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2nd & 4th U.S. History Semester 2 Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the U.S.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

2.

changes the date of the start of a presidential term (inauguration day) to January 20

a)

19th Amendment

b)

20th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

22nd Amendment

3.

limits a president to two terms in office

a)

19th Amendment

b)

20th Amendment

c)

21st Amendment

d)

22nd Amendment

4.

prohibits a state from denying the right to vote based on race

a)

14th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

5.

officially abolished slavery or involuntary servitude in the U.S.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

6.

repealed the prohibition of alcohol

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

7.

allows the federal government to collect an income tax

a)

15th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

8.

states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on a person's gender

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

20th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

9.

grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States, regardless of race

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

10.

states that U.S. Senators will be elected directly by the people

a)

15th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

17th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

11.

literally, “to let one do”; the belief that the economy should be allowed to operate without government interference

a)

socialism

b)

graft

c)

segregation

d)

laissez-faire

12.

an economic system in which the workers control the means of production (factories, equipment, etc.) and the government oversees equal distribution of wealth

a)

capitalism

b)

anarchism

c)

socialism

d)

communism

13.

the belief that government(s) should be eliminated

a)

capitalism

b)

anarchism

c)

socialism

d)

utopia

14.

an economic system in which private individuals or entrepreneurs control the means of production (factories, equipment, etc.)

a)

capitalism

b)

anarchism

c)

socialism

d)

communism

15.

complete control over all aspects of an industry, including production, quality, wages, and prices

a)

capital

b)

graft

c)

monopoly

d)

socialism

16.

a group of workers who organize

a)

corporation

b)

political machine

c)

monopoly

d)

union

17.

increased factory production

a)

capitalism

b)

industrialization

c)

philanthropy

d)

urbanization

18.

organization that controlled city and state politics by providing services to poor immigrants or jobs to loyal supporters in exchange for votes

a)

corporation

b)

monopoly

c)

political machine

d)

tenement

19.

the illegal use of political influence for personal gain

a)

capitalism

b)

graft

c)

laissez-faire

d)

anarchism

20.

separation of racial groups

a)

assimilate

b)

monopoly

c)

socialism

d)

segregation

21.

growth of cities

a)

industrialization

b)

capitalism

c)

tenements

d)

urbanization

22.

the efforts of wealthy people to promote the welfare of others through financial support or charitable giving

a)

industrialization

b)

capitalism

c)

philanthropy

d)

urbanization

23.

a perfect society

a)

anarchism

b)

socialism

c)

philanthropy

d)

utopia

24.

a multistory building divided into apartments to house several families, often in unsanitary conditions

a)

industrialization

b)

tenement

c)

suffrage

d)

urbanization

25.

a period in the late 1800s where the outward appearance of America differed from the reality underneath

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reconstruction Era

d)

Reform Age

26.

the act of hanging or murdering someone without a trial

a)

lynching

b)

segregation

c)

anarchism

d)

anti-Semitism

27.

the belief that an immigrant or minority group should adopt the way of life of the dominant culture

a)

assimilation

b)

anarchism

c)

philanthropy

d)

segregation

28.

discrimination, prejudice, and even hatred of Jewish people

a)

anti-Semitism

b)

assimilation

c)

anarchism

d)

arbitration

29.

unable to read and write

a)

graft

b)

anarchism

c)

illiterate

d)

suffrage

30.

the right to vote

a)

arbitration

b)

nationalism

c)

imperialism

d)

suffrage

31.

a period from about 1900-1917 when reformers worked to eliminate government corruption and improve American society

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reform Age

d)

Reconstruction Era

32.

the use of a neutral third party to negotiate a labor dispute

a)

arbitration

b)

trustbusting

c)

conservation

d)

annexation

33.

an election in which the citizens vote to choose nominees or candidates for the upcoming general election

a)

arbitration

b)

direct primary

c)

annexation

d)

progressivism

34.

the use of government lawsuits to break up monopolies

a)

arbitration

b)

imperialism

c)

conservation

d)

trustbusting

35.

the management and protection of natural resources

a)

assimilation

b)

conservation

c)

annexation

d)

nationalism

36.

a type of taxation where the rate increases as the taxable base increases (the wealthy pay a higher percentage)

a)

industrial tax

b)

progressive tax

c)

regressive tax

d)

tariff

37.

a type of taxation that uses the same rate for everyone, thus hurting the poor more than the wealthy

a)

industrial tax

b)

progressive tax

c)

regressive tax

d)

income tax

38.

the policy of extending political, military, or economic control over other countries or colonies

a)

arbitration

b)

annexation

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

39.

a tax on imported goods

a)

income tax

b)

progressive tax

c)

regressive tax

d)

tariff

40.

the act of taking possession of territory or country and joining it with a previously established nation (willingly or unwillingly)

a)

annexation

b)

arbitration

c)

imperialism

d)

nationalism

41.

newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to promote readership

a)

imperialism

b)

propaganda

c)

nationalism

d)

yellow journalism

42.

a strong belief in one’s own country and its superiority to others; intense patriotism

a)

alliances

b)

imperialism

c)

militarism

d)

nationalism

43.

the belief that a government must create a strong military and be prepared to use it to achieve the country’s goals

a)

alliances

b)

imperialism

c)

militarism

d)

nationalism

44.

agreements of mutual support between nations

a)

alliances

b)

imperialism

c)

annexation

d)

nationalism

45.

fighting done by unconventional means, such as sabotage, ambushes, and unexpected raids

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

no man's land

c)

trench warfare

d)

militarism

46.

the territory between enemy trenches that neither side occupies

a)

trench warfare

b)

alliances

c)

guerrilla warfare

d)

no man's land

47.

a type of fighting in which occupied lines of troops dig into the ground in order to protect themselves from enemy fire

a)

guerrilla warfare

b)

no man's land

c)

trench warfare

d)

militarism

48.

a German submarine

a)

militarism

b)

trench warfare

c)

no man's land

d)

u-boat

49.

media used to influence someone to support or oppose a cause

a)

propaganda

b)

yellow journalism

c)

arbitration

d)

armistice

50.

an end to fighting; a cease-fire

a)

arbitration

b)

armistice

c)

nationalism

d)

alliances