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FALL FINAL REVIEW

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
2.

How did Jim Crow laws affect African Americans?

a)

They were banned from meeting in large groups

b)

They were unable to work or eat in certain places

c)

The laws made segregation and discrimination legal

d)

All of the above

3.

Which 1890 legislation allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Sherman Anti Trust Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Anti-Monopoly Act

4.

The United States supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20th century in order to

a)

stop human rights abuses in Latin American countries

b)

prevent the spread of communism in Latin America

c)

secure the right to build a canal through Central America

d)

end European colonization in Central America

5.

The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their:

a)

willingness to expose corruption in U.S. society.

b)

articles supporting the benefits of laissez-faire economics.

c)

use of the media to advocate the passage of Equal Rights Amendment.

d)

support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries.

6.

A student learning about U.S. History is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. DuBois and race relations in the United States.  Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment?

a)

The Selma to Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens

b)

The  NAACP was organized to help secure full, legal equality for minority citizens

c)

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market

d)

The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement

7.

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920's?

a)

a decline in immigration rates

b)

a growing fear of communism

c)

the expansion of the consumer economy

d)

the rise of organized crime

8.

The Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) were efforts by the federal government to....

a)

protect public health and safety

b)

support business monopolies

c)

restrict foreign competition

d)

regulate child labor

9.

The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the....

a)

rights of workers are less important than the interests of business

b)

Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy

c)

government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people

d)

president's foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy

10.

In a United States history textbook, one chapter discusses the Maine, yellow journalism, Admiral Dewy, and Cuba. This chapter most likely concerns....

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

the Spanish-American War

c)

World War I

d)

the Good Neighbor policy

11.

*Free and unlimited coinage of silver

*Government ownership of railroads

*Graduated income tax

Which of these political parties first proposed these reforms in its platform?

a)

Republican Party in 1876

b)

Populist Party in 1892

c)

"Bull Moose" Party in 1912

d)

Democratic Party in 1932

12.

The Harlem Renaissance was important to American society because it....

a)

highlighted the cultural achievements of African Americans

b)

isolated African Americans from mainstream society

c)

provided new political opportunities for African Americans

d)

brought an end to racial segregation in the North

13.

Political Machines exchanged services for what from immigrants?

a)

portion of their wages

b)

graft

c)

votes

d)

kickbacks

14.

in the 1920s the rise in membership for the KKK and Quota laws being passed resulted from.

a)

Nativism

b)

Scopes Trial verdict

c)

integrated public schools

d)

rejection of religious values

15.
Which amendment give you the right of Religion, Assembly, Speech, and Press?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
16.
Which amendment protects you from being searched without a warrant? 
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
17.
Which amendment gives people accused of a crime the right to a trail by jury?
a)
Fifth Amendment
b)
Sixth Amendment
c)
Seventh Amendment
d)
Eight Amendment
18.
Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive from imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.
a)
8th Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
20th Amendment
19.

The Espionage Act was passed to stop

a)

15th amendment allowed free speech to be suspended

b)

Protest against the War

c)

Public hearing reality of the war

d)

other countries from restricting speech

20.

This president felt that "Rugged Individualism" would get Americans through the Great Depression and government intervention wasn't needed.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

FDR

c)

Calvin Coolidge

d)

Warren Harding

21.

in order to protect us agriculture, America enacted this but it made world wide trade decline

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Income Tax Act

c)

Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

d)

Dawes Act

22.

The Klondike Gold Rush was located where?

a)

California

b)

Utah

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska / Canada Border

23.

belief that people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Eugencis

c)

Political Machines

d)

Temperance Movement

24.

What led to the economic instability of the 1930s

a)

income tax

b)

Over production & stock speculation

c)

banking regulations

d)

elimination of tariffs

25.

which SCOTUS case upheld racial segregation

a)

Brown vs Board

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Plessy vs Ferguson

d)

Miranda vs Arizona

26.

Which territory did the USA annex after overthrowing the ruling Gov't

a)

Japan

b)

Cuba

c)

Hawaii

d)

Puerto Rico

27.

Booker T Washington thought that Blacks could best achieve social acceptance trough

a)

Jim Crow laws

b)

Strikes

c)

Protest

d)

Economic Independence

28.

Both The Dust bowl and Klondike Gold rush were similar due to..

a)

an increase in Westward Migration

b)

a war with other countries

c)

the sale of cheap federal land

d)

removal of native Americans

29.

Transcontinental Railroad and what else allowed rapid settlement of the Great Plains

a)

Native Americans selling their land

b)

legislation that gave people free land

c)

Boom Towns being created

d)

increase trade with Asia

30.

During the 1800s Farmers supported free unlimited coinage of silver because they thought

a)

lower prices for consumers

b)

lower railroad rates

c)

it would raise the price of crops

d)

Gov't would privatize Farming

31.

U.S. Admiral who urged government officials to build up American naval power

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

c)

Henry Cabot Lodge

d)

Sanford Dole

32.

French political thinker and historian who came to the US to study our political and social nature. Identified 5 characteristics that sets Americans apart: liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, laissez-faire.

a)

Alexis de Tocqueville

b)

WEB DuBois

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Estee Lauder

33.

Which leaders efforts resulted in a military force that helped France during WW1

a)

George Patton

b)

Omar Bradley

c)

John J Pershing

d)

Benjamin Rush

34.

African Americans left the South during the Great Migration to escape

a)

Red Scare persecution

b)

Immigrant violence

c)

Dust bowl

d)

Jim Crow laws

35.

OPEN DOOR POLICY allowed free trade with what country

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Japan

d)

Hawaii

36.

safer working conditions, less hours and no child labor is associated with

a)

Progressive Movement

b)

Civil service Reform

c)

Womens Suffrage

d)

Agriculture mechanization

37.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
38.
New Deal program tasked with providing electricity to the people through dams and other means.
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Tennessee Valley Electrical Organization
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
39.
It provided a pension for retired workers and their spouses and the unemployed. 
a)
Social Security Administration 
b)
Wagner Act 
c)
Public Works Administration 
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
40.

This New Deal program was designed to lower mortgage rates and keep people in their homes.

a)

PWA

b)

Wagner Act

c)

Social Security

d)

HOLC

41.

Which New Deal program was in charge of regulating the stock market?

a)

Federal Securities Act/Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

b)

Social Security

c)

National Youth Administration (NYA)

d)

National Recovery Administration (NRA)