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4th Nine Weeks Make up #3

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT true about the physical features and climate fo the west

a)

the frequent dust storms made it impossible for settlers to move west

b)

new inventions and adaptations allowed people to see the Great Plains as a place to settle

c)

steel plows, windmills, and railroads allowed people to live in more challenging environments

d)

due to extreme climate of the Great Plains, people only saw it as a treeless wasteland

2.

What is the best title for the chart?

a)

climate of the great plains

b)

inventions of the great plains

c)

adaptations of the great plains

d)

challenges of the great plains

3.

What best completes the chart below?

a)

windmill

b)

railroads

c)

steel plows

d)

barbed wire

4.

What feature of the Great Plains led farmers to dry farming and wheat farming?

a)

Flat lands

b)

low rainfall

c)

dust storms

d)

eroded land

5.

Which area was the primary destination for iron ore deposits going to steel mills

a)

chicago

b)

detroit

c)

pittsburg

d)

new england

6.

After 1865 manufacturing areas were clustered around...

a)

the great plains

b)

farms in the south

c)

centers of population

d)

former civil war battlefields

7.
a)

automobiles were needed to move natural resources to factories

b)

factories were located near railraods and rivers to move finished goods to markets

c)

advances in transportation were vital to linking resources, products, and markets

d)

farming and agriculture were increasing more than factories during this time period

8.

What major technological advance was critical for moving natural resources and finished products?

a)

iron ore

b)

steel plow

c)

dry farming

d)

transcontinental railroad

9.

What is Number 1?

a)

St Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Pittsburg

d)

detroit

e)

new england

10.

What is Number 2?

a)

St Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Pittsburg

d)

detroit

e)

new england

11.

What is Number 3?

a)

St Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Pittsburg

d)

detroit

e)

new england

12.

What is Number 4?

a)

St Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Pittsburg

d)

detroit

e)

new england

13.

What is Number 5?

a)

St Louis

b)

Chicago

c)

Pittsburg

d)

detroit

e)

new england

14.

Which industry was located in New England

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Automobile

d)

Meatpacking

e)

Hair Care & Cosmetics

15.

Which industry was located in St Louis

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Automobile

d)

Meatpacking

e)

Hair Care & Cosmetics

16.

Which industry was located in Detroit

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Automobile

d)

Meatpacking

e)

Hair Care & Cosmetics

17.

Which industry was located in Pittsburg

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Automobile

d)

Meatpacking

e)

Hair Care & Cosmetics

18.

Which industry was located in Chicago

a)

Steel

b)

Textile

c)

Automobile

d)

Meatpacking

e)

Hair Care & Cosmetics

19.

What information do you get from the photo? (Choose 2)

a)

American indians were forced into boarding schools in order to force assimilation

b)

the united states saw an increase in immigration as the demand for workers grew

c)

westward migration had an impact on the american indians who were often displaced from their homes

d)

technological advances such as the railroad allowed for people to move west as the population grew in the United States

20.

American Indians were forced to relocated from their traditional homelands to

a)

cities

b)

ghettos

c)

tenements

d)

reservations

21.

The Battle of Wounded Knee and the Battle of Little Bighorn are examples of

a)

attempts to assimilate American Indians

b)

technological advances that supported expansion

c)

opposition by American Indians to westward expansion

d)

westward expansion due to the idea of Manifest Destiny

22.

Taking American indian children from their parents and sending them off to boarding schools was the US governments attempt to...

a)

Give them a free college education

b)

give them more opportunities to learn about their native language and lifestyle

c)

keep them from having to experience a life of hardship on reservations

d)

assimilate them by changing their language and lifestyles

23.

Which best completes the grapic

a)

steel plow, low rainfall, windmills

b)

warfare, killing of the buffalo, disease

c)

transcontinental railroad, adventure, new beginnings

d)

discovery of gold and silver, immigration, broken treaties

24.

General George Custer and all of his men were killed in the

a)

civil war

b)

battle of little bighorn

c)

battle of wounded knee

d)

battle of horseshoe bend

25.

Which best completes the graphic

a)

immigration of workers from China to join the labor force

b)

forced relocation from traditional homelands to reservations

c)

the us government attempted to assimilate american indians

d)

reduction in the population due to disease and reduced buffalo population

26.

