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Fall Final Review Quiz

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Compromise resolved representation by creating which legislative structure?

a)

Two houses with population and equality

b)

Three chambers divided by regional blocs

c)

Council of states appointed by governors

d)

Single chamber with equal state votes

2.

Which amendment abolished slavery nationwide in the United States?

a)

Twelfth Amendment reformed elections

b)

Fourteenth Amendment ended tariffs

c)

Fifteenth Amendment created term limits

d)

Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery

3.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written in 1776?

a)

To draft the first national banking system

b)

To justify independence and list grievances

c)

To accept British taxation and quartering

d)

To propose a confederation with the colonies

4.

During Reconstruction, federal policy primarily aimed to do what in the South?

a)

Disenfranchise northern Republicans in Dixie

b)

Expand sharecropping and plantation systems

c)

Restore Confederate leadership quickly

d)

Rebuild and integrate formerly enslaved people

5.

Which movement taught that Christians should address social problems created by industrialization?

a)

Nativism restricted immigrant entry

b)

Temperance favored alcohol prohibition

c)

Social Darwinism justified inequality

d)

Social Gospel encouraged social reform

6.

Which reason best explains the formation of ethnic neighborhoods in major cities?

a)

Desire for familiar culture and support

b)

Requirement from federal settlement laws

c)

Corporate housing mandates by employers

d)

Prohibition directives from local police

7.

What business strategy describes a company controlling all stages of production within its industry?

a)

Diversification spreads risk across sectors

b)

Franchise expansion licenses local operators

c)

Vertical integration controls production stages

d)

Horizontal integration merges competitors

8.

What innovation enabled cheap mass production of steel in the late 1800s?

a)

Steam turbine locomotives

b)

Telegraph network expansion

c)

Bessemer Process for steel

d)

Assembly line by Fordism

9.

Standard Oil exemplified which economic problem that reformers sought to regulate?

a)

Protective labor unions declining

b)

Largest oil monopoly dominating markets

c)

Agricultural subsidies increasing prices

d)

Tariff-free international competition

10.

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle led to which policy response by Congress?

a)

Law ensuring safer food and medicine

b)

Creation of income tax to fund factories

c)

Privatization of public health agencies

d)

Repeal of antitrust regulation nationally

11.

Which idea did Social Darwinism promote during the Gilded Age?

a)

Cooperative ownership of factories and farms

b)

Church-led charity should solve urban poverty

c)

Government must protect average citizens first

d)

Only the strongest businesses and people survive

12.

Which belief is most associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal?

a)

Government should fairly regulate big business

b)

Markets should self-regulate without laws

c)

Courts should only aid corporate owners

d)

States should privatize public resources

13.

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle primarily exposed which problem?

a)

Unsafe meat production practices

b)

Price-fixing in railroads

c)

Corrupt city zoning boards

d)

Military fraud in contracts

14.

Which Progressive reform changed how U.S. senators were chosen?

a)

Direct election by voters

b)

Appointment by party bosses

c)

Selection by state courts

d)

Rotation by lottery system

15.

Which term describes using military strength to influence foreign nations?

a)

The policy used military strength to influence nations

b)

Disarmament treaties only

c)

Isolation from global affairs

d)

Pacifist diplomacy without force

16.

How did yellow journalism affect U.S. foreign policy before WWI?

a)

Exaggerated news pushed public support for war

b)

Careful reporting discouraged military action

c)

Balanced analysis reduced public tension

d)

Data-driven coverage ended imperial plans

17.

Which campaign promise helped Warren G. Harding after World War I?

a)

Unlimited immigration quotas

b)

Permanent wartime censorship

c)

Federal ownership of factories

d)

Peace and stability after WWI

18.

During World War I, rationing programs were designed mainly to do what?

a)

Conserve resources for soldiers

b)

Increase civilian luxury spending

c)

Eliminate farm production entirely

d)

Fund private corporate profits

19.

Which view supported expanding U.S. global influence in the early 1900s?

a)

The US should avoid all diplomacy

b)

The US should grow its global power

c)

The US should abandon its Navy

d)

The US should end international trade

20.

What did the Roosevelt Corollary claim about U.S. actions in Latin America?

a)

Support European colonial claims

b)

Annex all Latin American nations

c)

End trade with Western Hemisphere

d)

Intervene to prevent European involvement

21.

Which statement about Guantánamo Bay in 1903 is accurate?

a)

Cuba was forced to lease it to the US

b)

The US purchased it from Spain

c)

Britain administered it for the US

d)

It was granted by the League of Nations

22.

After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. fought which group in the Philippines?

a)

British marines occupying Manila

b)

German colonial troops stationed there

c)

Spanish loyalists defending empire

d)

Filipino rebels seeking independence

23.

