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US History II - Benchmark 2 Review
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Yellow Journalism is journalism that does what?
Journalism that greatly exaggerates the truth
Uses yellow ink to conserve black ink for gov't war papers
Journalism that is "yella"... Scared of the subject its of
Spain's flag was part yellow, so it was stories about them
2
This intercepted telegram pushed America even closer to war!
Declaration of Unlimited Submarine Warfare
Frowny Face Drawn by Lenin
The Treaty of Versailles
Zimmerman Telegram
3
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote what famous novel?
The Great Gatsby
The Jungle
Animal Farm
Charlotte's Web
4
Which of the following was NOT a Robber Baron?
Corneilus "The Commodore" Vanderbilt
John "Like a Rock" Rockefeller
Upton "Downtown" Sinclair
Andrew "Man of Steel" Carnegie
5
Which event set off the First World War?
Storming of the Bastille
The Zimmerman Telegram
Archduke F. Ferdinand's run in with a bullet
Sinking of the Lusitania
6
Much of the fighting during he war took place in these...
Space Ships
Trenches
Bunkers
Humvees
7
The war was fought in all of the following places EXCEPT?
On The Western Front
On The Eastern Front
At Sea
In US Held Territories and Islands
8
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?
Austria-Hungary
France
Serbia
Germany
9
Which of the following could have been a sub-title for Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle"?
MEAT: Don't eat it for Dinner
Rockefeller... Keeping the Tinman Going Strong
Al Capone and the Mean Streets of Chicago
Blood, Steel, and Andrew Carnegie
10
Immigrants who came to America during the late 1800s mostly came through where?
St. Louis Arch
Transcontinental Railroad
Ellis Island
Tammany Hall
11
The "Open Door" policy proposed by John Hay regarded trade with what country?
South Africa
Lichtenstein
China
Japan
12
Which of the following countries did the US not gain as a result of the Spanish American war?
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
Cuba
13
The massacre here ended the war between the Indians of the plains and the US government
Fort Macon
Arrow to the Knee
Omaha, Nebraska
Wounded Knee
14
Which of the following was NOT an underlying cause of WWI?
Nationalism
Isolationism
Imperialism
Alliances
15
Famous actor in the 1920s known for his "Little Tramp" character.
Willie Wonka
Betsy Ross
Charlie Chaplin
Howard Hughes
16
The peace treaty that was signed after the war was called?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Peace
Treaty to End All Wars
17
Which of the following was not a DOWNSIDE to the trenches?
Poison Gas Raids
Trenchfoot
Rats and Lice
Incoming Missiles
18
US President Wilson suggested his own plan for peace known as this?
Proposed Treaty of Union
The14 Points Plan
Listen to me Fools
Wilson's Ultimatum
19
The Spanish American War began due to which of the following?
America Invaded Spanish Held Cuba
Spain Invaded Southern Florida
Yellow Journalism in American Newspapers
Texas Tried To Rebel and Join Spain
20
Which of the following was not an invention used in WWI?
Poison Gas
Airplane
Gas Chamber
Zeppelin
21
This was the day the stock market crashed.
November 1st
January 17th
September 22nd
October 29th
22
This made all alcohol illegal in the US
Amendment 1
Prohibition
Suffrage
Pure Food and Drug Act
23
While he wasn't a ten on the hotness scale, but he did get arrested in Tennessee for teaching
John Scopes
Al Capone
Bugs Moran
Mr. Rodgers
24
Laissez Faire literally is translated as which of the following?
Hands Off
Lazy Friends
Level and Fair
It's French... I don't speak French
25
This dapper gentleman led a raid on a Native American encampment, only to be killed...womp womp
General George Meade
General George Washington
General George Pickett
General George Custer
26
In the treaty after WWI, this country was forced to pay reparations for the war.
Germany
Kazakhstan, know?
Austria Hungary
Italy
27
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a member of what writing group?
