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AH 2nd Semester Final Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Constitutional amendment began Prohibition?

a)

18th

b)

21st

c)

20th

d)

15th

2.

What Constitutional amendment ended Prohibition?

a)

23rd

b)

19th

c)

16th

d)

21st

3.

All of the following groups of people SUPPORTED Prohibition EXCEPT:

a)

women

b)

factory owners

c)

working class men

d)

Rural Christians

4.

All of the following groups OPPOSED Prohibition EXCEPT:

a)

Catholics

b)

Irish and German immigrants

c)

liquor industry workers

d)

Rural Protestants

5.

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

a)

biology

b)

evolution

c)

creationism

d)

fundamentalism

6.

F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Prohibition Era

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Roaring Twenties

7.

What was the BIGGEST issue the NAACP tried to fight for during the 1920s?

a)

fight for legislation to protect African Americans

b)

work for a federal anti-lynching law

c)

propose African Americans should move back to Africa

d)

support desegregation movements in schools

8.

All of the following were reasons why Prohibition was repealed EXCEPT:

a)

the federal government could make money from taxing the alcohol

b)

there was not enough police to enforce it

c)

everyone was breaking the law anyway

d)

World War One was about to begin so they wanted to be able to drink

9.

During the Red Scare in the US, Americans feared

a)

Socialists were taking over

b)

Fascists were taking over

c)

Communists were taking over

d)

the Chinese were taking over

10.

Whose presidency was full of scandal during the 1920s?

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Herbert Hoover

11.

What was the goal of the quota system during the 1920s?

a)

increase immigrants from Europe

b)

decrease immigrants from Europe

c)

increase immigrants from Asia

d)

decrease immigrants from Asia

12.

Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

tariffs on foreign goods

b)

growing number of homeless people

c)

availability of easy credit

d)

farm crisis

13.

Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?

a)

drought

b)

high winds

c)

thick layers of prairie grasses

d)

overproduction

14.

All of the following were short-term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

a)

homelessness

b)

starvation

c)

high taxes

d)

unemployment

15.

An example of the psychological stress caused by the Depression was the rise in

a)

children who were malnourished

b)

people who committed suicide

c)

women who worked outside the home

d)

men who stood in breadlines

16.

During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

10%

17.

What were the years of the Great Depression?

a)

1919-1939

b)

1929-1941

c)

1940-1951

d)

1932-1945

18.

In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their

a)

patrotism

b)

trust in Hoover

c)

disgust with Hoover

d)

respect for Hoover

19.

All of the following were postitive long-term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

a)

Divorce rate went down

b)

People started to learn how to save money

c)

The federal budget was balanced for the first time since WW1

d)

People banded together to help each other out

20.

All of the following were negative long term effects of the Great Depression EXCEPT:

a)

A generation of uneducated children

b)

People distrusted banks and the government

c)

National debt became huge

d)

Homelessness and unemployment were on the rise

21.

By November 1929, how much money had been lost by the stock market?

a)

7 billion

b)

12 billion

c)

22 billion

d)

30 billion

22.

During the Great Depression, the ironic situation about food was

a)

people in the cities were starving and people on the farms had too much food

b)

people on the farms were starving and people in the cities had too much food

c)

soup kitchens and bread lines provided too much food for the people in the cities

d)

the federal government gave direct relief of food to anyone who needed it

23.

What is the name of the day the Stock Market crashed?

a)

Black Friday

b)

Black Monday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Black Thursday

24.

Who made up the Bonus Army, nicknamed that as they wanted their bonuses early?

a)

WW2 veterans

b)

WW1 veterans

c)

Spanish-American War veterans

d)

Civil War veterans

25.

What was the specific name of the region that the Dust Bowl affected?

a)

Pacific Northwest

b)

New England

c)

Great Plains

d)

Mississippi River Valley

26.

