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WorksheetsAmerican History Midterm 2025
Total questions: 128
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
This obsession with communism became know as the ______________
Red Scare
Purple Scare
Communism Scare
Bolshevik Scare
The summer of 1919 is often called _____________ because riots broke out in about 25 cities
Summer of Fun
The Red Summer
Purple Summer
Jazz Summer
The 'buy now, pay later' practice is known as...
Free Lunch
Debt
Charity
Credit
What effect did automobiles have on America?
People moved around and took more vacations
Highways and gas stations had to be built
Shopping centers and roadside attractions began to open
All of these
What is installment buying?
a paper loan for buying goods
when a loanshark loans cash to buyers
a payment assistance plan from the government
A payment plan where the buyer pays off an item a little at a time
Who promised to return the U.S. to “normalcy” after WWI?
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
The Freedmen's Bureau
shareplowing
Which of the following best describes the relationship between tenant farmers and landowners?
Tenant farmers are independent and do not rely on landowners.
Tenant farmers lease land from landowners and pay rent, often in cash or crops.
Tenant farmers own the land and hire landowners to manage it.
Tenant farmers and landowners share equal ownership of the land.
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Segregation is unconstitutional
Segregation is constitutional if separate but equal
Segregation is illegal
Segregation is not allowed
What was the Gilded Age known for?
The beginning of the Civil War
The abolition of slavery
Rapid population and economic growth
The end of World War I
With the Pendleton Act prohibiting political contributions from many federal workers, politicians increasingly sought money from
Big corporations
contractors doing business with the federal government
factory workers and farmers
foreign contributors
What was the spoils system?
A policy of non-interference in business matters
A method of taxing imported goods
A system where elected officials gave jobs to friends and supporters
A system where government jobs were given based on merit
What does 'laissez-faire' refer to?
A hands-on approach by government on business matters
A tax on imported goods
A hands-off approach by government on business matters
A type of political machine
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A law that distributed reservation land to Native Americans
The first federal action against monopolies
A movement to assimilate immigrants
A tax on imported goods
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
A law that put a 10-year freeze on Chinese immigrants
A law that supported Chinese businesses
A law that encouraged Chinese immigration
A law that provided land to Chinese immigrants
What was the Wounded Knee Massacre?
A peaceful protest by Native Americans
A mass killing by U.S. soldiers of unarmed Sioux
A battle between political machines
A riot in New York City
What was the Americanization movement?
A law to distribute land to Native Americans
A campaign to end the spoils system
A movement to promote laissez-faire policies
A program to help immigrants and Native Americans assimilate
What was the main fear of nativists during the Gilded Age?
Being outbred, outvoted, outnumbered
The rise of political machines
The influence of the Populist Party
The introduction of the Pendleton Civil Service Act
What was the main role of political machines during the Gilded Age?
To promote laissez-faire policies
To use both legal and illegal methods to get candidates elected
To support the Populist Party
To distribute land to Native Americans
What was the main goal of the Homestead Act?
To give away plots of land in the Great Plains
To promote the Populist Party
To establish the spoils system
To create a tax on imported goods
Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question mark in this cause-and-effect diagram?
The number of immigrants from Europe declined.
The government passed Laissez-faire laws
People moved from rural to urban areas.
Settlement houses lost federal funding.
William "Boss" Tweed was known as the boss of Tammany Hall, where he held significant power and influence over New York City politics.
What does "boss" mean in this context?
A person in charge of a workplace
A powerful leader of a political machine
A title for a respected citizen
A slang term for a friend
In the late 1800s, a political machine like Tammany Hall controlled votes through a network of loyal supporters, ensuring that their candidates won elections.
What does "political machine" mean in this context?
A type of factory producing goods
A government organization focused on technology
A political organization that controls votes to maintain power
A system for voting in elections
Tammany Hall practiced patronage by offering jobs to supporters, ensuring they would remain loyal during elections.
What does "patronage" mean in this context?
The practice of giving government jobs and favors to political supporters
A system of rewarding criminals for good behavior
The process of voting in local elections
A form of taxation for public services
How did political machines get the support of immigrants?
they promised to stop illegal immigration from Latin America
They wasted money on military spending
They helped them find homes and jobs in exchange for votes
They developed a system to make becoming a citizen easier
Why are political machines an example of corruption in the Gilded Age?
They made sure unions could not protect workers from management
They forced immigrants into the US from Latin America
They took control of city governments and stole millions of dollars from the cities
They prevented immigrants from being Americanized
What was the name of the act passed in 1883 to change the spoil system?
The Pendleton Act
The Progressive Act
The Corruption Act
The Political Machine Act
African Americans who left the South and migrated to the west to find a better life were:
Exodusters
Indentured Servants
Freedmen
Settlers
aka Custer's Last Stand, worst US Army defeat by Native Americans, motivated heavy push to move Indians to reservations
Battle of Little Big Horn
reservation system
buffalo extermination
sovereignty
What was the Ghost Dance movement primarily trying to achieve?