By the early 1900s, what status had the United States achieved?

a)

A global imperial power

b)

A minor regional state

c)

An isolated island nation

d)

A neutral agrarian republic

24.

Which event triggered the chain reaction leading to World War I?

a)

British naval blockade of Spain

b)

U.S. election of 1912 outcome

c)

German invasion of Belgium in 1916

d)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

25.

Which factor contributed to the Great Migration of African Americans?

a)

Moved north to escape racism

b)

Avoided industrial jobs in cities

c)

Sought rural farm tenancy in South

d)

Returned to Southern sharecropping

26.

Why did some senators oppose joining the League of Nations?

a)

Feared it would drag the US into wars

b)

Wanted immediate global government

c)

Sought permanent military alliances

d)

Demanded no international treaties

27.

During wartime, how was free speech affected in the U.S.?

a)

Restricted under national security

b)

Expanded without any limits

c)

Privatized through corporations

d)

Ignored by all federal courts

28.

Under the Treaty of Versailles, what was imposed on Germany?

a)

Immediate entry into League leadership

b)

Territorial gains in Eastern Europe

c)

War guilt and reparations payments

d)

Exclusive control of Alsace-Lorraine

29.

What was the stated purpose of the League of Nations?

a)

Mandate universal military conscription

b)

Control world trade and currencies

c)

Expand colonial empires worldwide

d)

Promote global peace and democracy

30.

The Harlem Renaissance primarily did which of the following?

a)

Ended segregation nationwide instantly

b)

Boosted African American culture and pride

c)

Replaced jazz with classical music

d)

Reduced Black artistic opportunities

31.

Which policy in the 1920s limited immigration and reflected nativism?

a)

Mandatory refugee resettlement

b)

Open borders for all nations

c)

Unlimited transatlantic entries

d)

Restrictive immigration quotas

32.

What was the main illegal activity of bootleggers during Prohibition?

a)

Illegally sold alcohol nationwide

b)

Counterfeited federal currency

c)

Smuggled banned literature

d)

Stole cars from factories

33.

How did World War I affect women’s roles in the U.S.?

a)

Women lost all factory jobs

b)

Women gained more independence

c)

Women were banned from nursing

d)

Women were denied voting rights

34.

How did the U.S. government limit civil liberties during WWI?

a)

Protected unlimited protest zones

b)

Eliminated military draft entirely

c)

Used fear to restrict civil liberties

d)

Expanded rights for dissenters

35.

What was a key outcome of Prohibition on organized crime?

a)

Crime groups profited from alcohol sales

b)

Police eliminated all black markets

c)

Gangs collapsed without revenue

d)

Prisons emptied due to amnesty

36.

Which change characterized flappers in the 1920s?

a)

Rejected traditional behavior

b)

Preferred rural domestic chores

c)

Adopted strict Victorian dress

d)

Promoted Prohibition enforcement

37.

How did jazz spread in the 1920s?

a)

Only at private salons

b)

Through radio and records

c)

Through church hymnals

d)

Via symphony orchestras

38.

Which development made consumer goods widely available in the 1920s?

a)

Mass production of cheap goods

b)

Government rationing of luxury

c)

Elimination of factory machines

d)

Return to artisan-only craft

39.

How did automobiles change U.S. life in the 1920s?

a)

Altered travel patterns

b)

Expanded suburban growth

c)

Reshaped work opportunities

d)

Eliminated railroads entirely

e)

Reduced urbanization everywhere

40.

What impact did widespread electricity have in the 1920s?

a)

Enabled appliances and longer workdays

b)

Eliminated home heating needs

c)

Replaced factories with farms

d)

Ended urban nightlife completely

41.

Which policy was designed to prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Monroe Doctrine

42.

What was one major effect of the Great Migration on northern cities?

a)

Increased cultural diversity and growth of Black communities

b)

Decline in industrial production

c)

Expansion of rural farming

d)

Reduction in labor unions

43.

Which reform movement sought to address problems caused by industrialization and urbanization in the early 1900s?

a)

Progressivism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Federalism

d)

Mercantilism

44.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

45.

This model was evident in the United States through the works of —

a)

Frances Willard and her support of the temperance movement.

b)

A. Philip Randolph and his protests during World War II.

c)

Jane Addams and her programs for new immigrants.

d)

Eugene V. Debs and his establishment of the American Railway Union.

46.

Reformers (later a political party) that included mostly middle class citizens who felt threatened by the rise of big business; platform included political reforms, better working conditions and women's rights

a)

Justice League

b)

Progressives

c)

Regressive

d)

Avengers

47.

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

a)

because of the negative impact of industrialization

b)

because of the negative impact of the civil war

c)

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

48.

