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Periods 1-7 Review EOC

Total questions: 171

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the significance of the Railroad boom right after the Civil War?

a)

Internet and cotton boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry

b)

Steel and oil industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry

c)

Wool and flower industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry

d)

Drugs and opium industries boomed as a result of the Railroad Industry

2.

(a)   This steel tycoon was known for Vertical Integration, the combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry

3.

He was the founder of Standard Oil Company, later gained a monopoly on U.S. production of Oil.

(a)  

4.

These two men led to the growth of monopolies and trusts in American business. Both were philanthropists that donated money to build schools, libraries, etc.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Muir

5.

Definition: A single company that controlled virtually all ofthe production and distribution of a product.

(a)  

6.

Definition: Management and control of the member corporations are combined in a single board of trustees

(a)  

7.

What three inventions that improved American Infrastructure during the Industrial era?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Telegraph

c)

Electric Lightbulb

d)

Telephone

8.

What were the names of the two islands used to receive new immigrants?

(a)  

9.

What was the main focus of the labor unions that formed during the Second Industrial Revolution?

a)

improving productivity

b)

lowering barriers to trade

c)

improving working conditions

d)

lowering the unemployment rate

10.

Why did the United States seek to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama despite having already built a railroad with the same route in the mid-1800s?

a)

A canal could decrease flooding and this would benefit the large US-owned plantations in the area.

b)

The railroad was expensive to maintain and by the turn of the century it needed extensive repairs.

c)

Traveling over land exposed people to mosquitoes that carried diseases such as yellow fever and malaria.

d)

It would reduce travel time and enable the United States to export goods cheaply and more effectively.

11.

What was improved due the work of Jacob Riis, a photographer for the New York Evening Sun?

a)

air pollution in large cities

b)

living conditions in tenement housing

c)

sanitation in meatpacking facilities

d)

working conditions in factories

12.

Who were the journalists who reported on social problems in the United States during the 1900s?

a)

yellow journalists

b)

carpetbaggers

c)

muckrakers

d)

scalawags

13.

Asian immigrants used this facility when immigrating to the United States in San Francisco

a)

Angel Island

b)

Harpers Ferry

c)

Bureau of Refugees

d)

Ellis Island

14.

Alexander Graham Bell was able to connect the United States like never before using this invention.

a)

light bulb

b)

automobile

c)

telegraph

d)

telephone

15.

What was the impact that the massive immigration numbers had on the ever changing United States? (

a)

Immigration led to many industries refusing to hire non-American labor leading to higher wages for

white Americans

b)

While the mount of immigrants entering the United States increased there was little change to the social

structure within the country

c)

With an influx of a fresh labor force, industry skyrocketed while worker conditions worsened

d)

With an influx of a fresh labor force, industry actually worsened while worker conditions slowly

progressed

16.

Who is the founder and President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

John D. Rockefeller

17.

Which three innovations impacted farming and ranching in the West?

a)

Steel plow

b)

mechanical reaper

c)

machine gun

d)

barbed wire

18.

The Indian Wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of:

a)

the search for gold in California

b)

conflict with Mexico over Texas and California

c)

the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains

d)

disputes over the spread of slavery

19.

What impact did Edison’s light bulb have on American industrial growth?

a)

An increase in the sales of kerosene lamps

b)

Workers could work longer/safer hours in factories

c)

The necessity for farmers decreased

d)

Many industries decreased production of

goods

20.

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws passed after Reconstruction?

a)

To ensure that Black Americans would be segregated from White Americans

b)

To force people to obey the 13th Amendment

c)

To allow Black Americans the right to vote

d)

To ensure that Black Americans had the same advantages as White Americans

21.

The seventeenth Amendment called for:

a)

Suffrage for women

b)

Abolishment of slavery

c)

Due process/ equal protection

d)

Direct election of senator

22.

A significant result of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” was:

a)

Federal enactment of child labor laws

b)

An attack upon the unfair practices of the railroad industry

c)

An attack on the Standard Oil Company

d)

Federal involvement in meat-packing

industry

23.

Founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in Chicago, Hull House was intended to:

a)

Provide services to newly arrived immigrants to the United States

b)

Lobby Congress to limit the number of poor immigrants to the United States

c)

Protest the Army’s treatment of Native American in the frontier

d)

Raise awareness to the plight of the rural poor in the United States

24.

