American History Student Growth Measure Review 2013-2014 Bridging the Gap Review 2013 1. What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on cities? 2. What was a major impact for business owners during the Industrial Revolution? 3. What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on women? 4. What percentage of 17 year-olds graduated from high school in 1870? 5. Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law? 6. The Supreme Court case of Plessy vs. Ferguson did what? 7. How did muckrakers,like Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens, prepare the way for political reforms? 8. What was the purpose of Social Welfare Programs? 9. What events pushed the US to enter WWI? 10. Prior to U.S. involvement in WWI what was the official U.S. position in regard to the war in Europe? 11. What was a result of the Treaty of Versailles after WWI? 12. What territorial changes happened as a result of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WWI? 13. As the United States became a major supplier for the Allied Powers, 14. By the late 1800s, industrialized Western nations such as Great Britain, France, and Germany looked to Africa, Asia, and Latin America for new customers, places to invest, and 15. In the late 1800s, American expansionists were interested in Hawaii as a potential 16. The event that triggered a U.S. declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was 17. The United States supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight for independence from Chronic wrongdoing... in the Western Hemisphere...may force the United States, however reluctantly... to the exercise of an international police power. Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 18. This excerpt directed at European powers is known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the 19. Social Darwinism encouraged people in industrialized nations to believe that 20. Why did the United States renew its commitment to support the Monroe Doctrine with military force after the Spanish-American War? Chapter 19 Review 2013-2014 Multiple Choice 1. U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer justified his raids against radicals by 2. Over sixty nations eventually signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which called on governments to 3. Soldiers returning from World War I brought what disease back to the United States, causing an epidemic that swept the country in 1918? 4. The thriving postwar economy especially benefited 5. What effect did European farm production increasing after the war have on American farmers? 6. During World War I, Americans hated the Germans. After the war, the new enemies were
7. In order to afford the new items American industry was producing in the 1920s, it became more respectable than previously to depend on 8. The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to 9. After World War I, many Americans viewed as enemies people identified as 10. Which one of the following people coined the term normalcy? 11. By 1914 Henry Ford was building cars that average Americans could afford because he 12. What did Ford s success in the 1910 s and 1920 s lead to? 13. Payments designed to make up for war damage are known as 14. Labor leaders and nativists worked together to restrict the number of immigrants from 15. Spin-off industries that resulted from the production of millions of cars included an increased demand for 16. In 1920 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were arrested and put on trial for 17. The Teapot Dome scandal concerned Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall s willingness to 18. One of the basic principles of communism is that everyone should 19. In order to achieve his pro-business goals, President Harding sought to 20. The direct goal of most of President Calvin Coolidge s policies was 21. Widespread fear of communism 22. The success of the auto industry can best be seen in the fact that it led to 23. What was the effect of 4.5 million soldiers coming home from war? 24. In 1919 Seattle was virtually shut down because of 25. The success of business in the 1920s led to the growth of Ch 20 Review 2013-2014 1. The most controversial of Darwin s ideas is known as 2. Speakeasies allowed citizens to get around the consequences of failing to comply with the 3. Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called 4. The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was 5. Prohibition led to a rise in what? 6. The gave full voting rights to women. 7. When African American soldiers returned from serving in World War I, they found 8. The Scopes trial pitted religious beliefs against 9. In the 1920s the unofficial capital of African American culture was 10. The main goal of the NAACP was to 11. Which 1920 s cultural icon became famous for being the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone? 12. A wholly original form of American music, jazz 13. What happens for women as a result of the Nineteenth Amendment? 14. What was a cause of urbanization? 15. In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from 16. What allowed for an increased emphasis on education? 17. What is one way in which radio helped to create a large common culture in America?
18. In a decade full of firsts, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic was 19. In the 1920s the public s devotion to movie stars was matched by Americans idealization of those who excelled in 20. Women in many parts of the United States disliked flappers because flappers Chapter 21 Review 2013-2014 1. If stock prices dropped, brokers could force investors to repay their loans if the investors were 2. People who hopped trains to look for work were known as 3. Loose-knit communities of rustic shacks and tents were called 4. How did dust storms make it difficult to farm in the Great Plains? 5. How did many of the unemployed feel about receiving handouts during the Great Depression? 6. On October 24, 1929, investors responded to concerns about the economy by 7. The total value of all goods and services produced in a nation is called the 8. During the boom years of the 1920s overall unemployment across the nation 9. The boom economy of the Roaring Twenties did not apply to 10. How did Americans behavior in regard to the stock market change in the early and mid 1920s? 11. Black Tuesday referred to the 12. In the months before the stock market crash, people who kept up with news in the financial world 13. President Hoover downplayed the effects of the crash because 14. In the aftermath of the crash, industrialized nations around the world took measures to 15. What causes the failures of many American banks in the 1930 s? 16. Why was buying on margin riskier than other ways of investing in the stock market? 17. Toward the end of the 1920s what was the main goal of the Federal Reserve's policies with regard to buying on margin? 18. The construction of Hoover Dam illustrated a creative partnership between 19. During the Great Depression, President Hoover came under attack because many Americans believed that 20. What was the main purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation? 21. What did the Great Plains drought of the 1930s help to create? 22. What was Hoover's philosophy about the proper role of government? 23. Which of the following signaled economic weakness in the 1920s? 24. Why did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act backfire? 25. How did the foreclosures of the 1930s change American life?
