WorksheetsAmerican History State Testing Prep (through The Korean War)
Total questions: 223
Worksheet time: 56hrs 45mins
What does the 17th Amendment do?
it gives women the right to vote
it allows for the direct election of senators by popular vote
it brought on prohibition
it repealed prohibition
What did the 16th Amendment establish in 1913?
federal income tax
the right to vote for women
the prohibition of alcohol
the direct election of senators
What did the 18th Amendment establish?
the direct election of senators
income tax
the right for women to vote
the prohibition of alcohol
What did the 19th Amendment do when it was ratified in 1920?
the right to vote for women
the prohibition of alcohol
the direct election of senators
term limits for the president
Which Amendment abolishes slavery in the Constitutution?
17th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Which court case established the idea of "separate but equal" in relation to the 14th Amendment?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
What granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the Civil War, which included "equal protection under the law"?
12th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
What stated "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude" and "The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation"?
13th Amendment
16th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
What court decision declared that segregation in schools violated the equal protection law in The 14th Amendment, effectively overturning the "separate but equal" decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
The 20th Amendment:
limits the president to serving 2 terms
sets the inauguration date for new presidential terms and the date for new sessions of Congress
repeals prohibition
establishes the direct election of senators in states rather than being appointed by the governor
The 21 Amendment:
repeals the 19th Amendment, which is women's suffrage
repeals The 17th Amendment, which is prohibition
repeals The 18th Amendment, which is women's suffrage
repeals The 18th Amendment, which is prohibition
What is the purpose of the 22nd Amendment?
establish the terms of presidential succession
give Washington D.C. electors in presidential elections
repeal prohibition
limit presidential terms
Who is the president that was elected 4 times, leading to the passing of The 22nd Amendment?
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
FDR
The 23rd Amendment:
allows citizens of Washington D.C. vote for presidential electors
establishes 2 terms for limit on the president
establishes the terms for presidential succession
repeals The 20th Amendment
The Declaration of Independence states that a government must govern according to what?
Mob rule
The consent of the people
The declaration of the president
The rule of law
The Declaration of Independence was influenced by John Locke who was men had natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. These rights are also called:
human rights
common law rights
unalienable rights
alien rights
All of the following were weaknesses or flaws of the Articles of Confederation except:
it created three branches of government with specific duties
it did not give the national government an effective power to tax
9 of 13 states were needed to pass a law which proved difficult
it did not allow the national government to raise an army
The Declaration of Independence was set out to announce the equality of all citizens and that the government has a responsibility to:
govern by mob rule
have a singular head of state
establish a national currency
protect the rights of its citizens
What was the primary purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
set up rules and guidelines for creation of new states in NW territory, such as public education, the prohibition of slavery, civil liberties, and other precedents
made an agreement between Native Am. and the government about how to settle the land
established rules for trade in the NW territory
created a new monetary system for the Nw territory
What do the first three Articles to the Constitution outline?
Republicanism
Federalism
The separation of powers
Presidential succession
What is the purpose of the legislative branch as outlined in Article I of the Constitution?
create laws
carry out the laws
interpret the laws
sort out the laws
What is the purpose of the executive branch, as outlined in Article II of the Constitution?
create laws
carry out the laws
interpret the laws
sort out the laws
What is the purpose of the judicial branch, as outlined in Article III of the Constitution?
create laws
carry out the laws
interpret the laws
execute the laws
What are the first 10 Amendments, considered the most important Amendments, to the Constitution called?
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Federalist?
A national taxation to fund the central government
A strong central government with checks and balances
A weak national government so that the states have more power
A standing army for a strong national defense
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Anti-Federalist?
A national tax is repressive against the people
The use of a standing army against their own citizens is tyranny
There must be a balance of power between national and state governments
A national bank must be established to strengthen the central government
The Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution did not have protections for individual rights, which eventually led to the ratification of:d to the ratification of:
The Declaration of Independence
the 18th Amendment
The Bill of Rights
the Articles of Confederation
The Anti-Federalists were concerned with a clause in the Constitution that they felt gave Congress the blanket power to pass any national tax or law they felt needed. This is known as the "elastic clause" or the:
4th Amendment
"Necessary and Proper" Clause
Second Article
Advice and Consent Clause
What series of essays did the supporters of the Constitution, such as James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, write in public to gain support for their cause?