What can be said about the total number of Chinese immigrants in the US from 1860-1890

a)

the number of chinese immigrants increased

b)

the number of chinese immigrants decreased

c)

the number of chinese immigrants stayed the same

d)

this chart does not provide information about chinese immigrants

27.

What led to the change in Chinese immigration patterns from 1860-1870

a)

chinese immigrants were excluded from the US

b)

chinese immigration increased as they built the transcontinental railroad

c)

chinese immigration reduced as they were forced to relocated to reservations

d)

chinese immigrants were able to travel to the US due to the invention of the steam engine

28.

which of the following is the best summary of the Homestead Act

a)

encouraged immigration from other countries

b)

prevented the building of the transcontinental railroad

c)

provided 160 acres of land to those who were willing to settle it after the Civil War

d)

gave formerly enslaved african americans new beginnings and opportunities

29.

what is the best title

a)

benefits of the homestead act

b)

reasons for increased immigration

c)

assimilation attempts by the US government

d)

reasons why african americans migrated west

30.

Which of the following is NOT true about the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans?

a)

forced to relocate to reservations

b)

reduced homelands through broken treaties

c)

escaped poverty and violence from white settlers

d)

reduced population due to war, disease, and food sources

31.

If you lived in Denver, which regions would you cross to get to St. Louis

a)

Rocky Mountain (Western) and Midwest

b)

Pacific and Southwest

c)

Northeast and Southeast

d)

Midwest and Northeast

32.

Which cities are in the Northeast Region?

a)

New York

b)

Atlanta

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Boston

e)

Washington DC

33.

Which states are in the noncontiguous region?

a)

Alaska

b)

Virginia

c)

Florida

d)

Hawaii

e)

California

34.

Which cities are located in the Pacific Region?

a)

Juneau

b)

San Fransisco

c)

Seattle

d)

Detroit

e)

Los Angeles

35.

Which is the southwest region?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

4

36.

Which is the pacific region?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

37.

Which is the midwest region?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

38.

Which is the noncontiguous region?

a)

7

b)

6

c)

5

d)

4

39.

Which is the northeast region?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

40.

Which is the southeast region?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

41.

Which is the western or rocky mountain region?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

42.

Which states are in the southwest region?

a)

California

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Texas

d)

New Mexico

e)

Arizona

43.

Which states are in the Pacific Region?

a)

Alaska

b)

Virginia

c)

Hawaii

d)

California

e)

Oregon

44.

Which states are in the Northeast region?

a)

New York

b)

Texas

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Maine

e)

Georgia

45.

Which states are located in the southeast?

a)

Alaska

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

Idaho

e)

Florida

46.

Which states are located in the Western or Rocky Mountain region?

a)

California

b)

Idaho

c)

Montana

d)

Ohio

e)

Wyoming

47.

Which states are located in the midwest?

a)

Texas

b)

Ohio

c)

Indiana

d)

Georgia

e)

Missouri

48.

Which states are in the noncontiguous region?

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

Oregon

d)

Hawaii

e)

New Mexico

49.

Which two answers complete the chart?

a)

Cuban independence

b)

US emerges as a world power

c)

protection of Spanish business interests

d)

rising tensions between the US and Cuba

50.

What is the best title for this map?

a)

territories lost by Cuba

b)

territories lost by the US

c)

territories gained by Spain

d)

territories gained by the US

51.

What is the best title for the chart below?

a)

contributions of the Rough Riders

b)

results of the Spanish American War

c)

Effects of exaggerated news reports

d)

reasons for the Spanish American war

52.

What is the carton an example of?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

The Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Cuban independence

53.

What did newspaper headlines like this lead to?

a)

a draft for soldiers

b)

segregation in the US army

c)

less use of naval power for protection

d)

public opinion influencing US involvement in world affairs

54.

Which group successfully took San Juan Hill during the Spanish American War?

a)

Cuban soldiers

b)

Women soldiers

c)

Spanish soldiers

d)

African American soldiers

55.

Which US president advocated for Big Stick Diplomacy?

a)

James Monroe

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D Roosevelt

56.

Choose the statement that best completes the graphic?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Growth of the US Navy

c)

Cuba gains independence

d)

tensions between Cuba and Spain

57.

