U S History Review
1st
Semester
Most of the information that you will
need to know for the test is covered in
the Review Guide that you were given in
class, as well as this Power Point.
What were the motivations for US
Imperialism?
New economic markets
Military Strength
Belief in the superiority of American
culture.
Why were some against Imperialism?
No government with consent of the
governed
High cost of defending territories outside
the US
US tradition of noninvolvement
The Hawaiian Monarchy was
overthrown because:
Strategic location
Military importance
Sugarcane cultivation
Stock prices first began to decline in
the late 1920’s because:
Microsoft stock prices started too high
McDonald’s introduced the Happy Meal,
but the toys they included were junk
Stock brokers commissions were too
high
Investors began to sell their stock
Stock prices first began to decline in
the late 1920’s because:
Investors began to sell their stock when
they sensed that the “Bull Market” run
was about over.
As people sold their stock, prices
dropped, and when more and more
people sold their stock, prices kept
falling.
American support for the rebels
in Cuba was fueled by: (which is correct?)
The desire to protect American sugar interests on the island
Popular interest in starting an American empire by taking control of Cuba
Sensational stories published by rival newspapers (Yellow journalism)
The fear of having a Spanish colony so close to the United States
American support for the rebels
in Cuba was fueled by
Sensational stories published by rival
newspapers (Yellow journalism)
John Scopes was put on trial for
challenging traditional values
because he:
Taught creationism
Taught evolution
Violated prohibition
Was a leader of the Klu Klux Klan.
What event touched off the first
declaration of war in WW I?
The assassination of John F. Kennedy
The German invasion of Belgium
The assassination of the Archduke of
Austria-Hungary
The German invasion of Russia
What event touched off the first
declaration of war in WW I?
The assassination of the Archduke of
Austria-Hungary
Under the Treaty of Paris in 1898, Cuba became an
independent country, the United States agreed to pay
Spain $20 million for the Philippines, and the United
States acquired what?
Guam
Puerto Rico
“Speak softly and carry a big stick,” was a
reference by President Theodore Roosevelt
to protect our interests where?
Protecting our interests in the Caribbean
To stay out of foreign affairs
after WWI, the US opposed
participation in what?
League of Nations
United Nations
To regulate the banking system and money supply,
President Woodrow Wilson supported the
establishment of a:
Loan system
Gold-based currency system
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission
To regulate the banking system and money supply,
President Woodrow Wilson supported the
establishment of a:
Federal Reserve System
Who did Progressives think was
responsible for solving problems of
society in the United States? (which is correct?)
The power of you, the voters
Businesses
Immigrants
Who did Progressives think was
responsible for solving problems of
society in the United States?
The power of you, the voter.
In 1920, women gained the right to
vote after the passing of this
amendment to the Constitution
17th
18th
19th
21st
In 1920, women gained the right to
vote after the passing of this
amendment to the Constitution
“Woman’s suffrage” is the 19th.
Prohibition was the 18th Amendment and the 21st Amendment was the repeal of the 18th.
The 17th Amendment had to do with the “direct election” of senators.
Tragedy at the Triangle
Shirtwaist Company led to:
Factories relocating to smaller buildings
Standards for safe use of sewing
machines
Laws against discharge of harmful or
toxic fumes from factories
Building codes that require fire escapes
What country made an offer to the Mexican
government proposing that Mexico join their side if
the United States decided to get into WWI?
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Russia
What country made an offer to the Mexican
government proposing that Mexico join their side if
the United States decided to get into WWI?
Germany
On November 11, 1918, WWI ended
when Germany finally signed an
“armistice”. That is also known as:
A peace treaty
Reparation
An acknowledgement of guilt
A cease-fire
On November 11, 1918, WWI ended
when Germany finally signed an
“armistice”. That is also known as:
A cease-fire
Now you know:
The fighting in WWI stopped on the 11th
hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
After WW I, President Wilson called for the
creation of a “general association of
nations” known as the:
United Nations
League of Nations
Allies
Central Powers
After WW I, President Wilson called for the
creation of a “general association of
nations” known as the:
League of Nations
(The United Nations was created
after WW II)
After WW I ended, the nation wide
panic that the Communists (or reds)
might seize power was known as the:
Red Scare
Red Nativism
Red Socialism
Socialist Scare
After WW I ended, the nation wide
panic that the Communists (or “reds”)
might seize power was known as the:
• Red Scare
What allowed organized crime
to flourish in the 1920’s?
