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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 151

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

term used to describe early a twentieth-century journalist who worked to expose corruption and abuses in politics and society

a)

muckraker

b)

reform

c)

progressive

d)

initiative

2.

making changes to address abuses or injustices

a)

reform

b)

suffrage

c)

referendum

d)

progressives

3.

refers to those who advocate making reforms to the social and political status quo

a)

progressives

b)

muckrakers

c)

initiative

d)

reforms

4.

the right to vote

a)

suffrage

b)

reform

c)

progressives

d)

referendum

5.

political procedure used to remove elected officials from office prior to the end of their term

a)

recall

b)

referendum

c)

suffrage

d)

initiative

6.

political procedure in which the electorate votes directly on a legislative measure

a)

referendum

b)

initiative

c)

recall

d)

reform

7.

political procedure where voters can propose a legislative measure directly for a popular vote

a)

Initiative

b)

referendum

c)

recall

d)

muckraker

8.

I don't like the new law about not being allowed to own cats.

a)

Initiative

b)

Recall

c)

Referendum

9.

The news just reported that our Mayor takes a nap for three hours once a day while on the clock.

a)

recall

b)

referendum

c)

initiative

10.

Thomas Nast was a _______________ and drew political cartoons about corruption.

a)

muckraker

b)

suffragette

c)

reformer

d)

progressive

11.

I want a new legislative measure to be put into place that all new drivers have to have a sticker on their car that says they are new.

a)

initiative

b)

recall

c)

referendum

12.

Economic recessions are typically a sign of an economy doing well.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A tariff is -

a)

a tax on imported goods

b)

a tax on exported goods

c)

a tax on luxury items

d)

a tax on your income

14.

Helping of society often addressed by programs administered by non-profit organizations or governmental programs

a)

social welfare

b)

tariffs

c)

dust bowl

d)

new deal

15.

With "speculation" you will always make money, and there is no risk of loss for the investor.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Dust Bowl was a result of -

a)

hurricanes

b)

tornadoes

c)

drought

d)

inflation

17.

The New Deal was -

a)

a series of programs, public work projects, and financial reforms

b)

investment in stocks

c)

sustained period with no precipitation

d)

the return of someone to their own country

18.

A drought is -

a)

an excess of rainfall

b)

a period of no rainfall

c)

an unusually high number of hurricanes

d)

light snowfall

19.

Repatriation is -

a)

forced return to your country

b)

government handouts

c)

a time with no precipitation

d)

high risks in investments

20.
What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?
a)
Roosevelts boys
b)
Newer Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
FDR's relief
21.
What was the New Deal?
a)
A relief program 
b)
A weapons project
c)

An educational law

d)

A tax

22.

a sustained economic decline characterized by high unemployment, low levels of production, and business failures

a)

social wellfare

b)

recession

c)

dust bowl

d)

tariff

23.

Which would not be an example of social welfare programs?

a)

soup kitchend

b)

breadlines

c)

coffee shops

d)

social security

24.

investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.

a)

speculations

b)

bankers

c)

tariffs

d)

new deal

25.

Which is not a cause of a recession?

a)

high unemployment

b)

low levels of production

c)

business failures

d)

government corruption

26.
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.
27.

a policy of non-involvement in wars or the affairs of other nations

a)

mobiliztion

b)

civilians

c)

neutrality

d)

rationing

28.

the making ready of military forces for war

a)

civilians

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

domestic front

d)

mobilization

29.

form of government in which all aspects of daily life are controlled by a central authority

a)

totalitarianism

b)

neutral

c)

domestic front

d)

civilian

30.

President Roosevelt was given authority to send things such as ammunition, tanks, and food to the war effort in Europe w/o violating the nation's official position of neutrality.

a)

lend-lease

b)

mobilization

c)

casualties

d)

rationing

31.

On the home front (or the domestic front) means your own country rather than foreign countries

a)

domestic front

b)

lend-lease

c)

neutrality

d)

totalitarianism

32.

a person not in the armed services or the police force.

a)

mobilization

b)

lend-lease

c)

civilian

d)

casualties

33.

allow each person to have only a fixed amount of something

a)

lend-lease

b)

domestic front

c)

mobilization

d)

rationing

34.

a person killed or injured in a war or accident

a)

casualties

b)

civilians

c)

mobilization

d)

totalitarianism

35.

A dictator is an example of -

a)

totalitarianism

b)

casualties

c)

mobilization

d)

civilians

36.

Why might people have to participate in rationing?

a)

too little of something

b)

too much of something

c)

too much waste

37.

Who used the lend-lease program?

a)

President Roosevelt

b)

President Taft

c)

President Wilson

d)

President Harding

38.

