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US History II Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______believed that life can be improved by government laws and reforms.

a)

revisionist

b)

conservative

c)

progressive

2.

Many unions opposed immigration, and immigrants, because they believed that the immigrants:

a)

were all too often willing to work for lower wages

b)

already owned too many factories

c)

did not have as great an intelligence as Native Americans

3.

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?

a)

Immigrants

b)

Children

c)

Freed African-Americans

4.

Progressives tried to improve conditions for laborers by working for laws that____

a)

allowed increased child labor

b)

banned workers from joining unions

c)

increased safety in factories

5.

A canal in Central America would have connected:

a)

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

b)

The Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea

c)

the Pacific Ocean and the Artic Sea

6.

Which of these are reasons why nations wanted colonies?

a)

a source of raw materials

b)

to promote democracy within their nation

c)

to increase markets for their manufactured goods

d)

to increase their debt

7.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why America practiced imperialism?

a)

nationalism

b)

spreading Christianity

c)

both of these are motivations for American imperialism

8.

Which of the following led to American entering World War I against Germany in 1917?

a)

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

the use of submarine warfare by the Allied Powers

c)

The Zimmerman Telegram

9.

The ___Treaty ended all hostilities of World War I.

a)

Versailles

b)

Big Three

c)

14 points

10.

The proposal for the League of Nations came from:

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

America

11.

Which nation surrendered on November 11, 1918?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

12.

____Was responsible for the 14 Point Peace Plan.

a)

Wilson

b)

Churchill

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm

13.

World War I ended in what year?

a)

1914

b)

1916

c)

1918

14.

In World War I trench warfare was mainly found along the ____Front.

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Asian

15.

The President of the United States during World War I was_____.

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

16.

The causes of World War I were_____.

a)

competition for power by European nations

b)

secret alliances among European nations

c)

both of these were causes of World War I.

17.

Which of the following were problems caused by Prohibition?

a)

urban violence

b)

bootlegging

c)

increased crime rate

d)

all of these

18.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave the right to vote to____

a)

women

b)

blacks

c)

immigrants

19.

The kind of music which became popular during the 1920s was called_____

a)

blues

b)

rock

c)

jazz

20.

During the 1920's, the _____ Amendment made it illegal to sell, transport, or manufacture alcoholic beverages.

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

21.

Henry Ford was able to produce more cars than other manufacturers because his factory used:

a)

the assembly line

b)

better tools

c)

more workers

22.

The KKK of the 1920s was an organization that was hostile towards:

a)

women

b)

blacks

c)

Protestants

23.

The Depression was caused by which of the following:

a)

factories didn't produce enough goods

b)

overproduction by American factories

c)

stock market speculation

24.

During the Great Depression, people moved from the Midwest towards California because of:

a)

the Resettlement Administration

b)

new, better job opportunities in Oklahoma

c)

the Dust Bowl caused by a severe drought in the Midwest

25.

Which event is often considered to mark the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

the election of a Republican president in 1928

b)

President Harding's death

c)

the stock market crash

26.

The hard times our nation faced during the 1930's were called the:

a)

Great Depression

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Bank Holiday

27.

Franklin Roosevelt's plan to lead the nation out of the Great Depression was called the:

a)

Fair Deal

b)

New Deal

c)

Square Deal

28.

Many people opposed FDR's plan to end the depression because they thought it:

a)

was wasteful

b)

gave the federal government too much power

c)

both of these are reasons they opposed FDR's plan

29.

The area hit worst by drought in the 1930's was called the:

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Death Valley

c)

Yosemite Basin

30.

Which of the following New Deal programs/agencies is still in existence?

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

b)

Social Security

c)

both of these

31.

The United States entered the war after an attack on Pearl Harbor by:

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

32.

During World War II, Japanese-Americans:

a)

had their citizenship taken away

b)

refused to serve in the military

c)

were placed in concentration camps in the interior of the United States

33.

Totalitarian governments are:

a)

democratic political regimes

b)

political systems that don't allow opposition

c)

in favor of individual rights

34.

Japan surrendered in 1945 after:

a)

The US Navy sunk the last Japanese warship

b)

two atomic bombs were dropped on Japanese cities

35.

After World War II ended, an international peace organization was formed to prevent future wars called:

a)

the United Nations

b)

the League of Nations

c)

the United World League

36.

World War II ended in:

a)

1941

b)

1945

c)

1957

d)

1900

37.

Which of the following were reasons why Hitler came to power in Germany:

a)

the poor economic conditions in Germany after World War I

b)

The Germans preferred a dictator

c)

the harsh conditions of the Versailles Treaty

38.

When Hitler referred to the "final solution" he was talking about:

a)

the defeat of the Soviet Union

b)

the extermination of the Jews

c)

the development of a German atomic weapon

39.

The Korean Conflict showed the world that the United States:

a)

would abandon Asia to the Communists

b)

was willing to fight to stop the spread of Communism

c)

was unable to work with the United Nations

40.

The Supreme Court ruled during the 1950's that:

a)

school segregation was illegal

b)

school segregation was legal

c)

private school could not exist

41.

What was the name of the first artificial satellite?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Explorer

c)

Apollo

42.

After World War II the US announced a plan whereby we would help Europe rebuild was called the:

a)

Peace Corps

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Alliance for Progress

43.

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:

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Bamboo Curtain

c)

Iron Curtain

44.

Which of the following did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believe in?

a)

violent methods to force change in the South

b)

passive resistance

c)

integration would never come to the South

45.

Which of these were methods used by civil rights demonstrators in the South?

a)

boycotts

b)

sit-ins

c)

riots

d)

nothing

46.

The US became involved in a race with the Soviet Union to be the first nation to:

a)

destroy the world

b)

send a man to the moon

c)

explore Antarctica

47.

Shortly after World War II, what form of entertainment became very popular in America?

a)

radio

b)

movies

c)

television

48.

In the 1950's there was a tremendous increase in the number of Americans moving to live in:

a)

cities

b)

suburbs

c)

farms

49.

The fear of Communism would spread from one nation to another if not contained was called the:

a)

MAD Plan

b)

Armageddon Theory

c)

Domino Theory

50.

The Soviet Union's major enemy in the Cold War was:

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

United States