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US History STAAR Review Day 2

Total questions: 169

Worksheet time: 4hrs 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

The issue addressed by this poster is primarily associated with the --

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Great Depression

c)

Roaring Twenties

d)

Cold War

2.

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for --

a)

the growth of big business

b)

involvement in foreign affairs

c)

the acquisition of foreign territories

d)

increased temperance regulations

3.

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --

a)

Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb

b)

bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines

c)

Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

d)

brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of Containment

4.

Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930's?

a)

a sharp increase in the power given to state permissions

b)

An extended period of economic depression

c)

The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy

d)

The formation of a national Civil Rights movement

5.

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launching of Sputnik I?

a)

The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union

b)

The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

c)

The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space

d)

The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

6.

Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the table?

a)

The U.S. was better prepared to fight in WWII

b)

The US entered World War II at the outbreak of hostilities

c)

U.S. armed forces were healthier in World War I than in World War II

d)

World War II had a greater impact on Americans than World War I

7.

Which issue is this cartoon addressing?

a)

Political corruption

b)

Temperance

c)

Civil-service reform

d)

Segregation

8.

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

a)

Social and economic class divisions began to disappear

b)

Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations

c)

Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

d)

Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace

9.

How did these events affect of the United States?

a)

The increased public support for cuts in US defense spending

b)

They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America

c)

They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements

d)

They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations

10.

How did the Zimmerman Telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?

a)

It announced the Czar's overthrow in Russia

b)

It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany

c)

It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships

d)

It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality

11.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
12.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago.  It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others.  It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business.  Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
13.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
14.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
15.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
16.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
17.
What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?
a)
Countries joining together to end democracy
b)
Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West
c)
Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries
d)
Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)
18.

What is one significance of Ronald Reagan's Presidency?

a)

Trickle Down Economics

b)

conservativism

c)

Strategic Defense Initiative

d)

All of the Above

19.

Which US Presidency was know for his Great Society Programs and War on Poverty?

a)

Lyndon B Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

20.

This US President inherits a bad economy (stagflation), ineffectively deals with the Iran Hostage Crisis and returns the Panama Canal to Panama.

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George HW Bush

21.

Becomes US President in 1969, initiates policy of detente, organizes SALT I Treaty and first US President to visit Communist China.

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford

22.

Under his administration, the US invaded Panama to overthrow Manuel Noriega, defended Kuwait in the first Persian Gulf War and created the American with Disabilities Act.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George HW Bush

d)

William "Bill" Clinton

23.

A questionable winner to the Presidency, he bailed out the failing big banks, and with the Patriot Act, declared a War on Terror, created the Department of Homeland Security

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George HW Bush

c)

William "Bill" Clinton

d)

George W Bush Jr.

24.

Worst President in US History he bailed out the failing auto industry, created the (un)Affordable Health Act, and with Seal Team 6 killed Osama Bin Laden.

a)

William Clinton

b)

George W Bush Jr.

c)

Barack Hussein Obama

d)

Donald J Trump

25.

This US President dealt with the Flint Water Crisis, the Ferguson Trayvon Martin, Black Lives Matter Movement and the Iraq Intelligence Scandal and CentComm.

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W Bush Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Donald J Trump

26.

He signed into law the "No Child Left Behind" Act, dealt with September 11, attacks and dealt with the Taliban government and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George HW Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W Bush

27.

Peace time war production, US Federal Highway system, Levittown Housing Boom and Montgomery Bus Boycotts

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

28.

First Telivised Debates, establishes Peace Corps, Warren Court and the New Frontier

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

29.

The Buck Stops Here, Creates the CIA and Implements the Marshall Plan

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

30.

Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis and Roe vs Wade passed during his administration

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

31.

SALT II Treaty (never ratified), Russia invades Afghanistan, Camp David Accords, aand Creates the US Department of Energy after the 3 Mile Island Nuclear Accident

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George HW Bush

32.

Takes us off of the Gold Standard, SALT I Treaty signed and the 26th amendment is passed lowering voting age to 18

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

RIchard Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford

33.