Why did labor unions emerge during the industrialization and urbanization of the United States at the end of the Nineteenth Century?

a)

To combat the unfair treatment of workers by industrial and business owners

b)

By encouraging “new immigrants” to reject jobs from Americans

c)

In order to maintain the segregation of male and female workers

d)

For the purpose of discouraging government regulation of all industries and business

25.

The importance of the Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson was that it:

a)

Ended the Jim crow era in the American South

b)

Reinforced the doctrine of "separate but equal" facilities based on race

c)

Permitted the placement of Native Americans on reservations

d)

Required that the Voting Rights Act would be enforced in the South

26.

Name of volunteer cavalry unit created by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish American War?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Rough Riders

c)

Big Stick Soldiers

d)

Exodusters

27.

What was the most important effect of the Spanish – American War?

a)

The U.S. was able to extend its merging empire into newly acquired African countries.

b)

The U.S. was able to completely expel Spain from the eastern hemisphere

c)

The U.S. gained Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and Cuba, becoming an empire

d)

The U.S. gained the right to exploit natural resources from Spain

28.

Which of the following foreign policies warned the world that interfering in Latin America meant interfering with the United States?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Adams-Onis Treaty

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

29.

___________________ played a significant role in the construction of the Central Pacific (West to East) track of the Transcontinental Railroad, while _______________ played a significant role in the construction of the Union Pacific (East to West) track.

a)

Chinese immigrants, Irish Immigrants

b)

Irish immigrants, Chinese Immigrants

c)

Japanese immigrants, Chinese Immigrants

d)

American Indians, Chinese Immigrants

30.

Why are Americans able to build skyscrapers that were now safer and higher than previous generations:

a)

Titanium

b)

Steel

c)

Harden Iron

d)

Wood

31.

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the:

a)

political popularity of William Jennings Bryan

b)

efforts of the United States to control Mexico

c)

destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

d)

sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

32.

Who focused on political equality for African Americans and founded the N.A.A.C.P.?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Susan B. Anthony

33.

In the era of the “Muckrakers,” Ida Tarbell became known for exposing the abuses of:

a)

The steel industry

b)

State/Local governments

c)

The Federal government

d)

The oil industry

34.

To aid in processing immigrants, in 1882 the United States government opened up what place in New York City:

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Statue of Liberty

d)

Angel Island

35.

What was improved due the work of Jacob Riis, a photographer for the New York Evening Sun?

a)

air pollution in large cities

b)

working conditions in factories

c)

living conditions in tenement housing

d)

sanitation in meatpacking facilities

36.

Name this event: "When they were confronted by the US Army, the army demanded the Sioux surrender their weapons and a single shot was fired. Upon hearing the shot, soldiers reacted by firing on the Sioux. The soldiers killed nearly 300 men, women, and children."

(a)  

37.

In the early twentieth century, Progressives sought to find solutions for the social and economic problems caused by:

a)

the end of slavery

b)

rapid industrialization

c)

decreased immigration

d)

colonial expansion

38.

The United States was given control of the Philippines through which of the following treaties?

a)

the Treaty of Paris (1783)

b)

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

c)

the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine (1919)

d)

the Treaty of Paris (1898)

39.

The annexation of the Philippines by the United States represented which late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century trend?

a)

new imperialism

b)

the decline of laissez-faire

c)

the growth of government

d)

American nativism

40.

Which of the following BEST describes the federal government's attitude toward American Indians and western expansion?

a)

The federal government believed that by moving American Indians to locations in the west, they were protecting them from further interactions with whites.

b)

The federal government believed that it was important to take American Indian interests into consideration when determining which territory to give to them.

c)

The federal government believed that it had the right to determine where American Indians lived and to regulate their way of life.

d)

The federal government believed that American Indians were unable to determine for themselves the best places to for their tribes to live.

41.

The sinking of the USS Maine was a major factor in the beginning of which war?

a)

World War I

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Spanish-American War

42.

What did industrial monopolies and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?

a)

Competition

b)

Corruption

c)

AFL

d)

Interstate Commerce

43.

In 1890, this law was passed by Congress to outlaw "every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade," and any "monopolization, attempted monopolization, or conspiracy or combination to monopolize."

a)

Economic Recovery Act

b)

Homestaed Act

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

Sherman Anitrust Act

44.

In 1882, Congress passed an "exclusion act" which prevented the immigration of workers from what country for 10 years?

(a)  

45.

