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WorksheetsBenchmark Quiz
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 25mins
An inexpensive method of producing high quality steel from iron?
Vertical Integration
horizontal Integration
Bessemer Process
Laissez-faire
Which two of the following represent military strategies used by the Allies and the US during WWII.
Blitzkrieg
Island-hopping
Kamikaze attack
guerilla warfare
amphibious landings
As tensions increased in Europe and Asia, which of the following represented a shift away from US neutrality and isolationism
The First Neutrality Act of 1935
the Munich Agreement
The Lend-Lease Policy
The Good Neighbor
Which two methods did the federal government use to raise money to pay for the war?
borrowing money from other countries
selling War Bonds
creating stocks on the stock market
raising income taxes
selling public lands
Which two limitations did labor union leaders agree to accept during the war?
They agreed not to strike
They agreed to decrease union dues
They agreed to prohibit new union memberships
They agreed to wage ceilings
They agreed to decrease union membership
How did Rosie the Riveter reflect a change in the role of woman during World War II?
Women were encouraged to work in jobs historically filled by men
More women stayed home to take care their children while men fought the war
Women were accepted into combat roles in several branches of the military
Women volunteered in military and non-military organization that supported the war effort
Which of the following is the major ethical reason for dropping atomic bombs on Japan?
It ultimately saved millions of lives, both Japanese and Americans
It forced Japan into an unconditional surrender
It gave sovereignty to island nations that had been conquered by Japan
It allowed the Emperor of Japan to remain in power
How did the Genocide Convention change the world's view?
It acknowledged that killing whole ethnic groups would happen no matter what
It brought the Holocaust and similar acts of the violence to the world's attention
It called for a convention of nations to determine which race was strongest
In catalogued the many ways that people groups could be exterminated
The Japanese mistreated prisoners of the war in the Bataan Death March
crime against peace
Crime against humanity
War Crime
German physicians used concentration camp prisoners in medical experiments
War Crime
Crime against humanity
Crime against peace
Hitler and his Third Reich created death camps to exterminate Jews and other undesirable groups
War Crime
Crime against humanity
Crime against peace
What was the significance of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940?
It appealed to U.S. patriotism to encourage men and women to volunteer for military service
It decreased the number of military troops before the war to promote neutrality
It allowed men and women to train for military service without committing to any one branch
It was a peacetime draft that increased the number of troops available once the U.S. entered the war.
Why were many products, from items of clothing to automobiles, scarce during the war?
Industries that made consumer goods were converted to making products for the war effort
High unemployment during the war made most goods unaffordable, so factories stopped making them
Many factories that produced these products went out of business during the war.
Industries increased production of many goods, but demand was greater than their ability to produce them
What event caused the United States to officially enter World War II?
the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
signing of the Atlantic Charter
sending the Flying Tigers to China
Before entering World War II, what were two ways the United States sought to hinder Japanese expansion in Asia ?
by sending airplanes and volunteer pilots to China
launching secret attacks against Japanese islands from Pearl Harbor
by encouraging Japanese businessmen to open American bank accounts and to conduct business in America
by implementing an embargo against exports to Japan
Identify three of the main goals of the Populist Party?
A uniform income tax where everyone paid an equal amount
Greater regulation or government ownership of railroads
A bimetallism standard that included unlimited coinage of silver
U.S. senators to be elected by state legislators
An end to protective tariffs
Throughout the period indicated on the map above, cattle were primarily shipped on the railroads which led to
the port of New Orleans
San Antonio and the Gulf of Mexico ports.
the Chicago and St. Louis meat packing centers.
Texas and the West Coast markets.
How did Manifest Destiny impact the westward expansion of the United States?
Americans believed they had a right to all the land to the western coast
Americans believed they needed to share the riches of the land with all who had inhabited it before them.
Americans were afraid that they were destined to die in the wilderness and avoided expanding
Americans wrote a manifest of all of their desires for the western land and then made it come true
How did the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad impact immigration in the United States?
Many Irish immigrants were encouraged to move to the Great Plains to farm
European immigrants interested in mining for gold were discouraged from coming to the United States
Mexican workers were encouraged to immigrate to build additional transcontinental railroad lines
Chines workers were no longer allowed to immigrate to the United States
Which of the following represents the greatest impact of railroads in the West?
They opened markets in the East to western goods
They employed many European and Asian immigrants
They encouraged immigration from China
They brought new technology to the West
Which three of the following were results of the Dawes Severalty Act of 18
the destruction of tribal identity
restoration of Native American culture
Native American distrust towards the white man
significant loss of reservation land to white settlers
the creation of new farming techniques
the political party formed to help farmers fight for changes in the government to help their cause
Greenback Party
Democratic Party
Populist Party
Republican Party
an act to promote the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society?
