American History Semester Exam

Front 1

President Taft was not a very good politician.

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True

Front 2

President Wilson was against the Progressive reform movement.

Back 2

False

Front 3

President Roosevelt was in favor of reforming government and regulating big business.

Back 3

True

Front 4

President Taft extended the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Back 4

True

Front 5

Progressives were against tariffs.

Back 5

True

Front 6

Roosevelt was able to retake the spot of Republican presidential candidate from Taft.

Back 6

False

Front 7

Federal Reserve banks were/are under public and private control.

Back 7

True

Front 8

William Taft led the famous charge up San Juan Hill.

Back 8

False

Front 9

Teddy Roosevelt was the first President to take actions to protect our environment.

Back 9

True

Front 10

Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson all took action to protect the consumer.

Back 10

True

Front 11

The Federal Reserve Board runs the Federal Reserve System.

Back 11

True

Front 12

President Roosevelt took on only the "bad trusts" during his term as President.

Back 12

True

Front 13

The Progressives were a part of the Democrat Party.

Back 13

False

Front 14

The Meat Inspection Act required all meat to be inspected by the federal government.

Back 14

False

Front 15

President Roosevelt was willing to take whatever action necessary, legal or illegal.

Back 15

False

Front 16

All people pay the same percentage of tax in a graduated income tax.

Back 16

False

Front 17

The Teddy Bear is named after President Theodore Roosevelt.

Back 17

True

Front 18

What did President Taft sign that angered Progressives?

Back 18

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Front 19

What was another name for the Progressive Party?

Back 19

Bull Moose

Front 20

How many Federal Reserve Banks were created under the Federal Reserve Act?

Back 20

12

Front 21

What enabled voters to remove an elected official by calling for a special election?

Back 21

Recall

Front 22

What showed Progressives that Taft was weak on conservation?

Back 22

Ballinger-Pinchot Affair

Front 23

What passed the lowest tariff in 50 years?

Back 23

Underwood Tariff

Front 24

What clearly defined what a monopoly was?

Back 24

Clayton Antitrust Act

Front 25

What had a graduated income tax attached to it?

Back 25

Underwood Tariff

Front 26

What showed the Progressives that Taft had turned his back on them?

Back 26

Ballinger-Pinchot Affair

Front 27

What gave voters the power to introduce legislation?

Back 27

Initiative

Front 28

What allowed citizens to force the legislature to place a recently passed law on the ballot for public approval?

Back 28

Referendum

Front 29

President Theodore Roosevelt believed he was a "________________ of the people."

Back 29

steward

Front 30

Who passed the Clayton Antitrust Act?

Back 30

Wilson

Front 31

Who helped pass the 16th Amendment?

Back 31

Taft

Front 32

Who liked law, but not politics?

Back 32

Taft

Front 33

Who helped pass the Meat Inspection Act?

Back 33

Roosevelt

Front 34

Who got stuck in the White House bathtub?

Back 34

Taft

Front 35

Who was the Governor of New York?

Back 35

Roosevelt

Front 36

Who made conservation a major priority?

Back 36

Roosevelt

Front 37

Who was elected because the Republican Party split?

Back 37

Wilson

Front 38

Who signed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?

Back 38

Taft

Front 39

Who passed the Underwood Tariff?

Back 39

Wilson

Front 40

Who was known as the "trustbuster"?

Back 40

Roosevelt

Front 41

Who raised sheep on the White House lawn?

Back 41

Wilson

Front 42

Who filed over 90 antitrust suits?

Back 42

Taft

Front 43

Who got caught in the middle of battles between conservative and Progressive Republicans?

Back 43

Taft

Front 44

Who was the Colonel of the Rough Riders?

Back 44

Roosevelt

Front 45

Who had a cow that grazed on the White House lawn?

Back 45

Taft

Front 46

Who sat at his wife's side for two days after she died?

Back 46

Wilson

Front 47

Who was put at Vice President by his party to hide him?

Back 47

Roosevelt

Front 48

Who helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act?

Back 48

Roosevelt

Front 49

Who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Back 49

Taft

Front 50

Who passed the Federal Reserve Act?

Back 50

Wilson

Front 51

The Treaty of Versailles is what officially ended WWI.

Back 51

True

Front 52

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary, was the spark that ignited the "powder keg" of Europe.

Back 52

True

Front 53

The Allies had formerly been known as the Alliance.

Back 53

False

Front 54

Italy was part of the Central Powers before they joined the Allies.

Back 54

True

Front 55

WWI was known as "The Great War."

Back 55

True

Front 56

Machine guns and artillery had almost as much firepower as an entire company of rifles.

