A major cause of the stock market crash was...

speculation and buying on margin

During the Depression, Roosevelt implemented the Bank Holiday in order to...

restore confidence in the banks

What does this cartoon suggest about Herbert Hoover?

He was not successful in attempting to fix the GD

The Zimmerman Telegram can be best described as...

message sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to join war

The Bonus Army was...

World War I veterans who marched on the White House

What was the SPARK that started World War I?

the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The salad bowl theory shows ____, while the melting pot theory shows___.

cultural plauralism; assimilation

Prohibition led to all of the following except

recognizing Langston Hughes as a prominent American figure

The purpose of the Sherman and Clayton Anti Trust Acts were to...

split up trusts to allow for competition and lower prices

Henry Ford's assembly line led directly to...

a decrease in the price of the car and production time

Which of the following did not contribute to the onset of the Great Depression?

President Roosevelt's New Deal programs

Why did most immigrants settle in major US cities?

jobs were readily available in factories

Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, and Hoover Flags are all proof that

the American public blamed Hoover for their suffering

The Social Security Act...

provided monthly payment, or pension, to retired people

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1
Created after WW2 to promote peace and humanitarian aid for the countries of the world
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
World Bank
2
A major cause of the stock market crash was...
consumerism
speculation and buying on margin
Dust Bowl
installment buying
3
China was divided up into areas where another nation has economic and political control, or
spheres of pressure
globes of influence
globes of power
spheres of influence
4
At the core of the Scopes Trial was the conflict between
old and new immigrants
evolution and fundamentalism
due process and habeus corpus
prowar and antiwar Americans
5
During the Depression, Roosevelt implemented the Bank Holiday in order to...
put banks out of business
repair damages due to angry customers
restore confidence in the banks
restock the money supply
6
Young women of the '20s with new styles of dress and nontraditional behavior were known as
fads
bobbers
weavers
flappers
7
Jane Addams is best known for helping immigrants through creating the...
Hull House
Settlement House
Red Cross
Peace Corps
8
What does this cartoon suggest about Herbert Hoover?
He tried harder than FDR to fix the GD
Most people were pleased with his performance as President
He was not successful in attempting to fix the GD
He really did a great job
9
Illegal bars run by bootleggers during the Prohibition Era were called
liquor stores
pubs
temperance
speakeasies
10
The Stock market crashed on October 29th, 1929, also known as
Black Tuesday
Red Tuesday
Green Monday
Black Friday
11
The Zimmerman Telegram can be best described as...
message sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to join war
message sent from the front to the trenches
message sent threatening President Woodrow Wilson
message sent from France to England about food resources
12
Which scandal became a symbol of the corruption of the Harding Administration?
Teapot Dome
Wyoming Oil Depository
Model T
Pullman Strike
13
The corrupt Secretary of the Interior who illegally leased government oil in return for a bribe
Alger Hiss
F. Scott Fitzgerald
J. Edgar Hoover
Albert Fall
14
Building empires by imposing political and economic control over people around the world is?
isolationism
Reconstruction
Isthmus
imperialism
15
This Secretary of State purchased Alaska in 1867.
Jose Marti
Frederick Turner
Matthew Perry
William Seward
16
Confrontation and competition between the USA and the Soviet Union from 1946-1991
Cold War
Korean War
NATO
Berlin Airlift
17
The Bonus Army was...
Part of the Alphabet Acts -- put Americans back to work
A major cause of why people disliked Roosevelt
World War I veterans who marched on the White House
An additional army created by Hoover
18
What was the SPARK that started World War I?
the sinking of the USS Maine
the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
the death of Marie Antoinette
The Communist Revolution of 1917
19
The salad bowl theory shows ____, while the melting pot theory shows___.
nativism; quotas
cultural plauralism; assimilation
salad; cheese
old immigrants; new immigrants
20
Prohibition led to all of the following except
Al Capone bootlegging alcohol
the rise of organized crime
recognizing Langston Hughes as a prominent American figure
Speakeasies growing in number and popularity
21
What Commodore signed a treaty to open up trade with Japan in 1854?
Matthew Perry
Matthew LeBlanc
George Dewey
David Schwimmer
22
The individual seen in the following photograph is ...
Beyonce
Wonder woman
Jane Addams
Eleanor Roosevelt
23
Roosevelt depended on advice from people who were experts in their fields, known as the...
Trust Busters
Recession Breakers
Industrial Trust
Brain Trust
24
The purpose of the Sherman and Clayton Anti Trust Acts were to...
to support trade unions
split up trusts to allow for competition and lower prices
to allow monopolies to form more easily
to tie business and government more closely
25
Henry Ford's assembly line led directly to...
a decrease in profits for FordThis is a wrong answer
an increase in the time it takes to produce a car
a decrease in the price of the car and production time
an increase in the number of employees needed to work
26
Which of the following did not contribute to the onset of the Great Depression?
President Roosevelt's New Deal programs
