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BJU US History Unit V review

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Democratic candidate who won the election of 1884

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Roscoe Conkling

d)

Chester A. Arthur

e)

William Jennings Bryan

2.

Republican nominee in 1896 who supported a high tariff

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

William McKinley

e)

Grover Cleveland

3.

became president upon the death of his predecessor

a)

Roscoe Conkling

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

William Jennings Bryan

e)

Chester A. Arthur

4.

evangelist who was often called “the Moody of the South”

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Sam Jones

e)

Chester A. Arthur

5.

entrepreneur who started a ferry business without government funding

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

William Jennings Bryan

e)

Chester A. Arthur

6.

entrepreneur who built the largest steel company in the world

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Grover Cleveland

e)

Roscoe Conkling

7.

entrepreneur who improved refining efficiency and lowered the cost of products from oil

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Chester A. Arthur

e)

Andrew Carnegie

8.

became the leading investment banker in America during the Gilded Age

a)

Chester A. Arthur

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J. P. Morgan

d)

Grover Cleveland

e)

William Jennings Bryan

9.

became America’s most prolific inventor

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

William Jennings Bryan

e)

Andrew Carnegie

10.

wrote books such as The Red Badge of Courage with a naturalistic perspective

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

Stephen Crane

e)

Grover Cleveland

11.

was shot four months into his presidency and died weeks later

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

William Jennings Bryan

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

Grover Cleveland

e)

James A. Garfield

12.

leader of the American Federation of Labor

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

Chester A. Arthur

e)

William Jennings Bryan

13.

leading proponent of urban evangelism

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Grover Cleveland

d)

D. L. Moody

e)

William Jennings Bryan

14.

politician who delivered the “Cross of Gold” speech

a)

William Jennings Bryan

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

Roscoe Conkling

e)

Andrew Carnegie

15.

pen name of the writer whose real name was Samuel L. Clemens

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Grover Cleveland

e)

William Jennings Bryan

16.

author of On the Origin of Species

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

William Jennings Bryan

e)

Andrew Carnegie

17.

senator who controlled New York’s Republican political machine

a)

Roscoe Conkling

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Andrew Carnegie

e)

Grover Cleveland

18.

Republican candidate who won the election of 1888

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Benjamin Harrison

c)

Chester A. Arthur

d)

William Jennings Bryan

e)

Grover Cleveland

19.

presidential candidate on the Socialist ticket

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

Grover Cleveland

e)

Andrew Carnegie

20.

the literary school that Twain’s work reflected

a)
Realism
b)
Gothic
c)
Naturalism
d)
Romanticism
21.

inaccurate name given to the leaders of industry during this time period

a)
Captains of Industry
b)
Wealthy Tycoons
c)
Monopoly Kings
d)
Robber Barons
22.

the earliest significant labor union

a)

Knights of Labor

b)
American Labor Union
c)
International Labor Union
d)
Global Labor Union
23.

legislation that expanded Congress’s power to regulate businesses by making monopolizing illegal

a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Homestead Act
24.

legislation that established an independent Civil Service Commission and eliminated much of the spoils system

a)
Hatch Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman Antitrust Act
d)

Pendleton Act

25.

failed strike at the Carnegie Steel Company

a)
Pullman Strike of 1894
b)
Haymarket Affair of 1886
c)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911
d)
Homestead Strike of 1892
26.

system that advocates government regulation or ownership of the means of production

a)
socialism
b)
communism
c)
capitalism
d)
fascism
27.

consolidation of an entire segment of an industry

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)
Acquisition
c)
Diversification
d)
Liquidation
28.

act that regulated railroads

a)
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
b)
Homestead Act of 1862
c)
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
d)
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
29.

a court order

a)
a police warrant
b)
a judge's decision
c)

injunction

d)
a legal form
30.

Seward's Folly

a)

Comstock Lode

b)

Alaska

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Central Pacific

e)

Century of Dishonor

31.

queen there was overthrown

a)

Hawaii

b)

Central Pacific

c)

Alaska

d)

Boxer Rebellion

e)

Century of Dishonor

32.

American soldiers overwhelmingly defeated here

a)

Little Bighorn

b)

Alaska

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Central Pacific

e)

Century of Dishonor

33.

gives details of ill treatment of Indians

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Alaska

c)

Comstock Lode

d)

Boxer Rebellion

e)

Century of Dishonor

34.

sought greater cooperation and unity in the Western world

a)

Pan-Americanism

b)

Alaska

c)

Central Pacific

d)

Boxer Rebellion

e)

Century of Dishonor

35.

resulted in the Philippines becoming part of the U.S.

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

Alaska

c)

Central Pacific

d)

Century of Dishonor

e)

Boxer Rebellion

36.

designed to allow all nations to have free trade in China

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Alaska

c)

Century of Dishonor

d)

Central Pacific

e)

Open Door Policy

37.

