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U.S. History First Semester Final
U.S. History First Semester Final
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This was the government's plan to limit immigration
Only permitted people of certain political beliefs
Banned Immigration from southern and eastern Europe
The Quota System
Isolationism
2
Susan B. Anthony
was the first American woman elected to political office
was the first American woman to earn a PhD
was a leader the abolitionist movement
was a leader in women's suffrage and founded NAWSA
3
A prejudice against foreign born people
Xenophobia
Anarchism
Isolationism
Nativism
4
In 1914 this alliance consisted of France, Britain, and Russia
The Central Powers
The Allies
5
An author who criticized the glorification of war in A Farewell to Arms
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Marcus Garvey
6
Th term used to describe Theodore Roosevelt's reform efforts
Square Deal
Square Freedom
New Deal
New Freedom
7
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Versailles?
Banned Germany from maintaining an army
Established 9 new nations
Required Germany to pay extreme war reparations
Made all Central Powers pay war reparations
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A composer who merged traditional music with American Jazz creating a distinctly American sound
Edward Hopper
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Sinclair Lewis
9
Who was the presidential candidate of 1921 that promised "normalcy" and simpler days?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
10
This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers
Tabloids
yellow- journalism
propaganda
muckraking
11
Who bought and smuggled liquor from Canada, West Indies, and Cuba?
Prohibitionists
Bootleggers
Mobsters
Flappers
12
The stock market crash on Oct. 29, 1929
Black Thursday
Black Monday
Black Friday
Black Tuesday
13
What is the name of Woodrow Wilson's reform campaign?
New Freedom
Fourteen Points
New Deal
Missionary Diplomacy
14
Which of the following was NOT a cause of U.S. imperialism
Desire for new territory
Thirst for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority
Desire for military strength
15
Who was elected president in 1928 right before the Great Depression
Calvin Coolidge
Ronald Reagan
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
16
Who helped establish the NAACP?
Upton Sinclair
Marcus Garvey
Theodore Roosevelt
W.E.B. DuBois
17
An economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship
Communism
Nativism
A boring government that has no fun
Anarchism
18
What ship exploded in the Havana Harbor and helped bring America into the Spanish-American War?
The U.S.S. Arizona
The U.S.S. Maine
The Zimmerman
The Lusitania
19
Which Act selected men for military service?
Espionage and Sedition Act
The Draft Act
War Industries Board
Selective Service Act
20
A famous jazz player who got his claim to fame by playing for Joe "King" Oliver.
Marcus Garvey
Louis Armstong
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
21
The period from 1924 to 1940 in which the economy plummeted and unemployment skyrocketed
The Great Recession
The Recession
The Depression
The Great Depression
22
What people used the power of the press to point out corruption in big business in America?
Propagandists
Muckrakers
Paparazzi
Yellow Journalism
23
Opposition to any form of government
Isolationism
Nativism
Anarchism
Communism
24
What was written by the Spanish Prime Minister to the U.S. that criticized President McKinley?
Yellow Journalism
The de Lome letter
Anti-Imperialism letter
The Zimmerman Note
25
What was the name of the treaty that ended WWI?
The Treaty of London
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of World Peace
26
The Eighteenth Amendment is known as...
Moral Improvement Amendment
The anti-alcohol amendment
Prohibition experiment
The Amendment of failure
27
Author of the Great Gatsby who coined the term "Jazz Age" to describe the twenties
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sinclair Lewis
Ernest Hemingway
Marcus Garvey
28
Which is the most famous battle that took place in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?
Santiago Hill
San Juan Hill
Bunker Hill
Kettle Hill
29
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's peace plan?
New Freedom
Fourteen Points
Missionary Diplomacy
New Deal
30
Type of fighting on the Western Front during WWI
Trench Warfare
Machine War
Trench Combat
Convoy System
31
The most widely used measure of the stock market's health
Speculation
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Thermometer
Dow Jones Barometer
32
Fundamentalists believed that...
The Bible should be interpreted literally
Prohibition should be repealed
Teaching evolution in school is acceptable
Evolution and creationism could coincide
33
What did T. Roosevelt pass to the Monroe Doctrine?
The Roosevelt Stick
The Big Stick
The Roosevelt Corollary
The New Deal
34
What was the American fear of communism in the 1920s called?
The Anti-Anarchy Movement
The Red Scare
The Communist Scare
The Fear of Political Regimes
35
Risky business transactions, dealing with the stock market
Speculation
Debit
Credit
The Installment Plan
36
The president known for his use of federal power in domestic affairs
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Barack Obama
William H. Taft
37
Which Amendment granted women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
16th Amendment
14th Amendment
38
The use of media to polarize WWI and encourage Americans to support the war
propaganda
muckraking
tabloid writing
yellow journalism
39
Harlem Renaissance étriers wrote about which of the following?
That whites and blacks should remain separate
The superiority of African American culture
The trials of being black in a white world
The evils of alcohol
40
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
A program to promote African American owned businesses
A celebration of African American culture in lit. and art
A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
41
The president whose actions led to the split of the Republican party
William McKinley
William H. Taft
Warren G. Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
42
An immigrant from Jamaica who believed that African Americans should build a separate society.
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Marcus Garvey
James Weldon Johnson
43
Which president strongly supported business?
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Herbert Hoover
44
A conscientious Objector during WWI was...
A person who refused to fight because of machine guns
a person who fled to Canada to avoid the draft
someone who refused to participate in war on moral grounds
a person who was against the Treaty of Versailles
45
Which Amendment allowed for the direct election of senators by the people?
The 16th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 17th Amendment
46
Missionary Diplomacy was which president's imperialistic program?
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
The League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
47
Who was the poet and journalist who helped spark the Cuban resistance against Spain?
De Lome
Valeriano Weyler
Upton Sinclair
Jose Marti
48
Who were the main targets of anti-immigrant hysteria in America during WWI
Germans
Italians
Irish
Russians
49
How did the alliance system bring multiple countries into WWI?
It didn't actually bring countries into the war
It forced countries to give each other money
Out of obligation to help their allies, countries joined
50
Stonger nations extending their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations
Nativism
Isolationism
Communism
Imperialism
51
What enabled people to buy goods over an extended period of time in the 1920s?
The Loan System
The Installment Plan
Credit Cards
The New Banking Plan
52
The Muckraking journalist who exposed the terrible conditions of the meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair
Valeriano Weyler
Jose Marti
De Lome
53
Provide a forum for nations to settle their grievances without having to resort to war
Wilson's Fourteen Points
The League of Nations
The WIB
The AEF
54
Which event sparked WWI?
The German revolt against Austria-Hungary
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
German U-boat attacks
The Zimmerman Note
55
In 1914 this alliance consisted of Germany Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Allies
Central Powers
56
Who was the first person to make a solo trans-Atlantic flight?
Amelia Earhart
Eddie Rickenbacker
Ernest Hemingway
Charles A. Lindbergh