Which of the following states the US has the right to interfere in the affairs of nations in the Americas?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

58.

Which of the following states the US would exercise international police power in the Americas

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

59.

The purpose of the New Deal program was to

a)

improve working conditions in factories

b)

stop the sale of alcohol in states

c)

end discrimination against African Americans

d)

help the nation recover from the depression

60.

The photograph best illustrated which impact of the Great Depression upon Americans

a)

a large number of banks failed

b)

the stock market crashed

c)

large numbers of people were hungry and homeless

d)

farmers incomes fell to low levels

61.

The topic of this newspaper article is the

a)

stock market crash

b)

stock market boom

c)

great migration north and west

d)

roaring twenties

62.

Which of the following was not a cause of the Great Depression

a)

over speculation on stocks using borrowed money

b)

high tariffs discouraged international trade

c)

unpaid debts from fighting world war 1

d)

too much debt from buying goods on installment plans

63.

Social security, federal work programs, farm assistance, and environmental improvement programs are all part of what...

a)

League of Nations

b)

New Deal

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Segregation

64.

How did the great depression affect workers

a)

one half of workers were unemployed

b)

workers incomes rose to high levels

c)

one fourth of workers were without jobs

d)

workers were able to afford luxury items

65.

What role did the Federal Reserve play in causing the Great Depression?

a)

it loaned money to closed banks and businesses

b)

it over speculated in the stock market

c)

it prevented the banking system from collapsing

d)

it failed to prevent the banking system from collapsing

66.

The photograph best illustrates which cause of the Great Depression

a)

people over speculated on stocks

b)

government failed to prevent the collapse of banks

c)

tariffs discouraged trade

d)

drought occurred in the midwest

67.

Which of the following led to large numbers of banks and businesses failing, people being hungry and homeless, and farmers losing income?

a)

reconstruction

b)

great depression

c)

great migration

d)

segregation

68.

which chapter would most likely be found in a book about the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

a)

Invention of the airplane

b)

invention of the lightbulb

c)

the development of the league of nations

d)

development of the new deal

69.

Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

farmers

b)

investors

c)

industrial workers

d)

WWI Veterans

70.

This person was blamed for not helping struggling Americans during the beginning of the Depression.

a)

Franklin D Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Herbert Hoover

71.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
72.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
73.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
74.

What did the United States institute to help rebuild Europe and Japan and prevent the spread of communism after World War II?

a)

Cold War

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Reconstruction

d)

League of Nations

75.

What body was created for nations near the end of World War II to try and prevent future global wars>

a)

League of Nations

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

United Nations

76.

Which information best completes the diagram

a)

American economy grows rapidly after World War II

b)

American economy undergoes another Great Depression

c)

Businesses switched back to old technologies

d)

Businesses laid off large numbers of workers

77.

The state of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union without actual fighting that divided the world into two camps was the...

a)

Cold War

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Policy of containment

78.

Which of the following were NOT reasons for the Cold War?

a)

The Soviet Union dominated over Eastern European countries

b)

The Soviet Union was dictatorial and communist and the United States was democratic and capitalist

c)

Soviet Union and the U.S. fought on opposite sides during World War II

d)

America's policy of containment to stop the spread of communism

e)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) versus Warsaw Pact

79.

Who joined forces with the United States to resist Chinese and North Korean aggression in a conflict which later ended in a stalemate?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Cuba

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

80.

How did the conflict in Vietnam end?

a)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a U.S. blockade

b)

United States occupied Japan

c)

Both sides won

d)

Cease-fire agreements in which U.S. troops withdrew

81.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?

a)

Soviets removed the missiles in Cuba in response to a US blockade

b)

United States responded by placing missiles of its own in China

c)

United States declared war on the Soviet Union

d)

Break up of the Soviet Union into independent countries

82.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline?

a)

missiles were removed from Cuba

b)

Collapse of Communism in Europe

c)

Vietnam War ended

d)

Communism spread in Europe

83.

The newspaper headline is about which President

a)

Frankline D. Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Herbert Hoover

84.

The political cartoon is about which conflict?

a)

Desgregation

b)

Korean War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

85.

The United States intervened to stop the spread of communism from North Vietnam into South Vietnam as a result of

a)

the Domino Theory

b)

the Marshall Plan

c)

United Nations orders

d)

Yellow Journalism

86.

