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WorksheetsHIST 120 Post Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
During World War II, who are the Allies?
Great Britain, the United States, and Italy
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union
Japan, Italy, and the Soviet Union
During World War II, who are the Axis Powers?
Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union
Germany, Italy, and China
France, Italy, and Japan
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
Who founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Susan B. Anthony
Samuel Gompers
William Lloyd Garrison
Eugene V. Debs
During the 19th century, what region did most immigrants originate from?
Only Western Europe
China and Japan
Northern Europe
Eastern and Southern Europe
What was the Marshall Plan?
The USA helped rebuild Europe by giving them money. This would increase foreign trade and prevent communism.
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
The theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.
What is Social Darwinism?
Act that allowed nations at war to buy goods and arms in the United States if they paid cash and carried the merchandise on their own ships
An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.
It is also referred to as the cult of domesticity which attempted to define gender roles in the nineteenth century by limiting women to a domestic sphere.
What is stagflation?
Conservative movement that was not content with Jimmy Carter's direction liberalism, and the moral decline in America; led to a much more conservative America in the 80s.
A period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)
An increase in the supply of currency relative to the goods available, leading to a decline in the purchasing power of money
A system in which benefits, including jobs, money, or protection are granted in exchange for political support.
What is détente?
French for "survival of the fittest," the application of Darwin's theory of natural selection to society- specifically in economics and business in America.
French term for when the economy stagnates and prices rise
A policy set forth by President James Monroe indicating that further colonization by Europe in the Western Hemisphere would be considered a hostile act.
French for "reduced tension," the period of Cold War thawing when the United States and the Soviet Union negotiated reduced armament treaties under Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
Scandal in which officials rewarded political friends and supporters with government positions
Scandal involving the false accusations of communists, socialists, and anarchists
A scandal involving an illegal break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972 by members of President Nixon's reelection campaign staff.
What industry did the US need Chinese immigrants?
Building Skyscrapers
Laying Telegraph Lines
Mining for Gold
Building Railroads
When it came to taxation, did Ronald Reagan believe in raising or cutting taxes?
Raising Taxes
Cutting Taxes
What was a nickname for Teddy Roosevelt?
Trust Buster
Old Hickory
The Rail-Splitter
Old Public Functionary
When World War I first happened, what side did America join?
The Allies
The Central Powers
None; Neutral
Who won the electoral college vote in 2000?
Jimmy Carter
George HW Bush
George W Bush
Bill Clinton
During Reconstruction, what political party did most of the Southern States belong?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Know-Nothing Party
Progressive Party
What was the main goal of NAWSA, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony?
Get Women the right to vote
Achieve equal pay for all genders
Extend the maternity leave
Have more women on American currency
Who/what did farmers dislike the most during the 19th century?
Speculation, banks, and railroads
Silver
Lions and tin men
Tornadoes
What was the main motivation for people migrating West during the 1800s?
Wanted to find the most picturesque hiking trails
Looking for furs
Wanted cheap land
Storm Chasing
What percentage of Chinese immigrants worked on the construction of railroads?
20%
45%
75%
90%
What was the goal of labor unions like the AFL?
Equal pay for the genders
Higher wages and better working conditions
More vacation days
Maternity and paternity leaves
Why was Pearl Harbor important?
Led to the nationwide ban of sushi
Caused the US to focus more on our naval bases in Cuba
The tourism industry took a severe hit in Hawaii
Caused the US to officially enter World War II
Industry is most associated with what era in American history?
Civil War
Gilded Age
Cold War
Conservative Revolution
For the majority of US history, society generally viewed women belonged where?
In Factories
In Naval Bases
In the Domestic Sphere
In Public
What was the government's response to Native Americans as more people moved West?
Move them to reservations and keep them helpless
Empower them through education
Grant them full US citizenship
Draft them into the US military
What was the main motivation behind imperialism?
Broaden the US cultural horizon
Find new living space for Americans
Find new economic markets and resources
Find new manufacturing hubs
What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools?
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board
Roe v. Wade
U.S. v. Nixon
Why was the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I so harsh towards Germany?
The Allies wanted to weaken Germany to prevent it from becoming threatening
They were mad that the German language was so difficult to speak
They found sauerkraut disgusting
Germany was too big and too rich
The Harlem Renaissance celebrated the art, literature, and culture of what group?
Women
Latinos
Native Americans
Black Americans
What was FDR's strategic social and economic program that sought to end the Great Depression Called?
Trust Busting
The New Deal
The Monroe Doctrine
Isolationism
Medicare provides health insurance for what group of people?
College Students
Young Mothers
The Poor
The Elderly
When Congress voted to enter World War II, how many voted against entry?
1
3
5
7
The competitive rivalry between the USA and Soviet Union is known as what conflict?
World War III
Who Wore it Best?
Say Yes to Mutually Assured Destruction
The Cold War
When it came to passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, what was the most important factor?
LBJ's charismatic personality
Growing public support for civil rights
We unanimously decided to be good people
The CIA and FBI were tired of running surveillance
The 13 days of tension known as the Cuban Missile Crisis centered on what?
The extradition of Ernest Hemingway
Possession of Guantanamo Bay
Vacation seasons
Nuclear weapons and warfare via M.A.D.
Conservativism of the 1970s wanted less government involvement in the economy and encouraged individuals to accept greater personal responsibility.
True
False
Neither
Both
Was Operation Desert Storm supported by most of Congress and Americans?
Yes
No
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Think you mean dessert...
What caused the Great Depression?
Cryptocurrency
Online shopping
Credit Cards
Severe problems in the U.S. and international economies
Jim Crow laws were designed to do what?
Expand segregation in public facilities
Desegregate America
Censor political cartoons and satire
Curb the growing bird population that were all named Jim
How did farmers feel about urban city-slickers?
Their skyscrapers were obnoxious
Their suits were overrated
They were making a mockery of traditional American values
They had a rat infestation problem and desperately needed stop lights
What is a primary source?
Super duper important source
info that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. (EX: Diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies)
gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.
The main or primary argument
What is a secondary source?
gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.
info that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. (EX: Diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies)
A super duper not important source
The secondary argument
What is the thesis statement?
an arguable claim that informs the reader about the scope and direction of your essay
A statement that grabs your reader's attention
The question you are seeking to answer
the statement in the conclusion that summarizes your entire argument
What is it called when you...
1. Turning in someone else's work as your own
2. copying words or ideas from someone else without giving them credit
3. failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
4. giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
5. changing words, but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving it credit
6. copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work
Proofreading
Research
Plagiarism
Self-Promotion
Why did most Americans oppose Bill Clinton's impeachment?
They felt Clinton was immune to the law due to executive privilege
He apologized publicly and quickly
Believed in separation of the President's duties and his private life
They were worried if found guilty, he would give up playing the saxophone
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and why was it important?
Authority granted by congress to President Johnson in 1964 to approve and support in advance " The determination of the president as commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the U.S.
the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control and led to the draft as a result
strategy for ending U.S involvement in the Vietnam war, involving a gradual withdrawal of American troops and replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces
relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China
President Eisenhower warned Americans about the military-
industrial complex. What was he warning about specifically?
collaboration between military leaders and industrialists to raise the rate of
inflation.
collaboration between the military and defense contractors to spend more
money on increasingly powerful weapons systems.
collaboration between the military and industry to push the economy toward
technology for which most American workers were not trained.
What are some of the things that caused the 1950s consumer boom?
Massive tax cuts, credit cards, nd new toys
Massive tax cuts, women losing their jobs, and credit cards
Large population, increase in college degrees, and consumer borrowing/credit
Large population, advertising, and consumer borrowing/credit