Inability to pay back loans and debts during the 1920s
Installment buying in the 1920sThis is a wrong answer
Buying stocks on margin during the 1920s
27
A draft is created in order to...
maintain a policy of neutrality
force men to join the military
help ration food
increase nationalism
28
Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace was the
Neutrality
United Nations
Treaty of Versailles
14 Points
29
Which president was concerned with the conservation of our natural resources
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William McKinley
John F. Kennedy
30
Why did most immigrants settle in major US cities?
jobs were readily available in factories
jobs were readily available on farms
It was required by law
It was required by the quota system
31
Hoovervilles, Hoover blankets, and Hoover Flags are all proof that
the American public blamed Hoover for their suffering
Hoover did the best he could to help the people
the Stock Market was close to collapsing
Hoover is thought of as a better president than Roosevelt
32
The Social Security Act...
provided monthly payment, or pension, to unemployed people
helped to pull the US out of the Great Depression
Was a recovery program created by Herbert Hoover
provided monthly payment, or pension, to retired people
33
When a country is controlled by a single party and a leader suppresses all opposition
democracy
totalitarianism
socialism
laissez-faire
34
Who was the US president when WWI began in Europe in 1914? He "kept us out of war".
FDR
Theodore Roosevelt
JP Morgan
Woodrow Wilson
35
What event drew the United States into World War I?
The assassination of Archdukle Franz Ferdinand
The sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the USS Maine
Attack on Pearl Harbor
36
Which country suffered the most casualties of any country during WWII?
Soviet Union
Britain
Germany
United States
37
Which legislation would a nativist support?
Immigration quotas
Laissez-faire laws
Racial Integration Laws
Prohibition laws
38
A major cause of the drop in farm prices during the Great Depression was...
drought
overproduction
the Dust Bowl
a famine
39
Which of the following was credited with having pulled America out of the GD?
The New Deal
Communism
Court Packing
WWII
40
Term for industrialists who used ruthless business tactics to put competitors out of business.
baron robber
bessemer process
robber baron
captain of industry
41
Americas Cold War policy to stop the spread of communism
appeasement
containment
glastnost
perestroika
42
Radio addresses that FDR made to the American public during the Depression were called...
Radio Talks
Speakeasiers
Road Side Assistance
Fireside Chats
43
Prohibition was established by the..
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
18th Amendment
44
"to give in" - Britain gave in to Hitler by letting Germany annex areas of Czechoslovakia
neutrality
containment
isolationism
appeasement
45
Which of the following movements was geared toward outlawing alcohol?
Progressive Movement
Temperance Movement
Populist Movement
Prohibition
46
Which New Deal program aimed to increase farm income by controlling production?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Direct Insurance Corp
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
47
When the US Justice Dept. investigated and arrested more than 6,000 suspected "Reds"...?
Sensationalism
Ohio Gang
Radicalism
Palmer Raids
48
Boss Tweed and his supporters functioned as a ______.
political party
political machine
philanthropic group
vigilante force
49
Extreme pride in one's culture or country is known as...
militarism
collective security
nationalism
cultural plauralism
50
The production of large quantities of goods using machines or the assembly line.
assembly line
welfare capitalism
scientific management
mass production
51
The building up of a country's army is also known as
nationalism
alliance systems
militarism
imperialism
52
In order to tax citizens in a fair way, the government implemented a...
property tax
sales tax
graduated income tax
flat tax
53
This allowed America to supply Allied nations during WW2 with arms or other war materials to
GI Bill
freedom of the seas
Truman Doctrine
Lend-Lease Act
54
An immediate goal of New Deal programs was to...
ensure the stock market wouldn't crash again
help the elderly who lost their jobs
put Americans back to work
construct new parks and bridges
55
What was the name for largest Allied invasion off coast of Normandy, France
VJ Day
Manhattan Project
Operation Baron
D Day
56
Which of the following acts limited freedom of speech, making it illegal to criticize the govt?
Gentleman's Agreement and Chinese Exclusion Act
Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts
Homestead Act and Dawes Acts
Espionage and Sedition Acts
57
Economic system of the SU, where the government owns all businesses and industry
market economy
communism
democracy
capitalism
58
During the Great Migration, thousands of African Americans moved to northern cities because...
slavery was not legal in the North
the cost of living in cities was lower
they needed to be trained in combat before joining the army
more workers were needed in the factories
59
Soviet led alliance of Eastern European countries. It was meant to be the USSR's answer to NATO
NATO
Axis
Allies
Warsaw Pact
60
What two Japanese cities were bombed by the US during WWII?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima and Tokyo
Tokyo and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
61
Which of the following correctly lists countries that were part of the Central Powers in WWI?
England, Russia, France
Turkey, France, Poland
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
Russia, Serbia, Moldova
62
According to Schenk v. US...
freedom of the press can never be violated
