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Finals Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Selective Service Act allowed President Wilson to do which of the following?

a)

Select which countries to support during the war

b)

Draft soldiers

c)

Provide Services to low-income families

d)

Community Service Initiative

2.

Why did European leaders reject President Wilson’s 14 Point plan for Peace

a)

It was too harsh on Germany

b)

It was unnecessary to have a League of Nations

c)

It should guarantee world peace

d)

It did not punish Germany enough

3.

Many senators who opposed United States membership in the League of Nations argued that joining the League would:

a)

lead to future military conflicts in Europe.

b)

reduce freedom of the seas.

c)

end the country’s free-trade policy.

d)

endanger the nation’s military preparedness.

4.

 Which of the following contributed to the literal upward and outward growth of the cities?  

a)

Settlement houses and telephones

b)

Philanthropy and benevolent societies

c)

Skyscrapers and Mass Transit

d)

Airplanes and cars

5.

 A term used to describe an attempt to absorb one culture into another culture in an effort to unify the country.

a)

Melting Pot

b)

Nativism

c)

Salad Bowl

d)

Xenophobia  

6.

This person made his money in the steel industry and was a philanthropist.

a)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

7.

One factor that furthered industrialization in the United States between 1865 and 1900 was the

a)

development of the airplane

b)

building of the Transcontinental RR

c)

mass production of automobiles

d)

widespread use of steamboats

8.

  Why was a monopoly not good for society?

a)

Eliminated competition, raised prices

b)

Monopolies reduced prices

c)

It was good for society

d)

economic competition was promoted

9.

Roosevelt’s trust-busting policies were aimed at doing what?

a)

Reduce competition

b)

Save the nation’s banks

c)

Eliminate Monopolies

d)

End strikes by labor unions

10.

The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who:

a)

supported limits on government regulation

b)

exposed abuses in American society

c)

wanted the United States to ban all immigration

d)

promoted racial integration efforts

11.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
12.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
13.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
14.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
15.

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

16.
This term describes the decade of great wealth America enjoyed after WWI
a)
Roaring 20s
b)
Roaring 30s
c)
Roaring 10s
d)
Roaring 40s
17.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
18.

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

a)

Fads

b)

Actresses

c)

Flappers

d)

Beyonce

19.

Nativism influenced the outcome of which 1920s court case?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Sacco and Vanzetti

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

20.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck
21.
What was the major change for women in the 1920s?
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Right to Work
c)
Right to Dance
d)
Right to Drink
22.
Which political scandal marked Warren Harding's presidency and caused increased distrust of the government?
a)
Teapot Dome
b)
Fall
c)
Yosemite Land
d)
Haymarket Square
23.

What did the 19th amendment do?

a)

Freed slaves

b)

Ended Prohibition

c)

Gave women the right to vote

d)

Banned the sale of consumption of alcohol

24.

Who was the President during World War 1?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

25.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
26.

9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

a)

Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.

b)

Serbia burned their flag.

c)

Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

d)

The Lusitania was sunk.

27.
According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was
a)
to remove threat of future wars.
b)
to prevent nuclear proliferation.
c)
to help the US gain more territories.
d)
to help promote prohibition in other countries.
28.

What was the Zimmermann Note?

a)

The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain

b)

Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI

c)

A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory

d)

a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary

29.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
30.

What was the name of the new style of warfare during World War I?

a)

tank warfare

b)

plane warfare

c)

train warfare

d)

trench warfare

31.

Which treaty ended World War I?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Armistice of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of World Powers

32.
The theory that it was natural for stronger nations to dominate weaker ones is known as   
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Scramble for Africa
33.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
34.
Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:
a)
American lives were at risk there
b)
American economic investments were being threatened
c)
American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
d)
all of the above
35.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
36.
Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Walter Reed
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
37.
What was Roosevelt's policy called?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Sphere of Influence
d)
Pan-Americanism
38.

People who OPPOSED imperialism said that annexing the Philippines would:

a)

Help the U.S. Military

b)

Bring Democracy to the Philippines

c)

Discourage U.S. industry

d)

Violate the United States Core Democratic Values outlined in the Constitution

39.

 In 1898, President McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain:

a)

To protect U.S. investments in Cuba

b)

To avenge the sinking of the USS Maine

c)

To help Cuba win its independence from Spain

d)

All Choices listed

40.

What trial represented nativism in the United States? 

a)

Scopes Trial

b)

Sacco & Vanzetti

c)

Brown v. Board

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

41.

. In the United States, the Red Scare of 1919 was a period of

a)

severe economic depression

b)

widespread support for groups promoting international anarchy

c)

great growth in art, literature, and music

d)

fear of communism.

42.

First man to fly solo over the Atlantic was:

a)

 A. Mitchell Palmer

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Babe Ruth

43.

The Great Depression was caused by all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

worldwide economic depression

b)

debt/credit

c)

overproduction of durable goods

d)

equal distribution of wealth

44.

What does buying a stock on margin mean

a)

purchasing the stock outside the regular stock exchange.

b)

buying the stock for someone else.

c)

paying less than market price for a stock

d)

buying stock on credit.

45.

An upward trend of stock prices is called:

a)

a bear market

b)

bull market

c)

margin buying

d)

speculation

46.

What was the bonus army?

a)

Part of the Selective Service to protect President Hoover.

b)

Soldiers who got paid bonus money for bravery in battles.

c)

Soldiers who were drafted but never fought.

d)

WWI Veterans who marched on Washington DC trying to collect money promised to them.

47.

 The first settlement house in Chicago, the Hull House, was founded by:

a)

Florence Kelly

b)

Francis Willard

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Mary Harris Jones

48.

 The early 1900s was nicknamed the “Gilded Age: because:

a)

Historians believed that corruption no longer existed

b)

Civil service reform began

c)

Poverty was wiped out in the United States

d)

Corruption lurked beneath the prosperous “golden” surface of society

49.

  Progressives supported the secret ballot reform because they wanted to:

a)

Save money

b)

Limit the power of politicians, political bosses and corruption

c)

Making vote counting easier

d)

Abuse the rights of immigrants

50.

Oppositions to foreign countries in China led to the:

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Teller Amendment

d)

Boxer Rebellion