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U.S. History A Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gangster who controlled Chicago's underworld of crime

a)

Al Capone

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Andrew Carnegie

2.

Progressive President that offered a "Square Deal" and followed a foreign policy known as Big Stick diplomacy

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Herbert Hoover

3.

Industrialist who sold his steel business and became one of the wealthiest men in the world

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

4.

Industrialist who gained control of the oil industry

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

5.

African American leader who urged African Americans to slowly gain equality and recognition of rights through hard word and education

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Booker T. Washington

6.

African American leader who urged African Americans to demand immediate recognition of their rights

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Booker T. Washington

7.

Fought for women's right to vote

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Booker T. Washington

8.

Republican president that was blamed for the Great Depression when his slow response and trickle-down economic policies did not work

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

9.

The United States physical geography/natural resources

a)

decreased farming opportunities for Americans

b)

limited the amount of production possible

c)

halted the industrial expansion of the United States

d)

helped the industrial expansion of the United States

10.

Did industrialization cause people to move to more urban or more rural areas?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

11.

Reducing competition through the formation of trusts/monopolies often

a)

increased productivity, maximized profits, and decrease costs

b)

decreased productivity, minimized profits and increased costs

12.

During the Gilded Age most poor, working-class Americans

a)

Became middle class

b)

Moved to the country

c)

Usually remained poor

d)

Succeeded in achieving great wealth

13.

What law outlawed monopolies and trusts?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

End of Monopolies Act

c)

Protection of Trusts Act

d)

Hoover Monopolies Act

14.

religious persecution and political oppression is a

a)

Push Factor

b)

Pull Factor

15.

What supreme court case upheld racial segregation in public facilities?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

U.S. v. Lopez

16.

The late 19th century was called the _____ because under the surface of prosperity lurked extremes of wealth and poverty.

a)

Populist Age

b)

Golden Age

c)

New Age

d)

Gilded Age

17.

Used their wealth and influence in society to take advantage of immigrants and remain in power.

a)

Political Machines

b)

Hooverville

c)

Bonus Army

d)

Rough Riders

18.

People from more rural areas were attracted to cities because of jobs & modern lifestyles

a)

True

b)

False

19.

State and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation

a)

Press Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Monopolies

20.

Term for hands off government

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Rough Riders

d)

laissez-faire

21.

________ sought to make government more responsive to people, especially the working class.

a)

Conservatives

b)

Capitalists

c)

Progressives

d)

Libertarians

22.

Industrial workers often labored

a)

with unsafe machinery.

b)

under ideal conditions.

c)

for high wages.

d)

in well-ventilated factories.

23.

Raised concerns about the negative effects of industrialization

a)

muckrackers

b)

Rough Riders

c)

Industrialists

d)

Capitalists

24.

What caused American Imperialism?

a)

Nationalism, Religion , Religion (Manifest Destiny), Social Darwinism

b)

Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Social Darwinism

c)

The Spanish attacked Hawaii

d)

The building of the Panama and Suez Canals

25.

The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had access to raw materials and customers who would buy U.S. products

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Social Darwinists believed that

a)

a large empire was the key to economic success

b)

the best country would win any international competition

c)

each nation should come together and unite as one world

d)

military might was the most important measure of a nation

27.

Spain ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States following what war?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Civil War

28.

What policy was meant to protect United States trading opportunities in China

a)

Closed Door Policy

b)

Isolationist Policy

c)

Open Borders Policy

d)

Open Door Policy

29.

Pride and loyalty to one's nation known as _________, was a major underlying cause of World War I.

a)

Alliances

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Imperialism

30.

Territorial Rivalries between countries were caused by the increase in ______________ in the late 19th century, and directly contributed to the rise of tensions prior to World War I.

a)

Alliances

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Imperialism

31.

Great Britain, France, Russia, and eventually Italy and the United States

a)

The Triple Entente nations or Allies

b)

Central Powers

32.

At the outbreak of WWI in 1914, most Americans believed that

a)

the government should immediately declare war against Germany

b)

the government should be more concerned with conditions in the Far East than with those in Europe

c)

sending direct aid to Russia was necessary and desirable

d)

their country should stay out of the war

33.

