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WorksheetsUS History Final Exam
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Which of these did the Homestead Act do?
Allowed settlers to build two-story homes
Allowed settlers to settle into Florida
Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
To make China more powerful.
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.
To make Native Americans move off their land.
To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.
This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere while also forcing them to assimilate into American culture.
What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1877?
To end Reconstruction in the South
To establish home-rule in the South
To grant voting rights to African Americans
To resolve the disputed electoral votes
What famous phrase came out of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
"From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more."
The most famous political machine was Tammany Hall in New York lead by-
Bill the Butcher
Andrew Carnegie
William "Boss" Tweed
John D Rockefeller
What is a political machine?
An organization within a political party that controls administrative and political control over a city, county, or state
A system of government jobs and contracts given to political supporters
A group of corrupt politicians and businessmen who exploit the government for personal gain
A commission that oversees the appointment of civil service positions
What was the name of the law, passed in 1883 during the Gilded Age, that sought to reform government? It required government applicants to take competitive exams so that they would be hired based upon merit rather than political affiliation. This law was passed in response to widespread political corruption and the assassination of President Garfield.
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pendelton Civil Service Act
Underwood Tariff Act
Celler-Kefaufer Act
How did Andrew Carnegie become wealthy?
Through investments in the steel industry and the establishment of Carnegie Steel Company.
Through winning the lottery.
By inheriting a large fortune from his family.
Through successful real estate investments.
What was the name of John D. Rockefeller's company?
Standard Oil Company
Carnegie Steel Company
JP Morgan & Co.
Ford Motor Company
What was the main purpose of Jacob Riis photographs?
To show the struggles of new immigrants
To promote his career as a journalist
To capture the beauty of New York City
To document the lives of wealthy people
What is Social Darwinism?
A belief system that applies the principles of natural selection to human society.
A movement that advocates for social justice and the alleviation of poverty.
A theory that supports government intervention in social and economic affairs.
A religious movement that emerged in the late 19th century.
What did the Social Gospel movement believe about the role of the church?
The church should actively participate in social and political affairs.
The church should support the natural order of competition.
The church should focus on individualism and self-interest.
The church should oppose government intervention in social affairs.
Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed
white people are superior
the telephone is the best invention
Education for African-Americans is important
Equal rights for all
In 1909, who helped found the NAACP?
Booker T Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
WEB DuBois
Thomas Edison
What did the "Granger Laws" seek to regulate?
Railroad and warehouse rates
Crop prices
Purchase of supplies
Sale of equipment
What did the Granger movement and populism highlight in American history?
The struggles of industrial workers
The struggles of farmers
The rise of urbanization
The development of technology
An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.
Labor Union
Workers Rights
Worker Strikes
Collective Bargaining
The leader of the union known as the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Samuel Gompers
Terrence Powderly
John P. Morgan
Henry Bessemer
What does the Sherman Antitrust Act classify as illegal?
Any form of business competition
Trade between states
Monopolistic practices and attempts to monopolize
The establishment of small businesses
What is the main purpose of the Clayton AntiTrust Act?
To tax foreign goods
To enforce trade restrictions
To prevent companies from merging if it will reduce competition
To regulate radio towers and cell phone health risks
Which muckraker wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, in 1902, exposing Rockefeller’s rise that was based on ruthless business practices?
Ida B. Wells
Ida Tarbell
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What muckraker wrote The Jungle, which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry?
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jacob Riis
Frank Norris
16th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
Prohibited Alcohol
Grants Citizenship to African Americans
Collecting taxes on income
18th Amendment
Prohibits Women's Suffrage
Prohibits Alcohol
Prohibits Child Labor
Prohibits immigrants from entering the country
19th Amendment
Prohibition
Grants Citizenship
Raises Voting Age to 21
Women's Suffrage
What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?
To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry
To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers
To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs
To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers
Law enacted in 1906 that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers & created a national inspection program
Food and Drug Act
Steak Inspecting Service
Meat Inspection Act
USDA
The Federal Reserve System, created in 1913, extended government control over the banking system by
issuing housing and consumer loans
regulating interest rates and the money supply
ending private ownership of banks
banning loans for stock market purchases
This was the name of Wilson's progressive agenda for the nation:
New Freedom
New Nationalism
New Deal
New Movement
The definition of "Women's suffrage" is
Women who have suffered
Women who want revenge
Women's rights to vote
Women's rights in the workforce
What group did Carrie Chapman Catt direct?
