3Rd Quarter Review

3rd Quarter Review

Goals 8, 9, 10

Goal 8: WWI

1. Which list of events is in the correct chronological order?

1. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

Sinking of the Lusitania

British declare war on Germany

Interception of the Zimmerman Note

1. Interception of the Zimmerman Note

Sinking the Maine

Assassination of Teddy Roosevelt

British declare war on Germany

1. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

British declare war on Germany

Sinking of the Lusitania

Interception of Zimmerman Note

1. Sinking of the Titanic

Sinking of the Lusitania

Assassination of Teddy Roosevelt

Interception of the Zimmerman Note

1. All of the following are true of the American foreign policy after the Spanish-American War except which one?
2. American strengthened its control over the Caribbean region
3. Tensions between the US and Russia increased
4. Spain was forced to recognize the Monroe Doctrine
5. The US became a power in the western hemisphere

1. When countries build empires through conquest or by colonization, they are engaged in what practice?
2. Alliances
3. Nationalism
4. Imperialism
5. Rivalry

1. Of Wilson’s Fourteen Points, which of the following is the only point saved after negotiations ended?
2. A new state of Poland
3. Germany’s acceptance of responsibility for the war
4. The disarmament of Germany
5. The League of Nations

1. The Washington Naval Conferences and the Kellogg Briand Pact were attempts by the US to do which of the following?
2. Achieve peace and arms control in the decade after World War I
3. Secure a leadership position in European affairs in the 1920s
4. Insure military preparedness between World Wars I and II
5. Maintain a traditional policy of defensive alliances

1. In terms of international trade and finance, how did the US emerge from World War I?
2. As a leading creditor nation
3. Dependent on Middle eastern oil
4. With the responsibility of rebuilding the economies of both wartime alliances and enemies
5. Owing several million dollars to Eastern Europe

1. In the period between WWI and WWII, which group made the greatest legal gains in political rights?
2. New immigrants
3. Women
4. Blacks
5. Native Americans

1. How did President Wilson respond at the beginning of WWI?
2. Sent goods to the Central Powers
3. Pursued a policy of neutrality
4. Declared war against the Central Powers
5. Prohibited trade with the Allies and the Central Powers

1. Which act of 1928 outlawed war and ordered that all disputes must be settled?
2. Kellogg-Briand Pact
3. Non-aggression Pact
4. Treaty of Versailles
5. Washington Naval Conference

1. Which one of the following contributed to the decision of the US to enter WWI?
2. Germany’s continual sinking of neutral ships
3. Mobilization of their armies by the Central Powers
4. The failure of the convoy system
5. The success of the czar in ending the Russian Revolution

1. Which of the following was not a reason for the end of the United States’ policy of neutrality?
2. Zimmerman Telegram
3. Sinking of the Sussex
4. Sinking of the Lusitania
5. Attack on Pearl Harbor

1. Which of the following best describes Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
2. The constitutional amendments planned by Progressives
3. A list of Progressive Era reforms
4. A statement of the goals for peace put forth by the United States following WWI
5. The American fighting plan for WWI

1. Which of the following is considered the turning point of WWI?
2. The Bolshevik Revolution
3. The US entering the war on the side of the Allies
4. The US entering the war on the side of the Central Powers
5. The Italians entering the war on the side of the Allies

1. Postwar (WWI) problems in the United States included all of the following except which one?
2. A Red Scare
3. Race riots
4. Labor Strikes
5. High Tariffs

1. What was Wilson’s campaign slogan in 1916?

1. How did the government silence criticism during the war?

1. Who ran a presidential campaign using the slogan “return to normalcy”?

1. What is the Great Migration? Why did it happen?

1. “Unrestricted submarine warfare” and “Zimmerman Note” may be categorized as which of the following?
2. Wilson’s domestic program
3. 1914 causes of World War I
4. causes of America’s 1917 entry into World War I
5. Wilson’s Fourteen Points

1. Which of the following court cases grew out of enforcement of the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1918?
2. Katz v. United States
3. Griswold v. Connecticut
4. Gitlow v. New York
5. Schneck v. United States

