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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Belief that saloons would lead to increase crime and disease led to the passage of what?

a)

Anti-Trust Acts

b)

Prohibition

c)

Civil-Service Act

d)

SEC

2.

Belief that saloons would lead to increase crime and disease led to the passage of what?

a)

Anti-Trust Acts

b)

Prohibition

c)

Civil-Service Act

d)

SEC

3.

The increasing use of public transportation vehicles allowed for

a)

more people to attend school

b)

increase in medical services

c)

greater opportunities for employment

d)

reduction in state and local spending

4.

Passage of the civil service act was a result of corruption by which group?

a)

political machines

b)

members of congress

c)

immigrants

d)

robber barons

5.

Which of the following is an example of a push factor for immigrants

a)

nativism

b)

escaping violence

c)

job opportunities

d)

more land

6.

Which of the following is an example of a pull factor for immigrants

a)

nativism

b)

escaping violence

c)

job opportunities

d)

famine

7.

Which law led to a rising population in the west?

a)

Westward Expansion Act

b)

Civil Service Act

c)

Pendleton Act

d)

Homestead Act

8.

The passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act was spurred on by what belief?

a)

Nativism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Segregation

d)

Assimilation

9.

What was a way that the government supported businesses over unions?

a)

Sending troops to break up strikes

b)

Union leaders arrested

c)

Enacting a federal holiday for workers

d)

Courts siding with business over workers

10.

The Open Door policy was created for what country?

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

England

d)

China

11.

What was a benefit of electricity and light bulbs for businesses?

a)

Businesses could work longer hours

b)

They needed less workers

c)

They could expand more rapidly

d)

The first robotics were introduced

12.

The Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania was created for what purpose?

a)

To teach American children different cultures

b)

To assimilate Native Americans

c)

To integrate Chinese immigrants to America

d)

To spread Native American culture

13.

What was Social Darwinism?

a)

Belief that everyone could be successful

b)

The wealthy should take care of the poor

c)

Government should take care of the poor

d)

Poor were not able to be successful

14.

Sod houses were built in which part of the United States?

a)

East Coast

b)

West Coast

c)

Great Plains

d)

Rocky Mountains

15.

What was a reason for the Great Migration

a)

Find more farmland

b)

Seeking better economic opportunities

c)

Escape droughts in the south

d)

California was offering more jobs

16.

What was the name given to women who moved away from traditional roles?

a)

Homesteaders

b)

Fashionistas

c)

Flappers

d)

Liberators

17.

What Act created a way for the elderly to receive monthly compensation?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

d)

Espionage Act

18.

Why did the Supreme Court rule the New Deal Unconstitutional?

a)

Gave to much power to the states

b)

Created equal power for all government

c)

Infringed upon the power of the state

d)

Did not do enough to help farmers

19.

Why did the U.S. not join the League of Nations

a)

Did not want to be in an alliance

b)

Would not give the US more territories

c)

U.S. would have to send troops to allies

d)

Did not want to pay taxes to support other countries

20.

What are examples of big stick policy?

a)

Increasing European influence

b)

Building Panama Canal

c)

U.S. military in the Caribbean

d)

New ships and the Great White Fleet

21.

What event led to the armistice of WW 1

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Argonne Forest

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

German Appeasement

22.

The influence of women would lead to the passage of

a)

17th amendment

b)

21st amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

18th amendment

23.

Art and music were two ways that the government did what during the Great Depression

a)

Integrated immigrants to society

b)

Identified communists

c)

Kept isolationism strong

d)

Encouraged optimism

24.

What was was fought in 1898

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Boxer Rebellion

25.

What territory did we acquire from the Spanish-American War

a)

Cuba

b)

Hawaii

c)

Philippines

d)

Alaska

26.

The Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe doctrine said the U.S. was in charge of what area

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Straits of Gibraltar

27.