Conflicts between ethnic groups
Backlash against “new morality”
Government enforcement of prohibition
The Ohio Gang
African American art in the
1920’s became known as:
Great Migration
South Side Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
Great Awakening
African American art in the
1920’s became known as:
The Great Migration brought many
African Americans from rural areas in the
South to industrial cities in the North, but
the Harlem area of New York City
created a Renaissance for African
Americans.
Warren G. Harding won the
presidency after WW I by appealing
to Americans’ desire to
Repeal prohibition
Reform society
Become a world power
Return to normal life after the war
Warren G. Harding won the
presidency after WW I by appealing
to Americans’ desire to
Does the slogan “Return to Normalcy”
ring a bell?
Harding’s charm and “genial manner”
and charm made him popular, and every
one was anxious to have things get back
to normal after the war was over.
Henry Ford’s system for making cars
increased efficiency by “inventing”
the assembly line concept that:
Reduced the number of car parts
Trained workers to do every task
Divided jobs into simple tasks
Assigned a job to each “team”
Henry Ford’s system for making cars
increased efficiency by “inventing”
the assembly line concept that:
The assembly line divided jobs into
simpler tasks-a worker only had to learn
how to do one particular thing, and that
made things more efficient.
After WW I, most Americans
wanted to avoid future wars by:
Joining the League of Nations.
Excluding Germany from the League of
Nations.
Avoiding involvement in European
affairs.
Forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed
forces.
After WW I, most Americans
wanted to avoid future wars by:
Avoiding involvement in European
affairs.
After he was elected in 1920, President
Harding declared American involvement
with the League of Nations “deceased”,
and Americans favored “Isolationism”
The Ohio Gang was:
The men working the chain gang on the
sidelines at Ohio State football games.
A powerful crime syndicate
A group of Calvin Coolige’s friends
A group of Warren Harding’s friends
These were President Harding’s drinking
and card playing buddies, who he
appointed to important cabinet posts
even though they were not qualified.
The Ohio Gang was responsible for a
number of scandals during Harding’s
presidency.
The Ohio Gang was:
3 of the 4 following were reasons
that the United States entered WWI,
which was not?
Economic ties to Allied Powers
Sinking of the Lusitania
Rise of Dictatorships in Europe
The Zimmerman Telegram
Which 3 of the 4 following were
reasons that the United States
entered WWI?
The one that was NOT a reason for
entering WWI was:
The rise of dictatorships in Europe
During the Great Depression,
when a bank collapsed,
The government stepped in to run the
bank
The government covered the banks
losses
The government repaid deposits on
insured accounts only
Depositors lost their savings
Which freedom was impacted by the
Sedition and Espionage Acts during
WWI?
Privacy
Religion
Speech
Speedy Trial
In 1932, the Great Plains farmers
began to lose their crops because:
Indians reclaimed land that was rightfully
theirs.
Hurricane Carter dropped a record 32
inches of rain in a 2 day period
The soil dried up
The boll weevil ate and destgroyed the
cotton crops
In 1932, the Great Plains farmers
began to lose their crops because:
Don’t you remember talking about the
“DUST BOWL?”
What were causes of the Spanish
American War?
Sinking of the Maine in Havana, Cuba
U. S. Imperialism
Yellow Journalism
President Hoover opposed direct
federal relief to the unemployed
because he believed that:
Only state and local governments should
distribute out relief
The depression would end soon
The Red Cross and Salvation Army
would pick up the slack
Individuals should be responsible for
taking care of themselves
President Hoover opposed direct
federal relief to the unemployed
because he believed that:
Hoover thought that only state and city
governments should distribute out relief.
During the Great Depression, who
declared a bank holiday to inspect the
nations banks?:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Emergency Relief Agency
Which New Deal program had the
biggest long-term effect?
To regulate the stock market, the
Roosevelt administration created the:
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Recovery Administration
Social Security Administration
To regulate the stock market, the
Roosevelt administration created the:
Securities and Exchange Commission
The way to remember this is that this is
the commission that oversees the
exchange of money for stock certificates.
What group wanted to restrict immigration
even further during the 1920’s because of
the fear of lost jobs?
Women
Ku Klux Klan
Nativists
African Americans
What group wanted to restrict immigration
even further during the 1920’s because of
the fear of lost jobs?
Nativists
Herbert Hoover’s forcible removal of
the Bonus Army from Washington DC
in 1932 caused:
Congress to create a “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” policy
An increase in job opportunities for
veterans
A drastic loss of public approval for
Hoover
Washington DC to create more
affordable public transportation.