1. What was the main purpose of the Committee on Public Information headed by George Creel during World War I?
2. To persuade United States citizens to support the war
3. The recruit young United States citizens for the armed forces
4. To raise money for the government by selling war bonds
5. To enlist the aid of women and children in producing more food

1. Who said the “world must be made safe for democracy”?

1. World War I forced the United States government to do which of the following?
2. Place controls on certain aspects of industrial production and transportation
3. Adopt a laissez-faire policy toward industry
4. Reduce income taxes to encourage industrial production of consumer goods
5. Seize control of United States industries and railroads for the war’s duration

1. Which of the following provisions of the Treaty of Versailles eventually became a major factor in starting World War II?
2. Loss of most of Germany’s African colonies
3. Germany’s exclusion from the League of Nations
4. The amount of reparations Germany was required to pay
5. Germany’s division into two separate political zones

1. Women serving in World War I produced which of the following results?
2. Labor legislation
3. Temperance movement
4. Eighteenth Amendment
5. Nineteenth Amendment

1. Which of the following describes the US attitude after World War I?
2. Interventionist, pro-business, and pro-civil rights
3. Isolationist, pro-worker, and anti-prohibition
4. Isolationist, pro-business, and anti-foreigner
5. Interventionist, pro-worker, and pro-immigration

Goal 9: 1920s and 1930s

1. Which aspect of life during the 1920s most likely caused the decade to be labeled the “Roaring Twenties”?
2. Social change
3. Technological improvement
4. Political reform
5. Territorial expansion

1. The prohibition of alcoholic beverages, the Scopes Trial, and the passage of the National Origins Act all occurred during the 1920s. What do these events say about this decade?
2. Relations between blacks and whites began to improve
3. The country was more receptive to socialist ideas
4. There was a conflict between old and new American ideals
5. America began to prepare for World War II

1. Why was the 1925 Scopes Trial called the greatest challenge to religious fundamentalism in the era?
2. Scopes was represented by the great defense lawyer, Clarence Darrow
3. William Jennings Bryan assisted the state of Tennessee in the prosecution
4. There was extensive press coverage
5. Darrow and Bryan made evolution, rather than guilt or innocence, the real issue of the trial

1. Public disregard for Prohibition and for laws prohibiting gambling indicates which of the following?
2. Attempts to legislate public morality may be met with strong resistance
3. The system of checks and balances does not work
4. The American film industry has great influence on public opinion
5. American citizens have little, if any, respect for laws

1. In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by which of the following?
2. Increased consumer borrowing and spending
3. An increase in government regulation over the economy
4. A willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
5. The active involvement of the United States in European affairs

1. In the 1920s, the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Sacco-Vanzetti trial were typical of which of the following?
2. Acceptance of cultural differences
3. Support of humanitarian causes
4. Increase in nativism and intolerance
5. Rejection of traditional customs and beliefs

1. In the 1920s, the United States moved into the machine age. How did the government respond to the decrease in jobs caused by machine-manufactured goods?
2. It subsidized small businesses
3. It increased trade with China and Japan
4. It set up immigration quotas
5. It made unions and strikes illegal

1. What was a major characteristic of the United States economy during the 1920s?
2. General prosperity for farmers
3. Slowdown of the use of technology in industry
4. An uneven distribution of income among Americans
5. An increase in the amount of control the government had over private businesses

1. Participants in the Harlem Renaissance encouraged black Americans to do which of the following?
2. Stay in the South
3. Enjoy political equality
4. Take violent action against the government
5. Take pride in their culture

1. Which adjective best sums up the mood of the Jazz Age?
2. Romantic
3. Carefree
4. Cautious
5. Anxious

1. Which statement best explains one of the major causes of the Great Depression in the United States?
2. High income taxes forced many workers into poverty
3. Large quantities of foreign imports forced American companies out of business
4. Factories and farms produced more products than Americans could buy
5. The government controlled almost every aspect of the American economy

1. What was the most important goal of the New Deal programs proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt?
2. Have the states assume responsibility for relief programs
3. Provide work for the unemployed
4. Control wages and prices
5. Conserve natural resources