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

a)

because of the negative impact of industrialization

b)

because of the negative impact of the civil war

c)

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

d)

because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

49.
Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago? 
a)
the founding of women's colleges 
b)
the introduction of prison reform
c)
The assimilation of immigrants
d)
the establishment of public libraries
50.

“The farmers of the United States are up in arms. They are the bone and sinew of the nation; they produce the largest share of its wealth; but they are getting, they say, the smallest share for themselves. The American farmer is steadily losing ground.”

—from Forum

The issue discussed in this excerpt was one argument made by which group of reformers?

a)

Federalists

b)

Populists

c)

Silverites

d)

Bull Moose Republicans

51.

Which U.S. President took on a major role in the development of the Panama Canal?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Grover Cleveland

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

James A. Garfield

52.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Progressive Era?

a)

To promote monopolies

b)

To improve public health and safety

c)

To increase government regulation of business

d)

To expand democracy through electoral reforms

53.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

54.
Wrote a book How the Other Half Lives that was made up of pictures taken of poor conditions in tenement buildings in cities.
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Thomas Nast
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Booker T. Washington
55.

During the Progressive Era, which amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

The 15th Amendment

b)

The 16th Amendment

c)

The 19th Amendment

d)

The 21st Amendment

56.

During the Progressive Era, which legislation was passed to regulate the food and drug industries?

a)

The Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

The Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

The Federal Reserve Act

d)

The Clayton Antitrust Act

57.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed during the Progressive Era, allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators?

a)

The 16th Amendment

b)

The 17th Amendment

c)

The 18th Amendment

d)

The 19th Amendment

58.
The ____________________ was very affordable in the 1920's and changed the way Americans traveled. 
a)
Automobile
b)
Airplane
c)
Train
d)
City Bus
59.

What Type of Music will be created and very popular during the 1920s'?

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock n' Roll

c)

Rap

d)

Folk Music

60.
In the 1920's many Americans purchased _________ to listen to news, sports, and entertainment shows. 
a)
Radios
b)
TVS
c)
Netflix 
d)
Cable
61.
Women who cut their hair short, wore makeup, and wore short dresses were known as 
a)
Flappers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Hippies
d)
Victorian Women
62.

Hidden bars and establishments that sold alcohol illegally became known as 

a)
Speakeasies 
b)
Night Clubs
c)
Cotton Clubs
d)
Raves
63.
The 1920's saw an increase of intolerance towards immigrants and African-Americans with the rise of membership in the
a)
KKK
b)
League of Women Voters
c)
The Bull Moose Party
d)
The Populist Party
64.

To encourage Americans to "buy now" and "pay latter" when purchasing products in their stores they encouraged

a)

Credit

b)

Margin Buying

c)

Muckraking

d)

Imperialism

65.

Which amendment does this photograph depict?

a)

23rd

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

22nd

66.

What was a MAIN consequence of the 18th Amendment?

a)

Racial segregation diminished.

b)

Organized crime increased.

c)

Protective tariffs declined.

d)

Purchasing on credit increased.

67.

The unofficial capital of African American culture and activism in the United States in the 1920’s was

a)

Detroit.

b)

St. Louis.

c)

Harlem.

d)

Chicago.

68.

The ____ gave full voting rights to women.

a)

Speakeasies

b)

Nineteenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

NAACP

69.

Speakeasies allowed citizens to get around the consequences of

a)

The Nineteenth Amendment.

b)

Illegal gaming.

c)

Prohibition.

d)

Laws protecting free speech.

70.

The Harlem Renaissance refers to

a)

A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP.

b)

A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s.

c)

A program to promote African-American owned businesses.

d)

A celebration of African-American culture.

71.

The Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI. What four nations developed (wrote) the document?

a)

U.S., Russia, France, England

b)

U.S., England, Spain, Russia

c)

France, England, Spain, Russia

d)

France, U.S., England, Italy

72.

What were the long term causes of World War One?

a)

militarism, imperialism, fascism, alliances

b)

Imperialism, militarism, alliances, nationalism

c)

nativism, militarism, fascism, alliances

d)

imperialism, militarism, nativism, nationalism

73.

What two incidents provoked the United States to enter WWI?

a)

The alliance between the U.S. and England and Zimmerman telegraph

b)

Zimmerman telegraph and the high casualty rate of the French and British

c)

Germany's criticism of President Wilson and the Zimmerman telegram

d)

The continued sinking of American freight ships and the Zimmerman telegram

74.

What law was created to supply the US Army with enough soldiers to fight WWI?

a)

Espionage Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Declaration of war by Congress

d)

Selective Service Act

75.

Large numbers of African Americans left the Southern United States during WWI. What was this movement called?

a)

Underground railroad

b)

Great migration

c)

Civil Rights movement

d)

Jim Crow

76.