The Square Deal, which reflected three major goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection, is associated with which progressive minded president?

a)

William Mckinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

46.

How did mercantilism impact the Colonies?

a)

The colonies did not help the mother country in any way.

b)

The colonies only provided massive amounts of gold.

c)

Colonies provided raw materials to Britain in exchange for finished goods

d)

The colonies sold manufactured goods to the mother country.

47.

How did mercantilism impact the British?

a)

The British were not impacted by mercantilism.

b)

Mercantilism did not profit the British.

c)

The colonies made money off of British raw materials.

d)

The British made finished goods and sold them to the colonists in exchange for profit

48.

What was the significance of the trans-Atlantic trade on the Colonies?

a)

There was no significance on the Colonies.

b)

The colonies became less diverse culturally and economically

c)

Led to cultural and economic diversity

d)

The colonies became full of only British people.

49.

What was the impact of the location and place of the Southern Colonies?

a)

The climate was ideal for an economy based on agriculture.

b)

It was too cold to grow any crops.

c)

The mountainous regions created new opportunities for settlements.

d)

The Southern Colonies were located in too remote of a location that no one could get to them.

50.

How did the Southern Colonies economic development impact slavery in the region?

a)

The economy was focused on industry so there weren't many people enslaved.

b)

The Southern Colonies did not have anyone enslaved.

c)

The more crops that were grown, the less enslaved people were used for labor.

d)

The economy was focused on agriculture and led to an increase in slavery.

51.

The relationship that New England colonists had with Native Americans can be best described as:

a)

great; everyone got along

b)

poor/bad; with a lot of violence as colonists continued to encroach on native lands

c)

good; colonists kept Native American interests at the top of their priority list

d)

good; colonists were Native Americans

52.

The relationship that Mid-Atlantic colonists had with Native Americans can be best described as:

a)

good; efforts were made by colonists to have good relations with Native Americans

b)

poor/bad; with a lot of violence as colonists continued to encroach on native lands

c)

bad; colonists invaded native settlements

d)

good; colonists were Native Americans

53.

Define Middle Passage

a)

It was the second leg of a sea voyage that brought African slaves to the New World.

b)

It was the commercial sea route that brought rum to the West African kingdoms.

c)

It was the portion of the trade route between Europe and Africa that shipped slaves and guns.

d)

It was the passage between the Americas and the Caribbean that transported rum, guns, and slaves.

54.

Define Salutary Neglect

a)

increased British interference in colonial politics

b)

strict implementation of Britain's mercantilist policies

c)

relaxed enforcement of trade laws on the British colonies

d)

a decline in trade with Europe that hurt the colonial economy

55.

Define the Great Awakening

a)

It was a patriotic movement beginning just before the American Revolutionary War.

b)

It was a cultural movement that emphasized the American experience in art.

c)

It was a reform movement aimed at improving the colonial educational system.

d)

It was a spiritual movement that reawakened colonial interest in Christianity.

56.

What was the significance of the Great Awakening? Choose two.

a)

Encouraged colonist to question the role of the church and traditional authority

b)

For the first time women were ordained as ministers in Protestant churches.

c)

Missionaries increased their efforts to convert American Indians to Catholicism.

d)

Church membership increased and church congregations grew more diverse.

57.

What countries participated in the French and Indian War?

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

58.

Define the Stamp Act

a)

The act required a tax on all paper goods in the colonies

b)

The act required a tax on all tea imported in the colonies

c)

The act required a tax on all coal in the colonies

d)

The act required a tax on all ink in the colonies

59.

What was the significance of Valley Forge?

a)

British Army fights through the summer and becomes a semi-professional military

b)

Continental Army fights through the winter and becomes a professional military

60.

What was the geographic significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

a)

This is where the Treaty of Paris was signed, through which US independence was officially recognized,

b)

British forces struggle to fight through forest of New York and divide the Colonies, lose high ground in battle.The colonist also won an ally (France).France wanted to help the colonist beat an old enemy, England.

c)

This is the final battle of the American Revolutionary War

61.

What was the role of women during the American Revolution? Choose all that apply.

a)

Participated in the Daughters of Liberty

b)

helped supply colonist with goods during the boycott of British goods

c)

Spy

d)

some disguised themselves as men and fought beside the men

62.

What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris establish as the western border of the United States?

a)

the Appalachian Mountains

b)

the Rocky Mountains

c)

the Mississippi River

d)

the Rio Grande

63.

