Midterm US History B

During World War II, the Manhattan Project was the name of the plan to

In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to

Which of the following created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as the head of the Standard Oil Company?

President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points were proposed during World War I primarily to

Which statement is MOST true about many African Americans during World
War I?

To what does “D-day” refer?

Consumer rationing was used during World War II as a way to

In the early 20th century, what was the primary cause of the large-scale migration of African-Americans out of the rural South?

How did World War I contribute to the passage of a U.S. Constitutional amendment?

The primary goal of the NAACP was

The Great Migration is the term used to describe

How did radio most impact the economy during the 1920s?

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, where did most of the immigrants to the United States settle?

The United States entered World War I in April 1917. Less than a month later, the law below was passed by Congress.

Effects of the Selective Service Act of May 1917

required registration of all men aged 21 through 30

was intended to supply the military and war-related industries

provided exemptions for civil servants and the clergy

exempted conscientious objectors from combat

allowed no paid substitutes

9.9 million men were registered by June

687,000 men were immediately inducted

So many people were required so quickly because the United States previously had

Which of the following organized the American Federation of Labor?

In the Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

What was the effect on the United States of the sinking of the ship Lusitania by a German submarine in 1915?

Which of the following best describes the reason laws were passed against trusts and monopolies?

“The growth of a large business is merely the survival of the fittest.”
—John D. Rockefeller
The point of view expressed in this quotation is an example of

During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish

Many United States senators refused to support membership in the League of Nations because they believed that it would

The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.

Why was the Fourteenth Amendment NOT successfully implemented in
Southern states during the Reconstruction Era?

Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during World War II because they

The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by

During unrestricted submarine warfare, Germany

The policy that kept the United States out of World War I for three years was called

In the South, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and 1880s led directly to the

Immigrants from Europe were processed at which of the following processing stations?

Muckrakers were known primarily for their

The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s reflect the efforts of Congress to

Which was NOT an impact of railroads in America?

Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?

The Supreme Court decided in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that segregated accommodations were constitutionally allowable as long as they were equal. So the doctrine of “separate but equal” was established. Why did many people object to that ruling?

The Zimmermann Note revealed that Germany was planning to

What is the main way the United States government tried to provide adequate supplies for the troops during World War II?

What event pulled the United States into World War II?

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affected civil rights in the U.S by

Which statement best describes a feature of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

Which of the following immigrant groups were mainly responsible for the construction of railroads?