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First Semester United States Exam

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 24hrs 15mins

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1.

Based on these photographs, what can be concluded about the main

objective of this school?

a)

training Native Americans to become tribal leaders

b)

helping Native Americans to become United States citizens

c)

assisting Native Americans in adjusting to reservation life

d)

persuading Native Americans to accept the dominant American culture

2.

Which Supreme Court decision ruled in favor of racial segregation under

the “separate but equal” clause?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

c)

California Regents v. Bakke

d)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

3.

How did United States involvement in World War I affect some

Americans?

a)

Many women entered the workforce.

b)

Many children left school to work in factories.

c)

African Americans migrated to Southern cities.

d)

Unemployment caused the United States economy to suffer.

4.

Which statement best explains the trend shown on this graph?

a)

Many people began to use public transportation during the 1920s.

b)

People became less dependent on government programs during the 1920s.

c)

The economic changes during the 1920s resulted in an overall decrease in

purchasing power.

d)

The popularity of installment buying during the 1920s resulted in more

people being able to buy luxury items.

5.

Which action by the United States demonstrates its policy of isolationism

before World War II?

a)

enactment of a peacetime draft law

b)

passage of a series of neutrality acts

c)

placement of an embargo on exports to Japan

d)

deportation of American Communist Party members

6.

what are the first ten amendments known as?

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles

c)

Bill of Rights

7.

Concurrent powers are

a)

Powers that both States & Federal Governments share

b)

Powers that both States & Local Governments share

c)

Powers that both Federal & National Governments share

d)

Powers that only the states have

8.

What is Federalism

a)

A government principle in which, the people share the power

b)

A government principle in which, the national government has most of the power

c)

A government principle in which, power is shared between the national and state governments

d)

A government principle in which, the state government has most of the power

9.

What government principle advocates for power to be shared between the national and state government?

a)

Conservatism

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Republicanism

10.

Why are checks and balances important?

a)

Easier for one person to take power

b)

It allows the executive branch the power to supervise the actions of the other two branches.

c)

It insures that the different branches will work together for the common good

d)

It prevents voter suppression

11.

How does the judicial branch check the power of the legislative branch?

a)

Members of the Supreme Court have their positions for life and cannot be removed

b)

they review laws of Congress for compliance with the Constitution

c)

The Senate must confirm Supreme Court appointments

d)

The president can veto judicial rulings

12.

How does the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch

a)

the President may veto legislation

b)

the President can decide that laws of Congress are unconstitutional

c)

The President can issue pardons

d)

Congress can create federal courts and can impeach judges

13.

What is the highest legal authority in the US

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

The Constitution

14.

What state was the last to get news of ending the Civil War?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Arkansas

15.

The news that Black Americans were free reached enslaved people in Texas on--

a)

June 19, 1985

b)

June 19, 1885

c)

June 19, 1865

d)

June 19, 1776

16.

What is the historical significance of Juneteenth?

a)

It marks the end of the Civil War

b)

It commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed

c)

It celebrates the day when the last enslaved African Americans were informed of their freedom

d)

It is the day when the 13th Amendment was ratified

17.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

18.

Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation actually freed?

a)

Only the slaves in states that were in rebellion

b)

Only slaves in Western Territories

c)

Only slaves in the border states

d)

All of the slaves in the North and South

19.

The ratification of which constitutional amendment made illegal the actions described in the poster?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

13th Amendment

20.

The 14th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily because its supporters believed it was essential to

a)

discourage criticism of government policies

b)

ensure the functioning of democracy

c)

provide citizenship of the freedmen

d)

encourage more candidates to run for office

21.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment address?

a)

Citizenship and naturalization

b)

Voting rights not being denied on account of race

c)

Ending slavery

d)

Equal protection under the law

22.

Which of the following BEST explains the growing popularity of the Ku Klux Klan throughout the South in the 1860s and 1870s?

a)

The organization capitalized on Southerners' fear of the changes that occurred after the Civil War.

b)

The organization established the first public high schools and universities in many Southern states.

c)

The organization built many large factories and helped the South became a major manufacturing center.

d)

The organization was the dominant political party in the South and helped influence federal policy.

23.

Which of the following BEST describes the men who founded the Ku Klux Klan in 1865?

a)

mercenaries hired by aristocrats in the South to terrorize African Americans

b)

Confederate veterans of the Civil War who resented Reconstruction policies

c)

carpetbaggers who came from the North to impose their lifestyle and cultural beliefs on the South

d)

white men who left the North because they believed African Americans were treated too well there

24.

Black Codes were

a)

Laws passed immediately after the Civil War to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans

b)

Laws restricting what color clothing you could wear on Sundays

c)

Codes used during the Civil War to signal troops.

d)

Rules put into place after Reconstruction to segregate races.

