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US HISTORY - Semester 2 Final
US HISTORY - Semester 2 Final
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A Review game for HHS US History Semester 2
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1
How many state capitals share the name of a US president?
3
4
5
2
2
Which of the following choices accurately lists the Allies of WW2?
USSR, Japan, Italy, Germany
USSR, USA, France, UK
USA, UK, France, Italy
USA, USSR, Italy
3
True or False: The Civil Rights Era began and ended in the 1950s-1960s
False
True
Nope, definitely false
Trick Question - It never ends
4
Which of these contributed to the Great Depression?
Bonus Army
Easy credit in the 1920s
International increase in trade
Loans made available to average people
5
Which of these amendments gave all citizens equal protection under the law?
18th
13th
14th
15th
6
Who explored the Louisiana Purchase for the United States?
Clark and Washington
Lewis and Clark
Kit Carson
George Custer
7
Who became President thanks to the Compromise of 1877?
Alfred T. Mahan
Ulysses S. Grant
Samuel Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
8
What is the perfect Jimmy John's order?
Number 5
Number 4
Number 9
Number 9 with hot peppers
9
During the Red Scare, Americans were fearful of:
Communism
Losing the War
Rising crime
Immigrants
10
Who wrote the original books starring spy James Bond?
Jack Churchill
Ian Fleming
George RR Martin
George Lucas
11
What Supreme Court case struck down seperate but equal laws in 1954?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Bridges v. Missouri
Parks v City of Montgomery
Brown v. Board of Education
12
True or False: The United States was losing the war in the Pacific before Midway
Yep, it's true
Nope, false
13
Which country joined WWI because Germany attacked Belgium?
Austro-Hungary
Russia
Britain
France
14
How many US Presidents have been assassinated while in office?
4
5
2
3
15
After WWI, ______________ wanted to (and did) blame __________ for the war
France: Germany
UK: Germany
Russia: Serbia
France: Russia
16
Which happened FIRST in the European theater of war in WW2?
Allies invade North Africa
Allies invade France
Allies invade Italy
Allies invade Sicily
17
Urbanization is a move from _________ to ________
your home country; the USA
the coast; the interior
the country; the city
the country; the coast
18
This President was seen as a Progressive, supporter of nature, and a trust-buster
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Andrew Johnson
Teddy Roosevelt
19
The 15th Amendment granted all male citizens 21 and over the right to do what?
Marry
Run for Office
Be free
Vote
20
What ship exploded in Havana, Cuba and led to US involvement in the Spanish American War?
USS Constitution
USS Indianapolis
USS Connecticut
USS Maine
21
What technological advancement helped Americans settle the Great Plains faster?
El Camino Real
Telegraph
Panama Canal
Transcontinental Railroad
22
What does the M in the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI stand for?
Militarism
Monopoly
Military Force
Might
23
According to Alfred Mahan, what did a country need to compete globally?
A navy
nuclear missiles
larger armies
An air force
24
The symbol '&' has a name. What is it called?
the 'and' sign
schwa
ampersand
pound sign
25
In what state would you find the world's largest frying pan?
Washington
North Carolina
Iowa
Georgia
26
What does Woodrow Wilson call his plan for international peace?
14 Points
Treaty of Versailles
10 Step Path
Thousand Points of Light
27
Segregation laws were judged to be allowable in what Supreme Court case?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Kansas
Pullman v. Rockefeller
Scott v. Sanford
28
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution provided the right to vote to:
Women
All adult citizens regardless of gender/sex
African-Americans
Minorities
29
How did wealthy industrialists gain monopolies?
Fair competition
Corruption
Vertical Integration
Bribing political officials
30
Americans were asked to do more with less during WW2 - what system reinforced this idea?
Point Rationing
Recycling
Resource sharing
National Point system
31
Absolute zero is measured at what temperature on the Kelvin scale?
100
273.15
-273.15
0
32
Which of these cities has never had an NFL franchise?
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Las Vegas
33
Who put the first man made object in orbit around the Earth?
USSR
USA
UK
Germany
34
During the Cold War, the American strategy to limit the spread of Communism is:
M.A.D.
Containment
Appeasement
The Truman Doctrine
35
The United States was in the Cold War against:
Germany
USSR
Japan
Russia
36
Japan was on the defensive after this WW2 battle
D-Day
Coral Sea
Midway
Battle of the Bulge
37
Which muckraker exposed the awful conditions in the meat packing industry?
Upton Sinclair
Theodore Roosevelt
Ida Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
38
What is the proper name for a carbonated drink like Dr. Pepper and Root Beer?
Pop
Coke
Soda
Cold Drink
39
What type of law in the South "fixed" the poll tax and literacy test system for whites?
Separate but Equal
Grandfather Clause
Black codes
Plessy v. Ferguson
40
If you prefer not to get involved in a situation (like war, for example) you are an:
isolationist
internationalist
anarchist
interventionist