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An overview of American History since 1865
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Women and minorities gained a sense of patriotism and aided both war efforts from 1914-45, by?
Registering for the draft
Digging trenches on the Western Front
Joining the military
Working in factories and other domestic jobs
2
The Emancipation Proclamation stated
All slaves were freed immediately
Northern blacks could enlist in the Union army.
Slaves in the states loyal to the Union were freed
Slaves in states still in rebellion were freed
3
What ship was sunk in Havana, Cuba which helped convince the US to go to war with Spain?
USS John F. Kennedy
USS Arizona
USS Maine
USS Constitution
4
World War I began with the
switching of sides to the Entente by Italy
the German Kaiser insulting President Wilson
bombing of Pearl Harbor
the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
5
As a result of the New Deal, the role of the government in the economy
Remained the same
Was not affected
Decreased
Increased
6
What treaty formally ended the World War I?
The Berlin Conference
The Geneva Accords
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
7
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) sought to
use terrorism and intimidation to stop black of civil rights
organize schools for the newly freedmen
defeat its democratic enemies peacefully
support the Radical Republicanism in the South
8
Tenements were found in
Exclusively in Europe
Crowded industrial cities
Rural farming areas
Middle class suburbs
9
US president claimed in 1824 that European influence in Latin America would not be tolerated!
John F. Kennedy
George H.W. Bush
James Monroe
Harry S. Truman
10
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union in World War II?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Joseph Stalin
11
Restriction the number of Chinese able to move to the US in 1882.
Jim Crow Laws
American Reinvestment Act
Civil Rights Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
12
One negative effect of Prohibition was the rising power of
Movies and media
Sports and Movie stars
Organized Crime
the Federal Government
13
The Reconstruction Amendments (13-15) are also called the Civil Rights amendments because
each was passed to protect the rights of former slaves
each was created to end problems between the North and South
they reformed voting, setting 18 as the minimum voting age
they guarantee the right to a trial by jury of peers
14
The almost 50 year period of conflict between the Soviet Union and US between 1945-1991.
The Vietnam War
The War on Terror
The Russian Revolution
The Cold War
15
Civil rights leader who urged Black Americans to use more physical means to achieve success.
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Cesar Chavez
16
One complaint that "Nativists" made was that immigrants
adopted American customs too freely
took jobs away from Native born Americans
took over American farms
were mostly Protestants
17
The United States dropped atomic bombs on which two Japanese cities?
Berlin and Rome
Tokyo and Berlin
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Rome and Hiroshima
18
“Black Tuesday” refers to the day that
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected
the stock market crashed
the music died
The Bonus Army marched
19
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
It created a sense of friendship between nations and Germany
It gave them the chance to develop nuclear weapons
It forced reparations for damages in WWI on the nation
It gave the German’s more colonies
20
Food, clothing, and education were provided to former slaves by the
Freedman's Bureau
KKK
Wade-Davis Bill
Conservatives
21
Two "
push factors
" that led immigrants to come to the U.S. were
Crowded land and revolution
Religious persecution and a great amount of food
The promise of freedom and of a better life
Revolution and factory jobs
22
Who did Hitler agree to not fight with by signing a ten year non-aggression pact?
The Soviet Union
Austria
Czechoslovakia
The United States
23
What was the German strategy of naval warfare after they backed out of the Sussex Pledge?
Tactical War
Nuclear warfare
Strategic bombing
Unrestricted submarine warfare
24
Organizations that pushed for safer working conditions, shorter days, and higher wages
School Boards
Labor Unions
Organized Crime
Trade Boards
25
When World War I began, the United States
declared its neutrality
torpedoed the Lusitania
declared war on Germany
joined the Central Powers
26
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Gavrilo Princip
John Wilkes Booth
Samuel Gravano
Lee Harvey Oswald
27
In response to the Great Recession of 2007-08 what policies did President George W Bush enact?
The Economic Stimulus Act
The Underwood Tariff Act
The Trust Busting Act
The Lend-Lease Act
28
Which country did the United States invade directly after the 9/11 attacks?
Iran
Afghanistan
North Korea
Iraq
29
The Harlem Renaissance was
The first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean
A popular New York jazz club
The nickname for the growing immigrant pop. of the 1920's
An African American literary and cultural awakening
30
Provides equal protection under the law and defines citizenship.
