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WorksheetsSemester 1 Review
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
Belief that saloons would lead to increase crime and disease led to the passage of what?
Anti-Trust Acts
Prohibition
Civil-Service Act
SEC
Belief that saloons would lead to increase crime and disease led to the passage of what?
Anti-Trust Acts
Prohibition
Civil-Service Act
SEC
The increasing use of public transportation vehicles allowed for
more people to attend school
increase in medical services
greater opportunities for employment
reduction in state and local spending
Passage of the civil service act was a result of corruption by which group?
political machines
members of congress
immigrants
robber barons
Which of the following is an example of a push factor for immigrants
nativism
escaping violence
job opportunities
more land
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor for immigrants
nativism
escaping violence
job opportunities
famine
Which law led to a rising population in the west?
Westward Expansion Act
Civil Service Act
Pendleton Act
Homestead Act
The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act was spurred on by what belief?
Nativism
Isolationism
Segregation
Assimilation
What was a way that the government supported businesses over unions?
Sending troops to break up strikes
Union leaders arrested
Enacting a federal holiday for workers
Courts siding with business over workers
The Open Door policy was created for what country?
Japan
Korea
England
China
What was a benefit of electricity and light bulbs for businesses?
Businesses could work longer hours
They needed less workers
They could expand more rapidly
The first robotics were introduced
The Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania was created for what purpose?
To teach American children different cultures
To assimilate Native Americans
To integrate Chinese immigrants to America
To spread Native American culture
What was Social Darwinism?
Belief that everyone could be successful
The wealthy should take care of the poor
Government should take care of the poor
Poor were not able to be successful
Sod houses were built in which part of the United States?
East Coast
West Coast
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
What was a reason for the Great Migration
Find more farmland
Seeking better economic opportunities
Escape droughts in the south
California was offering more jobs
What was the name given to women who moved away from traditional roles?
Homesteaders
Fashionistas
Flappers
Liberators
What Act created a way for the elderly to receive monthly compensation?
Social Security Act
Pendleton Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Espionage Act
Why did the Supreme Court rule the New Deal Unconstitutional?
Gave to much power to the states
Created equal power for all government
Infringed upon the power of the state
Did not do enough to help farmers
Why did the U.S. not join the League of Nations
Did not want to be in an alliance
Would not give the US more territories
U.S. would have to send troops to allies
Did not want to pay taxes to support other countries
What are examples of big stick policy?
Increasing European influence
Building Panama Canal
U.S. military in the Caribbean
New ships and the Great White Fleet
What event led to the armistice of WW 1
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Argonne Forest
Sinking of the Lusitania
German Appeasement
The influence of women would lead to the passage of
17th amendment
21st amendment
15th amendment
18th amendment
Art and music were two ways that the government did what during the Great Depression
Integrated immigrants to society
Identified communists
Kept isolationism strong
Encouraged optimism
What was was fought in 1898
World War 1
World War 2
Spanish-American War
Boxer Rebellion
What territory did we acquire from the Spanish-American War
Cuba
Hawaii
Philippines
Alaska
The Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe doctrine said the U.S. was in charge of what area
Eastern Hemisphere
Pacific Ocean
Western Hemisphere
Straits of Gibraltar
How did FDR want to expand the power of the executive branch
Establishing new federal agencies
Packing the court
Increasing state powers
Direct election of senators
Why was the U.S. excited about new territories gained during the Spanish-American War
To spread democracy
To liberate people from European countries
To spread Christianity
To access new markets
What started the Great Depression in 1929
High unemployment
Over speculation
New Deal programs
Dust Bowl
How did the Supreme Court feel about the New Deal
Ruled against it
Ruled in favor of it
Did not intervene
Court has no power over the president
What event led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
U.S. acquires the territory of Guam
Japan was attacked by U.S. allies
U.S. implements an oil embargo
The end of the Open Door Policy
What was a justification for the U.S. entering into World War 2
To remain isolated
To stop anarchy
Permanent alliances
To stop nativism
What event gets the U.S. involved in World War 2
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan invades Poland
Germany attacks Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the Lusitania
Germany, Japan and what country were adversaries that made up the Axis Powers
England
France
Italy
Mexico
The new technology of the atomic bomb was created where
Portland, Oregon
Augusta, Maine
New York City
Los Alamos, New Mexico
What battle was the turning point in the Pacific and halted Japanese expansion
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
What happened to the soldiers at concentration camps
They were forced to pay reparations
They testified against their officers
They were put on trial in Nuremberg
They were forced to live in the camps
What was the purpose of war bonds
to help pay for the war
to raise awareness about the stock market
to increase wartime production
to ensure there was enough food for the soldiers
With over 1400 missions flown, the success of the Tuskegee Airmen led to
decreased opposition to integration
increased opposition to integration
higher death rates than other units
a backlash against the Navajo people
To escape genocide occurring in Germany many Jews immigrated to
France
Japan
Italy
United States
Which group was responsible for handling many of the industrial jobs during World War 2
Nativists
Navajo
Women
Isolationists
Volunteerism for nurses and the army was encouraged because
people could not buy liberty bonds
there were to many soldiers in the army
there was a need to ensure that the borders would be secure
there was an increased need for personnel
What award did Vernon Baker receive
Purple Heart
Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Congressional Medal of Honor
What new technology was used for locating aircraft
radar
sonar
code ciphers
anti-aircraft canon
Korematsu Vs. U.S. justified what
the Open Door Policy
internment of Japanese Americans
Declaring war on Japan
creation of nuclear weapons
To ensure there was enough food for the war effort, people
bought war bonds
joined the Office of War Information
grew victory gardens
joined the workforce
Who was the founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
W.E.B. Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Spanish American War, World War 1
Great Depression
Roaring 20's
Gilded Age
Rise of a World Power
Industrialization, Political Machines, Rise of Big Business
Great Depression
Roaring 20's
Gilded Age
Rise of a World Power
Social and Political Reforms, Government intervention
Great Depression
Progressive
Gilded Age
Rise of a World Power
Isolationism, Jazz age, Economic prosperity
Roaring 20's
Great Depression
Progressive
Rise of World Power
High Unemployment, Dust Bowl, Social Programs
Roaring 20's
Great Depression
Progressive
Rise of World Power