Ch 22 Review 2013-2014 1. The helped restore public confidence in the safety of the nation s banks. 2. Who gave government officials the power to examine each bank, determine its soundness, take steps to correct problems, and, if necessary, close it? 3. The Securities and Exchange Commission helped the public do what? 4. The Fair Labor Standards Act did what? 5. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president, he named to be his secretary of labor the first woman ever to serve in the cabinet. 6. Why did President Roosevelt declare a bank holiday on his second day in office? 7. What was one basic purpose shared by the Emergency Banking Act, the Glass-Steagal Act, and President Roosevelt s fireside chats? 8. The Civilian Conservation Corps was formed to address the problem of 9. During the Hundred Days, why was a program approved to pay farmers not to grow crops? 10. What were the three main goals of the New Deal? 11. How did President Roosevelt s philosophy differ from Herbert Hoover s? 12. How did Eleanor Roosevelt transform the role of First Lady? 13. In 1935 which body struck significant blows to the New Deal s attempts to bring change to the economy? 14. What did Senator Huey P. Long, Father Charles Coughlin, and Dr. Francis Townsend have in common? 15. How did the nature of the government s emergency relief change during the Second New Deal? 16. Despite critics of the New Deal, what happens in the election of 1936? 17. How did the New Deal change the relationship between business and labor? 18. In 1937, what misstep caused President Roosevelt to lose the support of some within his own party and that of many in the general public? 19. President Roosevelt embraced the theories of John Maynard Keynes because Keynes 20. What was one effect of the New Deal? 21. In 1937 the nation experienced another sudden and alarming drop in the 22. During the election of 1936 Republicans attacked President Roosevelt s New Deal for 23. The New Deal program that provided public works jobs for many of those needing relief was called 24. What was the most important result of the Emergency Banking Act? 25. Which of the statements below best describes the relief programs of the New Deal? Ch 23 Test 2013-2014 1. Which man established a totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union? 2. Which policy was espoused by both liberals and conservatives in the United States before World War II? 3. What was a result of Japan attacking Pearl Harbor? 4. Which of the following may have encouraged Hitler to begin taking control of neighboring countries? 5. Why were many Americans committed to isolationism in the 1930s? 6. Which of the following was an essential component of fascism?
7. What was a result of the reparations Germany had to pay after WWI? 8. Which of the following is true about the role American women played during World War II? 9. Which of the following policies did isolationists favor? 10. Why was the decision to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland popular in many parts of the world? 11. Japan, Germany, and Italy formed an alliance called 12. People who do not believe in using military force for any reason are known as 13. In 1939 what caused the prime minister of Great Britain to question the success of his policy of appeasement? 14. The top-secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the 15. Which of the following U.S. responses to German aggression provided the most aid to Great Britain in the early stages of World War II 16. Neville Chamberlain was an advocate for what type of foreign policy? 17. Which event led to Germany s control over France? 18. During World War II African Americans played what roles? 19. Although American officials were convinced that war with Japan was inevitable, they refused to fire the first shot. One reason was probably that 20. Why did Hitler attack Denmark and Norway? 21. What was a common feature of the totalitarian regimes that came to power after World War I? 22. In the 1930s how did President Roosevelt respond to isolationist pressures in the face of Fascist aggression? 23. What was one difference between Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler? 24. By 1933 the Nazis became the most powerful party in Germany because 25. What significant event in American history happens in 1940? Ch 24 Review 2. A crucial objective for Allied forces early in World War II was to take control of what? 3. How did Adolf Hitler build support for Nazi anti-semitism? 4. A pilot who loaded his aircraft with bombs and deliberately crashed it into an enemy ship was called a(n) 5. For American soldiers, one of the most feared aspects of the war in the Pacific was the? 6. Many American women contributed to the war effort by doing what? 7. The removal of people to internment camps during World War II was based solely on what? 8. What event divided Germany into four sectors? 9. Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan why? 10. What event caused Germany to surrender? 11. What brought an official end to World War II? 12. After heavy early losses from U-boat attacks, the Allies first chose what strategy to protect their ships? 13. Control of North Africa was important to the Allies because? 14. What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord? 15.Which of the following best describes why few Jews were able to emigrate from Germany to the United States?
