WorksheetsU.S. History II Yearlong Midterm
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
How did America gain most of its new land acquisitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Successfully invading Latin American countries
Gifts from nations that we supported financially during the Depression
Acquired from the Treaty of Paris that followed the Spanish American War
Purchased from collapsing European nations after World War I
The “Great Migration” of African-Americans led to:
A movement where African Americans attempted to return to their African roots
Poor, unskilled laborers moving to California looking for migrant work
The growth of African American culture in northern cities known as the Harlem Renaissance
A system of southern sharecropping that was extremely difficult to escape from
Read the newspaper headlines below.
"Public Ignores Prohibition Restrictions"
"Evolution and Creation Debated in Scopes Trial"
"Women Bring Change to the Industrial Workforce"
What do headlines such as these from the 1920's illustrate?
conflict between traditional and modern values
trend towards mass consumption of consumer goods
hostility of certain groups towards minorities
debate over the role of government in the economy
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by:
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
Which statement below best describes the impact of Prohibition on the United States?
Prohibition increased organized criminal organizations
Prohibition increased alcoholic imports from Russia and Italy
Prohibition increased employment for American men
Prohibition increased American rehabilitation facilities
By the end of the 1920's 100 million Americans went to movies, like the one shown above, every week. What is this an example of?
Mass Culture
The Industrial Age
Rugged Individualism
Social Darwinism
The Harlem Renaissance was a literary and artistic movement in the 1920's that celebrated the accomplishments of African Americans such as Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong. One indirect cause for the Harlem Renaissance might have been
the migration of African Americans to western states
the migration of African Americans to Northern cities
increased funding for African American educational institutions
Federal grants to provide cultural opportunities for African Americans
In response to the national crisis posed by the Great Depression, the U.S. government, under President Roosevelt:
abandoned deficit spending as a remedy for economic downturns
dismantled financial regulatory agencies including the FDIC
assumed a principle role in protecting economic stability
decreased the number of federal entitlement programs
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
prolonged drought and poor farming practices
high winds and railroad construction
severe heat and rapid suburban development
In the 1930's, thousands of unemployed citizens constructed towns of shacks that they called "Hoovervilles". What were the residents implying by naming these communities after President Hoover?
Residents appreciated President Hoover's commitment to laissez-faire economics
Residents blamed President Hoover for not providing government assistance
Residents honored President Hoover for his philanthropy in funding the community
Residents believed President Hoover would end the Great Depression
Which event most contributed to the establishment of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?
the Panic of 1893
the formation of the Standard Oil Trust
the Teapot Dome Scandal
the 1929 crash of the stock market
What New Deal agency employed people to build bridges, schools and roads?
American Liberty League
Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Works Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Americans were outraged by the Zimmerman Note which revealed a proposed alliance between
Russia and Germany against the United States
Germany and Mexico against the United States
Germany and Belgium against the United States
Austria-Hungary and Germany against the United States
What crucial conclusion can be reached by looking at the gas masks and the horses?
Only American and English armies used gas warfare in World War I.
Only German armies used gas warfare in World War I.
World War I warfare and strategies did not utilize new technology.
World War I was a ware that included old and new kinds of warfare.
The main purpose of President Wilson's 14 points at the end of World War I was to:
Redistribute German territory to existing Allied countries
Assure peaceful world relations by creating a world council
Partition Germany in order to prevent it from causing trouble
Re-instate the Austrian Monarchy and its royal family
Which of the following statements best explains why the United States refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
They didn't agree with the obligations of the League of Nations.
They disagreed with self-determination of Hungary.
They disagreed with self-determination of Poland.
They didn't want to make monetary contributions to help run it.
The rise of communism in the Soviet Union created a fear in America. Lenin, the communist leader, had called out to workers around the world to overthrow governments. Many Americans saw unions and strikers as the beginnings of communist revolts. What is the name of this growing fear in America towards the possible takeover by communists in the 1920s?
Xenophobia
Nativism
Red Scare
McCarthyism
Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?
the implementation of a personal income tax
over speculation in the stock market
new regulations on banking
the elimination of import tariffs
