Why are the Salem Witch Trials significant?

They helped bring about change to the legal system.

Movement of people from cities to suburbs

What was the Enlightenment?

Emphasized reason, logic, and science as the paths to knowledge

The Civil Rights movement

Encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights

What did the 14th Amendment do?

All people born in the U.S.A are citizens and can't have their rights taken

What was the Ku Klux Klan?

is a white supremacist organization

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What happened at Pearl Harbor?

Japan had bombed the U.S. base in Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii

Increased public works programs, welfare, Social Security

Judicial review does what?

Can declare a law constitutional and unconstitutional

How did the Thirteenth Amendment change the Constitution?

It abolished slavery in the United States.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

What was the overwhelming public reaction to the steelworker strike and others like it happening across America?

Most Americans viewed the strikes as fomenters of communism.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

It outlawed discrimination of race, gender, religion, ethnicity for jobs.

How did Southern states work around the voting rights guaranteed in the Fifteenth Amendment? (select all that apply)

Poll taxes, Literacy tests, Grandfather clauses (if grandfather voted, you can vote)

Which of the following offers the best summary of the American economy during the 1920s?

While the industrial sector flourished, farmers, miners, etc. struggled.

What was Roe v. Wade about?

Deciding if abortion should be illegal or legal

What was Plessy v Ferguson?

It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws

What is globalization?

A phenomenon of increased economic and info. integration among nations

The Freedman's Bureau...

helped make education/health more accesible for formerly enslaved & poor

What was Manifest Destiny?

Belief that US is destined by God expand West

The __________ deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed severe restrictions on them.

Nuremberg Laws (Reich Citizenship Laws)

What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?

To rebuild the southern economy and society

What was the league of nations?

Representatives from countries to resolve disputes

Which of the following is the best example demonstrating the growth of the American consumer economy in the 1920s?

Demand grew for new devices & household appliances like vacuums & fridges.

What did the Nineteenth Amendment add to the United States Constitution?

It guaranteed women the right to vote to vote and hold public office.

What were the four freedoms?

