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American History Final Exam Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Salutary Neglect

2.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Locke

d)

Paul Revere

4.

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)

Choose from the below words
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
5.

believed that a specific Bill of Rights was needed to protect the rights of the people

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

6.

This event showed most citizens that the national government needed more power than was provided under the Articles of Confedreation

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

the Battles of Lexington and Concord

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Quartering Act

7.

Wanted the US economy to be based on industry and trade

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

8.

Wanted the US economy to be based on small individual farms

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

9.

led by Alexander Hamilton

a)

Federalist Party

b)

Democratic Republican Party

10.

led by Thomas Jefferson

a)

Federalist Party

b)

Democratic Republican Party

11.

This event showed that the new national government CAN and WILL enforce its laws in the states

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shay's Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Leisler's Rebellion

12.

Which did Washington specifically warn against in his farewell address? (choose all that apply)

a)

political parties

b)

foreign entanglements

c)

serving more than 2 terms

d)

having a national bank

13.

Putting the needs of your region above the nation

a)

nationalism

b)

regionalism

c)

sectionalism

d)

selfishness

14.

the act of states ignoring national laws they argued were unconstitutional

a)

nullify

b)

mystify

c)

salutary neglect

d)

disregard

15.

The court case Marbury v Madison is significant because it established the principle of ____________________

a)

judicial review

b)

lifetime appointments for federal judges

c)

term limits for federal judges

d)

regulating interstate commerce

16.

Bought for $15 million from France, the __________________ doubled the size of the United States

a)

Gadsden purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Annexation of the Indian Territory

17.

This agreement temporarily settled how free states and slave states would become part of the United States

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Connecticut Compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

3/5 Compromise

18.

President Jackson authorized the US Army to enforce this:

a)

Indian Removal Act

b)

Jay Treaty

c)

Embargo Act

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

19.

Belief that it was the United States, God given right to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Colonialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Re-Annexation

20.

Land ownership is considered a ____________ in settling the west

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

21.

The South saw Texas as a way to extend the power of ___________ in Congress

a)

Slave States

b)

Free States

c)

Mid-western States

d)

Mid-Atlantic States

22.

As Americans moved west Native American lands were taken and populations destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What convinced Southerners they had lost their voice in the national government and would ultimatley lead to secession?

a)

Lincoln became President in 1860 without a single, electoral vote from the south

b)

the violence at harpers ferry

c)

the caning of Charles Sumner in the Senate

d)

The attack on Fort Sumter

24.

Match the following

a)

13th amendment

1.

ended slavery

b)

14th amendment

2.

declared that formers slaves are citizens of the US

c)

15th amendment

3.

gave black males the right to vote

25.

During the late 1880s, farmers had some common problems: crop prices were ​ (a)   and railroad freight shipping prices were ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
low
high
26.

The people's political movement:

a)

Populism

b)

Progressivism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

e)

Anarchy

27.

In order to get higher wages, better hours and conditions many workers formed these:

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Employee Collectives

c)

Industry Negotiations

d)

Strike Committees

28.

What did political machines demand from immigrants in exchange for their help?

a)

Votes

b)

Large sums of money

c)

Access to privileged information

d)

Unquestioned loyalty

29.

The policy of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters was known as:

a)

Patronage

b)

The policy of giving government jobs to the highest bidder

c)

The policy of giving government jobs to the most qualified candidates

d)

The policy of giving government jobs to the most experienced applicants

30.

This reformed the patronage sysetm by requiring government jobs go to people who prove their qualifications by passing a test:

a)

Pendleton Civil Service Act

b)

The Fair Labor Standards Act

c)

The Patronage System Act

d)

Workmans Compensation

31.

Proposed by Wilson before the end of WWI as the basis for the peace in Europe include a plan for the League of Nations.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

United Nations

d)

Treaty of Paris

32.

Policy of not taking sides in a conflict or war

a)

Neutrality

b)

Alliance

c)

American Expeditionary Force

d)

Armistice

33.

At the start of WWI, the US

a)

immediately sided with the Central Powers

b)

immediately sided with the Allied Powers

c)

was a member of the Triple Alliance

d)

remained neutral

34.

What is the significance of the contents of the headline?

a)

It was one of the battles that made the German forces retreat.

b)

It was one of the events that pushed America to enter WWI.

c)

It was one of the battles of WWI that was a turning point for the Russians.

d)

It was one of the events that led to an alliance between Germany and Mexico.

35.

Which product was sold to help finance or pay for WWI

a)

Payday loans

b)

Savings Bonds

c)

Liberty Bonds

d)

Personal Income Taxes

36.

Movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Great Migration

c)

Black Migration

d)

Northern Migration

37.

The United States failed to join the League of Nations for which of the following reasons?


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a)

President Woodrow Wilson greatly opposed .it

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.

38.

What are ways people on the Homefront contributed to the war effort in both WW1 & WW2?

a)

Start working where there is need

b)

Grow your own food

c)

save fuel and metal

d)

participate in daylight saving time

e)

buy war bonds

39.

In Schenk v. The United States in 1919, the Supreme Court decided what?

a)

Freedom of speech cannot be taken way for any reason

b)

The draft is unconstitutional

c)

No Constitutional right can be tampered with

d)

Freedom of speech can be limited in case of a clear and present danger

40.

Teddy Roosevelt's idea that if diplomacy fails with a nation, we will use our military to get our way (a)  

Choose from the below words
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Latin American Policy
Missionary Diplomacy
41.

What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?

a)

Explosion of the USS Maine

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Sympathy for Cubans

d)

Atrocities of Spanish generals in Cuba

42.

Why was the building of the Panama canal so important?

a)

It reduced the spread of communism in Latin American countries.

b)

It resulted in the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

c)

It reduced travel times between the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans (+ for trade)

d)

Created tension between the US & Latin American countries over immigration

43.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
44.

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.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Treaty of Paris

45.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

46.

What was the intended purpose of the Open Door Policy?

a)

Develop American-style democratic institutions and practices in China

b)

Prevent Japan and powerful European nations from locking the United States out of trade monopolies in China

c)

Establish a strong American military presence on the Chinese mainland

d)

Support Japanese efforts to industrialize farming and mass production techniques

47.

Roosevelt Corollary and The Monroe Doctrine; what do they have in common?

a)

protecting our interests in the Caribbean Sea and Latin America

b)

created to take over the Hawaiian Islands.

48.

As a result of the Spanish American war, the US became _______ ___________

a)

A world power

b)

Isolationist

49.

A type of investigative journalism known as ​ (a)   drew attention to the problems of the Gilded Age

Choose from the below words
muckraking
yellow journalism
the tabloids
50.

This 1896 court case established the doctrine of "separate but equal"

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Grutter v Bollinger

d)

Korematsu v United States

51.

​ (a)   believed that African Americans should focus on ​ (b)   to improve ones economic status while ​ (c)   believed education should focus on ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
Booker T Washington
vocational training
WEB DuBois
liberal arts
52.

This amendment provided women's suffrage in all US states

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment:

d)

17th Amendment

53.

Match the following Progressive reformers:

a)

his work made buildings and cities safer

1.

Jacob Riis

b)

his work helped end child labor

2.

John Spargo

c)

his political cartoons helped end the power of political machines

3.

Thomas Nast

d)

his work helped create the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act

4.

Upton Sinclair

e)

this person helped break up the Standard Oil monopoly

5.

Ida Tarbell

54.

Populists wanted these regulated to keep farmers from being overcharged on freight

a)

Banks

b)

Railroads

c)

Telegraphs

d)

Commodities Markets

55.

Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?

a)

Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment

b)

Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in

c)

Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses

d)

Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses

56.

Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-

a)

Bootlegger

b)

Monopolies

c)

Communists

d)

Nativists

57.

Which of the following was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices?

a)

Pullman Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Commission

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

d)

Industrial Regulatory Act

58.
The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..
a)
established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
b)
offered free land to those willing to farm it.
c)
offered land to gold prospectors.
d)
promised protection from Native Americans.
59.
One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..
a)

Assimilate Native Americans and turn them into farmers

b)

rebuild the Native American nations.

c)

restore the tribal ownership of land.

d)

encourage the Native American population to increase.

60.

Which of the following fostered the development of a national market by linking all parts of the country

between 1840-1900?

a)

Highways

b)

Railroads

c)

Radio

d)

Electricity

61.

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

a)

Work and Infrastructure

b)

Corruption and Laissez-Faire

c)

Urbanization and Immigration

d)

Monopolies and Political Bosses

62.

The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

a)

Assimilation/Americanization

b)

Nativistism

c)

Communism

d)

Vietnamization

63.

What term was used to describe the new women of the 20s?

a)

Consumerism

b)

Flappers

c)

Prohibition

d)

Bootleggers

64.

Which Amendment in the 1920s created Prohibition?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

65.

The "roar" in roaring 20s comes from

a)

the USA's economic crash after WWI

b)

the USA's economic profit & boom after WWI

c)

the USA's change in culture after WWI

d)

the USA's imperial status after WWI

66.