The _________ was the first national government; it gave power to the States.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

US Constitution

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

64.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the US government failed to respond quickly to threat posed by Shays' Rebellion because

a)

states could not afford to pay militias

b)

the US army joined Daniel Shays' cause

c)

there was no federal executive to take action

d)

Congress did not believe the rebellion was a threat

65.

What was George Washington's advice on Foreign Policy?

a)

The Nation should remain neutral and avoid permanent alliances

b)

The Nation should end slavery

c)

The Nation should expand from East to West

d)

The Nation should colonize Latin America

66.

What type of Government did the Federalist believe in?

a)

Strong National Government

b)

Weak National Government

c)

States control the Government

67.
An attempt by French officials to bribe American diplomats became known as the...
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
French Affair
c)
Barbary Wars
d)
Sedition Acts
68.

The act took direct aim at those who spoke out against Adams or the Federalist-dominated government. The new law outlawed any “false, scandalous and malicious writing” against Congress or the president, and made it illegal to conspire “to oppose any measure or measures of the government.”

a)

Alien Enemies Act

b)

Naturalization Act

c)

Sedition Act

d)

Alien Friends Act

69.
Which court case establishes Judicial Review?
a)
Mculloh V Maryland
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Hamilton V Jefferson
70.
What did the Embargo act of 1807 do?
a)
Allowed American merchants to trade with whoever.
b)
Banned American merchants from trading with foreign nations.
c)
Raised taxes on imported goods.
71.

How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy?

a)

Disruption in trade contributed to domestic industrial growth

b)

Small farmers benefited from higher export prices for grain crops

c)

The sale of treasury bonds to international companies was prohibited

d)

New trade alliances resulted in increased foreign investment

72.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

d)

Ohio

73.
"The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation.... The propert[ies] of many [have] been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing."This quotation from an eyewitness on the "Trial of Tears" describes events resulting from the---
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Indian removal Act
74.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

75.

Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.

a)

John Marshall

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

John Douglas

d)

John C. Calhoun

76.

Why were people worried about admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state?

a)

Missouri couldn't afford to be admitted.

b)

There wasn't enough room for the state.

c)

It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the country.

d)

The Union didn't want any more states.

77.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

78.

What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

The Wilmont Proviso

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

The Northwest Ordinance

79.

Which of the following are associated with the Compromise of 1850? (more than 1 answer)

a)

Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Slave trade prohibited in Washington D.C.

c)

Missouri added as a slave state

d)

California admitted as a free state

80.

1. Temperance, abolitionism, and educational reform are similar in that all three...

a)

were movements started by the same person.

b)

were influenced by the 2nd Great Awakening

c)

were guaranteed by Constitutional Amendments

d)

were the focus of the Seneca Falls Conventions

81.

Select the two answer choices that represent impacts of Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin?

a)

The demand and price of slaves increased

b)

Expansion of cotton production which required more slaves

c)

England declared war on American manufacturing

d)

More land is purchased to grow cotton in the North

82.

Which if these were not a part of Henry Clay's "American System"

a)

Ending slavery

b)

Government investment in infrastructure

c)

National bank and national currency

d)

Tariffs to protect American products

83.

Sectionalism can be defined as

a)

Differences that arise between different regions of a country economically, culturally, or politically, for example

b)

Migration patterns that occur as people leave one part of a country for another part

c)

One part of a country choosing to break ties with the rest of the nation in order to be independent

d)

A regions decision to be economically self-sufficient

84.

Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, 11 states seceded from the Union.

a)

Election of 1860

b)

Election of 1856

c)

Election of 1864

d)

Election of 1852

85.

This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.


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a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Chancellorsville

86.

The Confederate army received a terrible and perhaps mortal blow to its leadership with the accidental death of what general in 1863?

a)

Robert E. Leed

b)

J.E.B. Stuart

c)

George Pickett

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

87.

Jefferson Davis played what role in the Civil War?

a)

Union general

b)

Confederate general

c)

President of the Confederate States

d)

Cabinet member of the U.S. government

88.

Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor.

b)

The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.

c)

Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort.

d)

It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country.

89.

1865 - Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Congressional Reconstruction

d)

Presidential Reconstruction

90.

Made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

91.

17th President of the United States; first president to be charged of misconduct.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Samuel Tilden

92.
Poll taxes, Literacy Tests, and Grandfather Clauses were all used during Reconstruction to
a)

Restrict the voting rights of Black American Men

b)
Keep the Republican Party in power in the South
c)
Advance the cause of equality
d)
Fight the KKK
93.

