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midterm Review 10-4-22

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which innovation had the GREATEST impact on westward migration immediately after the American Civil War?

a)

transcontinental railroad

b)

electricity

c)

telephone

d)

steam-powered boats

2.

Even though it was not specifically mentioned in the Monroe Doctrine, which country did the Monroe administration also have concerns over because of their interest in the American Northwest?

a)

canada

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

England

3.

Which statement describes the attitude of the Congressional ("Radical") Republicans following the Civil War?

a)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

b)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

c)

"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

d)

"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

4.

· The Second Bank of the United States expires

· Expansion of Suffrage

· Manifest Destiny

· Spoils System

All of these are MOST associated with which era of U.S. History?

a)

Reconstruction Period

b)

Jeffersonian Democracy

c)

The Era of Good Feelings

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

5.

resident Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day

a)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

b)

France was invaded by Germany.

c)

German U-boats sank the Lusitania.

d)

Germany invaded Poland.

6.

In the early and mid-19th Century, industry in the United States expanded greatly thanks in part to

a)

the success of the emancipation movement.

b)

the expansion of slavery in the north.

c)

increased immigration in industrial areas.

d)

the discovery of gold in the west

7.

What effect of the Industrial Revolution MIGHT this picture represent?

a)

the spread of infectious diseases

b)

the organization of the health care system

c)

the increase in urban population

d)

the rise of the middle class

8.

North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War. Which countries intervened?

a)

Vietnam supported North Korea; China supported South Korea.

b)

The United States supported North Korea; Japan supported South Korea.

c)

Germany supported North Korea; France supported South Korea.

d)

China supported North Korea; the United States supported South Korea.

9.

The truce agreement that stopped the fighting in the Korean War in 1953

a)

left North Korea and South Korea divided at the 38th parallel.

b)

made North Korea and South Korea a united country.

c)

placed North Korea and South Korea under United Nations control.

d)

required North Korea and South Korea to form democratic governments.

10.

- desegregation of the military

- Fair Employment Practices Act

- formation of the Presidential Committee on Civil Rights

All of these are associated with the presidency of

a)

JFK

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

FDR

d)

Harry Truman

11.

Which statement BEST describes women's suffrage for much of the first century of the United States' history?

a)

most state Constitutions did not address the issues of women's suffrage

b)

women were allowed to vote in most northern states

c)

the federal government barred women from voting

d)

women could vote only if their husbands gave them legal permission to do so

12.

When Franklin Roosevelt took office he brought with him many ambitious and extensive goals. He had many supporters, but also many critics during his time as President. Choose three names of people who stood in opposition to FDR and his policies.

a)

Frances Perkins

b)

Dr. Francis Townsend

c)

John Maynard Keynes

d)

Huey "The Kingfish" Long

e)

Father Charles E. Coughlin

13.

April 1942

· 75,000 American and Filipino troops involved

· took place in The Philippines

· approximately 10,000 deaths

All of these are describing

a)

the Battle of Guadalcanal.

b)

the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

c)

the Bataan Death March.

d)

the Battle of Luzon.

14.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free….” Emma Lazarus "The New Colossus"

This line from the poem, "The New Colossus," exemplifies the ideals of U.S. citizenship and can be found

a)

at the base of the Statue of Liberty

b)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.

c)

in the Preamble to the Constitution.

d)

in the Declaration of Independence.

15.

After the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957, the United States responded by

a)

buying their rocket technology.

b)

increasing funding to its own space program.

c)

attempting to shoot it down with missiles.

d)

blockading East Berlin.

16.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The states had more power than the national government.

b)

The national government held most of the power.

c)

Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

d)

Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.

17.

Which term would NOT be associated with President James Madison?

a)

War if 1812

b)

Federalist

c)

Secretary

d)

Father of the Constitution

18.

The reason many people MOST LIKELY attacked the Emancipation Proclamation was because it

a)

prompted foreign countries to support the Confederacy.

b)

allowed some states to continue to use slave labor.

c)

opposed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution

d)

did not allow freed slaves to join the U.S. military.

19.

Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?

a)

the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S.

b)

the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states

c)

federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed

d)

state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments

20.

Which of these BEST explains the growth in college enrollment after World War II?

a)

Enrolling in college allowed young adults to avoid military service.

b)

Anti-Communist fervor made college education seem like a patriotic duty.

c)

More jobs required a college education than in the past.

d)

College tuition dropped as more colleges opened.

21.

As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,

a)

the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.

b)

most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.

c)

New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.

d)

France lost all of its possessions in North America.