1. In the 1930s, the enactment of the New Deal programs demonstrated which belief?
2. The United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th century life
3. State governments should give up control over commerce inside their states
4. Corporations were best left to operate without government inference
5. The Federal Government must concern itself with the people’s economic well-being

1. In the 1930s, the Good Neighbor Policy was focused on which region of the world?
2. Canada
3. Latin American
4. England and France
5. Soviet Union

1. What was the main purpose of the New Deal measures such as the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) during the 1930s?
2. Develop rules to limit speculation and safeguard savings
3. Provide immediate employment opportunities
4. Enable the Federal Government to take over failing industries
5. Assure a guaranteed income for American families

1. African Americans experience racial segregation and poverty in the South during the 1920s. How did they react to these problems?
2. The moved to the North in great numbers to find factory jobs
3. They joined with whites in strong national movements to protest unjust laws
4. They evolved their own strong labor movement
5. They supported Federal programs that gave them their own farmland

1. Which of the following best explains the increase in violence against black Americans after WWI?
2. Many whites resented that blacks had fought in separate battalions in the war
3. Some whites feared that the majority of blacks would join the growing Communist party
4. Many whites had to compete with blacks for the same jobs at a time of high unemployments
5. Many blacks had moved north during the war to work in weapons manufacturing plants

1. What impact did the stock market crash have on banks in the 1930s?
2. Produced a ripple effect, forcing many banks to close
3. Affected only small banks and not larger ones
4. Caused a few bank closures with reopenings in months
5. Little impact on banking as compared to the effect on other industries

1. In the early 1930s, some farmers decided to destroy crops and livestock rather than take them to market. This action was a protest against which of the following?
2. Bank foreclosures on farms
3. Low prices for farm products
4. The organization of farm blocs
5. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies

1. Which of the following was a major difference between Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s?
2. Hoover favored direct federal relief programs for the people, whereas Roosevelt favored massive assistance to Big Business
3. Hoover accepted the necessity of active government involvement in the national economy, whereas Roosevelt favored laissez-faire
4. Hoover favored massive federal assistance to big business and banks, whereas Roosevelt favored direct relief programs for the people
5. Hoover believed in encouraging labor union activity, whereas Roosevelt opposed it because of the Depression

1. Which New Deal congressional action had the greatest impact on the average citizen?
2. Wagner Labor Act
3. Agricultural Adjustment Act
4. Social Security Act
5. Glass-Stegall Banking Act

1. How did the New Deal address the economic problems of the depression?
2. By creating useful employment for many citizens
3. By temporarily suspending the federal income tax
4. By encouraging farmers to share surplus food with the needy
5. By pouring government funds into ailing banks

1. The Agricultural Adjustment Act set what precedent for farmers?
2. Granted farmers the demands they had been asking for since the late 1800s
3. Let the federal government set limits on agricultural production
4. Encouraged farmers to increase production as much as possible
5. Gave farmers the major voice in governmental agricultural policies

1. Which of the following was the chief legacy of the New Deal?
2. New Deal programs bought an end to the depression
3. The federal government first took a sympathetic attitude toward labor unions
4. New Deal legislation treated all Americans fairly regardless of race, creed, or sex
5. The federal government first took responsibility for the economic well-being of its citizens

Goal 10: WWII and Cold War

1. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were totalitarian leaders who motivated their people by appealing to their sense of nationalism. Nationalism refers to which of the following?
2. Taking over other countries by economic, political, and military means
3. The development of armed forces and military strength
4. The belief that national interests and national unity should be placed ahead of global cooperation
5. The joining of two or more countries that have similar interests

1. Which of these dictatorships of the 1930s attempted to gain new lands after they came into power?

1. German
2. Japanese
3. Italian
4. Spanish
5. 1,2,4
6. 1,2,3
7. 2,3,4
8. 1,3,4

1. How did Adolf Hitler’s rise to power differ from that of other dictators?
2. Hitler seized the country in a military revolt
3. Hitler was appointed to office after an election
4. Htiler’s followers assassinated the president
5. Hitler was placed in command by the czar after WWI

1. Which of the following best explains the rise of totalitarian governments in Europe during the 1930s?
2. The people of those nations were desperate for help in recovering from the depression
3. There was no United Nations or League of Nations to prevent a Communist takeover
4. The philosophy of nihilism was sure to spread across war-ravaged Europe
5. The people despised democracy because the United States was prospering in the 1930s

