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WorksheetsAH 2nd Semester Final Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
What Constitutional amendment began Prohibition?
18th
21st
20th
15th
What Constitutional amendment ended Prohibition?
23rd
19th
16th
21st
All of the following groups of people SUPPORTED Prohibition EXCEPT:
women
factory owners
working class men
Rural Christians
All of the following groups OPPOSED Prohibition EXCEPT:
Catholics
Irish and German immigrants
liquor industry workers
Rural Protestants
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
biology
evolution
creationism
fundamentalism
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition Era
Jazz Age
Roaring Twenties
What was the BIGGEST issue the NAACP tried to fight for during the 1920s?
fight for legislation to protect African Americans
work for a federal anti-lynching law
propose African Americans should move back to Africa
support desegregation movements in schools
All of the following were reasons why Prohibition was repealed EXCEPT:
the federal government could make money from taxing the alcohol
there was not enough police to enforce it
everyone was breaking the law anyway
World War One was about to begin so they wanted to be able to drink
During the Red Scare in the US, Americans feared
Socialists were taking over
Fascists were taking over
Communists were taking over
the Chinese were taking over
Whose presidency was full of scandal during the 1920s?
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Bill Clinton
Herbert Hoover
What was the goal of the quota system during the 1920s?
increase immigrants from Europe
decrease immigrants from Europe
increase immigrants from Asia
decrease immigrants from Asia
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
tariffs on foreign goods
growing number of homeless people
availability of easy credit
farm crisis
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
drought
high winds
thick layers of prairie grasses
overproduction
All of the following were short-term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
homelessness
starvation
high taxes
unemployment
An example of the psychological stress caused by the Depression was the rise in
children who were malnourished
people who committed suicide
women who worked outside the home
men who stood in breadlines
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
100%
50%
25%
10%
What were the years of the Great Depression?
1919-1939
1929-1941
1940-1951
1932-1945
In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their
patrotism
trust in Hoover
disgust with Hoover
respect for Hoover
All of the following were postitive long-term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
Divorce rate went down
People started to learn how to save money
The federal budget was balanced for the first time since WW1
People banded together to help each other out
All of the following were negative long term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
A generation of uneducated children
People distrusted banks and the government
National debt became huge
Homelessness and unemployment were on the rise
By November 1929, how much money had been lost by the stock market?
7 billion
12 billion
22 billion
30 billion
During the Great Depression, the ironic situation about food was
people in the cities were starving and people on the farms had too much food
people on the farms were starving and people in the cities had too much food
soup kitchens and bread lines provided too much food for the people in the cities
the federal government gave direct relief of food to anyone who needed it
What is the name of the day the Stock Market crashed?
Black Friday
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Who made up the Bonus Army, nicknamed that as they wanted their bonuses early?
WW2 veterans
WW1 veterans
Spanish-American War veterans
Civil War veterans
What was the specific name of the region that the Dust Bowl affected?
Pacific Northwest
New England
Great Plains
Mississippi River Valley
All of the following were things the Social Security Act did EXCEPT:
"old age" insurance
gave money to the disabled
unemployment compensation
better working conditions
All of the following were goals of the New Deal EXCEPT:
Reorganize the government
Relief for the needy
Economy recovery
Financial reform
All of the following are lasting effects of the New Deal EXCEPT:
Conservation Gains
Renewal of faith in the stock market
Extension of the power of the President
Deficit Spending
All of the following are New Deal agencies that are still in effect today EXCEPT:
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation--the federal government backs up peoples' money
Securities and Exchange Commission--it regulates the stock market
Works Progress Administration--gives jobs to a variety of people
Agricultural Adjustment Act--gives money to farmers to leave land unplanted
FDR didn’t do more for civil rights because he was afraid to upset
Republicans
labor unions
Southern Democrats
Congress
The main reason why the New Deal ended was the
growing unemployment rate
stock market crashed again
growing tariff rates
growing national debt
What happens when 2 branches of government are under the control of the same political party?
almost every bill will be vetoed
almost every bill will be overridden
almost every bill will be passed
almost every bill will be declared unconstitutional
What was the change in Presidential Inauguration after ratification of the 20th Amendment?
presidents used to be inaugurated in November and now they are inaugurated in January
presidents used to be inaugurated in January and now they are inaugurated in March
presidents used to be inaugurated in March and now they are inaugurated in January
presidents used to be inaugurated in March and now they are inaugurated in November
Which of the following was NOT a reason why Germany was mad after WWI?
Germany was blamed for the entire war
Hitler lost the war for Germany
Germany had to pay reparations
Germany could not have a large standing army
How many people died during the Holocaust?
