US 11 Final Exam. Instructions: The test is composed of 100 questions. Each question has four choices, only one is correct. Please pay careful attention.

US 11 Final Exam

Instructions:

• The test is composed of 100 questions. Each question has four choices, only one is correct. Please pay careful attention to the numbering of the test. Do not leave any question blank. If you are not sure, guess! There is no penalty for guessing.

• Good Luck!!!

1. Sioux Indian chief, killed George Custer, was later killed by other Indians.

• A. Crouching Tiger

• B. Little Big Horn

• C. Sitting Bull

• D. Billy Bear

2. This gave federal money to fund agricultural colleges in the U.S.

• A. Homestead Act

• B. Dawes Act

• C. Morrill Act

• D. none of the above

3. Very large farm, usually owned by a corporation, grew only one crop.

• A. soddy

• B. Grange

• C. plantation

• D. Bonanza farm

4. This gave settlers from the east 160 acres of land to start a farm.

• A. Morrill Act

• B. Homestead Act

• C. Dawes Act

• D. Populist Act

5. General in the U.S. army, killed by the Sioux Indians

• A. Douglass McArthur

• B. William Jennings Bryan

• C. George Custer

• D. George Patton

6. Won the election of 1893, representative of the Republican party

• A. William Jennings Bryan

• B. George Custer

• C. William McKinley

• D. Theodore Roosevelt

7. Sturdy breed of cattle, originally from Spain

• A. longhorn

• B. charlais

• C. bull


8. Large grassy region of the U.S., located in the mid-west

• A. Dust Bowl

• B. Great Plains

• C. Midwest Plains

• D. Dixie

9. African Americans who left the Reconstruction South and moved to Kansas

• A. populists

• B. tenant farmers

• C. exodusters

• D. migrants

10. The peoples’ movement”, ideals based upon those of farmers and low-wage workers

• A. socialism

• B. communism

• C. capitalism

• D. populism

11. an 1877 case in which the Supreme Court upheld states’ regulation of railroads for the benefit of farmers and consumers. This decision established the right of government to regulate private industry to serve the public interest.

• A. Munn vs. Illinois

• B. Interstate Commerce Act

• C. Sherman Anti-trust Act

• D. Roe vs. Wade

12. a cheap and efficient way to make steel

• A. smelting

• B. Birmingham Method

• C. Bessemer Process

• D. Bessemer Development

13. He was the inventor of the light bulb

• A. Alexander Graham Bell

• B. Thomas Alva Edison

• C. Thomas Malthus

• D. Eugene Debs

14. A railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the U.S.

• A. Sierra-Nevada Railroad

• B. Dixie Railroad

• C. North American Railroad

• D. Transcontinental Railroad

15. inventor of the telephone

• A. Alexander Graham Bell

• B. Thomas Alva Edison

• C. Edwin L. Drake

• D. Cornelius Vanderbilt

16. the merging of companies that make similar products.

• A. vertical integration

• B. horizontal integration

• C. speculation

• D. internal integration

17. a law, enacted in 1890, which was intended to prevent the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free trade.

• A. Munn vs. Illinois

• B. Roe vs. Wade

• C. Sherman Anti-trust Act

• D. Interstate Commerce Act

18. an economic and social philosophy supposedly based upon the biologist Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. It stated that a system of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of the fittest.

• A. business evolution

• B. credit mobilier

• C. Social Darwinism

• D. Social Business

19. a company’s taking over its suppliers and distributors and transportations systems to gain total control over the quality and cost of its product.

• A. vertical integration

• B. horizontal integration

• C. speculation

• D. internal integration

20. Government administration position; ex. Police officer, firemen, postal worker.

• A. Civil service

• B. political machine

• C. Pendleton Civil Service Act


21. Head of the democratic political machine known as Tammany Hall, he stole taxpayer money which he used for his own personal gain.

• A. Al Capone

• B. Boss Tweed

• C. Eugene Debs


22. Helped provide social assistance for the poor of New York City, settlement house known as Hull House.

• A. Mary Wollstonecraft

• B. Jane Adams

• C. Susan B. Anthony

• D. Helen Keller

23. Transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes. Ex. Subway, bus, trolley, etc.

• A. cheap transportation

• B. mass communication

• C. mass transit

• D. urbanized transit

24. Multifamily urban dwellings, most were very small and unsanitary.

• A. tenements

• B. apartments

• C. ghettos

• D. duplexes

25. Served as the immigration station for all Europeans arriving in the U.S. in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, most that came here were admitted into the country.

