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US History First Semester Final
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Industrialization through the New Deal
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1
Some critics of the New Deal were:
Sacco & Vanzetti
Pulitzer & Hearst
Long, Coughlin, & Townsend
Hoover, Wilson, & Grant
2
Roosevelt created the US Forest Service and National Park Service because:
he recognized that natural resources were already scarce
he wanted to develop land more efficiently
he realized lumber was too valuable to let businesses have
he feared that industry would fail under conservatives
3
The stock market crashed on this date due to people selling off/dumping their stocks:
Friday, October 20, 1929
Tuesday, October 29, 1929
Tuesday, October 31, 1929
Tuesday, September 10, 1929
4
Hoover believed that the role of government was to:
interfere in big business
stay out of business
interfere in American lives
regulate and control everything
5
This event led the way for workplace safety:
elimination of labor unions
formation of labor unions
Triangular Shirtwaist Company Fire
the assassination of Lincoln
6
Why did Germany use unrestricted submarine warfare?
the sinking of the Lusitania
German belief that the US had violated laws of neutrality
due to British blockade of German ports and transportation
attack on the sussex
7
The members of the Allied Powers were
Germany, France, and Serbia
France, Great Britain, and Russia
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Great Britain, Italy, and Spain
8
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff:
made tariffs illegal
made tariffs obsolete
raised tariffs, and led to other countries doing the same
lowered tariffs, and led to other countries doing the same
9
Sensational styles of writing that exaggerate the truth:
judicial briefs
yellow journalism
referendums
primary source activities
10
This new type of music, developed in Harlem, was based on cultural influences from the South:
country
soft rock
jazz
punk
11
In the 1930's, roles of woman in government showed that:
women were getting more opportunies
women were better off not expecting much
women were getting less opportunities
women were better off not seeking education
12
Which country left the war due to a revolution with that nation?
Russia
United States
Italy
Great Britain
13
Nativists resented immigrants because:
they thought immigrants often spoke better English
they thought immigrants took the best jobs
they blamed immigrants for an increase in crime & poverty
they thought settlement houses were an eyesore
14
Farmers were paid to
not
grow crops so that:
Farmland could be freed and used for other uses
Prices would decrease and consumers could buy more
Both demand and price would go up
Farmers would have time to train for new jobs
15
The Jungle
was written by _______________ and was a book about _______________:
Uptown Sinclair; the meatpacking industry
Teddy Roosevelt; a congressional act
Jacob Riis; showed how immigrants lived
Frances Perkins; the mining industry
16
The 14 points were which persons plan for peace
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Pierce
Winston Churchhill
Brandon Micheletti
17
The New Deal caused the Government to:
increase its role in American lives & business
stay the same
decrease its role in American lives & business
end all regulation of American lives & business
18
Which nations comprised the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Great Britain, France and Serbia
Austria-Hungary, France, and Russia
Great Britain, France, and Russia
19
The Dust Bowl was:
a time of great joy in the Great Plains
helpful to farmers specifically
helpful to the Great Plains
devastating on the Great Plains
20
how did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
They organized labor strikes
They exposed corruption by writing about it
They testified in senate hearings
They hired lawyers to settle disputes
21
Social Darwinism is:
the belief that the weaker will outlast the stronger
the belief that all are equal
the belief that stronger will outlast the weaker
the belief that none are equal
22
Labor Unions Campaigned for:
8-10 work hours per day
a minimum wage
the recognition of labor unions
all of the above
23
The Emergency Banking Act:
Caused people lose faith in banks
Caused people to make bank runs
Restored people's faith in the banks
Urged banks expand hours
24
These were the 3 main goals of the New Deal:
Revolt, relocate, respond
relief, recovery, reform
Recite, revise, regulate
Reduce, reuse, recycle
25
The struggle for women's suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the:
Nineteenth Amendment
NAWSA act
Constitution
Suffrage Act
26
Which best describes the fighting on the Western European front?
Naval Warfare
Sabotage Warfare
Air Warfare
Trench Warfare
27
Hoovervilles were:
wealthy subdivisions
tenement buildings
rustic shacks & tent communities
suburban neighborhoods
28
Laissez-Faire economics is the idea of:
a hands-off or less gov. regulation, involvement/restriction
a business owner's need for gov't help and approval
a vertical intergation
a more hands-on approach with gov't involvement
29
The day the stock market crashed is known as:
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Saturday
Black Thursday
30
Why did Teddy Roosevelt create the bull moose party?
He believed Taft had failed his progressive reforms
Taft focused on anti-trust legislation reforms
Taft's conservation legislation was poor
He believed Taft ignore interests of big business
31
What do you call payments for war
sweet revenge
credit
welfare capitalism
reparations
32
What were Americans worried about after WWI?
the spread of communism
Growth of big business
nativists
isolationists
33
IN 1914 what was the official U.S. position in regard to the war in Europe?
US supported the Central Powers
US declared neutrality and remained neutral
The US wanted to move away from its policy of isolationism
US supports Allied Powers
34
The Grapes of Wrath
was about the:
poor immigrants in the city
poor migrants struggling to survive
day the stock market crashed
working conditions within factories
35
Name the two Italian anarchists that were tried due to political belief & ethnicity
Bert & Ernie
Hearst & Pulitzer
Pino & Mimo Lella
Sacco & Vanzetti
36
Faith was regained in the stock market by this New Deal Program.