20 million
30 million
10 million
11 million
Besides race, all of the following people were targeted during the Holocaust EXCEPT:
homosexuals
physically and mentally handicapped
Communists
Aryans
Which of the following was NOT an Axis power?
Soviet Union
Italy
Germany
Japan
What was the most important principle that came out of the International Military Tribunals?
People are responsible for their own actions
Nationalism is a dangerous feeling
War should not be used as a national policy
Military expansion is a good policy
All of the following were goals of Hitler EXCEPT:
become a Communist nation
punish the Weimar Republic members
unite all Germans under one government
exterminate the Jewish people
What was the first country Japan invaded before WW2 in the 1930s?
Vietnam
China
Cambodia
Laos
All of the following happened to Benito Mussolini towards the end of WWII EXCEPT:
he was forced to resign
he was killed
he tried to escape Italy
he became il Duce
What was happening in the undeclared war in the Atlantic Ocean?
Germany was bombing Great Britain
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Germany's u-boats were sinking ships
Spain was having a civil war
What was the name of soldiers during WW2 who were drafted?
Doughboys
Immortals
GIs
Jarheads
The largest Allied invasion on the Axis Powers during WW2 was called
V-E Day
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Torch
D-Day
Who was the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during WW2?
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Chester Nimitz
What was decided at the Yalta Conference?
Germany was guilty for the entire war
Germany could no longer have a large standing army
The League of Nations was created
Germany would be divided into occupation zones
All of the following people were a part of the “Big Three” at Yalta EXCEPT:
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
What group of American citizens were held in internment camps during WW2?
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Japanese Americans
German Americans
When US forces began their offensive in the war in the Pacific, what was their policy known as?
Europe First
Operation Overlord
island hopping
atomic bombing
The GI Bill of Rights did all of the following for returning veterans EXCEPT:
gave them jobs
gave them college tuition
gave them loans to buy a home
gave them loans to start a business
What was V-E day?
The day the Germany surrendered in WW2
The day Allied troops invaded Normandy, France
The day Allied troops invaded Northern Africa
The day the US dropped the atomic bomb on Japan
The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in
the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.
the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation.
a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.
a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.
When the armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
North and South Korea were still divided in 2 countries
A communist government was established in South Korean
Communist fears in the US were lifted
China gained control of the entire peninsula
In what action did we see Stalin trying to take over the entire city of Berlin?
an airlift
built a wall
a blockade
an air raid
All of the following were reasons why the Korean War is considered to be a stalemate EXCEPT:
South Koreans were pushed back
Communism was contained
no atomic weapons were used
Korea was still two countries
Due to the decision in Miranda v Arizona, if you are arrested,
you must be charged of a crime within 24 hours
you must be read your rights
you must be tried with a jury of your peers
you must be given a fair trial
The name of the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991
Cold War
Korean War
Crimean War
Space Race
What line divided North and South Korea?
Equator
Prime Meridian
38th Parallel
59th Lateral
What was it called during the 1950s when people were being accused of being Communist with no proof?
Red Scare
McCarthyism
blacklisted
imperialism
What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba?
Operation Torch
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Operation Havana
Battle of Leyte Gulf
What was the name of the first Russian satellite?
Sputnik
Spektr
Resurs
Explorer I
The Harlem Renaissance celebrated _________________________ culture.
Muslim American
Native American
African American
Irish American
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition Era
Jazz Age
Roaring Twenties
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew....
around the world
across the Pacific Ocean
across the Atlantic Ocean
to Hawaii
A flapper had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
casual and independent
preferred the "natural look" for hair and makeup
casually dated
suffered from a double standard
FDR refused to pass legislation about
anti-lynching law and end of poll tax
end of poll tax and Prohibition
anti-lynching law and lame duck amendment
a bonus for WW1 veterans and Prohibition
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because
the US dropped an atomic bomb on them
the US stopped trading oil with them
the US refused to recognize the puppet government in Manchuria
the US declared war on them
All of the following are characteristics of the "master race" EXCEPT:
tall
blonde
brown eyes
white
The purpose of NATO is
to support one another in case one is attacked
to make sure one branch of government doesn't become too powerful
to reunite Germany into one country
to make sure there is not another world war
In 1948, all of Germany's occupation zones were reunited
True
False
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
True
False
The day after Pearl Harbor FDR declared war on Germany.
True
False
Where did Japan surrender after the second atomic bomb was dropped?
USS Maine
USS Arizona
USS Missouri
USS Washington
The first & second atomic bombs dropped on Japan were called...
fat man; little boy
little boy; fat man
fat man; small boy
little boy; gadget
The first and second atomic bombs dropped on Japan were on....
Tokyo; Hiroshima
Nagasaki; Hiroshima
Nara; Tokyo
Hiroshima; Nagasaki
