U.S. History Sem. 2 Final Review

Question 1

Which nations formed the military alliance known as the Axis Powers during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Germany, Italy, Japan

Question 2

What idea advocates for the means of production, distribution, and exchange to be owned by the community as a whole?

Accepted Answer

Socialism

Question 3

Which political party, formed in the 1850s, aimed to prevent the spread of slavery into new territories?

Accepted Answer

Republican Party

Question 4

Which series of laws were enacted in the early 1850s to aid in the capture and return of escaped slaves?

Accepted Answer

Fugitive Slave Acts

Question 5

What term refers to a financial market in which prices are rising or are expected to rise?

Accepted Answer

Bull Market

Question 6

Which of the following was a management approach used by Frederick Winslow Taylor to improve factories

Accepted Answer

Taylorism

Question 7

What was the network of secret routes and safe houses used to help enslaved African Americans escape to free states?

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 8

What period in US history followed the Civil War and aimed to rebuild the defeated Southern states?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 9

The period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II is known as the:

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 10

Which term describes the process of blending into and adopting the culture of another group?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Question 11

The systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews and other ethnic groups in Europe is known as the

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 12

The severe dust storms that damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American prairies during the 1930s are called the

Accepted Answer

Dust Bowl

Question 13

When you purchase an asset by funding a small portion of the asset's value and borrowing the rest is called

Accepted Answer

Buying on Margin

Question 14

Which system allows the government to collect a percentage of an individual's earnings?

Accepted Answer

Income Tax

Question 15

What belief system prioritizes the interests of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants?

Accepted Answer

Nativism

Question 16

Which term refers to a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

Accepted Answer

Imperialism

Question 17

What term describes a rule used to disqualify African Americans from voting by requiring ancestry and literacy tests?

Accepted Answer

Grandfather Clause

Question 18

What system of appointing individuals to government positions based on political support rather than merit?

Accepted Answer

Patronage

Question 19

What was the term for the forced enlistment of people into military service?

Accepted Answer

Conscription

Question 20

What monumental infrastructure project linked the eastern and western United States in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Transcontinental Railroad

Question 21

Which reform movement aimed to address social and political problems in the United States between the 1890s and 1920s?

Accepted Answer

Progressive Movement

Question 22

What policy proposed access to China's markets be open to all nations equally?

Accepted Answer

Open Door Notes

Question 23

What international organization was established in 1949 to provide collective defense against external threats?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 24

What term is used to describe a series of 30 radio speeches given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

Fireside Chats

Question 25

The sinking of which ship played a role in the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

Accepted Answer

USS Maine

Question 26

What term refers to the military strategy employed by the United States in the Pacific War against Japan?

Accepted Answer

Island Hopping

Question 27

What was the name of the programs and other public works that was enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1939?

Accepted Answer

New Deal

Question 28

What were the laws passed by Northern states to protect escaped slaves?

Accepted Answer

Personal Liberty Laws

Question 29

Which Supreme Court case declared separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Brown vs. Board

Question 30

What was the official name of the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945?

Accepted Answer

Third Reich

Question 31

What is the illegal or unethical acquisition of money through means such as bribes?

Accepted Answer

Graft

Question 32

What type of tax requires citizens to pay a set amount per person?

Accepted Answer

Poll Tax

Question 33

What term describes the process by which former slaves integrated into society following the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Question 34

What was the name of the nationwide constitutional ban on alcohol

Accepted Answer

Prohibition

Question 35

Which nations were part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

Accepted Answer

United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union

Question 36

What was the first successful labor union in the United States, founded in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

American Federation of Labor

Question 37

What term describes the process of minority groups adopting the culture and traditions of the dominant culture?

Accepted Answer

Assimilation

Question 38

Which term refers to the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860-1861?

Accepted Answer

Secession

Question 39

What term describes a political organization that controls enough votes to maintain political control?

Accepted Answer

Political Machine

Question 40

Which organization was founded to advance the social and economic needs of farmers?

Accepted Answer

Grange

U.S. History Sem. 2 Final Review

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U.S. History Sem. 2 Final Review

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