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Worksheets2026 US History 1st Semester Final Exam
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. The practice of dividing neighborhoods by ethnicity is called ______________.
a)
A. Industrialization
b)
B. Political Machines
c)
C. Ethnic Islands or Ghettos
d)
D. Rural and suburban cities
2.
2. Nativism in cities happened because of the increase in ______________.
a)
A. Immigration
b)
B. Farms
c)
C. Jobs
d)
D. Email
3.
3. Which of the following used horizontal integration?
a)
a. Andrew Carnegie
b)
b. John D. Rockefeller
c)
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d)
d. Upton Sinclair
4.
4. Which of the following used vertical integration?
a)
a. Andrew Carnegie
b)
b. John D. Rockefeller
c)
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d)
d. Upton Sinclair
5.
5. Why did people want to break up monopolies?
a)
A. There were too many small businesses
b)
B. Prices increased while competition decreased.
c)
C. Roosevelt protected big business
d)
D. Foreign goods were destroying the US economy.
6.
6. Which of the following statements best describes social Darwinism:
a)
A. The poor should receive benefits from the government
b)
B. The strong should give to the weak.
c)
C. The strong survive! Big businesses deserve to swallow up the little guy.
d)
D. The less fortunate should be given free meals.
7.
12. Most progressives wanted all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
a. More regulation in the food processing industry
b)
b. Government ownership of business
c)
c. Expansion of women’s rights
d)
d. Reformation of child labor laws
8.
13. The Lower Class working citizens often lived in __________ housing developments.
a)
A. Tenement
b)
B. Mansions
c)
C. Teepee
d)
D. Row House
9.
14. Journalists who criticized corrupt business and political practices during the Progressive Era were called:
a)
a. Muckrakers
b)
b. Abolitionists
c)
c. Prohibitionists
d)
d. Anarchists
10.
15. What famous Muckraker wrote the book “The Jungle”?
a)
a. Jacob Riis
b)
b. Ida b. Wells
c)
c. Upton Sinclair
d)
d. Ida Tarbell
11.
16. “The Jungle” helped lead to which piece of progressive legislation?
a)
a. The Meat Inspection Act of 1904
b)
b. Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
c. 18th Amendment
d)
d. 19th Amendment
12.
17. The Clayton and Sherman anti-trust acts attempted to end:
a)
a. Monopolies
b)
b. Unions
c)
c. Banks
d)
d. School boards
13.
18. Which Amendment gave people the right to vote directly for their Senators?
a)
a. 17th Amendment
b)
b. 18th Amendment
c)
c. 19th Amendment
d)
d. 20th Amendment
14.
19. Urbanization is:
a)
a. The movement of people to the country
b)
b. The movement of people to the city
c)
c. The movement of people to Urbania
d)
d. Movement of forming unions
15.
20. Most immigrants arriving in the U.S. after 1880 settled in the cities because….
a)
a. There was a surplus of housing in cities
b)
b. That was where the jobs were
c)
c. The cities were not very crowded
d)
d. They wanted to live in tenements
16.
21. Boss Tweed is an example of a ____________.
a)
A. Political Giant
b)
B. Political Machine
c)
C. Poster Child
d)
D. A southern gentlemen running Hazard county.
17.
22. Imperialism is the policy of conquering other ________ to build an empire.
a)
A. Countries
b)
B. Counties
c)
C. Cities
d)
D. Burbs
18.
23. Nationalism means:
a)
a. Patriotism toward one’s country
b)
b. Movement to isolate
c)
c. Forming alliances
d)
d. Pride in the National League
19.
24. Most immigrants came to America from where in the early 1900’s?
a)
a. Africa
b)
b. Central America
c)
c. Middle East
d)
d. SE Europe
20.
25. The 14 points were proposed by
a)
a. Hitler
b)
b. Hoover
c)
c. Wilson
d)
d. FDR
21.
26. Which of the following best explains the role of the battleship “Maine” in American history?
a)
a. The “Maine” transported arms to Cuban rebels
b)
b. It exploded and sank in Miami harbor
c)
c. It disappeared at sea
d)
d. It exploded in Havana harbor and became the battle cry in the Spanish American war
22.
27. As one result of the Spanish-American war the US got what?
a)
a. Florida
b)
b. Hawaii
c)
c. Texas
d)
d. The island of Guam
23.
28. Teddy Roosevelt led a charge up this during the Spanish-American War:
a)
a. Francisco Pass
b)
b. Missionary Ridge
c)
c. Artillery Mountain
d)
d. San Juan Hill
24.
29. The name given to the practice of newspapers exaggerating or making up stories about events in Cuba:
a)
a. Muckraking
b)
b. Investigative reporting
c)
c. Yellow journalism
d)
d. Espionage
25.
30. What events triggered WWI?
a)
a. The Russian invasion of Germany
b)
b. When the Kaiser sent his army into France
c)
c. When the communists executed Czar Nicholas II
d)
d. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
26.
31. What event was NOT one of the reasons America entered WWI?
a)
a. The Zimmerman note
b)
b. Unrestricted submarine warfare
c)
c. The sinking of the Lusitania
d)
d. Pearl Harbor
27.
