WorksheetsSemester Exam PRACTICE
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were more people able to own automobiles, radios, washing machines, and other goods in the 1920s?
a)
because of advertising
b)
because of lower taxes on imports
c)
because of installment buying
d)
because the trucking industry grew
2.
Whose flight from New York to Paris, France, in 1927 persuaded people that airplane travel could be important?
a)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
b)
Georgia O'Keeffe
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Amelia Earhart
3.
What change in the 1920s caused cities to expand outward?
a)
more automobiles
b)
more immigrants
c)
more skyscrapers
d)
taller skyscrapers
4.
At whom was prohibition aimed?
a)
immigrants who were commiunists
b)
people who drank alcoholic beverages
c)
soldiers returning from the war
d)
famous sports and movie stars
5.
Which form of music became popular in the 1920s?
a)
hip hop
b)
rock and roll
c)
country
d)
jazz
6.
A cultural movement in which African American writers, musicians, and artists grew and expressed pride in their identity from 1918 - the mid 1930s.
a)
The Great Migration
b)
The Harlem Renaissance
c)
urbanization
d)
Prohibition Era
7.
making monthly payments until the full price has been paid
a)
consumer goods
b)
installment buying
c)
mechanization
d)
urbanization
8.
The 1920s is also known as the
a)
Harlem Renaissance
b)
Jazz Age
c)
Dawn of Aquarius
d)
Progressive Era
9.
Due to a combination of factors, including economic prosperity, new technologies, and a widespread cultural shift that challenged traditional social norms, the 1920s are often referred to as
a)
The Harlem Renaissance
b)
The Dawn of Aquarius
c)
The Progressive Era
d)
The Roaring Twenties
10.
What feature was added to movies in the 1920s?
a)
stunts
b)
sound
c)
color
d)
3-D
11.
Why did many Americans and immigrants move west after the Civil War
a)
to fight Native Americans
b)
to live in California
c)
to work as cowhands
d)
to own land
12.
Which two groups played an important part in building the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
African Americans and women
b)
African Americans and Native Americans
c)
Chinese and Irish
d)
miners and steelworkers
13.
Victory in the Spanish-American War caused ____________ to become part of the United States.
a)
Hawaii
b)
Mexico
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
14.
What are Wilbur and Orville Wright known for?
a)
building a machine in which people could fly
b)
developing a system of mass production using an assembly line
c)
overcoming difficult problems in building the Panama Canal
d)
opening the nation's first shopping mall
15.
What did Henry Ford do to make his cars less expensive
a)
He built a car called the Model T.
b)
He built cars on an assembly line.
c)
He lowered workers' wages.
d)
He increased workers' hours.
16.
The kind of reporting that does not tell the truth and exaggerates the facts.
a)
Social Media
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Artificial Intelligence
d)
Tabloids
17.
President who wanted reform, the Panama Canal, and was known for conservation efforts including the development of National Parks.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
William McKinley
18.
Inventor who was known for the Menlo Park Lab. Invented the phonograph, the first viable light bulb and made significant advances in electricity.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Nikola Tesla
19.
Scientist and inventor who patented the first telephone.
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Alva Edison
c)
Nikola Tesla
d)
Vinny Verizon
20.
A company that has very little or no competition.
a)
Newspaper
b)
Corporate Powerhouse
c)
Monopoly
d)
Capitalism
21.
A revolution in ________ drew the United States into the Spanish-American War in 1898.
a)
Cuba
b)
Hawaii
c)
Spain
d)
Puerto Rico
22.
How did the United States government speed up work on the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
It gave the railroad companies land and money based on how much track they laid.
b)
It gave more money to railroad workers who did dangerous jobs.
c)
It ordered former soldiers to help lay track.
d)
It provided iron rails and other supplies
23.
Where did most immigrants settle when they came to the United States?
a)
in rural areas
b)
in the South
c)
in small towns
d)
in cities
24.
How did advertisements increase immigration to the United States?
a)
They offered better medical care to people who were ill.
b)
They attracted poor people who needed jobs.
c)
They promised land to people who would build the railroads.
d)
The promised people the opportunity to own oil wells.
25.
What did Jane Addams do to help poor people living in cities?
a)
took photographs
b)
wrote newspaper stories
c)
founded a labor union
d)
founded Hull House
26.
Made oil refining an important industry in the United States
a)
Theodore Judah
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Lillian Wald
e)
Samuel Gompers
27.
Caused the steel industry to grow in the United States.
a)
Theodore Judah
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Lillian Wald
e)
Samuel Gompers
28.
How did the United States government try to control immigrations?
a)
by limiting where immigrants could live
b)
by passing laws limiting the number of immigrants
c)
by not allowing immigrants to get jobs
d)
by preventing immigrants from attending universities
29.
What happened during the Great Migration?
a)
Homesteaders moved west to settle on the Great Plains.
b)
Chinese immigrants came to the United States.
c)
African Americans moved from the South to northern cities.
d)
Native Americans were forced onto reservations
30.
Why did the growth of cities lead to new kinds of transportation?
a)
Having too many horses on city streets spread diseases.
b)
Farms could not meet the demands for horses to pull streetcars.
c)
People moved to rural areas and traveled to cities to work.
d)
People needed better, faster ways to get to their jobs.
31.
What did most settlers in the West do for a living?
a)
farm or ranch
b)
work in factories
c)
fight Native Americans
d)
hunt buffalo
32.
