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Q2 Exam Review US History

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is militarism?

a)

Building an army

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of territory by a stronger country

d)

Proud of your heritage

2.

What is an alliance?

a)

Building partnerships

b)

Seizure of territory by another country

c)

Proud of your heritage

d)

Building an army

3.

What is imperialism?

a)

Proud of your heritage or country

b)

Building an army

c)

Seizure of a country from a stronger country

d)

Creating partnerships

4.

What is nationalism?

a)

Being proud of your heritage or country

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of country from stronger country

d)

Building an army

5.

What is No Man's Land?

a)

Land between the opposing trenches

b)

Land used for battlefields

c)

Land used for the bathroom

d)

Land behind the trenches

6.

Which country dropped out of WWI due to their country's revolution?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

7.

Why did the United States enter World War I?

a)

German submarines sunk the Lusitania killing 128 Americans

b)

Germany sent Zimmerman telegram to Mexico asking them to join the war

c)

United States wanted to help their allies Great Britain and France

d)

Italy asked the United States to help in the war

8.

This peace treaty made Germany take the blame for the war and pay $30 billion in reparations.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Paris Accords

d)

Armistice Treaty

9.
When did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
1914
b)
1917
c)
1918
d)
1920
10.
Who was the president during WWI?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William McKinley
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Woodrow Wilson
11.
Information designed to influence opinion is called
a)
Militarism
b)
Communism 
c)
Propaganda
d)
Facebook 
12.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
13.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)

Guerrilla Warfare

b)

Total Warfare

c)

Subwarfare

d)

Trench Warfare

14.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
15.

A major reason many Russian people supported the Bolsheviks in the November 1917 revolution was that the Bolsheviks called for

a)

an immediate peace settlement with Germany

b)

a heavy investment in industry

c)

the collectivization of agriculture

d)

the abolition of all religion

16.
What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Plan
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
17.

What was the name of the agreement made in 1928 in which 61 countries promised not to use war to solve problems?

a)

The Kellogg-Briand Pact

b)

The Dawes Pact

c)

The Peace Pact

d)

The Stresemann Act

18.
Against the law to say, write, or print anything negative about the war effort or the government
a)
Espionage Act
b)
Selective Services Act
c)
Sabotage Act
d)
Sedition Act
19.

In June 1917, at the request of the Wilson administration, Congress passed the ____________________. The law provided penalties for spying, sabotage, and obstructing the war effort.

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Seditions Act

c)

Prominent Socialist Act

d)

Demographics Act

20.

a group of Russian radicals, led by Vladimir Lenin, who played a major role in the 1917 revolution in Russia

a)

Red Scare

b)

Communism

c)

Bolshevik

d)

Arms Race

21.

widespread fear of communism

a)

Red Scare

b)

Palmer Raids

c)

Reparations

d)

Arms Race

22.

a series of government attacks on suspected radicals in the United States led by the U.S. Attorney General

a)

Bolshevik

b)

Communism

c)

Deportation

d)

Palmer Raids

23.

U.S. Attorney General and opponent of communism; he ordered the raids against radicals and aliens during the Red Scare of 1919 and 1920

a)

Mitchell A. Palmer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

24.

American business leader; he revolutionized factory production through the use of the assembly line and popularized the affordable automobile

a)

Mitchell A. Palmer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

25.

paying for an item over a period of time with a series of small payments

a)

Installment Buying

b)

Credit

c)

Reparations

d)

Productivity

26.

a system of borrowing money from banks to make purchases, and then paying it back later with interest

a)

Credit

b)

Productivity

c)

Installment Buying

d)

Deportation

27.

29th president of the United States; his policies favored business, but his administration was known for its scandals

a)

Mitchell A. Palmer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

28.

30th President of the United States he became president of the U.S. upon the death of Harding. He was known for his honesty and pro-business policies.

a)

Mitchell A. Palmer

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Warren G. Harding

d)

Calvin Coolidge

29.

What was the purpose of the Washington Conference in 1921?

a)

to discuss economic aid for Europe

b)

to discuss disarmament

c)

to address war reparations

d)

to negotiate for the League of Nations

30.

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

31.

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

32.

During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in US transportation technology?

a)

Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe.

b)

Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.

c)

Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state.

d)

Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.

33.

The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

a)

The taxation of imported luxury goods

b)

The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

c)

The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

d)

The implementation of immigration restrictions

34.

Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

a)

Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

b)

Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

c)

Reform organizations targeted women's issues.

d)

Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

35.

Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer conducted a series of raids... The most spectacular of the "Palmer Raids" occurred in January 1920.

-"Start-up of the Department and WWI, 1913-1921," U.S. Department of Labor, www.dol.gov (accessed November 21, 2013)


What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?

a)

To prevent workers from joining labor organizations

b)

To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests

c)

To suppress the teaching of evolution in college

d)

To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals

36.

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?

a)

A decline in immigration rates

b)

A growing fear of communism

c)

The expansion of the consumer economy

d)

The rise of organized crime

37.

Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to US 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.

38.

Americans used what to purchase new appliances during the 1920s?

a)

Credit / Installment Buying

b)

Debit

c)

Cheques

39.

Which of these helped create popular culture throughout the United States?

a)

the radio

b)

prohibition

c)

women's suffrage

d)

the KKK

40.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

41.

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

a)

explored the pains and joys of being African American in America

b)

explored the origins of jazz

c)

was written by Marcus Garvey

d)

argued for the separation of races

42.

Change in the constitution which gave women the right to vote.

a)

19th Amend

b)

18th Amed

c)

21st Amend

d)

1st Amed

43.
Who was the political leader that founded potent philosophies of black self-determination and unity among black communities?
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Rosa Parks
44.

Ida B. Wells was a founding member of this organization.

a)

CORE

b)

NAACP

c)

IWW

d)

WASP

45.

This person disagreed with people like Booker T Washington who urged integration into white society and instead believed in separatism?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Ida B Wells

46.

Believed in a Back to Africa plan?

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

WEB DuBois

c)

Ida B Wells

d)

Booker T Washington

47.

Believed that the African community needed to become an important part of US workforce

a)

Ida B Wells

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

WEB DuBois

48.

On October 29th, 1929 the stock market took an all time drop with millions losing their life savings this is known as

a)

Black Wednesday

b)

Black Tuesday

c)

Black Saturday

d)

Stock Monday

49.

Which of the following BEST describes farmers during the Great Depression

a)

Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to other countries

b)

Many farmers found success through out the depression selling their items to hungry Americans

c)

a drought and low prices forced many farmers into poverty and foreclosures

50.

Shantytowns and homes made by homeless people from scrap wood and tins become known as

a)

Depressionville

b)

Government homes

c)

Hooverville

51.

After President Hoover failed to help the public, who ran for election on the slogan a New Deal for Americans?

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

52.

Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Calvin Coolidge

c)

Herbert Hoover

53.

Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?

a)

low worker productivity

b)

high income taxes

c)

decreasing tariff rates

d)

buying stocks on margin

54.

The Bonus Army incident in 1932 best illustrates the idea that

a)

F.D.R.'s relief programs were unsuccessful.

b)

many felt that Herbert Hoover was not handling the Depression well.

c)

protests by veterans during the Depression were effective.

d)

the U.S. Army had increased in size and power during the Depression.

55.

Using the media through Fireside Chats, this president had a great relationship with the public.

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Warren Harding

d)

Herbert Hoover

56.
What was the name of FDR's plans and programs designed to meet the needs and problems of the Great Depression?
a)

New Deal

b)

Great Deal

c)

Social Security

d)

the New Liberalism

57.
This Program helped retirees
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Social Service Act
c)
Stock Market Advice
d)
CCC
58.
What protects one's money in the bank?
a)
CCC
b)
NRA
c)
FDIC
d)
FBLA
59.
Which New Deal agency was responsible for building forest trails and roads, planting trees, and improving national parks?
a)
AAA
b)
CCC
c)
FERA
d)
WPA
60.
Largest agency that employed over 9 million workers in construction and even performing arts. 
a)
CCC
b)
WPA
c)
TVA
d)
NRA
61.
The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Presidency in 1932 reflected the desire of many Americans to
a)
have government take an active role in solving economic problems
b)
return to a policy of laissez-faire capitalism
c)
continue the domestic policies of the Hoover administration
62.

On What Date did the attack on Pearl Harbor Occur?

a)

December 6th, 1941

b)

December 7th, 1941

c)

May 2nd, 1942

d)

December 7th, 1942

63.

What Important meeting WW2 is depicted in this Photograph?

a)

The Allied Powers meeting.

b)

The Yalta Conference

c)

The meeting of 1943

d)

The Meeting of London

64.

What Two Countries Signed a non-aggression pact in WW2?

a)

Germany and The U.S.A

b)

Britain and Italy

c)

The Soviet Union and Germany

d)

Japan and The U.S

65.

What U.S president Made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Japan?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Harry S. Truman

66.

On what day did D-day occur?

a)

June 6th, 1944

b)

July, 8th 1943

c)

October 2nd, 1944

d)

June 5, 1945

67.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
68.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
69.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
70.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
71.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
72.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
73.

What treaty caused the start World War II?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Paris Peace Accords

d)

Treaty of Lasting Peace

74.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

75.

Who is this a image of and what did she a symbol of .....

a)

June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

b)

Susan the solider symbol of women working on airplanes

c)

Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war.

76.

Why was World War Two started?

a)

The French invading Spain

b)

The Germans invading Poland

c)

The Germans threatening France

d)

The Polish taking over Germany

77.

What was the Allied invasion of France called?

a)

Operation Barbarosa

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Operation France

d)

Rhineland Takeover

78.

When Germany invaded the USSR, what was it called?

a)

Operation Sea Lion

b)

Operation D-Day

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Operation Barbarosa

79.

