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American History II Final Exam Review
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Review Quiz designed for U.S. History II classes. #ushistory #ushistory2 #finalexamreview
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1
How did the progressive era reforms affect the distribution of power in government?
The federal government was able to regulate food and meds
The president was elected by the electoral college
US Senators were elected directly by the people
The federal government had to control highways
2
Newly homeless people put up communities of shacks that they called...
Dave Matthew's Band Concerts
Hobo Towns
Slums
Hoovervilles
3
What caused the native american wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890?
The discovery of gold in California
The movement of settlers to the Great Plains
Americans were forcing Indians to convert to Christianity
Conflict with Mexico over Texas and California
4
Who got the blame for the Great Depression?
FDR
ABC
Herbert Hoover
Herbie the Love Bug
5
Which court case made Separate but Equal acceptable in 1898?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
Miranda v. Arizona
People v. Government
6
Russia quit WWI for which reason?
It had reached a peace deal
William Howard Taft got stuck in a bathtub
It ran out of money?
A communist revolution overthrew its government
7
Which explains the growth of labor unions in the US during the Industrial Revolution?
The Sherman Antitrust Act was ineffective
The federal gov't supportive collective bargaining rights
Business leaders encouraged workers to join labor unions
Workers sought to improve pay and working conditions
8
Which of the following is the worst?
Kim Kardashian
Jonas Brothers
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
9
What was Eisenhower's policy of dealing with the Soviet Union called?
Appeasement
Peek-a-Boo
Scientology
Brinkmanship
10
Much of the fighting in WWI took place where?
Trenches
Backstage of a Jonas Brothers Concert
England
China
11
What law during FDRs presidency had the greatest effect on protecting the elderly from poverty?
Enacting the Social Security Act
Building the Suburbs
Insuring federal deposits
the establishment of a minimum wage
12
The Homestead Act gave land to homesteaders if they __________ for five years?
Ignored it
Fenced it off
Cut down trees on it
Planted crops on it
13
How did economic opportunities encourage the Chinese and Irish to immigrate to the west coast?
The massive cattle drives lacked cowhands
Oil companies in Texas required drillers
Corporate farms employed temporary farmhands
The transcontinental railroads needed builders
14
What technology made skyscrapers possible?
Safer fire escapes
larger bricks and stronger cement
The airplane and bicycle
The elevator and steel framework
15
Which of the following ONLY happened during the battles in the Pacific?
Stalingrad, 14 Points
Island-hopping, kamikaze
Blitzkrieg, Normandy
Napalm, Holocaust
16
Women who dressed in short dresses and cut their hair into a bob haircut were called?
Bae
Flappers
Prostitutes
Hipsters
17
Which Alexander Graham Bell invention had the greatest impact on communication?
Typewriter
Telegraph
Lightbulb
Telephone
18
The Nazi's used what tactic to capture France?
Bilbo Baggins
Bribery
Blitzkrieg
Barbarism
19
A shortage of workers in California required the Central Pacific RR to hire workers from where?
Ireland
Japan
New Jersey
Mexico
20
Which business technique expanded a company by buying it's competitors?
Horizontal integreation
Pools
Cooperatives
Vertical integration
21
According to the Zimmerman note, if Mexico allied with Germany...
Germany would help Mexico gain back territory
The Mexican gov't would be recognized
Brazil would leave bases to the allies
Mexico would avoid war with the US
22
How did Britain deal with Hitler before WWII?
Atonement
Sleepovers and tickle fights
Abolition
Appeasement
23
Which group was officially discriminated against in the United States during WWII?
German Americans
Japanese Americans
The Kardashians
Italian Americans
24
This man invaded Kuwait in 1990, sparking the Gulf War?
George W. Bush
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Ronald Reagan
25
The Dust Bowl affected all of the following states... except?
Kansas
Texas
Canada
Oklahoma
26
Who passed the Civil Rights act of 1965?
Nixon
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Johnson
27
The treaty of Versailles had a negative effect on which country after WWI?
