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Review Through the Depression

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which music genre was created in the 20s?
a)
Bluegrass
b)
Jazz
c)
Hip Hop
d)
R&B
2.
What was the symbol of feminine change in the 1920s?
a)
Flapper
b)
Bootlegger
c)
Immigrant
d)
Musician
3.
What was the major change for women in the 1920s?
a)
Right to Vote
b)
Right to Work
c)
Right to Dance
d)
Right to Drink
4.
The Harlem Renaissance was
a)
Celebration of African American Culture
b)
Spark of increased industrial jobs
c)
Creation of controversial policies
d)
Creation of the Department of Interior
5.
What innovation did Henry Ford use to boost the automotive industry?
a)
Interchangeable Parts
b)
The Assembly Line
c)
The Seaplane
d)
Washing Machine
6.

What is Nativism

a)

hatred for/discrimination against Native Americans

b)

sense of extreme pride for your country

c)

support of farmers

d)

hatred for/discrimination against immigrants

7.

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

8.

What was one of the biggest reasons why the American economy boomed in the 1920s?

a)

mass production led to goods being made faster and an increase in supply

b)

the arrest of criminals who wouldn't stop killing people

c)

the banning of alcohol

d)

giving women the right to vote

9.
What was a push factor for the Great Migration?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Terrible sports teams
d)
Not enough food available
10.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
a decline in immigration
b)
a growing fear of communism
c)
the expansion of the consumer economy
d)
the rise of organized crime
11.

Which was not a cause of WW1?

a)

militarism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

12.
What were the Fourteen Points?
a)
Parts of the “war guilt” clause
b)
A plan for the postwar world
c)
The constitution of the League of Nations
d)
The Terms of surrender offered to Germany
13.

What British ship was sunk by German U-boats that caused America to get involved in WWI?

a)

Lusitania

b)

Elodie

c)

Leonie

d)

Luciania

14.

Who was the President during WWI, and advocated for the U.S. to join the League of Nations?

a)

Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Howard Taft

15.

How did countries utilize militarism to influence the public?

a)

The military established martial law in public towns.

b)

The government would glorify the military and build up their weapons.

c)

The military would participate in community service.

d)

People would teach military level standards in grade school.

16.

Which of the following created a level of global competition that lead to world tension?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Extremism

17.

Which of the following was NOT a weapon of WW1?

a)

Chemical Gases

b)

Planes

c)

Tanks

d)

Atomic Bomb

18.

What eventually lead to America declaring war on Germany in World War 1?

a)

German attack on America's coastline.

b)

German sinking of American Naval battleships at sea.

c)

The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram.

d)

German spies infiltrating the White House.

19.

This was the movement of several minorities, especially African-Americans from the south to the north in search of job opportunities.

a)

Great Migration

b)

Northern Migration

c)

Southern Migration

d)

War Economy Migration.

20.

What is the purpose of a propaganda poster?

a)

To advertise goods in shops

b)

To warn people of the dangers of war

c)

To inform people of the realities of war

d)

To persuade people to aid the war effort

21.
The spark that ignited World War 1 
a)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Germany attacking Belgium
c)
Russian support of Serbia
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
22.

W.E.B. DuBois argued for immediate racial equality. What else was he known for?

a)

he wrote How the Other Half Lives?

b)

he helped found the NAACP

c)

he called for African Americans to obtain job training

d)

he mostly lectured in college about race issues

23.

What did the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) do?

a)

it banned segregation in public schools

b)

it legalized public segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine

c)

it banned segregation in public transportation

d)

it delegated the issue of segregation to the states

24.

In the early 1900s, many of the rich, the big businessmen, and the racially priviledged justified the inequality with the underpriviledged because the former were born "better" than others. We call this "survival of the fittest." What is the theory?

a)

Marxism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Assimilation

25.

This muckraker revealed the unsanitary conditions of the streets of New York City caused by widespread homelessness and poverty of newcomers.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

Jacob Riis

26.

What did the 18th amendment do?

a)

It allowed for the direct election of senators.

b)

It banned the sale of alcohol.

c)

It allowed women's suffrage

d)

It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote

27.

What did the 17th amendment do?

a)

It allowed for the direct election of senators.

b)

It banned the sale of alcohol.

c)

It allowed women's suffrage

d)

It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote

28.

What did the 16th amendment do?

a)

Congress can collect income taxes

b)

allowed for the direct election of senators

c)

banned the sale of alcohol

d)

granted women's suffrage

29.

In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?

a)

Standing guard to protect big business

b)

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Leading a government take-over of large industries

d)

Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment

30.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to....

a)

stimulate the economy

b)

support government control of factory production

c)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe

d)

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

31.