The Anti-Federalist Papers
The Farmer's Almanac
Concerning Rights
The Federalist Papers
What is the idea of moving and having a shift of industry from agriculture in the country to factories in the cities?
urbanization
suburbs
ruralization
immigration
Thomas Edison is credited with many different advancements of technology, including the light bulb and:
building plans for skyscrapers
Tesla Coils
a system for producing and distributing electricity
The Bessemer Process
What did Alexander Graham Bell lead to with the invention of the Telephone?
quick, wireless communication
worldwide communication
Morse Code
The Enigma
New advances in communication led to women:
having a decrease in clerical work opportunities
having an increase in home responsibility
having an increase in clerical work opportunities
having too many inventions to support the home
What was the first railroad called in the United States to be completed that connected the eastern and western parts of the country?
transcontinental railroad
transiberian railroad
Union Pacific railroad
Central Pacific America
What was the name of the farmers who formed an organization, or union, to demand control and regulation over the railroad industry?
Kulaks
robber barons
The Grangers
The Munns
What legal case challenged the constitutionality of the regulation laws on behalf of the railroads, which led to the federal government having the right to set regulations on private industry?
Munn v. Illinois
Brown v. Board
Ohio v. Union
Roe v. Wade
What is the idea of unrestrained competition in business that would ensure the survival of the fittest?
The Law of Order
Social Darwinism
The Sherman Antitrust Act
Natural Law
What made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with the free trade between states or other countries?
The Sherman Antitrust Act
Credit Mobilier
Munn v. Illinois
Interstate Commerce Act
The NLU and the IWW were formed after workers were exploited and there were unsafe working conditions. These are examples of what?
monopolies
unions
holding companies
trusts
What event saw public backlash against labor unions and the labor movement after violence escalated to the point of a bomb being thrown at police after calls of police brutality?
Credit Mobilier
The Great Strike of 1877
The Haymarket Affair
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Sprinklers were now required to be installed in all factories in New York
The event served as a model for state and national workplace safety
The International Ladies' Garment Worker's Union was formed
All of the above are true.
Chinese Immigrants that came to the United States during the 1800s to the United States especially during the Gold Rush, primarily held which of the following positions?
farmers
miners
domestic workers
all of the above
What is a mixture of people of different cultures and races who blended together by abandoning their native languages and customs?
assimilation
melting pot
dispersion
nativism
During the early periods of the "melting pot" of the late 1800s, what grew as immigration grew?
pro-immigrant feelings
emigration
anti-immigrant feelings
peace
What is the idea of favoritism to native born Americans?
immigration
assimilation
emigration
nativism
What group of people was the anti-immigrant sentiment primarily growing in during the late 1800s in the United States?
Anglo-Saxons
Chinese
Russians
Italians
What banned all Chinese immigrants from entering the United States except for students, teachers, and other select groups?
Gentlemen's Agreement
Chinese Exclusion Act
Americanization Movement
Social Gospel Movement
What was the deal that Teddy Roosevelt made with the Japanese government to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange for a repeal of a segregation order in San Francisco?
Chinese Exclusion Act
urbanization
Gentlemen's Agreement
the annexation of Hawaii
Why did most immigrants urbanize into the cities during this period?
cities were the cheapest and most convenient place to live
the cities were close to where they lived before
the cities were often well managed from a public safety standpoint
the cities rose immigrants to high society
Which of the following is NOT true about the Americanization movement?
It was sponsored by the gov. and concerned citizens
The government wanted nothing to do with this movement
Schools and voluntary associations provided programs to citizenship skills, literacy, history, and gov.
Social etiquette classes were conducted
What is a transportation system designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes to enable workers to get to work easier?
mass transit
railroad system
national highway system
trolley car transit
Which of the following is NOT a major problem that urban immigrants faced during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
unclean drinking water
lack of manufacturing jobs
no real sewage system
gangs, theft, and violence
What was the Social Gospel Movement?
a return to religion for all urban dwellers, including immigrants
a new movement of singing in the late 1800s
a movement that preached service to immigrants and the poor as a path to salvation
a small group of church goers that rose in profile to high society
What were the community centers in slum neighborhoods that provided assistance to the people in the area, especially immigrants?
processing centers
tenement houses
Hull House
settlement houses
The most famous of the settlement houses was called the Hull House and was ran by:
Jane Addams
Mary Wollstonecraft
Andrew Carnegie
Abigail Adams
What was the organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city that influenced courts and focused on getting the loyalty of immigrants?
political machine
Social Gospel Movement
Hull House
tenements
What is the illegal use of political influence for personal gain?
tenement
graft
trust
patronage
Who was the most famous person that ran a group of corrupt politicians in New York that defrauded the city?
