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1
Many countries with democratic governments formed an alliance known as
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Axis Powers
United Nations
2
Jim Crow laws are in direct violation of which amendments?
13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments
18th, 19th, & 20th Amendments
16th, 17th, & 18th Amendment
9th, 10th, & 11th Ammendements
3
The Korean War broke out in 1950 as a result of...
The Soviet Union's threat to blockade Japan and South Korea
North Korea's invasion of South Korea
Chinese communists invaded South Korea
South Korea's invasion of North Korea
4
What did Roosevelt do to large corporations and Trusts that controlled the economy?
Made an agreement to always trust big businesses
Broke up Trusts and monopolies (Trust Buster)
Allowed them to continue their monopolistic behaviors
Imposed large taxes on corporations
5
Winston Churchill said that European countries living under Soviet domination were behind:
the curve
in math scores
the Iron Curtain
the 8-ball
6
How did the U.S. convince people to support or join the war effort during WWI?
Used propaganda to influence ideas
implemented the draft
the U.S. always loves a good fight
they tricked the public
7
How did the US get involved in WWI
The US always loves a good fight
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany sunk the Lusitania & the Zimmerman Telegram
The US did not fight in WWI
8
What was the 13th Amendment
Said Congress could not change state laws
Granted citizenship for anyone born in the U.S.
Abolished (Ended) Slavery
Right to vote regardless of race or color (except women)
9
Who controlled 90% of the oil industry
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Andrew Carngie
10
What was one of the goals of the Populist Movement?
maintain industrial growth in the US
Only popular people can run for president
More representation for farmers in government & legislation
11
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech during the Civil Rights Movement called:
“Fighting for change”
“We will carry on”
“We shall overcome”
“I have a dream”
12
In the late 1800s, how did railroad monopolies create economic hardships for farmers?
by charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market
by claiming productive land for business leaders to develop
separated farmers from profitable markets in western cities
13
Between 1 and 10 what number is Mr. U thinking of?
3
8
7
6
14
What was the red scare?
Fear of the famous German fighter pilot the Red Barron
bazaar fear of the color red
Fear that you'll get a big red F on your test!
Fear of the spread of communism
15
What did most Americans who opposed sending troops to fight in the Vietnam War believe...
The Vietnam War would lead to war with the Soviet Union
The war would not resolve disagreements
The US economy would suffer
The US should not police the world
16
Under the
sharecropping
system, many farmers...
Share their crops
Saved enough money to buy land.
Lost their jobs
remained in debt and poverty
17
In the late 1930s, the isolationists in Congress tried to keep the United States out of war by:
Passing the Lend-Lease Act.
Approving Operation Overlord
Establishing the Atlantic Charter.
Passing the Neutrality Acts.
18
Which amendment made the sale, consumption, and production of alcohol illegal?
18th Amendment
16th Amendment
20th Amendment
19th Amendment
19
What was Upton Sinclair’s message in his book, The Jungle?
story of a boy that spoke to animals and lived in the jungle
Exposed the conditions of the meat packing plants in Chicago
Showed how 1/2 the population lived in poverty in big cities
20
The 4
MAIN
causes of World War I were
:
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
machines, attacks, investigations, nationalism
militarism, assassination, imperialism, nationalism
mustardgas, assaults, intelligence, nationalism
21
Rationing during WWII prompted Americans to
Join the workforce
create stronger global trade
undermine the agricultural industry
conserve raw materials for the war effort
22
What was the 19th Amendment?
Granted women's suffrage (the right to vote)
Allowed women to run for political offices
Limited the president to serve on 2 terms
Automatically taxed an individual's income
23
During WWII, which countries made up the
Allied Powers
?
France, Germany and US
US, Great Britain, France, and The Soviet Union
Japan, Germany and Italy
The Soviet Union, Great Britain, Japan and Canada
24
Who is your favorite teacher?!
Mr. U!
All of these!
Mr. Ulibarri
Adam Ulibarri
25
Roosevelt's Lend-Lease act was:
Effort to lend allies war materials help them win WW2
Both answers
None of these
When Britain lent the US war materials during WW2
26
What is Imperialism?
Adaptation of local people to ruling culture, often by force
Survival of the fittest applied to human society
Control of a country or territory by a stronger country
Belief that one race is better than others
27
What Is Yellow Journalism?
Journalist code that prevents stories from being exaggerated
The introduction of a new, yellow-tinted paper for newsprint
The publication of the comic strip "The Yellow Kid."
exaggerated stories designed to sell newspapers.