The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, led President Roosevelt to respond by

a)

passing the 16th Amendment

b)

better school nutrition programs

c)

government regulation of the food industry

d)

reforms in working conditions

32.

a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society

a)

Muckraker

b)

Referendum

c)

Prohibition

d)

Progressive Movement

33.

What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William Howard Taft

34.

Which muckraker exposed the ruthless business practices of monopolists and called for the break-up of large monopolies in the book The History of Standard Oil?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Ida Tarbell

35.

Why did African Americans continue to face violence in the American South after the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were ratified?

a)

Lack of education in the African American community

b)

Jim Crow laws barred African Americans from their rights

c)

Many African Americans distrusted the government

d)

Those amendments have nothing to do with African Americans

36.

Who was the "King of Steel" who owned the Homestead factory?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Eugene Debs

37.

This legislation gave the sold cheaply government-owned land out west to small farmers

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Spoils System

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Homestead Act

38.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
39.

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

a)

the growth of big business

b)

involvement in foreign wars

c)

the acquisition of foreign territories

d)

increased temperance regulations

40.
Political machine who took advantage of New York city to make millions
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Jane Addams
41.
William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 
a)
Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
b)
Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
c)
A Republican political machine
d)
A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 
42.

The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of

a)

Benjamin Moore

b)

Harper Bazar

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

43.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Bull Moose

d)

I DON'T KNOW

44.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

45.
This man was elected after Roosevelt to continue the progressive reform agenda.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
William McKinley
46.
What political party did Roosevelt run as in the election of 1912?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Bull Moose
d)
Libertarian
47.
This president created the national parks system and helped to preserve America's natural resources
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
William McKinley
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
48.

His first presidential platform was the "Square Deal"

a)

Wilson

b)

Debs

c)

Taft

d)

Roosevelt

49.
At the beginning of WWI, President Woodrow Wilson believed that the United States should...
a)
send troops to Europe
b)
support Germany
c)
support Great Britain
d)
remain neutral
50.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
51.
What organization did Wilson want to establish?
a)
United Nations
b)
European Union
c)
League of Nations
d)
NAFTA
52.

How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?

a)

The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy

b)

There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty

c)

Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities

d)

There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens

53.

Laissez-Faire Economics

a)

Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices

b)

A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products

c)

A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors

d)

Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top

54.

Labor Union

a)

An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

b)

An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands

c)

A company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work

d)

A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment

55.

Strike

a)

An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

b)

An organized work stoppage intended to force an employer to address union demands

c)

A company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work

d)

A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment

56.
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
57.

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

JP Morgan

58.

What is the name given to a company that owns all parts of an industry?

a)

Entrepreneur

b)

Muckraker

c)

Innovation

d)

Monopoly

59.

Which historical figure is known for leading the railroad industry during the Gilded Age?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

60.
The Exodusters were...
a)

former slaves moving west

b)

current slaves escaping north

c)

current ranchers who live int he west

d)

former ranchers who move to the east

61.

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

amalgamation

c)

assimilation

d)

cultural absorption

62.

Lack of jobs, poverty, famine, war, and persecution are all examples of:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nativism

c)

Push Factor

d)

Pull Factor

63.

Economic opportunities (jobs), religious freedom, improved living conditions are all:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nativism

c)

Push Factors

d)

Pull Factors

64.

This achievement brought people, goods and supplies, and improved communications to the Grate Plains and the West.

a)

The telegraph

b)

the automobile

c)

the aeroplane

d)

the Transcontinental railroad

65.

Areas of land set aside for Native Americans by the US government.

a)

Reservations

b)

Districts

c)

Counties

d)

Municipalities

66.

What amendment outlaws slavery in the United States

a)

21st Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

67.

What amendment guarantees African American men the right to vote

a)

21st Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

68.

What amendment gives "equal protection of the laws" to all US citizens

a)

21st Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

13th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

69.

Which of the following brought an end to Reconstruction?

a)

The Civil Rights Act of 1871

b)

The Compromise of 1877

c)

The passage of the 15th amendment

d)

Juneteenth

70.

The name given to a faction in the U.S. Congress which advocated emancipation of slaves before and during the Civil War, and insisted on harsh penalties for the South following the war, during the period of Reconstruction.

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

War Hawks

c)

Emancipationists

d)

Radical Republicans

71.

a system of debt peonage in which a tenant farmer especially in the southern United States who is provided with credit for seed, tools, living quarters, and food, who works the land, and who receives an agreed share of the value of the crop minus charges.

a)

Carpetbagging

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Cropdusting

d)

Cattlecalling

72.

Created in 1865, the ______ provided food, clothing, education and legal advice to newly freed slaves.

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Tuskegee Institute

c)

Freedom Train

d)

Department of Reconstruction

73.

The period after the Civil War when the former Confederate States were brought back to the Union was called ________________.

a)

Radical Era

b)

Memorial Day

c)

Recostruction

d)

Confederate States