Herbert Hoover’s forcible removal of
the Bonus Army from Washington DC
in 1932 caused:
It caused a drastic loss of public
approval for Hoover. It was not a
popular thing for him to treat war
veterans so negatively
Which group grew in popularity during the
1920’s because they blamed immigrants and
African Americans for all problems?
Nativists
Ku Klux Klan
Union Workers
Which group grew in popularity during the
1920’s because they blamed immigrants and
African Americans for all problems?
Ku Klux Klan
What form of government stresses
nationalism and puts the state of Italy
before everything else?
Fascism
Adolph Hitler rose to power in
Germany because of how?
Versailles Treaty
Economic Depression
New Political Ideas
How did the United States gain the
land to build the Panama Canal?
Fight a war with Spain
Encourage Panamanian Independence
Negotiate with Columbia
Open Door Policy
How did the United States gain the
land to build the Panama Canal?
Encourage Panamanian independence
The Nuremburg Laws
Took citizenship away from Jewish
Germans
Required all Jewish Germans to move to
concentration camps
Required all Jewish Germans to leave
the country
Authorize German police to shoot Jewish
Germans
The Nazi’s “final solution”
referred to their plans to
Eliminate semester “Finals”
Finally finish repairing bridges damaged
in WW I
Exterminate all of Europe’s Jews
Make a final payment on their debt from
WW I
In the Munich Conference, Britain and
France supported the policy of
“appeasement” by
Offering to sell tanks to Germany
Telling Hitler he could invade South
America without resistance
Giving in to Hitler’s demands for the
Sudetenland
Offering to host the Winter Olympics
In the Munich Conference, Britain and
France supported the policy of
“appeasement” by
Giving in to Hitler’s demands for the
Sudetenland
Britain and France believed that would
satisfy Hitler, and he would leave them
alone.
Boy, were they wrong!
The meeting in 1905 that included W. E. B. DuBois and other
African American leaders to demand full political rights and
responsibilities for African Americans eventually resulted in the
founding of the:(which is correct?)
Progressive Party
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
Bull Moose Party
Social Security Administration
The meeting in 1905 that included W. E. B. DuBois and other
African American leaders to demand full political rights and
responsibilities for African Americans eventually resulted in the
founding of the:
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
How was Roosevelt able to help the
allies before Pearl Harbor?
Lend-Lease
Cash and Carry
Destroyers for Bases
Before World War I, one reason for the
tension between the Europeans Powers was
their intense pride in their homelands called:
Nationalism
Socialism
Imperialism
Progressivism
Before World War I, one reason for the
tension between the Europeans Powers was
their intense pride in their homelands called:
Nationalism
What played the biggest factor
in urban sprawl in the 1920’s?
Businesses
Automobiles
Women
Railroads
During WW II, women were
recruited into the military to
Sew patches on uniforms
Serve as radio operators and nurses
Serve as nanny’s for military families
Run radar installations in South America
During WW II, women were
recruited into the military to
Hey, in WW II, women were allowed to
operate radios as well as serve as
nurses
Iwo Jima was an important objective
for the American military because:
It was a perfect tropical island for
vacationing
The coconuts grown there were used in
making gun powder
U S planes could bomb Japan from there
Iron ore deposits from there were used
for making steel
Iwo Jima was an important objective
for the American military because:
U S planes could bomb Japan from there
The location of the island was important
because it was close enough for
American planes to be able to take off,
reach Japan and drop their bombs, and
have enough fuel to return to Iwo Jima.
The Double “V” campaign meant for
victory over two things for African
Americans?
Victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and
victory over racism at home
What was the name given to journalists
who exposed the corrupt side of
business and government?
Muckrakers
What was the purpose of the
“Open Door Policy” for the US?
(which is correct?)
End the Boxer Rebellion
Gain “leaseholds”
Establish “spheres of influence”
Ensure trading rights
Woodrow Wilson foresaw the need for a draft
during WWI, so Congress created a system
of conscription called:
•Local draft boards
•Selective service
•Lotteries
•Selective volunteers
Woodrow Wilson foresaw the need for a draft
during WWI, so Congress created a system
of conscription called:
Selective Service
When you turn 18
you need to register with
THE SELECTIVE SERVICE
(On-line or at any Post Office)
What allows a group of citizens in a
state to introduce legislation and
requires the legislature to vote on it?
An initiative
Essentially, it gives people a bigger say
in their government