What is militarism?

a)

The policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries

b)

The action of preparing a country for war

c)

The decision to not take sides in a war

d)

The policy of building up armed forces

77.

What is the area between enemy trenches called?

a)

support trench

b)

front line trench

c)

nobody's land

d)

no man's land

78.

The League of Nations was designed to do what?

a)

Settle treaties after wars

b)

enforce international law

c)

solve world economic issues

d)

stop future wars

79.

What was Wilson's Fourteen Points?

a)

Wilson's plan for peace

b)

Wilson's plan to win the war

c)

Wilson's plan to punish Germany for their aggression

d)

Wilson's election speech of 1916

80.

Why did the Allies disagree with Wilson's ideas for peace?

a)

The Allies wanted to punish Germany

b)

The Allies thought his plan was too harsh

c)

The Allies wanted to take all the German land for themselves

d)

The Allies did not want to end the war

81.

What body within the Unites States government ratifies treaties?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

The House of Representatives and the Senate

82.

At the end of the Spanish American War USA defeats the Spanish and expands their territory by gaining the

a)

Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

b)

Philippines, Mexico, and Puerto Rico

c)

Japan, Germany, and Puerto Rico

d)

Texas, New Mexico and California

83.

Sanford B. Dole helped overthrow the...monarchy and sets up a government; wants Hawaii to be part of the USA

a)

Cuban

b)

Jamaican

c)

Hawaiian

d)

Canadian

84.

Zimmermann Note was a telegram sent from

a)

Japan to Mexico

b)

Germany to Texas

c)

Germany to Mexico

d)

Japan to Cuba

85.

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-

a)

passing the Selective Service Act (The Draft)

b)

enacting the GI Bill

c)

establishing the Marine Corps

d)

creating the Veterans Administration

86.

What was Lincoln's main reason for fighting in the war?

a)

to get rid of slavery

b)

to bring the British and French to America

c)

to show his strength as a president

d)

to preserve the Union

87.

Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Northern most battle in the civil war.

a)

Antientam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Bullrun

d)

Vicksburg

88.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
89.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in - 
a)
a system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
mopre sources of revenue for state governments
90.

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issues did these amendments address?

a)

Rights for women

b)

Readmission of states to the Union

c)

Rights for former slaves

d)

Presidential impeachment proceedings

91.

What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?

a)

To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry

b)

To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers

c)

To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs

d)

To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers

92.

What is one way the Progressive Era reform outlined in this diagram has affected U.S. politics?

a)

More women have been elected to Congress.

b)

Citizens have a more direct influence on lawmaking.

c)

Corrupt officials can be removed from office.

d)

Primary elections are prohibited in several states.

93.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
94.

What was the name of the ship that blew up along the coast of Cuba causing President McKinley to declare war?

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

U.S.S. Maryland

c)

U.S.S. Montana

d)

U.S.S. Missouri

95.

Who was the leader of the rough riders

a)

William Mckinley

b)

George Dewey

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

George Washington

96.

What is yellow journalism

a)

reporting on the war and calculating the casualties

b)

exaggerating the news to lure new readers

c)

stating the facts and nothing but the facts

d)

Journals that are always true with big headlines

97.

False and exaggerated news stories that helped spark the Spanish American war were known as:

a)

Imperialism

b)

Yellow Journalism

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Tabloids

98.

This political cartoon best supports the idea that, after the Spanish American War, the United States became a...

a)

World Power

b)

"Woke" Power

c)

Head of the United Nations

d)

Conquered Nation

99.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
100.
What does this political cartoon BEST represents ?
a)
Exploration
b)
Imperialism
c)
Diplomacy 
d)
Big Stick Policy
101.

Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about which of the following?

a)

political popularity of President William McKinley’s decisions

b)

efforts of the United States to control Mexico

c)

destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians

d)

sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor

102.

American anger grew after the release of a letter written by the Spanish Minister to the U.S. that insulted president McKinley. What was it called?

a)

de Lome Letter

b)

Open Door Notes

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Letters from Birmingham

103.
What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?
a)
To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
b)
To allow soldiers to travel by sea
c)
To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
d)
To help immigrants get to America
104.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War.  The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
105.

Ida Tarball, Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis were all

a)

Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union

b)

Teachers at Tuskegee Institute

c)

Muckrakers who wrote about corruption

d)

Senators who supported the Wisconsin Idea

106.

Which of the following reflects the message of the cartoon?

a)

Hunting is important to Teddy Roosevelt

b)

Teddy Roosevelt intends to punish only bad trusts

c)

All trusts are bad

d)

Teddy Roosevelt is a national hero, and his role in the Spanish American War

107.

the idea that the rich are chosen by god and should therefore share their wealth

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Americanization

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Gospel of Poverty

108.

specific point of entry for most Europeans

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

San Francisco

d)

Los Angeles