

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Homestead Act

8.

A train route across the United States, finished in 1869. It was the project of two railroads companies: the Union Pacific built from the east, and the Central Pacific built from the west. The two lines met in Utah.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Bimetallism

d)

Push Factor

9.

Why did conflicts with the Native Americans increase after the Civil War?

a)

The U.S. government put bounties on Native Americans who were in the Civil War

b)

Native Americans had declared war on the US government

c)

They were being paid by the British to attack US cities

d)

Many Americans and railroads went west into lands occupied by Native American tribes

10.

What is the process in which a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture?

a)
Conversion
b)
Acceptance
c)
Assimilation
d)
Nativism
11.

The books A Century of Dishonor and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee were attempts to inform the public about problems of

a)

Asian Americans

b)

Mexican Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Vietnam veterans

12.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

a)

Japan and Germany

b)

China and Germany

c)

China and Ireland

d)

Ireland and Japan

13.

The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

a)

Nativism

b)

Naturalism

c)

Federalism

d)

Assimilation

14.

How did railroad monopolies create economic difficulties for farmers

a)

By claiming productive land for business leaders to develop

b)

By separating farmers from profitable markets in Western cities

c)

By charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market

d)

By isolating farmers from technological developments in eastern cities

15.

What led to Farmers organizing the Grange movement and the Populist Party?

a)

free market, higher incomes, equal rates of supply and demands

b)

low demand, high supply, debt peonage, free market

c)

monopoly, increased wealth and supply

d)

monopoly of railroads, sharecropping, overproduction and declining prices

16.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
17.
 Which factor contributed to the shifting of population from rural to urban areas from 1870-1900?
a)
Not enough families took advantage of the Homestead Act
b)
Great Plains Indians left their reservations to buy new farmland
c)
Houses in cities were less expensive than those in the counttryside
d)
 Better jobs in industry attracted farmers and laborers to cities
18.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
19.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a)
Letting Chinese in America with open arms
b)
Banning Chinese people from immigrating to the United States for 10 years
c)
The Europeans taking over China
d)
Italians Immigrating to China
20.

Captains of Industry valued competition in a free market because they believed only the strongest companies would survive and result in better goods and services. This is an example of

a)

Unionism

b)

Control Market

c)

Socialism

d)

Social Darwinism

21.

Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves _______.

a)

buying out raw material producers and distributors

b)

merging with companies producing similar products

c)

forming trusts

d)

used new methods to increase production

22.

Business owners generally paid low wages in factories because ______.

a)

the government regulated wages

b)

they wanted to maximize worker morale

c)

keeping wages low meant lower production costs

d)

labor unions were focused on worker safety rather than pay

23.

An increase in political corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization took place during the-

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Roaring 20's

d)

Great Depression

24.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

25.

What is a monopoly?

a)

When all competition in an industry is eliminated leaving only one company in control

b)

an economy in which there is equal control amongst companies

c)

an economy in which there is equal control in a single industry

d)

When all competition in an industry is open and free

26.

what is a negative side effect of laissez faire capitalism

a)

the formation of free markets

b)

the formation of monopolies

c)

the formation of government regulation

d)

none of the above

27.

Which best explains collective bargaining?

a)

process in which working people come together in a union to negotiate contracts with their employers to determine their pay, benefits, hours, leave, job health and safety policies,

b)

the process in which farms unite to change the prices of crops

c)

similar to a strike in which workers refuse to work to get their demands met

d)

none of the above

28.

Many immigrants and poor families would be forced to live in dirty single room apartments called-

a)

Poor houses

b)

Brothels

c)

Tenements

d)

Debtor Jails

29.

Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?

a)

They made sure unions could not protect workers from management

b)

They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America

c)

They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities

d)

They prevented immigrants from being Americanized

30.

The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-

a)

Bill the Butcher

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

William "Boss" Tweed

d)

John D Rockefeller

31.
This political cartoonist made it his mission to bring down Boss Tweed.
a)
George Plunkitt
b)
Roscoe Conkling
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Thomas Nast
32.

An example of a patronage would be:

a)

bribing a government official

b)

assassinating a public official

c)

saying one thing and doing another

d)

appointing a friend to a political position

33.
Legislation to reform the spoils system.
a)
Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
Blue Laws
c)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
d)
Political Machine
34.

What was the name of the law, passed in 1883 during the Gilded Age, that sought to reform government? It required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation. This law was passed in response to widespread political corruption and the assassination of President Garfield.

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Pendelton Civil Service Act

c)

Underwood Tariff Act

d)

Celler-Kefaufer Act

35.
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 
36.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
37.
Which Constitutional Amendment finally allowed American women to vote in 1920?
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
38.

All of these women were suffragettes fighting for the passage of the 19th amendement, EXCEPT:

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Helen Hunt Jackson

d)

Carrie Chapman Catt

39.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
40.

Propaganda is defined as..

a)

a form of persuasion that often uses rhetoric

b)

the selling of an idea, belief, or product

c)

the promotion of one group's particular ideas which may not present a fair and balanced picture

d)

all of the above

41.
According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 
a)

Ok for Europeans to imperialize as long as they made a treaty

b)

Needed to use force to protect interests in Western hemisphere

c)
allow imperialism in the Americas
d)
allow European nations to take over
42.