32. After WWI was over, American involvement in European affairs could be described as:
a)
a. Imperialistic
b)
b. Isolationist
c)
c. Progressive
d)
d. Capitalistic
28.
33. The 19th amendment:
a)
a. Allowed for the direct election of Senators
b)
b. Made Prohibition the law of the land
c)
c. Changed the date of the Presidential inauguration
d)
d. Gave women the right to vote
29.
34. Sacco and Vanzetti were…
a)
a. Italian Immigrants
b)
b. Radicals
c)
c. Convicted in a trial that was full of racism/nativism
d)
d. All of the above
30.
35. The Scopes Monkey trial battled over creationism and _________________.
a)
A. Darwinism
b)
B. Daowoo
c)
C. Freeing monkeys from lab testing
d)
D. Endism
31.
36. The 18th amendment ______________.
a)
A. Allowed women to vote
b)
B. Created income taxes
c)
C. Created Social Security
d)
D. Prohibited alcoholic beverages
32.
37. Speakeasies are underground __________ that were established in the roaring twenties.
a)
A. Coffee houses
b)
B. Bars
c)
C. Poetry readings
d)
D. Gambling websites
33.
38. The famous Gangster who supplied illegal booze in the city of Chicago was?
a)
a. Huey Long
b)
b. Al Capone
c)
c. Tony Soprano
d)
d. None of the above
34.
39. During the 1920’s there was a mass migration of which ethnic group from the south to the North?
a)
a. African Americans
b)
b. Asian Americans
c)
c. Floridians
d)
d. Croatians
35.
40. The New Deal programs were created to:
a)
a. Create more jobs
b)
b. End the depression
c)
c. Improve the US infrastructure
d)
d. All of the above
36.
41. The group that formed a march on Washington at the beginning of the Great Depression to get their bonuses from WWI was called?
a)
a. Salvation Army
b)
b. Bonus Army
c)
c. Red Army
d)
d. Veterans Alliance
37.
42. Why did President Hoover NOT give money to the unemployed during the Depression?
a)
a. The federal government did not have enough money
b)
b. He thought the problem was not that bad
c)
c. He believed only lazy people were unemployed
d)
d. He believed in “rugged individualism” and did not want people to become dependent on the federal government for money
38.
43. All of the following were causes of the Great Depression EXCEPT:
a)
a. Falling crop prices for farmers
b)
b. The stock market crash
c)
c. High tariffs that resulted in a trade war
d)
d. Companies paying workers too much money
39.
44. What effect did the Great Depression have on the labor movement?
a)
a. Union membership increased
b)
b. The government took control of unions
c)
c. Legislation outlawed unions throughout the country
d)
d. Unions were no longer necessary since few jobs were available
40.
45. Which of the following programs was set up to build hydroelectric dams?
a)
a. CCC
b)
b. NRA
c)
c. TVA
d)
d. AAA
41.
46. Which of the following programs was designed to provide jobs to young men on conservation projects?
a)
a. CCC
b)
b. NRA
c)
c. TVA
d)
d. AAA
42.
47. Which of the following programs tried to stabilize farm prices by paying farmers not to farm?
a)
a. CCC
b)
b. NRA
c)
c. TVA
d)
d. AAA
43.
48. Which of the following programs tried to regulate businesses by setting wages and prices and was later ruled unconstitutional?
a)
a. CCC
b)
b. NRA
c)
c. TVA
d)
d. AAA
44.
49. Which of the following programs tried to create jobs by building roads, bridges, schools, etc..
a)
a. FERA
b)
b. PWA
c)
c. FDIC
d)
d. Social Security
45.
50. Which of the following programs provided immediate relief (Welfare) to poor people.
a)
a. FERA
b)
b. PWA
c)
c. FDIC
d)
d. Social Security
46.
51. Which program provided monthly income for those who were unable to work and is still in use today?
a)
a. FERA
b)
b. PWA
c)
c. FDIC
d)
d. Social Security
47.
52. Which program provides insurance for bank deposits to ensure that people do not lose their money when a bank goes out of business?
a)
a. FERA
b)
b. PWA
c)
c. FDIC
d)
d. Social Security
48.
53. What did the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to do?
a)
a. Pay reparations to the Allies
b)
b. Break up into several smaller countries
c)
c. Become part of Russia
d)
d. None of the above
49.
54. Which three nations made up the Axis powers?
a)
a) Italy, France, and Japan
b)
b) Japan, Britain, and Germany
c)
c) Germany, Italy, and Spain
d)
d) Germany, Italy, and Japan
50.
55. What was the outcome of the Munich Conference, and what policy did Britain and France follow toward Hitler afterward?
a)
a. They allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland in return for promises of no further expansion, a policy known as appeasement.
b)
b.They formed a military alliance and immediately declared war on Germany, a policy called containment.
c)
c.They forced Germany to leave Austria and hold elections, a policy called collective security.
d)
d.They embargoed all trade with Germany while expanding the Maginot Line, a policy of isolationism.
51.
