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2025 US History II Midterm

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama
b)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti
3.
Teddy Roosevelt's policy was to "Speak softly and carry a big stick." What did he mean by this?
a)
Debate calmly, and always be willing to negotiate
b)
Speak quietly, but yell if necessary.
c)
Negotiate peacefully, but always have the threat of the military to back you up.
d)
Never back down when there is conflict.
4.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established the US’s right to ___.
a)
build the Panama Canal 
b)
annex Hawaii
c)
attack the Spanish 
d)
intervene in Latin America
5.
A major goal of the Boxer Rebellion in China was to:
a)
rid their countries of foreigners
b)
expand their respective territories
c)
receive international military support
d)
restore an absolute monarch to the throne
6.

The U.S. Senate’s opposition to U.S. membership in the League of Nations centered on the belief that it would

a)

lead to international instability

b)

be a drain on American finances.

c)

drag the country into European conflicts

7.

Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts passed in 1917 and 1918, it was illegal to

a)

refuse to buy war bonds

b)

play music by German composers

c)

employ German Americans

d)

criticize U.S. involvement in the war

8.

What were the four main causes of WWI?

a)

Marshall Law, Alliance, Immigration, Nationalism

b)

Militarism, Attitude, Imperialism, Nerds

c)

There were no main causes of the war, people just started fighting.

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

9.

Choose is the statement is true for ONLY the 14 Points, ONLY the Treaty of Versailles, both, or neither.

Was formed by “The Big Four” without any input of the leaders of smaller Allied powers or the Central Powers.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Both

d)

Neither

10.

Choose is the statement is true for ONLY the 14 Points, ONLY the Treaty of Versailles, both, or neither.

Woodrow Wilson played a key part in its creation.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Both

d)

Neither

11.

Organized crime was on the rise in the 1920s due to this

a)

prohibition

b)

farm prices

c)

child labor

d)

rising tariffs

12.

Attorney-General A. Mitchell Palmer conducted a series of raids... The most spectacular of the "Palmer Raids" occurred in January 1920.

-"Start-up of the Department and WWI, 1913-1921," U.S. Department of Labor, www.dol.gov (accessed November 21, 2013)


What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?

a)

To prevent workers from joining labor organizations

b)

To block civil rights advocates from staging public protests

c)

To suppress the teaching of evolution in college

d)

To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals

13.

At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between

a)

religion and science

b)

biology and science

c)

evolution and science

d)

education and science

14.

Italian Anarchists whose trial was symbolic of discrimination against radical beliefs during the Red Scare

a)

Sacco & Vanzetti

b)

Kellogg & Briand Pact

c)

Harding & Dawes

d)

Albert & Fall

15.

Match the following amendments

a)

Gave women the right to vote

1.

19th

b)

Prohibited the sale/manufacture of alcohol

2.

18th

c)

Overturned the 18th amendment

3.

21st

16.

Match the following

a)

 32nd president; elected for 4 terms; came up w/ New Deal to bring the US out of the Great Depression

1.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

president after Coolidge, blamed for the Great Depression

2.

Herbert Hoover

c)

FDR’s plan to bring the US out of the Great Depression

3.

The New Deal

d)

A worldwide economic downturn that started in 1929 and lasted most of 30s

4.

The Great Depression

17.

What was President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression?

a)

he did not take any direct action to help the people

b)

he created the New Deal to create programs to help the people

c)

he passed laws that gave cash directly to the people

d)

he was willing to help only the wealthy & big business

18.

The immediate event that started World War II was

a)

Britain and France’s policy of appeasement.

b)

the Treaty of Munich allowing Hitler to occupy part of Czechoslovakia.

c)

Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.

d)

Hitler’s alliance with the Italian dictator, Mussolini.

19.

Truman's aim in deciding to drop the a-bomb was to:

a)

find out how destructive the bomb really was

b)

teach Japanese military leaders a lesson

c)

end the war and save American lives

d)

show how powerful the United States was

20.

The actions of which country finally forces the United States to enter the war?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

21.

Executive Order 9066 created internment camps for which group of people:

a)

Germany

b)

Italians

c)

Japanese

d)

Jews

22.
US President at the end of the war; decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; desegregated the military through executive order
a)
Truman
b)

FDR

c)

Wilson

d)

Churchill

23.

Which of the following was not a reason for U.S. imperialism?

a)

need for a new source of cheap labor

b)

desire for military strength

c)

thirst for new economic markets

d)

a belief in the cultural superiority

24.

Match the following

a)

This ensures stability in Latin America by investing US businesses in nations and protecting US interests to support those nations.

1.

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine that made the US a “police force” in the Western Hemisphere.

2.

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

This term refers to the policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments that the US viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests.

3.

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Where did the United States initially attack Spain in response to their presence in Cuba?

4.

Philippines

e)

Which nation was the focus of John Hay’s Open-Door notes?

5.

China