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1
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Britain declared war on Germany
Germany invaded Poland
The US used atomic bombs on Japan
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
2
What did the Allies hope to accomplish by "appeasing" Hitler over the Sudetenland?
get him to join the Allied forces and build an alliance
entrance into world war
get him to stop expanding, be content with land,avoiding war
persuade him to only expand within Europe;no other continent
3
How did Andrew Carnegie carry out his belief in the "Gospel of Wealth"?
Discouraged other industrialists from donating money
Donated money to build libraries & educational institutions
Increased wages for his workers to a living wage
Donated money to help aspiring business men build companies
4
Who was responsible for recruiting & training members, planning & carrying out 9/11 attacks?
members of Nazis
members of Taliban
members of Iraqi government
members of al-qaeda
5
How did the labor unions try to improve working conditions?
tricking management into payiing them more
lawsuits against industrialists
strikes, boycotts, organizing and educating members
finding replacement workers to fill in for them
6
Which term means buying up all businesses needed in the process of producing a good/product?
vertical integration
communism
capitalism
horizontal integration
7
What did immigrants face when they arrived at Ellis Island?
welcoming agencies
physical & mental inspection
no formal inspection
translators and housing
8
Everything below describes a war time change that occured at home EXCEPT:
welcomed all Jewish refugees who were fleeing Nazi Germany
Japanese-Americans were detained in internment camps
food was rationed to allow more resources for our troops
women filled jobs previously filled by men
9
How did laissez-faire capitalism help the industrialists?
They were forced to donate millions of dollars to charity
They were given the highest qualified employees
They could run their businesses however they wanted
They gained tax money from the government
10
Which best describes the term gilded?
tarnished on outside and gold on inside
neither gold or tarnished at all
both gold and tarnished throughout
gold on outside and tarnished on inside
11
Which US war was fought under President George HW (Daddy) Bush?
War on Terrorism
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
Persian Gulf War
12
Which of the following industrialists gained his fortune in the railroad industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
13
Who created cartoons to highlight the corruption in Tammany Hall with Boss Tweed?
Jacob Riis
JP Morgan
Thomas Nast
Al Smith
14
Where were the hijackers from who carried out 9-11 attack?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
15
In the Wizard of Oz allegory, what are the silver slippers meant to represent?
free silver standard only
gold standard only
neither gold standard or bimetalism
bimetalism; free silver & gold standard
16
Which industrialist built his fortune in the steel industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
JP Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
17
What was used to justify why some people had wealth, success and others had poverty, misery?
evolution
social darwinism
gospel of wealth
American Dream
18
Who was the US president for most of World War II?
George HW Bush
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William McKinley
Harry S. Truman
19
What were Germany & Japan doing to display their aggression in the 1930s?
joining forces with China & Poland
building nuclear weapons
expanding their territories and taking natural resources
publishing how many people they had killed
20
Why did the US enter into the Persian Gulf War?
protect Kuwait from the invading Iraqis
fight global terrorism
to remove Osama bin laden from power
protect Israelis from Palestinians
21
The Populists fought for all of the following issues EXCEPT:
laissez-faire capitalism
direction election of senators
free silver
income tax
22
Which US war did the US fight directly following the 9-11 attack?
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
Persian Gulf War
War in Egypt
23
Why does Osama bin Laden believe that the US desecrated the Holy Land (MECCA)?
US troops operated from military base in Saudi Arabia
US troops operated from a military base in Turkey
US troops operated from a military base in Iraq
US troops operated from military base in Afghanistan
24
When the US entered WWII with the Allies, who did they agree to defeat first?
Italy
Japan
Russia
Germany
25
Which claim did Osama bin laden make in his second fatwa about the US?
increased oil consumption by 80%
corrupt leaders throughout the world were backed by US
responsible for 1 million+ Muslim deaths
took over Iraqi government
26
US claimed neutrality prior to declaration of war. Why might this have been questioned?
