WorksheetsAmerican History Final Exam Review
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Worksheet time: 3570secs
Term that describes Great Britain not enforcing most of its economic laws as long as raw materials kept being shipped and the colonists continued to buy British goods
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Socialism
Salutary Neglect
The British government believed that the colonists needed to pay their share of the French Indian war debt since it was fought on their behalf, this led to an end to the British policy of salutary neglect.
True
False
This person's ideas on natural rights inspired the ideas of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" as stated in the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Paul Revere
The purpose of the (a) was to list colonial grievances, while the (b) was written to set up a new government of the United States :
(choose all that apply)
believed that a specific Bill of Rights was needed to protect the rights of the people
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
This event showed most citizens that the national government needed more power than was provided under the Articles of Confedreation
Whiskey Rebellion
the Battles of Lexington and Concord
Shay's Rebellion
Quartering Act
Wanted the US economy to be based on industry and trade
Hamilton
Jefferson
Wanted the US economy to be based on small individual farms
Hamilton
Jefferson
led by Alexander Hamilton
Federalist Party
Democratic Republican Party
led by Thomas Jefferson
Federalist Party
Democratic Republican Party
This event showed that the new national government CAN and WILL enforce its laws in the states
Whiskey Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Leisler's Rebellion
Which did Washington specifically warn against in his farewell address? (choose all that apply)
political parties
foreign entanglements
serving more than 2 terms
having a national bank
Putting the needs of your region above the nation
nationalism
regionalism
sectionalism
selfishness
the act of states ignoring national laws they argued were unconstitutional
nullify
mystify
salutary neglect
disregard
The court case Marbury v Madison is significant because it established the principle of ____________________
judicial review
lifetime appointments for federal judges
term limits for federal judges
regulating interstate commerce
Bought for $15 million from France, the __________________ doubled the size of the United States
Gadsden purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
Annexation of the Indian Territory
This agreement temporarily settled how free states and slave states would become part of the United States
Missouri Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
President Jackson authorized the US Army to enforce this:
Indian Removal Act
Jay Treaty
Embargo Act
Adams-Onis Treaty
Belief that it was the United States, God given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
Colonialism
Imperialism
Re-Annexation
Land ownership is considered a ____________ in settling the west
pull factor
push factor
The South saw Texas as a way to extend the power of ___________ in Congress
Slave States
Free States
Mid-western States
Mid-Atlantic States
As Americans moved west Native American lands were taken and populations destroyed
True
False
What convinced Southerners they had lost their voice in the national government and would ultimatley lead to secession?
Lincoln became President in 1860 without a single, electoral vote from the south
the violence at harpers ferry
the caning of Charles Sumner in the Senate
The attack on Fort Sumter
13th amendment
ended slavery
14th amendment
declared that formers slaves are citizens of the US
15th amendment
gave black males the right to vote
During the late 1880s, farmers had some common problems: crop prices were (a) and railroad freight shipping prices were (b)
The people's political movement:
Populism
Progressivism
Socialism
Communism
Anarchy
In order to get higher wages, better hours and conditions many workers formed these:
Labor Unions
Employee Collectives
Industry Negotiations
Strike Committees
What did political machines demand from immigrants in exchange for their help?
Votes
Large sums of money
Access to privileged information
Unquestioned loyalty
The policy of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as:
Patronage
The policy of giving government jobs to the highest bidder
The policy of giving government jobs to the most qualified candidates
The policy of giving government jobs to the most experienced applicants
This reformed the patronage sysetm by requiring government jobs go to people who prove their qualifications by passing a test:
Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Patronage System Act
Workmans Compensation
Proposed by Wilson before the end of WWI as the basis for the peace in Europe include a plan for the League of Nations.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
United Nations
Treaty of Paris
Policy of not taking sides in a conflict or war
Neutrality
Alliance
American Expeditionary Force
Armistice
At the start of WWI, the US
immediately sided with the Central Powers
immediately sided with the Allied Powers
was a member of the Triple Alliance
remained neutral
What is the significance of the contents of the headline?