25.

Vagrancy Laws: These laws targeted African Americans who were unemployed or unable to prove their employment. They allowed authorities to arrest and fine individuals for being unemployed, leading to a cycle of debt and forced labor.

How did Vagrancy laws affect homeless or jobless African Americans?

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26.

Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Voting tests

c)

Government Tests

d)

Poll tests

27.

Forcing a person to pay a fee to vote is called a

a)

Poll tax

b)

Lynching

c)

Literacy Test

d)

Grandfather clause

28.
Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
a)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
b)
welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
c)
allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
d)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time
29.

The data in the chart support the idea that immigration laws of 1921 and 1924 were primarily designed to

a)

stop illegal entry into the country

b)

admit skilled workers

c)

encourage immigration from southern Europe

d)

reduce immigration from specific regions

30.

In the late 19th century, the major argument used by labor union leaders against immigrants was that immigrants

a)

took jobs from United States citizens

b)

contributed little to enrich American life

c)

placed financial drains on social services

d)

refused to assimilate into American culture

31.

Where is Ellis island located?

a)

Washington DC

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

San Francisco

32.
Where was Ellis Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
33.

What happened to the immigrants at Ellis Island and Angel Island?

a)

Government officials asked them their plans and checked them for diseases.

b)

Government officials asked them their plans and made them learn English.

c)

Government officials asked them their plans and gave them a factory job.

d)

Government officials asked them their plans and gave them money for housing.

34.

What economic concerns were associated with nativism?

a)

Job competition and potential wage decrease

b)

Lack of available jobs for immigrants

c)

Increased job opportunities for native-born Americans

d)

Higher wages for immigrant labor

35.

What is the enduring relevance of understanding and addressing historical nativism?

a)

Highlighting the persistence of fears and prejudices in contemporary society

b)

Promoting a more inclusive and diverse society

c)

Encouraging open borders and unrestricted immigration

d)

Ignoring the impact of historical dynamics on current attitudes

36.

Imperialism is __________.

a)

when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

b)

when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

c)

when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

d)

when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

37.
Economic motives for imperialism include _________.
a)
a desire to spread Christianity
b)
a need for military bases around the world
c)
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
d)
a desire to gain glory
38.
Which aspect of Imperialism does this picture represent?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Influence of Naval Power Upon History
d)
Spanish American War
39.

U.S. actions in Latin America were primarily focused on

a)

Driving European powers from Latin America

b)

Improving the lives of U.S. farmers

c)

Shifting resources from the Pacific to Latin America

d)

Improving the U.S.'s relationships with foreign powers.

40.

Imperialism is __________.

a)

when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

b)

when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

c)

when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

d)

when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

41.

Speaker A:"To preserve our American culture, people whose national origins do not match the origins of our nation's founders must be refused admission."


Speaker B:". . . let us admit only the best educated from every racial and ethnic group . . ."


Speaker C:". . . there is an appalling danger to the American wage earner from the flood of low, unskilled, ignorant, foreign workers who have poured into the country . . ."


Speaker D:"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . ."


United States immigration legislation of the 1920's most closely reflected the views of Speakers

a)

A and C

b)

A and D

c)

B and C

d)

C and D

42.

The main goal of the Americanization movement was to

a)

limit the number of immigrants entering the country

b)

assimilate immigrants of various cultures into the dominant culture

c)

improve the living conditions in Americas largest cities

d)

encouraged people to move from the country to the city

43.

What was the significance of the Immigration Act of 1924?

a)

It abolished the Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

It restricted immigration from various 'undesirable' groups

c)

It provided citizenship to all immigrants

d)

It encouraged Chinese immigration

44.

Which of the following best describes the tone of Chief Red Cloud's speech?

a)

Celebratory

b)

Angry

c)

Reflective

d)

Humorous

45.

What is the primary purpose of Chief Red Cloud's speech?

a)

To propose a new treaty

b)

To express dissatisfaction with the government's actions

c)

To celebrate a victory

d)

To call for war

46.

What was the main goal of the Dawes Act?

a)

To preserve tribal landholding system

b)

To support Native American economic prosperity

c)

To promote individual land ownership and agriculture

d)

To encourage communal living and cultural traditions

47.

How did the Dawes Act affect tribal landholding?

a)

It increased the size of tribal lands

b)

It had no impact on tribal landholding

c)

It preserved the communal landholding system

d)

It divided lands into individual allotments and sold off surplus lands

48.

What was the long-lasting effect of the Dawes Act on Native American nations?

a)

No impact on cultural identity

b)

Economic prosperity and stability

c)

Complete assimilation into mainstream society

d)

Struggle to reclaim cultural heritage and ancestral lands

49.