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
League of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
The Woman Suffrage Party
Tennessee became known as the "Perfect 36" state because
it was the 36th state to refuse to ratify the 19th amendment
it was the 36th state to join the United States
it was the final state needed to ratify the 19th amendment
36 members of the Senate voted to allow women to vote
What does the term imperialism refer to?
A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
A policy of trading goods between two states or nations
A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country
Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.
Muckraking
Yellow Fever
Yellow Journalism
Wall Street Journal
This was one of the major Presidents during the Progressive Era that believed in big stick diplomacy.
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Calvin Coolidge
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-
Pebble Beech
San Juan Hill
Normandy
Havana Harbor
An artificial waterway built to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, opened in in 1914
Roosevelt Corollary
Panama Canal
Yellow Journalism
Open Door Policy
Why did the USA want to annex Hawaii?
Hawaii was in a strategic location for a Naval base, refueling station to Asia, and a coaling station
Hawaii offered a lot of tax dollars in their ability to mass produce pineapples for mainland America
They thought the Hawaiian people were innovative and would be an important addition to the American populous
America wanted young people to have to option to one day go to the University of Hawaii
What does "unrestricted submarine warfare" mean?
German submarines attacked ANY Allied ship.
German submarines attacked ANY Central Power ships.
French u boats attacked military ships.
British air craft carriers attacked Central Power ships.
The sinking of which ship brought the US a step closer to war?
The Titanic
The Lusitaina
The Maine
The Edmund Fitzgerald
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
It was a telegram from Britain asking the US to join forces with them
It was a telegram from Germany asking Mexico to attack the US
It was a telegram from Germany asking Mexico to be friends with the US
What was the role of the Harlem Hellfighters in World War I?
They were an African American infantry unit that served with great distinction in World War I.
They were a Native American artillery unit that served in World War I
They were a European American cavalry unit that served in World War I
They were a Hispanic American medical unit that served in World War I
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after WWI was called
The Treaty of Versailles
The Fourteen Points
The Tennis Court Oath
What is the name of the treaty that created the League of Nations?
Treaty of Vessels
Treaty of Germany
Treaty of Versale
Treaty of Versailles
What is the League of Nations?
An international organization that helps to promote trade
An international organization that aims to promote peace among the countries
An international organization that will fight other countries
An international organization that will bring hope and stability in the world
Folk
One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, poetry that "demonstrates jazz-like rhythm." Significant works include "I, Too," "Let America be America Again."
Duke Ellington
Aaron Douglas
W. E. B. Du Bois
The most popular comedic actor of the 1920s.
Charlie Chaplin
Babe Ruth
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Henry Ford
The ___________________ was an outpouring of art, music, and literature in the African American community in the 1920s.
Chicago Renaissance
New York Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Detroit Renaissance
What was the effect of Ford's assembly line?
Costs of goods decreased and productivity increased
Less people were employed in the industrial sector
Little changed due to the continual demands of labor unions
The costs of goods increased dramatically along with their quality
Productivity increased in the 1920s as access to ______ was more widely available.
iron
electricity
computers
What was the name given to the women who challenged traditional attitudes and social norms during the 1920s?
Mobsters
Party Girls
Flappers
Temperance
Which best describes the education of women in the 1920s...
Most attended schools for BOTH men and women
Women pursued degrees in teaching, nursing, social work, and social work
Many women refused the right to go to school
Many opted to stay at home instead of taking up the opportunity of education
Garveyism is:
A system of government led by a dictator who typically rules by forcefully and often violently suppressing opposition and criticism, controlling all industry and commerce, and promoting nationalism and often racism.
the competence or skill expected of a professional
A racial and political doctrine advocating black separation and the formation of self-governing black nations in Africa
A political and economic theory of social organizations which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
The Scopes trial was about whether _______ should be taught in schools?
The 'buy now, pay later' practice is known as...
Free Lunch
Debt
Charity
Credit
Who was Al Capone
A Minister
A Police Officer
An Organized Criminal
A Babysitter
What were secret, illegal clubs that served alcohol?
flappers
prohibition
bootleggers
speakeasies
What is a ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol?
flappers
prohibition
bootleggers
speakeasies
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What environmental factor played a part in the cause of the Dust Bowl?
