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EOC Benchmark Review

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _________________________ was a movement in which large numbers of African Americans began leaving the South to take jobs in northern factories.

a)

Great Migration

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Red Scare

d)

fundamentalism

2.

In the 1920`s what was the most popular musical form which was influenced by African american music?

a)

blues 

b)

pop

c)

jazz

d)

hip hop 

3.

The ________________________ was a rebirth in African American Art, intellectualism, and literature.

a)

The Great Migration

b)

The Harlem Renaissance

c)

Prohibition

d)

Consumerism

4.

Granted women's suffrage

a)

2nd

b)

7th

c)

19th

d)

18th

5.

Alcohol was outlawed

a)

1st

b)

11th

c)

18th

d)

19th

6.

Define Dust Bowl.

a)

area of the Midwest during the 1930's because of a severe drought.

b)

area of the Southeast during the 1920's because of terrible dust storms.

c)

area from Canada to Texas in the 1930's with severe storms.

7.

What is isolationism?

a)

The belief or policy of separation or being alone.

b)

The fear or hatred of strangers, outsiders, or people unlike yourself.

c)

Love and devotion to your country with the belief of superiority.

d)

To take out things considered offensive or immoral.

8.

shantytowns, communities of makeshift shacks on unused or public land nicknamed after President Herbert Hoover

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Rooseveltvilles

c)

margin call

9.

Roosevelt’s policies for ending the Depression

a)

New Deal

b)

Real Deal

c)

Square Deal

10.

Which situation was a basic cause of the Great Depression?

a)

excessive profits for farmers

b)

overregulation of the stock market

c)

overproduction of consumer goods

d)

continued increases in wages for workers

11.

What was the main goal of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?

a)

Regulating the stock market.

b)

Helping people buy new homes

c)

Preventing bank failures

d)

Building new roads and bridges.

12.

What is Open Door Policy?

a)

Opening your door to strangers

b)

Opening your door to your friends

c)

Where all countries could trade with and in China

d)

Where all countries could trade with and in the Western Hemisphere

13.

Which term means when countries begin to build up their military and believe they should have a stong military force?

a)

militarism

b)

alliances

c)

industrialization

d)

nationalism

14.

Which is the aggreement between countries that if one is attacked the other will come to help?

a)

imperialism

b)

industrialization

c)

alliance

d)

nationalism

15.

__________ is having pride in one's nation.

a)

nationalism

b)

imperialism

c)

militarism

d)

alliance

16.

What is the policy of when a stronger/larger nation takes over a smaller/weaker nation?

a)

industrialization

b)

imperialism

c)

alliances

17.

What were two reasons for why countries began to imperialize?

a)

natural resources and new markets

b)

gold and glory

c)

new machinery and labor force

18.

Which of the following are advantages of using the assembly line? Choose all that apply

a)

Increased production

b)

Lower cost

c)

Products made faster

d)

More dangerous

19.

The Red Scare was due to a fear of

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Monotheism

20.

One change for women in the 1920s...

a)

Women felt freer to be bolder in styles and manners

b)

Married women balanced career and family easily

c)

Many women had long hair and avoided makeup

d)

Women dominated leadership in businesses

21.

What was one of the main reasons for the development of the counterculture movement in the 1960s?

a)

Support for the Vietnam War

b)

Economic prosperity

c)

Opposition to the Vietnam War and societal norms

d)

The rise of conservative politics

22.

What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

To start World War II

b)

To end World War I and punish Germany

c)

To establish the League of Nations

d)

To create the United Nations

23.

Which event is considered the spark that ignited World War I?

a)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

The invasion of Belgium

d)

The Zimmermann Telegram

24.

President Woodrow Wilson’s Reasons for Entering World War I

Which additional reason BEST completes this list?

a)

Increase trade with Asian nations

b)

Assist the Allied powers against German aggression

c)

Retaliate against Germany for imposing high tariffs

d)

Prevent fascism from spreading throughout Europe

25.