After WWI Women had more opportunities

a)

True

b)

False

34.

These helped pay for the war effort in WWI

a)

Food

b)

Charity

c)

Liberty Bonds

d)

Donations

35.

How did World War I contribute to the African American Great Migration?

a)

by creating jobs in the North

b)

by forcing African American men to become soldiers

c)

by ending segregation in the military

d)

by improving the South’s economy

36.

In 1918, lack of supplies led

a)

United Kingdom to surrender.

b)

Germany to surrender.

c)

United States to surrender.

d)

Provided new hope for Germany

37.

The League of Nations was ineffective because the United States was not involved following the Senate's refusal to approve the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Which nation was the world’s economic leader after World War I?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

39.

The women's suffrage movement benefited from women's efforts and sacrifices during which war?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Civil War

c)

Spanish American War

d)

World War I

40.

During and following World War I the power of the government

a)

expanded

b)

shrank

c)

remained the same

41.

Which group faced major discrimination during the 1920s in the South where Jim Crow Laws were in effect?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Mexican Americans

c)

African Americans

d)

German Americans

42.

By making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity, Prohibition led to the growth of Organized Crime

a)

True

b)

False

43.

A young woman known for wearing short dresses and bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints

a)

Flappers

b)

Doe Boys

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Bootlegers

44.
  1. As a result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques, what happened to the price of cars?

a)

Increased

b)

Decreased

c)

Remained the Same

d)

What is a car?

45.
  1. In the 1920s there was a high demand for ______, which stimulated growth in many other industries and the U.S. Economy boomed.

a)

Television

b)

Toys

c)

Planes

d)

Automobiles

46.
  1. Falling prices for crops and livestock led to an early depression for

a)

Farmers

b)

Movie Producers

c)

Automobile makers

d)

Business tycoons

47.
  1. Many Americans began to purchase consumer goods on credit during the 1920s which helped hide ______.

a)

Farming Problems

b)

Economic Problems

c)

Big Foot

d)

Aliens

48.

In 1929, the stock market crashed because

a)

depositors tried to withdraw all of the savings from banks.

b)

Germany ceased reparations payments to the United States.

c)

Investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their shares.

d)

the Federal Reserve increased the money supply.

49.

When too many depositors tried to withdraw all their money at once it led to the collapse of what?

a)

Banks

b)

Farms

c)

Auto Industry

d)

Military Power

50.

Choose the New Deal program that best fits each description

a)

This program paid artists to paint large murals in order to give them a job

1.

Federal Art Project

b)

Program aimed to reduce destructive competition and to help workers with a minimum wage and maximum hours. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional

2.

NRA

c)

Created to financially help those to old or sick to work

3.

SSA (Social Security Administration)

d)

Provided cheaper home loans so people would start building houses and putting people back to work

4.

HOLC

e)

Public works program to build dams in in order to create electricity and control water. Created jobs for poor rural southerners.

5.

TVA

51.

Choose the New Deal program that best fits each description

a)

Federal program that insures deposits in banks so bank runs cannot happen again. This was also meant to encourage people to start depositing money in banks again.

1.

FDIC

b)

Provided cheaper home loans so people would start building houses and putting people back to work

2.

HOLC

c)

Program created to control the costs of crops to help farmers during the Depression

3.

AAA

52.

Which of the following is not a goal of the New Deal

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

d)

Defense spending

53.

Putting young men to work building dams, campgrounds and planting trees was the objective of what New Deal program?

a)

CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)

b)

Federal Art Project

c)

HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation)

d)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

54.

The __________ employed millions of jobseekers to carry out public work projects.

a)

Work Progress Administration

b)

Federal Art Project

c)

HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation)

d)

FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)

55.

True or False: Some opponents of the New Deal believed it threatened individual freedom.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The policy the United States followed in the 1920s and 1930s was called

a)

Imperialism

b)

Protectionism

c)

Militarism

d)

Isolationism