22.

"Move On!" Has the native American no rights that the naturalized American is bound to respect? The author of this cartoon, Thomas Nast, would have been MOST LIKELY to oppose which of these 19th century laws?

a)

14th amendment

b)

15th amendment

c)

The Dawes Severalty Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

e)

Southern Homestead Act

23.

The Virginia Plan would have granted more power to

a)

agricultural states.

b)

states with small population.

c)

states with large population.

d)

industrial states.

24.

Choose all of the areas in which the United States invoked the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

a)

Haiti 1915

b)

Alaska 1868

c)

Dominican Republic 1904

d)

Nicaragua 1912

25.

· Palmer Raids

· Red Scare

· Harlem Renaissance

· Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

All of these terms are associated with which era?

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1910s

26.

Immigrants from southern Europe who arrived in the U.S. during the late-19th and early-20th century tended to

settle in

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

West

d)

South

27.

Sputnik I was launched in what year?

a)

1957

b)

1950

c)

1969

d)

1970

28.

The most significant result of the Marshall Plan was that it

a)

ended the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe.

b)

increased U.S. control over Latin American economies.

c)

helped to restore the economy of western Europe.

d)

discouraged the creation of the European Common Market

29.

Why was the outcome at the Battle of Saratoga important during the American Revolution?

a)

It marked the end of British in the North.

b)

It led to victory in the South.

c)

It won the Americans a foreign ally.

d)

It was the first major victory for the colonists

30.

Correct Drag and Drop : Native Americans impressment "War Hawks" Canada navy "Old Ironsides" Washington, DC James Madison Treaty of Ghent Andrew Jackson

True or False?

a)

True

b)

Not True

c)

False

d)

Not False

31.

What MOST directly caused the total population change in Texas between 1790 and 1830?

a)

the establishment of the Republic of Texas

b)

land grants from the Mexican government

c)

Mexico winning its independence from Spain

d)

Americans moving westward in search of furs

32.

Which of these would have occurred as a result of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty?

a)

A preschool age child receives a federally funded education.

b)

A homeless person is provided space in a shelter.

c)

An impoverished individual receives a direct payment from the government.

d)

A high school student receiving a federally funded college education.

33.

Religious songs, otherwise known as ___, reflected the emphasis enslaved people placed on religion and their belief that deliverance from earthly troubles would be imminent.

a)

spirituals

b)

psalms

c)

chants

d)

hymns

e)

griots

34.

Which fact provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that the most important successes of Jimmy Carter's presidency were related to issues of foreign policy and diplomacy?

a)

After Carter allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to enter the United States Iranian militants seized the American embassy in Tehran in November 1979, taking 52 Americans hostage.

b)

In response to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter called for a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which increased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

c)

Carter was instrumental in negotiating the Camp David Accords, which directly led to the 1979 Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty.

d)

In 1980 Carter signed a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and also provided for the protection of 79.53 million acres of wilderness lands.

35.

2nd Drag and Drop: Marshall Plan Korean War United Nations NATO Universal Declaration of Human Rights

a)

true

b)

false

36.

W.E.B. DuBois was an early leader in the

a)

Populist

b)

Women's Suffrage Movement

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Labor Movement

37.

Dawes Severalty Act, 1887 An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes. Based on this excerpt from the Dawes Severalty Act, United States domestic policy toward Native Americans in the late 1800s made an attempt to

a)

increase the land holdings of western tribes.

b)

give their tribal groups authority over their own governmental affairs.

c)

grant them full citizenship and due process.

d)

force Native American Indians to give up their traditional cultures.

38.

He represented the Constitutional Union Party in the Election of 1860. He was from Tennessee, and although he owned slaves, he argued against secession. He carried only 12.6 % of the popular vote and 3 states in the election: Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.

What presidential candidate in the Election of 1860 is being described by these facts?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Bell

d)

John Breckenridge

39.

The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following the

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Saratoga

40.

Which groups made up the majority of immigrants coming into the United States between 1890 and 1920?

a)

Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe

b)

Scandinavians and Germans

c)

English, Scottish, and Welsh

d)

Irish, Spanish, and Italian

41.

