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U.S. History Fall 2024 Semester Review
U.S. History Fall 2024 Semester Review
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1
What caused the October 1929 stock market crash?
government overregulation
Falling stocks purchased on credit
Investments in banks that failed
2
Which philosophy did the Social Security Act demonstrate?
As people earn money they do not need to save for their retirement.
National disasters occur and the government should have plans ready.
Government should help retirees, dependent mothers/children, and disabled.
3
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
1950s stylistic change in African American fashion, music, and literature
1920s African American cultural movement (art, music, literature, dance)
Urban renewal project that took place during the civil rights movement
4
How did U.S. leaders respond to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Roosevelt called a meeting w/ Emperor Hirohito to end the conflict quickly
Congress declared war on Japan and the United States joined the Allies.
Roosevelt waited to hear further from Japanese gov. about the reasons
5
In his first inaugural address, Roosevelt said, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” What did he mean?
People were foolish to be afraid that more banks would fail.
It was okay to be afraid in a difficult situation like the Depression.
A positive attitude could help resolve the economic problems.
6
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to invading forces?
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
7
The explosion on the USS
Maine,
yellow journalism and ?? contributed to the U.S. going to war against Spain in 1898.
a treaty agreement with England
protecting U.S. investments in Cuba
preventing Spain from attacking the United States
8
How did Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests affect blacks in the period following the Civil War?
They had little effect on blacks
They helped make it possible for blacks to vote
They promoted segregation and fewer rights for blacks
9
The Berlin Wall was built by the US to prevent communist influence from spreading to West Germany during the Cold War
False
True
10
Which agencies created during the New Deal are still in existence?
Civilian Conservation Corps and Home Owners Loan Corporation
Agricultural Adjustment Agency and the National Recovery Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
11
Which Supreme Court decision allowed for the segregation of blacks in "separate but equal" facilities?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown V. Board of Education
Dred Scott V. Sanford
12
How did the military recruit most of the 4 million Americans who served during World War I?
through volunteers that enlisted in the service
through the draft authorized by the Selective Service Act
13
How did monopolies and trusts affect industry and banking in the late 1800s?
They set the standard for the development of a nationwide banking network.
Introduced business practices that created big industry/wealth for a few
They produced great wealth that benefited workers.
14
What finally brought the United States into World War I?
British and French requests for support
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
unrestricted German submarine attacks on shipping
15
How did western settlement affect Native Americans?
Natives supported western settlement because it brought money they needed.
Western settlement continued to force Native Americans from their lands.
Native Americans were unaffected by western settlement
16
Which group could be described for the first time in the 1920s with the terms
flapper
,
wage-earner
, and
voter
?
African Americans
Women
adolescents
17
Group in the 1920s opposed immigration, started the Red Scare, and believed white Protestants were better than others?
nativists and the Ku Klux Klan
communists and Jews
African Americans and Catholics
18
African American activist, appeared to accept segregation, believed in education for blacks, founded Tuskegee Institute
George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
Frederick Douglas
19
Using the timeline, which statement describes the response of the U.S. government during this time period?
The United States provided military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey
U.S. made an alliance with the USSR for joint control of Greece and Turkey
The United States imposed economic sanctions against the British government
The U.S. sent military forces to bring an end to the civil war in Greece.
20
What was one consequence of the severe drought in the Great Plains during the 1930s?
Many farmers left for California.
Farmers were forced to plant more corn and less wheat for more profit
21
The United States acquired several new territories during the late 1800s. Which two later became states?
Alaska and Oregon
Alaska and Hawaii
California and Oregon
22
Which wartime action violated the Constitution in the name of protecting the United States from perceived threats?
Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps.
Prisoners of war were tortured and detained without charges.
23
What was one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
financial penalties for Germany
an end to economic barriers between countries
24
Which era is most associated with the type of event shown in this photograph?
The Roaring 1920s
The Great Depression
The Cold War
25
What was Harry Truman’s rationale for using the atomic bomb on Japan?
Atomic bombs had not been tested, wanted to find out how powerful they were
Thought an atomic bomb would kill far fewer people than invasion of Japan.
Thought if he destroyed Tokyo with an atomic bomb, Japan would surrender.