How did World War I impact women's roles in American society?

a)

Women's roles remained unchanged

b)

Women were discouraged from working

c)

Women gained the right to vote as a direct result

d)

Women entered the workforce in greater numbers

26.

What was Prohibition in the 1920s?

a)

The banning of all war-related activities

b)

The legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages

c)

The prohibition of women from working

d)

The banning of jazz music

27.

How did the U.S. economy change during the 1920s?

a)

It entered a prolonged period of decline

b)

It saw little to no growth

c)

It experienced significant growth, known as the "Roaring Twenties"

d)

It was primarily focused on agriculture

28.

What was the impact of the radio in the 1920s?

a)

It led to a decrease in public interest in music

b)

It became a crucial medium for mass communication and entertainment

c)

It was used exclusively for government propaganda

d)

It had little to no impact on society

29.

What was the significance of the Scopes Trial in 1925?

a)

It challenged the legality of Prohibition

b)

It addressed women's right to vote

c)

It debated the teaching of evolution in schools

d)

It was about the enforcement of the 18th Amendment

30.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Progressive Era on American society?

a)

It had little to no impact, with most reforms failing to pass

b)

It led to significant social, political, and economic reforms that addressed the challenges of industrialization and urbanization

c)

It primarily benefited the wealthy, with few changes for the working class

d)

It resulted in a stronger emphasis on laissez-faire economics

31.

During the Progressive Era, which legislation aimed to prevent monopolies and ensure competition?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Federal Reserve Act

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act

d)

Pure Food and Drug Act

32.

John hears that in the United States he can worship as he chooses without fear that the government will throw him in prison. This is an example of

a)

a push factor

b)

a pull factor

33.

Factors that make a person want to leave their country

a)

Push

b)

Pull

34.

John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?

a)

Railroads

b)

Oil

c)

Steel

d)

Finance

35.

A wealthy person who donates to charity is known as a ...

a)

Philanderer

b)

Philonthrope

c)

Philistine

d)

Philanthropist

36.

Rockefeller and Vanderbilt came to control nearly everything in the railroad and oil industries. As a result, they were able to set prices high for their products and services. Control over an entire industry is known as having a ....

a)

integration.

b)

oligarchy.

c)

monopoly.

37.

The theory that survival of the fittest applies to the society as well.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Urbanization

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Philanthropists

38.

What were the main goals of the Progressive Era reforms?

a)

Expand the power of big business

b)

Increase political corruption

c)

Address social and political issues such as corruption, inequality, and the power of big business.

d)

Promote environmental conservation

39.

What were the key initiatives of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?

a)

Round Agreement

b)

Square Deal

c)

Triangle Bargain

d)

Oval Contract

40.

How did Theodore Roosevelt's presidency contribute to environmental conservation efforts?

a)

He allowed unrestricted logging and mining on federal lands

b)

He abolished all existing national parks and monuments

c)

He sold off public lands to private companies for development

d)

He established national parks, forests, and monuments, as well as the United States Forest Service.

41.

How did Theodore Roosevelt's presidency impact consumer protection laws?

a)

Advocated for regulation of big businesses and fair competition

b)

Implemented policies that favored monopolies and unfair business practices

c)

Ignored the need for consumer protection laws

d)

Supported the exploitation of workers by big businesses

42.

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

a)

muckraking

b)

yellow journalism

c)

journalism

d)

reporting

43.
What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?
a)
Explosion of the USS Arizona
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Russia
44.
What does this map support?
a)
US fought the Spanish navy in Atlantic and Pacific
b)
Spanish-American War led to new US territories
c)
America became a colonial power in South America by surrounding it
d)
Panama Canal is critical to US trade
45.

This image is a representation of...

a)

US Exploration

b)

US Diplomacy

c)

US War Relations

d)

US Imperialism

46.

Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in US history?

a)

It revealed the US had become a world power.

b)

It marked the first American victory over a European country.

c)

It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime.

d)

It showed American support for European economic interests in East Asia.

47.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
48.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
49.
This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.
a)
United Nations
b)
Alliance
c)
League of Nations
d)
NATO
50.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
51.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
•The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
52.

Read the quote.


“On Sunday, June 25th, Communist forces attacked the Republic of Korea.


This attack has made it clear, beyond all doubt, that the international Communist movement is willing to use armed invasion to conquer independent nations. An act of aggression such as this creates a very real danger to the security of all free nations.”


… excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech regarding Korea (July 19, 1950)


What conclusions can you draw about the United States' involvement in the Korean War?

a)

The United States became involved in the Korean War to gain more allies for future world wars.

b)

The United States became involved in the Korean War to protect their trade routes to China.

c)

The United States became involved in the Korean War to prevent the spread of communism around the world.

d)

The United States became involved in the Korean War to stop Emperor Hirohito from conquering Korea.

53.

How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on South Vietnam.

b)

The United States was allied with North Vietnam.

c)

The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.

d)

The United States did not want to get involved in other countries' conflicts.

54.

Which senator proposed that citizens turn in their neighbor if they suspected the neighbor was a communist?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Richard Nixon

55.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

56.

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Containment

57.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
58.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
59.

Baby boomers faced many issues in the 60's (Vietnam War, racism, oppression, wealth inequalities, pollution) What did they believe about these issues?

a)

That activism and the people could make a CHANGE

b)

That these issues were inevitable in the US

c)

That people did not have the power to make a difference

60.

Which of the following is a belief that unified people within "counterculture" in the 1960's?

a)

Wearing tie dye

b)

A distrust of "the establishment"/ "the man"

61.

In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Texas v. Hernandez

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

62.

Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Lee v. Lee

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Delgado v Bastrop ISD

63.

How were Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr similar in their protest tactics?

a)

Started riots

b)

Began militant demonstrations

c)

Used nonviolent forms of protest

d)

Organized labor unions

64.

Poll taxes and literacy tests limited which right of African Americans?

a)

Voting

b)

Equal Pay

c)

Education

d)

Health Insurance

65.

Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.

a)

civil disobedience

b)

militancy ("by any means necessary")

c)

cooperation

d)

political lobbying

66.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

March on Washington

67.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

68.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

69.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

fascism

70.
How did the United States respond to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?
a)
Ban all travel
b)
Scared and hid
c)
Raised taxes
d)
Increased security at the airports
71.
What is a use of fear and intimidation for political gain?
a)
Slavery
b)
Segregation
c)
Racism
d)
Terrorism
72.

How do terrorists try to get what they want?

a)

They partake in passive aggressive resistance.

b)

They terrorize animals to force their owners to pay ransoms.

c)

They practice satyagraha.

d)

They create terror so that people will force their government to do what the terrorists want.

73.
ideology
a)
 to divide
b)
The set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party
c)
area containing the government of the spiritual leader of Islam who is the leader of the entire Muslim community.
74.

Which reason BEST explains the change in the number of cars sold between 1910 and 1925?

a)

Cars became more available because of the passage of antitrust laws.

b)

Cars became more affordable because of the removal of wartime price controls.

c)

Cars became more affordable because of the introduction of the assembly line.

d)

Cars became more available because of the removal of tariffs after a global conflict.

75.

What was the primary cause of the Great Depression in 1929?

a)

The collapse of the housing market

b)

Overproduction and underconsumption

c)

The outbreak of World War II

d)

A massive earthquake in San Francisco

76.

What president believed private enterprise should try to take the lead in the recovery from the Stock Market crash of 1928 instead of the federal government due to the fear of a growing national debt?

a)

President Herbert Hoover

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

President Woodrow Wilson

d)

President Theodore Roosevelt

e)

President Calvin Coolidge

77.

