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WorksheetsHUSH Final Exam Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Many former slaves moved out west after Reconstruction because:
They wanted to become Native Americans.
Job opportunities existed out west on large farms.
The South stopped farming the land in the 1870s.
Radical Reconstruction involved the use of this group to maintain order in the South:
Native Americans.
Carpetbaggers.
The U.S. Army.
Northerners that moved to the South for job opportunities during Reconstruction were called:
Scalawags.
Carpetbaggers.
Homesteaders.
A reservation is:
A government grant of land for mining.
Land the government set aside for relocating Native American people.
Large farms that grew cash crops.
Which of these is an example of a neighborhood community to help preserve the heritage of immigrant groups:
Harrisburg.
“Little Italy.”
The South.
Cities usually provided what for people:
Farms and land.
Small buildings and shelters.
Jobs and connection to their heritage.
What happened to the U.S. battleship “Maine"?
It was repaired.
It was blown up.
It became a spaceship.
The printing of overblown or exaggerated stories to sell newspapers is called:
”yellow fever.”
Freedom of the press.
”yellow journalism.”
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
Russia.
China.
Spain.
This statement said that the U.S. would not allow Europe to become involved in North American issues:
The Magna Carta.
The Roosevelt Corollary.
The Constitution.
Creator of the “Rough Riders” & was president from 1901-1909.
Valeriano Wyler.
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Joseph Pulitzer.
The president of the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
Valeriano Wyler.
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Joseph Pulitzer.
Spanish general sent to crush the Cuban revolt in 1896.
Valeriano Wyler.
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Joseph Pulitzer.
He owned the New York World newspaper.
Valeriano Wyler.
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
Joseph Pulitzer.
Leader of Italy during WWI.
David Lloyd George
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Vittorio Orlando
Arthur Zimmermann
Prime Minister of Britain during WWI.
David Lloyd George
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Vittorio Orlando
Arthur Zimmermann
German Foreign Minister to Mexico during WWI.
David Lloyd George
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Vittorio Orlando
Arthur Zimmermann
Heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary; assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
David Lloyd George
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Vittorio Orlando
Arthur Zimmermann
Which event sparked World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania.
The rise of the Bolsheviks.
The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Which statement best describes the U.S. point of view in remaining neutral during World War I?
Neutrality allowed us to trade with both sides and collect profit to increase our economic growth.
We were afraid of life in the trenches.
Neutrality allowed us to plot war against Austria-Hungary.
The German U-Boat changed the rules of warfare because it:
Remained hidden and fired without warning.
Attacked only in the summer.
Had stealth armor plating on it hull.
Famous poet & writer during the Harlem Renaissance.
Duke Ellington.
J. Edgar Hoover.
Herbert Hoover.
Langston Hughes.
President of the United States during the “bonus army” incident.
Duke Ellington.
J. Edgar Hoover.
Herbert Hoover.
Langston Hughes.
Deputy Attorney General during the “Red Scare.”
Duke Ellington.
J. Edgar Hoover.
Herbert Hoover.
Langston Hughes.
Famous jazz composer, songwriter & piano player.
Duke Ellington.
J. Edgar Hoover.
Herbert Hoover.
Langston Hughes.
In the 1920s, this style of music swept across America:
reggae
the blues
jazz
Forms of communication that reached many people are called:
mass media
foreign media
electronic media
The national policy of non-involvement in world affairs the President Coolidge instituted was:
The "Open Door" policy
isolationism
communism
This early American movement tried to discourage the use of intoxicants since the 1830s:
The temperance movement.
The “back to Africa” movement.
Prohibition.
Employed men & women to build hospitals, schools, parks; employed artists, writers & musicians.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Social Security Act (SSA).
Set up a pension system for the elderly & unemployed.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Social Security Act (SSA).
Jobs for young men in reforesting, building bridges & flood control.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Social Security Act (SSA).
Insures savings accounts in banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Social Security Act (SSA).
FDR’s radio addresses to America where he addressed everyone as “my friends.”
Frances Perkins
Huey Long.
“Fireside Chat.”
FDR’s Sec. of Labor & the 1st woman to be appointed to a presidential cabinet position.
Frances Perkins
Huey Long.
“Fireside Chat.”
Louisiana Senator & critic of The New Deal; was killed before he could run against FDR in 1935.
Frances Perkins
Huey Long.
“Fireside Chat.”
Which of the following best describes FDR’s Hundred Days?
He avoided direct action and sent problems to committees for study.
He proposed 15 programs to Congress that were approved in a short time to help the economy.
He abolished the banking system in a move toward communism.
The symbolic leader of Japan during WWII with no real power.
Winston Churchill.
Harry Truman.
Emperor Hirohito.
British Prime Minister during WWII.
Winston Churchill.
Harry Truman.
Emperor Hirohito.
U.S. President after FDR’s death; made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan.
Winston Churchill.
Harry Truman.
Emperor Hirohito.
What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?
The imprisonment of Jews.
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
Germany invading the Soviet Union.
The name “D-Day” refers to:
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
The proposed invasion of Japan in 1945.
The invasion of Normandy in France.
The second target the United States chose for dropping the atomic bomb was:
Iwo Jima
Nagasaki.
Okinawa.
1st man to set foot on the moon.
Moscow-Washington Hot Line.
Neil Armstrong.
Malcolm X.
Leader of the nation of Islam; promoted black-white separation.
Moscow-Washington Hot Line.
Neil Armstrong.
Malcolm X.
Direct phone line between the U.S.A. & the U.S.S.R.
Moscow-Washington Hot Line.
Neil Armstrong.
Malcolm X.
President Nixon’s policies based on national interests were part of this policy:
“Realpolitik.”
The Great Society.
Containment.
What was the name of the lunar landing craft used during 1st moon landing?
"Buzz"
“Eagle”
“Apollo”
What did Vietnamization call for?
A widening of the borders in Vietnam.
American troops to only use the Vietnamese language.
South Vietnam to take more of a role in defending their nation.
What famous event happened during the famous “March on Washington” in June 1963?
Malcolm X was assassinated.
The Soviets landed on the moon.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I have a dream” speech.
Marine Lieutenant that took the blame for the Iran-Contra affair for President Reagan.
Gerald Ford
Oliver North
Janet Reno
George W. Bush
Nixon’s V.P. that took over as President after his resignation.
Gerald Ford
Oliver North
Janet Reno
George W. Bush
U.S. President elected in the controversial 2000 race; was President during the 9/11 attacks.
Gerald Ford
Oliver North
Janet Reno
George W. Bush
Attorney General during the Clinton scandals of the 1990s.
Gerald Ford
Oliver North
Janet Reno
George W. Bush
On September 11, 2001, terrorists in hijacked airplanes targeted:
The World Trade Center & the Pentagon.
The U.S.S. Cole.
U.S. troops stationed in Somalia.
The impeachment of President Clinton occurred because:
He committed perjury & obstruction of justice before a grand jury.
He sold secret documents to the Chinese.
He could not balance the budget.
The controversial 2000 election was ultimately resolved by:
Riots & civil unrest.
The Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 decision in favor of Bush.
The flip of a coin.
President Reagan’s plan for the economy in 1981 was called:
Free-Market Socialism.
Supply-Side Economics.
Penny-Pinch Economics.
The Persian Gulf War began when:
Reagan called the Soviet Union the “Evil Empire.”
President Bush raised taxes on oil.
Iraq invaded Kuwait.
In April 1995, Timothy McVeigh, an American and an Army veteran, angered at the government, perpetrated a domestic terrorist attack against:
The U.S.S. Cole anchored in Aden, Yemen.
United Nations forces in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City.
