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US History Final Exam Review 1880-1945 1st Semester
US History Final Exam Review 1880-1945 1st Semester
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This is a review for the Gilded Age through World War II.
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1
All of the following were Progressive Presidents EXCEPT
Warren Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Howard Taft
2
"Reds" was the nickname given to whom?
Europeans
people who liked the color red
radicals/enemies
French Canadians
3
What was nickname of shacks and tents during the depression?
hoovervilles
wilson camps
tentville
gulags
4
What was the open door policy
open trade with Russia
used to open trade with China
used to create the panama canal
was a govt. policy that all doors had to remain open in US
5
What does "Black Tuesday" refer to?
day before ash wednesday
stock market crash of 1929
payday
the largest oil strike in US history
6
What Industry was investigated as a result of Upton Sinclair's novel, "The Jungle"?
meat packing industry
The rain forest cafe
Rail Road
high school cafeterias
7
What problem arose as a result of prohibition?
reds
nascar
russians
gangsters
8
Why did reformers call for prohibition?
thought it was a way to control society
because they were bored and had nothing better to do
linked it to all the social problems in the country
They did not like the way alcohol taste
9
what device helped bring the United States closer?
telephone
internet
radio
twitter
10
Why did President T. Roosevelt want to build the Panama Canal?
he did not want to build it at all
faster way to get navy and trade ships to Europe
faster way to get ships to china
because we won the war
11
What method did Henry Ford use to make automobiles for affordable?
forced labor
labor camps
assembly line
robots
12
Which of the following is NOT an effect of industrialization?
low wages for workers
unsafe working environment
3 bedroom houses for the working class
unsanitary living conditions
13
The symbol of married women that worked in factories during WWII was
Betty Boop
Rosie the Rivoter
Clara the clown
Helga the maid
14
What did the explosion of the USS Maine start?
the Civil war
the cold war
the war against Spain
vietnam
15
What motivated the US to claim territories abroad in the late 1800's?
wealth
resources
all of these, because we are greedy americans
naval bases
16
Schenck v. United States
had an important impact on the Bill of Rights because:
expanded the rights of persons accused of crimes
clarified standards for a fair trial
placed limits on Freedom of Speech
limited the powers of the President
17
What is the term for payments designed to make up for war damages?
retrobutions
reparations
war debt
FDIC
18
What move was made by African Americans during the Great Migrations?
South
North
West
East
19
what court case argued the right to teach evolution in the schools?
roe v wade
evolution v united state
Brown V Board of Ed
Scopes Trial
20
The alliance between Germany and Mexico was almost made possible because of
The roosevelt corollary
yellow journalism
the zimmerman note
Mein Kampf
21
Which African-American leader of the late 1800s formed Tuskegee Institute?
Thurgood Marshall
WEB DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
22
How did FDR's philosophy differ from that of Hoover?
he actually did something
it was the same
he started a war with Korea
it did not differ
23
Industrialization most heavily occurred in this region of the U.S.
Southeast
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
24
What was the organization that the US joined after WWI to keep postwar peace?
United Nations
League of nations
Warsaw pact
they did not join anything
25
What purchasing method became more respectable for Americans consumers in the 1920's?
silver
checks
bartering
credit
26
What new weapon that was used during WWI was seen as barbaric?
cat rats
gas
tanks
missles
27
What event sparked American involvement in World War II?
the D-Day invasion
the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
the sinking of the Lusitania
bombing of Pearl Harbor
28
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
1st
19th
21st
29
What disease reached epidemic proportions during the WWI era?
chicken pox
flu
small pox
polio
30
All of the following were reasons the United States entered WWI EXCEPT
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans
anti-German propaganda
the Zimmermann Note
31
What amendment was violated by the patrons of speakeasies?
19th
18th
21st
1st
32
What was made illegal by the 1918 sedition act
alcohol
nothing
women voting
speaking out against the US during war time
33
Who were the rough riders
volunteer soldiers during the Spanish-American war
people who forgot to put saddles on their horses
a special forces group that killed Osama bin laden
a rap group
34
What legislation required men between the ages of 21-30 to register for the draft
the monroe doctrine
selective service act
the draft act
the sedition act
35
What was a popular activity during the depression?
football
movies
twitter
raves
36
The roosevelt corollary helped increase the power of
the big stick policy
the bully pulpit
nothing Mr Nicol made that up
monroe doctrine
37
These people exposed widespread corruption in business and government.
muckrakers
sodbusters
African-Americans
women
38
The major argument used by labor union leaders against immigration was that immigrants
took jobs from U.S. citizens
placed financial drains on social services
refused to assimilate into American culture
contributed little to enrich American life
39
The 14 points were created by
Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
Mr Nicol
Teddy Roosevelt
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How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reform
they did not do anything
exposing the corruption of the society
by buying all the votes
blowing up the white house
