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Davis U.S. History Final Exam Review
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Final exam review for Ms. Davis' U.S. History Exam #davisexam
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1
FDR's New Deal programs included all, but
the FDIC.
Social Security.
the Emergency Relief & Construction Act.
the CCC.
2
Which was fought for by unions so only union workers could be hired during a strike?
closed shop
collective bargaining
lockout
3
What year did Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S.?
2005
2007
2006
2004
4
Because courts refused to recognize previous Spanish land grants _________ lost Western lands.
Lakota
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Sioux
5
After President JFK took office he supported South Korea b/c it was vital in the battle against
Communism
Socialism
Isolationism
Capitalism
6
Who did the Open Door Policy allow trade to be opened with?
China
Germany
France
United States
7
October 29, 1929 is known as _____________, or the day of stock market crash.
Black Tuesday
The Blackest Day
Black Thursday
Black Friday
8
The National War Labor Board was created during WWI to
produce more food.
"sell" the war to the American people.
prevent spying.
prevent strikes.
9
The 38th Parallel is the dividing line in what part of the world?
Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
Korea
10
What had the GREATEST impact on the open range?
barbed wire
railroads
Cowboys
Native Americans
11
Most prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Jesse Jackson
George Wallace
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
12
The following political cartoon depicts what historical event of the early 1960s?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Watergate Scandal
The Korean War
World War II
13
What country did the U.S. annex in 1898 giving exclusive access of a naval base in the Pacific?
Philippines
Nicaragua
Hawaii
Cuba
14
Intended to help Western Europe recover after WWII.
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Enola Gay bombs
heavy taxation
15
Tariffs in the early 1900s were to
increase prices.
expand trade.
protect domestic industry.
promote European goods.
16
In 1946 _________ described Communism as an "iron curtain" falling across Eastern Europe.
Stalin
Truman
Roosevelt
Churchill
17
________ was a German planned night of violence against the Jews in Germany and Austria.
Kristallnacht
Anschluss
the "final solution"
Wannsee
18
What did the ruling in
Brown v. Board of Education
end?
A.A. voting restrictions
public school integregation
racism in politics
public school segregation
19
What was a cause of the Great Depression?
poor decisions by speculators (banks/people)
uneven distribution of wealth
overproduction during the 1920s
high tariffs
20
The People's Party, a.k.a. the Populists, were a political party who fought for
miners.
farmers.
factory workers.
women.
21
At the Niagara Movement meeting in 1905, __________ demanded full political rights for A.A.
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. Du Bois
Frederick Douglass
22
Who was responsible for the sinking of the
Lusitania
?
Great Britain
France
Germany
China
23
After what event was Homeland Security created?
9/11 attacks
Desert Storm
Iraq War
the Vietnam War
24
Which of the following were reasons for rapid economic growth in the 1980s?
All of them!!
new methods of retailing to lower prices.
lower taxes to spark spending
new technology for more business opportunities
25
President Clinton's biggest problem in cutting the federal deficit was
school funding.
entitlement programs.
public works programs.
military spending.
26
Public support
for the Spanish American was sparked most by
Spain's power.
desire to be a world power.
yellow journalism.
sugar industry interest.
27
What influenced America to become a world power?
The Civil War
China's economic and military growth
The Latin American War
Europe's economic and military growth
28
What countries made up the "axis of evil"?
Afghanistan, India, & Russia
Iraq, Iran, & North Korea
Italy, Iran, & North Korea
Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq
29
The newspaper clipping discusses the sighting of what Soviet satellite?
Challenger
Apollo
Sputnik
U-2
30
____________ fought for government controlled immigration because of fears towards foreigners.
All Americans
Catholics
Other immigrants
Nativists
31
The Pendleton Act of 1883
began the professional civil service system.
increased tariffs on goods.
ended the spoils system.
regulated railroad rates.
32
What group of people were involved in the Great Migration?
Women
Farmers
African Americans
Native Americans
33
What event happened on Dec. 7, 1941 that caused the U.S. to enter WWII?
Japan's invasion of China
Germany's invasion of France
Germany's invasion of Poland
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
34
Sen. McCarthy created a media frenzy that began his anti-Communism witch hunt by
claiming he had a list of Communists State Dept. employees.
accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy.
urging HUAC to hold hearings.
saying there were spies in the U.S. army.
