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- 1. Multiple ChoiceBase your answer on the song lyrics below and on your knowledge of social studies.
Kansas Fool We have the land to raise the wheat And everything that’s good to eat And when we had no bonds or debts We were a jolly, happy set.... With abundant crops raised everywhere, ’Tis a mystery, I do declare. Why farmers all should fume and fret And why we are so deep in debt.... —Traditional
What is the basic cause of the farm problem described by these song lyrics?limits on agricultural importsgovernment ownership of the railroadsoverproduction of farm cropsprolonged droughts in the Midwest - 2. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800s, the term robber baron was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because theyfavored free tradeeliminated competition using ruthless methodsopposed the formation of corporationsprovided workers with high wages
- 3. Multiple Choice1st major foreign policy disaster of JFK wasCuban Missile CrisisJFK assassinationBay of PigsDating Marilyn Monroe
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat were NATO and the Warsaw Pact examples of?failed attempts to make peaceefforts to fight communism without bloodshedmilitary aggression during the Cold Warmilitary alliances made for “collective security”
- 5. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged torefrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American campsmaintain prosperity in America after World War IIgive very limited assistance to nations fighting communismsupport those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe largest public works project during Eisenhowers administration presidency wasspace programbuilding of Grand Coulee Damoffshore oil drillingconstruction of the interstate highway
- 7. Multiple Choicepresident Trumans Marshall Plan called formilitary aid for EuropeSubstantial finanacial assistance to rebuild Western Europeeconomic aid for Japan
- 8. Multiple Choicemain goal of the United States during the Spanish American Warfree Cuba from Spanish ruleannex Floridagain spheres of influence in South Americaprotect business investments in Spain
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat impact did joseph McCarthy have on American societycreated opposition to US involvement in Latin American affairsEncouraged the widespread fear of Communismstrengthened the US Armyencouraged the Americans to stand up for their civil rights
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a satellite nation?nations dominated by the Soviet Unionnations west of the iron curtainnations that belonged to NATOnations in debt to the World Bank
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe Civil Rights Act of 1964desegragation of schoolsGreat Societyend of discrimination in hiring practicesSedition Act
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCourt Case that overturned the 1896 Separate but Equal case wasBrown v. BOE ,1954Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896Plessy v. Ferguson, 1964
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat weakened the economy during the 1920stoo much foreign tradeoverproductionan unwillingness to buy on creditsharp increases in the national debt
- 14. Multiple ChoiceChief goal of the New Deal was to counteract the Depression byremoving all regulations from businessadhering to laissez faire economicsnationalizing banksStarting programs that would lead to relief, recovery and reform
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Bataan?65 mile death march of US prisoners during World War II in the phillipinesWhat is used in band performancesGerman invasion of FranceJapanese suicide pilots
- 16. Multiple ChoiceInvasion of France by Allied troops in June 1944NormandyOmaha invaionOperation TorchOperation Overlord
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDuring WW II, the atomic bomb building effort in the US was namedThe Manhattan ProjectOperation OverlordKamikazeNisei
- 18. Multiple Choicecarnegies Gospel of Wealth asserted that the rich weremore pious than the poormore competent than the poorobliged to help the poorsupposed to live lavishly
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Stock Market Crash in 1929, thousands of American banks closed, because theycharged too high of an interest ratehad invested in European bankscould not return peoples moneyhad to print new money
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe period in the United States when Americans feared communismRed DawnRed MenaceRed ScareRed Hysteria
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe ______ was an African American literary and artistic movement centered in new York CityCultrual RevivalHarlem renaissanceJazz AgeGreat Society
- 22. Multiple Choicewhat was the Great Migration?African Americans from the South to the northern citiesAfrican Americans from the US to Africapeople from rural areas to towns to large cities
- 23. Multiple Choicethe Gilded Age was characterized by a booming economy andPolitical corruptionsweeping political reformsgreat social equalityprosperity for everyone
- 24. Multiple Choicetheory that states that the most competent people make up the upper classSocial DemocracySocial DarwinismSocialismPopular Sovereignity
- 25. Multiple ChoiceYellow JournalismMore advertising than newslower import taxesuse sensationalism to attract readersappeal to upper class
- 26. Multiple Choicenativists saw immigrants asthreat to their jobsgood source of votessupporters of reform
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe incident causing Martin Luther King to rise as a leader in the Civil Rights movement wasBrown vs. BOEMontgomery Bus boycottMarch on WashingtonWatts riots
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTo achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the SCLC encouraged a policy ofnational strikesarmed confrontationlawsuitsnonviolent protest
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which president was known as the trust buster?Theodore RooseveltWoodrow WilsonAbraham LincolnFranklin Roosevelt - 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich president came up with the 14 points?Theodore RooseveltAbraham LincolnFranklin RooseveltWoodrow Wilson
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat place were immigrants processed at?AlcatrazStatue of LibertyLiberty IslandEllis Island
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat Amendment gave women the right to vote?Amendment 2Amendment 1Amendment 19Amendment 11
