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Review 03/18

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Worker organization for higher wages, better conditions, benefits and pressure on government
a)
Labor Unions
b)
Labor Onions
c)
Labor Unity
d)
Labor Worker
2.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
3.

Many Labor Protests like the Haymaker Strike and Homestead Strike ending in?

a)

Peace

b)

Violence

c)

Better WAges

4.

What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

American Missile Crisis

b)

Panama Canal Conflict

c)

Soviet Union Missile Crisis

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

5.

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

6.

Which statement describes communism?

a)

a political system in which every person in society gets a vote

b)

a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources

c)

a political system in which people are forced to live in communities

d)

an economic system in which the government takes everyone's money and invests it in the national stock market

7.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

8.

The period after the Civil War when the southern states were brought back into the United States and newly-freed slaves found their place in society is known as the

a)

Destruction

b)

Reconstruction

c)

Reworked

d)

Rewind

9.
Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
10.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
11.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
12.

Congress passed several Neutrality Acts in the 1930's. What was the purpose of those acts?

a)

To prevent the USA from becoming involved in a war.

b)

To push the united States in to the war.

c)

To give women the right to vote.

13.

During the 1930s, the United States was eager to get involved in international conflicts.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Reasons for the Spanish American War? (pick three)

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Failure of the U.S. government

c)

Sinking of the U.S.S Maine.

d)

To protect businesses interests in Cuba

15.

What three countries became U.S possesions as a result of the war?

a)

Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

b)

Cuba, Spain, Italy

c)

Mexico, Cuba, Germany.

16.

The _________ connected the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the country of Panama.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Amazon River

d)

Mississippi River

17.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
18.
What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?
a)
Containment
b)
Extermination
c)
Isolationsim
d)
Elimination
19.

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

a)

Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

b)

The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

c)

The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

d)

The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

20.
What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?
a)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
b)
Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
c)
Torture the Cubans into submission
d)
Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians
21.
Why did the US blockade Cuba?
a)
Cuba betrayed the US by suprise attacking the US
b)
They sent a bomb to the US and bombed the US
c)
The US hated Cuba
d)
The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba
22.

Term associated with the idea that the strongest, most clever, most efficient business will survive and the weak businesses will die out.

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Sherman Antitrust

c)

Economies of Scale

d)

Holding companies

23.

Which of the following is an example of a monopoly?

a)

Standard Oil Trust

b)

Disney and Company

c)

Illinois Central RR

d)

McDonald's

24.
Law granting congress authority to regulate railroad activity.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Anti-trust act
c)
Railroad commission act
d)
Laissez Faire
25.

"...broadly prohibits (1) anti-competitive agreements and (2) unilateral conduct that monopolizes or attempts to monopolize the relevant market..." These words most likely come from which term below?

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Interstate Commerce Act

c)

McKinley Tariff

d)

Laissez-Faire

26.

What 1920's buying practice allowed consumers to purchase products "now" and pay later?

a)

the credit card

b)

layaway

c)

the installment plan

d)

buying on margin

27.

A law passed in 1890 that prohibited businesses to become monopolies and therefore encourage competition.

a)

Compromise of 1877

b)

Child Labor Act

c)

Trust

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

28.
This amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
29.
Jim Crow Laws included __________________
a)
separate schools, restaurants and bathrooms 
b)
poll taxes 
c)
literacy tests in order to vote 
d)
All of the above 
30.

Which amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of "race?"

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

31.
Amendment to the US Constitution that ensured the citizenship of former slaves.  It provides “equal protection of the laws” for all U.S. citizens.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
32.
What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?
a)
The creation of executive privilege
b)
The development of the domino theory
c)
A greater distrust of the government by the American people
d)
The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
33.

1. The economy of the USSR was collapsing in the 1980s.

2. Communist governments in Eastern Europe attempted some democratic reforms

3. Citizens of Eastern European nations began to demand even more democratic freedoms


The list above best describes which event?

a)

Reasons America became involved in the Vietnam War

b)

Events leading to the end of Communism and the Cold War

c)

Reasons for the Watergate Scandal

d)

Reasons for the Iran Hostage Crisis

34.

Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?

a)

establishing the Peace Corps

b)

achieving a truce in the Korean War

c)

tearing down the Berlin Wall

d)

improving United States relations with China

35.

The name for President Ronald Reagan’s economic program that included budget cuts, tax cuts, and increased defense spending was

a)

The Great Society

b)

Enduring Freedom

c)

NAFTA

d)

Reaganomics

36.

