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U. S. History II Final Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which period in United States history were the amendments concerning the income tax, direct election of senators, Prohibition, and women's suffrage enacted?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
New Deal
c)
Progressive Era
d)
Gilded Age
2.
The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-
a)
Reduce the number of farms
b)
Build an overseas empire
c)
Regulate big business
d)
Reduce immigration
3.

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

a)

pacifists who demonstrated against war

b)

Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

c)

Writers who exposed the evil in American society

d)

Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities

4.

After the Spanish American War, the U.S. Directly controlled all of the following territories EXCEPT

a)

The Philippines

b)

Guam

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Cuba

5.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt help support a revolt against Columbia?

a)

Columbia refused to comply with trade agreements

b)

He wanted to establish a naval base in Columbia

c)

He wanted to establish a colony in Columbia

d)

He wanted to build the Panama Canal

6.

This image is a representation of...

a)

US Exploration

b)

US Diplomacy

c)

US War Relations

d)

US Imperialism

7.

Which of the following was NOT one of the MAIN underlying causes of World War I?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Industrialization

d)

Nationalism

8.

Where did the soldiers of the Western Front in WWI live, fight, and die?

a)

Trenches

b)

Bunkers

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Ships

9.

Which countries made up the Central Powers in WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France

c)

Russia, France, Great Britain, United States, Italy

d)

Germany, Serbia, Austria-Hungary, Belgium

10.

Which country dropped out of WWI due to their country's revolution?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

11.

 _____________________________ was a mass movement of African-Americans from the rural South to Northern cities from 1910-1930. 

a)
Westward Expansion
b)
Nativism
c)
Great Migration
d)

The New Deal

12.

Following World War I, the U.S. foreign policy of the 1920's became

a)
Isolationism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
13.

A nickname given to the 1920's because of the decade’s prosperity, technological advances, and cultural boom.

a)

Roaring Twenties

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Jazz Age

d)

Great Decade

14.

This Langston Hughes poem illustrates a major theme of the Harlem Renaissance by

a)

supporting the creation of colleges operated by African Americans

b)

stressing the need for economic reform

c)

expressing the pride and hope of many African Americans

d)

detailing mistreatment of African Americans by the music industry

15.
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” like the one shown in the photograph?
a)
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression.
b)
Thousands of homes had been destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl.
c)
Housing projects could not keep up with the demand for homes needed by the poor.
d)
Preparations for World War I had created a shortage of building materials.
16.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the US
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
17.
Which "R" does NOT belong?
a)
Relief
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform
d)
Redemption
18.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)

The End of World War I

b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover
19.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
20.

The three Allied Powers that were most instrumental in defeating the Axis powers in WWII were

a)

Soviet Union and Germany and Italy

b)

United States and Great Britain and France

c)

United States and Great Britain and Soviet Union

d)

United States and Germany and Japan 

21.

What event ended the use of Appeasement and started World War II in 1939?

a)

Assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)
The German invasion of Poland
c)
The German invasion of France
d)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

22.

Which country signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?

a)

United States

b)

Austria

c)

Great Britain

d)

U.S.S.R

23.
Where did the D-Day battle take place?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Hawaii
24.
The "Cold War" refers to tensions between which two countries?
a)
USA and Great Britain
b)
Soviet Union and China
c)
USA and Soviet Union
d)
Germany and France
25.

Term which refers to the military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe form 1945-1990. 

a)

Berlin Wall

b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)

Great Wall of China

26.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

27.

A western military alliance formed in 1949 to defend against possible Soviet aggression in Europe that is still active and growing today

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

The Allies

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

United Nations

28.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He initiated a trade embargo and economic sanctions against the Soviet Union and Cuba.

b)

He gave into all of the demands of the Soviet & Cuban governments.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

29.
How long did the Cold War last?
a)
over 40 years
b)
3 months
c)
2years
d)
10 years
30.

After WW2, the Domino Theory mainly threatened American Containment Policy in which part of the world?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

East & Southeast Asia

d)

Australia

31.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese warfare tactics
b)
Minh warfare
c)
hidden warfare
d)
guerrilla warfare
32.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

33.

What was the outcome of this headline?

a)

students retaliated by storming the capitol building

b)

growing support against American involvement in war in Vietnam

c)

the war in Vietnam ended

d)

troops were sent to all college campuses

34.

After the Vietnam War

a)

South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.

b)

both countries were reunited.

c)

the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.

d)

all of the above.

35.

What organization, started by W.E.B. Du Bois, chose to fight civil rights abuses using the court system?

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

ACLU

c)

NAACP

d)

American Labor Party

36.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

37.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

38.
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
b)
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
c)
It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
d)
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.
39.

Why were federal troops sent to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

a)

to stop race riots

b)

to enforce voting laws to allow African Americans to vote

c)

to protect African American students who were attending an all-white high school

d)

to arrest black students who were sitting at a whites-only lunch counter

40.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

a)

Black Tigers

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

Black Panthers