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US History 1 Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 4hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
a)
to bring an end to cattle drives
b)
to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
c)
to build the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
to provide a market for steel plows
2.

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

amalgamation

c)

assimilation

d)

cultural absorption

3.

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

a)

Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

b)

Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

c)

Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

4.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
5.

What does this image say about the control of Standard Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

6.

What does this image say is the controlling factor of decisions by political machines?

a)

resources

b)

influence

c)

power

d)

money

7.

This picture represents Rockefeller's power over what?

a)

oil industry

b)

organized labor

c)

automobile industry

d)

federal government

8.

Standard Oil (Rockefeller) is an example of what?

a)

Vertical Integration

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Monopoly

d)

Immigration

9.

What was the Progressive Movement?

a)

to reform laws & change society for the better

b)

to go backwards in time

c)

to make things worse

d)

to stop immigration to America

10.

What was a muckraker?

a)

a city street sweeper

b)

a dirty politician

c)

journalist who exposed corruption to the public

d)

a garbage collector

11.

Who was America's first Progressive president?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Mrs. Malec

12.

What is a suffragist?

a)

Someone who wants to stop suffering.

b)

Someone who fights to ban monopolies.

c)

Someone who fights for the right to vote.

d)

Someone who wants to end child labor.

13.

What gave women the right to vote?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

14.

What was a settlement house?

a)

a hotel for the wealthy

b)

a community center for the poor and immigrants in cities

c)

a hotel for the city's poor and immigrants

d)

a house on the Great Plains

15.

Which U.S. President was known as the Trustbuster?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Mrs. Tallman

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

16.

What law prohibits (or stops) trusts or other businesses from limiting competition?

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Monopolies Must Go Act

c)

Malec Anti-Monopoly Act

d)

Ross Anti-Big Business Act

17.

What were Jim Crow Laws?

a)

laws that aided in the education of African Americans

b)

laws of segregation against African Americans

c)

laws that helped African Americans get better jobs

d)

laws that helped African Americans vote

18.

Which of the following describes Booker T. Washington?

a)

Born a slave

b)

Promoted higher education for African Americans

c)

accepted social segregation

d)

wrote: Up From Slavery

e)

believed African Americans should put off their demands for civil rights and instead work for economic growth

19.

Which of the following describes W.E.B. DuBois?

a)

Born after the Civil War

b)

Promoted higher education for African Americans

c)

Promoted vocational educaation for African Americans

d)

wrote: The Crisis

e)

believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans

20.

What does this photo illustrate?

a)

desegregation

b)

prohibition

c)

suffrage

d)

Jim Crow Laws

21.

Which person thought African Americans could gain equality by working harder and longer?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Homer Plessy

22.

What court decision upheld Jim Crow Laws declaring "separate but equal"?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Loving v. Virginia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

23.

Which person fought against the injustices suffered by African Americans by publicizing lynchings in newspapers?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Homer Plessy

24.

Jim Crow Laws went directly against two Constitutional Amendments. Which two?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

17th

e)

18th

25.

If someone is prevented from voting they are...

a)

disfranchised

b)

unfortunate

c)

disbarred

d)

promoted

26.

Which people formed/founded the NAACP?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Homer Plessy

27.

How did Jim Crow Laws affect African Americans in terms of GOVERNMENT?

a)

created separate water fountains

b)

didn't allow white and black children to attend the same school

c)

required seprate by equal restrooms for whites and blacks

d)

imposed impossible voting regulations so African Americans couldn't vote

28.
Which of the following American Presidents was a firm supporter of Imperialism?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Grover Cleveland
29.
Which of the following defines the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
Europe was not allowed to imperialize the Americas
b)
America was the police force for the Western Hemisphere
30.
Which of the following defines the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Europe was not allowed to imperialize the Americas
b)
America was the Police force for the Western Hemisphere
31.

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

a)

Writing about bad stuff to cause change

b)

Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

c)

Investigative journalism

d)

Reporting only the truth

32.
Which of the following describes the Teller Amendment?
a)
Promised that America would give Cuba its inedpendence
b)
Promised the US would give Hawaii its independence
c)
Promised the US would give the Philippines its independence
d)
Gave America control over Guantanamo Bay
33.
Which President featured in the picture fought in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
James Garfield
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
34.
Which country was imperializing Cuba before the US took it over?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Colombia
d)
Mexico
35.

This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Globalism

d)

Communism

36.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
37.

This political cartoon best supports the idea that, after the Spanish American War, the United States became a...

a)

World Power

b)

"Woke" Power

c)

Head of the United Nations

d)

Conquered Nation

38.

America's Great White Fleet was established to do which of the following?

a)

Maintain cleanliness in America's Navy.

b)

Display America's Naval Power to the world.

c)

Encourage countries to declare war on America's Navy.

d)

Conquer the world one ocean at a time.

39.

Which of the following primary source used during the war that helped the United States decision in joining World War I?

a)

They had better weapons.

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

The Central Powers

d)

Hot Cheetos chip bag

40.

Who was the President During World War 1?

a)

President Barack Obama

b)

President Joe Biden

c)

President George Washington

d)

President Woodrow Wilson

41.