28
What were Jim Crow laws?
laws that restricted African American voting rights
They were laws that protected African Americans.
laws that enforced the strict separation of the races
They were laws that restored equal rights to blacks
29
Mr. U can't think of any more questions. Choose the "
This One"
and you get this question right.
Don't trust Mr. U! It's this one!
This one!
Nuh uh!
Not this one
30
How did the U.S. convince people to support the WWI financially?
The government sold land at cheap prices
The U.S. printed more money
Increased taxes dramatically
The government sold liberty bonds or war bonds as loans
31
Which battle was a major turning point for the US in the South Pacific crippling Japan's navy?
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
D-day
Battle of Midway
32
What was the goal of President Tafts's dollar Diplomacy?
Increase US influence in Cina
Assist European nations in avoiding war
US would invest in Latin American Countries
Aid welfare programs for immigrants to the US
33
Woodrow Wilson’s ultimate goal of his 14 points was to...
blame no one for starting the war
force Germany to pay reparations for the war
establish the League of Nations
stop the spread of communism
34
What were the Black Codes?
Codes that were black
Laws that helped African Americans after slavery ended
laws that kept African Americans in slavery conditions
Secret government codes
35
What did the 17
th
Amendment do to prevent some of the government corruption?
Automatically taxed the income of employed workers
Declared that senators must be elected, not appointed
Initiated prohibition (banned alcohol)
Women’s suffrage (right to vote)
36
During the Cold War the US & Soviet Union competed to build nuclear weapons. this was known as:
Arms Race
Space Race
Human race
Detente (Hostility)
37
What is laissez-faire?
The growth of socialism
More government control in the economy
A French Fair
Free enterprise; no government interference in the economy
38
The Scopes trial of 1925 illustrated the
Need for better microscopes for scientists
Conflict where evolution was taught in school in Tennessee
Need for better private schools
Desire for new voting rights laws
39
How did the US mobilize for war industry?
Used old supplies from previous wars
Initiated the Lend-Lease program
Purchased war supplies from other countries
Converted factories to produce war materials
40
Why did the US enter WWII?
Europe needed help to beat Stalin
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
US wanted to end the Holocaust.
Germany declared war on Japan.
41
Flappers were an example of
Conservative women in the 1920's
Prohibition
Women's reaction to birth control
Social liberation of women in the 1920's
42
Which battle was the largest naval invasion that pushed the Nazis out of Western Europe?
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of D-day (Normandy, France)
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
43
How would some workers resist or protest poor working conditions?
Sit-ins
Strike
Walk-outs
All of these
44
What was Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” policy?
U.S. would substitute Dollars for Bullets
U.S. would Isolate itself from Europe
U.S. military would invest in bigger guns
US would intimidate other countries with its large navy
45
When two or more groups are kept separate from each other, they are:
Integrated
Boycotting
Protesting
Segregated
46
Who was the U.S. President at the beginning of the Cold War?
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry Truman
47
What was the main purpose of the American "Island Hopping" strategy?
To seize key islands & close in on the Japanese mainland
to attack Japanese warships
To use Australia as a base of operation
To free all american POW's from occupied islands
48
What caused the Great Depression?
Over production of commoditees
Stock market crash of 1929
Under consumption of produced goods
All of these
49
What were some strategies that the U.S. used to conserve food for soldiers overseas during WWI?
Smaller portions were served in restaurants
Days: Wheatless Monday Meatless Tuesday & Porkless Thursday
People grew Victory Gardens
Answers 1 and 2
50
What famous court ruling made “Separate but Equal”(segregation)legal in the United States?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
Edwards vs. Tampa
Roe vs. Wade
51
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that...
Women could vote
Separation between church and state was constitutional
Racial segregation was constitutional
Monopolies were legal
52
William Jennings Bryan was...
25th president of the United States
fought for the silver standard & represented populists
Governor of Nebraska
William Mckinley's vice president
53
The atom bomb was invented by the U.S. during an emergency program known as the:
it didn’t have a name
Los Alamos Project
Nuclear Project
Manhattan Project
54
What was the significance of the Berlin Wall?
Protect Western Europe from Soviet invasion
Kept other countries out of East Berlin
Protect Soviet Union from invasion by the U.S.
Keep Soviet spies out of West Berlin
55
What is wrong with Mr. U's face?!
He had a bad dream
He found out what you did that one time! Not cool man!
He ate a bad grape
What? His face is fine!
56
Based on data in the chart, which statement is correct?
Limiting immigration controls urban population growth
Industrial growth causes further rural population decline
mechanized farming has led to a decline in rural populations
As rural populations decline, urban populations increase
57
How confident are you about getting this question right?