56. Before World War II began, with whom did Hitler sign a nonaggression pact and what did it include?
a)
a. Italy; they agreed to share control of the Mediterranean Sea
b)
b. The Soviet Union; the two nations agreed not to attack each other and secretly to divide Poland
c)
c. Britain; both sides pledged to avoid bombing civilian targets
d)
d. Japan; they promised to coordinate naval operations in the Pacific
52.
57. What was the “Miracle at Dunkirk,” including where it occurred and why it was considered a miracle?
a)
a.A decisive Allied victory that destroyed Germany’s main tank army near Dunkirk, Belgium
b)
b.A German airborne assault that captured the port of Dunkirk without resistance
c)
c.The evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, across the English Channel to Britain under dire conditions
d)
d.A successful French counteroffensive that pushed Germany back to the Rhine River
53.
58. Shortly after the start of the war, who became Britain’s Prime Minister?
a)
a.Clement Attlee
b)
b.Edward VIII
c)
c.Neville Chamberlain
d)
d.Winston Churchill
54.
59. What was the purpose of Hitler’s Anschluss with Austria and the annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia?
a)
a) To unite German-speaking peoples and expand German territory in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles
b)
b) To establish naval bases in the Mediterranean Sea for Germany
c)
c) To trade territories with the Soviet Union for economic concessions
d)
d) To create a neutral buffer zone between Germany and Italy
55.
60. Vocabulary—What did the Neutrality Acts aim to do?
a)
a. Keep the United States out of foreign wars by limiting trade and loans to belligerents (warring countries)
b)
b. Provide Lend-Lease aid to any country at war
c)
c. Create a permanent military alliance with Britain and France
d)
d. Encourage U.S. businesses to expand into Europe during wartime
56.
61. Leading up to the war and during its first two years, what was America’s policy toward the war in Europe and its involvement in helping Britain?
a)
a.Immediate entry into the war on Britain’s side with combat troops
b)
b.Total embargo on all nations, including Britain, with no assistance allowed
c)
c.Official neutrality and isolationism while aiding Britain through measures like cash-and-carry, destroyers-for-bases, and later Lend-Lease
d)
d.Support for Germany to balance power against the Soviet Union
57.
62. Which German naval weapon was most impactful to Germany’s success in the Atlantic?
a)
a) U-boat submarines
b)
b) Aircraft carriers
c)
c) Coastal patrol boats
d)
d) Battleships
58.
63. What happened on December 7th, 1941?
a)
a) Germany invaded the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front
b)
b) Britain and France surrendered to Germany, ending the war in Europe
c)
c) Italy withdrew from the Axis and signed an armistice with the Allies
d)
d) Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II
59.
64. What were the damages to the United States from Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor?
a)
a) Only coastal facilities were hit, but no ships or planes were affected
b)
b) Several U.S. battleships were sunk or damaged, hundreds of aircraft were destroyed or damaged, and more than 2,000 Americans were killed
c)
c) One destroyer was damaged with no aircraft lost and fewer than 50 casualties
d)
d) The U.S. Pacific Fleet was completely unharmed and immediately sailed to Japan
60.
65. He was President during the Spanish-American War.
a)
a. William McKinley
b)
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c)
c. William H. Taft
d)
d. Woodrow Wilson
61.
66. He was the President who took over from Roosevelt with the promise to continue his policies.
a)
a. William McKinley
b)
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c)
c. William H. Taft
d)
d. Woodrow Wilson
62.
67. He was President when the Teapot Dome Scandal occurred.
a)
a. Herbert Hoover
b)
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c)
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d)
d. Warren G. Harding
63.
68. He is the president who is usually blamed for the Great Depression.
a)
a. Herbert Hoover
b)
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c)
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d)
d. Warren G. Harding
64.
69. He was the President who attempted to form the League of Nations
a)
a. Franklin Roosevelt
b)
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c)
c. Woodrow Wilson
d)
d. Warrant Harding
65.
70. He was the President who became known as a “trustbuster”.
a)
a. William McKinley
b)
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c)
c. William H. Taft
d)
d. Woodrow Wilson
66.
71. The United States shrank because of immigration during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
72. Cities grew in part because of portable electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
73. The political machines such as Boss Tweed were corrupt and had little regard for the common man.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
74. Unions formed to give workers less power and to strengthen the financial status of big business.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
75. Railroads linked the east and west United States strengthening trade among states.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
76. The Chinese Exclusion Act limited Chinese immigration during the late 1800’s.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
77. Teddy Roosevelt created a group called the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War..
a)
True
b)
False
73.
78. In the late 1800’s literacy tests were given on Ellis Island in order to restrict immigration.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
79. Tenements were a type of farming system used by populists.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
80. Ethnic Islands were places in which people lived of same background, cultures, and religions.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
81. The Harlem Renaissance was a period of U.S. history marked by a burst of creativity within the African American community in the areas of art, music and literature.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
82. The federal banking holiday was designed to give workers the day off to spend with their families and loved ones.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
83. The SEC was created to monitor business practices, specifically insider trading.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
84. During the Depression labor unions grew in strength and numbers.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
85. The ultimate end of the Great Depression was the start of WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
86. Hoover is often credited with approaching the Great Depression by doing too little, too late.
a)
True
b)
False
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