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VUS.9-11 Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHo was seeking independence from Spain?

a)

US

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Cuba

d)

Mexico

2.

What battleship was send to Cuba and ultimately exploded?

a)

USS Maine

b)

USS Arizona

c)

USS Georgia

d)

USS Maryland

3.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
4.

what is yellow journalism

a)

a yellow journal

b)

an exaggerated news report

c)

a dream journal

d)

my favorite colored journal

5.

What does the line represent?

a)

Panama

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Columbia

d)

Puerto Rico

6.

Great Britain, France, & Russia are __________.

a)

Allies

b)

Central Powers

7.

To add an area of land as a territory.

a)

Global economy

b)

Annex

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Panama Canal

8.

New technology that could sink ships from underwater

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Neutral

c)

Freedom of the seas

d)

Submarine warfare

9.

President Wilson’s plan to eliminate the causes of war

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Mandate system

c)

League of Nations

d)

Self-determination

10.

Included the mandates system, punished Germany, and redrew national boundaries in Europe

a)

Self-determination

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Mandate system

d)

League of Nations

11.

Not taking sides in a conflict

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Neutral

c)

Freedom of the seas

d)

Submarine warfare

12.

Secretary of State John Hay wanted to give nations equal trading rights in China

a)

Imperialism

b)

Global economy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Open Door Policy

13.

One nation gaining political or economic control over other countries

a)

Imperialism

b)

Global economy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Open Door Policy

14.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

The Philippines

d)

Australia

15.

What does #3 represent?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Guam

c)

The Philippines

d)

Australia

16.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Russia

b)

Ireland

c)

France

d)

Germany

17.

What does #4 represent?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

18.

What does #5 represent?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Panama

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Cuba

19.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
20.
 What were the most popular types of music in the 1920’s.
a)
Rap
b)
Classical
c)
Jazz and Blues
d)
Country
21.
The Red Scare in America was a result of the spread of _______ overseas.
a)
disease
b)
Democracy
c)
Communism
d)
immigrants
22.
 What coincided with the Great Migration to the north from the South by African Americans, as well as an increase in education by these same people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Evolution
c)
Native Americans
d)
 Harlem Renaissance
23.
Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were both noted as ________presidents.  The decreased business regulations to increase growth.
a)
Laissez Faire
b)
Harsh
c)
Active
d)
Embellished
24.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
25.
The 19th amendment is very important in history be cause it____________
a)
prohibited alchohol
b)
gave us freedom
c)
guaranteed women the right to vote
d)
abolished slavery
26.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
27.
After 1921, cheap labor workers decreased in America.  What was the reason for lack of immigrants.
a)
Less people wanted to come to the United States
b)
They already all moved to the United States.
c)
Most of the immigrants were already working.
d)
Adoption of stricter immigration quotas
28.
What year did the stock market crash?
a)
1950
b)
1935
c)
1929
d)
1925
29.

During the Stock Market crasch of 1929,

a)

investors quickly bought more stocks to ensure a profit.

b)

stock prices fell, causing billions of dollars to be lost.

c)

stores hired more employees to capitalize on consumer demand.

d)

banks loaned money to homeowners to cover their mortgages.

30.

Which of the following accurately describes how foreign policy contributed to the Great Depression?

a)

German aggression threatened war, causing massive military buildups and draining treasuries

b)

European factories produced automobiles, challenging American manufacturing dominance.

c)

American tariffs slowed global trade by reducing exports, harming worldwide economies.

d)

South American sugar producers slowed production, straining worldwide supply chains.

31.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
32.

"Section 202. (a) Every qualified individual shall be entitled to receive.. . on the date he attains the age of sixty-five,.. . and ending on the date of his death, an old-age benefit. . ."

 

A major purpose of this section of Federal legislation was to

a)

assure adequate medical care for the elderly

b)

guarantee an annual income to experienced employees

c)

provide economic assistance to retired elderly workers

d)

reward workers for their support of the union movement

33.

The purpose of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was

a)

to insure bank deposits in the United States.

b)

to provide job opportunities in national parks.

c)

to reduce farm surpluses and raise agricultural profits.

d)

provide electrical power to an underdeveloped region of the U.S.

34.

What were two basic causes of the Dust Bowl during the early 1930s?

a)

strip mining and toxic waste dumping

b)

over farming and severe drought

c)

clear-cutting of forests and construction of railroads

d)

overpopulation and urban sprawl

35.

This photograph is called "Migrant Mother," and was MOST associated with which of these issues?

a)

Families losing their homes as a result of the Dust Bowl.

b)

Families losing their savings as a result of the stock market crash.

c)

Families losing their jobs as a result of underconsumption of goods.

d)

Families sending their children to live with relatives due to unemployment.

