WorksheetsU.S. History Worksheet - Page 4
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which statement describes one reason the year 2008 was significant?
First Lady Hillary Clinton testified before Congress on health care reform.
Barack Obama was the first African American to be elected president.
Ross Perot was the first third party candidate to win a presidential debate.
President George W. Bush announced a war on terrorism.
Which government entity is responsible for achieving these goals?
National Park Service
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
What was one reason why these amendments were added to the Constitution?
To guarantee due process of law
To expand the authority of the states over the federal government
To limit the freedom of expression
To expand the rights of individuals to participate in the government
What was one effect of the event described in this headline?
Increased support for gender equality in labor union membership
Decreased support for socialism by labor union members
Increased federal government involvement in labor union activities
Decreased federal government surveillance of labor union leaders
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.
According to the excerpt, which goal was the focus of the Great Society?
To increase taxation
To privatize education
To expand voting rights
To fight social inequality
How did the Battle of Midway alter the course of the war in the Pacific?
By stopping the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
By halting the progress of Japanese expansion
By preventing the continued use of Japanese kamikaze planes
By defending the Philippines from Japanese conquest
This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862. - Adult citizens were granted 160 acres of public land. - People claiming the land were required to improve the land by building a home and farming the land. - After 5 years on the land, the person claiming the land paid a registration fee and officially owned the land. What was one effect of the act described in this list?
The population of settlers in the American West increased.
The debt of the federal government increased.
The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased.
The demand for natural resources decreased.
This list provides a partial summary of a presidential plan. Ideas from President Wilson’s Fourteen Points, 1918: 1. Open and public peace treaties 2. Freedom of the seas outside territorial waters 3. Removal of trade barriers among all nations 4. Arms reductions 5. An association of nations Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?
To establish a new era of isolationism
To punish countries that are defeated in war
To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart
To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts
Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt?
Sweatt v. Painter
Hernandez v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
Wisconsin v. Yoder
What was the significance of the event depicted in the photograph?
The U.S. government officially desegregated the armed forces.
The U.S. government extended veterans benefits to African Americans.
The U.S. government honored an African American veteran for bravery during World War II.
The U.S. government created a new military commendation for veterans of foreign wars.
This act has caused conflict between —
individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain national security
equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against discrimination
economic stability and increased government spending on military readiness
promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in domestic industries
This list presents the work of a civil rights advocate. Selected Accomplishments of Dolores Huerta • Secured disability insurance for California farmworkers • Directed a national grape boycott to protest the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers • ______________________? Which accomplishment correctly completes this list?
Organized armed resistance to protest police brutality against farmworkers
Negotiated to secure better working conditions for farmworkers
Filed a federal lawsuit to fight segregation against farmworkers in public facilities
Seized corporate farmland to protest discrimination against farmworkers
Which idea reflected in these remarks formed the basis for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Nuclear deterrence
Flexible response
Domino theory
Iron Curtain
This photograph shows a 1934 painting by an artist with the Public Works of Art Project during the Great Depression. What is the MOST LIKELY reason the Public Works of Art Project commissioned this painting?
To promote optimism for U.S. economic progress during the Great Depression
To demand federal worker safety laws during the Great Depression
To encourage competition for U.S. technological superiority during the Great Depression
To question the success of nationalizing industries during the Great Depression
NATO was created in response to concerns about —
the Soviet Union and Communism
Italy and Nazism
Germany and fascism
Japan and militarism
In which historical time period were these laws enacted?
The Great Society
The Progressive Era
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
The image supports which statement about U.S. society during the early 1900s?
New technologies made daily life easier for consumers.
Consumers resisted change in favor of traditional products.
Harmful economic cycles caused consumers to resist new technology.
The manufacture of new products encouraged consumers to stay home.
Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question mark in this cause-and-effect diagram?
The number of immigrants from Europe declined.
The government passed laissez-faire laws.
People moved from rural to urban areas.
Settlement houses lost federal funding.
Which issue was discussed in the writings of Jacob Riis?
Discrimination against African Americans in U.S. cities
Harsh conditions of tenement housing in U.S. cities
Growing conflict between rural regions and U.S. cities
Increasing efforts to reduce Chinese immigration to U.S. cities
The demographic structure of the United States changed in the late nineteenth century with the arrival of —
immigrants from southern and eastern Europe seeking industrial jobs
political refugees coming to the United States from the former Spanish colonies
migrants from Mexico seeking agricultural jobs during a worldwide depression
German immigrants fleeing Europe prior to the outbreak of the First World War
Which factor has MOST contributed to the improvement of cell phone technology?