Who captured Berlin?

a)

The USA

b)

The USSR

c)

The UK

d)

France

80.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WW2?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

81.

Who was the leader of Italy during WW2?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

82.

The Japanese conducted the attack on Pearl Harbor because they thought that __________. (Complete the sentence using the best answer below)

a)

second to Midway Island, Pearl Harbor would be a pivotal battle zone between the United States and Japan in the Pacific.

b)

an overwhelming strike against the United States would push them immediately out of World War II.

c)

the United States was preparing to attack the Japanese empire in reprisal for the Massacre of Nanking.

d)

Pearl Harbor would be a pivotal base for the Japanese naval fleet as they tried to conquer the Pacific.

83.

To confine someone as a prisoner, especially for military or political purposes, is called what?

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

84.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Hawaiian ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of French ancestry

85.
Means prejudice and hatred of the Jews.
a)
Racism
b)
Anti-Semitism
86.
Trials used to convict criminals who were in charge of the Holocaust.
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Scopes Trials
87.
What was the plan that Adolf and his advisors came up with to get rid of the Jews or anyone who resisted?
a)
Final Solution
b)
Starve them
c)
Beat them
d)
Killed them
88.
What was the time period where Adolf Hitler had 6 million Jews killed because he wanted a pure Aryan Race?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Rwanda Genocide
89.

On June 6, 1944, Allied troops landed on 5 beaches and is known as D-Day.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

90.

Hitler wanted to take over a main Soviet industrial and communication city.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Bulge

c)

Britain

d)

Normandy

91.

The last island before Japanese mainland to be taken, see's 50,000 American troops losing their lives, as soldiers are forced to go through the whole island in fierce close fighting as Japanese would not surrender.

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Coral Sea

d)

Battle of Okinawa

92.

Known as Hitler's last major offensive push...

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Battle of Bulge

c)

Italy invasion

93.

Battle in which Hitler committed suicide as the Allies surrounded him and his troops

a)

Battle of Bulge

b)

Battle of Berlin

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day

94.

Known as the turning point in the Pacific Theater, as American forces sank ALL 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

a)

Battle of Coral Sea

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of Midway

95.

An assignment so secretive that each scientist was not told the final product, nor able to work with another. But it was what President Truman thought could end the war without costing millions of American lives.

a)

Brooklyn Project

b)

Bombing Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

New York Project

96.
Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?
a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Brooklyn Bombers

c)

Saskatchewan Sabers

d)

New England Patriots

97.
During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat and gas. This is an example of
a)
rationing
b)
conservation
c)
government spending
d)
internment
98.
Aside from taxes, _______ was responsible for most of the war funding...
a)
Rationing Coupons
b)
International Donations
c)
Government Savings
d)
War Bonds
99.

First regular army corps for women

a)

Women's Fighting Corps

b)

Women’s Army Corps

c)

GIs

d)

Women's National Army Corps

100.

During WWII the military was strictly...

a)

segregated

b)

whites only

c)

women only

d)

open to all

101.

What does the term imperialism refer to?

a)

A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

b)

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

c)

A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

d)

A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country

102.

Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

a)

Muckraking

b)

Yellow Fever

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Wall Street Journal

103.

Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that  _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.

a)

U.S.S. Maine; Cuba

b)

U.S.S. Alabama; Spain

c)

U.S.S. Maine; Spain

d)

U.S.S. Maryland; France

104.

In 1901, the __________________ made Cuba a legal protectorate of the United States.

a)

20th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

Platt Amendment

d)

Elastic Clause

105.

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

106.

An _________________ for trade allowed the United States and other nations to trade “openly” with the Chinese and other countries.

a)

Closed Door Policy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

American Expansionist

107.

The term  ________________ refers to the idea that through financial investment in foreign nations, the United States would develop a scope of influence that would provide both stability and economic opportunity.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Dollar diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Interventionist

108.
Alfred T. Mahan argued:
a)
to become an empire, the US needed to acquire naval bases and strengthen its naval power
b)
the burden of the white man is to support and uplift non-whites
c)
imperialism was not democratic and engaging in it would be hypocritical
d)
the nation's economic needs could be satisfied from within as the US should avoid risking itself in foreign entanglements
109.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

110.
"In 1893, a group of planters and businessmen, mostly United States citizens, launched a coup against the monarch of an island nation. After setting up a new government, they proposed annexation by the U.S. This plan was turned down by President Grover Cleveland at the time, but President William McKinley and the American public supported annexation by 1898. They argued that the territory was vital to the U.S. economy, that it would serve as a strategic base to better protect expanding U.S. interests in Asia, and that other nations would claim the islands if the U.S. did not."
This passage describes events that led to the U.S. acquisition of what territory?
a)
Guam
b)
Hawaii
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
the Philippines
111.
Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?
a)
Trading and Military Purposes
b)
To have an advantage at war.
c)
To control Panama
d)
To prevent future wars