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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 37mins
The 14th Amendment gave voting rights to African American men.
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False
The Emancipation Proclamation made slavery illegal in the United States of America.
True
False
The people having the deciding factor on what territories would be slave states and what would be a free state is an example of popular sovereignty.
True
False
Jim Crow laws ended the racial segregation laws in the South, which proved that Reconstruction helped guarantee civil rights to all formally enslaved African Americans.
True
False
Abraham Lincoln’s main and first goal of the Civil War was to end slavery in the United States.
True
False
Dred Scott v. Sanford was a Supreme Court case that affirmed that because a slave is property and could not be a citizen, the Constitution doesn’t apply to him/her and the Missouri Compromise was therefore, illegal.
True
False
Black Codes were enacted to give assistance from the Freedman’s Bureau to newly freed African Americans.
True
False
One of the main effects of industrialization was that there were more houses built to accommodate all of the people coming to the city, giving everyone their own house with lots of room.
True
False
Upton Sinclair’s reporting in The Jungle was so groundbreaking that it forced the government to create the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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False
The Gentlemen’s Agreement between the United States and China limited Chinese immigration to the US.
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False
Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed are good examples of political machines because they promoted corruption like economic favors and fraudulent elections to gain and keep power in urban centers.
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False
The NAACP’s was a woman’s group whose primary focus was promoting the evils of alcohol and was the driving force behind Prohibition.
True
False
By having specific quotas and enacting anti-immigration laws, the United States made it easier for Asian immigrants to enter the United States legally than European immigrants.
True
False
Settlement Houses like the Hull House in Chicago were helpful to new immigrants by supporting the urban poor European immigrants with things like education and health care.
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False
Muckrakers were special politicians assigned by the President to enact laws designed to help people from poor families get better paying jobs.
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False
The Social Gospel Movement was a Progressive movement that used the ideas of Christian ethics and morals to help with social problems like poverty and inequality.
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False
The __________________ stated that the United States could stick our noses in the matters of Latin American nations because we are the world's policeman.
Roosevelt Corollary
15th Amendment
Treaty of Versailles
Zimmerman Note
Florida’s geography was advantageous to the United States during the Spanish-American War because the US troops, called the ________, were able to be trained and deployed to Cuba from the west coast of the peninsula.
Rough Riders
Buffalo Soldiers
Minutemen
Green Berets
One of the reasons why the United States obtained overseas territories was because they wanted to access new markets to boost the economy in addition to creating international military bases and spreading ________.
democracy
monarchy
isolationism
communism
The Open Door Policy allowed the United States to trade with ________.
China
Brazil
Russia
Australia
Teddy Roosevelt’s “Big Stick Diplomacy” said that you can negotiate foreign affairs peacefully, but if things don’t go your way, you can use your strong ________ as a backup.
military
economy
diplomacy
culture
The Zimmerman Telegraph dragged the United States into WWI because it was a coded message from Germany to ______ promising lost territory if they would join the war and ally with Germany.
Mexico
Canada
Brazil
France
One of the major effects of trench warfare was it made the accelerated the speed of combat because the soldiers could jump from trench to trench and get closer to the enemy using the wall of the trench as ______.
cover
food
music
medicine
Despite Woodrow Wilson’s support, the United States Senate voted to reject the 1919 Treaty of Versailles because they were worried about that the United States would have to send troops to fight in more ______ wars.
European
Asian
African
South American
One of the most effective naval strategies during WWI was the use of the convoy system which employed Allied battleships as bodyguards for ______ ships and supplies.
merchant
war
fishing
passenger
Germany’s use of Unrestrictive Submarine Warfare and the aggressive sinking of the British cruise ship the ______ was one of the catalysts that brought the United States into WWI.
Lusitania
Titanic
Britannic
Olympic
The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age of ________ culture.
African American
Asian American
European American
Latin American
Productivity in automobile factories increased during the 1920s due to the use of ________ and time management.
child labor
steam engines
assembly lines
manual craftsmanship
Flappers were special navy servicemen who used new SCUBA technology to swim undetected in foreign harbors to sabotage enemy vessels.
True
False
The “Great Migration” refers to the movement of a large ________ population from the North to the South after WWI.
African American
European
Asian
Hispanic
The conviction and subsequent execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the Palmer Raids showed Americans feared different ________.
ideals
foods
climates
sports
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 was about the debate between Christian fundamentalists and those who believed in ________.
evolution
creationism
alchemy
astrology
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan focused on limiting ________ from coming to the United States.
immigrants
citizens
tourists
students
Americans believed in consumerism and used ______ to purchase lavish and expensive items. This helped delay the Great Depression for 5 years by inflating the cost of the goods.
credit
cash
checks
barter
The Tennessee Valley Authority was created to help bring ______ into the area and prevent flooding from destroying the area.
electricity
railroads
factories
farms
Americans’ use of installment plans allowed them to make smaller monthly payments on a large purchase like a car or an appliance rather than having to pay for the item all at ______.
once
home
risk
sale
Which amendment gave citizenship to those born in the United States?
The 14th Amendment.
The 10th Amendment.
The 5th Amendment.
The 1st Amendment.
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment.
The 1st Amendment.
The 10th Amendment.
The 15th Amendment.
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enacted racial segregation in the South against African Americans.
Laws that promoted equal rights for all citizens.
Laws that regulated trade between states.
Laws that established voting rights for women.
What was Lincoln’s first goal during the Civil War?
To keep the union whole and bring the seceded states back into the fold.
To abolish slavery throughout the United States.
To expand the territory of the United States.
To establish a new government in the South.
What were Black Codes and when were they enacted?