Back 56

False

Front 57

The League of Nations was the predecessor of the United Nations even though the League of Nations failed.

Back 57

True

Front 58

The Lusitania was a civilian ship secretly carrying munitions.

Back 58

True

Front 59

The 14 Points proposed by President Wilson sought to eliminate the causes of war.

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True

Front 60

Movement in the trenches came mostly during the daytime so that they could see.

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False

Front 61

The US wanted to punish Germany after the war.

Back 61

False

Front 62

The US wanted to maintain neutrality because they were making a profit from the war.

Back 62

True

Front 63

At the beginning of WWI the US had a strong policy of isolationism.

Back 63

True

Front 64

The League of Nations was powerless without the US in it.

Back 64

True

Front 65

Armed neutrality is sending warships along with merchant ships to protect them.

Back 65

False

Front 66

There was economic chaos in Europe after WWI.

Back 66

True

Front 67

Germany accepted all three conditions demanded by President Wilson after the sinking of the Lusitania.

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False

Front 68

Daylight Savings Time was established to save an hour's used of light everyday.

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True

Front 69

During WWI business leaders were thought of worse than they were during the Gilded Age.

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False

Front 70

American troops were nicknamed Rebels and Doughboys.

Back 70

False

Front 71

In the last year of the war, Russia established a communist government and got out of the war.

Back 71

True

Front 72

Part of the reason the US did not join the League of Nations was due to Partisan politics.

Back 72

True

Front 73

To transform neutral Americans into people in favor of the war, President Wilson showed how much the war would profit the US economically.

Back 73

False

Front 74

All food conservation was required in America during WWI.

Back 74

False

Front 75

The Battle of Chateau-Thierry was fought to block the Germans from the city of London.

Back 75

False

Front 76

The US sold "Liberty Loans" to finance the war.

Back 76

True

Front 77

The War to End All Wars was another name for WWI.

Back 77

True

Front 78

Many people with German names in America changed their names.

Back 78

True

Front 79

President Wilson had a positive personality at the negotiations for the 14 Points.

Back 79

False

Front 80

America's standard of living lowered after the war due to paying off war debts.

Back 80

False

Front 81

Government regulation proved to be a good thing.

Back 81

True

Front 82

President Wilson said "The US must be made safe for _________."

Back 82

democracy

Front 83

What country had the best trained army?

Back 83

Germany

Front 84

What is defined as a strong spirit or policy pertaining to armed forces, soldiers, or affairs of war called?

Back 84

Militaryism

Front 85

What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Note?

Back 85

To keep the US busy so they would not be able to enter the war

Front 86

What was not a poisonous gas used during WWI?

Back 86

Hydrochloric

Front 87

What caused America to demand an apology, money damages, and a promise from Germany to not use U-boats?

Back 87

Sinking of the Lusitania

Front 88

At the beginning of WWI, the US maintained a policy of strict __________.

Back 88

neutrality

Front 89

The Zimmerman Note turned US public opinion against what country?

Back 89

Germany

Front 90

In what incident did 128 Americans die?

Back 90

Sinking of the Lusitania

Front 91

What existed so that nations could protect their growing empires and display national pride?

Back 91

Militaryism

Front 92

Who encouraged Americans to spy on fellow Americans and report findings to the government?

Back 92

Committee for Public Information

Front 93

How much did industry grow in America during WWI?

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20%

Front 94

What country was the first to actually declare war on another country?

Back 94

Austria-Hungary

Front 95

Who was a hero in the Battle of Argonne Forest?

Back 95

Alvin York

Front 96

What was the GREATEST impact of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Back 96

The Germans had to only fight on one front

Front 97

What cause of war existed due to rivalry over territory?

Back 97

Imperialism

Front 98

When the US joined WWI, we were able to repay a debt from the Revolutionary War to what country?

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France

Front 99

Americans were tired of the crusade and wanted to return to a policy of what?

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Normalcy

Front 100

What resulted in the ruling that the First Amendment right could be limited when it posed a "clear and present danger"?

Back 100

Esponiage Act

Front 101

What regulated the supply of raw materials to manufacturers and delivery of finished products?

Back 101

War Industries Board

Front 102

What was formed to maintain a balance of power?

Back 102

alliances

Front 103

What is being forced to serve in the military called?

Back 103

Conscription

Front 104

What cause of war came about due to the pressure of the three other causes of war?

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alliances

Front 105

Which country had the largest army?

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Russia

Front 106

What prohibited any speech that was disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive?

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Sedition Act

Front 107

What did Germany know would bring the US into the war?