Association of Science Fiction Writers
The Ku Klux Klan
The Wu Tang Clan
The Lost Generation
28
The Zimmerman Telegram was meant to be between these two countries... Germany and ______.
Mexico
Italy
Cuba
Canada
29
This country joined the war right after this country quit the war.
Spain, Portugal
USA, Germany
USA, Russia
UK, USA
30
The winner of the Spanish American war?
It's a Trap!
Murica!
Spain
Neither
31
This animal means the stock market is doing well... Its a _________ market.
Rhino
Bull
Otter
Penguin
32
Name of the shanty towns people lived in during the great depression.
Slums
Favellas
Hoovervilles
Tennessee
33
Why did Americans care about the sinking of the Lusitania?
It was our ship... how dare they?
We sank it... Go us!
Its terrible when things hit Icebergs... we remember Titanic
There were Americans on it... so yeah, we care.
34
The US's expansion after the Spanish American War most closely fits which term?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Nativism
Isolationism
35
After the war, the US was terrified of "Reds". Who were the "Reds"?
The Cincinnati Reds, the best baseball team at the time
People who were sympathizers to Communism
Members of the KKK
The Reds were people afflicted with an incurable plague
36
Who coined the term "The Gilded Age"?
John Rockefeller
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
F. Scott Fitzgerald
37
This man was president during the Great Depression?
"Wild Bill" William McKinley
Woodrow "The Volleyball" Wilson
Frankie "Wheels" Roosevelt
Herbie "The Love Bug" Hoover
38
Which treaty officially ended the Spanish American War?
Treaty of Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
39
Name this President, who wasn't elected the first time he sat in the oval office chair.
William "Bill" Clinton
William "Hungry Howie" Taft
Theodore "The Teddster" Roosevelt
Franklin "The Deal" Roosevelt
40
This President was all about the bass... I mean bullet points... 14 of them to be exact.
Teddy Roosevelt
William McKinley
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
41
What was Scopes arrested for teaching?
Evolution
Astrology
Scientology
Geometry
42
When the treaty was made after WWI, what was the only point of Wilson's they listened to?
Cut Down on Military Size
Redrew European Boundaries Fairly
Created a League of Nations
Banned Secret Alliances
43
What civil war general became President, and is often considered the most corrupt President?
Roosevelt
Grant
Lincoln
Taft
44
The US reaction to the war initially was what?
Crush them all!
Remain as neutral as a neutron!
Join and Crush those dandy, all too cheerie-o Brits!
Crush the Kaiser like a delicious hamburger bun!
45
Name the US attorney general who led the crusade against the "Reds".
Lee
Palmer
Hoover
Grant
46
Sacco and Vanzetti were killed due to?
Imperialism
Jingoism
Nativism
Yellow Journalism
47
He was the President during the Spanish American War.
William "Hungry Howie" Taft
Woodrow "Primetime" Wilson
Theodore "The Teddster" Roosevelt
"Wild Bill" William McKinley
48
What sank the Lusitania?
A Led Zeppelin
A Spanish Saboteur
A Giant Hunk of Ice
A German U-Boat
49
The Russians quit WWI because?
They had better things to do
Germany captured their capital and had killed the Czar
They overthrew their own government
It was too cold and their guns wouldn't fire
50
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
An African or European Swallow?
I don't know that!
Not sure... Around 10 mph?
14.653 m/s2
51
On the Great Plains, which of the following was not something settlers faced / feared?
Herds of Vicious Buffalo
Angry Sioux Warriors
Desolate Openness and Droughts
Attack From Spanish Soldiers
52
African Americans who moved to the north for jobs in the 1920s were part of this?
Subway Surfing
Great Gatsby
Great Migration
Riding the Rails
53
This animal means the stock market is doing poorly. Its a___________ market.
Armadillo
Duck
Platypus
Bear
54
Muckraking is a type of this:
Painting
Journalism
Fishing in a scummy pond
Dancing
55
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Triple Entente?
Germany
France
Russia
England