of speech, of worship, from want, from fear

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1
The invasion of which country brought the United Kingdom into World War I?
Belgium
France
Serbia
Russia
2
What were the laws that excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship.
Law for the Protection of the Health of the German People
The Lodz Laws
The Wannsee laws
The Nuremberg Laws
3
______________ was the US program for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe by providing aid.
The Mass Aid Initiative
The Marshall Plan
The Manhattan Project
The Monroe Doctrine
4
Why are the Salem Witch Trials significant?
Showed the effect that teenage girls can have if they put their mind to it
They helped bring about change to the legal system.
Witches don't float, so they were right to hang them.
all of the above
5
suburbanization
ownership of the means of production by a cental government
Movement of people from cities to suburbs
ownership of the means of production by individuals
Movement of people from rural area to the city
6
President Woodrow Wilson’s ________________ proposed the creation of the League of Nations.
14 Points
State of the Union address
Treaty of Versailles
7
What was the common term used to describe the "liberated women" of the 1920s who famously wore bobbed haircuts and more
Flappers
Jazzies
Rosies
Lucies
8
Who wrote a letter to her husband in 1776, urging him to “...remember the ladies"
Dolley Madison
Martha Washington
Abigail Adams
Elizabeth Hamilton
9
What was the Enlightenment?
An inspiring speech to help other colonists
A movement that encouraged ideas of equality
A popular document written by Martin Luther in 1517
Emphasized reason, logic, and science as the paths to knowledge
10
The Civil Rights movement
Encouraged segregation
Encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights
Encouraged the separation of schools by race
Provided shelter for the homeless
11
What did the 14th Amendment do?
To destroy the K.K.K
All people born in the U.S.A are citizens and can't have their rights taken
To help supress Blacks
To support all Black communitys
12
The sinking of which ship helped push the United States involvement in WWI?
USS Kearny
USS Maine
RMS Lusitania
RMS Titanic
13
The Zoot Suit Riots happened in 1943 when sailors attacked Mexican-American youths partly for their flamboyant clothing
True
False
14
When was the United Nations founded?
1945
1950
1940
1970
15
What was the Ku Klux Klan?
Is a group of people that are very friendly
A government secret agency
A agency used to help Freedmen find land
is a white supremacist organization
16
All concentration camps were death camps.
False
True
17
What does NATO mean?
North American Trade Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Agreement
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Treaty orgainization
18
What happened at Pearl Harbor?
Many vehicles had been destroyed
Japan had took ships
Japan had bombed the U.S. base in Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii
US won the battle and established dominance in the Pacific
19
The New Deal
Increased public works programs, welfare, Social Security
Made a financial plan with banks to support the U.S. economy
The start of social revolution in the U.S.
Act to increase unemployment and force people to get jobs
20
Poison gasses were used in WWII.
False
True
21
The Zimmerman telegram was intended to draw which country into the war on the side of the Central Powers?
Turkey
Switzerland
Canada
Mexico
22
Judicial review does what?
Enforces laws
Can declare a law constitutional and unconstitutional
Judges if the president is doing what he's supposed to do
23
How did the Thirteenth Amendment change the Constitution?
It formally brought the Southern states back into the Union.
It gave all men, regardless of race, the ability to vote in the U.S.
It abolished slavery in the United States.
It gave women the right to vote in the United States.
24
_______________ was a major instigator of the hysteria of the Red Scare and fear of communism in the United States.
Joseph McCarthy
Joe Biden
Josef Stalin
Joe Rogan
25
When did the Bolsheviks launch a Communist revolution in Russia?
1934
1917
1921
1912
26
What was the NAACP?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Colored People Advancement National Association
Northwest African American Colored People
North African America Colored People
27
What countries were a part of The Axis of Power?
Russia, France & Spain
Japan, Italy & Germany
US, Cuba & Mexico
Italy, Britain & North Korea
28
What was the overwhelming public reaction to the steelworker strike and others like it happening across America?
Most Americans were unaware that the strikes were taking place.
They disapproved because of the negative economic impact on America.
Most Americans viewed the strikes as fomenters of communism.
They supported the laborers demands of higher wages and shorter work hours.
29
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
It ended racism in the United States.
It provided financial bonuses to states that desegregated schools.
It required all employers to hire 1 non-white for every 3 white employees.
It outlawed discrimination of race, gender, religion, ethnicity for jobs.
30
How did Southern states work around the voting rights guaranteed in the Fifteenth Amendment? (select all that apply)
Poll taxes
Armed guards at poll booths.
Literacy tests
Grandfather clauses (if grandfather voted, you can vote)
31
What was the golden age?
When humans first discovered gold
When Colombus visited the indians
An era of peace and prosperity
Popular but derogatory name for the post Civil War period
32
Which of the following offers the best summary of the American economy during the 1920s?
While the industrial sector flourished, farmers, miners, etc. struggled.
While agriculture saw a boom, American industry could not withstand losing
All areas of the American economy thrived in the 1920s.