Why did fighting break out between the Nez Perce and US Army?

a)

Chief Joseph was tired of fighting and sad for his people.

b)

The Nez Perce wanted more land.

c)

The Nez Perce and US Army could not come to a peaceful agreement for how to share the land.

d)

The US Army was protecting their people from the raiding tribe.

50.

Which of the following best summarizes the circumstances Chief Red Cloud and his people were facing before they were placed on reservations?

a)

Red Cloud describes his and the Lakota people's relations with the U.S. government as being far more fearful than it would come to be once they were settled on the reservation.

b)

Red Cloud describes the situation as bleak; with little food and fading traditions, they felt one of their only choices was to agree to reservation life and adopt white American ways.

c)

Red Cloud describes the situation as desperate, but the Plains Indians would persist in their active resistance against white settlement until they left entirely.

d)

Red Cloud describes the circumstances as a time of religious fervor, when the Ghost Dance was sweeping through mid-western and western tribes.

51.

In which events did US soldiers kill 200 men, women, and children of the Cheyenne?

a)

Battle of Little Big Horn

b)

Sand Creek Massacre

c)

Medicine Lodge Massacre

d)

Massacre at Wounded Knee

52.

Who was the last Comanche warrior to surrender?

a)

Quanah Parker

b)

Parker Stevens

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

George Armstrong Custer

53.

As soldiers disarmed warriors, this became the last major conflict with Native Americans. About 300 hundred Sioux were killed, including women and children.

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Battle of Little Big Horn

c)

reservation system

d)

buffalo extermination

54.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                               
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
55.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
56.

WEB DuBois believed in

a)

African-Americans needed to be educated and involved in politics

b)

believed job skills were most important

c)

being a slave was fun

d)

having a job was not important

57.

Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?

a)

Queen Liluokalani was persecuting American sugar growers.

b)

Hawaii provided Americans with sugar and pineapples which would benefit U.S. trade.

c)

Laws forced Americans to return land to the Hawaiian government.

58.

This American organization was opposed to the U.S. becoming an empire.

a)

Anti-nationalist league

b)

Anti-immigration league

c)

Anti-imperialist league

d)

Anti-internationalist league

59.

Which event best illustrates the use of 'yellow journalism' to influence public opinion?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Paris

b)

The annexation of Hawaii

c)

The reporting on the sinking of the USS Maine

d)

The publication of the De Lôme Letter

60.

The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests

a)

Queen Liliuokalani

b)

Queen Kapiʻolani

c)

Queen Kaʻahumanu

d)

King Kalākaua

61.
Which of the following believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans?
a)
William Lloyd Douglas
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
George Washington     
d)
Booker T. Washington
62.

The decision of the United States to declare war on Spain was based on all the following EXCEPT...

a)

economic interests in Cuba

b)

wanting to annex Spain as a new territory

c)

humanitarian concerns for the Cuban people

d)

a desire to demonstrate American power in the world

63.

How did the explosion of the USS Maine contribute to start of the Spanish American War?

a)

It was confirmed to be a Spanish attack on the U.S. military

b)

It killed many Cuban people, which made the U.S. want to save them

c)

Journalists used the explosion to write exaggerated articles that made many Americans support the war

d)

It was an example of Germans sinking neutral ships

64.

The United States gained territory after the Spanish-American War. Which of these is not one of those territories?

a)

Cuba

b)

Guam

c)

the Philippines

d)

Puerto Rico

65.

Why did we want the Philippines?

a)

We liked their language

b)

Just because

c)

So we can spy on China

d)

Military advantages

66.

What is the "White Man's Burden"?

a)

A belief in "cultural superiority"

b)

A philosophy related to Manifest Destiny

c)

Taft's foreign policy approach

d)

A belief in white privilege

67.

___________: The system in which support is given only to the countries whose moral beliefs are similar to that of the democratic United States.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Monroe Doctrine

68.

Pres. Taft increased investment & aid to Latin American countries to build roads, harbors, and increase trade

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Gunboat Diplomacy

c)

Isolationism

d)

Expansionism

69.

Be polite in all international affairs but show the world what military power we have and they will be hesitant to involve themselves in American affairs

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

70.
Noninvolvement in world affairs is...
a)
expansionism
b)
isolationism
c)
imperialism
d)
annexation
71.

Select all of the reasons why the US went to war with Spain in 1898.

a)

Spain's mistreatment of the Cubans who wanted independence

b)

To avenge Spain's attack on the USS Maine

c)

To give independence to Cuba and the Philippines

d)

To add Cuba as a colony and take control of its natural resources

72.

This political cartoon is in reference to which foreign policy?

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

73.

This political cartoon is in reference to which foreign policy?

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Big Stick Diplomacy

74.

How did these events affect the United States

a)

They increased public support for cuts in the U.S defense spending.

b)

They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.

c)

They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.

d)

They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.

