U.S. History Study Guide
1. Most of the early colonists to the New World came from what continent?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe
D) Australia
2. Why did the English begin to keep slaves?
A) to maintain economic ties with the Dutch
B) to provide cheap labor for growing tobacco
C) to build up a military force in the New World
D) to take control of the slave trade from the Spanish
3. First English settlement in North America
A. Jamestown
B. Georgetown
C. Roanoke
D. Boston
4. King Phillip’s War was a conflict between:
A. Colonists and French
B. English and French
C. Colonists and English
D .Colonists and Indians
5. Define Mercantilism
A. A nation can obtain wealth by doing two things, gaining resources and balancing trade.
B. A nation can obtain wealth by going to war.
C. A nation can obtain wealth by starting a revolution.
D. A nation can obtain wealth by stealing resources and limiting trade.
6. Main author of the Declaration of Independence.
A. Ben Franklin
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Samuel Adams
7. What was the primary demographic feature of the population of 18th century colonial America?
A. High unemployment rateB. Strong Urban Character
C. Low Marriage RateD. Young average age
8. Which colony was established for the purpose of economic profit?
A. MassachusettsB. Pennsylvania
C. Rhode IslandD. Virginia
9. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked monarchy.
A. Declaration of Independence
B. Common Sense
C. Stamp Act
D. Treaty of Paris
10. Colonists who wanted independence from Britain.
A. Federalists
B. Indentured Servants
C. Loyalists
D. Patriots
11. Battle that gave the Americans victory in the war.
A. Saratoga
B. Valley Forge
C. Yorktown
D. Delaware
12.Which metaphor best characterizes how Americans viewed the universe during the Enlightenment?
A.The universe is a flower; it emerges from a seed, blooms and dies.
B.The universe is a soul; its workings are invisible and impervious to science.
C.The universe is a clock; its components work perfectly and can be analyzed.
D.The universe is a tree; its roots are hidden, but its design is beautiful.
13.Given that only seven people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a “massacre”?
A.British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in an effort to restore order.
B.The victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire.
C.The victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops.
D.Boston radicals sensationalized the incident to take advantage of heightened tensions.
14.Bicameral Legislation based on state population.
A.Virginia Plan
B.New Jersey Plan
C.New York Plan
D.Massachusetts Plan
15.Compromise to count a percentage of slaves in the population for voting.
A.1/5 Compromise
B.2/5 Compromise
C.3/5 Compromise
D.4/5 Compromise
16.The three branches of government are:
A.Judicial, Legislative, Executive
B.Legislative, Congress, House of Representatives
C.Judicial, Supreme Court, Legislative
D.Executive, President, Congress
17. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
A. Popular SovereigntyB. Succession
C. ExecutionD. Confederacy
18. Order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines.
A. Popular Sovereignty B. Emancipation Proclamation
C. ConscriptionD. Execution
19. The Thirteenth Amendment:
A. Gave African-Americans the right to vote.
B. Abolished slavery everywhere in the United States.
C. Ended the Civil War and made all people equal.
D. Gave women the right to vote.
20. President of the Confederacy
A. John Wilkes BoothB. Jefferson Davis
C. Thomas JeffersonD. Abraham Lincoln
21. ______was the Union General and ______was the Confederate General.
A. Grant; LeeB. Lee; Grant
C. Booth; LeeD. Grant; Booth
22. Some that opposed slavery and wanted it to be made illegal.
A. SecessionB. Carpetbagger
C. AbolitionistD. Copperhead
23.What is considered the most significant outcome of the 1902 anthracite coal strike?
A.Reduced confidence in laissez faire capitalism
B.Growing public distrust of large government
C.Expansion of executive branch authority
D.Declining enrollment in labor unions
24.In what significant way did the development of the incandescent lightbulb improve 19th century urban conditions?
A.It created the possibility of home based businesses
B.It prompted more immigrants to remain in large cities.
C.It enabled passenger trains to operate at night
D.It replaced the dirty dangerous gaslight
25.How did businesses such as Sears, Roebuck and Co. transform the late 19th century economy?
A.They expanded the market for consumer goods
B.They applied new technologies in their stores
C.They advertised the services of new companies.
D.They employed sales associates in rural locations
26.What technological development of the mid-19th century most revolutionized the U.S. steel industry?
A.Electrification
B.Vulcanization
C.Steam Power
D.Bessemer Process
27.In the development of the steel industry, which of the following factors was LEAST significant?
A.The construction of railroads
B.The abundance of natural resources
C.The growth of cities and skyscrapers
D.The invention of the telephone and typewriter
28.The use of barbed wire is most directly associated with which outcome?
A.The completion of the Union Pacific Railroad
B.The end of the open range and frontier
C.Increased prospecting and mining activity
D.Increased demand and production of steel
29. Act that offered free land to western settlers.
A. Homestead Act
B. Morrill Act
C. Farmer’s Alliance
D. Transcontinental
30. Complete control over an industry
A. Merge
B. Monopoly
C. Robber Barron
D. Collective Bargaining
31. Railroad that crosses the entire country
A. Transcontinental Railroad
B. Transfixed Railroad
C. Transam Railroad
D. Transformer Railroad
32.How did cities cope with their growing populations in the early 1900’s?
