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WorksheetsUS History Final Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which of the following is the correct definition for the term RIGHTS?
The ideal situation in which all people are treated the same and valued the same.
Powers or privileges granted to people either by an agreement among themselves or by law.
The chance for people to pursue their hopes and dreams.
A system of government based on the consent of the governed.
Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
to get more representation in the British Parliament
to gain foreign support for the Revolution
Which of the following was NOT a belief of the Anti-Federalists?
The new Constitution gave too much power to the central government
A Bill of Rights was necessary
The Articles of Confederation were too weak
The states and the people should have more power than the federal government
Which branch makes the laws, ratifies treaties, and declares war? (a)
During WWI. this group gave short speeches to build support for the war wherever they could find an audience. (LT 2B) (a)
What positive effect did the Great Migration north during WWI have on African Americans? (LT 2B)
Increased segregation
an end to Jim Crow Laws in the South
New job opportunities in factories
New sharecropping opportunities
How did the US government raise the number of troops needed to effectively wage WWI? (LT 3C)
It passed the Selective Service Act
It offered sizeable enlistment bonuses
It promised to desegregate the military
It allowed men and women to serve in combat roles
Ultimately, the Treaty of Versailles was... (LT 5D)
rejected by Congress so the US signed a separate peace treaty with Germany
approved by Congress as long as the US did not join the League of nations
the most effective treaty in history, leading to a prolonged period of peace and prosperity
exactly in line with Wilson's vision in the 14 Points
Which of the following best describes daily life in the 1920s? (LT 11G/7E)
Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses.
Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies & consumer goods.
All Americans EQUALLY experienced economic prosperity
Which of the following would support the teaching of evolution in schools? (LT 8E) (a)
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as (LT 10F)
an organization created to help promote African-American businesses
a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers
a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities
a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers
All the following are factors that led to the Depression EXCEPT (LT 11G)
Many Americans began buying stocks on margin and speculating prices would increase
Many consumers purchased goods on credit due to increased advertising
Factories were not able to produce goods for consumers
Factories were overproducing and began to lay off workers
The TVA helped transform the Tennessee River Valley from poverty to productivity by ... (LT 13H)
soil conservation and tree planting
building highways, bridges, public buildings, public parks, and airports
building hydroelectric dams throughout a seven-state region to control floods and generate electricity
provide assistance to farmers
The poster shown reflects which goal held by African Americans in WWII?
"Freedom" was being sought in Europe and on the homefront
Democracy was won in Europe but not in Germany
Victory was won in the U.S. but not in the rest of the world
Democracy was achieved after WWII for all countries
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? (a)
What program brought in about 4 million Mexican citizens to labor on farms during WWII? (a)
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?
by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia
by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe
by joining European nations together into the European Union
by providing military assistance to France, Great Britain, and Italy
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
The war was fought during winter months only
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations (a)
How was the Korean War different from WWII?
aerial bombing was used more frequently in the Korean War
The Korean War did not affect Americans directly and was largely forgotten
Entry into the Korean War was more popular than entry into WWII
The US fought alone in Korea but with Allies in WWII
The Eisenhower-promoted public works project that was far larger and more expensive than anything in Roosevelt's New Deal was the
interstate highway system.
Grand Coulee dam project.
St. Lawrence seaway.
airport construction program.
What was the significance of Levittown?
It showed the need for an interstate highway system
It sparked the growth of the American suburbs and home ownership for the middle class
It was the center of the American industry
It was an important place of protest during the Civil Rights Movement
What accurately describes the distribution of wealth in the 1950s?
Over half the country lived below the poverty line (around 75 million people)
1/5 of the country lived below the poverty line (around 30 million people)
Poverty was almost entirely eliminated due to government policies
Whites and minorities had an equal likelihood of being below the poverty line
What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?
He bought all of their textbooks.
He drove them to school each day.
He sent US soldiers to escort them to school each day.
He bought them lunch at a lunch counter.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)...
Was organized by activists posing as students.
Was actually a militant group
Focused its activities entirely on school integration
Was a group of students who helped organize protests, boycotts, and voter registration.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? (The first of the the 3 major pieces of legislation signed by LBJ)
What became known as “Bloody Sunday”?
The day Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at a hotel in
Memphis, Tennessee.
The day MLK gave his “Dream” speech to end the March on Washington.
The day Medgar Evers was assassinated by a white supremacist
and Klansman in Mississippi.
The day John Lewis led marchers in Selma who were beaten by Alabama State Troopers as they reached the end of the Pettus Bridge.
Laws that enforced segregation are part of
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
All of the following were used to stop African Americans from voting EXCEPT:
poll taxes
gerrymandering
Jim Crow Laws
dispatching federal agents
Civil Rights Activist(s) who armed themselves with guns & law books but also provided free breakfasts to inner city kids
Black Panthers
Malcolm X
Black Caucus
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Affirmative Action was intended to...
increase minority enrollment in colleges & access to jobs
discriminate against whites
desegregate housing
allow blacks to vote
This group occupied Alcatraz Island in protest of their mistreatment and marginalization
Latinos
Asian Americans
American Indians
Women
Roe v. Wade protected women's rights to choose to have an abortion based on their right to...
privacy
health
speech
religion
All of the following were part of Kennedy’s New Frontier program EXCEPT: (LT 2A)
An increase in aid to education
New programs to end poverty
A tax cut to stimulate economic growth
Enacted sweeping civil rights legislation
What was the Bay of Pigs? (LT 3A)
An invasion to eliminate nuclear missiles in Cuba
a successful invasion of Cuba.
A failed invasion attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro.
Castro's invasion of the United States.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba? (LT 3A)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
They placed a naval quarantine around Cuba.
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
Which of the following statements best connects Johnson’s Great Society to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal? (LT5B)
The Great Society had no connection to the New Deal
The Great Society sought, like the New Deal, to improve the lives of Americans facing economic hardships.
The Great Society was created to solve problems created by the New Deal
The Great Society and the New Deal were both ideas of the Republican Party
Some critics complained that the Great Society programs (LT 5B)
gave the rich too many tax breaks
gave the federal government too much power
paid too little attention to health care
favored rural over urban citizens
What best describes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? (LT 7C)
Congress authorized Johnson to take any measures necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of security in southeast Asia
Congress limited the President's power to wage war by restricting the methods of combat
Congress forbade Johnson from using nuclear weapons in Vietnam unless "absolutely necessary"
Congress ended the national draft due to public protests
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what? (LT 9D)
Credit Check
Fake News
Credibility Gap
Credibility Deficit
All of the following publicly opposed the Vietnam War EXCEPT: (LT 10E)
President Johnson
Senator John Kerry
Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Doves"
What effect did the geography of Vietnam have on fighting during the Vietnam War? (LT 8D)
Viet Cong forces took the fighting into the dense jungles where they could confuse the Americans.
Viet Cong forces preferred to limitmost fighting to cities where they fought most effectively.
American forces learned to keepthe fighting away from the jungles.
American forces committed to fighting the war only from the air.
Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose? (LT 10E)
to increase American forces in Vietnam
to decrease American forces in Vietnam
to increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnam
to overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces
