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HIST 120 Post Test Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During World War II, who are the Allies?

a)

Great Britain, the United States, and Italy

b)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

c)

Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union

d)

Japan, Italy, and the Soviet Union

2.

During World War II, who are the Axis Powers?

a)

Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union

b)

Germany, Italy, and China

c)

France, Italy, and Japan

d)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

3.

What amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

4.

Who founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Eugene V. Debs

5.

During the 19th century, what region did most immigrants originate from?

a)

Only Western Europe

b)

China and Japan

c)

Northern Europe

d)

Eastern and Southern Europe

6.

What was the Marshall Plan?

a)

The USA helped rebuild Europe by giving them money. This would increase foreign trade and prevent communism.

b)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

c)

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.

7.

What is Social Darwinism?

a)

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

b)

An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.

c)

The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

d)

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.

8.

What is stagflation?

a)

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.

b)

A period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)

c)

An increase in the supply of currency relative to the goods available, leading to a decline in the purchasing power of money

d)

A system in which benefits, including jobs, money, or protection are granted in exchange for political support.

9.

What is détente?

a)

French for "survival of the fittest," the application of Darwin's theory of natural selection to society- specifically in economics and business in America.

b)

French term for when the economy stagnates and prices rise

c)

A policy set forth by President James Monroe indicating that further colonization by Europe in the Western Hemisphere would be considered a hostile act.

d)

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.

10.

What is the Watergate Scandal?

a)

Scandal in which officials rewarded political friends and supporters with government positions

b)

Scandal involving the false accusations of communists, socialists, and anarchists

c)

A scandal involving an illegal break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972 by members of President Nixon's reelection campaign staff.

11.

What industry did the US need Chinese immigrants?

a)

Building Skyscrapers

b)

Laying Telegraph Lines

c)

Mining for Gold

d)

Building Railroads

12.

When it came to taxation, did Ronald Reagan believe in raising or cutting taxes?

a)

Raising Taxes

b)

Cutting Taxes

13.

What was a nickname for Teddy Roosevelt?

a)

Trust Buster

b)

Old Hickory

c)

The Rail-Splitter

d)

Old Public Functionary

14.

When World War I first happened, what side did America join?

a)

The Allies

b)

The Central Powers

c)

None; Neutral

15.

Who won the electoral college vote in 2000?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

George HW Bush

c)

George W Bush

d)

Bill Clinton

16.

During Reconstruction, what political party did most of the Southern States belong?

a)

Republican Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Know-Nothing Party

d)

Progressive Party

17.

What was the main goal of NAWSA, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony?

a)

Get Women the right to vote

b)

Achieve equal pay for all genders

c)

Extend the maternity leave

d)

Have more women on American currency

18.

Who/what did farmers dislike the most during the 19th century?

a)

Speculation, banks, and railroads

b)

Silver

c)

Lions and tin men

d)

Tornadoes

19.

What was the main motivation for people migrating West during the 1800s?

a)

Wanted to find the most picturesque hiking trails

b)

Looking for furs

c)

Wanted cheap land

d)

Storm Chasing

20.

What percentage of Chinese immigrants worked on the construction of railroads?

a)

20%

b)

45%

c)

75%

d)

90%

21.

What was the goal of labor unions like the AFL?

a)

Equal pay for the genders

b)

Higher wages and better working conditions

c)

More vacation days

d)

Maternity and paternity leaves

22.

Why was Pearl Harbor important?

a)

Led to the nationwide ban of sushi

b)

Caused the US to focus more on our naval bases in Cuba

c)

The tourism industry took a severe hit in Hawaii

d)

Caused the US to officially enter World War II

23.

Industry is most associated with what era in American history?

a)

Civil War

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Cold War

d)

Conservative Revolution

24.

For the majority of US history, society generally viewed women belonged where?

a)

In Factories

b)

In Naval Bases

c)

In the Domestic Sphere

d)

In Public

25.

What was the government's response to Native Americans as more people moved West?

a)

Move them to reservations and keep them helpless

b)

Empower them through education

c)

Grant them full US citizenship

d)

Draft them into the US military

26.

What was the main motivation behind imperialism?

a)

Broaden the US cultural horizon

b)

Find new living space for Americans

c)

Find new economic markets and resources

d)

Find new manufacturing hubs

27.

What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

U.S. v. Nixon

28.

Why was the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I so harsh towards Germany?

a)

The Allies wanted to weaken Germany to prevent it from becoming threatening

b)

They were mad that the German language was so difficult to speak

c)

They found sauerkraut disgusting

d)

Germany was too big and too rich

29.

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated the art, literature, and culture of what group?

a)

Women

b)

Latinos

c)

Native Americans

d)

Black Americans

30.

What was FDR's strategic social and economic program that sought to end the Great Depression Called?

a)

Trust Busting

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

Isolationism

31.

Medicare provides health insurance for what group of people?

a)

College Students

b)

Young Mothers

c)

The Poor

d)

The Elderly

32.

When Congress voted to enter World War II, how many voted against entry?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

33.

The competitive rivalry between the USA and Soviet Union is known as what conflict?

a)

World War III

b)

Who Wore it Best?

c)

Say Yes to Mutually Assured Destruction

d)

The Cold War

34.

When it came to passing the 1964 Civil Rights Act, what was the most important factor?

a)

LBJ's charismatic personality

b)

Growing public support for civil rights

c)

We unanimously decided to be good people

d)

The CIA and FBI were tired of running surveillance

35.

The 13 days of tension known as the Cuban Missile Crisis centered on what?

a)

The extradition of Ernest Hemingway

b)

Possession of Guantanamo Bay

c)

Vacation seasons

d)

Nuclear weapons and warfare via M.A.D.

36.

Conservativism of the 1970s wanted less government involvement in the economy and encouraged individuals to accept greater personal responsibility.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Neither

d)

Both

37.

Was Operation Desert Storm supported by most of Congress and Americans?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

?

d)

Think you mean dessert...

38.

What caused the Great Depression?

a)

Cryptocurrency

b)

Online shopping

c)

Credit Cards

d)

Severe problems in the U.S. and international economies

39.

Jim Crow laws were designed to do what?

a)

Expand segregation in public facilities

b)

Desegregate America

c)

Censor political cartoons and satire

d)

Curb the growing bird population that were all named Jim

40.

How did farmers feel about urban city-slickers?

a)

Their skyscrapers were obnoxious

b)

Their suits were overrated

c)

They were making a mockery of traditional American values

d)

They had a rat infestation problem and desperately needed stop lights

41.

What is a primary source?

a)

Super duper important source

b)

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)

c)

gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

d)

The main or primary argument

42.

What is a secondary source?

a)

gets its information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

b)

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)

c)

A super duper not important source

d)

The secondary argument

43.

What is the thesis statement?

a)

an arguable claim that informs the reader about the scope and direction of your essay

b)

A statement that grabs your reader's attention

c)

The question you are seeking to answer

d)

the statement in the conclusion that summarizes your entire argument

44.

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

a)

Proofreading

b)

Research

c)

Plagiarism

d)

Self-Promotion

45.

Why did most Americans oppose Bill Clinton's impeachment?

a)

They felt Clinton was immune to the law due to executive privilege

b)

He apologized publicly and quickly

c)

Believed in separation of the President's duties and his private life

d)

They were worried if found guilty, he would give up playing the saxophone

46.

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and why was it important?

a)

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.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China

47.

President Eisenhower warned Americans about the military-

industrial complex. What was he warning about specifically?

a)

collaboration between military leaders and industrialists to raise the rate of

inflation.

b)

collaboration between the military and defense contractors to spend more

money on increasingly powerful weapons systems.

c)

collaboration between the military and industry to push the economy toward

technology for which most American workers were not trained.

48.

What are some of the things that caused the 1950s consumer boom?

a)

Massive tax cuts, credit cards, nd new toys

b)

Massive tax cuts, women losing their jobs, and credit cards

c)

Large population, increase in college degrees, and consumer borrowing/credit

d)

Large population, advertising, and consumer borrowing/credit