• A. Angel Island

• B. Staten Island

• C. Long Island

• D. Ellis Island

26. An organized group that controlled the activities of a political party in a city. They often used unfair practices and tactics to ensure victory.

• A. patronage

• B. political machine

• C. political influence party

• D. assimilation

27. Term meaning growth of cities

• A. industrialization

• B. urbanization

• C. relocation

• D. city development

28. Served as the immigration station for all Asians wishing to make a new life in the U.S.

• A. Angel Island

• B. Staten Island

• C. Long Island

• D. Ellis Island

29. What is the term for people who hid liquor in articles of clothing in the time period when alcohol was illegal?

• A. smuggler

• B. pirate

• C. bootlegger


30.Developed the first flyable airplane. Their famous 1st flight took place Dec. 17, 1906 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

• A. Right Brothers

• B. Wright Brothers

• C. Harry and David Jones

• D. Ferguson Brothers

31. African-American educator who pushed for the equality of blacks at the turn of the century. He called for blacks to gain trades and technical degrees in order to become worthwhile members of society.

• A. George Washington Carver

• B. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• C. Booker T. Washinton

• D. W.E.B. DuBois

32. Annual tax that had to be paid in order to vote.

• A. city tax

• B. poll tax

• C. Jim Crow tax

• D. direct tax

33. Studies that examined the speed at which a task could be completed.

• A. efficiency studiesB. scientific management

• C. specialization

• D. Prohibition

34. Movement which was intended to return control of the government to the people, restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in everyday American life.

• A. Progressive Movement

• B. initiative

• C. referendum

• D. suffrage

35. Novel by Upton Sinclair. Pointed out the unsanitary conditions in which meat was packed at the turn of the century.

• A. Farewell to Arms

• B. The Jungle

• C. The Jungle Book

• D. The Communist Manifesto

36. Term used to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by Theodore Roosevelt’s administration.

• A. New Deal

• B. Fair Deal

• C. Square Dear

• D. The Great Society

37. Laws that supported segregation

• A. Jim Jones Laws

• B. Jim Crow Laws

• C. Dixie Laws

• D. Social Darwinism

38. Famous newspaper editors. Known for their competition. Often exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers.

• A. Pulitzer and Hardy

• B. Hardy and Hearst

• C. Pulitzer and Hearst

• D. Laurel and Hardy

39. Samuel Longhorn Clemmons. Famous American writer. Often broke normal rules of writing. Used slang and diction in his works to make them specific to a particular region.

• A. Upton Sinclair

• B. Mark Twain

• C. W.E.B. DuBois

• D. Robert M. LaFollete

40. The banning of alcoholic beverages in the United States. This action was believed to be a way to uplift American morale. Led to the development of organized crime.

• A. 17th amendment

• B. 5th amendment

• C. Prohibition

• D. muckraker

41. Progressive President; Youngest US president (42); Known for his “Square Deal”

• A. John F. Kennedy

• B. Harry S. Truman

• C. Theodore Roosevelt

• D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

42. What is the term for a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power?

• A. colony

• B. protectorate

• C. interest partner


43. What did the U.S. want to give Chinese students when it returned 20 million dollars after the Boxer Rebellion?

• A. 160 acres and a mule

• B. 5 thousand dollars

• C. an education

• D. a trip back to China

44. What president did cartoonists find it easy to caricature due to his physical features and his great enthusiasm for physical activity?

• A. Dwight D. Eisenhower

• B. Harry S. Truman

• C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

• D. Theodore Roosevelt

45. What disease did the American military have to fight while building the Panama Canal?

• A. Milk leg

• B. thyphoid

• C. yellow fever

• D. trench foot

46. The Rough Riders, headed by T. Roosevelt, fought several battles during the Spanish-American War on what island country?

• A. Mexico

• B. Guatemala

• C. Honduras

• D. Cuba

47. What engineering feat relied on a series of locks to raise ships 170 feet into the air over a 51 mile trip?

• A. Panama Canal

• B. Panama Divide

• C. Erie Canal

• D. Hoover Dam

48. What US state purchase, known as “Sewards Folly”, turned out to be rich in timber, minerals, and oil?

• A. Puerto Rico

• B. Hawaii

• C. Alaska

• D. Montana

49. On what Pacific Island port did the U.S. military build a refueling station for American ships?

• A. Ellis Island, NY

• B. Angel Island, CA

• C. Pearl Harbor, HI

• D. Eggland Air force base

50. World War I started in what year?

A. 1919B. 1914C. 1915D. 1917

51. What term describes a devotion to the interests and culture of one’s country?

• A. Patriotism

B. militarism

C. nationalism


52. What term was coined during World War I to describe the complete emotional collapse suffered by some soldiers in response to the horrors they encountered on the battlefield?

