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U.S. History Semester 1 Review
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1
Who was President at the start of the roaring 20's but was more known for his "Ohio Gang"
T. Roosevelt
Hoover
FDR
Harding
2
What Plan called to hold Russia first, then after France fell, focus two armies on Russia
Austrian
Schlieffen
Schendler
Zimmerman
3
Unemployed men who wandered the country, usually by rail, looking for a job were called
Hungry Hoovers
Hoover Tourists
The Great Travelers
Hobos
4
Who took over after McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and served 2 terms as Preident
Harding
Hoover
Coolidge
T. Roosevelt
5
Immigrants coming through Ellis Island were required to which of the following
Must pass medical exam
All of the Answers
Must pass intellectual exam
Must answer a series of 29 questions
6
Which of the following is NOT TRUE concerning Ward Bosses?
provided housing to immigrants
honest & hardworking men who seek to improve immigrant life
bought immigrants votes for living and work in ethnic areas
They provided jobs to immigrants
7
What were Harding’s cabinet members (and friends) who caused him political embarrassment called
Illinois Gang
President's Gang
D.C. Gang
Ohio Gang
8
When did WWI begin
1917
1914
1919
1915
9
WWI was started due to the assassination of _____ by ______
Princip, Phillip
Fredrickson, Hersovinia
Ferdinand, Princip
Franko, Poltrop
10
What were the four underlying causes of WWI?
Alliance, Assassination, Nationalism, Militarism
Alliance, Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism
Assassination, Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism
Alliance, Imperialism, Nativism, Militarism
11
Which of the these was NOT a problem cities faced because of the growing immigrant population
Water and Sanitation
Housing
Law and Order
Religion
12
Black Tuesday occurred on what date?
October 28, 1929
October 28, 1928
October 29, 1930
October 29, 1929
13
Newly homeless people lived in shantytowns known as
FDRburgs
Hardingvilles
Lincolntowns
Hoovervilles
14
John Steinbeck wrote "The Grapes of Wrath", about the effects of the Dust Bowl during
WWI
WWII
The Great Depression
Manifest Destiny
15
Which program aimed to provide unemployed men jobs working on maintaining forests and parks
CCC
WPA
SEC
NRA
16
Which of the following was not a reason trench warfare led to a stalemate
No-Man's Land
Lack of military technology
Deep Dug-Outs
Barbed wire
17
Henry Ford developed the assembly line methods so he could
increase volume and decrease prices
decrease volume and decrease prices
decrease volume and increase prices
increase volume and increase prices
18
Which program aimed to build dams in order to bring electricity to 7 states
SSA
CCC
TVA
NRA
19
Which amendment gives a person the right to 'due process', which Palmer Raids violated
10th
1st
21st
5th
20
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the 3 parts to Wilson’s 14 Points?
Created the League of Nations
Removed causes of war
Created an international trading union
Formed new countries
21
What finally brought the U.S. into the war?
Japanese attack
Sinking of the Lusitania
Schlieffen Plan
Zimmerman Note
22
Which amendment prohibited alcohol
16th
17th
19th
18th
23
Which of the following were part of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to pay war reparations
Germany was not included in the peace talks
Germany lost land & natural resources which hurt the economy
All are true
24
The goal of _____ was to provide people of retirement age with a pension
FERA
NRA
SSA
WPA
25
Americans who believed our moral decline was due to consumer culture and relaxed ethics follow
Great Awakening
Scientology
Moral Escapism
Fundamentalism
26
What program provided federal insurance for deposits in banks up to $5000
CCC
NRA
AAA
FDIC
27
The light bulb was invented by
Bell
Morse
Edison
Sholes
28
What was Pullman credited for
Uniform Time
Switchboard
Sleeper Cars
Typewriter
29
How did Hoover respond to the Bonus Army coming to D.C.