It was one of the battles that made the German forces retreat.
It was one of the events that pushed America to enter WWI.
It was one of the battles of WWI that was a turning point for the Russians.
It was one of the events that led to an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
Which product was sold to help finance or pay for WWI
Payday loans
Savings Bonds
Liberty Bonds
Personal Income Taxes
Movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration
Black Migration
Northern Migration
The United States failed to join the League of Nations for which of the following reasons?
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President Woodrow Wilson greatly opposed .it
Germany would not be allowed to join, in protest, the U.S. refused to join as well because they felt such an exclusion would encourage future wars.
European powers were not willing to grant U.S. demands to leave a small number of troops in Europe to help prevent future aggression by Germany.
Isolationism had again become popular in the United States following the horrifying death and destruction of the war in Europe, and too many people feared that involvement would eventually drag the United States into another war.
What are ways people on the Homefront contributed to the war effort in both WW1 & WW2?
Start working where there is need
Grow your own food
save fuel and metal
participate in daylight saving time
buy war bonds
In Schenk v. The United States in 1919, the Supreme Court decided what?
Freedom of speech cannot be taken way for any reason
The draft is unconstitutional
No Constitutional right can be tampered with
Freedom of speech can be limited in case of a clear and present danger
Teddy Roosevelt's idea that if diplomacy fails with a nation, we will use our military to get our way (a)
What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
Explosion of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
Sympathy for Cubans
Atrocities of Spanish generals in Cuba
Why was the building of the Panama canal so important?
It reduced the spread of communism in Latin American countries.
It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
It reduced travel times between the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans (+ for trade)
Created tension between the US & Latin American countries over immigration
The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
Articles of Confederation
Mayflower Compact
Treaty of Paris
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in
The Hawaiian Islands
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Samoa
Panama
What was the intended purpose of the Open Door Policy?
Develop American-style democratic institutions and practices in China
Prevent Japan and powerful European nations from locking the United States out of trade monopolies in China
Establish a strong American military presence on the Chinese mainland
Support Japanese efforts to industrialize farming and mass production techniques
Roosevelt Corollary and The Monroe Doctrine; what do they have in common?
protecting our interests in the Caribbean Sea and Latin America
created to take over the Hawaiian Islands.
As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became _______ ___________
A world power
Isolationist
A type of investigative journalism known as (a) drew attention to the problems of the Gilded Age
This 1896 court case established the doctrine of "separate but equal"
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Grutter v Bollinger
Korematsu v United States
(a) believed that African Americans should focus on (b) to improve ones economic status while (c) believed education should focus on (d)
This amendment provided women's suffrage in all US states
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment:
17th Amendment
Match the following Progressive reformers:
his work made buildings and cities safer
Jacob Riis
his work helped end child labor
John Spargo
his political cartoons helped end the power of political machines
Thomas Nast
his work helped create the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
Upton Sinclair
this person helped break up the Standard Oil monopoly
Ida Tarbell
Populists wanted these regulated to keep farmers from being overcharged on freight
Banks
Railroads
Telegraphs
Commodities Markets
Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?
Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment
Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in
Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses
Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses
Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-
Bootlegger
Monopolies
Communists
Nativists
Which of the following was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices?
Pullman Act
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sherman Antitrust Act
Industrial Regulatory Act
Assimilate Native Americans and turn them into farmers
rebuild the Native American nations.
restore the tribal ownership of land.
encourage the Native American population to increase.
Which of the following fostered the development of a national market by linking all parts of the country
between 1840-1900?
Highways
Railroads
Radio
Electricity
During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.
Work and Infrastructure
Corruption and Laissez-Faire
Urbanization and Immigration
Monopolies and Political Bosses
The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.
Assimilation/Americanization
Nativistism
Communism
Vietnamization
What term was used to describe the new women of the 20s?
Consumerism
Flappers
Prohibition
Bootleggers
Which Amendment in the 1920s created Prohibition?