Jane Addams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Boss Tweed
Grover Cleveland
What is the giving of a government job to people that helped get the candidate elected?
trusts
tenement
graft
patronage
Who were the people opposed to the changes in the spoil system in relation to civil service?
Stalwarts
Patrons
tenements
grafts
What was passed under Chester A. Arthur that authorized an independent civil service commission to make gov. appointments based on merit?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Munn v. Illinois
What did Grover Cleveland try to reduce that would have protected American businesses and grown their profits?
trusts
tenements
grafts
tariffs
What did Henry Bessemer and William Kelly develop that led to the production of steel out of iron ore?
vats
Bessemer Process
Cotton Gin
the distribution of electricity
What is aimed at restoring economic opportunities and correcting injustices in American life?
Progressive Movement
Social Gospel Movement
Prohibition
Suffrage Movement
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Progressive Movement?
Protecting Social Welfare
Supporting Big Business
Promoting Moral Improvement
Fostering Efficiency
What did the Progressive Movement push for that would ban alcoholic beverages?
Muckraking
recall
prohibition
referendum
Who were the journalists that wrote about the corruption of business and public life?
Prohi's
Grangers
Stalwarts
Muckrakers
Who was the Wisconsin governor who fought big business through the regulation of such industries such as railroads and telephone companies?
Ron Johnson
Tom Johnson
Robert La Follette
Teddy Roosevelt
What is a bill that is originated by the people rather than lawmakers?
initiatives
referendum
recall
primary system
What is the vote that people make to accept or reject an initiative instead of the legislatures?
initiatives
referendum
recall
primary system
What is the process in which voters remove a public official before the end of their term in office?
initiatives
referendum
recall
primary system
What enabled voters to choose candidates for public office through a special election, rather than the political machine?
initiatives
referendum
recall
primary system
What women's organization formed that focused on the women's suffrage movement?
NACW
NAWSA
NASA
YMCA
What is the word, many times associated with the women's movement, that means to get the right to vote?
referendum
prohibition
suffrage
initiative
Who was one of the most famous leaders of the Suffrage Movement for women?
Eugene V. Debs
Florence Kelly
Teddy Roosevelt
Susan B. Anthony
Which of the following was NOT a strategy of the suffrage movement?
they tried to convince the state legislatures to grant women the right to vote
pursued court cases to test the 14th Amendment
wanted to repeal the 19th Amendment
pushed for a national constitutional amendment to grant women's suffrage
What did Upton Sinclair, a muckraking journalist who research the human condition, write that showed the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
The Prince
Atlas Shrugged
1984
What was the volunteer group of calvary that Teddy Roosevelt fought as a part of during the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba?
Robber Barons
Rough Riders
The Escapists
Muckrakers
What was the idea that Teddy Roosevelt introduced that would see the common people get payback through progressive reforms if big business hurt the workers?
conservation
The Pure Food and Drug Act
Trustbusting
The Square Deal
What did the Meat Inspection Act dictate?
It said that there must be reports submitted to the government by meatpacking plants with no government regulation
It said that there must be strict cleanliness and there were required inspections
This required that meat be produced as quickly as possible
This was not an Act that was passed under Teddy Roosevelt
What did truth labels under the Pure Food and Drug Act require?
less accurate information to be provided about the product
the mass production of new foods and drugs
more accurate information to be provided about the product
a large payment to the drug companies to boost their profits
What is the idea of preserving some wilderness areas or developing new ones that Teddy Roosevelt was well known for doing?
conservation
muckraking
deforestation
he was not known for conservation
What group was formed for the goal of gaining equality under all races?
NAWSA
NAACP
ADL
EPA
Which of the following was NOT a difficulty that Taft faced while in office?
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff was done that compromised on moderating high tariff rates
the returning of reserved land to sale for the public and the firing of Pinchot from the Forest Services
the full unification of the Republican Party under his leadership
the supporting of Joseph Cannon, the controversial Speak of the House
What party, which ran on a platform such as women's suffrage, the FTC, and laws against child labor, was established by Teddy Roosevelt, splitting the Republican ticket in the election of 1912?
The Independent Party
The Green Party
The Constitutional Party
The Bull Moose Party
Who won the election of 1912 with the platform of New Freedom, leading to more progressive changes?
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
Calvin Coolidge
Which of the following were 2 key antitrust measures that were conducted under Woodrow Wilson?
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission
Both A and B
none of the above
What is the national banking system that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country?
FTC
The Federal Reserve System
NAACP
The OS System
Which of the following was NOT tactic by Carrie Chapman Catt to push for women's suffrage?
cautious lobbying
the establishment of a wide base of support
painstaking organization
hunger strike
What kind of people did Woodrow Wilson put in charge of federal agencies?
segregationists
women's suffrage advocates
law enforcement
abolitionists
What event started to draw the American people's focus away from reform, stalling changes?