Reverses the relaxing fight against communism, appoints Sandra Day Oconner to Supreme Court, Rise of Conservative Coalition and deals with the Iran Contra Scandal during his administration.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

34.

Korean War ends, sends US 1st Airborne division to deal with governor Orval Faubus refusal to allow the Little Rock Nine to enter the High School, and both the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Leadership Conference are created during his administration.

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

RIchard Nixon

35.

Creates NAFTA, deals with the Bosnian Genocide and is impeached for perjury (lying under oath)

a)

Lyndon B Johnson

b)

RIchard Nixon

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Donald J Trump

36.

Gasoline Shortages (OPEC), Boycotts the Olympics in RUssia and deals with the Ayatollah Khemeini

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

37.

Star Wars Program, Challenger Disaster and declares a War on Drugs

a)

Ronald Regan

b)

George HW Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W Bush

38.
Who began the Settlement House Movement in the U.S.?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Jane Seymour
d)
Jane Addams
39.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
a)
Workers secured a greater share of company profits.
b)
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.
c)
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.
d)
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.
40.
Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated —
a)
limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias
b)
conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
c)
globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
d)
promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration
41.
What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?
a)
The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services
b)
Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.
c)
The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.
d)
Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.
42.
Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?
a)
To increase the amount of money in circulation
b)
To reduce economic inflation
c)
To raise campaign contribution limits
d)
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
43.
The political activism of the group described in the excerpt contributed directly to —
a)
the elimination of poll taxes
b)
the repeal of the 18th Amendment
c)
the outlawing of child labor
d)
the ratification of the 19th Amendment
44.
How did the person named in this 1909 handbill work to improve the lives of African Americans?
a)
By organizing voter-registration drives for African Americans
b)
By supporting the formation of labor unions by African American workers
c)
By promoting vocational training for African Americans
d)
By organizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to African Americans
45.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in —
a)
a system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
more sources of revenue for state governments
46.
The policy outlined in the excerpt was directly influenced by problems that the U.S. Navy had recently confronted during —
a)
the Cuban Revolution
b)
the Mexican War
c)
World War I
d)
the Spanish-American War
47.
Which sentence provides information needed to complete both the cause and effect portions of this diagram?
a)
The 1898 Spanish-American War led to world power status for the United States.
b)
The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade.
c)
The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in Europe.
d)
The 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States.
48.
What was one result of the events reported in the excerpt above?
a)
Germany financed the Mexican army’s attempted invasion of the United States.
b)
The U.S. government abandoned its official policy of neutrality.
c)
Germany’s navy blockaded several Mexican seaports.
d)
The U.S. government boycotted goods imported from Europe.
49.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by —
a)
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
b)
bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
c)
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
50.
This excerpt illustrates Harding’s campaign promise to be a president who would —
a)
help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade
b)
refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies
c)
use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries
d)
improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration
51.
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
a)
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.
b)
It brought the most significant beat poets together.
c)
It established jazz as a prominent musical form.
d)
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.
52.
Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because —
a)
assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful
b)
economic decline had increased the competition for jobs
c)
communists were infiltrating the United States
d)
political machines had too much power in urban areas
53.
Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?
a)
The availability of land grants for homesteaders
b)
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities
c)
Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas
d)
The lower cost of living in urban areas
54.
Which of these contributed to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment?
a)
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefits
b)
The growing political influence of women
c)
Politicians campaigning for education reform
d)
The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions
55.
How did the events on this time line affect U.S. businesses?
a)
Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporations.
b)
Monopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislation.
c)
Mass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize production.
d)
Retirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers.
56.

In the late 1800s, Sanford B. Dole contributed to the expansion of the United States by advocating the annexation of —

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

The Panama Canal Zone

c)

Hawaii

d)

The Philippines

57.

This cartoon comments on tactics used to —

a)

Secure the southern border of California.

b)

Protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes.

c)

Create a defensive alliance with France.

d)

Obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

58.

Which of the causes underlying World War I was this provision of the Fourteen Points intended to prevent?

a)

Nationalism and Militarism.

b)

Blockades and unrestricted submarine warfare.

c)

Secret treaties and alliances.

d)

Imperialism and self-determination.

