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US History Midterm Review
Test Description: Midterm Review
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1) What impact did US governmental policies have on business and industry during the late 1800’s?
A
The US government tried to limit and regulate industrial and business growth
B
The US government had little or no influence on business and industry
C
The US government regulated industry for the public good
D
The US government tried to control public and private utilities and transportation
2) Who was NOT a member of the Central Powers during World War I?
A
Ottoman Empire
B
Germany
C
Austria-Hungary
D
Serbia
3) Which of the following best represented conservative opposition to FDR’s New Deal programs?
A
US Senate
B
Huey Long
C
Father Charles Coughlin
D
US Supreme Court
4) During the 1930s, the New Deal demonstrated the willingness of the United States government to
A
provide military aid to European nations fighting against fascism.
B
strictly follow the practices of laissez-faire economics.
C
avoid any economic practices that could be labeled as socialistic.
D
become more involved in the direction of the United States' economy.
5) Which statement BEST describes the position of American Christian missionaries on the country's imperialism in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?
A
Imperialism is good because it gives the natives a chance to be converted.
B
Imperialism should be banned because it is against the word of God.
C
Imperialism should be banned because of the way natives were treated.
D
Imperialism is good because it gives the natives a chance to get a good job.
6) A major cause of the economic depression of 1929 was
A
increased number of public works projects.
B
decline in consumer purchasing power.
C
a return to the gold standard.
D
government programs designed to reduce agricultural production.
7) How did corporations become stronger during the Gilded Age?
A
Many corporations stayed independent and invested all of their earned money back into themselves.
B
Many corporations began to invest their money in charitable organizations.
C
Many corporations began to ignore US politics, and look for foreign intervention.
D
Many corporations teamed up with other corporations to create monopolies, which often controlled the industry.
8) The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger
A
steel
B
houses
C
iron
D
mines
9) Cattle ranching and mining were instrumental in the nineteenth century in getting more people to settle
A
the American South
B
the American West
C
the American northeast
D
the American northwest
10) Following the stock market crash in 1929, President Hoover was criticized for
A
waiting for the economy to come out of the Depression
B
his insistence on increasing spending on the military.
C
starting many new programs without Congress' approval.
D
declaring a bank holiday and ordering banks to close.
11) During World War I, many American women helped gain support for the suffrage movement by
A
protesting against the war.
B
joining the military service.
C
lobbying for child-care facilities.
D
working in wartime industries.
12) Yellow Journalism during the late 19th century was marked by
A
a decline of the popularity of radio.
B
over-reliance on facts and evidence.
C
sensational headlines and questionable facts.
D
a decrease in readership.
13) Al Jolson's movie The Jazz Singer was important culturally because
A
it portrayed the plight of urban society in the most realistic way ever seen.
B
sound was introduced to film for the first time.
C
it was the first movie widely distributed across the country.
D
it was the first American motion picture shot entirely in color.
14) Which of these best describes the term flapper in U.S. history?
A
women who worked in factories during World War II
B
women of the 1920s who listened to jazz, wore short hair and skirts, and challenged standards of behavior for women
C
women who wore the new bathing suits to American beaches; referencing how the suits flapped in the wind.
D
women who campaigned for the abolition of slavery
15) Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle impacted the passage of the
A
Nineteenth Amendment
B
Meat Inspection Act of 1906
C
Eighteenth Amendment
D
Twentieth Amendment
16) As one of the New Deal programs, the F.D.I.C. (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) was credited with restarting people's faith in
A
military
B
industry
C
banks
D
education
17) A policy that tries to avoid foreign alliances and involvement is called
A
imperialism
B
nationalism
C
restrictionism
D
isolationism
18) What is a monopoly?
A
US government regulations that allow for fair business practices and regulation
B
A socialist factory system
C
Exclusive control of a product or service by one company.
D
Cooperation between companies through competition
19) During Roosevelt's New Deal, the S.E.C. was created. The purpose of this agency was to
A
employ workers in public work projects.
B
insure bank deposits in the United States.
C
regulate the sale of stocks and oversee the disclosure of information on stocks being sold.
D
provide retirement income for U.S. workers and payments to disabled Americans.
20) This work-place disaster in 1911 helped to bring about better safety laws in factories and was the inspiration in the forming of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.
A
Pullman Strike
B
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
C
Winecroft Fire
D
Haymarket Riot
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