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WorksheetsUS History Final Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following elements of Reconstruction led to the successful development of African American education in America, including Historically Black Colleges in America such as Howard University?
13th Amendment
14th amendment
Freedmen's Bureau
NAACP
Which 1890 legislation allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry?
Dawes Act
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Anti-Monopoly Act
Which of the following statements best explains why Chinese immigrants primarily worked on railroads?
The Chinese Exclusion Act only allow immigration for railroad workers.
Chinese American workers worked hard for significantly less pay.
Many Chinese Americans came to America with experience building railroads
Chinese Americans did not posses enough skills to work in other areas.
How did the Dawes Act impact Native American life within the United States?
It enabled Native Americans to assimilate into the American lifestyle
It enabled Native Americans to extend reservations for tribal hunting
It divided reservation lands into individual allotments, preventing tribal hunting
It united all Native American tribes into one, large reservation
The United States supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20th century in order to
stop human rights abuses in Latin American countries
prevent the spread of communism in Latin America
secure the right to build a canal through Central America
end European colonization in Central America
The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their:
willingness to expose corruption in U.S. society.
articles supporting the benefits of laissez-faire economics.
use of the media to advocate the passage of Equal Rights Amendment.
support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries.
A student learning about U.S. History is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. DuBois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?
The Selma to Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens
The NAACP was organized to help secure full, legal equality for minority citizens
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920's?
a decline in immigration rates
a growing fear of communism
the expansion of the consumer economy
the rise of organized crime
Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?
the implementation of a personal income tax
over speculation in the stock market
new regulations on banking
the elimination of import tariffs
During World War II, the government issued ration books to citizens at home in order to:
provide financial security for uninsured citizens
safeguard the profits of struggling businesses
ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods
allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates
During the mid-1960's U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in:
public support for an expanded military draft
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
national attention for a third party presidential candidate
As a result of the Vietnam conflict, Congress passed a law limiting the power of the President to conduct war. What was this law known as?
Detente
SALT II
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's, the Black Panther Party's tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because the Black Panthers called for:
the use of the court system to gain equality
respecting government authority
the use of armed resistance if necessary
enduring injustice through religious faith
The First American President to visit Communist China was?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
The New York Times' front page headline for September 8, 1974 read "Ford gives pardon to Nixon, who regrets 'my mistakes.'" What historical event does this headline reference?
Former President Nixon's resignation due to illegal expansion of the Vietnam War
Former President Nixon's resignation due to illegal activities in the Watergate scandal
Vice-President Ford's campaign promise running against Jimmy Carter
Vice-President Ford's testimony at Nixon's impeachment trial
In the 1973 Arab-Israeli War the United States supported Israel by supplying weapons to them. What was the retaliation of the Arab countries?
The Arabs declared war on the United States
several Arabs created the terrorist group, Al Qaeda
Arab members of OPEC (Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries) put an embargo exporting oil to the U.S.
Arab members of the Pan-Arabic Organization put an embargo on exporting all goods to the U.S.
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that:
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the cost of domestic programs
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
During the Reagan administration, the president authorized the sale of weapons to organizations he believed supported which of the following ideas?
Communism
Anti-Communism
Marxism
Socialism
On September 11, 2001 the United States was attacked in multiple locations by terrorists that hijacked and crashed planes. What terrorist organization was responsible for this attack?
Irish Republican Army
ISIS
Al Quaeda
Hamas
