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1
The Iron Curtain was the figurative line that_____
separating the United States from the rest of the world
through Europe dividing capitalist from communist states
separating the world into capitalist and communist camps
separating North Korea from South Korea
2
The center for black writers, musicians, and intellectuals in the 1920s was_______
Detriot
Washington DC
Harlem
Atlanta
3
WWI Voc:Movementof many African Americans to northern cities from the South in the early 1900s
Western Expansion
The Great Migration
Northern Expansion
4
The 17
th
Amendment says_______
the direct election of senators
term limits for the president
income tax
prohibition
5
Commissioner of Indian affairsby FDR in 1933 helped create the Indian Reorganization Act 1934.
Richard Wright
Huey Long
Alfred E Smith
John Collier
6
One reason the United States supported the creation of the United Nations was to
promote the development of nuclear weapons
maintain international peace
improve efforts to collect war debts
determine blame for the start of World War II
7
The French premier during WWI
David Lloyd George
Bernard M. Baruch
Henry Cabot Lodge
Georges Clemenceau
8
All of the following are considered causes of the Great Depression
EXCEPT______
excessive regulation of business
excessive use of credit
overproduction of consumer goods
stock market speculation
9
WWI Voc:A biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts andactions
Yellow Journalism
Advertisement
Expose
Propaganda
10
Which geographic area was most seriously affected by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s?
Ohio River valley
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coastal Plain
11
The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to
coordinate troop movements between NewYork and Europe
ban the use of chemical and biologicalwarfare
develop the atomic bomb
supply the Allies with more fighter planes
12
WWI Voc:Fighting between fortified ditches
Manhattan Project
Bio Warfare
Trench Warfare
German Warfare
13
Elements of African-American artistry such as poetry and jazz flourished during ________
radio revivalism era
UNIA and black power movement
Harlem Renaissance
Lost Generation
14
Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives" ________
used photographs to illustrate poverty, illness, and crime
attacked government practices towards workers
implicated safety standards instituted by the government
took on problems faced by immigrants
15
Bobby Seale was the spokesman for which organization that supported black power philosophies?
Students for a Democratic Society
Black Muslims
Black Panther Party
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
16
The instructions referred to in this public notice resulted in the_________
drafting of young Japanese American men into the US military
deportation of most Japanese aliens to Japan
removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps
protection of the homes and property of Japanese Americans
17
The British prime minister during WWI
Henry Cabot Lodge
David Lloyd George
Bernard M. Baruch
Georges Clemenceau
18
What was one consequence of prohibition?
Women stayed out of speakeasies.
City drinking effectively ended.
Midwesterners protested the law violently.
Organized crime grew tremendously.
19
What was the major result of Henry Ford’s innovativemanufacturing techniques?
The sale prices ofcars went down
More Americans boughtcars from overseas
The sale prices of theaverage car increased
Fewer Americans hadjobs
20
Money given to veterans to for education & lowinterest loans were provided to buy homes/farms
Cash and Carry Act
22nd Amendment
GI Bill
21
Which cabinet post
was not
created in the 1960s
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Veteran Affairs
22
Woodrow Wilson won the 1912 election over W. Taft and T. Roosevelt thanks in large part to_____
Taft's decision to run as a Progressive incumbent
the Repub. Party's dissatisfaction with Roosevelt's politics
popular support for interventionist foreign policy
a split of Republican votes between Taft and Roosevelt
23
What was the main reason for the emergence of “Hoovervilles” was_______
Many Americans had lost jobs during the Great Depression
World War II had created a shortage of building materials
Housing projects could not keep up
1000 of homes were destroyed by the effects of the Dust Bowl
24
The Securities and Exchange Commission was created to________
oversee stock exchanges & punish fraud in securities trading
make sure that only banks that are sound stay open
reduce unemployment
insure people's commercial bank accounts
25
Dem. candidate 1928 election; served 4 terms as governor of NY; personable & enjoyedattention
Huey Long
Alfred E Smith
Richard Wright
John Collier
26
Law requiring men to register for military service.
Selective Service Act
Army Act
Conscientious Objector
Federal Reserve Act
27
They seek equal pay & equalopportunities and attack the false image of women
SCLC
CORE
Black Panther
National Organization for Women
28
Which foreign policy is most closely associated with Theodore Roosevelt?
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Policy
Isolationism
Good Neighbor Policy
29
Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that
Brought about social reform
Aided the growth of business
Encouraged activism
Discouraged a laissez-faire approach to the economy
30
He finds religion in prison – a sect of Islam called “The Nation of Islam
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
31
1920s Vocabulary: To be anti-immigrant
Anarchist
Nativist
Totalitarianist
Communist
32
1920's Vocabulary:Opposition to political/economic alliances/ entanglements with othercountries
Socialism
Imperilaism
Isolationism
Communism
33
WWI Vocabulary:Building up armed forces to prepare for war
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
Appeasement
34
WWI, Leader of the War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Georges Clemenceau
Henry Cabot Lodge
David Lloyd George
35
He followed the beliefs of Mohandas Gandhi – civil disobedience and non violent protest
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
36
S.C. ruled suspects of a crime could notbe questioned until they had been read their rights.