Why did pro-imperialism Americans want to expand our territories?

a)

To spread freedom and democracy.

b)

To spread Christianity.

c)

To scare other nations into doing what we wanted.

d)

To gain raw materials and a market for our products.

43.

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

a)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama

b)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti

44.

Yellow Journalists were:

a)

writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform

b)

writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses

c)

newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain

d)

writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral

45.
Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What did he mean by this?
a)
Debate calmly, and always be willing to negotiate
b)
Speak quietly, but yell if necessary.
c)
Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.
d)
Never back down when there is conflict.
46.
Why was building the Panama Canal so important to the United States? 
a)
It allowed endangered animals to expand their territory
b)
It allowed U.S. families to stay connected with each other
c)
It increased Canada's military capability.
d)
It would be a major shipping canal connecting the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
47.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established the US’s right to ___.
a)
build the Panama Canal 
b)
annex Hawaii
c)
attack the Spanish 
d)
intervene in Latin America
48.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction and underconsumption

b)

High tariffs restricting trade

c)

buying stocks on the margin

d)

high income taxes

49.

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

a)

He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy

b)

He created mass welfare

c)

He increased infrastructure to create jobs

d)

He violated his policy of laissez-faire

50.

Which of the following was NOT a way the Hoover tried to fix the economy?

a)

he founded government agencies

b)

encouraged labor harmony

c)

supported local aid

d)

gave citizens money for aid

51.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Deal
c)
Social Security
d)
the New Liberalism
52.

What New Deal program was an answer to demands for retirement?

a)

National Labor Relations

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Works {rogress Administration

d)

Social Security

53.

Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years between World War I and World War II?

a)

isolation from European military conflicts

b)

containment of Coummunism

c)

active membership in the League of Nations

d)

military alliances with France and Great Britain

54.

What did the Rosie cartoon encourage during WWII?

a)

For women to work factory jobs to support the war effort (defnese industries)

b)

That women are capable of some jobs but only if needed

c)

That women can do some jobs during war

d)

That women will only work if they get paid

55.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

A secret plan to corner Hitler

b)

A secret plan to build atomic bombs

c)

A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

d)

the plan Hitler used to bomb London

56.

What is one thing that changed for women and minorities during WWII?

a)

They had to join the workforce because of shortage of men

b)

They could vote

c)

They could BOTH own credit cards

57.

What helped send WWII Veterans to college when they returned from the war?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

G.I. Bill of Rights

58.

The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from

a)

the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.

b)

the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.

59.

These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years

a)

China and the Soviet Union

b)

Cuba and the Soviet Union

c)

USA and the Soviet Union

d)

Iran and the Soviet Union

60.

The purpose of "containment" was to--

a)

stop the spread of democracy

b)

stop the spread of hate

c)

stop global warming

d)

stop the spread of communism

61.

U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of

a)

détente

b)

appeasement

c)

containment

d)

brinkmanship

62.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

b)

Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

c)

Bay of Pigs, 1961

d)

Suez Crisis, 1956

63.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
64.

What was the goal of the House Un-American Committee during The Red Scare?

a)

Limiting governmental regulations

b)

Rescinding democratic freedoms of citizens

c)

Destroying careers of politicians

d)

Exposing suspected communists in the government

65.
What are the name of the acts that made it illegal to criticize the U.S. involvement in the war or encourage draft resisters
a)

Espionage and Sedition Acts (Schneck vs. the United States)

b)
Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
c)
the Yalta Agreement and the Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Espionage Act and the Fourteen Points
66.
What case held that expressions that resulted in a "clear & present danger" could be punished?
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Texas v. Johnson
c)
Cooper v. Aaron
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
67.

The US and Russia tried to surpass each other in what?

a)

Space Race

b)

Money spent

c)

Nuclear Build up

d)

Treaties

e)

Colonies

68.

Joseph McCarthy accused people of being what?

a)

Communists

b)

Democratic

c)

Christians

d)

Corrupt

69.

The first satellite to orbit Earth. History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched this it marked the start of the space age.

a)

Sputnik

b)

Tutnik

c)

Apollo

d)

Cosmos

70.

LBJ's domestic programs

a)

put the US into bankruptcy

b)

were the largest spending on social programs in US history

c)

kept many Americans from dying

d)

dropped the US from their status as the leading superpower

71.

How did Americans feel about LBJ's Great Society?

a)

People liked the help from LBJ

b)

There was a backlash to the role of government in social welfare

c)

People hated it so much they threw rocks at the White House

d)

People felt it didn't do enough to help the social problems in our society

72.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
73.

One accomplishment of the __________ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.

a)

Little Rock Nine

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

74.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
75.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
76.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

a)

Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

b)

Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

c)

Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

d)

Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

77.

In United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court's ruling made it clear that

a)

Nixon used the new US closeness to China to negotiate the agreement with the Soviet Union.

b)

the executive branch should not have more power than other branches of government

c)

the creation of the EPA

78.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that

a)

Borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

Significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

Broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

Reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

79.

Who was the president during 9/11

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W.H. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

80.

Bush gave permission to famously invade which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Brunei

d)

North Korea

81.

W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent future terrorist attacks on the US

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

82.

This law was designed to make affordable health insurance available to more people. It provided consumers with subsidies that lower costs for households with incomes between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level, and expanded the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the federal poverty level.

a)

The Welfare Reform Act

b)

The War Powers Act

c)

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

d)

The Freedom of Information Act