15th
16th
17th
18th
The "roar" in roaring 20s comes from
the USA's economic crash after WWI
the USA's economic profit & boom after WWI
the USA's change in culture after WWI
the USA's imperial status after WWI
What was a major achievement of the Harlem Renaissance?
Asian Americans protested the Immigration Act of 1924
Black Americans created an environment of racial pride, political organization, artist achievement & recognition
Mexican Americans founded a civil rights group for protection
Black Americans protested the execution of Socco & Ventzetti
How did nationwide radio broadcasts help create a national culture in the United States?
Since radio broadcasts reached large audiences, many Americans listened to the same music, programs, and ads. People also heard news reports about other states. These shared experiences helped unite them as Americans.
Since radio broadcasts reached small audiences, many Americans did NOT listen to the same music, programs, and ads. These shared experiences did not unite them as Americans.
Since radio broadcasts did not exist, many Americans listened to music, programs, and heard news reports about other states from friends.
Since radio broadcasts reached large audiences due to the internet, many Americans listened to the same music, programs, and ads. People also heard news reports about other states.
This symbolized the fight between modern science and religious fundamentalism in the 1920s
Scopes Trial
Plessy v Ferguson
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
fear of communism taking over America as it had done in Russia
Nativism
Red Scare
Anarchy
Isolationism
Closed Door policy
The worst environmental disaster in US History (so far)
Dust Bowl
Western Drought
Eastern Flooding
The Great Mississippi River flood of 1927
Hurrican Ian
FDR's plan to end the Great Depression is known as the:
New Deal
Square Deal
Fair Deal
Deal or No Deal
Who did President Hoover believe should provide help during the Great Depression? (choose all that apply)
State governments
Local government
volunteers
charities
Federal Government
The purposes of the New Deal was to provide (a) which provided jobs for the unemployed, (b) to get the economy moving and (c) to regulate banks and the stock market
The New Deal established the principle that (a) was responsible for the health, welfare and security of its citizens
What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Tuskegee Airben
Secret Boom
Normandy
What is the name of the program that encouraged African-Americans to join the war effort, fighting for vicotry at home and vicotry abroad?
Tuskegee Airmen
Rosie the Riveter
Double V
NAACP
At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.
fascism
communism
isolationism
internationalism
The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to
test the newly developed atomic bomb.
determine how the holocaust happened.
punish German leaders for war crimes.
remove the emperor of Japan from power.
Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of ...
the campaign to hire women to work in factories during WW2.
women who joined the armed forces during WW2
Japanese civilians who were sent to internment camps
Mexican farmworkers who helped harvest crops
Based on the excerpt below, the internment of Japanese-Americans during WW2 was a result of ...
"Along the Pacific Coast, over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these were organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken"
well founded evidence that Japanese-Americans posed an immediate threat to national security
clear actions from Japanese-Americans who were actually sabotaging the American war effort.
fears they posed a threat to national security, although no sabotage had been carried out by an Japanese-Americans
Attacks carried out by a small minority of Japanese Americans
Based on the concept of collective security which each member pledged to defend each other if attacked.
SEATO
Alliance
Partnership
NATO
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Membership for the US Communist Party increased.
US citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed.
US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -
United States to increase spending of technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace was violated
The purpose of "containment" was to--
stop the spread of democracy
stop the spread of hate
stop global warming
stop the spread of communism
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.
China and the Soviet Union
Cuba and the Soviet Union
USA and the Soviet Union
Iran and the Soviet Union
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Domino Theory
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
What was Johnson's legislative agenda called?
Great Society
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Square Deal
Sputnik
First satellite launched into orbit
Bay of Pigs
Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro
Domino Theory
If one country falls to communism, all the border nations may fall
Cuban Missile Crisis
The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far
1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Kent State University
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 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 U.S. Supreme Court heard the Brown vs. Board of Education case and made a decision that said (a) was (b) and unconstitutional and that all public schools have to (c)