• A. Agent Orange

• B. shell shock

• C. narcolepsy

D. trench foot

53. In what city did a Serbian nationalist assassinate Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

A. ViennaB. SarajevoC. AmsterdamD. Berlin

54. What was the name of Franz Ferdinand’s assassin?A. Bartolo Colon

B. Lee Harvey Oswald

C. Yakov Smirnov

D. Gavrilo Princip

55. What was the name of the terrorist organization Franz Ferdinand’s assassin was part of?

• A. Black Hand

• B. Black Feet

• C. Black Eyed Peas

• D. Black Hearts

56. What type of movie began to find its way into popular culture at the end of WWI?

A. Disney/childrens’ B. HorrorC. Drama D. Western

57. What system cut shipping losses to U-boats in half by having merchant ships escorted to their destination by several Navy Destroyers?

• A. buddy system

• B. search and destroy

• C. blockade

D. none of the above

58.The Zimmerman note proposed that what country ally with Germany and launch an attack on the United States?

A. MexicoB. CanadaC. JapanD. Russia

59. Which of the following was not a part of the Allied Powers?

• A. United Kingdom

• B. United States

• C. Germany

D. Russia

60. Which of the following was not part of the Central Powers?

A. Austria-Hungary

B. Ottoman Empire

C. Russia

D. Germany

61. What did the U.S. government sell in order to help finance the 36 billion dollars the war cost?

• A. bail bonds

• B. war bonds

• C. peace bonds

• D. barry bonds

62. Women received the right to vote in what year? Which amendment allowed for women to vote?

• A. 1918, 18th Amendment B. 1919, 19th Amendment

• C. 1919, 17th Amendment D.1918, 19th Amendment

63. Who was the President of the United States during WWI?• A. F.D. Roosevelt

• B. John Kennedy

• C. Woodrow Wilson

• D. Herbert Hoover

64. What laws passed during WW I were intended to stop spying and protesting against the US government?

• A. espionage and sedition Acts

• B. espionage and reparation Acts

• C. sedition and protest Acts


65. Of the four choices, which killed more people during WWI?

• A. trench foot

• B. dysentery

• C. bullets

• D. influenza

66. Developed by Woodrow Wilson, this served as a way for countries to meet civilly and discuss issues which might ultimately lead to war.

• A. United Way

• B. Red Cross

• C. League of Nations

D. United Nations

67. What act was passed during WWI required all men 18+ years old to register with the armed forces?

• A. Secret Service Act

B. Espionage Act

• C. Selective Service Act

• D. Draft Act

68. What was the warfare known as which took place during WWI in which men were stationed in dug-out ditches that stretched for miles and miles?• A. hand to hand combat

• B. Ditch Warfare

• C. attrition


69. What is the term for the Protestant movement that was grounded in the belief that all information from the Bible was literal truth?

• A. Fundamentalism

• B. Anarchist

• C. Skepticism

• D. Evolution

70. What small town pilot received national recognition when he became the 1st person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

• A. Calvin Coolidge

• B. Charles Chaplin

• C. George Gershwin

• D. Charles Lindberg

70. What was the name of his plane?

• A. The Spirit of New York

• B. The Spirit of St. Louis

• C. The Spirit in the Sky

• D. The Spirit of the United States

71. What set of principles pressured women to follow a much stricter code of ethics than men?

• A. Double Jeopardy

• B. Sexism

• C. Double Standard

• D. None of the above

72.What state did the teacher put on trial for teaching evolution in the 1920’s come from?

• A. Alabama

• B. Mississippi

• C. Georgia

• D. Tennessee

73.What was the name of the teacher put on trial during the “monkey” trial?

• A. Clarence Darrow

• B. William Jennings Bryan

• C. John T. Scopes

• D. Charles Darwin

74.What All-American music had its roots in Southern gospel and blues? It originated in New Orleans.