To increase the buffalo population
To bring back the ancestors of the Native Americans
To restore the Native American way of life and bring back the buffalo, return to paradise
To prepare Native Americans for war
The tripling of the U.S. population between 1870 and 1910 was most directly caused by
rapid industrialization and immigration
the mechanization of agriculture
natural disasters around the world
integration of new states in the west
Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800's by
grouping immigrants into their own sections of cites
urging immigrants to assimilate into American Society
pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration
seeking to convert Catholic immigrants to Protestantism
What was the goal of Native American boarding schools according to Captain Richard H. Pratt?
To preserve Native culture
To provide quality education
To assimilate Native people into American society
To promote Native spirituality
The Reservation System impacted Native American societies by
forcibly relocating them from their ancestral lands to designated areas that often lacked sufficient resources.
assimilating them to American culture
relocating tribes to areas with favorable land and resources
strengthening relationships between tribal leaders and US Government leaders
The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.
Assimilation/Americanization
Nativistism
Communism
Vietnamization
What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?
Cars
Transcontinental Railroad
AC
Industrialization
The Transcontinental Railroad
never got built due to the accidents that occurred during building
linked the East and West Coast
met in Telluride, Colorado
recruited Polish and Irish immigrants
The badly-built apartment buildings that housed immigrants and the poor in cities were known as
shacks
hotels
tenements
aparmtents
Someone brought in to replace a worker on strike is known as a
socialist
scab
anarchist
blacklister
If someone is blacklisted, that means they
will have a hard time finding a job
are social darwinists
are accused of being a capitalist
believe in monopolies
The 2 major factors that caused urbanization were the availability of
land and jobs
jobs and railroads
land and railroads
bicycles and housing
The Bessemer Process
made steel more expensive
made steel from iron cheaply
was brought from Germany to the United States
was brought to the US by John D. Rockefeller
Which statement is TRUE regarding the factory system?
pulleys and assembly lines were used to speed up production
products took longer to make
products were made by 1 individual person
products were made with less mistakes than the cottage system
Devotion to one's country is known as
nationalism
jingoism
patriotism
spheres of influence
Part of the US Navy that was sent on a trip around the world to demonstrate Naval power
Titanic
Sphere of Influence
USS Missouri
Great White Fleet
Having intense national pride & a desire for aggressive foreign policy
arbitration
nationalism
Jingoism
anarchy
Areas of economic and political control
jingoism
arbitration
sphere of influence
concession
The United States promised that it would not attempt to control Cuba once independence was achieved from the Spanish-American War.
Platt Amendmdent
Teller Amendmdent
Sphere of Influence
Arbitration
The United States has the right to intervene in Cuba's domestic, economic, and foreign policy, and build a naval base on the island.
Platt Amendment
Teller Amendment
Jingoism
17th Amendment
Roosevelt’s messages to Congress declaring that the US didn’t want anymore territory
Jingoism
Dollar Diplomacy
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's Big Stick
Extending a country’s power and influence
imperialism
nationalism
prestige
jingoism
Maintaining orderly societies through increased American investments
Monetary solution
Big Stick Policy
dollar diplomacy
Jingoism
Created a system of trade in China that gave all countries equal access
Big Stick Policy
Sphere of Influence
Open-Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Join a new territory to an existing country
annex
protectorate
concession
seize
What is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?
Isolationism
Imperialism
Neutrality
Pacifism
A time of decline in economic activity when the GDP drops for two quarters in a row.
Recession
Depression
Bankrupt
Panic
A long-term downturn in economic activity.
Depression
Recession
Panic
Shutdown
A time when President Roosevelt shut down the banks in order to stabilize the banking system.
panic
bank holiday
Gold Standard
Crash / collapse
A shantytown where homeless people built shacks out of things like scrap wood, cardboard, and tar paper.
Hooverville
Soup Kitchen
Dust Bowl
Collapse / Crash
Severe drought in the Great Plains during the 1930s turned the soil into dust causing crops to die and dust storms to occur.
Dust Bowl
Tundra
Recession
Hooverville
A monetary system where a country’s money is backed by an equal amount of gold.
Gold Standard
Bimetallism
Silver Standard
Gold Coin
During this time, President Roosevelt pushed through 15 major laws designed to help the country recover from the Great Depression.
First Hundred Days
Roaring Twenties
Recession
Gold Standard
A general increase in the prices of goods and services.
Inflation
Deflation
Bear Market
Bull Market
A law that established pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and aid to the disabled.
Social Security Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Prohibition
Civilian Conservation Corps
A movement spearheaded by Huey Long that advocated taking money from the rich and giving it to the government. Click all that apply.
Share-Our-Wealth Program
Robinhood Plan
Recession
Depression
President when the Great Depression began and many blamed him.
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
President elected during the Great Depression.
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
October 29, 1929 when the stock market crashed ushering in the start of the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Black Friday
Black Sunday
A decrease in the general price level of goods and services.
Inflation
Deflation
Panic
Recession
A series of 30 radio addresses given by President Roosevelt.