What 2 things are negatives of war?

a)

casualties

b)

rationing

c)

mobilization

d)

domestic front

39.

Women working in factories is an example of -

a)

neutrality

b)

domestic front

c)

rationing

d)

casualties

40.

The U.S sending troops to Europe during WWII is an example of -

a)

mobilization

b)

civilians

c)

neutrality

d)

totalitarianism

41.

Why did the U.S participate in the lend-lease program?

a)

in hopes to stay neutral

b)

in hopes to start WWII

c)

in hopes to see high casualties

d)

to encourage totalitarianism

42.

A nurse that helps soldiers in New York is an example of -

a)

totalitarianism

b)

mobilization

c)

a civilian

d)

rationing

43.

Only allowing people in the U.S to buy 2 lbs of sugar was an example of -

a)

rationing

b)

totalitarianism

c)

lend-lease programs

d)

neutrality

44.

Soldiers dying in war is an example of -

a)

totalitarianism

b)

civilians

c)

casualties

d)

mobilization

45.

Which of these is not something that would be seen as part of the domestic-front?

a)

women working in factories

b)

soldiers being shipped to Europe

c)

rationing food items

d)

President making a speech to the American people

46.

Which of these is not a reason the U.S might want to stay neutral in the war?

a)

high casualties

b)

wars are expensive

c)

U.S was struggling with the Great Depression

d)

U.S was ok with Totalitarianism

47.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

48.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

49.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

50.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

51.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

a)

famous African American artist

b)

famous African American painter

c)

famous African American musician

52.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

53.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

54.

How did the Harlem Renaissance influence the world? (2)

a)

it only had an impact on the immediate area of New York

b)

it spread from the area of Harlem to other parts of the nation

c)

it not only influenced African Americans, but other cultures as well

55.

What did the Harlem Renaissance show?

a)

racial pride in African Americans

b)

segregation

c)

nothing

d)

the need for more immigration policies

56.

Tin Pan Alley continued throughout much of the 20th century as the center for:

a)

Parades

b)

Singing Christmas carols

c)

Music publishing

d)

Scratch DJs

57.

Tin Pan Alley was known for distributing sheet music.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Where did Tin Pan Alley start?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

Cleveland

d)

Atlanta

59.

Jazz showed the lack of cultural contributions of African American artists and performers

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Jazz music only became popular in New York.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

When did the Harlem Renaissance end?

a)

death of Louis Armstrong

b)

World War II

c)

Great Depression

d)

When Tin Pan Alley was introduced

62.
What is another name for this time period?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
The Time After WWI
c)
The Time Before WWII
d)
The Time Between WWI & WWII
63.
How was the Harlem Renaissance a product of the Great Migration?
a)
Many who migrated ended up in Harlem where they shared their talents such as art and music.
b)
The Harlem Renaissance was not a product of the Great Migration.  They have nothhing in common.
64.

Who wrote The Weary Blues and Raisin in the Sun?

a)

Countee Cullen

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

James Weldon Johnson

65.

Which of the following was known for playing trumpet?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Paul Robeson

66.

What reflects the changes in American society during the 1920s?

a)

Jazz

b)

Literature

c)

Poetry

d)

Dancing

67.

Which was not an artist during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Aaron Douglas

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Lois Mailou Jones

d)

Bessie Smith

68.
The trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?
a)
reading
b)
biology
c)
religion
d)
evolution
69.
Which act prevented schools from teaching evolution?
a)
The Watershed Act
b)
The Homestead Act
c)
The Butler Act
d)
The Boycott Act
70.
John Scopes was found _________.
a)
innocent
b)
guilty
71.
In what year did the Scopes Trial take place?
a)
1920
b)
1925
c)
1930
d)
1935
72.
Where did the Scopes Trial occur?
a)
Dayton, Tennessee
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)

Austin, Texas

d)
Indianapolis, Indiana
73.

The trial pit modernist ideals against __________ ideals.

a)

traditionalist

b)
revolutionaries
c)
progressives
d)
the illiterate
74.

What did Scopes have to do?

a)

Pay $100 fine

b)

Community Service

c)

Go to Church

d)

Send apology letters

75.

Increased buying of products

a)

Consumerism

b)

Modernity

c)

Red

d)

Nativism

76.

What amendment outlawed the selling and making of alcohol?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21

d)

22nd

77.

The demand of alcohol went down after the 18th amendment.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

What amendment repealed the 18th?

a)

19th

b)

20th

c)

21st

d)

22nd

79.

Which Amendment gave all women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

17th

d)

16th

80.