All of the following were things the Social Security Act did EXCEPT:

a)

"old age" insurance

b)

gave money to the disabled

c)

unemployment compensation

d)

better working conditions

27.

All of the following were goals of the New Deal EXCEPT:

a)

Reorganize the government

b)

Relief for the needy

c)

Economy recovery

d)

Financial reform

28.

All of the following are lasting effects of the New Deal EXCEPT:

a)

Conservation Gains

b)

Renewal of faith in the stock market

c)

Extension of the power of the President

d)

Deficit Spending

29.

All of the following are New Deal agencies that are still in effect today EXCEPT:

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation--the federal government backs up peoples' money

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission--it regulates the stock market

c)

Works Progress Administration--gives jobs to a variety of people

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act--gives money to farmers to leave land unplanted

30.

FDR didn’t do more for civil rights because he was afraid to upset

a)

Republicans

b)

labor unions

c)

Southern Democrats

d)

Congress

31.

The main reason why the New Deal ended was the

a)

growing unemployment rate

b)

stock market crashed again

c)

growing tariff rates

d)

growing national debt

32.

What happens when 2 branches of government are under the control of the same political party?

a)

almost every bill will be vetoed

b)

almost every bill will be overridden

c)

almost every bill will be passed

d)

almost every bill will be declared unconstitutional

33.

What was the change in Presidential Inauguration after ratification of the 20th Amendment?

a)

presidents used to be inaugurated in November and now they are inaugurated in January

b)

presidents used to be inaugurated in January and now they are inaugurated in March

c)

presidents used to be inaugurated in March and now they are inaugurated in January

d)

presidents used to be inaugurated in March and now they are inaugurated in November

34.

Which of the following was NOT a reason why Germany was mad after WWI?

a)

Germany was blamed for the entire war

b)

Hitler lost the war for Germany

c)

Germany had to pay reparations

d)

Germany could not have a large standing army

35.

How many people died during the Holocaust?

a)

20 million

b)

30 million

c)

10 million

d)

11 million

36.

Besides race, all of the following people were targeted during the Holocaust EXCEPT:

a)

homosexuals

b)

physically and mentally handicapped

c)

Communists

d)

Aryans

37.

Which of the following was NOT an Axis power?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

38.

What was the most important principle that came out of the International Military Tribunals?

a)

People are responsible for their own actions

b)

Nationalism is a dangerous feeling

c)

War should not be used as a national policy

d)

Military expansion is a good policy

39.

All of the following were goals of Hitler EXCEPT:

a)

become a Communist nation

b)

punish the Weimar Republic members

c)

unite all Germans under one government

d)

exterminate the Jewish people

40.

What was the first country Japan invaded before WW2 in the 1930s?

a)

Vietnam

b)

China

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

41.

All of the following happened to Benito Mussolini towards the end of WWII EXCEPT:

a)

he was forced to resign

b)

he was killed

c)

he tried to escape Italy

d)

he became il Duce

42.

What was happening in the undeclared war in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Germany was bombing Great Britain

b)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany's u-boats were sinking ships

d)

Spain was having a civil war

43.

What was the name of soldiers during WW2 who were drafted?

a)

Doughboys

b)

Immortals

c)

GIs

d)

Jarheads

44.

 The largest Allied invasion on the Axis Powers during WW2 was called

a)

V-E Day

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

Operation Torch

d)

D-Day

45.

Who was the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during WW2?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Chester Nimitz

46.

What was decided at the Yalta Conference?

a)

Germany was guilty for the entire war

b)

Germany could no longer have a large standing army

c)

The League of Nations was created

d)

Germany would be divided into occupation zones

47.

All of the following people were a part of the “Big Three” at Yalta EXCEPT:  

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

48.

What group of American citizens were held in internment camps during WW2?

a)

Mexican Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

Japanese Americans

d)

German Americans

49.

When US forces began their offensive in the war in the Pacific, what was their policy known as?

a)

Europe First

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

island hopping

d)

atomic bombing

50.

