WorksheetsUS History II Midterm Exam
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson campaigned for reelection using the slogan
a)
a. "A return to normalcy"
b)
b. "He kept us out of war"
c)
c. "Make America great again"
d)
d. "Hope and Change"
2.
2. The _________________________________ set the terms for peace after the WWI ended.
a)
a. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
b)
b. The Treaty of Paris
c)
c. The Camp David Accords
d)
d. The Treaty of Versailles
3.
3. Wilson's decision to send soldiers to fight in WWI was a stark change from the United States' ____________________ foreign policy. The US wanted to return to this policy after the war ended.
a)
Isolationist
b)
Interventionist
c)
Colonialist
d)
Imperialist
4.
4. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were called the ________________ Powers during WWI. They were our enemies.
a)
Allied
b)
Central
c)
Axis
d)
Imperial
5.
5. WWI ended on November 11th, 1918, originally called Armistice Day. Now we celebrate _________________ day every 11/11.
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Flag Day
c)
Veterans Day
d)
Labor Day
6.
6. The ideological fear of communism in America in the Twenties was referred to as..
a)
Nativism
b)
Red Scare
c)
Prohibition
d)
Suffrage
7.
7. This nativist group grew in large numbers during the Twenties.
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
America First
c)
Proud Boys
d)
Oath Keepers
8.
8. The Scopes Monkey Trial best represented which of the following debates?
a)
Universal Womens Suffrage
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Science vs Religion
d)
National security v civil liberties
9.
9. The ______________ prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol in America illegal from 1919-1933.
a)
21st Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
The Volstead Act
10.
10. Universal Women's Suffrage, the right for women to vote in all US elections, was achieved with the ________.
a)
21st Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
The Volstead Act
11.
11. Flapper is a term that best describes which aspect of 1920s America?
a)
Sale of illegal alcohol
b)
Modern women
c)
Bootlegging
d)
Fundamentalism
12.
12. Which of the following terms describes the explosion of African American culture in the Twenties?
a)
The Civil Rights Movement
b)
The movement for universal suffrage
c)
The Harlem Renaissance
d)
Nativism
13.
13. Charles Lindbergh was most famous for....
a)
Defending John Scopes
b)
Hitting 60 home runs in 1927
c)
Earning millions of dollars bootlegging
d)
Flying non stop from NY to Paris
14.
14. During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover
a)
was seen as a role model
b)
used the military to aid the unemployed
c)
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
d)
supported relief and public housing for the needy
15.
15. President Herbert Hoover’s response to the Great Depression was often criticized because it
a)
wasted money on new social programs
b)
caused widespread rioting and looting in major cities
c)
raised taxes on businesses and the wealthy
d)
failed to provide direct relief for the neediest persons
16.
16. Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Federal Emergency Relief Act
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
17.
17. Old-age pension, unemployment insurance, and disability payments were all part of the
a)
Glass-Stegall Act
b)
NIRA
c)
Social Security
d)
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
18.
18. New Deal programs such as the CCC and the WPA were primarily intended to help
a)
Farmers
b)
Homeowners
c)
Businesses
d)
Unemployed workers
19.
19. Which of the following was NOT a phase of the New Deal?
a)
Relief
b)
Rebuild
c)
Recovery
d)
Reform
20.
20. The major goal of the D-day battle was
a)
Take France back from German control
b)
Inch the US closer mainland Japan
c)
Use the atomic bomb to force a Japanese surrender
d)
Take England back from German control
21.
21. After Executive Order 9066
a)
The US dropped the atomic bomb
b)
Japanese Americans were placed in war relocation camps
c)
D-day was carried out
d)
Nazis began to exterminate the Jews of Europe
22.
22. The US managed to pay for WWII by
a)
Borrowing from wealthy countries
b)
Forcing all citizens to pay income tax
c)
Printing more money
d)
Selling gold to other countries
23.
23. Which two countries signed a non-aggresstion pact prior to the start of WWII?
a)
US & UK
b)
Germany & Japan
c)
Germany & Soviet Union
d)
UK & France
24.
24. All of the following statements are true about Japanese American internment during WWII EXCEPT
a)
60% of those interned were US citizens
b)
After the war the interned were given back their businesses and properties
c)
The interned could only bring with them what they could fit in two suitcases
d)
Families were often separated and put in different camps
25.
25. Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
26.
26. Shantytowns, makeshift shelters usually found in parks or open spaces
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
rugged individualism
c)
Bonus Army
d)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
e)
SEC
27.
27. New Deal program that created rules and regulations for the stock market
a)
SEC
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
28.
28. President Hoover believed Americans would lose their __________________________ and become reliant on government welfare programs.
a)
rugged individualism
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Bonus Army
d)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
e)
SEC
29.
29. New Deal program that created 8 million public works job including jobs for artists.
a)
WPA
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
30.
30. Won the election of 1932 on the promise of “a new deal for the American people”
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
31.
31. World War I veterans who protested in Washington, D.C.
a)
Bonus Army
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
e)
SEC
32.
32. Was the most vocal New Deal critic and was assassinated.
a)
Huey Long
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
33.
33. "Court Packing"
a)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
SEC
34.
34. Wrote this Land is Your Land
a)
Woody Guthrie
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
35.
