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