36.

Which choice below best explains the long term impact felt from the image seen here?

a)

Women & Men were seen & treated totally equal post-WWII

b)

Women were seen as better physical laborers than most men thus allowing them to keep these jobs

c)

Women were stereotyped less when it came to traditionally male-dominated roles

d)

Women broke the glass-ceiling effect & are now seen less as only needed domestically

37.

The image here is what was the city of Hiroshima looked like after June 6th. Which choice below was used to justify Truman's decision to drop the Atomic bomb?

a)

He was racist against Asians & had no sympathy for them

b)

He was trying to lesson American casualties that a land invasion may have led to

c)

He felt our Navy wasn't strong enough to defeat Japan

d)

He wanted to defeat Japan quickly to focus on the Nazis

38.

What choice below would be a good label for what you see in the pic?

a)

Effects of WWII

b)

After-Effects of WWI

c)

Causes of the Cold War

d)

Causes of WWII

39.

This poster is a great reminder about what unique aspect of WWII

a)

blacks were actually fighting for freedom for people world-wide & domestically for themselves

b)

blacks moving through the Great Migration to work on war materials

c)

blacks were making strides making war materials back home but not fighting overseas

d)

blacks played little to no role in achieving victory in WWII

40.

When ratified, the Lend-Lease Act was said to be "Vital to the defense of the U.S.". Isolationists were obviously against it b/c they were anti-war. However, some were also critical of it b/c...

a)

it provided aid to nations that we couldn't afford to offer

b)

some of the aid was stolen by the Axis powers which angered many

c)

it extended some of the president's power to make decisions pertaining to WWII

d)

some of the aid was given to Hitler in order to fight off Stalin

41.
Which country was NOT on the Allied Powers?
a)
Germany
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
42.
Who was the leader of Germany?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Emperor Hirohito
43.
Who was the United States President at the end of WWII?
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Coolidge
44.
What side was the Soviet Union on?
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
45.
Who invaded Poland on September 1, 1939?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
46.
What happened on December 7, 1941?
a)
Germany invaded Poland
b)
Italy invaded Africa
c)
Japan bombed the US Pearl Harbor
d)
Japan invaded China
47.
The battle on THIS small Pacific Island that was won by US Marines was called
a)
Midway
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Bermuda
d)
Hawaii
48.
What was D-Day?
a)
Allied forces attacked Japan
b)
Allied forces attacked Midway
c)
Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy
d)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
49.
This was when the Jews were forced into concentration camps or death camps.
a)
Hitlervilles
b)
Nazi camp
c)
holocaust
d)
Germany 
50.

What was the German war tactic known as "lighting war?"

a)

Panzerkrieg

b)

Silverbulletkrieg

c)

Blitzkreig

d)

None of the above

51.

What was the name of Hitler's secret police, who rooted out all oppositions to his policies?

a)

SA

b)

SS

c)

Einstagruppen

d)

Gestapo

52.

What was the city where the Soviets defeated the Germans and began their push towards Berlin?

a)

Volga

b)

Moscow

c)

Lenningrad

d)

Stalingrad

53.
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.
54.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Winston Churchill

55.

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

56.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Stalin

c)

Roosevelt (FDR)

d)

Hitler

57.

Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

H. Mitsubishi

58.

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

a)

Japan, U.S., Russia

b)

Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

c)

Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Germany, Italy

59.

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

a)

policy of appeasement

b)

policy of nullification

c)

policy of aggression

d)

policy of enactment

60.

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

a)

direct democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

representative democracy

d)

fascism

61.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

62.

A government where the state has complete control over every part of public and private life

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Gulag

c)

Communism

d)

Reparations

63.

Women in the WAC would usually have which job?

a)

Fighter pilot

b)

Front line gunmen

c)

Artillery

d)

Clerical worker

64.

What did the Tuskegee Airmen do

a)

Battle Segregation

b)

Become the first African-American war pilots

c)

Fight for the US during WW2

d)

All of the above

65.

How did the Tuskegee Airmen help in World War 2?

a)

They made equipment.

b)

They cooked.

c)

They dug trenches.

d)

They escorted bombers.

66.

What were the Navajo Speakers called that where responsible to translate codes?

a)

Navajo Translator

b)

Translator

c)

Code Talkers

d)

Code translator

67.

Why did the United States military use codes?

a)

To help put the airplanes in order.

b)

To help forecast the weather.

c)

To grade the soldiers on their success in the military.

d)

To make it difficult for the enemy to know their plans.

68.

Which group campaigned for victory in the war and equality at home?

a)

Japanese Americans

b)

Native Americans

c)

African Americans

d)

Women

69.

True or false: Japanese Americans were labeled as a threat after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

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

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

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