16. What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi s Final Solution? 17. The Japanese impressed Americans at Iwo Jima and Okinawa primarily with what characteristic? 18. Which of the following were forced to leave their homes and move to camps away from the American coasts? 19. Why was Hitler s decision to defend the Rhine River unwise? 20. At what Russian city on the Volga did the Germans suffer a major defeat? 22. After World War II, the United States worked to do what in Europe and Japan? 23. The Battle of the Bulge was given its name because? 24. During the Bataan Death March what happened? 25. An important difference between government spending during the Depression and during World War II was? Chapter 25 Review 2013-2014 1. World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused 2. Which of the following was the sequence in which tests of the policy of containment occurred? 3. What was an effect of Marshall Plan? 4. Which of the following events helped fuel the second Red Scare? 5. Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action? 6. U.S. actions in China after World War II demonstrated that the United States 7. Which of the following is the most likely reason Kim Il Sung chose to invade South Korea in June 1950? 8. Why did President Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur? 9. What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s? 10. What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II? 11. The staggering number of casualties in the final two months of the Korean War showed that 12. Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II? 13. Why was Joseph McCarthy able to wage a successful anti-communist campaign? 14. Why did the United States and Britain begin the Berlin airlift? 15. How might a member of Congress in 1950 have defended the passage of the McCarran Act? 16. Why was the United States able to implement the Marshall Plan after World War II? 17. What was an impact of spread of communism in U.S.? 18. The problem with Truman s Fair Deal was that it 19. Why was the United States willing to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947? 20. What effect did Churchill s Iron Curtain speech have on the tensions of the Cold War? 21. What was one difference between the Nationalists and Communists in China? 22. How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean War? 23. Which of the following leaders wanted to reunify Korea under Communist control? 24. What was one difference between the governments of post-world War II Poland and Yugoslavia?
25. What was the biggest reason why Truman won the election of 1948? 26. Which of the following was a result of the German invasion of the Soviet Union? 27. The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called 28. What were causes of Cold War? 29. Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg? 30. Although the fighting on the Korean Peninsula has come to be known as the Korean War, the United States Primary Documents 1. Which of the following was NOT a basic right of citizenship in the Northwest Territory 2. The basic requirement for areas in the Northwest Territory to be admitted into the congress of the United States was? 3. The Northwest Ordinance established the 16th segment of each county be reserved for what? 4. The United States Congress formed a temporary government district as a result of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. A provision in Section 14, Article 5 calls for how many states to be formed? 5. Under the Constitution of 1851, proposed amendments to Ohio s Constitution must be agreed upon by how many members of each house of the General Assembly? 6. After approval by the General Assembly and governor, what is a second step of approval for an amendment to the Ohio Constitution? 7. To hold office as a Senator or Representative in Ohio s General Assembly, a person must be how old? 8. How does the 1st Amendment reflect the Enlightenment principle of natural rights? 9. What principle is reflected in the 4th amendment? 10. How are citizen s rights of property protected by the 5th Amendment? 11. Which of the following forms of government did the Federalists support? 12. Which of the following was included in the U.S. Constitution in an effort to appease the Anti-Federalists? 13. The Federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the federal government? 14. According to the Declaration of Independence, what have the colonists done up until this point every time they have felt oppressed? 15. According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power? 16. The bulk of the Declaration of Independence consists of 17. The Declaration of Independence claims what in regards to the king? 18. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every how many years? 19. The Vice President serves in what role for the Senate?
20. What courts does the Constitution include in the Judiciary? 21. According to Article VI of the Article of Confederation, no or more states shall enter into any treaty.... without the consent of the United States and Congress assembled. 22. What were the two biggest handicaps of the Articles of Confederation? 23. The authors of the Articles of Confederation feared a strong national government, so it created a government where which branch was most powerful Short Answer/Essays List and Explain TWO effects of industrialization on the early industrial working class in America. List and explain in detail at least two policies of the New Deal. Explain how the efforts to combat the Great Depression led to an expanded role for the federal government. Identify and explain at least two changes in American society due to the mobilization of its economic and military resources during World War II.