France
USA
England
Germany
28
Which of the following are the allied powers?
US, USSR, Britain
Goo Goo Dolls, Dave Matthew's Band, Hootie and the Blowfish
Prussia, Austria Hungary, Italy
Germany, Italy, Japan
29
Who said "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself..."
Au Jous
Franklin Roosevelt
Pee Wee Herman
Woodrow Wilson
30
How did barbed wire transform the American west?
It ended the great cattle drives and roped off the plains
Meat packing facilities moved to New York
Cattle production declined
Many factories emerged in the West
31
Nixon's policy for ending the Vietnam War was known as?
Giving Up
Vietnamization
Peaceful Surrender
Carpet Bombing
32
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Mao Zedong
Nikita Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
Dien Bien Phu
33
In search of work and a better life during the Depression, many unemployment people...
Destroyed Hoover Dam
Left for Europe
Rode the Rails
Became Farmers
34
During the 1960s, what aired on TV, forever changing politics?
Election Results
Debate
Leave it to Beaver
Here comes Honey Boo Boo
35
The CIA botched this operation, leading to humiliation for JFK...
Storming of the Bastille
Bay of Pigs
D-Day
Cuban Missile Crisis
36
What was the name of the allied invasion of France in 1944?
Battle of France
D-Day
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Valkyrie
37
To pay for the New Deal, FDR abandoned a balanced budget and began using what?
Deficit Spending
Charging Higher Taxes
Loan Sharks
Anarchy
38
Which scenario is most consistent with the concept of civil disobedience?
Stokely Carmichael advocated Black Power
African American students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth's
Race riots broke out in the Watts district of LA, California
Malcolm X declared that racial separation was a good thing
39
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because...
The bullets used in a murder matched Sacco's gun
They worked for Al Capone
They had shady mustaches and said I mustache you a question
They were Italian immigrants
40
How did television reporting on the Vietnam War affect public opinion?
It influenced patriotic fervor and support for the war
Trade with Asian countries became a national crisis
It generated anti-war sentiment and protests
Heroism and combat stories romanticized the war
41
The main immigration processing station in New York was called?
Hull House
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Tammany Hall
42
A Vietnam War Protest on this campus resulted in the National Guard killing 4 students...
NC State
Penn State
Ohio Wesleyan
Kent State
43
Which situation was a result of expanded car production and highway construction in the 50s?
A mass migration of rural African Americans to the south
The growth of sharecropping in the south
A reduced need for manual laborers in agricultural areas
Increased migration from urban to suburban areas
44
In the late 19th century what helped business leaders eliminate competition?
Labor Unions
Monopolies
Strikes
High Tariffs
45
How did WWI contribute to the Great Migration of African Americans?
They were forced to become soldiers
They traveled north for factory jobs making war materials
They helped Django win an Oscar
They worked hard in the south producing food for soldiers
46
A long period of rising stock prices is known as a...
Super Market
Foreclosure
Public Works Project
Bull Market
47
John Scopes was put on trial for which of the following?
Violating Prohibition Laws
Telling people that Sharknado was the greatest movie
Teaching evolutionary theory
Being a Klansman
48
Which of the following were persecuted during the Holocaust?
All of These
Gypsies
Mentally Ill
Jews
49
The triangle shirtwaist company tragedy led to which of the following?
Standards for safe use of machines
Laws against harmful fumes
Child labor laws
Building codes requiring fire escapes
50
Which of the following Treaty of Versailles provisions led to WWII?
The creation of a League of Nations
A loss of German colonies in Africa
Taylor Swift's incessant whining about ex boyfriends
The forced repayment of reparations for Germany
51
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect the US military involvement in Vietnam?
Congress used the resolution to declare war on China and Nam
Congress prevented the president from using ANY force in Nam
Johnson used it to increase US involvement without Congress
Nixon and his military advisers used it to end the war
52
In the late 1800s, these buildings were made to house large numbers of immigrants in NYC?
Tenements
Settlement Houses
Skyscrapers
Melting Pots
53
William M. (Boss) Tweed was known for being which of the following?