Competition between cell phone companies to gain new customers
Government tariffs to reduce sales of imported cell phones
Sales taxes on cell phone equipment to generate revenue
Long-term contracts from cell phone service providers to reward customer loyalty
Refer to the graph titled 'Average Monthly Number of U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan, 2002–2008.' Which option contributed to the trend shown on this graph?
A military response to a terrorist attack
A desire to stop the spread of communism
The development of weapons of mass destruction
The resurgence of ethnic cleansing policies
Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. We have seen something here that overpowers the death of anyone back home. We have seen what can be called the living dead. Moving up into a new position we came across a prison camp. . . . We went out to see what a concentration camp looked like. . . . As we entered the camp the first thing we saw was the burned down buildings, but a little farther on we got the shock of our lives. —Aaron A. Eiferman, member of the U.S. 12th Armored Division, letter to his wife, April 27, 1945 Which action did the Allied powers take in response to what was described in this letter?
Imposed economic sanctions on Germany
Began a bombing campaign to destroy key military bases
Charged Nazi officials with war crimes in the Nuremberg trials
Permitted Nazi officials to leave the country
What was one result of the activism shown in these photographs?
It reduced the ability of the courts to decide the constitutionality of suffrage.
It prompted lawmakers to reinstate poll taxes for voting.
It reduced the influence of special interest groups devoted to expanding suffrage.
It brought national attention to problems associated with voting.
Why did the Spanish-American War move the United States into the position of a world power?
The United States acquired Spanish territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
The United States proved its nuclear capabilities against Spain in Southeast Asia.
The United States stopped the spread of communism in Spain.
The United States ended Spanish trade in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Which voting practice requirement was specifically targeted by this act?
Providing proof of employment
Proving property ownership
Passing literacy tests
Taking religious tests
What is a PRIMARY reason why Hurricane Katrina caused major destruction to New Orleans in 2005?
Levees surrounding the city collapsed under pressure from floodwaters.
Crude oil from offshore drilling platforms sparked fires across the city.
Citywide pavement prevented floodwaters from soaking into the ground.
Mass evacuations left the city without enough volunteers to build a seawall.
How has this religious pluralism influenced the national identity of the United States?
The government establishes religious schools for immigrants.
Most Americans live in isolated religious communities.
The government limits the number of religious community centers.
Many Americans are tolerant of various religious beliefs.
How did the new program described in the poster affect the role of the federal government?
It provided the federal government with a role in administering a retirement fund for workers.
It limited the federal government’s power to enforce minimum wage requirements.
It provided the federal government with a role in managing workers’ bank accounts.
It limited the federal government’s power to assist workers in manufacturing plants.
What is the purpose of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
To encourage business practices that promote minority employment
To maintain fair markets and increase investor confidence in financial institutions
To encourage business policies that protect the environment
To ensure worker safety and protect the public from hazardous products
This photograph shows an example of —
U.S. citizens contributing to the war effort
the effects of trade sanctions on enemy nations
U.S. citizens attempting to follow new dietary guidelines
the effects of allowing farmland to go unused while farmers were at war
During the early twentieth century, which action was taken to address the issues shown in this diagram?
Labor reformers secured better working conditions through legislation.
Businesses hired fewer immigrants as laborers.
Corporations sought greater federal industrial regulations.
Businesses created monopolies to increase competition among industries.
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
What was one effect of this type of advertising during World War II?
Women’s colleges closed as wartime employment opportunities grew.
The number of women in nontraditional roles increased.
Women’s organizations secured passage of the GI Bill for returning veterans.
Congress passed laws guaranteeing equal pay for equal work for women.
How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower respond to “considerable resistance” in Arkansas?
By sending soldiers to Arkansas to enforce desegregation
By closing schools in Arkansas until desegregation was achieved
By declaring school segregation to be a decision for the state of Arkansas to make
By firing public school teachers in Arkansas who supported segregation
What was one effect of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on the United States?
Decreased employment opportunities for minorities and women
Increased availability of foreign laborers in the United States
Increased access to foreign markets for U.S. businesses
Decreased funding for the establishment of national parks
Which event led to the action shown in this illustration?
The revival of nativist policies
The ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
The rise of Social Darwinism
Which government action directly contributed to these changes?
Passage of the Federal Reserve Act
Passage of the National Security Act of 1947
Passage of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
Passage of the Central Intelligence Agency Act
