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Worksheets5/14 HW: USHF Review #2
Total questions: 151
Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins
Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
D-Day
After World War 1
Before World War 2
During World War 2
After World War 2
The United States successfully stopped the spread of communism in Vietnam
South Vietnam defeated North Vietnam with the help of United States troops
The United States helped the Vietnamese compromise. The Vietnamese agreed to keep the north communist and the south democratic
The conflict ended in a cease-fire and communism spread to all of Vietnam
Which statements is MOST true about many African Americans during World War I?
they protested discrimination in the US Army
they let the rural South for jobs in the North
they purchased large numbers of farms in the Midwest
they left the United States for Liberia
What was added to the Constitution in order to ensure its ratification?
Bill of Rights
Political parties
Executive Branch
Right of foreign intervention
The Federalist Papers were written to encourage
the adoption of the Bill of Rights
the ratification of the Constitution
delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution
to get states to vote against the Constitution
The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was
the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait
Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction
repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel
Iraq's testing of nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program
Which of these would have been MOST likely to be a significant part of the Middle colonies' economy in 17th century North America?
Sugar
Shipbuilding
Silver Mining
Indigo Plantations
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments MOST directly addressed the issues of limiting the authority of the federal government?
Amendment 7- Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
Amendment 10- Powers of the States & People
Amendment 14- Civil Rights
Amendment 21- Repeal Prohibition
President Jimmy Carter offered amnesty in 1977 for
"white-collar" business criminals
people who committed war crimes in the Vietnam War
draft evaders during the Vietnam War
those who were responsible for the Three Mile Island accient
What effects did the Civil War have on women and African Americans?
Their situation got worse
Their opportunities expanded
They helped the Confederacy win
Their rights were taken away
What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?
Better Generals
Stronger allies
Natives were on their side
More people, more factories and food, more railroads
How did Lincoln abolish slavery in ALL states?
He ordered them free
Congress passed the 13th Amendment
He used the Declaration of Independence. "All Men are Created Equal"
He did nothing
How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?
By patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico
By attacking railroads
By blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River
By taking over Southern farms and factories
Why was the surrender at Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union campaign in the West?
It allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River
It allowed the Union to surround the Capital city
It allowed the Union to Blockade important railroads
It allowed the Union to occupy new territories
The Republican party was established on the belief of
Destroying the South
Helping slavery spread
Opposing slavery
Going to war
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.
Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Siege of Vickburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Battle of Gettysburg
At which fort did the first hostilities of the Civil War take place?
Fort Wagner
Fort Sumter
Fort Hood
For Warren
Economic policies of Ronald Reagan, consisted of budget cuts, tax cuts, and
Increased spending on social programs
Increased spending on the environmental programs
Increased defense spending
Decreased defense spending
The Reagan era policy of cutting taxes for businesses or top earners is also known as
Supply-side economics
Supply and demand economics
Demand-side economics
Tax-cut economics
What is the Nixon policy of Détente?
Easing Cold War tensions
Increasing nuclear arms
Nixon’s plan to end Vietnam
Civil Rights Policy
The Iran-Contra Scandal involved the sale of arms to Iran and funded the Contras in which country?
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Costa Rica
From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”
Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?
The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.
Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.
The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.
Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.
What was the primary mission of the Lewis & Clark Expedition?
Remove Native Americans from Louisiana
Explore and map the Louisiana Purchase
Find a route to the Pacific Ocean
Capture Spanish territory in California
Under the Great Compromise, how are the number of representative per state calculated?
Every state gets one representative.
The size of the state's land area determines the number.
The size of the state's population determines the number.
What is federalism?
It is the sharing of power between the federal, state and local governments.
It is the separation of powers between the three branches.
It is a way for each branch to check the power of the other branches.
It is declaring a law unconstitutional.
If the President vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this would be an example of what?
A republic
Checks and balances
federalism
limited government
Which court case established judicial review?
McCullough v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Plessey v. Ferguson
Why were some people upset about the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They thought it treated immigrants unfairly.
They were strict constructionists.
They thought they violated the first amendment.
They thought they would pull us into a war.