Espionage Act
Brownv Board of Ed
Miranda v Arizona
Plessy v Ferguson
37
Which factor contributed to the post–WW II development of the community shown in the cartoon?
decrease in school construction
increase in the number of women in the labor force
decline in the availability of home loans
rise in the birth rate
38
Which president created the Interstate Highway System?
Taft
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
39
Dollar Diplomacy reflects Taft's belief in_________
the U.S. need to control East Asian countries
the need to stay out of the affairs of other countries
economic rather than military action
cultural imperialism
40
The United States' plan to give financial aid to Europe after World War II was known as the____
Berlin Crisis
Marshall Plan
Containment
Truman Doctrine
41
1920s Voc: Economic & political system on one-party government & stateownership of all property
Socialism
Isolationism
Communism
Totalitarianism
42
Unsafe at any Speed by Ralph Nader & Silent Spring by Rachel Carson helped pass
Clean Air and Water Way Act
Headstart
Voter Motor Act
43
Which amendment permitted the creation of an income tax?
16th
17th
15th
18th
44
Said equal rights under the law shallnot be denied by the U.S. or state on the account of sex
Civil Rights Act 1968
Equal Rights Amendment
Title IX
Civil Rights Act 1964
45
In 1925, John Scopes challenged a Tennessee law which________
forbade the teaching of evolution
forbid speech against Tennessee politicians
forbid the drinking of alcohol
restricted Jews from attending public school
46
President FDR attempted to address the problems hown in the photograph by
using the police to evict “Hooverville” residents
delivering food, water, and medical supplies to residents
expanding the armed services
providing jobs and home loans to American workers
47
Ends segregation in most public facilities
Title IX
Civil Rights Act 1964
Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act 1968
48
People buying stock on credit during the 1920s
Buying consumerism
Insider trading
Buying on margin
49
During the 20s, the trial of Saccoand Vanzetti and the rise of nativism were all signs of
The benefits of newtechnologies
The start of the GreatDepression
A rising fear offoreigners
The return of normalcy
50
The construction of the Panama Canal was plagued by_______
disease
attacks from Panamanian rebels
Columbian military resistance
American opposition at home
51
This allowed for equality in sports programs high school& college
Title IX
Civil Rights Act 1964
Civil Rights Act 1968
Equal Rights Amendment
52
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was led by____
Martin Luther King Jr
Booker T Washington
Malcolm X
W.E.B. DoBois
53
Ms Magazine was created by
Helen Reddy
Rachel Carson
Gloria Steinem
Betty Freidan
54
The atomic bomb was developed by a team of scientists led by________
Julius Rosenberg.
Albert Einstein
Edward Teller
J. Robert Oppenheimer
55
This international peace-keeping organization proposed by Wilson and founded in 1920.
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
NATO
56
WWI Voc:Law requiring men to register for military service
The Brinkmanship Act
The Truman Doctrine
Selective Service Act
The Conscription Act
57
Laws that enacted harsh penalties against anyone opposing US participation in World War I.
Propanganda
Conscientious Objector
Espionage and Sedition Acts
Armistice
58
What JFK program sent young volunteers to third-world countries to help on sponsored projects?
American Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Peace Corps
Alliance for Progress
59
A muckraker who wrote the Jungle: about the issue of sanitation in the meat packing industry.
Carrie Chapman Catt
John Muir
Theodore Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
60
When founded, the major purpose of the National Organization for Women (NOW) was to____
overturn Supreme Court's decision in Griswold v. Connecticut
promote the election of women to national and state office
advocate for equal opportunities for women
lobby for the prohibition of alcohol
61
The government program that created pre-school in under privileged areas is called
VPK
Head Start
Job Corps.
62
Jazz was
A fashion style thatcame and went quickly
A musical style createdby southern plantation owners
An American hybrid ofAfrican American/ European music forms
A style of art createdby African American activists
63
Provides the election of U.S. senators by the people rather than by state legislatures.
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
17th Amendment
64
Civil rights oldest organization founder WEB Dubois- involved w/ Brown of Board of Ed decision
SCLC
Black Panthers
NAACP
65
Which action best illustrates the Cold War policy of containment?
recognizing the state of Israel in 1948
participating in the Nuremberg trials
creating the North Atlantic TreatyOrganization (NATO)
encouraging scientific cooperation betweenthe Allies
66
Which characteristic of American life in the 1950s is illustrated in this cartoon?
effects of suburbanization
declining importance of the media
decreasing use of automobiles
growth of the elderly population
67
S.C. ruled having separate public schools for black & white students was unconstitutional.