Which two superpowers competed against each other during the Cold War?

a)

France and the United States

b)

Great Britain and the United States

c)

Soviet Union and Great Britain

d)

United States and Soviet Union

87.

Which of the following was created by the communists in response to the formation of NATO

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Warsaw Pact

88.

Which of the following is being described?

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

Civil Rights legistlation

c)

Prohibition

d)

Desegregation of the armed forces

89.

Which of the following is being described?

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

Civil rights legislation

c)

19th Amendment

d)

Prohibition

90.

Which of the following was NOT a factor that created changes in American society after World War II?

a)

Strong economy with increased productivity

b)

African Americans' aspirations for equal opportunities

c)

Less investments made in education

d)

women increasingly working outside the home

91.

The First Lady shown in the picture played an important role in

a)

passing the GI Bill

b)

expanding human rights

c)

writing the 19th Amendment

d)

the Temperance Movement

92.

How did the Baby Boom affect American society after World War II?

a)

The economy slowed down

b)

Fewer schools were built

c)

Child labor increased

d)

led to changing demographics

93.

Which term means the linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication

a)

Outsourcing

b)

Travel

c)

Globalization

d)

Servicing

94.

Which best complete the cause-effect chart?

a)

Segregation

b)

Integration

c)

GI Bill

d)

Civil Rights legistlation

95.

Situations such as this were directly improved by

a)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Korematsu v the United States

96.

These words are from a speech by

a)

Harry S Truman

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

97.

Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat on a bus started the........

a)

March on Washington

b)

"I have a dream speech"

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

opposition to Plessy v Ferguson

98.

The death of Emmett Till in Mississippi is an example of----

a)

Passive Resistance protests

b)

the expansion of the NAACP

c)

undermining of wealth by low property values

d)

unpunished violence against African Americans

99.

Which is true about Plessy v Ferguson

a)

Separate by Equal

b)

Banned literacy tests

c)

desegregation of schools

d)

banned employment discrimination

100.

Which is true about Brown v Board of Education

a)

Separate by Equal

b)

Banned literacy tests

c)

desegregation of schools

d)

banned employment discrimination

101.

Which is the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

Separate but equal

b)

banned literacy tests

c)

desegregation of schools

d)

banned employment discrimination

102.

Which is the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

a)

Separate but equal

b)

banned literacy tests

c)

desegregation of schools

d)

banned employment discrimination

103.

Which of the following gives women equal athletic opportunity

a)

ERA

b)

ADA

c)

NOW

d)

Title IX

104.

Which of the following gives individuals with disabilities equal opportunity in employment

a)

ERA

b)

ADA

c)

NOW

d)

Title IX

105.

The internet, Jet Engines, Satellites and automobiles are all...

a)

causes of WWII

b)

New Technologies after WWII

c)

impact of separate but equal

d)

industries that helped end WWII

106.

Match the description to the category: Cultural

a)

advancements to a field of study

b)

advancements to banking, business, and industry

c)

advancements related to art, music, communication, etc

d)

advancements related to medicine, technology, space, etc

107.

Match the description to the category: Academic

a)

advancements to a field of study

b)

advancements to banking, business, and industry

c)

advancements related to art, music, communication, etc

d)

advancements related to medicine, technology, space, etc

108.

Match the description to the category: Scientific

a)

advancements to a field of study

b)

advancements to banking, business, and industry

c)

advancements related to art, music, communication, etc

d)

advancements related to medicine, technology, space, etc

109.

Match the description to the category: Economic

a)

advancements to a field of study

b)

advancements to banking, business, and industry

c)

advancements related to art, music, communication, etc

d)

advancements related to medicine, technology, space, etc

110.

Which of the following changed due to the headline above

a)

American Foreign Policy

b)

American Economic Policy

c)

American Environmental Policy

d)

American World Health Policy

111.

Climate change discussions would belong in which category

a)

American Foreign Policy

b)

American Economic Policy

c)

American Environmental Policy

d)

American World Health Policy

112.

The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for

a)

proposing legislation to prevent climate change

b)

providing safety and security in the US

c)

managing world health issues such as pandemics

d)

preventing the US from being dependent on foreign oil

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