The Korean War
World War II
World War I
The Spanish-American War
Which of the following is NOT a factor of American Imperialism?
containment
desire for military strength
thirst for new markets
belief in cultural superiority
What is the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Protectorate
What was Hawaii mainly used for early on that was very profitable with no tariff in the beginning?
timber
sugar
gold
it's location in relation to Russia for military purposes
What was established as a refueling station in Hawaii that would later be the location targeted by the Japanese that would have the United States enter WWII?
Manila
Honalulu
Pearl Harbor
Havana
What was the main goal of Queen Liliuokalani?
to establish trade relationships with foreign countries
to annex Japan and neighboring islands
to re-establish previous rulers to power
to rid the islands of foreign presence
Who headed up the new government of Hawaii after Queen Liliuokalani was removed from power?
Sanford B. Dole
Alfred T. Mahan
William Seward
John J. Pershing
What year did Alaska and Hawaii both become a state?
1898
1959
1942
1963
Which of the following did Spain NOT control near the end of the 19th century?
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
all of the above
What is the idea of sensational journalism that helped lead to the start of the Spanish-American War?
green journalism
peer-reviewed journalism
sound bite journalism
yellow journalism
What exploded in the Havana Harbor that killed more than 260 people and was allegedly done by Spain, causing the U.S. to enter a war with them?
U.S.S. Arizona
U.S.S Maine
Pearl Harbor
U.S.S. Enterprise
Who destroyed the antiquated Spanish fleet in the Manila harbor in the Philippines?
Teddy Roosevelt
Jose Marti
George Dewey
John Hay
Which of the former Spanish territories was there a debate over whether to annex it or not with the idea to Christianize and "uplift" the people of the territory?
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Hawaii
What was signed that saw a 20 million dollar exchange for the U.S. annexation of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
What was passed that ended the military rule in Puerto Rico and established a civilian government?
Foraker Act
Platt Amendment
Sherman Antitrust Act
Puerto Rican Constitution
What existed during the war that had the United States' recognizing Cuba's independence from Spain?
Foraker Act
Teller Amendment
Platt Amendment
Open Door notes
Under the Platt Amendment, the United States' insisted that all of the following should be part of the Cuban constitution EXCEPT:
the U.S. had the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
the U.S. could lend or lease land for naval refueling stations
Cuba would become a colony under the United States
Cuba would become a protectorate of the U.S. to protect American businesses
Who led the Filipinos against United States' control, rebelling over a period of years, until the Philippines gained independence in 1946?
John Hay
Emiliano Zapata
"Pancho" Villa
Emilio Aguinaldo
What did Secretary of State John Hay issue that proposed the imperialistic nations of the world should share trading rights, specifically in the Chinese region?
Open Door notes
Boxer Rebellion
Platt Amendment
Foraker Act
What is the idea that a country is under the control of another, but they still have their own government?
sphere of influence
protectorate
economic imperialism
colony
What event saw a secret society in China try to rid the country of foreign influence in which hundreds of missionaries, foreigners, and Christian converts die?
Roosevelt's Corollary
Uighar Extinction
Boxer Rebellion
Spanish-American War
Which of the following is TRUE about the Second Open Door notes
the growth of the economy depended on exports
the U.S. has the right to intervene abroad to keep markets open
fear of the closing of an area to American products, citizens, or ideas would threaten U.S. survival
all of the above
Which of the following people was NOT in the Anti-Imperialist League that formed in the early 1900s?
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain
Woodrow Wilson
What was created as a way to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting through Central America, to increase trade and reduce travel time for military and commercial ships?
Pearl Harbor
Panama Canal
Roosevelt's Corollary
Suez Canal
What was added to the Monroe Doctrine and stated that disorder in Latin America might lead to America needing to use an international police force?
