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US History Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was a long term cause of WWI?
a)
The use of nuclear weapons
b)
Rebellions in India
c)
The rise of Nationalism in Europe
d)
Assassination of the German heir
2.
What was the immediate cause of WWI?
a)
The invasion of France
b)
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
c)
The assassination of Kaiser Wilhelm II
d)
The rise of militarism
3.
What is the definition of Imperialism
a)
The domination of one country over another
b)
Strong pride in your nation
c)
Exporting more than you import
d)
When colonies rebel against their mother country
4.
This was not a nation who was part of the Triple Alliance.
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Japan
d)
Italy
5.
Which was not a cause of WW1?
a)
nationalism
b)
imperialism
c)
militarism
d)
isolationism 
6.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
7.
A new style of warfare where soldiers dug ditches to protect themselves from enemy fire. It led to a stalemate in Europe by late 1914.
a)
Guerilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Jungle Warfare
8.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
9.
Mexico would gain the southwestern U.S. if they attack the U.S. for Germany
a)
Zimmerman Letter
b)
Sussex Pledge
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Schenck v. United States
10.
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
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
11.
An agreement between two or more countries to give other people help if needed is 
a)
a treaty
b)
an alliance
c)
a partnership
d)
a friendship
12.
Imperialism created overseas colonies which 
a)
did not require a large navy to protect
b)
the major powers traded with each other
c)
caused nothing but problems for the home countries
d)
gave raw materials and provided markets for the home countries
13.
Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. did not want to join the League of Nations?
a)
There was fear that it would get the U.S. involved in another war
b)
Germany  was allowed into the League of Nations
c)
The League of Nations would be too costly for Americans
d)
The U.S. was pre-occupied with difficulties at home.
14.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
15.
What was the name of the British passenger boat that was sunk by German U-Boats?
a)
U.S.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
U.S.S. Admiral
d)
the Titanic
16.

Germany reacted on the British blockades by _______

a)

Air warfare

b)

submarine warfare

c)

land warfare

d)

political complains

17.
Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Containment
d)
Imperialism
18.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments Germany was forced to pay
b)
Repairs and improvements made to Germany
c)
Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
d)
Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire
19.
What nation was Germany specifically forbidden to unite with?
a)
Austria
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Russia
20.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
22.
What nation had to drop out of the war because there was a communist revolution in their country?
a)
US
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Russia
23.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
24.
What did Wilson think would prevent a future war?
a)
League of Justice
b)
League of Nations
c)
League of Extraordinary Countries
d)
League of People 
25.
What was the peace treaty called at the end of WWI?
a)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
Treaty of International Peace
c)
Treaty to End All Wars
d)
Treaty of Versailles
26.
Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
made Germany pay reparations.
b)
stripped Germany of its colonies.
c)
forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
d)
barred Germany from maintaining a military
27.

True/False: The Treaty of Raritan was joint resolution of the United States Congress signed by President Warren G. Harding on July 2, 1921, officially ending United States involvement in World War I.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What President had a corrupt-ridden administration at the start of the 1920s?

a)

Coolidge

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

d)

Harding

29.

What trial pitted science versus religion in the 1920s?

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti Trial

b)

The Scopes Trial

c)

The Teapot Dome Trial

d)

The Garvey Trial

30.

What activity saw radicals being rounded up all over America by government agents in the early 1920s?

a)

Palmer Raids

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Espionage Acts

d)

Coolidge Raids

31.

What radical group created the "Red Scare" in the 1920s?

a)

Pacifists

b)

Anarchists

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

32.

What group was NOT a target of the Ku Klux Klan's racial discrimination?

a)

African Americans

b)

Women

c)

Catholics

d)

Immigrants

33.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
34.
These two Italian immigrants were wrongly convicted of murdering a man in the 1920’s. The evidence that had been collected by police did not support convicting these two men, and the evidence actually pointed away from the two. What were the names of these two men that were wrongly convicted of murder?
a)
Sacco and Vanzetti
b)
Mario and Luigi
c)
O'Reilly and Sansom
d)
Lenin and De Gaulle
35.
_______________ were young women who rebelled against traditional ways of thinking and acting.
a)
Expatriates
b)
Jazzers
c)
Flappers
d)
Scats
36.
The cartoon shows a growing reluctance towards _________________in the 1920s 
a)
education
b)
immigration 
c)
buying on credit 
d)
eating stew 
37.
Both Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge 
a)
believed in a laissez faire approach to the economy and government 
b)
believed government intervention was important to a successful economy.
c)
were anarchists 
d)
had administrations riddled with scandal. 
38.
The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to
a)
African Americans
b)
Communists
c)
Anarchists
d)
Immigrants
39.
Millions of Black Americans migrated North during the early 1900s and into the 1920s. This is known as: 
a)
The Big Move
b)
The Great Migration 
c)
The Great Agitation 
d)
The Great Separation 
40.
Which aspect of life during the 1920's most likely caused the decade to be labeled the "Roaring 20's"?
a)
technological improvement
b)
social change
c)
political reform
d)
territorial expansion
41.
The national policy of Prohibition ended when the states
a)
strengthened food and drug laws
b)
legalized alcohol for medical reasons
c)
ratified the 21st amendment
d)
banned interstate shipment of alcoholic beverages
42.
Ford’s production of the Model T’s in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and  - 
a)
reduced labor demand
b)
greater efficiencies in production
c)
higher production costs
d)
decreased union organization
43.
● Red Scare
● Social Darwinism
● Growth of the KKK
● Convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti
The events of the 1920s listed above reflect the influence of —
a)
prohibition
b)
organized crime
c)
growing nativism
d)
civil rights leaders
44.
Nativists are against _______?
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
45.