Which of the following was a negative effect of mechanized farming during the late 1800s?

a)

More difficult farming techniques

b)

Enabled farmers to produce products more efficiently

c)

Overproduction, which led to falling farming prices

d)

Underproduction, which led to inflation

37.

Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Henry Bessemer

c)

George Pullman

d)

Nikolaus Otto

38.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
39.
During the period from 1880 to 1910, why did the majority of immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas in the North?
a)
The Populists were successful in preventing immigrants from buying farmland.
b)
Rapid industrialization had created many job opportunities.
c)
Labor unions gave financial help to immigrants willing to work in the factories.
d)
Most immigrants had lived in cities in their native countries.
40.
What is the Quota System?
a)
A system created to limit the number of immigrants who could be in America
b)
The end of the Civil War
c)
The Basic rules of Immigration
d)
The first rule of immigration
41.

What did Nativists believe?

a)

Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.

b)

White Protestants were superior to other immigrant groups.

c)

Immigrants stole jobs from native born Americans.

d)

All of the above.

42.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
43.
How were the "new" immigrants who came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early 1900s different from the "old" immigrants who came previously?
a)
The new immigrants were more widely accepted into American culture. 
b)
The new immigrants mainly settled in the southern states and became farmers. 
c)
Most of the new immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe. 
d)
Most of the new immigrants came for a short time to earn money.
44.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
45.

What was John F. Kenned's goal with the Space Race?

a)

To have the fastest spacecraft ever

b)

To be the first to Mars

c)

To be the first to send a man to the moon

d)

To colonize the moon

46.

Which country was first to launch a satellite in space and have a man in orbit?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

United States

47.

Why was America worried about Russia's satellite launch?

a)

They thought that if Russia could launcha a satelite into space, then they could send a nuclear missile at the US

b)

They thought the satellite was really a nuclear bomb

c)

They thought that Russian spies had stolen American satellite secrets

d)

They thought Russia would use the satellite to spy on America

48.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

49.
The first satellite launched into space by Russia 
a)
Space Suit
b)
Sputnik
c)
ISS
d)
Astronaut
50.

What caused the Baby Boom, Interstate Highways, the growth of the Middle Class, and the rise of Suburbs.

a)

An increase in immigration

b)

A decrease in trade

c)

1950S economic prosperity

d)

A reduction (decrease) in peacetime spending

51.

What was a direct result of Russia Launch of Sputnik?

a)

The USA launched their own Satalite

b)

THE USA Build NASA in Texas and Florida

c)

The USA Launched HAM the Chimp into Space

52.

How would African Americans gain equality according to Du Bois?

a)

By attacking Jim Crow laws and practices that inhibited black suffrage

b)

By promoting a Back to Africa strategy

c)

By supporting segregation

d)

By advocating for vocational training

53.

women in the Jazz Age that wore short skirts, short hair, and lots of make up and promoted Women's INDEPENDENCE

a)
The 80's
b)
Flappers
c)
Flip Floppers
d)
The 90's
54.

To encourage people to spend more money, stores began offering

a)

credit

b)

debit

c)

discounts

d)

consumerism

55.

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --

a)

internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb

b)

bank failure, the New Deal, and bread lines

c)

installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

d)

brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

56.

Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?

a)

The availability of land grants for homesteaders

b)

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities

c)

Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas

d)

The lower cost of living in urban areas

57.

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

58.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
59.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
60.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

61.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
62.

Senator Joseph McCarthy played on fears of subversion with his charges of communists infiltrating

a)

the U.S. government

b)

U.S. churches

c)

major U.S. corporations 

d)

professional sports teams

63.

Like the first Red Scare following World War I, the second Red Scare challenged 

a)

key capitalists

b)

the President

c)

China 

d)

civil liberties

64.

Encouraged blacks to move back to Africa

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T Washington

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Marcus Garvey

65.

Which Civil Rights leader advocated for African-Americans to improve themselves through education and job training?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Booker T. Washington

66.

Which Civil Rights leader pushed for African-Americans to receive immediate full citizenship rights?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Susan B. Anthony

67.

What led to the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

Unrestricted German submarine warfare in the Atlantic.

b)

Americans targeting German U-Boats at sea.

c)

British Navy ships targeting American merchant ships.

d)

German Navy targeting American Navy ships.