35. Created bank deposit insurance and motivated Americans to put their money back in banks.
a)
FDIC
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
rugged individualism
d)
Bonus Army
e)
The Judicial Reorganization Bill
36.
36. Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Axis Powers
e)
Harry S Truman
37.
37. City on which the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
38.
38. U.S. strategy of seizing only strategic Japanese-held lands in route to Japanese home islands
a)
island-hopping
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Axis Powers
e)
Harry S Truman
39.
39. He had to decide whether to use the atomic bomb against Japan
a)
Harry S Truman
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
40.
40. Japanese suicide planes
a)
kamikaze
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
41.
41. WWII German battle strategy
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
42.
42. He died while in office on April 12, 1945
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
43.
43. Commander of Allied forces in Europe
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
44.
44. Name given to Germany, Italy & the Ottoman Empire in WWI.
a)
Central Powers
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Harry S Truman
45.
45. Site of bloodiest battle of the Pacific War
a)
Okinawa
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
island-hopping
d)
Douglas MacArthur
e)
Axis Powers
46.
46. The treaty signed after WWI forced which country to accept full blame for the war
a)
Versailles
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
prohibition
d)
Henry Ford
e)
League of Nations
47.
47. This was Woodrow Wilson's attempt to create a global peacekeeping organization after WWI.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Prohibition
d)
Henry Ford
e)
Nativism
48.
48. The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti was an example of this 1920s societal problem.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Prohibition
d)
Henry Ford
e)
League of Nations
49.
49. A direct result of the red scare were the __________________, which resulted in the deportation of some suspected communists.
a)
The Palmer Raids
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Prohibition
d)
Henry Ford
e)
League of Nations
50.
50. He is best known for revolutionizing mass production with the assembly line process.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Prohibition
d)
League of Nations
e)
Nativism
51.
51. What led President Roosevelt to introduce the New Deal?
a)
A high national unemployment rate
b)
Loss of homes and life savings across America
c)
The negative impact of the Great Depression
d)
All of the above
52.
52. What did Roosevelt accomplish during his first hundred days in office?
a)
Introducing government agencies to help farmers, workers, and businesses
b)
Passing 15 bills
c)
Both A and B are correct
d)
Stabilizing the economy and reducing unemployment rates
53.
53. True or false? Before Roosevelt came into office and introduced the New Deal, many Americans believed banks were the safest place for their savings.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
54. The Civilian Conservation Corps _________
a)
Reduced unemployment by hiring men for irrigation, planting, and fire prevention
b)
Stabilized the banks by providing bank insurance
c)
Measured each state’s need for relief
d)
Subsidized farmers and improved their planting techniques
55.
55. Which group of people did the New Deal fail to support?
a)
Black Americans in the North
b)
Black Americans in the South
c)
Southern Democrats
d)
White Americans
56.
56. When and where did Ichiro and Yukiye Akune settle in America?
a)
They arrived in 1941 and settled in Los Angeles.
b)
They arrived in 1933 and settled in Central California.
c)
They arrived in 1918 and settled in Central California.
d)
They arrived in 1933 and settled in Los Angeles.
57.
57. Harry Akune tearfully regretted not having the courage to thank his grand-uncle after the war. What did the grand-uncle do for Harry?
a)
His granduncle bought Harry a house in the United States.
b)
He taught harry about American culture and how to read and speak English.
c)
His granduncle taught Harry how to fly airplanes.
d)
He taught Harry the Japanese language, culture and values.
58.
58. After Japan attacked the United States military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, what did the U.S. Government do to Japanese-American citizens living on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
The U.S. Government forced about 120,000 Japanese-Americans to return to and stay in Japan until the end of the war.
b)
The U.S. Government stripped about 120,000 Japanese-Americans of their jobs, property and civil rights and forced them into internment camps.
c)
Nothing. The U.S. Government allowed the Japanese-Americans living in the United States to run their lives as usual.
d)
They were allowed to keep their jobs and properties, but had to give up their Japanese citizenship if they wanted to stay in America.
59.
59. Who were the Nisei?
a)
They were Japanese people born in the United States. therefore, they had United States citizenship.
b)
They were born from Japanese immigrants who had travelled from Japan to the United States. Therefore, they had Japanese citizenship.
c)
They were Japanese-Americans who had dual citizenship. That is, they had both Japanese and United States citizenship.
d)
All of the above statements are true.
60.
60. What was the primary reason Harry and Ken Akune joined the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Service?
a)
It was an opportunity to prove their allegiance to the United States.
b)
It was the best way to get a job and earn some money.
c)
They thought it would be a great opportunity to travel the world and visit foreign lands.
d)
They thought it would be a way to escape the interment camp and return to Japan.
61.
A. How did the Treaty of Versailles fail to create peace but instead created conflict?
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62.
B. What was life like in America during the Great Depression? Provide specific examples of life in urban America and life in rural America.
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63.
C. Was Harry Truman justified in using the atomic bomb against Japan in WWII? Provide two arguments FOR using the bomb & two arguments AGAINST using the bomb. Finally, provide your opinion on the issue.
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64.
D. What were the five primary goals of US propaganda during WWII? Provide an example for each. What is the most memorable WWII propaganda poster for you? Explain the goal of the poster and why it is memorable.
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