US History 1st Semester Exam

Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to

The Zimmermann Note was an attempt by Germany to get ___ to attack the U.S.

Who did the Ottoman Empire commit genocide against?

What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt's political party when he decided to run for re-election?

Where did the largest scandal during Harding's administration take place?

How would you best explain the life of Teddy Roosevelt after his presidency?

During this period, the first woman to fly solo across the ___ took place.

Which act authorized the drafting of young men for military service?

The law that insured the quality of food and drug packaging was called the ___.

What issue was the Mann Act related to?

Ruler of Germany during WWI

What organization worked to help African Americans and passed federal anti-lynching laws?

The followers of Vladimir Lenin were named___.

The top American gangster made most of his money off of illegal___.

Head of the FBI that tried to stop organized crime in Chicago

What crime was Al Capone eventually convicted of?

The U.S. auto industry is now centered in what city?

What was Teddy Roosevelt's "greatest day of his life"?

Whom did Americans believe were behind the strikes and wave of labor unrest?

The peace treaty of WWI officially became known as The ___ Peace Treaty.

Which position did Teddy Roosevelt never hold in government?

What reason led to the decline of strike activity during most of the 1920s?

Known as the Bronx Bomber because of winning the boxing championship held in Yankee Stadium

What was the new nation that was to be ruled by the Bolsheviks called?

What were the illegal bars of the 1920s called?

Who became President after the death of Warren Harding?

How would you best describe the outcome of the first assassination attempt on the king of Austria-Hungary?

Why did Teddy Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?

The first ever flight by a human originated in which state?

How would you describe the main issue facing Germany on the battlefield fighting WWI?

When Teddy Roosevelt became president he was

The law that insured the quality of food and drug packaging was called the ___.

Democratic candidate for president for the election in 1920

Known as the Bronx Bomber because of winning the boxing championship held in Yankee Stadium

The term "Great Depression" can best be described as an Economic___.

What was the name of the scandal that happened during Harding's presidency?

Who won the U.S. Presidential election in 1912?

U.S. President during WWI

What were German submarines called?

What economic system did Vladimir Lenin make the official ideology of the new nation?

What did the 16th amendment do?

What was President Wilson's plan for peace was called?

What was the name of the organization that Woodrow Wilson proposed at the peace talks?

The U.S. auto industry is now centered in what city?

Who was the loser in the presidental election of 1936?

What is the official title of the leader of Russia?

What state were "Oakies" and "Arkies" most likely to travel to?

What was the name of Germany's "plan for war"?

What country wanted to punish and possibly destroy Germany?

What group was victorious during the Russian Revolution?

Teddy Roosevelt felt ___ should protect the people from the evils of big business.

How does one refer to agreements or promises to defend or assist another country?

What organization met and failed to condemn the invasion of Manchuria?

Leader of France during WWI

FDR was governor of ___.

What is a building up of armed forces, getting ready for war called?

African American athlete that won 4 medals in the 1936 Olympics

During Russian Revolution what were landowners, government officials, and army leaders known as?

Author of "Grapes of Wrath" which highlighted the Great Depression

What is the name of the illegal act of forcing businesses to pay for "protection"?

What did the US economy become so reliant on in the 1920s?

What name was given to the suppliers of illegal alcohol?

Secretary of the Interior who gave drilling rights on government fields to private oil companies

Who did Austria-Hungary believe was behind the assassination of Ferdinand?

What happened to President Warren Harding on August 2, 1923?