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WorksheetsUS History II Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
A ______believed that life can be improved by government laws and reforms.
revisionist
conservative
progressive
Many unions opposed immigration, and immigrants, because they believed that the immigrants:
were all too often willing to work for lower wages
already owned too many factories
did not have as great an intelligence as Native Americans
In the early 1900's, America's factories needed large amounts of laborers. Which of the following was the main source of labor during that period?
Immigrants
Children
Freed African-Americans
Progressives tried to improve conditions for laborers by working for laws that____
allowed increased child labor
banned workers from joining unions
increased safety in factories
A canal in Central America would have connected:
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
The Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
the Pacific Ocean and the Artic Sea
Which of these are reasons why nations wanted colonies?
a source of raw materials
to promote democracy within their nation
to increase markets for their manufactured goods
to increase their debt
Which of the following is NOT a reason why America practiced imperialism?
nationalism
spreading Christianity
both of these are motivations for American imperialism
Which of the following led to American entering World War I against Germany in 1917?
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
the use of submarine warfare by the Allied Powers
The Zimmerman Telegram
The ___Treaty ended all hostilities of World War I.
Versailles
Big Three
14 points
The proposal for the League of Nations came from:
Germany
Russia
America
Which nation surrendered on November 11, 1918?
France
Russia
Germany
____Was responsible for the 14 Point Peace Plan.
Wilson
Churchill
Kaiser Wilhelm
World War I ended in what year?
1914
1916
1918
In World War I trench warfare was mainly found along the ____Front.
Eastern
Western
Asian
The President of the United States during World War I was_____.
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
The causes of World War I were_____.
competition for power by European nations
secret alliances among European nations
both of these were causes of World War I.
Which of the following were problems caused by Prohibition?
urban violence
bootlegging
increased crime rate
all of these
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave the right to vote to____
women
blacks
immigrants
The kind of music which became popular during the 1920s was called_____
blues
rock
jazz
During the 1920's, the _____ Amendment made it illegal to sell, transport, or manufacture alcoholic beverages.
17
18
19
Henry Ford was able to produce more cars than other manufacturers because his factory used:
the assembly line
better tools
more workers
The KKK of the 1920s was an organization that was hostile towards:
women
blacks
Protestants
The Depression was caused by which of the following:
factories didn't produce enough goods
overproduction by American factories
stock market speculation
During the Great Depression, people moved from the Midwest towards California because of:
the Resettlement Administration
new, better job opportunities in Oklahoma
the Dust Bowl caused by a severe drought in the Midwest
Which event is often considered to mark the beginning of the Great Depression?
the election of a Republican president in 1928
President Harding's death
the stock market crash
The hard times our nation faced during the 1930's were called the:
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Bank Holiday
Franklin Roosevelt's plan to lead the nation out of the Great Depression was called the:
Fair Deal
New Deal
Square Deal
Many people opposed FDR's plan to end the depression because they thought it:
was wasteful
gave the federal government too much power
both of these are reasons they opposed FDR's plan
The area hit worst by drought in the 1930's was called the:
Dust Bowl
Death Valley
Yosemite Basin
Which of the following New Deal programs/agencies is still in existence?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Social Security
both of these
The United States entered the war after an attack on Pearl Harbor by:
Japan
Germany
Italy
During World War II, Japanese-Americans:
had their citizenship taken away
refused to serve in the military
were placed in concentration camps in the interior of the United States
Totalitarian governments are:
democratic political regimes
political systems that don't allow opposition
in favor of individual rights
Japan surrendered in 1945 after:
The US Navy sunk the last Japanese warship
two atomic bombs were dropped on Japanese cities
After World War II ended, an international peace organization was formed to prevent future wars called:
the United Nations
the League of Nations
the United World League
World War II ended in:
1941
1945
1957
1900
Which of the following were reasons why Hitler came to power in Germany:
the poor economic conditions in Germany after World War I
The Germans preferred a dictator
the harsh conditions of the Versailles Treaty
When Hitler referred to the "final solution" he was talking about:
the defeat of the Soviet Union
the extermination of the Jews
the development of a German atomic weapon
The Korean Conflict showed the world that the United States:
would abandon Asia to the Communists
was willing to fight to stop the spread of Communism
was unable to work with the United Nations
The Supreme Court ruled during the 1950's that:
school segregation was illegal
school segregation was legal
private school could not exist
What was the name of the first artificial satellite?
Sputnik
Explorer
Apollo
After World War II the US announced a plan whereby we would help Europe rebuild was called the:
Peace Corps
Marshall Plan
Alliance for Progress
The boundary between the "enslaved" communist-bloc nations of Eastern Europe and the "free" democratic nations of Western Europe was described by Winston Churchill as the:
Berlin Wall
Bamboo Curtain
Iron Curtain
Which of the following did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believe in?
violent methods to force change in the South
passive resistance
integration would never come to the South
Which of these were methods used by civil rights demonstrators in the South?
boycotts
sit-ins
riots
nothing
The US became involved in a race with the Soviet Union to be the first nation to:
destroy the world
send a man to the moon
explore Antarctica
Shortly after World War II, what form of entertainment became very popular in America?
radio
movies
television
In the 1950's there was a tremendous increase in the number of Americans moving to live in:
cities
suburbs
farms
The fear of Communism would spread from one nation to another if not contained was called the:
MAD Plan
Armageddon Theory
Domino Theory
The Soviet Union's major enemy in the Cold War was:
China
Germany
United States