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Unrestricted submarine warfare

Front 108

What required all men between the ages of 21-30 to sign up for military service?

Back 108

Selective Service Act

Front 109

What is defined as "devotion to the interests of one's own nation, or a desire for national advancement or independence" called?

Back 109

Nationalism

Front 110

What country became the economic giant of the world after WWI?

Back 110

US

Front 111

What country had the most casualties?

Back 111

Russia

Front 112

Submarines

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U-Boats

Front 113

"Over the Top"

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Trench Warfare

Front 114

Red Barron

Back 114

Planes

Front 115

Blinded soldiers

Back 115

Poison gas

Front 116

Dog fights

Back 116

Planes

Front 117

Used as an attempt to break the "bloody stalemate"

Back 117

Poison gas

Front 118

Caused the "bloody stalemate"

Back 118

Trench warfare

Front 119

"Monsters"

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Tanks

Front 120

Usually cramped and boring

Back 120

Trench warfare

Front 121

War zone

Back 121

U-boats

Front 122

Cleared the way for the infantry

Back 122

Tanks

Front 123

First used for observation

Back 123

Planes

Front 124

Outlawed

Back 124

Poison gas

Front 125

In what 3 states did the KKK get their greatest public support?

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Indiana, Texas, and Ohio

Front 126

What three groups were/are the targets of the KKK?

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African Americans, Jews, and Roman Catholics

Front 127

What event caused the growth of technology?

Back 127

WWI

Front 128

What was the period of anti-communist hysteria during 1919 and 1920?

Back 128

Red Scare

Front 129

What was the nickname of the 1920's?

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Roaring 20's

Front 130

What is the term used to describe the lavish spending on goods and services that are acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth?

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Conspicuous consumption

Front 131

What are people that believe all forms of government are bad and should be abolished called?

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anarchists

Front 132

Labor strikes were viewed as un-American.

Back 132

True

Front 133

The KKK was limited to the Deep South.

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False

Front 134

The KKK officially denied all hatreds.

Back 134

True

Front 135

Most economists agree that the Great Depression began with the crash of the stock market.

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False

Front 136

There was an unequal distribution of wealth during this time, but the gap was not as bad as it was during the Gilded Age.

Back 136

False

Front 137

There was a good banking structure during the 20's.

Back 137

False

Front 138

The multiplier effect can only work for the positive side of an economy.

Back 138

False

Front 139

Looking at only the stock market is a good indicator of how your economy is doing.

Back 139

False

Front 140

Money actually disappeared from the economy during the Great Depression.

Back 140

True

Front 141

Normally as durable goods wear out and prices fall due to lower demand, some people begin to buy again and the economy begins to recover.

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True

Front 142

We had limited economic intelligence during the 1920's and the 1930's.

Back 142

True

Front 143

Regular people did not have the spending power to boost the economy during the Great Depression.

Back 143

True

Front 144

Investors usually see lower stock prices as a buying opportunity.

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True

Front 145

Down periods are an inevitable part of the business cycle and economies.

Back 145

True

Front 146

The Federal Reserve was partly to blame for so many banks collapsing.

Back 146

True

Front 147

There was an unequal distribution of corporate power in the 1920's.

Back 147

True

Front 148

What is it called when you buy stock on credit?

Back 148

Buying on margin

Front 149

What is the stock market called when it is strong and typified by rising prices?

Back 149

Bull Market

Front 150

Who were the "Three B's" that the American public blamed for the Crash and the Depression?

Back 150

Bankers, Brokers, and Businessmen

Front 151

What is it called when one person's spending becomes income to another person, who in turn can spend more and add to the income of others?

Back 151

multiplier effect

Front 152

What are goods that are relatively expensive and don't wear out quickly called?

Back 152

durable goods

Front 153

What was the single most devastating financial day in the history of the New York Stock Exchange?

Back 153

Black Tuesday

Front 154

What led to a GLOBAL Depression?

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A lot of countries owed us and if we didn't buy goods from them they would stay in debt, if we couldn't buy from them, then they couldn't buy goods from us.

Front 155

What were depressions called before they were called depressions?

Back 155

panics

Front 156

What is the name of the group that insures an individual's savings in banks?

Back 156

FDIC

Front 157

What were the three goals of the New Deal?

Back 157

Reform Banking, Long term recovery for the economy, and Relief for American people

Front 158

Who was the British economist that had a huge impact on the way FDR approached the Great Depression?

Back 158

John Keynes

Front 159

Did people have more faith in banks after they were reopened than before they were closed?

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Yes

Front 160

What was the first act FDR passed when he took office?

Back 160

Closed all banks for 6 days

Front 161

What two things were built by the TVA?