Black codes were enacted during Reconstruction to place limits on the freedoms of African Americans after the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed.
Black codes were laws passed during the Civil War to grant voting rights to African Americans.
Black codes were enacted during the Great Depression to provide economic relief to African Americans.
Black codes were laws created during the Civil Rights Movement to end segregation.
What was a result of industrialization in terms of city living conditions?
It led to overcrowded crowded cities with people living in tenements because people moved to where the factories were.
It resulted in the immediate improvement of housing conditions for all city residents.
It caused cities to become less populated as people moved to rural areas.
It led to the construction of spacious homes for factory workers.
What did industrialization force the government to pass?
The Food and Drug Administration.
The Emancipation Proclamation.
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Treaty of Versailles.
What did the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union support and what did the NAACP fight for?
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union supported Prohibition and the NAACP fought for equal rights for African Americans.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union supported women’s suffrage and the NAACP fought for Prohibition.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union supported equal rights for African Americans and the NAACP fought for Prohibition.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union supported labor unions and the NAACP fought for women’s suffrage.
What did the quotas do for Asian immigrants to enter the United States legally compared to European immigrants?
Quotas made it harder for Asian immigrants than European immigrants to enter legally.
Quotas made it easier for Asian immigrants to enter legally than European immigrants.
Quotas had no effect on Asian immigrants entering legally compared to European immigrants.
Quotas only applied to European immigrants, not Asian immigrants.
Who were muckrakers?
Journalists who worked hard to expose corruption.
Politicians who supported big businesses.
Industrialists who owned large factories.
Bankers who financed railroads.
What did the Roosevelt Corollary and the Monroe Doctrine focus on?
The Roosevelt Corollary focused on Latin America as the 'World’s Policeman'.
The Roosevelt Corollary focused on Asia as the World's Trade Center
The Roosevelt Corollary focused on Europe as the World's Neighbor
The Roosevelt Corollary focused on Africa as the World's Agricultural Leader
What was Yellow Journalism?
Yellow Journalism had little to no credible information and was used to incite readers into war.
Yellow Journalism was a form of scientific reporting focused on facts.
Yellow Journalism was a style of art popular in the 1800s.
Yellow Journalism was a government policy regarding newspapers.
The concepts of Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism played pivotal roles for the United States acquiring overseas territories.
True
False
Why was the Panama Canal built?
To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to increase the US’s economic output.
To provide a direct route for European migration to South America.
To create a natural border between Panama and Colombia.
To serve as a major tourist attraction in Central America.
Why was the Spanish-American War started?
Because the USS Maine exploded in Havana, Cuba under suspicious circumstances.
To gain control of the Panama Canal.
To stop the spread of communism in Latin America.
Because Spain attacked the United States mainland.
What did the Open Door Policy allow the US to do?
Trade with China.
Colonize China.
Ban European trade in Asia.
Annex Hong Kong.
How did the Panama Canal benefit the US economy?
It saved thousands of miles of shipping transportation and had an enormous benefit on the economy.
It increased the cost of shipping goods between the east and west coasts.
It made trade with Europe impossible for American companies.
It caused a decline in US exports to Asia.
What challenge did African American soldiers face when they returned to the US after fighting overseas in World War I?
They still faced discrimination.
They were immediately given equal rights.
They were welcomed as heroes everywhere.
They faced no difficulties upon returning.
The United States joined the League of Nations after World War I.
True
False
Where was the Zimmerman Telegraph sent during World War I?
Mexico
Canada
France
Japan
Schenk v. United States was a Supreme Court case that said the government can limit free speech if there is a “clear and present danger”.
True
False
Why did the Senate object to Article 10 after World War I?
They did not want to get dragged into another European War.
They wanted to increase trade with Europe.
They supported the League of Nations unconditionally.
They believed Article 10 would strengthen the U.S. military.
What roles were women encouraged to take during World War I?
To work in the factories and support the military in non-combative roles.
To serve as front-line soldiers in combat.
To lead military operations and command troops.
To act as diplomats negotiating peace treaties.
The convoy system supplied ships to safely cross the Atlantic to get to Europe during World War I.
True
False
What event sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip in 1914.
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
The invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939.
Why was the Sedition Act passed during World War I?
Because the government did not want any opposition to the war voiced.
To encourage more people to join the military.
To increase support for the president's re-election.
To allow citizens to freely criticize the government.
What were propaganda posters and Liberty Bonds used for during World War I?
To drum up support for the war effort.
To encourage people to avoid the war.
To promote international trade.
To discourage technological advancements.
Poets like Langston Hughes and intellectuals like WEB Du Bois wrote extensively about having pride in their African American heritage during the 1920's.
True
False
What increased productivity during the 1920's in the US?
Industrialization and use of the assembly line.
The decline of electricity usage.
A decrease in factory work.
The end of mass production.
The end of the Civil War ushered in (started) the __________ Era.
Reconstruction
Renaissance
Revolutionary
Rebellion
The Roosevelt Corollary was related to what prior foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Which factor prompted the passage of this legislation?
Denial of labor union membership for unskilled workers.
Increased nativism and anti-immigrant attitudes.
Wage increases for workers in manufacturing positions.
Increased U.S. involvement in foreign wars and conflicts
Which of these limited immigration during the 1920s?
National Origins Act
KKK
Scientific Management
The Great Migration
The National Origins Act of 1924...
increased military service
deported illegal immigrants
put quotas on immigrants from certain countries
Raised crop production
Which group of people feared and discriminated against newly arriving immigrants?
Unionists
Industrialists
Navitists
Entrepreneurs
Characteristics like huge, sensational, exaggerated headlines was known as
(a)