• A. Jazz

• B. ragtime

• C. classical

• D. country

75. This famous black poet became famous for his poems that described life as a poor black.

• A. Langston Hughes

• B. Paul Robeson

• C. George Gershwin


76. American fundamentalists opposed public schools teaching what?

• A. religion

• B. creationism

• C. evolution

• D. civics

77. Al “Scarface” Capone set up his crime syndicate in what US city during the 1920’s?

• A. New York City

• B. Miami

• C. Chicago

• D. Detroit

78. What is the term for the purchase of stocks and bonds for the chance at a quick profit, while ignoring the risk of losing all of your money?

• A. speculation

• B. buying on the margin

• C. trading


79. In what US city were the troops of the “Bonus Army” gassed and attacked by US troops?

• A. New York City, NY

• B. Washington, D.C.

• C. Philadelphia, PA

• D. Boston, MA

80. What was the name given to the Great Plains region hardest hit by the drought and winds of the 1930’s?

• A. Hooverville

• B. Great Depression

• C. Dust country


81. What is the term for cash payments or food provided by the government to the poor?

• A. handouts

• B. welfare

• C. direct relief

• D. soup kitchens

82. The stock market crash that began the Great Depression happened on what date?

• A. October 29, 1928

• B. October 28, 1929

• C. October 29, 1929

• D. October 28, 1928

83. Between 1929 and 1932, what process took land away from 400,000 farmers who could not make mortgage payments?

• A. refinancing

• B. foreclosure

• C. direct relief


84.What massive construction project approved by Herbert Hoover would provide electricity, flood control and a regular water supply to western states?

• A. Boulder Dam

• B. Hoover Dam

• C. none of the above

• D. both A and B

85. The term “Hooverville” was used to describe ….

• A. housing built by the government

• B. President Hoover’s home

• C. shelters built by homeless people

• D. the stock market

86. Which of the following reached a new high during Franklin Roosevelt’s first term as president?

• A. tariff rates

• B. employment rates

• C. the national debt

• D. all of the above

87. Who wrote the novel The Grapes of Wrath about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl during the Depression?

• A. Ernest Hemmingway

• B. Orson Wells

• C. John Steinbeck

• D. Woody Guthrie

88. What was the name given to the radio broadcasts given by FDR on a regular basis. These broadcasts were intended to boost the nation’s moral.

• A. soap operas

• B. Dinner-table discussion

• C. Fireside Chats

• D. Front porch talk

89. Adolf Hitler was the totalitarian leader of which European country?

• A. Germany

• B. the Soviet Union

• C. Spain

• D. Italy

90. The United States entered World War II after _____.

• A. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

• B. Germany began bombing Britain

• C. Italy attacked an African country

• D. Germany invaded Poland

91. The bombing of Pearl Harbor happened on what date?

• A. October 29, 1929

• B. December 7, 1941

• C. December 17, 1941

• D. December 7, 1945

92. Which US president dropped the Atomic bomb on Japan?

• A. Woodrow Wilson

• B. John F. Kennedy

• C. Dwight Eisenhower

• D. Harry Truman

93. One of the main goals of the Nazis was to…….

• A. end German imperialism

• B. bring Communism to Germany

• C. eliminate Jews from German society

• D. form an alliance with the United States

94. Germany’s attempt to kill all European Jews is known as the ___.

• A. Gestapo

• B. Holocaust

• C. Third Reich

• D. blitzkrieg

95.The German term ‘blitzkrieg’ means literally _____.

• A. secret police

• B. lightning war

• C. man of steel

• D. no mercy

96. Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?

• A. The majority of the US’s planes and battleships were stored here.

• B. The Germans told them to.

• C. Pearl Harbor is where the US launched their first attack on the Japanese


97. Which two countries were involved in the Cold War?

• A. United States and France

• B. Soviet Union and Mexico

• C. Soviet Union and United States

• D. Cuba and Spain

98. What leader took control of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin?

• A. Mikhail Gorbachev

• B. Vladimir Lenin

• C. Nikita Krushchev

• D. Adolf Hitler

99. Cuba is approximately how many miles away from the tip of Florida, US?

• A. 10 miles

• B. 90 miles

• C. 1000 miles

• D. 3000 miles

100. What event brought the Cold War to an end?

• A. The bombing of the World Trade Center (2001)

• B. The assassination of JFK (1963)

• C. The collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)


US 11 Final Exam. Instructions: The test is composed of 100 questions. Each question has four choices, only one is correct. Please pay careful attention.

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