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
It increased the number of years someone had to live in the US to be a citizen.
It ended mercantilism.
It warned Mexico to stay out of Texas.
It warned European countries like Spain to stay out of the Americas.
Which of the following would be associated with Manifest Destiny?
sectionalism
acquiring land from the Mexican War
seccession
interstate and intrastate trade
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
It granted voting rights to black males.
It ended Reconstruction by removing the military from the South.
It said separate but equal is okay.
It vetoed the Freedman's Bureau.
If you believe in Social Darwinism would agree with which of the following?
The government should be involved in the economy.
Big businesses should be regulated.
Laissez faire is the way to go; social issues like poverty are part of nature.
Americans who migrated to the Sun Belt were moving to a region with
cool weather and developing cities.
warm weather and economic growth.
developing cities and low immigration rates.
affordable homes and low immigration rates.
Jacob Riis was most known for his late 19th century work in exposing the horrid living conditions
on the Great Plains
on Indian Reservations
on southern plantations
in urban slums and ghettos
The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of
Federalism
Judicial Review
Equality before the law
Social Contract Theory
A company that relocates to the area of California known as "Silicon Valley" would be MOST likely to be involved in which business?
Aerospace
Automotive
Computers
Farming
The "Dust Bowl" was an ecological situation associated with
World War I
World War II
the Cold War
the Great Depression
Which of these was a goal of the Monroe Doctrine?
to prevent southern states from seceding from the Union
to restrict European interference in the Western Hemisphere
to relocate Native American peoples west of the Mississippi
to resolve anti-Federalist concerns over the power of the federal government
How did the Watergate scandal of the 1970s impact the United States?
Public trust in the honesty of the U.S. federal government declined
Political tensions between China and the US increased
Federal oversight of the US weapon sales to foreign nations expanded
Congressional support for US involvement in the Middle East peace talks decreased
Which action by the federal government was one cause of the Great Depression?
Failing to decrease the reserve requirement
Refusing to regulate the stock market
Abolishing the use of the gold standard
Eliminating tariffs on foreign trade
Which reason correctly replaces the question mark on this list?
Decrease in interest rates
Failure of banks
Outsourcing of manufacturing jobs
Outbreak of a global war
Which statement best describes how investment in the stock market during the mid-to-late 1920s contributed to the Great Depression?
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks.
Government taxes on stock transactions made it difficult to repay investors.
Financial institutions were not required to report earnings to stock investors.
Foreign countries were not required to immediately pay stockholder earnings.
How did the Great Depression affect American society?
The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in demand for farm labor.
Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands.
Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing.
Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.
Which phrase correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?
Increase in minimum wage
Growth of immigration
Increase in unemployment
Growth in consumer spending
How did this response to the Great Depression differ from the ideas of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Hoover wanted to implement social welfare programs to provide for the poor.
Roosevelt wanted private charities to take responsibility for relief efforts.
Hoover wanted to limit the role of the federal government in managing the crisis.
Roosevelt wanted state governments to regulate private business activity.
Which of the following contributed most to the situation described in this excerpt?
The rise of corporate monopolies
Strict banking regulations and high income tax rates
The influx of immigrants into urban areas
High unemployment and widespread home foreclosures
The goals of these New Deal agencies support the conclusion that the New Deal —
gave the federal government a larger role in the day-to-day welfare of its citizens
forced citizens to participate in federal programs
gave preference to state-run agencies over federally run agencies
forced the federal government to adopt isolationist foreign policies
The term "Great Society" came to represent
the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration
the antion's anti-communist agenda
Michael Harrington's affluent society
the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration
Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election?
He was a self made man
he had a strong southern support
He represented a spirit of hope and change
He promised to eliminate poverty
Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles developed in Weeks v. U.S. to trials in state courts?
Illinois v. Gates.
Horton v. California.
Mapp v. Ohio.
U.S. v. Leon.
Which of the following cases is not concerned or involved issues with the exclusionary rule?
Weeks v. U.S.
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio.