1. Why was the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact such a surprise to the world?
2. No one had realized that the Soviet Union wanted to regain the territory it had lost in WWI
3. The Soviet Union had pledged to protect Poland in case of an attack
4. Hitler and Stalin distrusted each other because of personal and ideological differences
5. The Soviets had just signed a nonaggression pact with France

1. Which of the following is a violation of civil rights that occurred in the United States during WWII?
2. Arrests made as a result of the Palmer Raids
3. Passage of an open immigration law
4. Internment of Japanese-Americans
5. Forced removal of Native Americans from their reservations

1. After WWII, the US occupied Japan, joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and helped organize the United Nations. What do these actions show?
2. The United States was concerned solely with rebuilding Europe
3. The United States was taking on greater global responsibilities
4. The United States was expanding its imperialist empire
5. The United States was returning to its policy of neutrality

1. Immediately after WWII ended, how did America’s demographics change?
2. There was a decrease in the birth rate
3. There was a “baby boom” that increased the birth rate
4. There was a decline in the literacy rate
5. There was a sharp decrease in the divorce rate

1. To whom does the term “Rosie the Riveter” refer?
2. Nurses serving in World War II
3. Women who entered the work force taking jobs in factories
4. A movie star of the 1940s who won the first Academy Award
5. Retired machinists who volunteered in World War II to repair airplanes

1. In the 1930s, how did the United States respond to the rise of totalitarian powers in Europe?
2. By adopting a series of neutrality laws
3. By constructing the Panama Canal
4. By joining other democracies in a system of collective security
5. By signing non-aggression pacts with totalitarian nations

1. The Munich Pact, which, according to Neville Chamberlain, meant “peace in our time,” was an example of which of the following?
2. Neutrality
3. Totalitarianism
4. Aggression
5. Appeasement

1. Which term best explains how dictators such as Hitler and Mussolini were able to continue their territorial expansion?
2. Assimilation
3. Imperialism
4. Appeasement
5. Isolationism

1. The United States immediately entered World War II after which event?
2. The Germans attacked Great Britain
3. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
4. Italy controlled the Mediterranean
5. France fell to the Germans

1. In the war against Japan in the Pacific, the United States forces did what?
2. Took many Japanese prisoners of war
3. Used the strategy of island hopping
4. Often did not have enough supplies
5. Were usually outnumbered

1. Which of the following best explains why the United States did not return to isolationism after WWII?
2. Fear of renewed Japanese aggression
3. Support of European leadership
4. Threat of Soviet expansion
5. American guilt for using the atomic bomb

1. What did the US government do in order to prevent a shortage of supplies needed by the military during WWII?
2. Began a system of rationing goods
3. Began Prohibition again
4. Called for an end to the New Deal
5. Increased imports from Europe

1. List the Allied Powers.List the Axis Powers.

1. Which of the following countries did not receive Lend-Lease aid during World War II?
2. Great Britain
3. Italy
4. Soviet Union
5. China

1. Which is a turning point in the Pacific Theatre of action in WWII for the allies?
2. El Alamein
3. Midway
4. Bulge
5. Stalingrad

1. To what location does General Douglas MacArthur’s pledge “I shall return” apply?
2. Solomon Islands
3. Philippines
4. Guam
5. Midway

1. What two WWII naval victories in the Pacific began to turn the tide in the United States’ favor?
2. Battle of Burma and Battle of Okinawa
3. Battle of Coral Sea and Battle of Midway
4. Battle of Guadalcanal and Battle of Iwa Jima
5. Battle of Aleutian Islands and bombing of Hiroshima

1. World War II began in 1939 when Germany invaded which country?
2. France
3. Great Britain
4. Austria
5. Poland

1. Which of the following was the immediate cause of WWII in Europe?
2. German demands in the Sudeten Crisis
3. German attack on Poland
4. German Anschluss with Austria
5. German persecution of Jews

1. What term is used to refer to the long awaited Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944?
2. V-J Day
3. V-E Day
4. D-Day
5. F-Day

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