Leader of a Political Machine
Designer of the Skyscraper
Inventor of the Trolly Car
Leader of the Workingman's Party
54
What was the goal of the marshall plan?
Prevent the Spread of Communism
Prevent the Spread of Ebola
Form an Alliance with South American countries
Divide Germany into Zones
55
Which of the following groups was the Axis Powers?
T.Swift, Beyonce, Kim K.
France, Nepal, Senegal
United States, Britain, Russia
Germany, Italy, Japan
56
How did social darwinism affect the social class structure of the late 1800s?
It supported gov't welfare programs for the needy
It allowed most immigrants to achieve the American Dream
It supported an increase in gov't Trust Busting
It allowed the rich to defend the gap between rich and poor
57
This break-in was orchestrated by C.R.E.E.P.
Watergate
FBI
White House
Pentagon
58
What was FDR's plan to fix the economy in the 1930s called?
Sqare Deal
New Deal
The Price is Right
Deal or No Deal
59
Teddy Roosevelt became President by which of the following?
Being VP when McKinley was assassinated
Defeating FDR in a Boxing Match
Scaring Taft, causing a heart attack
Defeating Woodrow Wilson in a duel
60
How was the Harlem Renaissance a turning point for U.S. society?
It offered preferential treatment to African American actors
It allowed African-Americans to escape the Great Depression
It helped African Americans find artistic careers in south
It gave exposure to African American writing, art, music...
61
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in which city?
Tampa
Montgomery
Tempe
Greensboro
62
Prohibition during the 20s meant which of the following?
People were not allowed to dance
Ellis Island was closed and no immigrants were allowed in
All alcohol was banned in the US
People were not allowed to vote
63
What was the spark of WWI?
Bow-Chicka-Wow-Wow
Sinking of the Lusitania
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Russia's quest for a warm water port
64
Tammany Hall was which of the following?
A political machine
A dance hall
A theater
A saloon
65
Which of the following brought disgrace on the Presidencies of both Nixon and Clinton?
Extramarital Affairs
Lying under oath
State Sponsored Assassinations
Bribe Taking
66
Which best describes the US's economic policy during the rise of big business?
Mercantilism
Laissez Faire Capitalism
Social Darwinism
Marxism
67
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
Punish Germans for War Crimes
Test the atomic bomb
Remove the Emperor of Japan
Build an Organization to Prevent War
68
Who lost the 1960 election?
Nixon
Kennedy
Daddy Bush
America
69
Who was President on September 11th 2001, the day of the largest terrorist attack in US history
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
George W Bush
Ronald Reagan
70
Who created the first monopoly in the US?
Michael Jackson
Blues Traveler
John Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
71
What was Sputnik?
A giant potato
A covert operation
A U-2 spy plane
A soviet satellite
72
In 1939, Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with what country?
Luxembourg
Italy
Canada
Russia
73
What was an impact of World War II on American politics?
The US gov't adopted a budget that reduced military spending
The US pursued containment policies to prevent communism
Congress enacted free market reforms to boost a bad economy
The US president announced American neutrality
74
In the 1950's, what country gave up ruling over Vietnam, leading to the Vietnam war?
France
Russia
Lichtenstein
Canada
75
Which weapons were introduced in WWI?
Hydrogen Bombs
Kevlar Body Armor
Airplanes and tanks
Napalm and Agent Orange
76
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a member of which group?
The Lost Generation
The New England Patriots
The Lord of the Dance
Muckrakers
77
Who attacked Pearl Harbor?
Clams
Italy
Germany
Japan
78
Which of the following ended the Spanish American War?
Treaty of Ghent
Surrender at Appomattox
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris 1898
79
The main objective of Yellow Journalism is to do which of the following?
Promote Peace
Sell Newspapers
Reform the Gov't
Inform readers
80
How did the Bessemer Process revolutionize American Industry?
Created transcontinental phone service
Allowed faster production of steel
It introduced refrigerated meat packing
Had no effect at all