What was a major achievement of the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Asian Americans protested the Immigration Act of 1924

b)

Black Americans created an environment of racial pride, political organization, artist achievement & recognition

c)

Mexican Americans founded a civil rights group for protection

d)

Black Americans protested the execution of Socco & Ventzetti

67.

How did nationwide radio broadcasts help create a national culture in the United States?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

Since radio broadcasts did not exist, many Americans listened to music, programs, and heard news reports about other states from friends.

d)

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.

68.

This symbolized the fight between modern science and religious fundamentalism in the 1920s

a)

Scopes Trial

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

McCulloch v Maryland

69.

fear of communism taking over America as it had done in Russia

a)

Nativism

b)

Red Scare

c)

Anarchy

d)

Isolationism

e)

Closed Door policy

70.

The worst environmental disaster in US History (so far)

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Western Drought

c)

Eastern Flooding

d)

The Great Mississippi River flood of 1927

e)

Hurrican Ian

71.

FDR's plan to end the Great Depression is known as the:

a)

New Deal

b)

Square Deal

c)

Fair Deal

d)

Deal or No Deal

72.

Who did President Hoover believe should provide help during the Great Depression? (choose all that apply)

a)

State governments

b)

Local government

c)

volunteers

d)

charities

e)

Federal Government

73.

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

Choose from the below words
relief
recovery
reform
74.

The New Deal established the principle that ​ (a)   was responsible for the health, welfare and security of its citizens

Choose from the below words
government
no one
each individual
75.
What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict Germany?
a)
policy of appeasement
b)
policy of mollification
c)
policy of wimpiness
d)
policy of refusal
76.
Which was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It created a long-lasting peace in Europe
b)
It resulted in a strong League of Nations
c)
It paved the way for future conflicts in Europe
d)
It reduced political tensions in the world
77.

What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Tuskegee Airben

c)

Secret Boom

d)

Normandy

78.

What is the name of the program that encouraged African-Americans to join the war effort, fighting for vicotry at home and vicotry abroad?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Double V

d)

NAACP

79.

At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.

a)

fascism

b)

communism

c)

isolationism

d)

internationalism

80.

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to

a)

test the newly developed atomic bomb.

b)

determine how the holocaust happened.

c)

punish German leaders for war crimes.

d)

remove the emperor of Japan from power.

81.

Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of ...

a)

the campaign to hire women to work in factories during WW2.

b)

women who joined the armed forces during WW2

c)

Japanese civilians who were sent to internment camps

d)

Mexican farmworkers who helped harvest crops

82.

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"

a)

well founded evidence that Japanese-Americans posed an immediate threat to national security

b)

clear actions from Japanese-Americans who were actually sabotaging the American war effort.

c)

fears they posed a threat to national security, although no sabotage had been carried out by an Japanese-Americans

d)

Attacks carried out by a small minority of Japanese Americans

83.

Based on the concept of collective security which each member pledged to defend each other if attacked.

a)

SEATO

b)

Alliance

c)

Partnership

d)

NATO

84.

Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?

a)

Membership for the US Communist Party increased.

b)

US citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.

c)

Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed.

d)

US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.

85.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the -

a)

United States to increase spending of technology and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

c)

United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

d)

Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace was violated

86.

The purpose of "containment" was to--

a)

stop the spread of democracy

b)

stop the spread of hate

c)

stop global warming

d)

stop the spread of communism

87.

These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years.

a)

China and the Soviet Union

b)

Cuba and the Soviet Union

c)

USA and the Soviet Union

d)

Iran and the Soviet Union

88.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Domino Theory

89.

Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

direct, armed conflict between the two nations

b)

the founding of the United Nations

c)

a deep reduction in military expenditures

d)

a competition for political influence over other countries

90.
The primary function of the United Nations when it was conceived was ____.
a)
nuclear disarmament
b)
fellowshipping
c)
peacekeeping
d)
special elections
91.

What was Johnson's legislative agenda called?

a)

Great Society

b)

New Frontier

c)

Fair Deal

d)

Square Deal

92.

Match the following

a)

Sputnik

1.

First satellite launched into orbit

b)

Bay of Pigs

2.

Failed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro

c)

Domino Theory

3.

If one country falls to communism, all the border nations may fall

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

4.

The closest the US has come to nuclear war..so far

93.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

94.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
95.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
96.
Some critics complained that the Great Society programs
a)
gave the rich too many tax breaks
b)
gave the federal government too much power
c)
paid too little attention to health care
d)
favored rural over urban citizens
97.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

98.

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

a)

WAC

b)

HUAC

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

99.

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?

a)

Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

b)

Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

100.

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)  

Choose from the below words
segregation
illegal
integrate.
segregate.