Why did unregulated immigration end in the 1920s?

a)

US passed Quota laws limiting immigration

b)

People didn't want to come to the US anymore

c)

There was a war in the US

d)

Countries wouldn't allow citizens to leave for the US

46.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

47.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

48.
Which of the following statements best describes what happened on Black Tuesday?
a)
Stock prices fell and the stock market crashed.
b)
Bank runs forced many banks to close their doors.
c)
Federal troops attacked the Bonus Army marchers.
d)
The Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional.
49.
A way of borrowing money from a bank or finance company so that you can have what you want and pay for it later
a)
Speculation 
b)
Buying on Credit 
c)
Buying on Margin 
d)
Overproduction 
50.

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

51.

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

52.

Why did many midwestern farmers migrate from the Great Plains to California?

a)

There was no unemployment on the West Coast

b)

California was experiencing a gold rush

c)

The Dust Bowl pushed farmers out of the Great Plains

d)

The Stock Market crash led farmers to lose their homes on the Great Plains

53.

How did Americans feel about Hoover's approach to the Great Depression?

a)

They accepted his "hands-off" approach and policy of "rugged individualism"

b)

They were glad that Hoover did not increase federal programs and therefore increase taxes

c)

They expected Hoover and the federal government to help them, and nicknamed shantytowns "Hoovervilles" in anger

d)

They began promoting radical communism in an attempt to overthrow Hoover's capitalist policies

54.

Which event marked the end of the Roaring 20's and the started of the Great Depression in the 1930s?

a)

The election of Herbert Hoover

b)

The Stock Market Crash

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

The Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt

55.

How did the Great Depression impact employment?

a)

The number of people employed stayed consistent.

b)

The number of people employed increased sharply.

c)

The percentage of people unemployed increased sharply.

d)

The percentage of people in the military decreased steadily.

56.
Which government agency gives benefits to people when they are retired or unemployed?
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Securities and Exchange Commission
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Social Security Admistration
57.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
National Recovery Administration
58.
Which was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
a)
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
b)
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
c)
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
d)
State governments should have more power over the economy than the national government
59.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
60.
What were the major goals of the New Deal?
a)
no gold standard and free coinage of silver
b)
abolition and suffrage
c)
relief, recovery, and reform
d)
expanding the size and economic influence of the United States
61.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
62.
What was FDR’s plan to add justices to the Supreme Court called?
a)
The Yes Man Trials
b)
Court Packing Scheme
c)
Operation Puppet
d)
Court Repatriation
63.
What was the main criticism of the Court-Packing Scheme?
a)
Congress allowed it
b)
Too much of an expansion of executive power
c)
The Court would be too small
d)
Only state governments could pack the court
64.

Listed below is associated with xenophobia except for one.

a)

a broad term that may be applied to any fear of someone who is different from us

b)

involves the belief that there is a conflict between an individual's ingroup and an outgroup

c)

associated with large-scale acts of destruction and violence against groups of people

d)

associated with loving strangers

65.
a form of government in which the person or party in charge has absolute control over all aspects of life
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Fascism
66.
a system of government that focuses on the good of the state rather than on the individual citizens
a)
Militarism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Fascism
67.
laws passed to limit U.S. involvement in future wars; based on the belief that loans and trade had drawn the nation into World War I
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
68.
law that allowed nations at war to purchase U.S. goods if they paid in full and transported the goods themselves
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
69.
law that gave the government power to give war materials to Great Britain without regard for its ability to pay
a)
Cash-and-Carry
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Selective Training and Service Act
d)
Neutrality Acts
70.
a statement of British and American goals for the postwar world following the defeat of the Nazis
a)
Good Neighbor Policy
b)
Four Freedoms
c)
Arsenal of Democracy
d)
Atlantic Charter
71.
the sovereign leader of the Empire of Japan
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Emperor Hirohito
d)
Joseph Stalin
72.
fascist dictator of Nazi Germany
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
73.
fascist dictator of Italy
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
74.
communist dictator of the Soviet Union
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
75.

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by doing all of the following except

a)

tripled size of miltiary

b)

continued paying reparations

c)

occupied the Rhineland

d)

constructed the Anschluss

76.
By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany.  What treaty did he violate with this action?
a)
The Munich Agreement
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d)
Treaty of Paris
77.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
78.
Which most contributed to the rise of the Nazi party?
a)
Great Depression
b)
The new democratic government of Germany
c)
Rise of fascism in Italy
d)
Isolationism practiced in America
79.
Why did France and Britain use appeasement to stop Hitler
a)
They wanted to avoid another World War
b)
Prevent a Nazi invasion of Russia
c)
To prevent the fall of the league of Nations
d)
Didn't want to anger Germans
80.