59.

This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —

a)

Ratify the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

Issue a declaration of war against Germany.

c)

Authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries.

d)

Enact trade sanctions against Germany.

60.

What was one effect of the arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I?

a)

Italy left the Central powers alliance.

b)

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo.

c)

The Allies were able to launch a major counterattack on the western front.

d)

Russian forces were able to withdraw from the eastern front.

61.

This photograph shows a military tactic that —

a)

Made troops more vulnerable to long-range missiles, resulting in heavy casualties.

b)

Required highly skilled soldiers, resulting in lengthy training periods.

c)

Made frontal assaults difficult, resulting in long periods of stalemate.

d)

Required the ability to attack quickly, resulting in a reliance on cavalry forces.

62.

Which group followed the advice given in this address?

a)

Expansionists during the Spanish-American War.

b)

Isolationists regarding the Treaty of Versailles after World War I.

c)

Hawks in Congress during the Vietnam War.

d)

Civil libertarians in Congress after the start of the War on Terror.

63.

Senator Lodge made this statement in opposition to —

a)

U.S. membership in the League of Nations.

b)

The funding of a massive buildup of the U.S. Navy.

c)

A relaxation of U.S. citizenship requirements.

d)

U.S. entry into the Spanish-American War?

64.

Which numbered territory did the United States gain by winning the Spanish-American War?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

65.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?

a)

Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era.

b)

Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.

c)

Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I.

d)

Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points.

66.

What was one economic effect of the Spanish–American War?

a)

Shipbuilding industries in the United States declined.

b)

New free and fair trade treaties were established between the United States and developing countries.

c)

The United States gained direct access to additional natural resources and overseas markets.

d)

Demand for coal and petroleum as energy sources declined.

67.

This poster could be used to support which assertion?

a)

Demand for labor in war industries helped increase employment.

b)

Use of new war technologies required extensive training.

c)

Conscription caused a shortage of laborers during wartime.

d)

Standardization of parts helped streamline the production of munitions.

68.

How did the decision in this case affect the rights of U.S. citizens?

a)

By establishing restrictions on the right to vote.

b)

By protecting the freedoms of religious minorities.

c)

By placing limits on freedom of expression.

d)

By protecting the rights of accused persons.

69.

What message about imperialism did this political cartoon convey?

a)

The closer an acquired territory was, the more self-government it should be allowed to exercise.

b)

Imperialism was not likely to improve access to overseas markets.

c)

It was not worth angering European powers to annex new territories.

d)

The farther imperialist expansion extended, the harder it would be for the United States to maintain control.

70.

Which action was an immediate consequence of the event described in this headline?

a)

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

b)

Great Britain intercepted the Zimmermann telegram.

c)

The United States refused to join the League of Nations.

d)

The Russian monarchy was overthrown.

71.

What was the primary reason for these masks during World War I?

a)

To hide the identities of soldiers from approaching enemies.

b)

To protect soldiers from spreading contagious diseases.

c)

To help soldiers use night vision technology to find the enemy.

d)

To protect soldiers from the effects of poison gas.

72.

Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

a)

The Senate would not support America’s participation in the League of Nations.

b)

The Senate believed the treaty did not punish Germany enough.

c)

The Senate thought the treaty did not have the power to prevent secret alliances.

d)

The Senate could not agree on military disarmament levels.

73.

What was one significant impact of the opening of the Panama Canal?

a)

It helped reduce the spread of communism and socialism in Latin American countries.

b)

It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

c)

It increased trade by reducing travel times between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans.

d)

It created tension between the United States and Latin American countries over immigration policy.

74.

How did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine affect the role of the United States in the world?

a)

By establishing military alliances with Asian nations.

b)

By proclaiming a policy of isolationism.

c)

By creating a plan to stop the spread of communism.

d)

By announcing a willingness to intervene in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.

75.

What effect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on World War I?

a)

Germany joined the Central Powers.

b)

U.S. public opinion shifted against Germany.

c)

Germany refused to join the League of Nations.

d)

U.S. leaders proposed a military alliance with Germany

76.

