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EOC REVIEW 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was invented by Edwin Drake, and

made production of oil faster and

more efficient?

a)

Gas Station

b)

Oil Drill

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Oil Manufacturing Sites

2.

What was invented by George Westinghouse; enabled electricity to travel long distances. Brought light to rural areas.

a)

Direct current (electricity)

b)

telegram

c)

Alternating current (electricity)

d)

cell phone towers

3.

The _________________ was invented by Alexander Graham

Bell. Allowed for easier communication around the country.

a)

telephone

b)

Zimmerman telegram

c)

cell phone

d)

car

4.

What connected the country to and allowed for trade throughout the nation

a)

Intercontinental Railroad

b)

Pacific / Southern Railway

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

5.

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans

a)

left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria

b)

used civil disobedience to fight segregation in the armed forces

c)

migrated to the West in search of land and jobs

d)

created noteworthy works of art and literacture

6.

The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the

a)

efforts of the Civil Rights Movement

b)

availability of new factory jobs

c)

success of military desegregation

d)

impact of affirmative action programs

7.

W.E.B. DuBois believed that African Americans should attempt to gain equality in the United States by

a)

demanding full and immediate participation in American society

b)

setting up a separate nation within the United States

c)

taking over leadership if all political parties

d)

entering vocational training programs in separate schools

8.

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that

a)

all western territories should be open to slavery

b)

states may not secede from the Union

c)

slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners

d)

racial segregation was constitutional

9.

Political Machines promised to protect immigrants' jobs in return for

a)

military service

b)

physical security

c)

votes

d)

cash payments

10.

The intent of United States immigration laws of the 1920s was to

a)

encourage cultural diversity

b)

restore an open-door policy toward immigration

c)

restrict immigration through the use of quotas

d)

increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants

11.

Which of the following laws was passed in large part due to Nativism?

a)

Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

12.

During the 1920s, controversies over the Scopes Trial, national prohibition, and the behavior of flappers were all signs of disagreements over

a)

the benefits of new technology

b)

the return to normalcy

c)

causes of the Great Depression

d)

traditional values and changing lifestyles

13.

During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to

a)

promote women's suffrage

b)

recruit women into wartime industries

c)

support higher education for women

d)

encourage women to serve in the armed forces

14.

Which early 1900s reformer opened Hull House as a settlement house?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Susan B. Anthony

15.

Which of the following people might have been labeled a "flapper"?

a)

a finance capitalist of the early 20th century

b)

an immigrant drafted into the Union army

c)

a progressive woman of the 1920s

d)

a politician speaking out against US involvement in World War I

16.
The Great Migration took place following WWI.  One impact of the Great Migration was 
a)
the adoption of Jim Crow laws in northern states
b)
the Harlem Renaissance
c)
the ability of women to vote 
d)
decreased social tension throughout the US
17.

The Progressive Era devised strategies to address what issue in the United States in the early 1900s?

a)

Slavery laws in the United States.

b)

Voting restrictions of African-Americans in the United States.

c)

The movement of Native Americans to western territories.

d)

Problems caused by industrial capitalism.

18.

The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution provided:

a)

Immediate voting rights to all immigrants.

b)

An end to child labor during the period of industrialization.

c)

Laws restricting the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

d)

Suffrage rights to women.

19.

Which of the following contributed to the development of the United States as a world power?

a)

Revolutionary War and the 19th Amendment.

b)

Overseas expansion, World War I, and the Spanish-American War.

c)

The 13th Amendment and The Cold War.

d)

Operation Desert Storm, September 11th, and The Cold War.

20.

At the start of the 1920s, speakeasies and organized crime emerged due to which of the following?

a)

The Red Scare.

b)

Prohibition.

c)

The Harlem Renaissance.

d)

The Great Migration.

21.

Following World War I, the United States adopted which of the following policies with regards to foreign affairs?

a)

Expansionist.

b)

Fascist.

c)

Isolationist.

d)

Imperialist.

22.

The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s were established in response to:

a)

The growing number of discriminatory groups in the United States.

b)

Large periods of immigration at the start of the 20th Century.

c)

Growing tensions in Europe following World War I.

d)

American interest in Cuba following the Spanish-American War.

23.

At the start of The Cold War, the United States organized what policy towards communist expansion in the world?

a)

Isolationist.

b)

Imperialist.

c)

Containment.

d)

Interventionist.

24.

The Marshall Plan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were designed to:

a)

End the movement of illegal weapons.

b)

Lower starvation rates in third world countries.

c)

Stop the spread of communism.

d)

Provide suffrage rights to all citizens.

25.

The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

a)

Japanese immigration to the US

b)

Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

c)

tariffs between Japan and the US

d)

U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

26.

The excerpt below comes from a speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917: “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”


What was the purpose of this speech?

a)

to justify the acquisition of overseas territory

b)

to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

c)

to convince Congress to declare war on Germany

d)

to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality.