Pick 2 famous Federalists.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

James Madison

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

94.

Pick 2 famous Anti-Federalists.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

95.

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise during the framing of the US Constitution?

a)

to determine how slaves would be counted toward state populations

b)

to divide the federal legislature into two separate bodies

c)

to provide checks and balances on the branches of government

d)

to expand the power of the federal government over the states

96.
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
97.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
98.
During the 19th century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by-
a)
campaigning for women's suffrage
b)
advocating the use of poll taxes
c)
making improvements in urban infrastructure
d)
providing public assistance for former slaves
99.
What was a major reason the United States entered World War I (1917)?
a)
The Japanese had occupied Manchuria.
b)
Foreign troops had landed on American soil.
c)
The Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium.
d)
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
100.
The clear-and-present danger doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919) permits the government to
a)
declare war on any nation that attacks the United States
b)
limit speech that threatens the security of the nation
c)
break up monopolies that limit business competition
d)
outlaw organizations that threaten the civil rights of others accused of crimes
101.
One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was
a)
establishing a League of Nations
b)
maintaining a permanent military force in Europe
c)
returning the United States to a policy of isolationism
d)
blaming Germany for causing World War I
102.
Many United States senators refused to support membership in the League of Nations because they believed that it would
a)
endanger United States economic growth
b)
force the United States to give up its colonies
c)
grant the president the power to annex new territory
d)
involve the United States in future foreign conflicts
103.
The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the
a)
success of military desegregation
b)
efforts of the civil rights movement
c)
availability of new factory jobs
d)
impact of affirmative action programs
104.
Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington are noted for their contributions to the cultural movement of the 1920s known as the
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Lost Generation
c)
Harlem Renaissance
d)
Gilded Age
105.
Immigration laws passed during the 1920s changed United States policy by
a)
establishing immigration quotas
b)
allowing only skilled workers into the country
c)
favoring immigration from Asia
d)
encouraging an increase in immigration to the United States
106.
The Red Scare, the National Origins Acts of the 1920s, and the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti trial are examples of negative American attitudes toward
a)
immigrants
b)
business leaders
c)
African Americans
d)
labor union leaders
107.
The Scopes Trial of 1925 is an example of
a)
the effects of assimilation on American culture
b)

a clash between scientific ideas and religious beliefs

c)
an increase in violence in American society
d)
government intervention in racial conflicts
108.
The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the
a)
passage of an equal pay act
b)
drafting of women into the army
c)
popularity of the flappers and their style of dress
d)
appointment of several women to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet
109.
The American economy was stimulated in the late 1920s due to Henry Ford's mass production of ___________ using assembly lines.
a)
automobiles
b)
skyscrapers
c)
airplanes
d)
radios
110.
 During World War I, American soldiers received a new nickname. What was this new  nickname for the arriving soldiers?
a)
doughboys
b)
Grunts
c)
GIs
d)
Leathernecks
111.

The United States tried to stay out of the war for several years, this is called

a)

Nationalism

b)

Neutrality

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

112.

Though relatively few in number, flappers represented

a)

the significant impact of women on national elections.

b)

a sign of social stability.

c)

women’s desire to return to the past.

d)

women’s desire to break with the past.

113.

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution granted women the right to vote?

a)

19th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

114.

The economy grew in the 1920s as consumers

a)

learned to ignore advertisements.

b)

began to buy goods on credit.

c)

invested most of their money in government bonds.

d)

carefully conserved electricity.

115.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

the rapid population increase within Harlem during the 1920s

b)

the growing popularity of urban culture

c)

the acceptance and popularity of African-American culture

d)

a new dance created by the flappers

116.

Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools?

a)

The theory was unknown to most teachers.

b)

The theory appeared to violate the Constitution.

c)

The theory challenged scientific beliefs.

d)

The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation.

117.

Which of the following was a way in which people obtained alcohol during Prohibition?

a)

work gatherings

b)

barbers

c)

funerals

d)

speakeasies

118.

Many Americans believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed because they were

a)

responsible for setting off bombs that damaged A. Mitchell Palmer’s home.

b)

Communist agitators who helped organize strikes.

c)

subversives trying to overthrow the government.

d)

immigrants with radical beliefs during the Red Scare.

119.