A.City governments spread the town out
B.The building of skyscrapers to concentrate more people in a smaller area.
C.Demolished small houses and built large neighborhoods near the center of the city.
D.The invention of the railroad brought many people to the cities.
33.Brothers who flew the first airplane
A.Wright Brothers
B.Night Brothers
C.White Brothers
D.Black Brothers
34. Progressive Movement:
A. A way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote.
B. Social reform movement in the early 20th century.
C. Using scientific ideas to make factories.
D. A vote on whether to remove a public official from office.
35. Making the sale or use of alcohol illegal:
A. Prohibition
B. Recall
C. Referendum
D. Muckraker
36. Roosevelt’s program of progressive reforms:
A. NACW
B. The New Deal
C. NAACP
D. The Square Deal
37. Against Monopolies:
A. Arbitration
B. Antitrust
C. Platform
D. Tariff
38. Suffrage means the
A. Separation of races
B. Denial of the right to vote
C. Illegal sale of alcohol
D. Right to vote
39. Which of these is NOT one of the goals of the progressive movement?
A. They pushed to elect a woman as a Senator
B. They tried to convince state legislatures
C. They pushed for a national constitutional amendment
D. They went to clarify whether the provisions of the 14th Amendment meant women should be allowed to vote.
40. About 140,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania went on strike during the progressive area:
A. Coal Strike of 1892
B. Coal Strike of 1902
C. Coal Strike of 1912
D. Coal Strike of 1922
41.Which of the following did the American Anti-Imperialist League oppose?
A.U.S. conquest and possession of overseas territories.
B.Extension of the right to vote to women
C.Government regulation of large businesses
D.Federal legislation ensuring food safety
42.The Hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by a revolution started by American business interests.
A.Liliuokalani
B.Mahan
C.Seward
D.Pearl
43.Yellow Journalism:
A.Provisions in the Cuban constitution that gave the United States broad rights in that country
B.Message sent my John Hay to other countries to protect U.S. trading rights in China
C.Reporting in newspapers and magazines that exaggerates the news in order to make it more exciting.
D.The policy of intervening in other countries to protect U.S. business interests.
44.A country that is partly controlled by another, stronger country.
A.Open Door Notes
B.Protectorate
C.Boxer Rebellion
D.Occupation
45.Chinese rebellion against Western influence in 1900
A.Banker Rebellion
B.Board Rebellion
C.Boxer Rebellion
D.Basher Rebellion
46.Panama Canal:
A.A channel across Central America, between Atlantic and Indian Oceans
B.A channel across Europe, between Indian and Pacific Oceans
C.A channel across Asia, between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
D.A channel across Central America, between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
47.The United States declared war on Spain, soon after the ______exploded in a Cuban Harbor.
A.U.S.S. Maine
B.U.S.S. Alabama
C.U.S.S. Kentucky
D.U.S.S. Cuba
48.This term means a final set of demands.
a.Survey
b.Agenda
c.Ultimatum
d.Request
49. During WWI, ______was the leader of Germany
a.Nicholas II
b.Francis Joseph
c.Wilhelm II
d.Kidwell III
49.During WWI, ______was the leader of Russia
a.Nicholas II
b.Francis Joseph
c.Wilhelm II
d.Kidwell III
50.Leader of Austria-Hungary during WWI
a.Nicholas II
b.Francis Joseph
c.Wilhelm II
d.Kidwell III
51.Members of the Serbian terrorist group responsible for the assassination of Francis Ferdinand.
A.Black Hand
B.Black Mail
C.Blue Hand
D.Al Qaida
52. Posters of Uncle Sam pointing at you and saying “I Want You” are examples of:
A.The List
B.Protest
C.Propaganda
D.Pep Rally
53.What was the goal of President Wilson’s 14 Points?
A.To impose punitive measures on aggressor nations
B.To provide a plan for a just and lasting peace
C.To distribute colonial possessions equitably
D.To implement a comprehensive reparations plan
54.Which country was excluded from the Treaty of Versailles negotiations?
A.Germany
B.Great Britain
C.Italy
D.United States
55.The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles led to which of the following outcomes?
A.The pursuit of an isolationist U.S. foreign policy
B.The appeal of the philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience
C.The establishment of communism in the U.S.S.R.
D.The rise of the German nationalism and the Third Reich
56.Which of these is NOT one of the four main causes of the Great War?
A.Imperialism
B.Nationalism
C.Isolationism
D.Militarism
57.Which of these countries is associated with the Central Powers during WWI?
A.Austria-Hungary
B.United States
C.Mexico
D.Great Britain
58.What was the name of the German plan to sneak attack France through Belgium?
A.Ulrich Plan
B.Schlieffen Plan
C.Operation Overlord
D.Operation Valkyrie
59.Area between enemy trenches that was marked with shell craters and filled with barbed wire.
