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US History Midterm

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  1. What was the Homestead Act?

a)

  1. The act provided anyone over the age of 21 with 160 acres of land for a small filing fee.

b)

  1. The act provided anyone over the age of 18 with 300 acres of land for free.

c)

  1. The rule that made Indians in the West move to Canada

d)

  1. Forced people to move from the south.

2.

  1. Where did the Transcontinental RR meet?

a)

  1.  San Francisco, California

b)

  1.  Promontory, Utah

c)

  1.  Memphis, Tennessee

d)

  1.  Omaha, Nebraska

3.

  1. What was the purpose of the Jim Crow Laws?

a)

  1. To keep black people from voting

b)

  1. To keep black people and white people separate

c)

  1. Segregation

4.

  1. What was the ruling on the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson?

a)

  1. Women’s suffrage is constitutional

b)

  1. Women’s suffrage is not constitutional

c)

  1. Separate but equal is constitutional 

d)

  1. Separate but equal is not constitutional

5.

  1. William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 

a)

  1. Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control

b)

  1. Political cartoonist exposing the Gilded Age

c)

  1. Journalist who exposed the unethical practices of the meat packing industry

d)

  1. Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor

6.

  1. Thomas Nast was known for what? 

a)

  1. Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor

b)

  1. Journalist who exposed the unethical practices of the meat packing industry

c)

  1. Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control

d)

  1. Political cartoonist exposing the Gilded Age

7.

  1. What industry did the Interstate Commerce Act regulate?

a)

  1. Steel

b)

  1. Railroads

c)

  1. Electricity

d)

  1. Oil

8.

  1.  Why was the Pendleton Act significant? 

a)

  1. Got rid of any monopolies trying to form

b)

  1.  Put the price of RRs in rural areas in check

c)

  1.  Got rid of the spoils system

d)

  1.  Gave political office jobs to friends of politicians 

9.

  1. Who created the Social Darwinism theory?

a)

  1. Booker T. Washington 

b)

  1.  William Graham Sumner

c)

  1. William Jennings Bryan

d)

  1. Billy Sunday

10.

  1. Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

a)

  1.  W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

  1. Madam C.J. Walker

c)

  1. Booker T. Washington

d)

  1. Billy Sunday

11.

  1. Who created the NAACP?

a)

  1. Booker T. Washington

b)

  1. W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

  1. Billy Sunday

d)

  1. Madam C.J. Walker

12.

  1. Which was NOT an effect of Populism?

a)

  1.  Aid to farmers

b)

  1.  Direct election of US Senators 

c)

  1. Gold Standard 

d)

  1. Federal regulations of businesses 

13.

  1. What did the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 ban?

a)

  1. Price discrimination

b)

  1. Conditioning sales on exclusive dealing

c)

  1. Serving on the board of directors for two competing companies

14.

  1. Yellow Journalism was started to do what?

a)

  1. Increase the budget of the military

b)

Encourage government censorship oIncrease newspaper sales by exaggerating the newsf the press

c)

  1. Increase newspaper sales by exaggerating the news

d)

  1. Increase money going to businesses

15.

  1. Who was president during the construction of the Panama Canal?

a)
Calvin Coolidge
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
16.

  1. Who won the Spanish-American War?

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)
Germany
d)
America
17.

  1. What kind of warfare was NOT used in Europe during World War I?

a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)

  1. Chemical Warfare 

c)

  1.  Submarine Warfare

d)

  1. Trench Warfare

18.

  1. What organization did Wilson want to establish?

a)
World Health Organization
b)

United Nations

c)
League of Nations
d)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
19.

  1. What country was punished by the Treaty of Versailles?

a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Austria
d)
France
20.

  1. Why did many African Americans participate in the Great Migration?

    1. Escape Jim Crow Laws 

    2. Better work opportunities

a)
To join family members already in the North
b)
To escape harsh winters
c)

Escape Jim Crow Laws and better work opportunities

d)
To support the Civil Rights Movement
21.

  1. What city did the Harlem Renaissance take place in?

a)
Los Angeles
b)
Philadelphia
c)

Chicago

d)
New York City
22.

  1. What is NOT a trait of a Flapper?

a)
Long hair
b)

  1. Short dresses

c)

Short Hair

d)

  1.  Drinker and Smoker 

23.

  1. What states did the Dust Bowl occur in?

a)

  1. Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico

b)

  1. New York, Pennslyvania, New Jersey, Maine, and Massachusets

c)

  1. California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, and Oregon

d)

  1. Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Kentucky 

24.

  1. When was the Stock Market Crash?

a)
November 1928
b)
January 1930
c)
February 1931
d)
October 1929
25.

  1. What does Laissez-Faire mean?

a)
Government has complete control over market prices
b)
Government controls all economic activities
c)
Government has no involvement in economic affairs
d)
Government regulates all social interactions
26.

  1. What were Hoovervilles?

a)
A famous tourist attraction in Chicago
b)
A type of government program
c)
Shacks and tents made from anything people could find
d)
Luxury apartments in California
27.

  1. Fill in the Blank. The Bonus Army was a group of veterans from ______ and they marched to Washington to protest _________.

a)
Korean War; Healthcare Benefits
b)
WWI; Bonus Pay
c)

Spanish-American War; Housing Assistance

d)
Gulf War; Education Funding
28.

  1. What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

a)

  1. To lease land to farmers for increased agricultural production

b)

  1. To lend military aid to Allied nations without direct involvement in the war

c)

  1. To provide loans to American citizens during wartime

d)

To provide reparations for countries affected by the Treaty of Versailles

29.

  1. A major result of the ideals set forth in the Atlantic Charter led to

a)

  1. the formation of the Warsaw Pact.

b)

  1. the establishment of an Israeli nation.

c)

  1. the rebuilding of the United Kingdom.

d)

  1. the organization of the United Nations.

30.

  1. What was the main goal of the Nuremberg Trials after World War II?

a)

  1. To hold Nazi leaders accountable for crimes against humanity

b)

  1. To sign peace treaties with defeated Axis nations

c)

  1. To punish Axis soldiers captured in battle

d)

  1. To establish laws for the newly formed United Nations

31.

  1. What event is widely seen as the start of World War II?

a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)

Pearl Harbor

c)
The Battle of Britain
d)
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
32.

  1. Which of the following agreements was made at the Yalta Conference?

a)

  1. Germany would remain united under Allied control.

b)

  1. The United Nations would be established to promote peace.

c)

  1. Italy would be divided into separate occupation zones.

d)

  1. The atomic bomb would be used on Japan.

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