Foraker Act
dollar diplomacy
Roosevelt's Corollary
Sherman Antitrust Act
What was "dollar diplomacy", which was conducted under Taft?
the adding to the Monroe Doctrine and stating that the disorder in Latin America might lead to the U.S. becoming an international police power
the moral responsibility of the United States to deny recognition to any Latin American government that it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests
the U.S. government guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries by American businessmen
the belief in the superiority of free-enterprise democracy
What is the idea that the U.S. had a moral responsibility to deny recognition to any Latin American government that it viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests, conducted under Wilson?
missionary diplomacy
"dollar diplomacy"
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
What was the model of American Imperialism after the rebellion in Mexico?
isolationism
the Triple Alliance between the United States, Mexico, and Cuba
the belief in the superiority of free-enterprise democracy through armed intervention
the establishment of governing bodies in South America to deal with the region remotely
What was implemented to test comprehension skills of primarily African Americans in the South?
literacy test
poll tax
grandfather clause
Jim Crow laws
What forced on African American people that required them to pay before being able to vote in the South?
literacy test
poll tax
grandfather clause
Jim Crow laws
What allowed people to vote, even if they failed a test, in the South if their previous ancestors were able to vote?
literacy test
poll tax
Jim Crow laws
grandfather clause
What was passed in the South that separated black and white people in public and private spaces?
literacy test
poll tax
grandfather clause
Jim Crow laws
What did Mexican workers in the West face that bound workers to pay off their debts to employers through labor?
14th Amendment
Jim Crow laws
debt peonage
grandfather clause
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the reformers when it came to education?
prepare children for active participation in their communities
having an educated workforce
immediately include as many African Americans as possible in the education system
provide children with a place to be now that child labor laws forbade them from working
What did the Wright Brothers design and invent that would rapidly change travel in the world?
automobiles
trains
steamboats
airplanes
What became available to many more Americans overtime due to shorter working hours and a growth of income?
reduction of regulation
a large amount of debt
leisure time
working hours expanded
Which of the following are the causes of World War I? (choose 4)
nationalism
imperialism
isolationism
alliance system
militarism
As technology grew in the early 20th century, so did social tensions and problems. Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation during this period?
radio
motion pictures
assembly line
cell phones
Who was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist which served as the catalyst to WWI?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Pope Leo XIII
King Joseph II
What was the idea that Germany had to go through Belgium to get into France while fighting a two front war called?
trench warfare
militarism
Schlieffen Plan
Enigma Code
What is the space between trenches called during the fighting during WWI?
trench warfare
Eastern Front
Western Front
no-man's land
What was the position of the United States during the first years of WWI called?
militarism
isolationism
nationalism
imperialism
What did Britain employ to prevent munitions and other items from getting through to Germany?
mobilization
Schlieffen Plan
blockade
Zimmerman Note
What did German U-Boats sink that was the first step in the United States getting into WWI?
Lusitania
Titanic
Olympia
Zimmerman
What did the Zimmerman Note contain?
the fourteen main points to lay out the surrender of Germany and how the war was going to be paid for by them
the battle plan of Germany to fight on both the Eastern and Western Fronts against France and Russia, while also invading Russia through Belgium
the battle plans of the stalking and sinking of the Lusitania by German U-Boats
a telegram to Mexico from the German foreign minister that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico in exchange for "lost territory" to be returned to Mexico
What group of people took over Russia, leading to Russia having to withdraw from the war?
Mensheviks
Bolsheviks
Tsarists
White Army
What year did the United States finally enter WWI after Congress passed a resolution to go to war?
1918
1861
1917
1914
What required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service?
Selective Service Act
Veteran's Affairs
Pendleton Civil Service Act
men did not have to register with the government
Which of the following was NOT a way in which America mobilized for mass production?
exempted many shipyard workers from the draft
U.S. Chamber of Commerce used public relations to stress importance of the shipyard work
shipyards built items for war in one, large piece for efficiency
government took over commercial and private ships and converted them for transatlantic war use
Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the convoy system?
the U.S. put mines in the water from the North Sea of Scotland to Norway
America was able to continue to trade with both sides of the war in Europe
America's soldiers were fresh to revive the Allies
it helped overcome the problems of U-Boats
Who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
John J. Pershing
Alvin York
The new weaponry and horrific injuries caused dysentery, lack of sleep, and other diseases and issues that led to soldiers experiencing:
improvements to health overtime
a large portion of compensation due to their troubles
a reduction in time served
shell shock
Alvin York was a war hero who was first known as someone that opposed warfare on moral grounds, also known as a(n):
abolitionist
conscientious objector
isolationist
hawk
What was signed on November 11th at the 11th hour in 1918 that resulted in a cease-fire?
armistice
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
non-aggression pact
What was headed by Bernard Baruch and encouraged companies to use mass production technology to improve efficiency?
Wartime Industries Board
Paris Conference
American Expeditionary Force
Zimmerman Commission
What was the Committee of Public information, which was headed by a muckraker named George Creel?
a group to encourage companies to use mass production technology to supply the war
the first government propaganda agency designed to promote WWI
a body meant to investigate people who may try to sabotage the war
a governmental body that is meant to bring nations across the world together
Which of the following groups of people saw anti-immigrant feelings rise against them at home during WWI?