Women were able to get any job they wanted after the 19th amendment was passed.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

What political party dominated the 1920s?

a)

Demo

b)

Republicans

c)

Socialists

d)

Communists

82.

What cleared up the vagueness of the 18th amendment?

a)

Volstead Act

b)

Bulter Act

c)

Speakeasy Act

d)

19th amendment

83.

The Teapot Dome Scandal was over --

a)

oil

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

natural gas

84.

Emergency Quota Act limited -

a)

immigrants to the US

b)

political scandals

c)

money being printed

d)

Palmer Raids

85.

Why were the Palmer Raids deemed necessary in the 1920s?

a)

Capitalist ideals

b)

Fear of Socialism

c)

Increased in unemployment

d)

Fear of communism

86.

Nativism led to a resurgence of the KKK in the 1920s.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Who were Sacco & Venzetti?

a)

Italian immigrants accused of murder and robbery.

b)

Japanese Americans that wanted citizenship

c)

Italian immigrants openly spreading communism

d)

Supporters of the KKK

88.

Many people believe Sacco & Vanzetti were innocent and being wrongly accused since they were poor immigrants and anarchists.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

What was NOT a reason immigrants were coming to the US in 1920?

a)

to flee World War I

b)

a better life

c)

fashion trends

90.

Where did most immigrants come from during the 1920s? (2)

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Southern Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Middle East

91.

What was NOT a concern about immigration?

a)

veterans returning to civilian workforce

b)

a recession

c)

factories retooling after war

d)

Fights between immigrants

92.

Who did the recession hurt because their prices for their goods were low?

a)

shop keepers

b)

miners

c)

farmers

d)

immigrants

93.

When was the literacy test enforced?

a)

1921

b)

1917

c)

1924

d)

1919

94.

This law set the quota of legal immigrants to 3% of their current ethnic makeup in the United States.

a)

Emergency Quotas Act

b)

National Origins Act

c)

Literacy Tests

95.

National Origins Act of 1924 reduced the percentage of immigrants to 2% as well as effectively barred immigration from Asian nations.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

What two things changed because of nativism?

a)

Increase in taxes

b)

Decrease of cheap labor

c)

Increase in immigration to U.S.

d)

Decrease in unemployment

97.

Why did the US want to Americanize? (2)

a)

some immigrants were illiterate

b)

significant #s of population were foreign born

c)

needed immigrants for government jobs

d)

US didn't want other cultures

98.

What did the Teapot Dome Scandal do to the U.S? (2)

a)

Revealed corruption

b)

Damaged public trust

c)

Increased Nativism

d)

Lowered Taxes

e)

Impeached President Harding

99.

Relating to recent or contemporary styled or ideas

a)

Modernity

b)

Consumerism

c)

Migration

d)

Nativism

100.

During the 1920s, the government wanted higher taxes and lower tariffs.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

Where did Americanization happen? (3)

a)

after school programs

b)

through labor unions

c)

private organizations

d)

government funded schools

e)

in the homes

102.

At the end of WWI, an agreement was signed called the _________________________.

a)

Treaty of London

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Amsterdam

103.

The Treaty of Versailles said that WWI was the fault of which country?

a)

Austria

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

England

d)

Germany

104.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why the United States decided to enter World War I?
a)
Written insult of President's lack of courage
b)
Economic ties to Great Britain
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania and other merchant ships
d)
Zimmermannn Telegram
105.
Who was the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I ?
a)
General Sherman
b)
General MacArthur
c)
General Eisenhower
d)
General Pershing
106.
Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --
a)
Prepare for World War II
b)
have countries settle dieputes in nonviolent ways
c)
provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war
d)
create a world army
107.
 Which nation’s legislative body refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germany
108.
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Some European Nations' boundaries were redrawn
b)
Germany had to claim responsibility for starting World War I
c)
New European Nations were created.
d)
Germany was not to be punished for its role in World War I.
109.

True or False: The United States joined the League of Nations?

a)

True

b)

False

110.
The Fourteen Points reflected Woodrow Wilson's belief that-
a)
Intervention in the affairs of other nations were never justifiable
b)
Travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization
c)
No country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country
d)
Cooperation among international leaders was essential to world peace
111.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
112.
What was a nickname given to WWI?
a)
The Big War
b)
The Bad War
c)
The Great War
d)
The Worldly War
113.
How did Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare anger the American people?
a)
American companies lost a lot of money when British ships were sunk.
b)
When the Lusitania was sunk, 128 Americans were killed.
c)
The American people did not like having goods made in Germany.
d)
The Germans did not want America to trade with enemy countries. 
114.
The League of Nations was created after World War One; as an international, world wide:
a)
peace keeping organization
b)
banking system
c)
health organization
d)
delivery system
115.
How did many Americans react to the Zimmermann Telegram?
a)
They became concerned about Russian expansion
b)
They wanted to avoid membership in the League of Nations.
c)
They wanted to fire Zimmermann
d)
They were outraged over a possible German-Mexican alliance.
116.
One of the major reasons the United States went to war was over Germany's submarine warfare. The other was friendship with---
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
117.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
118.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

119.
A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman's Telegram
d)
The Great War
120.
Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Containment
d)
Imperialism
121.
President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Schifflen Plan
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
122.