27.

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Madame C.J. Walker

c)

Emily Dickinson

d)

Sojourner Truth

28.

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

a)

to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

b)

to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

c)

to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

d)

to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

29.

This time period in U.S History consisted of the struggle to end racism in the United States.

a)

Civil Rights Era

b)

Civil War Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

30.

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

a)

Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

b)

Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

c)

Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

d)

Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

31.

This made the production of steel more efficient and affordable.

a)

Combustion Engine

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Bessemer Process

32.

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

a)

Car

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Combustible Engine

33.

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American war?

a)

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

b)

Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain.

c)

Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders

d)

Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

34.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

a)

to encourage young men to enlist in the army

b)

to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

c)

to generate financial support for the war effort

d)

to create public distrust of Germans

35.

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Espionage Act

c)

the Lend-Lease Act

d)

the Taft-Hartley Act

36.
What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island in 1904?
a)
Processing permanent residents applying for U.S. citizenship
b)
Processing highly skilled workers arriving from China and Japan
c)
Processing first-class passengers arriving on European steamship lines
d)
Processing immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe
37.
Photographs like this one by Jacob Riis in 1888 reflected a growing concern with--
a)
how life in America differed from that in foreign countries
b)
the use of photography to express human emotions
c)
preserving the beauty of the natural environment
d)
documenting urban conditions to promote social change
38.
What was the impact of the Homestead Act?
a)
It led to the transformation of the Great Plains into farmland.
b)
It placed permanent limits on land use on the Great Plains.
c)
It ensured that a proportion of land was conserved in its natural state.
d)
It took the first steps towards protection of the environment.
39.
Complete control over an industry's production, wages, & prices
a)
monopoly
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
concentration of wealth
40.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
41.
The leader of the union known as  the American Federation of Labor
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Terrence Powderly
c)
John P. Morgan
d)
Henry Bessemer
42.
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
43.
The labor union that only accepted skilled workers who were difficult to replace during strikes.
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
World Wide Federation of Labor
d)
Nights and Days of Labor
44.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
45.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

a)

national debt

b)

spread of communism

c)

president's political opposition

d)

arms race

46.

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to

a)

remove a communist dictator from power

b)

stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States

c)

support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform

d)

rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters

47.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Truman Doctrine were attempts to carry out a United States foreign policy of

a)

brinksmanship

b)

detente

c)

nonalignment

d)

containment

48.

What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)?

a)

Korea continued to be a divided nation

b)

North Korea became an ally of the US

c)

South Korea became a communist nation

d)

control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations

49.
Based on your knowledge of written works in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which of the following books most likely inspired the demand made by the women pictured?
a)
The Great American Fraud by Samuel Hopkins Adams
b)
The Shame of Cities by Lincoln Steffens
c)
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
d)
How the Other Half Lives  by Jacob Riis
50.
The 19th Amendment was ratified to the US Constitution in 1920, what did it do?
a)
Gave suffrage to women
b)
Legalized drinking alcohol
c)
Created the income tax
d)
Set term limits on the president
51.
They sought to fix the problems of the Gilded Age
a)
Liberals
b)
Stoners
c)
Robber Barons
d)
Progressives
52.
She spoke and wrote about the evils of lynching in the 1880s and 1890s   
a)
Eleanor Roosevelt
b)
Mary Todd Lincoln
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Jane Addams
53.

Based on the map, which statement can best be concluded about Native Americans in the late 1800s?

a)

They were given back their land previously taken from them.

b)

They were forced to give up some of their land as settlers moved west.

c)

They were required to absorb into society by moving away from reservations.

d)

They were encouraged to combine their territories into one centralized reservation.

54.

When a group of people is forced to give up their culture to take on a new culture this is called

a)

assimilation

b)

industrialized capitalism

c)

laissez-faire

55.

How did World War I impact women in the United States?

a)

Women received equal pay for equal work

b)

Women were prohibited from working as Red Cross volunteers

c)

Women worked jobs that had been exclusively held by men

d)

Women no longer held traditional jobs as nurses and teaching

56.

The "Muckraker" journalists would have been likely to cover all of the following subjects EXCEPT

a)

national conservation

b)

mistreatment of laborers

c)

waste in the armed forces

d)

urban political machines

57.

Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell are all associated with what American literary movement?

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Romanticism

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

Blogging

58.

The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) were both

a)

unsuccessful attempts to stop the war protests

b)

declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

c)

limitations on the freedom of speech and freedom of the press

d)

vetoed by the president

59.

· Haymarket Square Riot

· Samuel Gompers

· Terrance Powderly

· A.F. of L.

All of these were people and terms associated with

a)

World War I

b)

The early labor movement

c)

The New Deal

d)

Abolitionists

60.

Who did the United States defeat in a late-nineteenth century war that was fought in Cuba and the Philippines?

a)

Japan

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Spain