Japanese
Italian
German
Russian
Which of the following was NOT included in the Espionage and Sedition Acts when it came to everyday people?
disloyalty to the government
profane words about the war
the buying and selling of war bonds
abusive actions towards the government
What was The Great Migration?
the movement of animals in the Midwest that caused the Dust Bowl
the large-scale movement of farmers to the cities to find work in factories
the movement of people from one European country to another due to the war
the large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of blacks to cities in the North
What tremendously hurt the economies of the world and greatly ravaged the armies fighting in WWI in the early 20th Century?
Covid-19
Spanish Flu
Bubonic Plague
TB
Which of the following did people in the United States ration or give up to help the war effort during this time, which was aided by Americans planting Victory Gardens?
pork
wheat
sweets
meat
What is one way that the U.S. tried to pay for the war effort?
donations from citizens
decreasing of tariffs
war bonds
decreasing of taxes
Which of the following is NOT true about the Fourteen Points?
points 6 through 8 deals with boundary changes of countries
point 3 wanted to directly punish Germany
point 14 introduces the idea of The League of Nations
the first 5 points were intended to avoid another war
What was the League of Nations?
a small scale group of the Allied nations that won WWI that was greatly supported by the United States' citizens
the official alliance of the United States, Great Britain, and France
a set of secret alliances that would trigger defense if one of the nations was attacked
a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort to war
Which of the following was NOT a provision that was levied against Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
they were barred from keeping a standing army
a trade restriction to neighboring countries
the requirement of returning Alsace-Lorraine to France
the payment of 33 billion dollars in war reparations
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of The Treaty of Versailles?
it humiliated Germany, causing issues going forward
Japan was given fair compensation for their war contribution
Germany had no real way to pay its war debt
Russia was completely left out of the Treaty
Who led the opposition to The Treaty of Versailles at home in the United States, especially The League of Nations, because it would threaten the U.S.'s stance of isolationism?
Bernard Baruch
George Creel
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
What was the major failing of The League of Nations that ultimately caused it to collapse?
The United States never joined it
Russia was not consulted on it
Germany was allowed to enter the League
The League of Nations did not fail
The political instability and violence that occurred in Europe after WWI led to communist and fascist states, as well as the rise of:
Mao
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Maduro
What were the emerging tall structures built in major cities called?
plazas
skyscrapers
The Statue of Liberty
office buildings
What was the period called that saw political and social movements within the African American community in parts of New York City?
The Great Migration
The Great Depression
Harlem Renaissance
The Enlightenment
What was the new type of music that became wildly popular in the 1920s that started in the African American community with musicians such as Louis Armstrong?
blues
EDM
jazz
hip hop
What places would private proprietor’s sell alcohol illegally during prohibition?
alcohol was never illegal
skyscrapers
prohi stations
speakeasies
What was the name of the emerging women of this period that pushed boundaries and their own societal roles?
Flappers
Prohi's
Speakeasies
Floozies
The John T. Scopes trial, with the defending lawyer of Clarence Darrow and the prosecutor of William Jennings Bryan, was mainly focused about what topics being taught in school?
urban vs. suburban
black vs. white
evolution vs. creationism
segregation vs. integration
What group, that opposed blacks, Catholics, and others, emerged that represented a growing distrust or uncertainty about the newer immigrants that were coming into America, especially in the South?
Bull Moose Party
Democrats
The Ku Klux Klan
Dixiecrats
What is it called when someone is hanged from a tree, particularly in American history for being black?
firing squad
guillotine
gallows
lynching
Who was the famous pilot who flew across the Atlantic Ocean successfully for the first time with no stops to Paris
Hellen Kellar
Captain Sully
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earheart
What is an arrangement by consumers to buy now and pay later for their purchases?
credit
speculation
margin buying
tariff
What is the widely used measuring instrument of the market's health?
speculation
stock options
Dow Jones Industrial Average
price of bitcoin
Speculation is:
a measuring instrument of the market's health
the arrangement by consumers to buy now and pay later for their purchases
paying a small percentage of a stock's price as down payment to borrow the rest
the risky buying of stocks and bonds for a quick profit
Margin buying is:
paying a small percentage of a stock's price as down payment to borrow the rest
the risky buying of stocks and bonds for a quick profit
a measuring instrument of the market's health
consumers reaching an arrangement to buy now and pay later for purchases
What is the day that the market took a plunge on October 29th, 1929, leading to the collapse of the market and economy that is often marked, but not always correctly, with the start of The Great Depression?