Terry v. Ohio
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
Reconstruction
Amendments
Black Codes
Constitution
The written plan of government for the United States of America
democracy
Constitution
monarchy
Bill of Rights
The branch of government that suggests laws and carries out the laws made by Congress. Its leader is the president.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
The branch of government that makes laws for the country. It is made up of the Congress.
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?
"Neutrality is the Best Policy"
"Isolationism: Our Old Ally"
"Temptations of the Imperialist Menu"
"The Dangers of Overeating"
Based on the map, which region of the United States demonstrated the most support for complete voting rights for women before 1919?
New England
West
South
Midwest
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of the American "melting pot"?
In U.S. politics, a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state"
Organic Machine
Mechanical Machine
Manifest Machine
Political Machine
Which of the following political cartoons is MOST associated with the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
Which famous African American civil rights leader believed equality can be achieved through vocational education?
Du Bois W. E. B.
W. E. B. Du Bois
Booker T Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Which famous African American civil rights leader believed equality can be achieved through forcing the government to actively fight for equal rights?
Du Bois W. E. B.
W. E. B. Du Bois
Booker T Dubois
Booker T. Washington
A name for the late 180s, described the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age. Underneath this unevenly distribution of wealth were many social problems such as: high poverty rate, high crime rate and corruption in the government.
The Gilded Age
The Manifest Age
Reconstruction
Antebellum
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
Which foreign policy from the early 1900s expanded the goals of the Monroe Doctrine?
Hepburn Act
Open Door Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Square Deal
The secret agreement in which Germany promised to return territory from the United States to Mexico in exchange for Mexico's assistance during World War I was the
Fourteen Points
Schlieffen Plan
Triple Alliance
Zimmerman Telegram
Under the Open Door Policy promoted by Secretary of State John Hay
all countries would be allowed to trade with China
China would be broken up into European colonies
more countries would be given leaseholds in China
America's sphere of influence in China would grow
President Wilson's peace plan was known as the
Zimmerman Telegram
Sussex Pledge
Treaty of Versailles
Fourteen Points
President Wilson called for the creation of a "general association of nations" known as the
Allies
Central Powers
League of Nations
United Nations
Why did the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
to keep the US free from foreign entanglements
to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany
to avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations
to increase United States military forces in Europe
Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
Emancipation Proclamation
Bill of Rights
Confederate States of America
Amendments
What does this picture represent?
The importance of the United States as an imperial power
The consequence of the U.S. joining the League of Nations and becoming involved in foreign affairs
The promotion of the Open Door Policy to promote more trade within China
How the United States should join the League of Nations to help promote peace
Which statement best describes the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It provided women in the United States with a chance to organize the suffrage movement.
It guaranteed women in the United States the right to vote in local and national elections.
It guaranteed women in the United States the right to work full-time outside of the home.
It provided women in the United States with a chance to own property and small businesses.
How did the 15th Amendment support the argument for women’s suffrage?
Women realized that the freed slaves had more rights than they did.
Women realized that females in other countries had the right to vote.
Women disagreed with the act of freeing the slaves in the South.
Women decided to leave the country if their demands were not met.
Which statement best describes a change in lifestyle that the Native Americans experienced after their move Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Native Americans off their tribal homelands and sent them to the West?
Native Americans farmed lands in Oklahoma and raised domestic animals because they could not hunt.
Native Americans joined forces with Great Plains tribes to fight against the United States.
Native Americans gained the right to vote and formed U.S. states of their own.
Native Americans stopped using traditional medicines in the new lands because herbs were not available.
Which legislation led to conflict in western territories over the issue of slavery?
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Compromise of 1850
the Wilmot Proviso
the Missouri Compromise
How did the Missouri Compromise affect the structure of the United States government?
It increased the power of the Supreme Court.
It gave the Senate more power than House of Representatives.
It balanced the number of free and slave states in Congress
It granted Congress the power to pass the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The introduction of new crops from the Americas caused populations to _____________ in the Europe, Africa, and Asia.
increase
decrease
the stay the same
none of the above
Which group of people were brought to the New World as laborers to replace dying Native Americans.
Serfs from Russia
Enslaved people from West African
Peasants from China
None of the above
The Jamestown colony was founded in
1607
1620
2020
1627