In the 1920s, Louis Armstrong played a major role in which of the following?

a)

improvements in transportation

b)

racial equality in American sports

c)

economic recovery of the United States

d)

emergence of jazz as a mainstream art form

120.

Before the United States entered WWI, direct conflicts between the US and Germany arose due to what?

a)

German arrests of US citizens in Europe.

b)

German declarations of war on US allies.

c)

German spies operating in the US.

d)

German attacks on ships from the US.

121.

What Harlem Renaissance poet wrote "I, Too Sing America"?

a)

Ma Rainey

b)

James Weldon Johnson

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Zora Neale Hurston

122.

What was one effect of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania?

a)

The American people started to support entering WWI.

b)

The American people started to support going to war with Mexico.

c)

The American people demanded the US to declare war on Spain.

d)

The American people demanded the US to join the League of Nations.

123.

How did Henry Ford's use of mass production transform the US?

a)

It made making automobiles affordable for average Americans

b)

It lead to rapid population growth in rural areas.

c)

It lead to a major decrease in employment.

d)

It help make the nation the richest in the world ever.

124.
When African Americans began to move from the rural South to the urban North, this was called what?
a)
The Great Awakening
b)
The Great Migration
c)
The Great Pumpkin
d)
The Trail of Tears
125.
A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman's Telegram
d)
The Great War
126.
Month and Day that Stock Market Crashed
a)
October 28, 1929
b)
October 29, 1928
c)
October 29, 1929
d)
October 29, 1939
127.
Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Buying stock on margin
b)
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
c)
too much production and consumer spending
d)
Laisezz-faire economic policies
128.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
129.
In the 1930's, people would line up at ____________ to get food.  These were normally run by charities.
a)
churches
b)
businesses
c)
soup kitchens
d)
work
130.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
131.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
132.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
133.

What natural disaster of the 1930s resulted in a mass internal migration?

a)
Flooding along the Mississippi River
b)
The Dust Bowl
c)
Tornadoes called the Helen Hunt Twisters
d)
Hurricanes along the Gulf Coast
134.
Pick the best answer.  Over-production of what led to the Great Depression?
a)
farm goods
b)
consumer goods
c)
farm and consumer goods
d)
iPhones
135.
What effect did the Dust Bowl storms have on the Great Depression?
a)
Many farmers were forced to leave the Great Plains.
b)
Unemployment decreased gradually.
c)
Many homes long the Mississippi River were flooded.
d)
Hoover was re-elected as president.
136.
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.
137.

Veterans of this conflict were owed bonus pay for their service.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Gulf War

d)

Civil War

138.

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

a)

He believed "rugged individualism" would solve the economy

b)

He created mass welfare

c)

He increased infrastructure to create jobs

d)

He violated his policy of laissez-faire

139.
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
a)
putting down new layers of topsoil.
b)
moving off of the plains to find new farmland.
c)
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.
d)
using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses.
140.

Roots of the Depression included overproduction, high tariffs, and

a)

uneven distribution of wealth

b)

inadequate money supply

c)

over-spending by government

d)

excessive reliance on export sales

141.

Which is a reason Americans preferred movies, radio, and entertainment during the Great Depression?

a)

Focused on the homeless and unemployed

b)

Evoked indignation at social injustice

c)

Provided a release from the daily worries

d)