What was the main reason that Native Americans resisted settlement of the West?
a)
They wanted to discover gold and silver.
b)
They did not want to lose their lands.
c)
They did not support the building of railroads.
d)
They did not want to be farmers and ranchers.
33.
Why did cattle ranchers send cattle to market by train?
a)
They liked visiting cow towns.
b)
Cattle died on ships.
c)
Trains were fast and cheap.
d)
Texas had no ports.
34.
How did Alaska become part of the United States?
a)
People revolted against its ruler.
b)
It was a gift from Russia.
c)
The United States bought it from Russia.
d)
Homesteaders claimed it.
35.
The discovery of gold and silver resulted in a _________________ in Colorada and Nevada.
a)
long drive
b)
bust
c)
reservations
d)
boom
e)
treaties
36.
When a _________________________ occurred, busy western mining towns became ghost towns.
a)
long drive
b)
bust
c)
reservations
d)
boom
e)
treaties
37.
Many groups of Plains Indians signed _________________ with the United States to give up their land.
a)
long drive
b)
bust
c)
reservations
d)
boom
e)
treaties
38.
The United States government set up _____________________ for use only by Native Americans.
a)
long drive
b)
bust
c)
reservations
d)
boom
e)
treaties
39.
What did most homesteaders do for a living?
a)
farmed
b)
mined
c)
ran settlement houses
d)
worked in steel mills
40.
What event triggered World War I?
a)
the forming of the Central Powers
b)
the sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Zimmermann telegram
d)
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
41.
When World War I broke out in Europe, what position did the United States take?
a)
It tried to stay neutral.
b)
It favored Britain.
c)
It supported Germany
d)
It declared war on Austria-Hungary
42.
How did the nation's war effort affect Americans at home?
a)
People ate less so that the troops would have enough food.
b)
Factory workers went on strike to demand higher wages.
c)
Voters refused to reelect President Wilson because of the war.
d)
European immigrants returned to their native countries.
43.
After a long struggle, women finally gained _____________ in 1920.
a)
no-man's land
b)
nationalism
c)
suffrage
d)
militarism
44.
The Nineteenth Amendment
a)
gave citizenship to African Americans
b)
gave women the right to vote
c)
outlawed war
d)
ended the military draft
45.
Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy, and Serbia were part of the ____________________ in World War I.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Captains of Industry
d)
Warriors of the World
46.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria were part of the ____________________ in World War I.
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
c)
Captains of Industry
d)
Warriors of the World
47.
The spreading of biased information often by a government, that is designed to influence people's opinions is __________________.
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
War Talk
c)
Propaganda
d)
Government Garbage
48.
The ____________ required Germany to pay billions of dollars for damages caused by the war, completely disarm, and give up its overseas territories. It also forced the defeated empires to give up territory in Europe.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Wilson's Fourteen Points
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Versailles
49.
When was World War I?
a)
1860-1865
b)
1899
c)
1914-1918
d)
1941-1945
50.
Issues that divided the United States in the 1850's were ____.
a)
War with Mexico
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Slavery and States' Rights
d)
Railroads and Ships
51.
Prior to the Civil War, the Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Unpaid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
52.
Before the Civil War the Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
53.
An Abolitionist wants to
a)
spread slavery
b)
fight for the South (Confederacy)
c)
withdraw from the Union
d)
end slavery
54.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendmentOption 1
55.
When was the Civil War
a)
1776-1795
b)
1861-1865
c)
1870-1876
d)
2015-2019
56.
Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?
a)
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
b)
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
c)
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
d)
It's where the Emancipation Proclaimation was signed.
57.
This would have freed the enslaved people in Confederate states if the Union won the war.
a)
Emancipation Proclaimation
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Dred Scott Decision
58.
When the Civil War ended, who was the main General of Confederate Forces?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Thomas "Stone Wall" Jackson
59.
When the Civil War ended, who was the main General of Union Forces?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
Thomas "Stone Wall" Jackson
60.
Who assisted freed slaves with education, jobs and housing?
a)
Southern Coalition
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Hopes Closet
d)
Sister Mary's Mission
61.
Black Codes were established in the South immediately after the Civil War in an effort to
a)
integrate freedmen into American society
b)
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
expand educational opportunities
d)
limit the rights of newly freed African Americans
62.
After the Civil War, which development limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South?
a)
creation of military districts
b)
establishment of the Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
use of the sharecropping system
d)
ratification of the 14th amendment
63.
President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included
a)
restoring the social conditions that existed before the war began
b)
conducting trials for former Confederate leaders
c)
destroying the economic and social power of the Southern planters
d)
reuniting the nation as quickly as possible
64.
What was the derogatory term for Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Scalawag
b)
Carpetbagger
c)
Rebel
d)
Confederate
65.
___________ refers to the period of time after the Civil War when the Southern States were brought back into the Union?
a)
. American Revolution
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction
66.
Derogatory term referring to white southerners who joined the Northern Republicans during reconstruction
a)
carpetbaggers
b)
rednecks
c)
scalawags
d)
Yankees
67.
The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution are known as the _______Amendments.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedom
c)
Abolition
d)
Anti-Slavery
68.
13th Amendment
a)
freed slaves
b)
gave citizenship to former slaves
c)
granted voting rights to all men
69.
14th Amendment
a)
freed slaves
b)
gave citizenship to former slaves
c)
granted voting rights to all men
70.
15th Amendment
a)
freed slaves
b)
gave citizenship to former slaves
c)
granted voting rights to all men
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