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US History Final Exam Review
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1
Which argument supports the perception of big business leaders as “captains of industry”?
Industrialists’ support for technology benefited the economy
Consumers were harmed by inflated prices
Monopolies forced small companies out of business
Working conditions got worse as industrialists profited
2
What was a result of Nixon’s resignation?
Nixon was put on trial for his crimes at the United Nations.
Americans questioned the system of checks and balances.
Many Americans lost trust in government officials.
Spiro Agnew became President of the United States.
3
How did television help John F. Kennedy win the Presidential election against Richard Nixon?
TV was not yet invented.
JFK looked better on TV.
Fox News helped get JFK elected.
JFK did not win that election
4
Who was the leader of the Populist Party? He ran for President several times but never won.
Herbert Hoover
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
5
Germany surrenders on May 7, 1945. May 8
th
is known as
Double V Day
D-Day
V-J Day
V-E Day
6
Devotion to interests and culture on one’s nation over others is which cause of World War I?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Socialism
7
Oil tycoon who used horizontal integration to increase profits
JP Morgan
Samuel Morse
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
8
Known as the “Commodore”, this man was an entrepreneur in the railroad industry.
John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Morse
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
9
The following person was the Communist totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
10
How many Americans lost their life in the Vietnam War?
zero
5,000
58,000
400,000
11
A term for which businesses operate under minimal government regulation
fascism
laissez faire
communism
welfare state
12
Which of the factors pulled immigrants to the United States?
Potential for employment
Poor economic conditions
Lack of food
Religious persecution
13
Which singular event created the domino effect that would pull all of Europe into conflict?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany initiates unrestricted submarine warfare
Japan invades Manchuria
2nd Battle of the Marne
14
What grade do you expect to make on this final exam?
D
B
A
C
15
McDonalds buys cattle and wheat farms, trucking lines and meat processing plant. This is what?
Laissez-faire
Monopoly
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
16
A business that completely controls a product or a service, eliminating all competition is a
Mass production
Corporation
Monopoly
Entrepreneur
17
What two superpowers emerge after World War II?
US and Japan
Germany and Italy
USSR and Germany
USSR and the US
18
Required federal inspection of meat-processingplants
Universal Health Care Act
Square Deal
Pure Food and Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
19
Who takes office after President Kennedy is assassinated?
George Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
George W. Bush
Richard Nixon
20
Which of the following symbolized the end of communism in Europe?
The collapse of the Soviet Union
The destruction of a statue of Stalin
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The summit between Gorbachev and Reagan
21
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of the counterculture movements?
Communes
Drug use
Protest
Youthfulness
22
Which American president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
23
Railroads led to the adoption of
computers
standard time zones
lunch breaks
assembly lines
24
A rundown, crowded apartment building that often had multiple families living in a single room
Condos
Skyscrapers
Tenement houses
Carriage houses
25
The US policy to keep communism within its existing boundaries and prevent further expansion
Controlling
Domino Effect
Open Door Policy
Containment
26
Reported on thehazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era
Yellow journalists
Whistle blowers
Bosses
Muckrakers
27
The following battle was the last Japanese offensive in the Pacific
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
Okinawa
Midway
28
What did Egypt agree to do in order to achieve peace with Israel?
Release all Israeli hostages held in Egypt
Have President Anwar el-Sadat step down
Withdraw its troops from the Sinai Peninsula
Formally recognize the nation of Israel
29
The following event causes the United States to join World War II.
Germany sends military into the Rhineland
Germany invades Poland
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Attack on Pearl Harbor
30
What group was directly responsible for the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001?
Taliban
Palestinian Liberation Organization
al-Qaeda
ISIS
31
Which of the following political ideas can be attributed toTheodore Roosevelt?
Republicanism
TheSquare Deal
A New Freedom
The New Deal
32
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to help the American economy is called the
New Deal
Next Deal
Raw Deal
Square Deal
33
The 1920’s in American history are commonly referred to as the
Roaring 20's
Rippin 20's
Raging 20's
Hopping 20’s
34
Which quote best represents the decision of
Plessy vs. Ferguson?
“you shall not discriminate based on race”
“separatebut equal”
“All men are createdequal”
“let freedom ring”