Un Poco
A little
Don't talk to me right now
Its in the bag!
58
What major concerns did workers have during the Industrial Revolution?
All of these
Low wages
Unsafe working conditions
long hours/child labor
59
Put the following events in order from which occurred first to last:
Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease, Pearl Harbor bombed, US in WW2
Neutrality Acts, Lend-Lease, US in WW2, Pearl Harbor bombed
Lend-Lease, Neutrality Acts, US in WW2, Pearl Harbor Bombed
US in WW2, Lean-Lease, Pearl Harbor bombed, Neutrality Acts
60
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, she began the:
Brown vs. Board of Education
Black Panthers
NOW
Montgomery Bus Boycott
61
What was the industrial revolution?
When productivity in industry struggled
Shift from manual labor/agriculture to factories/machines
None of these
A revolt within industry
62
What are trusts and what did they do?
Combine corporations to form a monopoly w/out breaking laws
None of these
agreement so corrupt men that do not expose each other
A dependable businessman or politician
63
At the end of the World War I, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to:
Pay reparations to the Allies
divide it’s lands and colonies
All of these
Reduce its army
64
Who were the Muckrakers?
People who rake muck and oil from oil spills
Workers that cleaned the streets after parades
Journalists that reveal scandal and corruption
65
The main goal of the “Civil Rights Movement” was...
Grant equal rights for everyone & stop discrimination
To get equal pay for all workers no matter what race
Outlaw slavery
To allow everyone to vote for the president
66
The New Deal was
laws to increase sales of items to get the economy flowing
Government programs by FDR used to end the Great Depression
the way investors purchased shares of stock “on the margin”
opportunity to buy a new Ford Model T at a discounted price
67
Russia’s withdrawal from WWI was mainly a result of:
massive drought and famine
their obvious defeat against Germany
outbreak of civil war and revolution
running out of resources
68
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
Grant financial aid to less developed countries
If Europe intervene in South America then US would go to war
Gave privileges to businesses that invested in Latin America
Disregarded all the parts of the Monroe Doctrine
69
The famous image of "Rosie the Riveter"
showed a permanent change of status of working mothers
showed how women remain in their traditional roles in home
showed society's acceptation of women working in men's jobs
suggested women need appropriate jobs chosen by male bosses.
70
The main event that sparked World War I in Europe was...
the explosion of the USS Maine and yellow journalism
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram
None of these
71
The
Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution
Granted citizenship to those born in the United States.
Freed the slaves.
Gave African Americans the right to vote.
Gave land to the freedmen
72
Which of the following is the correct definition of a union?
A group of workers fighting for better working conditions
factory owners who gather together to lobby for reforms
A group of factory owners who gather together to set prices
A group of workers who gather together to form a commune
73
Who were the flappers?
Women that flapped their mouths too much?
Nickname for the first airplanes
Independent women that defied society's norms
74
Who were the Carpetbaggers?
People that put carpets in bags
None of These
Southerners that supported republican reconstruction
Northerners that moved to the South
75
After the Civil War, which allowed African-Americans to vote?
Poll taxes
The 15th Amendment
Literacy tests
Grandfather clauses
76
Why didn't the US join the League of Nations?
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge refused to support it
It entangled the US with alliances
robbed Congress of its war-declaring powers
violated Wilson's own Fourteen Points.
77
What does AIM stand for?
Advanced Interest Market
American Industry Mechanism
American Indian Movement
Allow In Males
78
2 of the locations on which the United States dropped atomic bombs were
Okinawa & Iwo Jima
Yokohama & Nagasaki
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Hiroshima & Tokyo
79
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was important because it:
Gave equal educational opportunities for men and women
Gave all citizens equal voting rights
Outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex...
Sent members of the KKK to prison
80
What was the main purpose of U.S. foreign policy in the decade following World War II?
Invade Russia
Stop the spread of communism
Defend China
Imperialism
81
“Brown vs. The Board of Education” is important because it
gave women the right to earn as much as men
protected Hispanic American grape pickers
desegregated schools
segregated southern cities
82
The creation of the United Farm Workers Organization by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta was to
desegregate schools
Stop discrimination toward Mexican-Americans
increase the number of migrant workers
Improve working conditions for migrant laborers
83
The Dust Bowl demonstrated the
Impact of over production of farmland
Result of of the Indian Removal Act
success of government handouts
Limitation of labor unions
84
What were strike breakers?
Replacement workers for those that went on strike
People who broke up the strikes
