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WorksheetsU.S. History EOC practice test
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 59mins
The Union states were located in the _____ and the Confederate states were located in the _____.
North
South
South
North
North
East
West
East
How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?
He ordered them free
Congress passed the 13th Amendment
He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"
He did nothing
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.
Who was the 16th President of the United States, a Republican, served during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed the slaves in the United States.
It changed the Constitution.
It freed the slaves in the Confederacy.
It saved the Union.
Reconstruction came to end when
President Johnson was impeached.
federal troops were removed from the South.
the Fifteenth Amendment was ratified.
the Freedmen’s Bureau was dismantled.
The Freedmen’s Bureau succeeded in
electing African Americans to southern state governments.
keeping ex-Confederate supporters out of office.
redistributing formerly white-owned land to black southerners.
providing clothing, medical care, food, and education to many freed people.
A major failure of Reconstruction was that
racist attitudes continued in the North and South.
the South’s cotton production never recovered.
war debts remained unpaid.
no African Americans were voted into Congress.
The Bessemer process was crucial in the development of
airplanes.
skyscrapers.
the telegraph system.
refrigerated railroad cars.
Which of the following was an illegal action under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
organizing a widespread labor strike
hiring laborers for long hours and low wages
selling shares of a business with little financial security
creating a large business that aims to eliminate market competition
What can you infer from the fact that 1 in 5 children worked in a factory in the late 1800s?
Women were no longer required to work long hours.
Immigrants were no longer a crucial part of the workforce.
New industries were created to promote the skills of young laborers.
Children who worked often received little education.
The men standing on a dock facing the man coming onshore represent
nativists.
immigrants.
business interests.
immigrant officials.
The Knights of Labor was formed with the goal of
broad social reform for laborers.
helping immigrant workers find jobs.
raising money to overthrow large factories.
promoting capitalism among skilled workers.
How did the U.S. government encourage American industry in the late nineteenth century?
by enforcing the 14th amendment
by enacting protective tariffs
by subsidizing the steel industry
by passing laws to protect workers
How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?
Key labor leaders were injured in the riot.
Many Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists.
Union members became afraid to strike following the violence.
the fires started in the riot destroyed much of Chicago's industrial base.
Which of the following would be considered pull factors?
economic opportunities
famine
desire for freedom
reuniting with families
Which of the following are push factors for immigrants coming to the United States?
violence
job opportunities
religious persecution
religious freedom
This law was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by offering reservation land on the condition of renouncing their tribes...
The American Indian Citizenship Act
The Homestead Act
The Dawes Act
The Meat Inspection Act
This invention was completed in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 and united the East and West coasts of the United States.
The Transcontinental Railroad
The Steamboat
The Stagecoach
The Aeroplane
What precious metal was found in California in 1848, and in Klondike(Alaska) in 1896?
Platinum
Coal
Silver
Gold
How did the arrival of settlers change the Great Plains?
Shift from hunting to farming
Increase of the white settlers in the West
Expansion of railroads and the rise of new towns
All of the Above
Assimilation is the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of another group or nation.
True
False
Many immigrants found work as-
unskilled labor in factories
farmers on the Great Plains
skilled craftsmen
Educators
What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?
Immigrants were exploited by political machines
Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference
American workers formed labor unions
Many immigrants lived in tenements
What is the main idea of the cartoon?
Political Corruption
Laissez Faire
Monopoly
Social Darwinism
What does this political cartoon best represent?
Public opposition to the League of Nations
German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico
The Zimmerman Telegram
Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Below is a list of reasons for the United States entering World War I. What would be the third reason?
- German attempts to have Mexico invade the United States
- Acts of sabotage
- ??????????
Sunken American battleships
Destroyed American skyscrapers
Exploded nuclear weapons
Unrestricted submarine warfare
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
How did the creation of alliances contribute to the start of World War 1?
The web of alliances began a chain reaction
They threatened countries in the Western Hemisphere
They allowed Japanese aggression in Korea.
They didn't include Germany or France as members
Many German citizens turned against their leaders for signing the Treaty of Versailles because the treaty-
Forced Germans to restore the former Kaiser
Divided Germany into Communist and non-Communist zones
required all German-speaking Europeans to return to Germany
Forced Germany to pay large reparations or money, to the Allies
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
bank failure, the New Deal, and bread lines
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
During the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the --
increased use of credit by U.S. consumers
development of new forms of popular entertainment
decline of public support for Progressive reforms
conflict between modernism and traditionalism
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.
It brought the most significant beat poets together.
It establish jazz as a prominent musical form.
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genre.
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
15th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Prohibition was made by what amendment
21st amendment
14th amendment
18th amendment
23rd amendment
What amendment reversed prohibition?
13th amendment
21st amendment
18th amendment
17th amendment
What was the Great Depression?
A period of economic success and an improving economy
The worst economic catastrophe in U.S. history
A period of time that witnessed American involvement in violent foreign wars
A hotly contested presidential election
What caused many farmers to foreclose on their farms in the 1930s?
Growing too few crops
Overproduction of crops and costs of machines
Expensive land and not enough workers
The Wall Street Crash
What forced banks to close during the Great Depression?
Huge amounts of inflation
War in Europe
Investors unable to pay loans and bank runs
Not enough people invested in the Stock Market
Why did the stock market collapse in 1929?
Only wealthy Americans invested in the stock market
Investors inflated prices, and then sold shares very cheap, losing money
Investors refused to invest in the stock market
Investors bought shares cheap, and then sold stocks at a high price
Which TWO answers best describe Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency during the Great Depression?
Very active hands-on gov't with business
Mostly hands-off gov't with business
Created many New Deal Programs
Created a tariff that hurt American economy
What was Roosevelt's New Deal?
A series of government-funded bail outs
A series of federally funded public works programs
A hands-off approach to business and the economy
A series of voluntary business recovery acts
Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
The German annexation of Austria
The Soviet occupation of Germany
The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What was one direct effect of WWII activities like those promoted by this poster?
changes in the traditional roles of women
the establishment of women's suffrage
combat training for women
the election of women political leaders
What is one thing America did to help the Allies before we declared war?
Lend Lease and Cash and carry act
never helped our allies
we just focused on our economy
Germany, Japan, and Italy were all members of what side during World War II?
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Central Powers
Britain and France both gave into Hitler's request to occupy the Rhineland and Sudetenland in order to avoid an outbreak of war. This policy is known as _________.
Appeasement
Non-aggression
Blitzkrieg
Luftwaffe
The US declared a position of neutrality in World War II but indirectly participated by providing weapons and ammunition to Great Britain and other allies through a program called:
Lend-Lease
Appeasement
Non-aggression
Dollar Diplomacy
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
Potsdam Agreement.
Teheran Conference.
Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
détente
appeasement
containment
brinkmanship
Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Gulf of Tonkin, 1964
Bay of Pigs, 1961
Suez Crisis, 1956
What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.
An increase in immigration
A decrease in trade
1950S economic prosperity
A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending
What was an effect of Rock and Roll on the United States?
It increased the importance of appearances on TV
It created an anti-Communist movement
It was widely accepted by the US population across age gaps as true music
It created a generational divide between children and their parents
Known as the King of Rock and Roll
Billy Graham
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?
Middle class white families moved to suburbs
There was an increase in taxes
They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war
There was a decrease in segregated public housing
What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?
Guzman V. School
Brown V. Board of Education
Miranda V. Arizona
Plessy V. Ferguson
Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?
Dolores Huerta
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ceaser Chavez
What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?
WAC
HUAC
NAACP
SNCC
What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?
March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott
Black Panthers
Mass Support Demonstrations
Little Rock Nine
What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?
SNCC, Martin Luther King
Black Panthers, Newton
United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?
Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities
Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities
The ruling of this court case ensured that people were informed of their due process rights when arrested-
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Guzman v. STAAR
This program created by Lyndon Johnson introduced programs like Head Start, HUD, Medicare, Food Stamps to reduce poverty and improve everyone’s quality of life-
HUAC
Great Society
New Deal
NAACP
Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster....
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
Which president pardoned Richard Nixon?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.
Iranian Revolution
Iran Hostage Crisis
Camp David Accords
Iraq Hostage Crisis
Which of these programs did Reagan NOT cut funding to
School Lunches
Medicaid
Welfare
Military