Securities & Exchange Commission
Federal Emergency Relief Program
Civilian Conservation Corp
Works Progress Administration
37
This was a big mistake by President Roosevelt.
Not fighting for equality for all
His court packing plan
Having his wife do so much for his administration
Appointing women to leadership positions
38
Women who worked in settlement houses believed in the concept of:
vertical integration
social gospel
social darwinism
horizontal integration
39
What did the convoy system do?
made communication easier
allowed citizens to travel with ease
gave the Central Powers a leg up
reduced number of ships sunk and supplies and troops lost
40
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to:
serve in the military
serve as a member of the Senate
fly across the Atlantic Ocean
be imprisoned for voting
41
How did the U.S. exert influence in Japan?
by holding the Edo Bay Summit
by agreeing not to expand in the Pacific
through intimidation by sending the Great White Fleet
by Siding with Russia
42
Why did reformers call for prohibition?
It would burst into flames during production
They found out it caused health problems
They thought it was responsible for crime, poverty, violence
It was produced under unsanitary conditions
43
This President was known as a trust buster:
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Franklin D. Roosevelt
44
How did social Darwinists apply Darwin's theories to society?
stronger people/businesses/ nations will prosper; weak won't
stronger people/businesses/ nations will die off
the weaker will eliminate the stronger
weaker people/businesses/ nations will do best
45
The New Deal led to Labor Unions:
shutting down completely
losing power & getting rid of collective bargaining
losing favor
gaining power & creating collective bargaining
46
This book, written by Jacob Riis, presented visual images of desperate urban poverty.
How the other Half Lives
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Shame of the Cities
The Jungle
47
The building of the Hoover Dam represented the first:
Dam built in the United States
partnership between the United States & Canada
partnership between big business & the government
partnership between the federal and state government
48
During the 1920's, farmers:
suffered much more than others
found new jobs
were some of the wealthiest individuals
were the cause of the stock market crash
49
Buying on margin is when someone:
invests wisely
saves their money to eventually purchase stock
takes out a home loan
puts 10% down to purchase stock & then borrows the rest
50
Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, & other Harlem artists focused their work on this common theme:
Defying white prejudice
Encouraging violence
Education helping students rise above present hardships
Pacifism in the face of violence
51
What event led to the US public turning on the Central Powers?
signing of the Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
sinking of the Lusitania
Germany invading Belgium
52
Which Austro-Hungarian prince was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist?
Gavrilo Princip
Franz Joseph I
Nicholas II
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
53
How did many Americans buy items in the 1920's?
bartering
saving until they had enough
installment buying
stealing
54
What disease did nearly 700000 Americans die from after WWI?
pneumonia
cancer
diabetes
Influenza
55
The Scopes trial caused social and political tension because it pitted religion against:
ideals of the South
academic freedom and science
fundamentalism & creationism
US Law
56
What were four long-term causes that led to the start of WWI
Nationalism, Debt, Recession, Revolutions
Militarism, Debt, Revolutions, Executions
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliance System
Famine, Drought, Recession, Revolutions
57
President Wilson succeeded in reducing tariffs, so the gov't made up the difference by:
introducing a graduated income tax
initiating a property tax
creating a sales tax
abolishing a park service fee
58
This group's goals were to end discrimination, prejudice, & mistreatment of African Americans
Isolationists
Conservatives
NAACP
WAAC
59
The first woman to ever serve in a president's cabinet was:
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary McLeod Bethune
Amelia Earhart
Frances Perkins
60
Which step did the US not take to support war and conservation of resources?
required people to grow their own food
sold war bonds
regulated industry
raised income tax
61
President Wilson's plan for peace differed from other countries because
he wanted peace, others wanted punishment for Germany
Mr. Micheletti wanted to punish everyone
the US wanted reparations for all the home front damages
he wanted to punish Germany
62
In the 1920's success of business led to the growth of
communism
consumerism
Deportation
nativism
63
This was the movement of African Americans from the South to the North:
Progressivism
Imperialism
Reconstruction
Great Migration
64
During the progressive era, women reformers campaigned for CR, Children's health & welfare, &:
the spoils of the system
prohibition
retirement benefits
pacifism
65
A Bank Holiday was initiated to help:
stop the run on banks that were leading to their closing
encourage runs on banks so more banks would close
restructure industry
stimulate spending
66
The nation that emerges as the top economic power after WWI is
Russia
Great Britain
France
The United States of America
67
These were considered secret bars of the 1920s:
Harlem
churches
speakeasies
settlement houses
68
The growth of the car industry led to
decline of gederal government
the decline of other industries
growth of federal government
growth in several other industries
69
In a communist society everything is
shared equally
not shared equally
divided up with the lower class getting the most
divided up into three categories w/ the top getting the most
70
Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of the First Lady by:
campaigning for office
being related to her husband
entertaining top officials
working with the president & fighting social issues
71
This group struck blows to FDR's New Deal programs:
The Senate
The American Federation of Labor
The Supreme Court
The House of Representative
72
This New Deal program provided government aid to banks:
Works Progress Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corp
73
What did the Sedition Act make it illegal to do?
plant victory gardens
buy or sell apples in public
speak of that terrible 14th president we never talk of
print or publish disloyal criticisms of the government
74
An effect of the policy of Americanization was:
New wave of immigrants came to America from Europe
Indian students were forced to conform to American practices
Japanese students attended separate schools
the gov't moved the Apache to a reservation in AZ
75
This woman took photographs of rural poor.
Dorothea Lange
Frances Perkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Bethune