How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?

a)

European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late

b)

It caused the global economic depression

c)

France let Germany invade with little resistance

d)

It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership

81.
What was a reason for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan wanted to expand their empire, thusly, gaining control on oil embargos, etc.
b)
It was all a prank, bro
c)
They sought to gain resources located in Hawaii
d)
We thought America was being left out so we wanted to play with them.
82.
What was the Attack on Pearl Harbor later dubbed by F.D.R.?
a)
Attack on a Sleeping Giant 
b)
A day of infamy
c)
Extracting the pearl from the Clam
d)
Trick question, there is no nickname
83.
What was a crucial resource the Japanese needed that was blocked by an Embargo
a)
Damascus steel, folded over a 1000 times 
b)
Steel and Aviation Fuel
c)
Various natural resource
d)
Food, water, and ammunitions
84.

Agreement between Germany and USSR not to fight each other

a)

nonagression pact

b)

tripartite pact

c)

kristallnacht

d)

munich agreement

85.

forced march of captured American and Filipino troops

a)

John Sousa March

b)

MeToo March

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

island hopping

86.

P2 The Japanese would fight until ____________ .

a)

every soldier died

b)

they ran out of ammunition

c)

Germany surrendered

87.

P2 Military experts said the only way to finish the war was to __________ .

a)

ask Japan to stop fighting

b)

have a meeting

c)

invade Japan

88.

P3 What was significant about the atomic bomb?

a)

it was more destructive than any bomb previously used

b)

nothing

c)

it had to be deployed from a submarine

89.
To pay for the War the federal government sold? 
a)
Stocks 
b)
War bonds 
c)
Land 
d)
Silver/Gold 
90.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
91.
forced Japanese Americans into Internment camps
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Holocuast
c)
Manchuria
d)
Women
92.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
93.
Rosie the Riveter encouraged women to...
a)
Stay at home for their children
b)
Work in factories
c)
Protest the war
94.

Japanese-American citizens were sent to internment camps, treating them like prisoners. This was due to the fear brought about by:

a)

The Rape of Nanking

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Spiders

95.

An example of Genocide:

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Nazi Extermination (death) Camps

c)

Tokyo Firebombing

d)

Blittzkreig

96.
What were the Nazis charged with at the Nuremberg trials?
a)
Murder
b)
War Crimes
c)
Manslaughter
d)
Treason
97.
What was V-J?
a)
Germany invaded Poland.
b)
Japan surrendered to the US.
c)
The German army surrendered.
d)
Allied armies landed in France
98.
Why did Harry S. Truman make the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs?
a)
He wanted Germany to finally surrender.
b)
He wanted the war to last longer.
c)
He wanted to be a good president.
d)
He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.
99.
What was the name of African American soldiers who helped during the war?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Freedmen's Bureau 
d)
Jim Crow Laws
100.
What was the attitude of Americans at home while the war was being fought?
a)
Americans worked hard in many ways to support the war cause.
b)
They were unhappy about the war and wanted the troops to return home.
c)
There were not enough men left to work in the factories so they had to close down.
d)
Americans became very frustrated with rationing and grew angry.
101.
Why did Japanese Americans face discrimination during WWII?
a)
Japan demanded that any Japanese Americans should return to Japan.
b)
These Japanese Americans were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
Japanese immigrants were always discriminated against when they came to the US.
d)
Some Americans thought they might side with Japan so they sent them to internment camps.
102.
What was the U.S. strategy for attacking the smaller islands and skipping the larger islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific called?
a)
trench warfare
b)
island hoppoing
c)
blitkrieg
d)
freeze-tag
103.
What was the code name given to the building of the atomic weapon?
a)
Project Boom
b)
Operation Secret Bomb
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Operation Beast-mode
104.
Why were Iwo Jima and Okinawa crucial to the Allied plans for defeating the Japanese?
a)
They had air fields that were within striking distance of Japan.
b)
These were the turning points in the war in the Pacific.
c)
We dropped the atomic bombs at these locations.
d)
They were rich in natural resources.
105.
Which of the following is an example of anti-semitism?
a)
Shopping in a Jewish business.
b)
Having dinner with a Jewish friend.
c)
Jews wearing the yellow Star of David on their clothes.
d)
Building schools just for Catholic children.
106.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
b)
A series of laws targeting Jews.
c)
To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
d)
To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.
107.
The series of coordinated attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in November 1938 was called __________.
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Operation Barbarossa
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
The Final Solution
108.

The Nuremberg Laws

a)

stripped Jews of their German citizenship

b)

made the Jews get divorced

c)

said Jews couldn't have children

d)

said Jews couldn't learn to read

109.

The Nuremberg Laws were based on

a)

hatred of Jews

b)

taking basic human rights away

c)

anti-Semitism

d)

all of the above

110.

Choose three reasons why the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany.

a)

Hitlers leadership and policies

b)

He offered equality for everyone

c)

Propaganda

d)

He wanted peaceful relations with other countries

e)

The Great Depression and Wall Street Crash

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