The entire American economy faced steep declines in the 1920s.
33
What was Roe v. Wade about?
Letting women vote
Letting aborting be illegal in all states
Deciding if abortion should be illegal or legal
Separate but equal established as constitutional
34
Rosie the Riveter played a symbolic role for women during which event?
World War 2
The Cold War
The Civil War
The Korean War
35
What led to the increasing trend of Suburbanization?
Affordable low income housing
Sweet views of surrounding houses for miles each way
The automobile
Electricity
36
What was Plessy v Ferguson?
Gave women the right to vote
It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws
Expanded Commerce Clause when a student had a gun in school
Allowed integration of public schools
37
What is globalization?
Increased emigration in Asia and Europe
The independence of the international economy
A global tactic used to create unfavorable balances in trade
A phenomenon of increased economic and info. integration among nations
38
The United States became involved in WWII immediately and came to the aid of Stalin in a timely manner.
False
True
39
The _____________ was a dividing line in Europe between the Soviet Bloc and the West during the Cold War.
Social Contract
Iron Curtain
New Deal
Marshall Plan
40
The Freedman's Bureau...
helped make education/health more accesible for formerly enslaved & poor
Tried to help stimulate the economy with payments to plantation owners
Rented rich land owners mules to help them get back on their feet
Stole from white people to help formerly enslaved people feel more rich
41
What was Manifest Destiny?
Belief that Texas was part of Mexico
Trail used to transport Indians
Belief that US is destined by God expand West
Belief that US should expand North into Canada
42
Which president negotiated the Lousiana Purchase?
James Polk
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
43
What was the name of the boom in African American cultural creativity that emerged from New York City in the 1920s?
The New York Revival
The Brooklyn Boom
The Urban Enlightenment
The Harlem Renaissance
44
The __________ deprived Jews of German citizenship and placed severe restrictions on them.
Nuremberg Laws (Reich Citizenship Laws)
Appeasement
Gestapo
Black Shirt
45
What was the primary purpose of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War?
To rebuild the depleted military
To rebuild the southern economy and society
To reinstate slavery in parts of the United States
To fix damage done to buildings during the war
46
What was the league of nations?
A group that wanted control over all countries
Representatives from countries to resolve disputes
It protected civilians
Funding for war efforts
47
Which of the following is the best example demonstrating the growth of the American consumer economy in the 1920s?
Demand grew for new devices & household appliances like vacuums & fridges.
Americans participated in anti-communist rallies in growing numbers.
More people got electricity in their homes.
American international trade stayed pretty much the same over the decade.
48
Title IX is part of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 that banned gender discrimination in higher education.
False
True
49
When did American women gain the right to vote?
1919 with the 18th Amendment
1789 with the US Constitution
1791 with the Bill of Rights
1920 with the 19th Amendment
50
What did the Nineteenth Amendment add to the United States Constitution?
It made the production, sale and consumption of alcohol illegal.
It guaranteed African Americans the right to vote and hold public office.
It made the production, sale and consumption of alcohol legal.
It guaranteed women the right to vote to vote and hold public office.
51
What were the four freedoms?
of money, of property, of food, of care
of speech, of love, of religion, from fear
of speech, of worship, from want, from fear
of life, of liberty, of property, of speech
52
What was the significance of the Seven Years War?
It was expensive and created problems for the future
It was violent
It deepened French and Indian rivalries
Britain lost control of North America
53
What is popular sovereignty?
The belief that political authority resides in the people
A belief that gave that the Catholic church more power
The belief that whoever is the most popular should be president
A belief that gave more power to the king
54
What was the Progressive Movement?
A movement who's goal was to overthrow the government
When Progressive took over and made everyone buy insurance
A collection of conservative people trying to keep the status quo
A collection of many different reforms pushing for social change
55
Brown v. Board of Education
Established the Keystone pipeline
To make of become less
Separate but equal is fair and constitutional
Racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
56
How did the Soviet Union respond to the formation of NATO?
By declaring war
By forming the Warsaw Pact
The Korean War
By boycotting the Nuremburg Trials
57
The Allied Powers were...
France, Russia, Britain
None of these
Japan, Germany, Austria-Hungary
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
58
Which of these events occurred on the US home front during World War I? (choose all that apply)
The Great Migration
Population control on the home front
Create victory gardens
More women in the workforce
59
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement to form a government majority under regulations
An agreement to buy the Mayflower
An agreement to buy land
An agreement to stop fighting
60
What did Franz Ferdinand do?
He robbed Germany
He declared war
He was assassinated
He assassinated the American President
61
What was the Great Depression?
It was the day the plague spread to Europe
It was the day to recognize those with depression
It was the worst economic downfall in industrial history
It was the day of the Battle of Trenton

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