Brown v Board of Ed
Miranda v Arizona
Plessy v Ferguson
68
Who wrote "Other America” which talks about the poor in the United States
Upton Sinclair
MichaelHarrington
Ralph Nader
Rachel Carson
69
WWI Vocabulary:The 1919 treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
14 Points
Treaty of Portsmouth
Treaty of Paris
70
Which president believed in a Square Deal?
W. Taft
W. Wilson
T. Roosevelt
E. Debbs
71
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited racial segregation_______
at the polls
n public accommodations
in government
in the schools
72
US pledges economic and military aid to any Middle Eastern country threatened by communism
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
73
The 21
st
Amendment ______
moved up the inauguration date of the president
repealed prohibition
allowed direct election of senators
passed prohibition
74
Which book argued that middle-class society prevents women from using their individual talents?
Modern Women: The Lost Sex
Equal Pay and Equal Rights
Women and Choices
The Feminine Mystique
75
What was a direct result of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
Cold War tensions increased.
Fidel Castro was removed from power
The United States announced its GoodNeighbor policy
The communist government in Nicaragua wasoverthrown.
76
One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was expansion of
the airline industry
communities in the suburbs
ridership on long-distance passenger trains
immigrant populations
77
American painter who created the famous paintingcalled American Gothic.
Huey Long
Alfred E Smith
Grant Wood
Mary McLeod Bethune
78
The crisis highlighted in these newspaperheadlines was the
opposition of Cuba to the Alliance forProgress
invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba by theSoviet Union
election of Fidel Castro as president of Cuba
79
"Fireside chats" were _______
talks between Wilson and the American people
meetings in which World War II strategy
closed door meetings Nixon had with his security advisors
radio addresses Franklin Roosevelt made to the public
80
WWI Voc: Messageproposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
The Sedition Act
The Zimmerman Note
The Treaty of Versialles
The Espionage Act
81
The main idea of the cartoon is that President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to______
create higher qualifications for justices
control the decisions of the Supreme Court
impeach justices who did not support him
encourage the Supreme Court to act more efficiently
82
The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the authorization
adoption of the military draft
exclusion of Japanese Americans from theWest Coast
limiting of freedom of speech during wartime
placement of women in combat roles
83
WWI Vocabulary:Payments made by defeated countries after a war
Appeasements
Reparations
Rectification
Alliances
84
FeminineMystique is written by
Helen Reddy
Betty Friedan
Rachel Carson
Gloria Steinem
85
In 1965 health care for people 65 and over was created
Medicade
Medicare
86
The right to vote
Prohibition
Recall
Referendum
Suffrage
87
Which development was a result of the Progressive movement?
The influence of the national government wasreduced.
Women become less active in public life
Government increased its regulation ofbusiness practices.
Congress failed to balance the federal budget
88
Bans discriminationin real estate transactions
Civil Rights Act 1968
Title IX
Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act 1964
89
Conservative senator who wanted to keep the United States out of theLeague of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bernard M. Baruch
David Lloyd George
Georges Clemenceau
90
African American author; wrote Native Son in 1940 about a man surviving the racist world.
Richard Wright
Alfred E Smith
John Collier
Huey Long
91
An African American, dedicated to promotingopportunities to young African Americans
Alfred E Smith
Grant Wood
Huey Long
Mary McLeod Bethune
92
What was the purpose of the 22
nd
Amendment?
Change voting age to 18
Limit the presidents terms in office
Direct election of Ssenators
End prohibition
93
Based on the information provided by the cartoon, President Theodore Roosevelt’s goal was to
establish worker safety regulations in factories
persuade businesses to accept nationalization
assist businesses in resisting interference by investors
use federal power to control monopolies
94
1965: health insurance for poor and handicapped
Medicade
Medicare
95
The “dream deferred” in this poem refers to the hopes African Americans had for _______
social and political equality
access to affordable medical treatment
an independent African American nation
separate public accommodations
96
The demand for automobiles in the 1920s
Stimulated growth in many other industries
Closed down the steel industry
Brought abou the collapse of the suburbs
Led to a nationwide recession
97
The last point of the Fourteen Points, which Wilson considered the most important, called for__
low tariffs
a general association of nations to keep peace
German reparations
freedom of the seas
98
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were______
convicted as Soviet spies
northern industrialists who crushed a labor strike
immigrants convicted under the Espionage Act
doctors who researched cures to diseases
99
WWI Vocabulary:Fighting between fortified ditches
Ditch Warfare
Trench Warfare
Extreme Warfare
Total Warfare
100
FDR's Tennessee Valley Authority _________
invent jobs for the poor
allot money to hundreds of charity groups
provide money to states for soup kitchens
prevent employers from firing workers