The League of Nations was created for what reason?

a)

prevent future conflict

b)

to set up alliances

c)

to build up the armies of nations

d)

to divide up the land after the war

123.

During the war the U.S. government used the Espionage Act to limit what for citizens?

a)

natural resources

b)

access to soldiers

c)

1st amendment rights

d)

meat and wheat

124.
What was one of the three reasons United States joined the war?
a)
Germany bombed America
b)
Britain declared war on the U.S. 
c)
Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
France invaded Germany
125.

T/F: The Select Service Act required all eligible men and women to register for the draft.

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Pick 2: To make money for the government they --

a)

raised taxes

b)

sold bail bond

c)

sold cookies

d)

printed more money

127.

Espionage Act limited the -

a)

1st amendment

b)

taxes

c)

bail bonds

d)

military recruitment

128.

T/F: World War I lead to an increase of wanting immigrants to the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

129.

Why did members of Congress not want to ratify the Treaty of Versailles? (3)

a)

threatening U.S Sovereignty

b)

might pull in the U.S to another War

c)

they hated the French and British

d)

they did not believe Germany did anything wrong

e)

threatened Congress' power

130.

T/F: After WWI there was a push for U.S Isolationism

a)

True

b)

False

131.

T/F: World War I set a precedent for the idea that when the U.S went to war, it was to "spread democracy."

a)

True

b)

False

132.

Seeking to influence/persuade legislators to introduce or vote for/against a bill is called _____________.

a)

protesting

b)

forum

c)

lobbying

d)

due process

133.

Which scenario is an example of lobbying?

a)

A president imposes heavy tariffs on Chinese imports.

b)

Congress passes a tax bill.

c)

High school students from Parkland, Florida try to persuade members of the U.S. Senate to create tougher gun control laws.

d)

The federal government cancels the Affordable Care Act Assistance contract.

134.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product or using a service?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
135.

This court case alleged that the voting districts as drawn in Texas contained impermissible deviations from population equality and that the plan’s multi-member districts were constitutionally invalid because they diluted the voting strength of racial and ethnic minorities.

a)

Edgewood ISD v. Kirby

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

White v. Regester

136.

This is when you go to court to solve a problem or a dispute.

a)

Litigation

b)

Lobbying

c)

Amendments

d)

Protesting

137.

What amendment did not help encourage participation in suffrage?

a)

12th

b)

15th

c)

24th

d)

26th

138.

What amendment allowed women to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

139.

What amendment allowed people to vote no matter their race or color?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

140.

Which amendment prohibits poll taxes for people to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

141.

What amendment set the voting age to 18?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

142.

Shannon went to the court house to vote and was told she was not allowed to vote unless she paid $300.


What amendment does this violate?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

143.

Abraham turned 18 in March and the next presidential election was in November. He went to vote and they told him he was too young.

What amendment does this violate?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

144.

Ethan was told he was not allowed to vote on his state representative because he did not meet the new race requirement.


What amendment does this violate?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

145.

When the Civil War was over, the United states ratified the 15th amendment which promised that a person's right to vote could not _____

a)

be denied based on whether you were male or female

b)

be denied based on race, color or previous condition as a slave

c)

be denied even if a person was not a citizen

146.

What year was the 19th amendment passed?

a)

1918

b)

1920

c)

1940

d)

1888

147.

Who advocated for peaceful, non-violent protests?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Rosa Parks

148.

Ken is struggling to pay his bills since he got hurt at work. He is thankful that when he goes to vote this November, he doesn’t have to pay a poll tax.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

149.

Sienna stands in line at her polling place to vote in the election. She is happy that women were granted the right to vote so she can voice her opinion!

a)

15th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

e)

26th Amendment

150.

James is a freed slave allowed to vote in the election of 1872. He is excited to make his opinion heard through voting for the first time

a)

15th Amendemnt

b)

19th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

e)

26th Amendment

151.

Linda was told she would not be allowed to vote in the next election because she was a woman.


What amendment does this violate?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

24th

d)

26th

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