Back 161

Dams and hydroelectric powerplants

Front 162

List 4 of the seven causes of WWII.

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The Failure of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler invading Poland, Fascism, and Japan invading Manchuria for control of the Mediterranean Sea

Front 163

Mussolini promised to restore ______ to the glory of what?

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Italy; The Roman Empire

Front 164

Who had claimed that they had made "peace in our time"?

Back 164

Chamberlain

Front 165

What was the Luftwaffe?

Back 165

The German Air Force

Front 166

What was the German word that translated into "lightning war"?

Back 166

Blitzkrieg

Front 167

The invasion of what country triggered WWII?

Back 167

Poland

Front 168

Name one of the two American developments that helped to defeat the German U-boats.

Back 168

Radar

Front 169

Why did Italy invade Ethiopia?

Back 169

Mediterranean Sea

Front 170

What was the name of the program in which the US sent more than $50 billion in relief to European countries?

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Lendlease Program

Front 171

What was the first battle ever fought to control the air?

Back 171

The Battle of Britain

Front 172

General Eisenhower invaded Sicily to make the Mediterranean Sea safe for all ships.

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True

Front 173

The fall of Germany came when the Soviets and the Allies invaded the city of Munich.

Back 173

False

Front 174

What was the battle that was the largest sea borne invasion in history?

Back 174

Normandy

Front 175

What battle was the Allies first clear victory over the Japanese led by Admiral Nimitz?

Back 175

Midway

Front 176

What was a morale victory that showed the Japanese could be beaten?

Back 176

Doolittle Raid

Front 177

In what battle did the navies not ever see each other?

Back 177

Coral Sea

Front 178

Where did Truman, Stalin, and Churchill meet to talk about the atomic bomb?

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Potsdam

Front 179

What was a turning point in the war against Germany?

Back 179

El Alamein

Front 180

In what battle did the US bomb Tokyo?

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El Alamein

Front 181

What battle was known as D-Day?

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Normandy

Front 182

What battle was the strategic, not morale, turning point of the war in the Pacific?

Back 182

Coral Sea

Front 183

What was the trip on the Philippine Islands in which many American prisoners died from exhaustion, disease, and mistreatment called?

Back 183

Bataan Death March

Front 184

What first caused the Japanese to realize they were not invincible?

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Firebombing Tokyo

Front 185

President Johnson was inconsistent in his strategy when he promised unconditional discussions with Ho Chi Minh while sending more troops to Vietnam.

Back 185

True

Front 186

The US had more motivation to fight the war than North Vietnam.

Back 186

True

Front 187

President Johnson maintained a moderate policy in Vietnam until the Gulf of Tonkin incident.

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True

Front 188

General Westmoreland had faith in the ARVN, but still wanted American troops in Vietnam.

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False

Front 189

The goal of the bombing campaign against military targets in North Vietnam was to weaken the enemy's will to fight, however, it seemed to increase the number of Viet Cong attacks.

Back 189

True

Front 190

The US claimed they were fighting for democracy in the Vietnam War.

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True

Front 191

What is a jellied gasoline bomb called?

Back 191

Napalm

Front 192

What was the US bombing campaign against military targets in North Vietnam called?

Back 192

Operation Rolling Thunder

Front 193

What was the US strategy to try and maintain only areas in Vietnam already under South Vietnam's control called?

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Enclave Strategy

Front 194

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

Back 194

Ho Chi Minh

Front 195

What resolution gave President Johnson the power to take "all necessary steps" against North Vietnam?

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Gulf of Tonkin

Front 196

What happened to Diem and Nhu?

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They were assassinated

Front 197

What did Diem and Nhu's assassination show?

Back 197

The US was the real power

Front 198

What was the US strategy of extending combat to inflict so many casualties on the enemy that it could no longer continue called?

Back 198

War of Attrition, Search and Destroy

Front 199

What brought the war into everyone's homes?

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media

Front 200

What is the practice of giving preference to relatives called?

Back 200

nepotism

Front 201

Diem drafted many people from what group of people to fight in the ARVN?

Back 201

peasants

Front 202

What religion did Diem practice?

Back 202

Catholicism

Front 203

What religion did most of the people from South Vietnam practice?

Back 203

Buddhism

Front 204

What was the incident in which the CIA said they would back Cuban guerillas with money, weapons, and marines if they rebelled against Castro and when they did we did not send in the marines?

Back 204

Bay of Pigs

Front 205

What was the name of the American group sent to help train the South Vietnamese Army?

Back 205

MACV

Front 206

What was the name of the South Vietnamese Communist Army?

Back 206

NLF