How did FDR want to expand the power of the executive branch

a)

Establishing new federal agencies

b)

Packing the court

c)

Increasing state powers

d)

Direct election of senators

28.

Why was the U.S. excited about new territories gained during the Spanish-American War

a)

To spread democracy

b)

To liberate people from European countries

c)

To spread Christianity

d)

To access new markets

29.

What started the Great Depression in 1929

a)

High unemployment

b)

Over speculation

c)

New Deal programs

d)

Dust Bowl

30.

How did the Supreme Court feel about the New Deal

a)

Ruled against it

b)

Ruled in favor of it

c)

Did not intervene

d)

Court has no power over the president

31.

What event led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

a)

U.S. acquires the territory of Guam

b)

Japan was attacked by U.S. allies

c)

U.S. implements an oil embargo

d)

The end of the Open Door Policy

32.

What was a justification for the U.S. entering into World War 2

a)

To remain isolated

b)

To stop anarchy

c)

Permanent alliances

d)

To stop nativism

33.

What event gets the U.S. involved in World War 2

a)

Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

b)

Japan invades Poland

c)

Germany attacks Pearl Harbor

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

34.

Germany, Japan and what country were adversaries that made up the Axis Powers

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Mexico

35.

The new technology of the atomic bomb was created where

a)

Portland, Oregon

b)

Augusta, Maine

c)

New York City

d)

Los Alamos, New Mexico

36.

What battle was the turning point in the Pacific and halted Japanese expansion

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Okinawa

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of the Bulge

37.

What happened to the soldiers at concentration camps

a)

They were forced to pay reparations

b)

They testified against their officers

c)

They were put on trial in Nuremberg

d)

They were forced to live in the camps

38.

What was the purpose of war bonds

a)

to help pay for the war

b)

to raise awareness about the stock market

c)

to increase wartime production

d)

to ensure there was enough food for the soldiers

39.

With over 1400 missions flown, the success of the Tuskegee Airmen led to

a)

decreased opposition to integration

b)

increased opposition to integration

c)

higher death rates than other units

d)

a backlash against the Navajo people

40.

To escape genocide occurring in Germany many Jews immigrated to

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

United States

41.

Which group was responsible for handling many of the industrial jobs during World War 2

a)

Nativists

b)

Navajo

c)

Women

d)

Isolationists

42.

Volunteerism for nurses and the army was encouraged because

a)

people could not buy liberty bonds

b)

there were to many soldiers in the army

c)

there was a need to ensure that the borders would be secure

d)

there was an increased need for personnel

43.

What award did Vernon Baker receive

a)

Purple Heart

b)

Flying Cross

c)

Bronze Star

d)

Congressional Medal of Honor

44.

What new technology was used for locating aircraft

a)

radar

b)

sonar

c)

code ciphers

d)

anti-aircraft canon

45.

Korematsu Vs. U.S. justified what

a)

the Open Door Policy

b)

internment of Japanese Americans

c)

Declaring war on Japan

d)

creation of nuclear weapons

46.

To ensure there was enough food for the war effort, people

a)

bought war bonds

b)

joined the Office of War Information

c)

grew victory gardens

d)

joined the workforce

47.

Who was the founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

a)

W.E.B. Dubois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

48.

Spanish American War, World War 1

a)

Great Depression

b)

Roaring 20's

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Rise of a World Power

49.

Industrialization, Political Machines, Rise of Big Business

a)

Great Depression

b)

Roaring 20's

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Rise of a World Power

50.

Social and Political Reforms, Government intervention

a)

Great Depression

b)

Progressive

c)

Gilded Age

d)

Rise of a World Power

51.

Isolationism, Jazz age, Economic prosperity

a)

Roaring 20's

b)

Great Depression

c)

Progressive

d)

Rise of World Power

52.

High Unemployment, Dust Bowl, Social Programs

a)

Roaring 20's

b)

Great Depression

c)

Progressive

d)

Rise of World Power