the House of Representatives can declare war
the graduated income tax is ignored during war
freedom of speech may be limited during times of war
63
Which piece of legislation gave police the power to enforce the 18th Amendment?
Butler Act
Gentleman's Agreement
Temperance Act
Volstead Act
64
Thousands of people moved off of the Great Plains during the 1930s due to the...
high shipping prices by railroads
Dust Bowl
low price of farm goods
high price of farm machinery
65
Which of the following is true regarding the Treaty of Versailles?
It favored France and forced Germany to accept blame for war
It favored Germany and France could no longer have an army
It favored Germany and helped lead to the rise of Hitler
It favored France and reinstated Belgian neutrality
66
When the Soviet Union cut off all highways, railroads, and water routes going into West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
Berlin Massacre
Berlin Blockade
67
Which of the following groups did NOT share in the prosperity of the 1920s?
capitalists
farmers
captains of industry
Industrialists
68
American sponsored program to aid Eurpoean countries economically after WW2
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Iron Curtain
Appeasement
69
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution allowed for
the direct election of senators
an end to Prohibition
women's suffrage
abolishing slavery
70
Much of the economic growth of the 1920s was due to
the rapid development of the West due to electricity
rising prices of agricultural products
the production of new consumer goods and technologies
increased trade with European nations
71
The Food Administration encouraged Americans to
eat less and produce more
eat less and produce less
eat more and produce less
eat more and produce more
72
The 17th Amendment
made alcohol legal again
made alcohol illegal
gave women the right to vote
allows senators to be directly elected by the people
73
FDR's New Deal programs led to dramatic increases in the _____ and _____ of the government.
trust and civil service
poverty and destruction
debt and borrowing
size and power
74
This president is credited with desegregating the military during the Korean War
Truman
Kennedy
Eisenhower
FDR
75
What happened to women's roles during WWII?
worked in factories producing war materials
worked in factories producing consumer goods
women found it difficult to find jobs
stayed in the home raising families
76
Although Sacco & Vanzetti were found guilty, there is little evidence against them. This shows
rebellion by foreigners
nativism during a time of distrust
individualism during the Roaring 20s
nationalism following WWI
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"Old" immigrants found it easier to assimilate because they...
could easily find jobs
shared similar languages and religions as those in the US
were more accepted by the Native Americans
tried their best to make the economy grow
78
This industrialist had a monopoly on the steel industry and used vertical integration
JP Morgan
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Carnegie
79
Although Hoover gets much of the blame for the "GD", what economic concept likely caused it?
anarchy
communism
socialism
laissez-faire
80
During WWII, Germany, Italy, and Japan were part of the
Allied Powers
NATO
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
81
Who can be seen in the following photograph?
Roosevelt
Hoover
Coolidge
Harding
82
Highways, parks, and bridges are examples of...
New Deal Programs
Public Works Projects
Recession Spending Programs
Alphabet Acts
83
Which muckrakers is incorrectly paired with their writing?
Thomas Nast - Shame of Cities
Jacob Riis - How the Other Half Lives
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
Ida Tarbell - History of Standard Oil
84
A time period when Americans were terrified of communism spreading to our country
Red Scare
Nativism
anarchy
Communist Revolution
85
The _____Theory proposed that if Vietnam fell to the communists then all of SE Asia would fall
Checker
Backgammon
Domino
Scrabble
86
He disobeyed his orders during the Korean war and was fired
General MacArthur
General Eisenhower
General Perry
General General
87
This style of music, often played in speakeasies and saloons, involved many brass instruments.
country
folk
pop
jazz
88
What was an impact of the Progressive Movement?
social and economic conditions improve
people moved out west for free land
raising farm prices to ensure work for migrant workers
protection of big business by the government
89
Which of the following Presidents did not believe in Laissez-Faire economics?
Coolidge
Harding
Hoover
Roosevelt
90
"The Jungle" was instrumental in the passage of
Meat Inspection Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
Dawes Act
immigration quotes
91
Making small monthly payments toward a product, A.K.A. "buy now, pay later"...
installment buying
wellfare capitalism
debit cards
buying on margin
92
Immigrants from Europe were processed through __ and those from Asia were processed thru __.
Angel Island; Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty; Golden Gate Bridge
Ellis Island; Angel Island
Geogia; California
93
Which of the following could be considered the SPARK of the Great Depression?
Teapot Dome Scandal
St. Valentines Day Massacre
Scopes Trial
The stock market crash of 1929
94
Why did Russia drop out of World War I before the war was over?
Communist Revolution of 1917
Germany had taken over Russia
they were running out of supplies and were losing so far
Czar Nicholas had died of malaria
95
Which below refers to the celebration of African American culture through music and the arts?
The Great Society
The Great Awakening
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance

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