What was the name of the program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression?

a)

The Great Society

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Fair Deal

d)

The Square Deal

78.

What was the name given to the day the Stock Market Crash of 1929 began, marking the start of the Great Depression?

a)

Black Tuesday

b)

Dark Thursday

c)

Black Friday

d)

Terrible Tuesday

79.

The USA entered WW2 after _________

a)

the invasion of Poland

b)

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the Battle of Britain

d)

Operation Barbarossa

80.

What was the battle that took place along 5 beaches in Normandy, France.

a)

Operation Torch

b)

D-Day

c)

Invasion of France

d)

Operation Fortitude

81.

The word appeasement refers to…

a)

To please countries wants to refrain from war

b)

To remain at peace with other countries to refrain from war

c)

To refuse peace to start war

d)

To refuse to repair damage caused by war

82.

What belief was justified by Manifest Destiny?

a)

The need to limit the number of immigrants entering the country

b)

The need to control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains

 

 

c)

The need to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean

d)

The need to warn European countries against colonizing Latin America

83.

In the early 1800s, why did many people in the United States migrate westward?

a)

There was an abundance of available farmland.

b)

There was tremendous growth in the timber industry.

c)

Transportation was easier due to the Transcontinental Railroad.

d)

They wanted to escape slavery, which was illegal in the western territories.

84.

What was the primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

to provide military assistance to Latin America nations

b)

to promote trade between the United States and Africa

c)

to prevent European nations from colonizing Latin American countries

d)

to establish American colonies in South America

85.

Which piece of legislation caused the Trail of Tears?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Great Compromise

c)

3/5 Compromise

d)

Indian Removal Act

86.

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Gulf of Mexico

87.

When a stronger country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons

a)

Imposition

b)

Socialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Annexation

88.

To take over a territory or region and make it a part of your own country

a)

annexation

b)

importation

c)

imperialism

d)

impounding

89.

To take over a territory or region and make it a part of your own country

a)

annexation

b)

importation

c)

imperialism

d)

impounding

90.
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.
91.

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

a)

western settlement of the U.S.

b)

nothing

c)

people from the west to move back east

d)

people from the South to move to the North

92.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

93.

Who joined the populist party?

a)

Middle Class White settlers

b)

northern African Americans

c)

Small Farmers

d)

Bankers/factory owners

94.

This political party wanted an increase in the money supply, an income tax based on earnings, and government owned railroads.

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Populist Party

c)

Republican Party

d)

William McKinley

e)

Bimetallism

95.

How does President Wilson attempt to "sell the war" to the American public?

a)

mass propaganda campaign

b)

bribing American citizens

c)

threatening the American public

d)

stimulus checks

96.

Made it illegal to say anything disloyal about the government or war effort.

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Espionage Act

c)

Disloyal Act

d)

First Amendment Act

97.

Made it illegal to spy or interfere with government foreign policy such as the military draft.

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Military Draft Act

d)

No Spy Act

98.

Proposal to keep Chinese markets open for all without allowing any one county to gain control over the region


Hays’ letter to other world powers proposed trade to free and open to all


U. S. interests were open access for missionaries and American businesses

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Treaty of Portsmouth

d)

Sussex Pledge

99.

January 1917 - Secret diplomatic communication from Germany to Mexico


Proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico if U.S. entered WWI; promised the return of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico to Mexico

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Committee of Public Information

c)

Big Four

d)

Philippines

100.

International diplomatic group formed after WWI to solve disputes between countries before they erupted into war


Origins were in Wilson’s Fourteen Points speech (1918)

a)

Lusitania

b)

Wilson's Fourteen Points

c)

League of Nations

d)

Big Four

101.

1918 – President Wilson’s WWI war goals for the U. S. Demanded:

 creation of state for each

nationality

 an independent Poland

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Wilson's Fourteen Points

d)

Committee of Public Information