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
Cyber Monday
Holy Saturday
This period ranged from 1929 to 1940 and saw the plummeting of the economies of the world and skyrocketing unemployment.
The Massive Inflation
Black Tuesday
The Great Depression
The Industrial Revolution
Unemployment reached its peak during The Great Depression, hitting the high of:
10%
100%
90%
25%
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act:
was a direct response to incursions by the British
established the highest protective tariff in U.S. history
reduced tariffs for the European victors
was not able to be passed
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Crisis in the farming sector
The availability of easy credit
The reduction of tariffs
Unequal balance of income in the country
tariffs and war debt policies
While both areas faced problems, what was a major difference between the urban and rural areas during The Great Depression?
African Americans faced high unemployment rates in the rural areas compared to the cities.
the urban areas could grow their own food
Latinos faced more racial violence and lower pay in the rural areas compared to the cities.
the rural areas could grow their own food
The Dust Bowl was:
a period of distraction from life's issues during the Great Depression where farmers would play each other in football in the 1930s
a drought that plagued the Pacific area of the U.S. in the early 1930s caused by overproduction and bad farming practices
a drought that plagued the New England area of the U.S. in the early 1930s caused by overproduction and bad farming practices
a drought that plagued the plains of the U.S. in the early 1930s caused by overproduction and bad farming practices
What did Herbert Hoover not want to provide, which is cash or food provided by the federal government?
margin buying
speculation
direct relief
credit
Little towns consisting of shacks, also known as Hoovervilles, are
shantytowns
soup kitchens
bread lines
interment camps
What was built and eventually dedicated to Hoover that was built to create power and other purposes?
J. Edgar Hoover Building
Hoover Electrical Power Plant
Hoover Dam
his name was not dedicated to any building
What lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed for farmers to refinance their farm loans to avoid foreclosure?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
What was the Reconstruction Finance Corporation?
the providing of cash relief to families and individuals by the federal government
this lowered mortgage rates for homeowners and allowed for farmers to refinance their farm loans to avoid foreclosure
the highest protective tariff in United States history
an ambitious measure that authorized up to $2 billion for emergency financing for banks, life insurance companies, railroads, and other companies
What incident further hurt Hoover's public image and morale after 10,000 to 20,000 WWI veterans were tear gassed as they demanded their payments and life insurance policies from their time serving?
Civil Disobedience March
Dust Bowl Rebellion
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Incident
Bonus Army March
What expanded the military and allowed women to serve in non-combat positions?
WAAC
WPA
OPA
Manhattan Project
About what percentage of the workers in the war industries work force was women during WWII?
15%
90%
33%
66%
A. Philip Randolph organized:
a full protest of the war
The Office of Scientific Research and Development
factories to ramp up war production
a protest against discrimination in the military and industries
What was the Manhattan Project?
the code name to research and develop the atomic bomb
the method that helped crack coded German messages
the code name to research and develop sonar
the new research center for the American government for all WW2 technology
Rationing is:
the trading of goods to other countries in exchange for a service
the growth in food production for the citizens of the U.S. during WW2
food that military would eat on the battlefield
an established fixed allotments of goods deemed essential for the military
The War Production Act (WPA) decided that:
inflation had to be dealt with directly
Congress would raise the income tax rates
most goods would have prices frozen
specific companies would produce materials for key industries
What was the invasion on the beaches of Normandy by the Allies that was the largest land-sea-air operation in army history that was led by Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The Battle of the Bulge
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
Operation Torch
What was the last major battle of WWII in Europe that saw the Germans desperately push back but ultimately retreat and was the decisive turn in the European theater?
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Second Battle of the Marne
Who was the general in the Philippines who was ordered to leave, but vowed, "I shall return"?
John. J. Pershing
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
A kamikaze is:
a suicide plane where Japanese pilots crash bomb-laden planes into Allied ships
a Japanese dish that Americans had while occupying Japan
a divine trade wind used to help Japanese fighters fly
something that was only used in WW1
Who was the head of The Manhattan Project?
Douglas MacArthur
J. Robert Oppenheimer
John Pershing
Albert Einstein
Which of the following places saw the atomic bomb dropped? (choose any that apply)
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Which of the following was NOT a promise by the Soviets at the Yalta conference
The Soviets promised to hold free and fair elections in Poland and occupied territories
The Soviets promised to join the fight against the Japanese
The Soviets promised to remove all gulags from the Soviet Union
The Soviets promised to participate in the United Nations Peace Conference
What was the important principle established at the Nuremberg trials?