75.

What was the name of the heir to the Austrian throne assassinated on June 28 1914?

a)

Archduke Franz Joseph

b)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Archduke Franz Kelly

d)

Archduke Franz Fernando

76.

Which of the following best defines 'The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.'?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

77.
This cartoon represents which cause of World War I?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
78.
This cartoon is showing a German soldier beating up a French, British, and Russian soldier.  This represents which idea?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
79.
The Balkan Peninsula was called a "powder keg" because:
a)
the largest weapons factories were there
b)
it was heavily fortified/defended
c)
it was on the trade route to the powerful Ottoman Empire
d)
nationalist groups there were creating instability in the region
80.

What is nationalism?

a)

the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

b)

when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional territories under their control

c)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

d)

mutual defense agreements between countries, treaties that could pull them into battle

81.

Which group of countries formed the Triple Entente powers of WW1? 

a)

Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

c)

Russia, Germany, and Italy

d)

Britain, France, and Russia

82.

   In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1815 - 1818

c)

1913- 1917

83.

Propaganda means?

a)

agreement to stop fighting

b)

fighting took place Germany’s plan for winning the war on two fronts

c)

one-sided information designed to persuade

d)

None of the above

84.

Use the document to answer the following question. Many soldiers were exposed to chemical weapons during the war. There was nothing doctors could do to help them. One nurse described the situation in a hospital near the Western Front.

Primary Source

"I wish those people who write so glibly about this being a holy war and the orators who talk so much about going on no matter how long the war lasts and what it may mean could see a case---to say nothing of ten cases-of mustard-- coloured suppurating (oozing) blisters, with blind eyes... all sticky and stuck together, and always fighting for breath, with voices a more whisper, saying that their throats are closing and they know they will choke."

---quoted in Eye Deep in Hell: Trench Warfare in World War I

Identifying Bias

What does the nurse believe is making those who are in favor of the war ignore its human costs?

Which of the following options do not apply?

a)

Those people are speaking in abstractions. They do not know how badly the soldiers are suffering, as they are not personally paying or witnessing its human costs.

b)

Those people are dealing with absolutes. They understand how the soldiers truly feel and are personally invested in the soldiers human costs.

c)

They do not know how badly the soldiers are suffering.

d)

The people are not personally paying or witnessing soldiers human costs.

85.
What was a major reason the United States entered WWI (1917)?
a)

the Japanese had occupied Manchuria.

b)

foreign troops had landed on American soil

c)

the Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium.

d)

Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

86.
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s nation.
a)

Militarism

b)

Entente

c)

Nationalism

d)

Mobilization

87.

Why did the Germans sink the Lusitania?

a)

A. The Lusitania fired first trying to sink the German submarine

b)

B. They were trying their submarines

c)

C. They declared the seas around Britain a war zone, and would sink any Allied ship in the region.

d)

D. None of the above

88.

What was the Zimmermann Note?

a)

The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain

b)

Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI

c)

A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory

d)

a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary

89.

What was the name of the new style of warfare during World War I?

a)

tank warfare

b)

plane warfare

c)

train warfare

d)

trench warfare

90.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)

1939 - 1945

b)

1915 - 1920

c)

1914 - 1918

d)

1899 - 1914

91.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
92.
Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Collective Identity 
c)
Cultural Pride
d)
All of the above
93.
What is the Great Migration?
a)
The Great Migration was a large movement of birds from the north to the south to be warm for the winter.
b)
The Great Migration was the name of the time period after WWI.
c)
The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.
94.

Question 1. All of the following were causes of World War I, EXCEPT

a)

A growth in militarism. The system of secret alliances.

b)

The growth of communist parties across Europe.

c)

The growth of communist parties across Europe.

d)

The rivalry among imperialistic powers

95.

Which of the following accurately describes how foreign policy contributed to the Great Depression?

a)

German aggression threatened war, causing massive military buildups and draining treasuries

b)

European factories produced automobiles, challenging American manufacturing dominance.

c)

American tariffs slowed global trade by reducing exports, harming worldwide economies.

d)

South American sugar producers slowed production, straining worldwide supply chains.

96.

How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?

a)

After the crash, wealthy people took the money they had and moved abroad.

b)

The crash left the economy too weak to overcome bigger challenges.

c)

The poor had invested heavily in the stock market and lost whatever money they had.

d)

Wall Street traders lost their jobs, creating massive unemployment.

97.

How did the stock market crash of 1929 contribute to the Great Depression?

a)

After the crash, wealthy people took the money they had and moved abroad.

b)

The crash left the economy too weak to overcome bigger challenges.

c)

The poor had invested heavily in the stock market and lost whatever money they had.

d)

Wall Street traders lost their jobs, creating massive unemployment.