Why did Senator Lodge express this opinion about the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

He wanted to prevent the spread of the global flu epidemic.

b)

He wanted to protect secret U.S. nuclear technology.

c)

He wanted the United States to join an international league.

d)

He wanted to protect U.S. sovereignty in international relations.

77.

Which diagram shows a cause-and-effect relationship related to the Spanish-American War?

a)
b)
c)
d)
78.

Which question is associated with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I?

a)

Should industries be allowed to prohibit workers from joining unions?

b)

Can the government require citizens to purchase war bonds?

c)

At what age should citizens be required to enlist in a branch of the military?

d)

Can the government limit the constitutional rights of citizens during wartime?

79.

Movement from the American countryside to cities in search of jobs.

a)

Immigration

b)

Nativism

c)

Urbanization

d)

Migration

80.

Allowed farmers to occupy unsettled land to build homes and farms.

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Homestead Act

81.

Poor areas of cities densely populated by people of common language and origin.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Settlement houses

c)

Ethnic Ghettos

d)

Reservations

82.

Intended to help Indians, it had the opposite effect by giving tribal lands to individual Indians, who often sold them.

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

Homestead Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

83.

Worker organizations who tried to collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions.

a)

Political machines

b)

Monopolies

c)

Labor unions

d)

Corporations

84.

The act of giving one's personal wealth to the benefit of society.

a)

Corporation

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Labor union

d)

Philanthropy

85.

People who started new businesses based on their inventions, services, or ideas.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Political boss

c)

Monopolist

d)

Innovator

86.

Economic system in which private businesses compete free of government control.

a)

Commerce

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Free enterprise system

87.

Organization of people in power who support a larger group in need in exchange for votes.

a)

Corporation

b)

Political machine

c)

Labor union

d)

Settlement house

88.

A designation of land for Native Americans.

a)

Settlement houses

b)

Hoovervilles

c)

Ethnic ghettos

d)

Reservations

89.

A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

a)

Free enterprise system

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Social Gospel

90.

A large business entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.

a)

Corporation

b)

Political machine

c)

Monopoly

d)

Free enterprise system

91.

Exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

a)

Political machine

b)

Corporation

c)

Monopoly

d)

Free enterprise system

92.

Policies favoring the current citizens as opposed to immigrants.

a)

Nativism

b)

Racism

c)

Prejudice

d)

Nationalism

93.

A federal law passed in 1890 that committed the American government to opposing monopolies.

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

94.

The time between 1890 to 1900 during which the population and economy grew quickly along with political and corporate corruption.

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

Imperialism

d)

Gilded Age

95.

A train route across the United States finished in 1869.

a)

Universal Railroad

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Manifest Railroad

d)

Cross-Country Railroad

96.

The process of moving to another country to take up permanent residence.

a)

Immigration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Migration

d)

Nativism

97.

A person who wields political power and influence over a region of constituency.

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Robber Baron

c)

Political boss

d)

Philanthropist

98.

The practice of employing minors for low wages and poor working conditions.

a)

Minority reporting

b)

Child labor

c)

Labor union

d)

Sweat shop

99.

A federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.

a)

Sherman Anti-trust Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Homestead Act

100.

Prairie region of the central U.S.

a)

Midwest

b)

South

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Great Plains

101.

Belief of those who felt the U.S. needed to expand its control and influence outside its current borders.

a)

Nativism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Expansion

d)

Militarism

102.

International conflict that proved the U.S. was a world power with significant influence in foreign affairs.

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

Boxer's Rebellion

c)

American Revolution

d)

French and Indian War

103.

A procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.

a)

Initiative

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

104.

Naval officer who campaigned for expansion of U.S. territories.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William Taft

105.

Event that entered the U.S. in a war with Spain.

a)

sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

unrestricted submarine warfare

106.

Supreme Court decision that required the racial segregation of public facilities.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Hernandez v. Texas

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Roe v. Wade

107.

Founded by a revolt of farmers in the South and Midwest against the Democratic and Republican Parties for ignoring their interests and difficulties.

a)

Populist Party

b)

Know-Nothing Party

c)

Bull Moose Party

d)

Green Party

108.

