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U.S. History Fall Semester Review
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For more than 3 years, what was the major form of fighting on thewestern front?
submarine warfare
trench warfare
air attacks
u bombs
2
What is the growth of big cities?
Urbanization
Ruralization
Industrialization
Capitalization
3
TheWar for Independence began with the
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Battle of Trenton.
Battle of Saratoga.
4
What did FDR do that conflicted with the system of checks and balances?
Add 6 new Supreme Court Justices
Create the New Deal
Aid the Allies in WWII
Run for a third and forth term
5
-Why did Russiawithdraw from World War I
Vladimir Lenin supported the German cause.
The Russian Revolution forced the early withdrawal.
Czar Nicholas made amends with his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm.
The Russian government refused to ally with the US
6
What does this poster ask young men to do?
Enlist in the military.
Join Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
March in a parade.
Be sure to register for the draft.
7
Which law directly protects the consumer?
Pure Food and Drug Act
Kellogg-Brand Act
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
8
Which amendment is Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton associated with?
21st Amendment
15th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
9
Most Americans in the1920’s regarded installment buying as
an easy road to ruin
a passing fad.
a shameful way to live
great idea.
10
Who fought against lynchings?
Ida Tarbell
Ida B. Wells
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B DuBois
11
Which amendment did the Espionage Act violate?
3rd Amendment
2nd Amendment
8th Amendment
1st Amendment
12
What was the major reason the U.S. joined WWI?
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare-
Attack on Pearl Harbor
German troops on American soil
Hitler's birth
13
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..." is included in which document?
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
14
Why did America need islands like Guam, Samoa, and Midway?
Naval Bases
Sugar Plantations
Exile Island Prisons
Vacation Destinations
15
What document forced Germany to reduce its military and pay war reparations?
Treaty of Paris
Open Door Policy
Geneva Accords
Treaty of Versailles
16
How did initiative, referendum, and recall change America?
Increased the number of registered voters
Granted Women's suffrage
Gave regular people a voice in the government
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote
17
Which of the following occurred because of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
World War I
The rise of labor unions
The Spanish American War
Creation of national markets and urban areas
18
Which characteristics are associated with the Great Depression?
acquisition of overseas territories and war with Spain
speculation on the stockexchange and Prohibition
widespread businessfailures and high unemployment
equal rights for minoritiesand peace overseas
19
Why did the U.S. create the Open Door Policy?
To get the land for the Panama Canal
To help China fight off the Japanese
To protect American trade in China
To invite immigrants into America
20
Why did Henry Cabot Lodge dislike the Treaty of Versailles?
It blamed America for WWI
It didn't include war reparations
It didn't punish Germany enough
It would include the U.S. in European conflicts
21
The FDIC and SEC established during the New Deal, were important because they
increased the supply ofmoney in the economy.
provided grants to unemployedworkers
attempted to restore public confidence in banks
guaranteed loans to failingbusinesses and banks
22
The U.S. Constitution set up____ branches of national government.
2
1
5
3
23
What is a major difference between Hoover and FDR?
FDR deported millions of people
Hoover helped the people
FDR created the New Deal to help Americans
Hoover was a Democrat
24
Who created the term gilded age in 1873 in his book
The Gilded Age?
Lois Clark
Mark Twain
John Wayne
Henry Ford
25
Social Darwinism allows rich people to do what?
Become more humanitarian
Argue against laissez-faire
Do more philanthropic deeds
Justify the economic inequality
26
Immigrants hope for better lives in________ because they were with other people of their kind.
Ethnic Neighborhoods
Urban Neighborhoods
Rural Areas
27
Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission important?
It was created by highway construction workers
Failed to regulate big business
It raised tariffs for the first time
First large scale attempt to regulate big business
28
What is a muckraker?
People who protest and fight for laws
Writers that expose scandal and corruption
People who think that America is the best in the world
People who don't like immigrants
29
Why did Cubans and Filipinos resist Americans after the Spanish American War?
They wanted to be ruled by Spain
They wanted to be ruled by the British
They wanted to control other islands too
They didn't want to be ruled by the Spanish or Americans
30
Why did Blacks move in the Great Migration?
To get an education
For factory jobs
To sharecrop
To start Jazz Bands
31
ThomasJefferson is best remembered for
presiding at the Constitutional Convention.
drafting the Bill of Rights.
founding the Sons of Liberty.
writing the Declaration of Independence.
32
What event brought an endto the Great Depression?
the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
the start of World War II
the formation of the Second New Deal
the implementation of the First Hundred Days
33
What shift took place in American Society in the 19th century?
urban to rural
the number of cities decreased
rural to urban
34
World War I, the war to end all wars, occurred during the years
1900-1904
1877-1900
1914-1918
35
Why was the Spanish American War a turning point in our history?
America lost the War
It made America a world power
The U.S. Navy was completed destroyed
Cuba remained under Spanish rule
36
Why did crop prices drop for farmers in the 1800's?
Foreign wars
Trade restrictions
Overproduction by farmers
Increase of tariffs
37
Thomas Paine wrote
Common Sense
to do what
get people to toss tea inharbor
to announce he is running for president
Persuade the colonists torevolt
The Suprempass his free time Court
38
Why is the system of checks and balances so important?
It allows the President to collect taxes
It makes sure no one Branch can become too powerful
It keeps the country on budget
It makes the government so powerful
39
What does laissez-faire mean?
The government DOES interfere with the economy
The government does NOT interfere with the economy
The government DOES interfere with the economy
Everyone makes the same amount of money
40
The Harlem Renaissancecan be best described as the
warehousing district for major publishing companies.
Lost Generation of white authors.
African-American literary and artistic movement.
41
Whichamendments respectively enacted and removed Prohibition?
5th and 6th
21st
18th and 21st
18 and 19th
42
Why did many immigrants move to America?
To be discriminated against
To work in the Factories
To face religious persecution
To live in the tenements
43
This popularized Africans Americans contribution to the arts.
Tin Pan Alley
Speakeasies
Harlem Renaissance
The Roaring Twenties
44
What is the Bessemer Process?
A way to refine petroleum
A system used by John D. Rockefeller
A way to produce electricity
A way to produce steel
45
What is the goal of labor unions?
To help big business
To introduce new working techniques
To encourage immigrants to come to the U.S.
To organize workers to demand better conditions
46
Children as young as 5 often worked as much as 14hours a day, for as little as .$27 a day.
FALSE
TRUE
47
What did "World War" Wilson introduce to guarantee the money supply?
Ended the Gold Standard
The Federal Reserve
Created the FDIC
Raised Tariffs
48
Which document corrected the problems of The Articles of Confederation?
The Federalist Papers
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
49
Which nationality faced the most employment discrimination during the Gilded Age?
Chinese
English
Native American and African American
Italian and Jewish
50
What founding fathers gained notoriety for his huge signature on the Declaration ofIndependence
John Peter Muhlenberg
John Hancock
John Paul
John Jay