He set up soup kitchens to feed them
He had the army remove them
He visited them and listened to their needs
He ordered that they were paid their bonuses
30
Before 1890, immigrants were arriving from
Western & Eastern Europe
Northern & Southern Europe
Southern & Eastern Europe
Northern & Western Europe
31
When a person pays a fraction of a stock and borrows the rest to pay for it this is
Buying on capital
Buying on margin
Buying on Principle
Buying on assets
32
T or F: The Teapot Dome Scandal had a positive impact on the President for how he handled it
True
False
33
What country came to Serbia's aid once Austria-Hungary declared war on them
France
Belgium
Germany
Russia
34
Alexander Grahm Bell was responsible for
Typewriter
Uniform Time
Switchboard
Telephone
35
Buying out your business competitors is known as
Horizontal Integration
Flat Integration
Perpendicular Integration
Vertical Integration
36
What court case symbolized the first significant exploration of the limits of the 1st Amendment
Muller vs Oregon
Schenck vs U.S.
Abrams vs the U.S.
Northern Securities Company vs U.S.
37
Before 1890, most immigrants to the United States
Looked different from people already settled here
Settled in ethnic communities
Practiced Catholicism
Spoke English
38
Which of the following is an example of Imperialism?
The United States colonizes Guam
The United States builds its army stronger than Russia
The United States signs a secret treaty with Great Britain
Part of Texas breaks away from the US & becomes independent
39
Which President was in office during the Crash of 1929 and was blamed for the Depression
Hoover
FDR
Harding
Coolidge
40
What 2 Italian immigrants were falsly arrested for robbery & murder, & sentenced to death
Mario and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Mario
Mario and Luigi
41
Which amendment gave women the right to vote
15th
21st
18th
19th
42
What program paid farmers not to plant crops in order tobalance supply and demand
AAA
TVA
SSA
CCC
43
The U.S. Attorney General to hunt down suspected communists as part of the
Ohio Gang
Teapot Dome Scandal
Palmer Raids
Due Process
44
This man led the American Railway Union and encouraged the Pullman Strike.
Terence Powderly
Eugene Debs
Uriah Stephens
Sam Gompers
45
Which of the following are reasons for growing resentment of new immigrants after 1890
Race & Living conditions
Language & Large families
Age & Race
Religion & Language
46
Which President succeeded T. Roosevelt and led Latin American policies of Dollar Diplomacy
Wilson
Taft
Hoover
Coolidge
47
Americans helped finance WWI by
Paying an alcohol tax
Paying a gasoline tax
Paying a war-profits tax
Paying a cigarette tax
48
City life is referred to as ____, while the wealthy life just outside the city is known as ____
urban, rural
urban, suburban
rural, suburban
rural, urban
49
Which of the following is an example of Militarism?
Part of Texas breaks off from the U.S. & becomes independent
The United States builds its army stronger than Russia
The United States colonizes Guam
The United States signs a secret treaty with Great Britain
50
President Roosevelt's cabinet of the greatest minds to fight the economic issues was known as
The Einstein's
Brain Drain
Brain Trust
Cerebral Champions
51
Investing in the stock market for a short time to make quick money is called
supposition
contemplation
speculation
assumption
52
What woman was the founder of the Hull House in Chicago?
Jane Adams
Elizabeth Stanton
Lillian Wald
Susan B. Anthony
53
A main reason for the crash of the U.S. economy after 1929 was
low tariffs at home and abroad
high interest rates
overproduction of consumer goods
decreased farm production
54
Which country was NOT originally on the side of the Allies when WWI broke out?
Great Britain
France
Russia
U.S.
55
Who was President during WWI
Wilson
FDR
Harding
Hoover
56
After 1890, most immigrants
All of these
Were Catholic
Spoke their native tongue
Settled in ethnic communities
57
When did the U.S. enter WWI
March 26, 1917
June 28, 1917
April 6, 1917
July 28, 1917
58
Andrew Carnegie was the man who created the _______ industry
Landscaping
Steel
Oil
Railroad
59
John D. Rockefeller saw large success in the ______ business
Railroad
Mining
Steel
Oil
60
Who was the pro-business President that served from 1897-1901
Coolidge
T. Roosevelt
McKinley
Taft