We come before you now, not to ask your assistance in an untried experiment, but to give you the high privilege of becoming fellow-laborers with us, in a cause which is already triumphing, and is destined to triumph, until the floods of pollution are stayed, and the whole earth purified by the spirit of the Lord. In our efforts hitherto, we have had to contend not only, or mainly, with ignorance and vice. They are our natural foes, and we had counted the cost of their opposition, and made up our minds accordingly. But we had a right to expect the cooperation of the virtuous and intelligent, of all who are seeking to effect the removal of sin and suffering, and the universal prevalence of purity and holiness. Our Society has these great objects expressly in view. - Female Moral Reform Society, 1836

Which of these social changes in the U.S. in the 1800s could be attributed to the ideas presented in this passage?

a)

establishment of harsher penal codes and prison environments

b)

the abolitionist movement

c)

greater divisions among Protestant churches

d)

greater subjugation of women

42.

Which innovation had the GREATEST impact on the availability of fresh beef on the US east coast by the end of the 19th century?

a)

the refrigerated box car

b)

the steel plow

c)

the telegraph

d)

the steam ship

e)

Barb Wire

43.

At the Constitutional Convention, the Founders attempted to correct the weaknesses that had been present in the Articles of Confederation. Choose the three issues that they identified as weaknesses that needed to be addressed.

a)

The federal government could not regulate interstate commerce.

b)

The federal government could not issue rulings about legal issues.

c)

The federal government could not tax.

d)

The federal government could not raise an army

e)

The federal government could not extradite felons

44.

Unlike the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalist Papers

a)

had little influence on the Constitution's ratification process

b)

were not as widely read around the country.

c)

were read mostly in the northeastern states.

d)

succeeded in its attempt to block ratification

45.

Drag and Drop 3: Correct answers: . George Washington Emancipation Proclamation World War II racially desegregate Dwight Eisenhower John Kennedy Office of Homeland Security

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Louis Armstrong rose to fame in the 1920s as a(n)

a)

jazz musician.

b)

author

c)

basketball player

d)

actor

47.

Menlo Park,

New Jersey businessman and self-promoter

phonograph

light bulb

Which person is being described here?

a)

John Deere

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

J.C. Penney

d)

Thomas Alva Edison

48.

Choose all of the statements that correctly describe the work of Henry Ford.

a)

invented the minimum wage

b)

invented the assembly line

c)

low costs meant his cars were more affordable

d)

developed the mass production of the automobile

e)

invented the first horseless carriage (automobile)

49.

Who was the U.S. President during the Operation Desert Storm in Iraq in 1991?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George W. Bush

50.

In Operation Desert Storm (1991), President George H.W. Bush

a)

was able to create an international alliance against Saddam Hussein.

b)

initiated war with Iraq even though the United Nations condemned such action.

c)

hoped to put an end to the Al Qaeda terror network.

d)

stated that the main objective of the military action was to remove Saddam Hussein from power.

51.

During World War I, thousands of African-American Southerners moved to which area of the world in search of better opportunities?

a)

Europe

b)

the American West

c)

Mexico

d)

the American North

e)

Africa

52.

The popularity of sports in the 1920s rose mainly because of

a)

an increase in leisure time of most American workers.

b)

the efforts and personality of Babe Ruth.

c)

Prohibition's effect on unifying the family.

d)

teams’ ability to fly from city to city

53.

Which of these caused the United States to become involved in World War I?

a)

threats to American security made by Germany

b)

repeated violation of treaties by Japan

c)

the German invasion of Poland

d)

enemy bombing of American military bases

54.

Which statement describes an effect of the Great Depression on city life?

a)

African Americans and Latinos were least affected by the Depression.

b)

In rural areas, farmers could try to provide food for their families.

c)

Many farmers lost their land and turned to tenant farming.

d)

Many people lost their jobs and were evicted from their homes

55.

Probably the most important Supreme Court decision was ______ in which the court ruled ______.

a)

Marbury v. Madison : that it had the power to declare a law unconstitutional

b)

Fletcher v. Peck : that the national government has the right to regulate interstate commerce

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland : the power to tax is the power to destroy

d)

Scott v Sandford : slaves are still slaves even when taken into free territories

56.

“I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification; one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” - from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech, August 28, 1963 Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of history, complete the sentences by selecting the correct answers from the drop-down menus.

When Dr. King mentions Alabama’s governor, he is referring to_________

He goes on to “dream” of a day in which _______  is finally a thing of the past.

a)

George Wallace segregation

b)

Jefferson Davis

Unity

c)

Abraham Lincoln

war

d)

JFK

Peace

57.

Which of these BEST describes how the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) had an effect on farmers in Alabama and other parts of the American South?

a)

It limited the production of cash crops, such as cotton.

b)

It taxed the agricultural goods from northern states.

c)

It required southern farmers to pay higher wages.

d)

It increased the number of American agricultural exports.