Created thrills with new special effects

142.
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a)
overproduction and underconsumption
b)
a decrease in the supply of consumer goods
c)
an increase in demand for imported products
d)
an increase in the price of wheat on the world market
143.
How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?
a)
Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
b)
Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
c)
Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
d)
Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.
144.
A major difference between the philosophies of President Herbert Hoover and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in responding to the Great Depression is that Roosevelt
a)
wanted to rely on private charities to provide assistance
b)
stressed the need for individual rugged individualism
c)
supported direct relief to people out of work
d)
thought the government should not be involved in economic reform
145.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
146.
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
a)
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems associated with urban poverty.
b)
Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy of the United States.
c)
Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve social inequality.
d)
Government must assume more responsibility for helping the poor.
147.
As part of the New Deal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) were created to
a)
allow for a quick recovery of stock prices
b)
provide direct loans to businesses
c)
protect individual investors from stock fraud and bank failure
d)
allow banks and companies to invest in the stock market
148.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the problem of
a)
excessive stock market speculation
b)
high unemployment
c)
increased use of credit
d)
limited income of senior citizens
149.
The TVA is significant because it hired people to 
a)
deliver food to the poverty-stricken Dust Bowl residents
b)
build dams and generators that provided electricity
c)
work on farms to help stabilize agriculture
d)
publish important facts about businesses
150.
An advocate of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s farm policy would have likely supported which economic strategy?
a)
Reducing agricultural output to increase product values
b)
Utilizing minimum wage laws to stimulate farm productivity
c)
Allowing market forces to operate freely to achieve stabilization
d)
Increasing agricultural production to ensure an affordable food supply
151.
How would an African American during the Great Depression most likely have felt about the New Deal?
a)
Disappointed, because the TVA failed to bring power to African American farmers in its Rural Electrification Program.
b)
Outraged, because African Americans were ineligible for any benefits under New Deal programs.
c)
Frustrated, because the CCC and other work programs discriminated against African Americans.
d)
Angry, because President Franklin D. Roosevelt did not attempt to restrain his racially insensitive views.
152.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of addressed what labor issue?
a)
Workplace safety
b)
Health insurance
c)
Collective bargaining
d)
Minimum wage
153.
A major reason that President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the Supreme Court in 1937 was to
a)
make the Court processes more democratic
b)
end corruption and favoritism in handling cases
c)
influence Court decisions related to New Deal programs
d)
ensure the appointment of members of minority groups
154.
Passage of the Social Security Act (1935) helped American workers by 
a)
creating jobs for the unemployed
b)
guaranteeing a minimum wage
c)
legalizing the right to join labor unions
d)
providing financial assistance after retirement
155.
A major result of the New Deal was that it
a)
eliminated poverty in the US
b)
extended the merit system in the civil service
c)
destroyed the private enterprise system
d)
greatly increased the size and power of the Federal Government
156.
How did methods of warfare in WWII differ from those in WWI?
a)
Soldiers spent most of their time in trenches to avoid machine-gun fire.
b)
Because of a shortage of manpower, women fought overseas in combat roles.
c)
German submarines frequently attacked British and US shipping.
d)
Airplane, tank, and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances.
157.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
158.
In the 1930s, how did the US respond to the rise of fascism in Europe?
a)
By invading Germany and Italy
b)
By forming military alliances
c)
By joining the League of Nations.
d)
by passing a series of neutrality laws.
159.
Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?
a)
deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater
b)
conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces
c)
creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon
d)
forced internment of US citizens of Japanes, Italian, and German ancestry.
160.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
161.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
162.
What was the purpose of the "cash and carry" policy adopted by the US government in 1939?
a)
to preserve US neutrality
b)
to gain access to new trade markets
c)
to spread democracy around the world
d)
to punish aggressor nations
163.
What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?
a)
to ensure schools did not run out of supplies
b)
to ensure that children did not use too many products
c)
to ensure enough products were available for military use
d)
to ensure elderly citizens had enough goods
164.
Why did Americans buy war bonds during World War II?
a)
To avoid paying taxes.
b)
To donate part of their wages to the military
c)
To finance public works projects.
d)
To lend the government money to pay for the war.
165.
What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?
a)
To persuade women to be as strong as men
b)
To make women looked after their families during WWII.
c)
To encourage women to enter the workforce
d)
To persuade women to fight for equal pay
166.
Why did the US enact the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
To stay out of World War II
b)
To divide land acquired from the Japanese.
c)
To supply iron and oil to Japan.
d)
To let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s.
167.

What is one reason why President Truman decided to use atomic weapons in Japan?

a)
To prevent the potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan.
b)
The need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
c)
plan to bring democratic government to Japan 
d)
The failure of the island hopping campaign against Japan
168.
The goal of the Double V Campaign was Victory for the Allies in Europe and Victory over which social issue?
a)
discrimination and inequality in the United States
b)
government censorship and propaganda
c)
the gender wage gap in the United States
d)
the suspension of civil liberties during wartime
169.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
170.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events in WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; VJ-Day
b)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day; D-Day; VE-Day
c)
Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; VJ-Day
d)
D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day
171.

Which statement best explains the Allied victory in World War II?

a)

The massacre of European Jews and other groups made the war unpopular in Germany

b)

The Soviets had a larger army, Americans manufactured more weapons, and Germany faced a war on several fronts.

c)

The Allies were able to use missiles, atomic weapons, and other new weapons against Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan.

d)

The German army lacked experienced officers, training and supplies, and therefore quickly surrendered after the D-Day invasion.

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