Candidate for President in 1896 and 1900 who support the Populist cause.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William Taft

109.

Effort that combined Christian values with social reform.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

Social Gospel Movement

110.

Established the federal income tax.

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

111.

Effort to fight government corruption and businesses' abuse of power.

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Imperialism

d)

Roaring 20s

112.

Established an efficient trade route from the east and west coast of the U.S.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Mediterranean Sea

113.

Constitutional action that prohibited the sale and consumption of alcohol.

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

114.

Expanded voting rights to women.

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

115.

President that continued most of Theodore Roosevelt's policies.

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Taft

d)

Herbert Hoover

116.

A direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal.

a)

Initiative

b)

Referendum

c)

Recall

117.

Advocated for the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands and served as the first governor.

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Alfred T. Mahan

118.

Resulted in the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote.

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

119.

Proposed "Square Deal" laws that protected consumers and used his presidential powers to protect the public interest.

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Taft

120.

Legal protections and privileges granted to people regardless of race, gender, age, or disability.

a)

Civil rights

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Amendments

d)

Commerce Act

121.

A leading force in the Progressive Movement, bolstered by his Democratic Party's winning control of both the White House and Congress in 1912.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Sanford Dole

122.

U.S. Senator who led the fight against joining the League of Nations.

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Henry Cabot Lodge

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Alvin York

123.

Major conflict that began with the assassination of Ferdinand and ended with the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Cold War

124.

Conditions of a peace treaty proposed by the U.S. president that would end World War I.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Atlantic Charter

125.

Sunk by the Germans killing more than 1,000 people, it spurred the U.S. to join the Allies in World War I.

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

Britannic

c)

Lusitania

d)

Titanic

126.

Agreement by Germany to not sink any more ocean liners without prior warning or providing assistance to passengers.

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Neutrality

c)

Appeasement

d)

Sussex Pledge

127.

Agreement that ended World War I.

a)

Sussex Pledge

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Paris Peace Conference

d)

Fourteen Points

128.

A new military tactic in World War I, opposing soldiers were "dug in" very close to one another facing constant gun fire.

a)

Guerrilla warfare

b)

Trench warfare

c)

Undersea warfare

d)

Amphibious warfare

129.

Austria-Hungary royal figure that was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in 1914.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Alvin York

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Henry Cabot Lodge

130.

German submarines

a)

Z-boats

b)

S-Boats

c)

A-Boats

d)

U-boats

131.

Plea to Mexico to join the Germans in World War I in exchange for former territories.

a)

Sussex Pledge

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Paris Peace Conference

132.

U.S. President during World War I

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Alvin York

d)

Henry Cabot Lodge

133.

Army sergeant who nearly avoided the draft as a conscientious objector, he won the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor.

a)

Alvin York

b)

Henry Cabot Lodge

c)

William Taft

d)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

134.

Legislation that required millions of men to register for the draft.

a)

American Expeditionary Force

b)

Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Espionage Act of 1917

d)

Selective Service Act

135.

Criminalized criticism to the war effort.

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Espionage Act of 1917

d)

PATRIOT Act

136.

Proposed coalition of countries that would defend each other against aggressors in which the U.S. refused to join.

a)

League of Nations

b)

American Expeditionary Forces

c)

NATO

d)

United Nations

137.

Political belief that the U.S. should separate itself from foreign affairs.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Unionism

138.

Money owed to the Allies from Germany for damages caused in World War I.

a)

Debts

b)

Embargos

c)

Reparations

d)

Sanctions

139.

U.S. Foreign policy at the beginning of World War I.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neutrality

c)

Alliance System

d)

Imperialism

140.

U.S. military force that broke the stalemate against the Germans in Europe.

a)

American Expeditionary Forces

b)

Guerilla Ranks

c)

Flying Tigers

d)

Tuskeegee Airmen

141.

Supreme Court case that curtailed free speech under the First Amendment during Wartime.

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Gitlow v. New York

c)

Debs v. United States

d)

Schenck v. United States

142.