The GI Bill of Rights did all of the following for returning veterans EXCEPT:

a)

gave them jobs

b)

gave them college tuition

c)

gave them loans to buy a home

d)

gave them loans to start a business

51.

What was V-E day?

a)

The day the Germany surrendered in WW2

b)

The day Allied troops invaded Normandy, France

c)

The day Allied troops invaded Northern Africa

d)

The day the US dropped the atomic bomb on Japan

52.

The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

a)

the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.

b)

the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation.

c)

a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.

d)

a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

53.

When the armistice was signed ending the Korean War,

a)

North and South Korea were still divided in 2 countries

b)

A communist government was established in South Korean

c)

Communist fears in the US were lifted

d)

China gained control of the entire peninsula

54.

 In what action did we see Stalin trying to take over the entire city of Berlin?

a)

an airlift

b)

built a wall

c)

a blockade

d)

an air raid

55.

All of the following were reasons why the Korean War is considered to be a stalemate EXCEPT:

a)

South Koreans were pushed back

b)

Communism was contained

c)

no atomic weapons were used

d)

Korea was still two countries

56.

Due to the decision in Miranda v Arizona, if you are arrested,

a)

you must be charged of a crime within 24 hours

b)

you must be read your rights

c)

you must be tried with a jury of your peers

d)

you must be given a fair trial

57.

The name of the conflict between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945-1991

a)

Cold War

b)

Korean War

c)

Crimean War

d)

Space Race

58.

What line divided North and South Korea?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

38th Parallel

d)

59th Lateral

59.

What was it called during the 1950s when people were being accused of being Communist with no proof?

a)

Red Scare

b)

McCarthyism

c)

blacklisted

d)

imperialism

60.

What was the name of the failed invasion of Cuba?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

Operation Havana

d)

Battle of Leyte Gulf

61.

What was the name of the first Russian satellite?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Spektr

c)

Resurs

d)

Explorer I

62.

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated _________________________ culture.

a)

Muslim American

b)

Native American

c)

African American

d)

Irish American

63.

F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Prohibition Era

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Roaring Twenties

64.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew....

a)

around the world

b)

across the Pacific Ocean

c)

across the Atlantic Ocean

d)

to Hawaii

65.

A flapper had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

a)

casual and independent

b)

preferred the "natural look" for hair and makeup

c)

casually dated

d)

suffered from a double standard

66.

FDR refused to pass legislation about

a)

anti-lynching law and end of poll tax

b)

end of poll tax and Prohibition

c)

anti-lynching law and lame duck amendment

d)

a bonus for WW1 veterans and Prohibition

67.

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because

a)

the US dropped an atomic bomb on them

b)

the US stopped trading oil with them

c)

the US refused to recognize the puppet government in Manchuria

d)

the US declared war on them

68.

All of the following are characteristics of the "master race" EXCEPT:

a)

tall

b)

blonde

c)

brown eyes

d)

white

69.

The purpose of NATO is

a)

to support one another in case one is attacked

b)

to make sure one branch of government doesn't become too powerful

c)

to reunite Germany into one country

d)

to make sure there is not another world war

70.

In 1948, all of Germany's occupation zones were reunited

a)

True

b)

False

71.

The Cuban Missile Crisis was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The day after Pearl Harbor FDR declared war on Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Where did Japan surrender after the second atomic bomb was dropped?

a)

USS Maine

b)

USS Arizona

c)

USS Missouri

d)

USS Washington

74.

The first & second atomic bombs dropped on Japan were called...

a)

fat man; little boy

b)

little boy; fat man

c)

fat man; small boy

d)

little boy; gadget

75.

The first and second atomic bombs dropped on Japan were on....

a)

Tokyo; Hiroshima

b)

Nagasaki; Hiroshima

c)

Nara; Tokyo

d)

Hiroshima; Nagasaki