35
What country did the U.S. make its Lend-Lease deal with?
Great Britain
Russia
France
China
36
In 1935, Congress passed the _____________ to prevent arms sales and loans to nations at war.
New Deal
Federal Reserve Board
Neutrality Acts
National Credit Corp
37
At the Munich Conference in 1938, _________ appeased Hitler by giving him back the Sudetenland.
the Soviet Union and Italy
the U.S. and Great Britain
Great Britain and France
the U.S. and France
38
In the 14 Points, Wilson calls for a creation of a League of Nations, in which the U.S. joins.
True
False
39
By the end of 1965, more than 180,000 combat troops were fighting in _________.
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Korea
China
40
In the treaty of Versailles, who owe the Allies?
Germany
Japan
U.S.
Italy
41
The post-WWII GI Bill allowed returning soldiers to
move to more urban areas.
find working jobs.
make careers in the military.
buy homes.
42
Which president passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
President DDE (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
President LBJ
President JFK
President FDR
43
President Fillmore sent a naval expedition under Matthew Perry to _______ to open trade routes.
Japan
Germany
India
China
44
What did the War Industries Board coordinate the production of?
Taxes
Goods
Banks
War Materials
45
What event(s) ruined Harding's presidency?
the Great Depression
scandals
sickness
war
46
As a later approach to civil rights, Affirmative Action asked whom to actively recruit A.A.?
the government
businesses and schools
army and navy
other countries
47
What year did the U.S. finally enter WWI?
1914
1916
1917
1915
48
FDRs "Hundred Days" heavily favored laissez-faire government practices.
True
False
49
All of the following were forms of 1920s "new morality", except:
KKK.
the teaching of evolution.
new entertainment.
flappers.
50
Which of the following is most in control in a laissez-faire government?
business
the GNP
supply and demand (people)
government
51
What were Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti executed for in 1927?
robbery and murder
espionage
arson
rape
52
What was the first feature length animated film?(Hint: it came out during the Great Depression)
The Jazz Singer
Gone With the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
53
Many feared that FDR ______________ throughout his New Deal programs.
was gaining too much power
contributed to Hitler's rise in power
wasn't doing enough for Americans
was too ill
54
Who was the first commanding General at the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Patton
Sanders
55
All of the following were wise selections of Harding's, except:
Albert B. Fall
Charles Evans Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Mellon
56
Who won the Battle of Midway?
Germany
Japan
U.S.
Soviet Union
57
In hopes of early payment, the ___________ hoped Congress would give $1000 bonuses before 1945.
hobos
Okies
Bonus Army
soap operas
58
Why did the UN go to war in the Persian Gulf in 1991?
Kuwait threatened Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait
Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia invaded Kuwait
59
What is the political cartoon suggesting about the 2000 presidential election?
The loss of George W. Bush
The hard-fought debate between the candidates.
The recount of votes and challenges of the recount.
The desire by Americans for no president.
60
Political machines provided city dwellers with ________ in exchange for votes.
housing
all of the above
police protection
jobs
61
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) used what form of protest to desegregate restaurants?
freedom marches
lockouts
bus boycotts
sit-ins
62
Who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Glenn Curtiss
Charles Lindbergh
The Red Baron
Amelia Earhart
63
The amendment that gave women the right to vote was
Seventeenth
Sixteenth
Nineteenth
Eighteenth
64
The _______________ was an attempt to outlaw war in the 1920s.
Washington Conference
Versailles Treaty
Kellogg-Briand Pact
London Naval Treaty
65
At the Battle of Little Bighorn, ___________ was killed in action, while __________ fled north.
General Custer; Crazy Horse
General Custer; Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse; Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull; General Custer
66
Roosevelt blocked the sale of _______ to Japan, angering them enough to attack at Pearl Harbor.
corn and other foods
gold and silver
pineapples and sugar cane
oil and scrap iron
67
Belief that English-speaking countries are superior; sparked U.S. involvement in world affairs
Dollar Diplomacy
Nativism
Pan-Americanism
Anglo-Saxonism
