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Progress Check 3

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Social Darwinism in America would help

a)

Businessman justify the creation of monopolies

b)

The lower classes improve their working conditions

c)

Rich white businessmen realise their hypocrisy in defending freedom and liberty while subjecting their workers to conditions similar to those that had been abolished a century before.

2.

The Transcontinental Railroad was made possible due to the collaboration between…

a)

Canada and the United States

b)

The government and privately-owned companies

c)

Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson

3.

What was one of the goals of the National Consumers League?

a)

To organise boycotts of sweatshop labour products

b)

To buy more in general to boost the economy

c)

To demand refunds on faulty machinery

4.

The Roaring 20’s saw the resurgence of…

a)

The Lost Generation

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

The Ku Klux Klan

5.

The Democratic party saw a change in their voters when...

a)

F. D. Roosevelt proposed the New Deal

b)

Donal Trump began running for president

c)

The Confederacy won the Civil War

6.

The US strategy during the Cold War was to…

a)

Ignore the USSR and let them expand

b)

Contain the USSR and their influence in other countries

c)

Focus solely on increasing their own power

7.

The Marshall Plan would use US aid to…

a)

Combat economic instability in countries affected by WWII

b)

Accelerate the growth of Communist countries

c)

Slow the individual development of foreign countries

8.

Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus….

a)

She had never been an advocate for civil rights

b)

She had never shown an interest in politics

c)

She had taken the literacy test multiple times in order to vote

9.

Ronald Reagan lowered taxes on the rich from 70% to 28% in order to establish a…

a)

Trickle down economy

b)

Big puddle economy

c)

Upward flow economy

10.

George H. W. Bush surprised his Republican voters by…

a)

Increasing taxes

b)

Coming out as bisexual

c)

Being a rich white man running for president

11.

Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ended with…

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Barack Obama

12.

During which president's term did the Iraq War ended?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W. H. Bush

13.

Which president is known for cutting down taxes during his term?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Oliver North

c)

Jimmy Carter

14.

The ban on gay people entering the military ended with president...

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Barack Obama

c)

George H. W. Bush

15.

Why was Nixon impeached?

a)

Conspiracy, obstruction of justice and abuse of power

b)

Trying to fight "stagflation"

c)

Raising taxes

16.

What are the main objectives of the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare?

a)

Obtain benefits through the taxes on insurance companies, by making insurances compulsory to everyone.

b)

Establish a free and public Health National System.

c)

Provide an affordable alternative to those citizens who could not afford a health insurance plan.

17.

Which was the name given to the policy created by Bill Clinton that was applied to gay people who wanted to join the army?

a)

Don't Ask Don't Tell

b)

Never Gonna Give You Up

c)

I Will Survive

d)

No Stain Remains

18.

Which event marked the end of reconstruction?

a)

Bargain of 1877

b)

The presidential election 1876

c)

The Hampton Roads Conference 1865

19.

T. Roosevelt picked ......... to be his successor

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Howard Taft

20.

Who founded the Progressive Party?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Lizzie Magie

21.

Which animal represents the Republican party?

a)

The elephant

b)

The horse

c)

The donkey

22.

What is the name given to the African-American movement which celebrated their roots in the 1920's?

a)

The Harlem Renaissance

b)

The Roaring 20's

c)

The Harlem Globetrotters

23.

When did the Civil Rights Act became a law?

a)

After WWII

b)

Before Lincoln’s election

c)

After Reconstruction

24.

Who vetoed the Immigration Restriction League?

a)

President Abraham Lincoln

b)

President George Washington

c)

President Grover Cleveland

25.

Which of these is NOT a consequence of the growth of America's population?

a)

The population started to concentrate in urban areas instead of rural ones.

b)

Suburbs were created to be inhabited by the lower classes.

c)

Native Americans were able to regain their lands.

26.

What was NOT the purpose of the New Deal?

a)

It intended to legalize the sale of alcohol to avoid black markets

b)

It intended to support the most disadvantaged of the population

c)

It intended to reform finantial markets

27.

Through which methods could people prove their patriotism to pass Truman's Loyalty Review System?

a)

Sing the U.S anthem a cappella.

b)

Bring a list of suspected communists.

c)

You pretty much could not prove it.