The Nazis leaders were all killed by firing squad
The Nazis had to pay reparations to the nations in the war
The Soviets had to disband their satellite nations and give them self-determination
individuals are responsible for their own actions, even in times of war
During WWII, FDR signed Executive Order 9066, which placed Japanese families where, as fears were growing of spies or uprisings?
The Japanese were not targeted during WWII
jail
gulags
interment camps
What was the name of the secret deal that FDR and Churchill made that upheld free trade and the choice of people to make their governments?
Atlantic Charter
nonaggression pact
Neutrality Acts
NAFTA
What was passed that kept the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations?
Isolationist Acts of 1937
WPA
Atlantic Charter
Neutrality Acts
The Lend-Lease Act:
saw the borrowing and trading of war bonds between Allied nations.
had given President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to materials to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation's official position of neutrality.
allowed for Americans to buy and lease goods to help the war effort in WWII.
was defeated in Congress.
The cash and carry policy of WWII required Allied nations to:
give American businesses money in exchange for private services on the battlefield
pay cash for American-made supplies, and then transport the supplies on their own ships
deposit cash into American banks and give the American government arms
was vetoed by FDR
During WWII, women saw a great increase in what kind of work?
wall street
at home services
clerical work
manufacturing jobs
What was the name of the Native American unit in WW2 that used special code to transmit information in their native language?
Native Americans were not allowed in the military
Seminole Marine Unit
Cherokee Corps
Navajo Code Talkers
During WWII, The Mexican Farm Labor Program established the Bracero Program which:
allowed a new trade deal between Mexico and the United States to be signed
punished Mexico for The Zimmerman Note
closed and secured the border between Mexico and the United States
permitted million of Mexican workers to work in the United States legally on a temporary basis
The Double V Campaign focused on gaining democratic rights for workers and the military for which group of people?
Japanese Americans
African Americans
women
Mexican Americans
Under FDR, what was the main goal of the National Recovery Administration?
establish life insurance and wages for veterens of WWII
ask existing companies to not fire workers so they can still earn wages
promote the growth of competition between businesses
eliminate ruthless practices in businesses and secture fair practices and set prices
What was created under FDR that was a system of benefits through taxpayer funding for the retired, jobless, disabled, and others that still exists today?
The Social Security Act
The National Relief Administration
The WPA
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Securities Exchange Commission was created in response to the market crash in 1929 and the practices associated with it. What is the purpose of the SEC?
The SEC is no longer in service today
Promote businesses to skirt around regulation laws
Establish a trade directly between executives of companies and investors
To regulate and protect investors in the market place while monitoring the practices of businesses
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was established due to the issues of banks collapsing during The Great Depression and the financial system. What is the purpose of the FDIC?
Inject a flow of cash into banks that needed it during The Great Depression
Eliminate the banking system wholly and establish only federal banks
Maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system
Punish banks that contributed to the collapse retroactively
Which of the following is NOT a public works program established by FDR during The Great Depression?
Works Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservatoin Corps
Hoover Dam
What is the policy established during The Cold War to stop the spread of Communism from places like The Soviet Union and China?
union
containment
blockade
proxy
Which of the following was NOT a reform that labor unions wanted during the period of Industrialization in the United States?
longer work days
increased pay
safer working conditions
restrictions on child labor
What is the negotiation of wages or other demands that unions or laborers make with their employers?
demonstrations
strikes
collective bargaining
boycott
What does it mean to boycott a product?
work a deal out with a company for better working conditions on behalf of a union
refusing to outright buy a particular product from a company as a form of protest
increasing your purchases of a particular product from a company to support them
make a donation to gain influence from a company
An example of an ethnic neighborhood that popped up during this period of urbanization was:
Little Italy
Chinatown
Czech Chicagoland
all of the above
Which of the following places did the U.S. NOT implement containment to stop the spread of communism during The Cold War?
The Soviet Union expansion into Europe
The rise of communism in China
The spread of communism across the Canadian border
The spread of communism in places such as Latin America and Asia
What was the organization that had countries join the U.S. in saying that an attack on one was an attack on all, particularly when it came to communism from the Soviet Union?
the Warsaw Pact
NATO
the United Nations
the League of Nations
What was enacted to provide food, machinery, and materials to rebuild Europe?
The Atlantic Charter
The Berlin Airlift
The Marshall Plan
The Great Escape
What did opponents of the Truman Doctrine argue?
The allies of America were not doing their part
That Truman wasn't doing enough
Truman should drop more A-bombs
America shouldn't interfere in other nations affairs
When did the Korean War officially end?
1953
1959
1945
it hasn't yet
