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US History Exam Review (Sem 1)
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1
Which of the following is NOT common in URBAN areas?
Pollution
Tenement Housing
Industrial Farms
Factories
2
Theodore Roosevelt was given credit for establishing...
National Steel Workers Union
Secret Service
National Parks Service
The Smithsonian Institute
3
The convoy system was designed to protect?
Factories with few fire exits
Pioneer wagon trains headed west
Immigrants moving to the USA from Europe
Cargo ships crossing the Atlantic
4
Which country was responsible for paying REPARATIONS after WWI?
Germany
Italy
Russia
Austria-Hungary
5
The US acquired all of the following after the Spanish American War except....
Puerto Rico
Guam
Hawaii
Phillipines
6
Another name for a Cease-Fire Agreement is
Surrender
Treaty
Armistice
Assault
7
Which country was a major Ally of the Germans during WWI?
Great Britain
Russia
France
Austria-Hungary
8
This process was used to create STEEL more efficiently and cheaper.
Combustion Process
Cold Fusion
Bessemer Process
Margin Buying
9
IDA TARBELL was a muckraker who brought attention to....
Vanderbilt's monopoly in the shipping industry
Obama's monopoly in the health care industry
Rockefeller's monopoly in the Oil Industry
Carnegie's monopoly in the Steel Industry
10
President Roosevelt declared a _______________ following run on banks after the Black Tuesday.
Veterans Holiday
Bank Holiday
Labor Holiday
Money Holiday
11
The following is a job that could've been filled by an African American during WWI?
Stock Market Investor
Artillery Man
Assembly Line Worker
Property Manager
12
The nickname given to run down neighborhoods with high unemployment and high crime rates...
Slums
Tenaments
Burbs
Suburbs
13
A muckraker is another name for a
A public service employee that fights crime.
Journalist who exaggerates stories to draw public support
A sports broadcaster that promotes boxing.
A journalist that reports on personal stories of hardships.
14
Which of the following was NOT acquired by the US after the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Phillipines
Guam
15
Which of the following was not a reason for US Imperialism
Need for land for strategic military bases
Improving value of the US dollar
New Markets for Raw Materials
New Markets for US Goods
16
Relief in terms of the New Deal provided
Legislative Reform in the form of tax breaks
Money to old people and the disabled
Jobs to the unemployed
17
Which amendment to the US Constitution gave WOMEN the right to vote?
21st
18th
19th
16th
18
Name given to poorly built apartment buildings in urban neighborhoods during the Ind Rev.
High Rise
Tenement
Slum
Penthouse
19
The League of Nations was designed to
Provide a forum for countries to meet and discuss issues
Provide a place for the World Court to convene
Provide a place to elect officials to high government seats
Provide a place for international Dodge Ball competition
20
Which Amendment to the US Constitution established a Federal Income Tax?
19th
18th
16th
21st
21
Muckraker was responsible for writing
The Jungle
exposing the disgusting meat packing industry.
Ida Tarbell
Teddy Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclari
22
The movement of people to big cities in search of jobs was called
Urbanization
Suburbanization
Migration
Emigration
23
Thomas Edison was an inventor best known for?
Telegraph
Flying Loom
Steam Engine
Light Bulb
24
Which Amendment to the US Constitution repealed a prior Amendment?
18th
21st
19th
16th
25
Which country was NOT originally part of the Allied Powers in WWI?
England
Italy
Russia
France
26
The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Tennessee Valley Authority were part of which
Relief
Reform
Recovery
27
Teddy Roosevelt led this group of cavalry soldiers who won the battle of San Juan Hill.
Seal Team 6
Rough Riders
Secret Service
Dark Knights
28
Germany had to pay ______ following WWI to help cover the cost of damage done during the war.
Debts
Penalties
Underpayments
Reparations
29
What is it called when ONE company owns all the competition in a single industry?
Monopoly
Trademark
Patent
Trust
30
The telephone was a time changing invention designed by ----
Alexander Graham Bell
Orville Wright
Thomas Edison
Ben Franklin
31
When the stock market is doing really well, we call it a
Tiger Market
Bull Market
Bear Market
Monster Market
32
What does the "M" stand for in MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism
Ministry
Monopoly
Migration
33
Which of the following are associated with URBAN life?
Crowded Apartments
Farms
Plantation Mansions
Wide Open Space
34
A government permit that protects someone's right to an invention.
Copyright
Patent
Trademark
35
John D Rockefeller's business practices were considered .....
Horizontal Integration
Vertical Integration
Oligopoly
36
What does the "A" stand for in MAIN causes of WWI?
Alliances
Arson
Alarming
Air Force
37
Safety standards in buildings were improved following what major event?
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Sinking of the USS Maine
World War I
San Francisco Fire of 1895
38
Shanty towns made out of available free materials that were built on the edge of urban areas
Wilson Towns
Hoovervilles
Whoovilles
Cool Towns
39
Photojournalist who photographed poor/homelessness in urban areas.
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
Jimmy Graham
40
Which of the following was a major PULL factor for immigrants moving to the USA?
Jobs
Cheap Housing
Outdoor Sports
Low Farm Prices
41
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a program within which part of the New Deal
Reform
Recovery
Relief
42
When immigrants arrived in NYC where did they get dropped off to be processed?
Alcatraz island
Goose Island
Ellis Island
Staten Island
43
John D Rockefeller was best known in which industry?
Banking
Steel
Oil
Shipping
44
What event sparked the Spanish-American War?
Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Invasion of Cuba
Sinking of the USS Maine
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
45
Cornelius Vanderbilt made the majority of his money in which business?
Shipping Industry
Oil Industry
Retail Industry
Steel Industry
46
Which event sparked the start of WWI?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
Invasion of Alsace Lorrain
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Siege of St. Petersburg
47
Social Darwinism was part of an argument that was supported by................. economics.
Survival of the Fittest
Bank Holiday
Hands On
Laissez Faire
48
Which Amendment to the US Constitution outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages?
19th
18th
21st
16th
49
Who was the Presidential candidate for the Bull Moose Party?
Calvin Coolidge
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
50
Someone who makes and sells alcohol illegally is called a
Bootlegger
Gangster
RumRunner
Speakeasy
51
Which of the following was the best reason for annexing Hawaii?
Elite Surfing Locations
Pineapples
Military Bases
Sugar Cane
52
Organized crime is most closely associated with
Al Capone
Bonnie and Clyde
Karl Marx
John Dillinger
53
Samuel Morse invented the _________________, which was a precursor to the telephone.
Telegram
Telegraph
Ethernet
Telephone
54
What was the name of President Wilson's peace treaty plan after WWI?
Monroe Doctorine
14 Points
Warsaw Pact
Geneva Pact