11th Amendment
12th Amendment
14th Amendment
13th Amendment
31
US president responsible for “Trickle Down” theory as part of his economic policy?
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
32
Mass production of the automobile was made possible by:
steel engines
organized labor
child labor
the assembly line
33
Those that lived on and farmed land from which they were allowed to keep about 1/3 of the crops
Indentured Servant
Tennant Farmer
Slave
Sharecropper
34
Early 20th century embellished, exaggerated, often nonfactual news used to sway public opinion.
Nativism
Jingoism
Plagiarism
Yellow Journalism
35
Event which saw Black Americans boycott buses for 382 days until segregation laws were lifted.
March on Washington
Occupy Wallstreet
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Million Man March
36
What battle tactic caused WWI to become a bitter bloody stalemate on the western front?
Naval Warfare
Trench Warfare
Guerrilla Warfare
Nuclear Warfare
37
The New Deal entitlement program that persists today to help the elderly and unemployed
American Association of Retired Persons
Works Progress Administration
Department of Homeland Security
Social Security
38
What is the time period after the Civil War called?
Gilded Age
Roaring 20's
Reconstruction
Progressive Era
39
A major problem facing worker building the Panama Canal in a foreign country was
French interference
Disease
Revolution in Panama
Lack of money
40
Major event in Ireland causing large scale immigration of Irish to the US in the mid 1800’s?
Formation of the Irish Republican Army
Revolution
Violence between Catholics and Protestants
Irish Potato Famine
41
American President who "Trust busted" monopolies calling a "Square Deal" for all Americans.
Theodore Roosevelt
Rutherford B Hayes
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
42
Person who refused to give up her seat on a bus that inspired the chorus of this Outkast song.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Florence Nightingale
Rosa Parks
Susan B. Anthony
43
What was the German plan for a war on two fronts in WWI?
The Final Solution
The Kaiser Plan
The Marshall Plan
The Schlieffen Plan
44
Which amendment grants all citizens the right to vote regardless of sex?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
45
All of the following were causes of WWI,
EXCEPT
The Alliance System
Imperialism
Pacifism
Militarism
46
What group claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?
The Black Hand
Iran
ISIS
Al Qaeda
47
Southern laws that placed land restrictions, curfews, etc. on freed blacks after 1865
Bill of Rights
Civil Rights
Black Codes
1st amendment
48
What German naval weapon gave them an advantage in the ocean during WWI?
Airplanes like the The Fokker
Aircraft Carriers
Battleships
U-Boats
49
Civil rights leader who urged the use of non-violent civil disobedience was
Cesar Chavez
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
50
The 1896 Supreme Court case
Plessy v. Ferguson
decided the legality of sharecropping
approved the idea of separate but equal
declared slavery illegal
denounced the violence of the Ku Klux Klan
51
Outlawed slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
11th Amendment
10th Amendment
12th Amendment
52
After WWI, The Senate rejected U.S. membership in the league of nations because
membership jeopardized a military alliance with Cuba
of concerns for domestic issues like the Great Depression
the US could avoid giving financial aid to a foreign nations
membership would force us into future foreign wars
53
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s most famous presidential policy is known as
The Square Deal
The New Right
The Great Society
The New Deal
54
Which US president authored the Fourteen Points that established the League of Nations.
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
55
Grants all male citizens the right to vote regardless of previous condition of servitude
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
12th Amendment
56
Nickname for Northern Republicans who moved to the South after the Civil War?
Carpetbaggers
Confederates
Scalawags
Progressives
57
Which US president saw a period of budget surpluses in the late 1990’s?
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Barrack Obama
58
One cause of the stock market crash saw many investors purchased stock by,
buying on margin
buying from flappers
buying on "layaway"
buying from bootleggers
59
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fredericksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
60
What do we call the day on June 6, 1944 where US troops invaded Normandy to liberate France?
VJ Day
D Day
Memorial Day
VE Day
61
A person who rented the land that they farmed and kept all the profits from the crop?
Tennant Farmer
Sharecropper
Indentured Servant
Slave
62
Improved transportation, mail delivery, and distribution of goods in the mid-late 1800’s?
International airport system
Transcontinental Railroad
Interstate highway system
The Panama Canal