The US supplied war materials to both sides
The US refused to sell anything to foreign nations
The US had zero involvement with warring nations
The US supplied war materials to the Allies
27
What term describes when one company owns a product or dominates the market?
monopoly
oligopoly
socialism
capitalism
28
Which event led to a bomb in the crowd, several deaths & the execution of some organizers?
Ellis Island protest
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Square rally
29
What was the name given to the Nazi plan to exterminate Jews and other non-essential people?
Appeasement
Final Solution
War Crimes Tribunal
Manhattan Project
30
Which 9th gd course teaches you to analyze political cartoons and minimizes your homework load?
English (Honors or Regular)
US history
Earth Science
Biology
31
Which of the following events did US history student NOT participate in this semester?
Viewing of Schindler's List
Henry Ford Museum
Military Appreciation Day
Holocaust Memorial Center
32
Which groups were discriminated against in the US yet still joined the combat forces in WWII?
Female Americans
Native Americans
African Americans
Japanese Americans
33
Which of the following groupings is accurately matched?
William McKinley, Democrat, free silver, laborers
William Jennings Bryan, Republican, gold standard
William Jennings Bryan, Democrat, free silver, Populists
William McKinley, industrialists, Populists, gold standard
34
Which of the following industrialists gained his wealthy in the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
35
Osama bin laden used all of the reasons to defend the 9-11 attack EXCEPT:
US gives too much support to Arab nations
US gives too much money & support to Israel
US was responsible for death of numerous Arabic people
US spreads culture and that interferes with his values
36
How did the use of the atomic bombs on Japan impact US and Russian relations?
decreased tensions and friendship grew
increased tensions and mistrust grew
did not alter the alliance
developed further joint technologies
37
How did most Americans view these protests that resulted from poor working conditions?
essential to improving the workplace
violent & driven by anarchists who just wanted to disrupt
problematic for farmers who needed the attention
fighting for their rights
38
Why did Hitler claim that Germany needed to expand its borders?
Allies had encouraged him to do so after World War I
felt bad for the harm caused in World War I
create "living room" for people, Germany's path to greatness
wanted to bring wealth to many countries
39
Who was the US president when the US was attacked on 9-11?
William Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George HW Bush
George W Bush
40
Which term means buying up the smaller companies in an indsutry under one large corporation?
communism
horizontal integration
capitalism
vertical integration
41
How many planes were hijacked and crashed on September 11, 2001?
4
3
5
6
42
Why did President Truman argue that the use of the atomic bombs was necessary?
save US lives and end the war
The scientists who created the bombs demanded it
the technology was too expensive to not be used
Britain was pressuring us to do so
43
Which industrialist gained his fortune in finance and in the consolidation of industries?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
JP Morgan
44
What were the labor unions of the late 1800s fighting for?
price freezes
higher wages and improved working conditions
free coinage of silver
gold standard
45
Which of the following groups were the main participants in the Allied Powers?
Germany, Japan, China
Russia, Britain, United States
Germany, Japan, Italy
Russia, Germany, United States
46
When a government uses a "laissez-faire" philosophy what does that mean?
allows elected officals to regulate the economy
stays out of the economy
interferes with the economy for taxation only
controls all aspects of the economy
47
How did Mark Twain use the term "gilded" to describe the industrial age?
America had yet to achieve wealth & prosperity at all
America had nothing positive to offer
America was everything that the American Dream envisioned
America looked prosperous but poverty & corruption thrived
48
Which of the following groups were the main participants in the Axis Powers?
Russia, Germany, United States
Russia, Britain, United States
Germany, Japan, China
Germany, Japan, Italy
49
What did the book "How the Other Half Lives" reveal to Americans?
horrific living conditions for most immigrants
positive impact of industrialization on the urban areas
Standard Oil Company's monopoly
constant corruption in Tammany Hall
50
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to America's industrial success?
improved transportation & communication
abundant natural resources
restrictive immigration practices
immigrant labor