Fireside Chats
Brain Trust
Speeches
Gold Standard
providing jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee
allowed single men between the ages of 18 and 25 to enlist in work programs
limit overproduction so that crop prices could increase.
insures deposits
Social Security provides a source of income when you retire
A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort is called ________.
total war
limited war
cold war
civil war
Fill in the blank: ________ is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Propaganda
Encyclopedia
Documentary
Report
Fill in the blank: ________ is when a stronger nation takes over a weaker nation.
Imperialism
Isolationism
Federalism
Nationalism
The German policy of sinking any ship in the British waters during WWI was called ________.
unrestricted submarine warfare
Operation Sea Lion
Blitzkrieg
Zimmermann Telegram
Fill in the blank: ________ is the belief in maintaining a strong military force and being prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Militarism
Pacifism
Isolationism
Federalism
Fill in the blank: A temporary peace agreement to end fighting is called an ________.
armistice
treaty
embargo
alliance
The treaty that ended WWI and blamed Germany for the war was called the ________.
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Ghent
The British passenger boat sunk by a German submarine that claimed 1,000 lives was called the ________.
Lusitania
Titanic
Britannic
Queen Mary
Payments made by Germany to the Allies after WWI to repay the costs of the war were called ________.
reparations
tariffs
armistices
mandates
The 28th president of the United States, known for his World War I leadership and the 14 points plan, was ________.
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Fill in the blank: The ________ was an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations.
League of Nations
United Nations
European Union
World Trade Organization
Fill in the blank: ________ were sold to American people to raise money for the war efforts during WWI.
Liberty Bonds
War Stamps
Victory Medals
Patriot Notes
Fill in the blank: The ________ allows the federal government to collect income tax and helped fund WWI.
16th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
14th Amendment
Fill in the blank: The ________ were a series of proposals by Woodrow Wilson for achieving lasting peace after WWI.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
Zimmermann Telegram
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a coded message sent by Germany to try to get Mexico to attack the US.
Zimmerman Telegram
Rosetta Stone
Enigma Code
Magna Carta
Fill in the blank: ________ was imprisoned after giving a speech protesting WWI in violation of the Sedition Act.
Eugene V. Debs
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Schenck
A. Mitchell Palmer
__________ People who wanted the United States to stay out of world affairs.
isolationists
expansionists
internationalists
abolitionists
__________ Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries.
War Industries Board
Food Administration
Committee on Public Information
National Recovery Administration
__________ The right of people to choose their own form of government.
Self-determination
Colonization
Dictatorship
Imperialism
__________ Woodrow Wilson (US president), Georges Clemenceau (French premier), David Lloyd George (British prime minister), Vittorio Orlando (Italian prime minister).
The Big Four
The Allied Leaders
The Treaty Makers
The Peace Delegates
An article in the Treaty of Versailles that declared that Germany (with Austria) was solely responsible for the war and had to pay reparations equal to all civilian damages caused by the fighting.
War Guilt Clause (Treaty of Versailles)
League of Nations Article
Reparations Article
Armistice Clause
__________ The protection of merchant ships from U-boat-German submarine-attacks by having the ships travel in large groups escorted by warships.
Convoy System
Blockade Strategy
Wolfpack Tactic
Isolation Policy
__________ 1918 law that made it illegal to criticize the government.
Sedition Act
Homestead Act
Civil Rights Act
Patriot Act
How was Social Darwinism misused to justify imperialism?
A) By promoting cultural diversity and acceptance.
B) By arguing that colonial expansion was essential for economic growth.
C) By claiming certain races were naturally superior, justifying colonization and exploitation of other races.
D) By advocating for the independence of colonized nations.
Labor Unions
An organized group of workers that wanted to bring change to their workplace
Tactics used by workers to get better working conditions, hours, and wages
Tactics used by owners to control workers
A process whereby a union negotiates with management for a contract
Collective Bargaining
An organized group of workers that wanted to bring change to their workplace
Tactics used by workers to get better working conditions, hours, and wages
Tactics used by owners to control workers
A process whereby a union negotiates with management for a contract
Why did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire receive national attention, and what was its significance in the context of the Progressive Era?
It was a minor event with little impact.
It was a significant tragedy that highlighted the need for labor reform, aligning with the goals of the Progressive Era.
It was an isolated incident with no broader implications.
It was celebrated as a success of industrialization.
What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?
give the people more power over the government
limit citizenship rights like voting
provide low interest loans to farmers
establish a system of checks and balances
Definition: allows voters to remove elected officals from office
Direct Primary
Initiative
Recall
Definition: voters can propose laws by petition
Direct Primary
Initiative
Referendum
Definition: voters can accept or reject a proposed law
Direct Primary
Referendum
Recall
The _____ is the central bank of the United States.
Financial institutions
Federal Reserve System
District Banks
Who were the Northerners who moved to the South after the war?
Freedmen's bureau
Scallywags
Carpetbaggers
Compromise of 1877
Who were the white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies?
Compromise of 1877
Scallywags
Carpetbaggers
Freedmen's bureau
What is a Buffalo soldier?
Native Americans who fought with US armies against other tribes
A type of journalism (reporting) that uses extreme emotion (shock, anger, excitement) to attract readers
Treaty
Diplomacy
Yellow Journalism
Open Door Policy