Earhquakes
Drought
Locusts
Lightning storms
Which New Deal program was primarily focused on reforming the banking system and restoring public confidence in the financial system?
Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
What is anti-Semitism?
hatred of Italians
love for Communism
hatred for the Jews
love for Hitler
What country turned to militarism after WWI?
Germany
Japan
USSR
United States
What did the Lend-Lease Act allow President Roosevelt to do?
Lend or lease 50 Billion dollars worth of military supplies to critical allies
Declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan
Sign a peace treaty with the Axis Powers
Increase taxes to fund the war effort
What nation carried out the attack on Pearl Harbor?
China
Japan
Manchuria
North Korea
Where is Pearl Harbor?
The Canary Islands
The East Indies
Indochina
Hawaii
On what date did Japan attack Pearl Harbor
September 11, 1941
May 8, 1945
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
Which United States president ordered the atomic bomb?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Stalin
Truman
Churchill
What kickstarted the second world war in Europe in 1939?
Germany invaded Poland.
Germany invaded Great Britain.
Germany invaded Japan.
Germany invaded France.
What event caused the USA to become involved in the war?
Bombing of Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor
Bombing of Nagasaki
Invasion of Poland
Who was Prime minister of Britain during WW2?
Nevile Chamberlain
Henry Churchill
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Why did the Americans want Iwo Jima
They wanted it for supplies
They wanted it for the US
It was the key stepping stone to invading japan
They wanted there food
Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?
A group of Navajo men who fought in World War I
A group of Navajo men who created an unbreakable code in World War II
A group of American soldiers who learned the Navajo language
A group of Japanese soldiers who intercepted American messages
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The first African American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
The first female military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
The first Native American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
The first Asian American military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
Which iconic image symbolized the millions of women who took on jobs in factories and shipyards during World War II?
Amelia Earhart
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosie the Riveter
Marilyn Monroe
(US.54) Which group of Americans were sent to internment camps and why were they sent there?
Japanese Americans, we were scared that they were spies for Japan
Japanese Americans, we used them to help decode messages from the Japanese military
German Americans, we were scared they were spies for Germany
Italian Americans, we were scared they were spies for Italy
(US.55) Why did American citizens move to cities during WWII?
To work in factories building weapons
Cities were safer
Cities were the best place to hide from the draft
Cities were supplied with food by the government
The atomic bombs used to end World War II were dropped on what cities __________________.
What was the primary purpose of NATO?
Economic cooperation
Collective defense against the Soviet Union
Promoting democracy
Cultural exchange
A defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia
Ho Chi Minh
Domino Theory
SEATO
Viet Cong
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What was the main goal of the Warsaw Pact?
To encourage cultural exchanges
To support independence movements
To establish a free trade area
To promote Soviet control over Eastern Europe
2) What did the Marshall Plan do?
Punished war criminals
Divided Germany into East and West Germany
Provided aid to countries recovering from World War II
Divided Korea into North and South Korea
Built up nuclear weapons for the Cold War
What term is used to describe the intense accusations led by Joseph McCarthy?
McCarthyism
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
A married couple accused of spying for the Soviet Union
Members of the Hollywood Ten
Government officials accused of perjury
Leaders of the Loyalty Review Program
South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.
Soviet Union/communist
Soviet Union/democratic
U.S.A./communist
U.S.A./democratic
What kind of government did the Soviet Union have?
Dictatorship
Communism
Democracy
Monarchy
What is the main concept of mutual assured destruction (MAD)?
Two superpowers can annihilate each other with nuclear weapons.
One superpower can dominate the other with nuclear weapons.
Nuclear weapons are used for peaceful purposes.
MAD prevents any form of nuclear weapon development.
What was the public reaction in the United States to the launch of Sputnik 1?
Indifference
Panic and fear of Soviet technological superiority
Celebration of a scientific achievement
Disbelief that it actually happened
In what country did the Soviet Union put nuclear missile sites that could hit any target within the United States
Guatemala
Mexico
Italy
Turkey
Cuba
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Felipe Gonzales
Fidel Castro
Pancho Villa
Vietnamization was a policy advanced by Richard Nixon. What was its purpose?
to increase American forces in Vietnam
to decrease American forces in Vietnam
to increase friendly Chinese forces in Vietnam
to overwhelm the Viet Cong with U.S. forces
Which best summarizes the main reason why the US became involved in the Vietnam War?
To prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
To reduce French influence in Vietnam
To stop Communist China from annexing Vietnam
To support the government of North Vietnam
What does Detente mean?
Easing of strained relations
Striking against neighboring countries
Increasing hostilities between countries
Creating Aggression Pacts
signed by Gorbachev and Reagan to verify that the weapons had been removed and destroyed
nuclear freeze movement
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty)
Reagan Doctrine
Due to the rise of the automobile the United States began to rely heavily on what good from foreign markets?
oil
iron
cobalt
diamonds
What did the GI Bill of Rights provide for veterans?
Free Healthcare
Access to low-cost mortgages and free college education
Guarantied Employment
Lifetime Finacial support
Boosted by the return of Us soldiers, as well as the booming economy, what generation was born during the 1950s and saw the doubling of US births?
Greatest Generation
Baby Boomers
Gen X
Millennials
During his presidency, Eisenhower initiated the construction of what major U.S. infrastructure project?
The Hoover Dam
The Interstate Highway System
The Golden Gate Bridge
The National Parks Service
How did the car culture of the 1950's impact the food industry?
Spread of fast food chains
Increased the dependence on public transportation
A decline in the number of people eating out
Many new sit-down restaurants were formed
Why did Hotel chains begin to exist in the 1950s?
Due to increased ownership of automobiles, more people were traveling and needed a place to stay
Due to decreased ownership of automobiles, more people were traveling and needed a place to stay
Due to increased use of public transportation, more people were traveling and needed a place to stay
Due to increased ownership of automobiles, more people were staying closer to home
Why was television important in the 1950's?
It replaced the radio.
It made it easy for people to see places and far away events without leaving their homes.
It led to the creation of packaged frozen dinners nicknamed TV dinners.
It entertained small children and could be used like a babysitter.
What was the most popular music genre among teenagers in the 50s and 60s?
Rhythm and Blues
Country Western
Big Band
Rock n' Roll
What is Stax Records?
An American recording studio located in Chattanooga, Tennessee
An American recording studio located in Nashville, Tennessee
An American recording studio located in Knoxville, Tennessee
An American recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee
In what year did Brown v. Board of Education Topeka order the desegregation of public schools?
1945
1950
1968
1954
The case Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to...
Segregate schools
Allow children to attend white schools
Allow children to work on schools
Keep schools equal
Which Civil Rights leader converted to Islam and preached self defense?
MLK
Malcolm X
Black Panters
Medgar Evers
The 24th Amendment...
gave women the right to vote.
eliminated the use of literacy tests.
outlawed poll taxes.
allowed for the popular election of US Senators.
When the people in Alabama stopped riding the bus after the arrest of Rosa Parks. A successful movement that ended segregation in transportation
Atlanta Bus Boycott
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Selma
Greensboro Sit in
This civil rights leader believed in non violent/peaceful protests that included the march on Selma and Washington D.C
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Booker T Washington
W.E.B Du Bois
What was the main goal of the War on Poverty?
To eliminate racial discrimination
To reduce poverty through job creation
To improve public accommodations
To provide handouts to the less affluent
What did Medicare provide for people over the age of 65?
Improved urban mass transit
Work-study programs
College scholarships and grants
Guaranteed health insurance
The culture of the young people who rejected mainstream American society in the 1960's seeking to create an alternative society based on peace, love and individual freedom.
Counterculture
Feminism
Woodstock
United Hippie Movement
A free music festival that attracted more that 400,000 young people to a farm in upstate New York in August 1969.
Counterculture
Hippie Parade
Woodstock
La Raza Concerto
Which of the following is a primary goal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
To promote industrial growth
To protect human health and the environment
To regulate international trade
To manage national parks
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
large tax cuts, less government spending and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sontamayor
Elana Kagen
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Why did Saddam Hussein order his army to invade Kuwait?
To further anger Iran
He claimed Kuwait was pumping oil that belonged to Iraq
To show dominance over the USA
To form an alliance with Kuwait
What was the primary goal of Operation Desert Storm?
Capture Saddam Hussein
Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation
Establish a new government in Iraq
Gain control of oil reserves
Which two countries were invaded as part of the U.S.'s War on Terror following 9/11?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
North Korea
Who was the US president during the 9/11 attacks?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.
Barack Obama
Al Qaeda
George W Bush
Osama Bin Laden