Clayton Antitrust Act
Neutrality Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Dawes Severalty Act
the idea that government should not interfere win business
Bessemer process
vertical integration
laissez faire
horizontal integration
This strike interfered with U.S. mail and ended with an injunction
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
McCormick Strike
first national union that supported eight-hour workday and was open to all workers including blacks and women.
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
American Railway Union
peaceful protest that turned violent at a union rally where a bomb was thrown at police
Pullman Strike
Great Railroad Strike
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Square
to ensure that the rates were indeed, reasonable, and just
Sherman Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pendleton Service Act
Civil Service Commission
Why were laws, such as the Sherman Antitrust Act, ineffective in limiting the size and power of business?
The president of the United States vetoed the laws if they were unconstitutional
The laws applied only to individual states and not to federal government
The Supreme Court consistently ruled in favor of big business
Congress passed laws that strengthened labor unions
Which agency was created to protect the interests of consumers and to prevent unfair business practices?
Department of the Interior
U.S. Forestry Service
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve Board
The primary goal of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was
the prohibition of child labor
the prohibition of alcohol
the abolition slavery
the establishment of suffrage rights for women
What impact did the book, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, have on the United States?
It exposed unhealthy conditions in food production and prompted the passage of federal guidelines related to food.
It outlined issues faced by immigrants and encouraged the opening of settlement houses to address the situation.
It revealed the conditions of people living in poverty and prompted the establishment of the welfare system.
It showed the poor conditions of unskilled labor and prompted public support for labor unions and strikes.
A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to
provide support for the banking industry
expand rights for African Americans
help western farmers fight unjust economic practices
enable big business to expand without government interference
Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Robert M. LaFollette are all considered progressives because they
formed the first civil rights organizations
worked to limit the power of big business
used Presidential power to break up strikes
supported the formation of the first trade union
Since 1913, the United States banking system, interest rates, and the amount of money in circulation have largely been controlled by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States Supreme Court
President’s Council of Economic Advisors
Federal Reserve System
What was the major reason the United States entered World War I?
to provide assistance to the League of Nations
to protect Latin America
to maintain freedom of the seas
to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor
Which idea led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration?
Domestic industry should be protected from foreign competition.
Workers should be allowed to bargain with owners for working conditions.
Business activity must sometimes be regulated in the public interest.
The economy works best without government regulation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission was created during the Great Depression. What is its primary function?
to regulate the stock market
to hire people to work for the stock market
to limit who can invest in the stock market
to predict which stocks will make the most money
Congress created the Social Security Administration to address which social problem?
the lack of jobs available for men in southern states
the lack of health care options for older Americans
the large numbers of older Americans living in poverty
the large numbers of homeless families with children
The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to
promote the formation of new trusts
maintain competition in business
increase business investment
limit the activities of foreign corporations
What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act?
to break up large monopolies and trusts
to develop strict rules for the establishment of labor unions
to reform the hiring process for government workers
to decrease tariffs on imported goods
What was the main objective of the authors and artists of the Harlem Renaissance?
to promote pride in African American culture
to promote African American owned businesses
to advocate for equal rights for African Americans
to encourage more African Americans to attend college
How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff impact the United States economy in the 1920s?
It decreased international trade.
It led to an increase in jobs for American workers.
It lessened the number of investors purchasing stocks on credit.
It led to increased revenues for American farmers.
How did President Hoover initially respond to the economic collapse of the late 1920s?
by advising the public that this would be a long-term problem with no natural resolution
by supporting federal loans to farmers and unemployed workers
by demanding that Congress raise taxes and lower tariffs
by reassuring Americans that this was part of a natural economic swing
How did radio and movies impact America in the 1920s?
They contributed to a standardized culture since people had access to the same information and entertainment.
They isolated different regions of the United States since programming was dependent on location.
They hurt cultural gains made during the Harlem Renaissance since jazz music was banned from radio and movies.
They caused an increase in rural populations since people could leave cities and still access entertainment.
Yellow journalism is most closely connected to what event in American history?
the sinking of the USS Maine
the election of Theodore Roosevelt
the journey of the Great White Fleet
the industrialization of the South
How did the United States gain access to trade with China in the late 1800s?
It joined the Chinese Empire.
It created the Open Door Policy.
It invaded China.
It formed the Allied Nations.
How did the Roosevelt Corollary enhance the Monroe Doctrine?
It led to the development of the Great White Fleet.
It suggested supporting Latin America financially.
It ended imperialism and began an era of isolation.
It allowed the U.S. to intervene in Latin American if necessary.
