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US History B Final Exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pride in one's nation, promoting it's causes, cultures and interests is

a)

militarism

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

alliances

2.

The belief that a country needs a strong army is called

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

3.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

4.

The event that started World War I was ________________.

a)

The sinking of the Lusitaania

b)

The Zimmerman Note

c)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

The Bolshevik Revolution

5.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

6.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare

7.
A 1917 diplomatic proposal from the German Empire for Mexico to join in an alliance with Germany.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Lusitania
c)
Zimmerman's Telegram
d)
The Great War
8.

What does neutral mean?

a)

cold

b)

hot

c)

take no sides

d)

middle

9.

Defense agreements among nations, a statement of support to one's friends.

a)

understanding your enemy

b)

trenches

c)

alliance system

d)

detente

10.
Policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs?
a)

Neutrality

b)
Appeasement
c)
Containment
d)
Imperialism
11.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
12.
Soldiers fought in long deep ditches dug for protection across from France from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland.
a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Defensive Warfare
13.
President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Schifflen Plan
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
14.

President of the United States during WWI who campaigned for peace after the war.

a)

George Washington

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Zimmermann

15.

What was the goal of the 18th Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Women's Right to Vote

d)

Make the sale of alcohol illegal.

16.

What was the goal of the 19th Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom to Bare Arms

c)

Women's Right to Vote

d)

Made the sale of alcohol illegal.

17.

Who was the first person to fly an airplane solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Al Capone

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Calvin Coolidge

18.

Following World War I, the United States did not join the League of Nations, mostly because they wanted to not be involved in world politics. This is known as _______________.

a)

Isolationism

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Nativism

d)

The Red Scare

19.

The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 was based on Nativism. Its goal was to _________________. 

a)

Limit the number of immigrants who can enter from a specific country.

b)

Give women the right to vote.


c)

Made Alcohol illegal.

d)

Provide assistance to Europe to rebuild. 

20.

One of the most important sources of entertainment in every household in the United States was the ______________________________.

a)

Television

b)

Automobile

c)

Vacuum Cleaner

d)

Radio

21.

During the Great Migration African Americans moved to the northern cities to find jobs. The ___________________________________ was the period of awakening of African American Music and Culture.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

Great Migration

d)

Consumerism

22.

How did life change for Americans during the 1920s?

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23.

What was a problem with Consumer Goods in the 1920s?

a)

Consumers paid with cash.

b)

Consumers saved money.

c)

Prices for goods stayed low.

d)

People bought goods on credit and used the installment plan.

24.

Which of the following was a problem with the Stock Market?

a)

Speculation

b)

Buying on Margin

c)

Bull Market

d)

All of the Above

25.

What happened on October 29, 1929?

a)

Hoover became President of the United States.

b)

World War II started.

c)

The Stock Market Crashed

d)

Mr. LaBudda was born.

26.

Neighborhoods where homeless people build shacks to live in temporarily were called ______.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Boulder Dam

c)

Soup Kitchens

d)

Shantytowns

27.

People stood in _________________ waiting for food.

a)

Soup Kitchens

b)

Breadlines

c)

Fireside Chats

d)

Soccer Stadiums

28.

As a result of over farming, the mid west suffered the ____________ when farming was devastated.

a)

Boulder Dam

b)

Unemployment

c)

Dust Bowl

d)

Fireside Chat

29.

What was President Hoover's approach to ending the Great Depression?

a)

The New Deal

b)

"Do Nothing"

c)

Established Work Programs like the Boulder Dam Project

d)

Stimulated the economy by ending taxes.

30.

President Hoover started a project to provide electricity and jobs for unemployed men at ________________.

a)

San Francisco Bridge

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

Boulder Dam

d)

Valley of the Giants

31.

Roosevelt's Plan to end the Great Depression was called, ____________.

a)

The New Deal

b)

The New Era

c)

Make America Great Again

d)

The Roosevelt Corollary

32.

The goal of Roosevelt's New Deal was ___________________.

a)

Provide Relief for the Needy.

b)

Economic Recovery and Improvement

c)

Financial Reform

d)

All of the Above

33.

An example of a New Deal Program was the AAA which helped ____________.

a)

Increase unemployment

b)

Decrease wages

c)

Raise crop prices for farmers.

d)

Provide assistance to soup kitchens.

34.

Describe what happened to a person living during the Great Depression? What happened to you?

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35.
Which country was first invaded by Germany?
a)
France
b)
Sudentland 
c)
Belgium
d)
Poland
36.
On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
Dec 7, 1939
b)
Dec 7, 1945
c)
Dec 7, 1941
d)
Dec 7, 1942
37.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
Testing and creation of the Atomic Bomb
b)
preparing the borough of Manhattan for nuclear safety
c)
secret plan to create spies in the war effort 
d)
Operation to create secret airplanes for the war effort 
38.
Which President gave the order to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Ronald Reagan
39.
What was the first of the two cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped? 
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo
c)
Roswell
d)
Hiroshima
40.
What was the end date of World War II?
a)
June 6, 1944
b)
Sept 2, 1945
c)
Sept 1, 1939
d)
Sept 2, 1941
41.

Germany, Italy and Japan were the ____________ during WWII.

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

NATO Powers

d)

Axis Powers

42.

Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States were called the _______________________ during WWII.

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

NATO Powers

d)

Central Powers

43.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

44.

Germany's use of tanks and planes to quickly takeover countries was called ___________________________.

a)

U-boat war

b)

trench war

c)

blitzkrieg (lightening war)

d)

nuclear war

45.

_________________ is the policy of making concessions to an aggressor.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Communism

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Appeasement