Chinese movement begun by the Righteous and Harmonious Fists to expel foreigners and their influence

a)

Century of Dishonor

b)

Alaska

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Central Pacific

e)

Comstock Lode

38.

battle in which soldiers killed more than 150 Sioux, half of whom were women and children

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Alaska

c)

Century of Dishonor

d)

Boxer Rebellion

e)

Central Pacific

39.

built track from Sacramento eastward

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Comstock Lode

c)

Central Pacific

d)

Alaska

e)

Union Pacific

40.

built track from Omaha westward

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Comstock Lode

c)

Central Pacific

d)

Alaska

e)

Union PAcific

41.

one of the largest and richest silver mines in the West

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Alaska

c)

Century of Dishonor

d)

Boxer Rebellion

e)

Comstock Lode

42.

unfenced grazing lands

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Alaska

d)

Century of Dishonor

e)

open ranges

43.

where the first transcontinental railroad was completed

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Century of Dishonor

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Alaska

e)

Promontory Point

44.

Match each of the following statements with the correct term.

a)

Matthew Perry

1.

visited Japan

b)

Maximilian I

2.

executed in Mexico

c)

George Dewey

3.

commodore in Spanish-American War

d)

George Armstrong Custer

4.

defeated by the Sioux

e)

Crazy Horse

5.

Sioux Chief

45.

Match each of the following statements with the correct term.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

1.

leader of the Rouch Riders

b)

William McKincley

2.

defeated William Jennings Bryan

c)

Emilio Aguinaldo

3.

Philippine Revolution

d)

Jesse James

4.

Outlaw

e)

Geronimo

5.

Apache leader

46.

Match the historical location with the correct state.

a)

Comstock Lode

1.

Nevada

b)

Wounded Knee

2.

South Dakota

c)

Sanford Dole

3.

Hawaii

d)

more than 50,000 entered on one day

4.

Oklahoma

e)

Pikes Peak

5.

Colorado

47.

Match the historical location with the correct state.

a)

Promontory Point

1.

Utah

b)

purchase was negotiated by the secretary of state

2.

Alaska

c)

Battle of Little Bighorn

3.

Montana

48.

What is the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains called?

a)
Mississippi Valley
b)
Midwest
c)
Great Plains
d)
Central Plains
49.

What battleship was destroyed in Havana harbor?

a)
USS Missouri
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Arizona
d)
USS Texas
50.

What was the name for sensationalized news reporting?

a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
Blue Journalism
c)
Green Journalism
d)
Red Journalism
51.

What legislation gave 160 acres of land to those who farmed it, built a dwelling on it, and lived on it for five years?

a)

Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act

b)

Tenure of Office Act

c)

Homestead Act

52.

What was the name for the groups of private citizens who enforced the law?

a)
Vigilantes
b)
Sheriffs
c)
Deputies
d)
Marshals
53.

Which law allowed Indian lands to be parceled out to individual families?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Trail of Tears Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Dawes Act

54.

What was developed to help fence land where trees were scarce?

a)
Electric wire
b)
Razor wire
c)
Chain link fence
d)
Barbed wire
55.

Match each of the following statements with the correct description in the column on the right.

a)

found many uses for peanuts

1.

George Washington Carver

b)

candidate for the Bull Moose Party

2.

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

president of Tuskegee Institute

3.

Booker T. Washington

d)

Socialist candidate for president

4.

Eugene V. Debs

e)

medical school in Baltimore named for this person

5.

Johns Hopkins

56.

Match each of the following statements with the correct description in the column on the right.

a)

president that was assassinated

1.

William McKinley

b)

black leader who opposed Booker T. Washington's views

2.

W. E. B DuBois

c)

perfected the use of the assembly line

3.

Henry Ford

d)

elected president in 1912

4.

Woodrow Wilson

e)

often directly associated with the Nineteeenth Amendment

5.

Susan B. Anthony

57.

Match each of the following statements with the correct description in the column on the right.

a)

Progressive leader from Wisconsin

1.

Robert La Follette

b)

baseball player and evangelist

2.

Billy Sunday

c)

Spearker of the House of Representatives

3.

Joseph Cannon

d)

well-known progressive educator

4.

John Dewey

e)

wrote The Jungle

5.

Upton Sinclair

58.

Which organization was established in 1909 to seek equality for black people?

a)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b)
African National Congress (ANC)
c)
Black Lives Matter (BLM)
d)
United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
59.

Which two men were responsible for the first successful airplane flight?

a)
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla
b)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
c)
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison
d)
Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton
60.

Which Supreme Court case stated the “separate but equal facilities” for blacks and whites were constitutional?

a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Roe v. Wade
61.

What was the name for laws which required segregation of the races in public facilities (such as trains, restaurants, hotels, and schools)?

a)
Equality Acts
b)
Freedom Laws
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
Segregation Statutes
62.