A.No Man’s Land
B.Marne River
C.Stalemate
D.Militarized Zone
60.A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other is a ____.
A.No Man’s Land
B.Zone
C.Stalemate
D.Entrapment
61.Nickname given to fresh and enthusiastic American infantry because of their white belts.
A.Yankee
B.Sour Patch Kid
C.Juggernaut
D.Doughboy
62. WWI introduced a new type of warfare known as
A.Trench warfare
B.Blitzkrieg
C.Shock and Awe
D.Lightening Strike
63.An economic downturn after WWI meant many Americans faced ____.
A.Unemployment
B.Racism
C.Nationalism
D.Militarism
64.Pulling away from involvement in world affairs.
A.Nationalism
B.Militarism
C.Imperialism
D.Isolationism
65.Economic and political system based on a single-governmental party, equal distribution of resources, no private property, and rule by a dictatorship.
A.Democracy
B.Republic
C.Monarchy
D.Communism
66.Solved the problem of post war debt by providing loans to Germany to pay France/Britain who then paid the U.S.
A.Canter Plan
B.Dawes Plan
C.Marshall Plan
D.Trident Plan
67.In this scandal, the government set aside oil rich land in Wyoming. Albert Fall secretly leased the land to two oil companies and then received $400,000 from them.
A.Teapot Dome Scandal
B.Cherry Tree Scandal
C.Ohio Tribune Scandal
D.Rockefeller Scandal
68. The rebirth of African American culture in New York City was called the:
a. Apollo
b. Harlem Renaissance
c. Prohibition
d. Inhibition
69. This period of American history after World War I became known as the:
a. Roaring Times
b. Roaring Twenties
c. Raging Twenties
d. Raging Times
70.Why did Hitler find widespread support among the German people?
A.At the conclusion of WWI, Germany was strong and self-sufficient both militarily and economically. Due to their success, they needed a strong leader with the attributes of a dictator.
B.Germany was devastated by the effects of WWI. The nation suffered from severe economic depression. Hitler promoted the Nazi party as a way to restore national pride.
C.Hitler supported the United States and wanted to form a great alliance.
D.Hitler was not a great public speaker and this made many Germans fall in love with his soft personality.
71.Which of these countries was NOT ruled by a dictator in the 1930’s?
A.France
B.Germany
C.Russia
D.Italy
72.Communist dictator of the Soviet Union.
A.Benito Mussolini
B.Joseph Stalin
C.Adolf Hitler
D.Francisco Franco
73.Fascist dictator of Italy:
A.Benito Mussolini
B.Joseph Stalin
C.Adolf Hitler
D.Francisco Franco
74.While Hitler was in prison, he wrote the book ______.
A.The Communist Manifesto
B.Love and War
C.Mein Kampf
D.Nazi World
75.Mussolini took the nickname ______.
A.Desert Fox
B.Il Duce
C.The Warrior
D.Big Moose
76.Radar was a new technology that detected ______.
A.Airplanes
B.Submarines
C.Tanks
D.Artillery
77.All of the following are examples of Nuremburg Laws except:
A.Could not marry non-Jews
B.Could not eat food
C.Could not be doctors or lawyers
78.Blitzkrieg translates into ______.
A.Blitz the Quarterback
B.Concentration Camp
C.Lightening War
D.Nazi Regime
79.The following are members of the “Big Three” except:
A.Churchill
B.Hitler
C.Roosevelt
D.Stalin
80.All of the following are names of German “Death Camps” except:
A.Sobibor
B.Treblinka
C.Metallica
81.When the Allies stormed the beaches of France, it was nicknamed _____.
A.V-E Day
B.D-Day
C.Holiday
D.France Day
82.Hitler’s ruling days were referred to as ______.
A.First Reich
B.Second Reich
C.Third Reich
D.Fourth Reich
83. Satellite Nation:
A. State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action.
B. The division of Europe between free and communist countries.
C. Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations.
D. Country dominated by the Soviet Union.
84. U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover.
A. Marshall Plan
B. Truman Doctrine
C. United Nations
D. Nuremburg Trials
85. Imaginary line that divides Korea at a north latitude line.
A. 36th Parallel
B. 37th Parallel
C. 38th Parallel
D. 39. Parallel
86. Term used to refer to tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence.
A. Hollywood Ten
B. McCarthyism
C. HUAC
D. Warsaw Pact
87. U-2 Incident:
A. Downing of a U.S. Spy plane and the capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960.
B. Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
C. First artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
D. Practice of what to do during a bombing attack
88. President after WWII.
A. Harry Truman
B. George Bush
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Herbert Hoover
89. Soaring birthrate from 1946-1964.
A. Conglomerate
B. Planned obsolescence
C. Baby Boom
D. Franchise
90. Barrier built to keep East Germans from fleeing the West.
A. Berlin Wall
B. Hot Line
C. Bay of Pigs
D. Cuban Missile Crisis