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWho was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?Alexander BellJacob RiisUpton SinclairTheodore Roosevelt
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich method did MLK urge his followers to use to achieve justice?demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americansleaving any community in which racism is practicedengaging in civil disobedienceusing violence to bring about change
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe main goal of the freedom riders was topressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate busesinspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crowencourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agendadesegregate urban bus systems in the south
- 36. Multiple ChoiceLiteracy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?votingserving in the militarymoving northgetting an education
- 37. Multiple ChoiceJackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?BaseballFootballBasketballHockey
- 38. Multiple ChoiceFounded by W.E.B. duBois, it argued a number of civil rights cases including Brown v. Board of EducationNAACPCORESNCCBlack Panthers
- 39. Multiple ChoiceTruman ordered the desegregation of this, known as Executive Order 9981?armed forcespublic schoolspublic transportationautomobile factories
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe Bay of Pigs invasion attempted to get what leader out of power in Cuba?Michael LamontNikita KhrushchevFidel CastroRaul Ibanez
- 41. Multiple ChoiceHe created the company known as Standard OilAndrew CarnegieCornelius VanderbiltJohn D. RockefellerThomas Edison
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe law created to prevent monopolies, and break up large companies like Standard OilInterstate Commerce ActHomestead ActDawes ActSherman Anti-Trust Act
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThe theory or policy that the government will not interfere with businessEntreprenuerNational MarketLaissez FairePhilanthropy
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe law created to regulate railroads and prevent the unfair prices they charged for the same distanceSherman Anti-Trust ActInterstate Commerce ActHomestead ActDawes Act
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe act of donating large amounts of money to build museums, hospitals, universities or librariesLaissez FaireMonopolyPhilanthropyCorporation
- 46. Multiple ChoiceName for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages lowCaptain of IndustryRobber BaronPhilanthropistConsolidator
- 47. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1950's the older generations believed Rock n RollWas a bad influence on society and young peopleWas a positive new musical genreEnjoyed Elvis Presley and Little Richard
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich committee investigated communist actions and ties to the Soviet UnionHouse of Un-American Activities (HUAC)Truman CouncilEisenhower DoctrineThe Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...WWII baby boomFear of communist influences inside the cityIncreased immigrationIncreased demand for automobiles
- 50. Multiple ChoiceHow did the U.S respond to the launch of the first artificial satellite Sputnik by the Soviet UnionCreated HUAC to investigate communist tiesCreated NASA and invested more money in educationLaunched their own satellite 6 months later
- 51. Multiple ChoiceAt the end of WWII Harry Truman dropped the Atom bomb, what was the effect of this decision?It led to the spread of communism in East AsiaIt was investigated by the United NationsIt led to a peaceful time between nationsIt began a weapons race with the Soviet Union
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhat color was associated with communismOrangeRedBlueGreen
- 53. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1950's most homes were built in theCitiesRural AreasMilitary basesSuburbs
- 54. Multiple ChoiceFinish the statement. During WWI and WWII, when men went to war:Children stayed homeWomen joined the workforceThe economy slowed downThe elderly came out of retirement
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe Dust Bowl was caused by...?The crash of the stock marketToo much rainDrought and poor agricultural habitsThe railroad boom
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhat event caused Americans to fear Japanese-Americans and place them in internment camps?The Atomic BombThe Zimmerman TelegramThe sinking of the LuitaniaThe Bombing of Pearl Harbor
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWho was the heir to the Austria Hungarian throne that was assassinated?Gavrilo PrincipArchduke Franz FerdinandFerdinand FochVladimir Lenin
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhat proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico?Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Saint GermainZimmerman NoteThe German-Mexican Agreement
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the Axis Powers?Great Britain, Italy, FranceGreat Britain, France and RussiaGermany, Italy, and Great BritainGermany, Italy, and Japan
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the Pearl Harbor attack in Japan?TojoHitlerChurchillGeorge Washington
- 61. Multiple ChoiceI am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?HitlerStalinMussoliniTojo
- 62. Multiple ChoiceThis country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay huge war reparations to the Allies.FranceGreat BritainGermanyUnited States
- 63. Multiple ChoiceGeorge Washington warned the US about two things in his Farewell Address. One was avoid creating politcal parties. What was the other one?Stay out of Foreign AffairsBeware of spreading westward too quicklyWalk softly and carry a big stickStay involved in European politics
- 64. Multiple ChoiceThe policy of taking colonies for economic interests is called ___.NativismImperialismCommunismSocialism
- 65. Multiple ChoiceWrote "Influence of Sea Power upon History"SinclairRooseveltDarwinMahan
- 66. Multiple ChoiceThis future president led volunteers known as ROUGH RIDERS in the Spanish American War.Franklin D. RooseveltTeddy RooseveltWilliam McKinleyRonald Reagan
- 67. Multiple ChoiceShip exploded in Havana spurring the Spanish American WarTitanicLusitaniaMaineBismark
- 68. Multiple ChoiceStated that ONLY the US would intervene in Latin AmericaRoosevelt CorollaryTeller AmendmentPlatt AmendmentWilson Doctrine
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