Source 4- What justification does Roosevelt give for helping Great Britain?

a)

That fascism is directly against the principles of democracy and must be fought against at all times.

b)

Supporting Great Britain helps it to remain strong and deal with the war so the US won't have to fight.

c)

Germany has betrayed the trust of the global community and the United States needs to take control as a world leader.

d)

That the crimes against humanity by the Nazis in Europe have made it necessary to do the right thing and become involved.

42.

Multi- Source 7- What actions did the U.S. take in 1940-1941 that would upset Japan at this time?

a)

The US terminated its trade treaty with Japan.

b)

Pres. FDR declared an embargo on trading scrap iron and steel to the Japanese.

c)

The United States loaned millions of dollars to Japan's enemy China to help defend itself.

d)

The United States moved its fleet to Hawaii to serve as a warning to Japan to stop aggressive action.

43.

This was a group of African American settlers who related to the Bible story of Exodus.

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Cowboys

c)

Miners

d)

Exodusters

44.

Which group of workers were left out of the original celebration of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Chinese

b)

Italian

c)

African Americans

d)

Whites

45.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning

point in history because

a)

Russia became the first nation with a

Communist economic system

b)

it was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in

world affairs

d)

the royal family was exiled to Mexico

46.

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism

is

a)

restoration of a bartering system

b)

organization of workers’ unions

c)

government ownership of property

d)

privatization of business

47.

Laws passed by Congress that made it illegal to criticize the war. Those who participated in anti-war activities faced fines and prison.

a)

War Bonds

b)

Propaganda

c)

Mobilize

d)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

48.

Espionage

a)

The act of being disobedient to an authority figure.

b)

Having no formal government.

c)

The act or practice of spying

d)

Compulsory enrollment in the military; the draft

49.

Schenck v. United States (1919)

a)

The Supreme court case which created the "imminent lawless action" test.

b)

Supreme Court Justice who first used the phrase "yelling fire in a crowded theatre."

c)

The Supreme Court case which established the "clear and present danger" test.

d)

A newspaper publisher who was arrested for publishing "The Left Wing Manifesto".

50.
The "Red Scare" means
a)
People were afraid of the color red.
b)
People thought Red's were friends. 
c)
People were afraid of Communists. 
d)
People were afraid of Democrats. 
51.
The policy of containment meant that
a)
The U.S.S.R. would not let democracy spread.
b)
The U.S. would not let Islam spread.
c)
The U.S.S.R. would not let Communism spread.
d)
The U.S. would not let Communism spread.
52.

Which amendment banned the sale, manufacutre and transportation of alcohol (prohibition)?

(a)  

53.

What was the french term for "leave it alone"?

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Credit

c)

Hooverville

d)

Red Scare

54.
Senators are hereby to be elected directly by the people
a)
12th
b)
17th
c)
13th
d)
22nd
55.
A most unusual amendment - it is the only one to repeal a previous one
a)
21tst
b)
22nd
c)
18th
d)
26th
56.
President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in 
a)
infirmary
b)
infamy
c)
infamous
d)
informal
57.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
58.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
59.
What caused the United States to enter World War II in December, 1941? 
a)
The German invasion of Poland 
b)
Reports of the Holocaust in Germany 
c)
The dropping of an atomic bomb 
d)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 
60.
What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941? 
a)
Japan
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
England 
61.

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

a)

reduced the armaments of major European powers

b)

gave too much power to the United Nations

c)

increased sea trade between England and the United States

d)

allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

62.

Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as unfair to Germany?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Soviet Nonaggression Pact

c)

Munich Pact

d)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

63.

Leader of the Soviet Union who signed a pact with Hitler:

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Francisco Franco

64.

Dictator of Nazi Germany:

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Adolf Hitler

65.

Dictator of Italy:

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Hideki Tojo

66.

Which of the following was a punishment inflicted on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to accept full blame for starting WWI

b)

Germany had to pay reparations

c)

Germany had to give up colonies & land

d)

All of These

67.

What was the initial U.S. response to Japanese aggression in the Pacific?

a)

declare war

b)

drop atomic weapons

c)

oil embargo

d)

ignore it

68.

A law passed in 1941 that allowed the US to ship arms and other supplies without immediate payment to nations fighting the Axis powers.

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

Atlantic Charter

69.

The US program to develop an atomic bomb for use in World War II.

a)

Chicago Project

b)

Bronx Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Los Angeles Project

70.

Policy adopted by the United States in 1939 to preserve neutrality while aiding the Allies. Britain and France could buy goods from the United States if they paid in full and transported them.

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Neutrality Act

d)

Cash and Carry

71.

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Battle of the Bulge

72.

Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France on June 6, 1944

a)

P-Day

b)

D-Day

c)

I-Day

d)

B-Day

73.

Forced relocation and incarceration in camps in the interior of the U.S. of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who had lived on the Pacific coast.

a)

Internment of Japanese Americans

b)

Holocaust

c)

Genocide

d)

Trail of Tears

74.

A series of laws created to prevent US arms sales and loans to nations at war.

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Neutrality Acts

75.

The strategy employed by the United States navy to gain military bases and secure the many small islands in the Pacific.

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Island Vacation

c)

Island Getaway

d)

Island of No Return