Meeting of European and U.S. leaders in which the terms of German surrender were negotiated.

a)

Yalta Conference

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Paris Peace Conference

d)

Potsdam Conference

143.

Term used to describe the economic growth and cultural change in the 1920s.

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Roaring 20s

d)

Great Depression

144.

Movement of millions of blacks from rural areas of the South to the urban areas of the North and Midwest.

a)

Great Migration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Eugenics

145.

A fear that an underground communist revolution would take place in the United States; resulted in the Palmer Raids.

a)

Scopes Trial

b)

Rugged Individualism

c)

Red Scare

d)

McCarthyism

146.

Term for the 18th Amendment, outlawing alcoholic beverages in the United States.

a)

Flapper

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Prohibition

d)

Alcoholism

147.

Repealed prohibition

a)

21st amendment

b)

22nd amendment

c)

23rd amendment

d)

24th amendment

148.

Applied natural selection to society, causing many to believe in race superiority.

a)

Social Gospel

b)

Survival of the Fittest

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Rugged Individualism

149.

President, self-made millionaire, and proponent of individual potential.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

William Taft

150.

Multiple laws passed in the 1920s that placed quotas and literacy tests on immigration.

a)

Immigration acts

b)

Chinese Exclusion Act

c)

Quota Act

d)

Rugged Individualism

151.

Inspired racial pride among the African-American community and called for a Back-to-Africa Movement

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Warren Harding

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Charles Lindbergh

152.

Pseudo-science that justified marriage and sterilization laws to remove "unwanted" genes.

a)

Eugenics

b)

Rugged Individualism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Scopes Trial

153.

President that advocated for a "return to normalcy" of laissez-faire capitalism following World War I.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren Harding

154.

American pilot who was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Jimmy Doolittle

b)

Howard Hughes

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Chuck Yeager

155.

Cultural explosion of African-American literacy, art, and music.

a)

Beats Movement

b)

Back-To-Africa Movement

c)

Great Migration

d)

Harlem Renaissance

156.

Clarence Darrow defended a Tennessee science teacher for illegally teaching evolution; William Jennings Bryan argued for the prosecution.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Scopes Trial

c)

Eugenics

d)

Social Gospel

157.

Popular fashion in the 1920s that highlighted women's body figures.

a)

Flappers

b)

Zoot Suits

c)

Eugenics

d)

Rugged Individualism

158.

Area of New York City that popularized the mass publication of music.

a)

Ethnic ghettos

b)

Settlement houses

c)

Tin Pin Alley

d)

Harlem Renaissance

159.

President that symbolized old-fashioned values and pro-business policies.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren Harding

d)

Marcus Garvey

160.

Belief in the ideals of equal opportunity, free education, and a will to succeed.

a)

Eugenics

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Rugged Individualism

d)

Social Gospel

161.

Gave women the right to vote.

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

162.

Production model where each worker had a specific job in the process; improved manufacturing efficiency and costs.

a)

Industrialization

b)

Model T

c)

Eugenics

d)

Assembly lines

163.

Corrupt event in which oil-rich government lands in Wyoming were leased for personal bribes in Harding's administration.

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Teapot Dome Scandal

c)

Iran-Contra Affair

d)

Watergate Scandal

164.

Popular Harlem Renaissance poet and writer that drew on his experience growing up as an African-American child in Missouri.

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Aaron Douglas

d)

Jacob Lawrence

165.

Supreme Court case that ruled against the President's ability to exercise power not granted to him in the Constitution.

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Schechter v. United States

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

166.

FDR's plan of relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.

a)

Square Deal

b)

Recovery Act

c)

New Deal

d)

Great Society

167.

Term given to the stock market crash on October 29, 1929.

a)

Black Friday

b)

Brown Thursday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Purple Sunday

168.

Severe economic downturn that began in 1929 and lasted nearly a decade.

a)

Red Scare

b)

Great Depression

c)

Market Crash

d)

Bank Holiday

169.

Central banking system that controls the flow of money into and out of the federal government.

a)

Federal Reserve

b)

FDIC

c)

Gold Standard

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

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