What was "Hooverizing"?

a)
A popular dance craze in the 1920s
b)
Conservation and rationing efforts promoted by the U.S. Food Administration during World War I
c)
A type of dessert made with whipped cream and fruit
d)
A method of cleaning carpets using a vacuum cleaner
63.

What was the League of Nations?

a)

international organization established after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries.

b)

a military alliance formed during World War I

c)

primarily focused on expanding colonial empires

d)

was dissolved before World War I

64.

Which general led American troops in World War I?

a)
General George Washington
b)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
General John J. Pershing
d)
General Douglas MacArthur
65.

Who were Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vittorio Orlando, and David Lloyd George?

a)
They were the authors of famous novels in the 19th century.
b)

They were the leaders of the four major Allied powers during World War I, called the "Big Four."

c)
They were the inventors of the first airplane.
d)
They were famous artists from the Renaissance period.
66.

When did America declare war on Germany in World War I?

a)
March 15, 1917
b)
May 6, 1917
c)
July 4, 1917
d)
April 6, 1917
67.

What was the Lusitania?

a)
A French battleship sunk by a British submarine during World War II.
b)
An American aircraft carrier used in the Korean War.
c)
A Russian cargo ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
d)
A British ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat during World War I.
68.

What was the Selective Service Act?

a)
A treaty signed in 1917 to end World War I.
b)
A law passed in the United States in 1945 that required women to register for the military draft.
c)
A law passed in the United States in 1917 that required men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for the military draft.
d)
A policy implemented in 1917 to encourage voluntary military enlistment.
69.

What did Archduke Francis Ferdinand say after being shot?

a)
It is nothing.
b)
I'm fine.
c)
Help me!
d)
I surrender.
70.

Who was Kaiser Wilhelm II?

a)
The last German Emperor and King of Prussia
b)
A legendary explorer
c)
A renowned artist
d)
A famous scientist
71.

What was "Over There"?

a)
A famous battle during World War II
b)
A popular TV show in the 1980s
c)
A type of military aircraft
d)

the unofficial anthem of the American doughboy during WW I

72.

What was the Argonne offensive?

a)
A naval battle in the Pacific Ocean during World War II
b)
A diplomatic conference in Europe after World War I
c)
A scientific research project in Antarctica
d)

one of the costliest military campaigns in American history

73.

What was unrestricted submarine warfare?

a)
Unrestricted submarine warfare was a diplomatic negotiation tactic used during World War I and World War II.
b)
Unrestricted submarine warfare was a land-based strategy employed by the Allied forces.
c)
Unrestricted submarine warfare was a peaceful trade agreement between countries.
d)
Unrestricted submarine warfare was a naval strategy used during World War I and World War II where submarines would attack any enemy merchant vessels, including those of neutral countries, without warning.
74.

What was the spark that led to World War I?

a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
b)
Economic competition between European powers
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
75.

What was the date of the armistice that ended the fighting in World War I?

a)
October 11, 1918
b)
December 11, 1918
c)
September 11, 1918
d)
November 11, 1918
76.

What was the message that the British intercepted and decoded that called for Mexican support of the German cause?

a)
Berlin Note
b)
Zimmermann Telegram
c)
Prussian Dispatch
d)
Hamburg Letter
77.

Who was Eddie Rickenbacker?

a)

the "Ace of Ace's"

b)
British scientist during World War II
c)
French artist in the 19th century
d)
German philosopher in the 20th century
78.

Match the following

a)

laws under which it became a crime to criticize the war effort

1.

the Espionage and Sedition Acts

b)

Wilson's plan for peace

2.

the Fourteen Points

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed this in 1882

3.

the Triple Alliance

d)

Supreme Court decision that sad Congress could limit some free speech, particularly in wartime

4.

Schenk v. United States

e)

Britain, France, and Russia formed this in 1907

5.

the Triple Entente

79.

Match the following

a)

the Tennessean who won the Medal of Honor for his bravery during WW I

1.

Sergeant Alvin York

b)

the ddirector of the Food Administration during the war

2.

Herbert Hoover

c)

a Mexican bandit who avoided capture by U.S. troops

3.

Pancho Villa

d)

the most successful ace in WW I

4.

Red Baron

e)

Wilson's most formidable opponent of the Treaty of Versailles

5.

Henry Cabot Lodge

80.

Match the following

a)

Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state

1.

William Jennings Bryan

b)

those countries siding with Germany and Austria-Hungary during WWI

2.

Central Powers

c)

payments by a defeated nation for the cost of the war

3.

reparations

d)

those countries siding with Britain during WWI

4.

the Allies

e)

Germany's promis that it would resume following international law

5.

the Sussex pledge

81.

What is an agreement to stop fighting called?

a)
peacefire
b)
warbreak
c)
conflictcease
d)

armistice

82.

What was Wilson's campaign slogan in the 1916 election?

a)
He kept us out of war.
b)
Peace and Prosperity for All
c)
America First
d)
United We Stand