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Use the passage below to answer this question.
When the United States was young, settlers who wanted more land went west. Today, when people want more
space, they leave the city and move to the suburbs. A suburb is a community of homes located at the edge of a
city. Almost half of all people in the United states now live in suburbs.
In the 1880s, streetcars and later, commuter trains, improved travel out of cities. People could live in towns or
villages and travel by trolley or train to and from city jobs.
Since the 1940s, roads and highways have become bigger and better. Real estate developers have built large
clusters of homes on what was once open land or farmland. Many families have moved into these homes in the
suburbs looking for quiet, friendly communities where people know and look out for each other.
If you were going to do an outline for this passage, which entry should be first?
A. Roads and highways have become bigger and better.
B. A suburb is a community of homes at the edge of a city.
C. Streetcars and commuter trains improved travel .
D. People want to live in quiet, friendly communities.
2. On July 4, 1852 a writer was asked to speak at an Independence Day celebration in Rochester, New York. Below is
a part of his speech.
“Fellow citizens – Pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I, or
those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and of
natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us?”
Which group of people did the speaker represent?
A. farmers Ranchers
B. African Americans
C. business leaders
D. ranchers
3. Monroe Elementary School, in Topeka, Kansas, played an important role in the landmark Supreme Court case,
Brown vs. Board of Education. How did the Brown vs. Board of Education decision affect the Civil Rights
movement?
A. It led to more limits on the rights of African Americans.
B. It led to the integration of public schools.
C. It led to the removal of African Americans from public schools.
D. It led to the continuation of segregated public schools.
4. Historians have compared the South, before the Civil Rights Movement, to South Africa during apartheid. Which
would be true about the South and South Africa?
A. Segregation and apartheid would both become illegal.
B. The South and South Africa segregated people based on religion.
C. Apartheid would be the first to be made illegal.
D. The South and South Africa segregated people based on income.
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5. Charles Richard Drew was an African American physician and surgeon. By 1940, he helped develop "blood banks"
to process and store blood plasma for transfusions. What impact did his discovery have during and after World War
II?
A. Blood plasma helped save the lives of injured servicemen and accident victims.
B. Blood plasma became a important source of revenue for the United States.
C. Blood plasma helped stop the spread of disease through the military during the war.
D. Blood plasma research helped develop new drugs to protect children from diseases.
6. In the 1950s and 1960s, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others led nonviolent protests, like marches to gain civil
rights for African Americans. How did protesting help African Americans gain their civil rights?
A. Army soldiers protected civil rights protestors from violence.
B. Civil rights protestors collected money to help fight discrimination.
C. Protesters sought to bring people together to solve differences.
D. Congress passed a law forbidding civil rights protestors to use violence.
7. As a result of Abraham Lincoln being elected president in November, 1860, six states seceded from the Union. By
the time of his inauguration in March of 1861, five more states had seceded. In his inaugural address on March 4,
1861, Lincoln said,
“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery where it exists. I believe I
have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.”
What does this statement say about Lincoln's purpose?
A. Lincoln did not plan on forcing the southern states back into the Union.
B. Lincoln planned to end slavery.
C. Lincoln did not plan on interfering with slavery where it was already allowed.
D. Lincoln planned to continue slavery.
8.
These are important periods in United States history. What is the correct order of these periods?
1. New Deal
2. Great Depression
3. Roaring Twenties
A. 3, 2, 1
B. 2, 3, 1
C. 2, 1, 3
D. 1, 2, 3
9.
The following are important events in United States history.
1. Reconstruction
2. The Battle at Fort Sumter
3. General Lee's surrender at Appomattox
Which of the following lists these events in the order that they happened?
A. 1, 2, 3
B. 3, 2, 1
C. 2, 1, 3
D. 2, 3, 1
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10. In 1861, the United States was almost to the point of a civil war. The firing on Ft. Sumter by Confederate troops
would force President Abraham Lincoln to take action. He had several options, but he chose to
A. ask people in the South to overthrow their leaders.
B. surrender Ft. Sumter and raise an army for battle.
C. meet with Confederate leaders to find a settlement.
D. surrender Ft. Sumter and hope that would be the end.
11. Harry Truman became president of the United States after Franklin Roosevelt died. Truman had to make a
decision on how to end the war with Japan. He chose to
A. wait until Japanese political and military leaders asked to surrender.
B. use atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender.
C. prepare for an invasion that would have cost many American lives.
D. form a blockade to prevent Japan from getting aid.
12. During the late 1800s, many immigrants from Europe and Asia came to the United States. Which statement best
describes what these groups experienced in the United States?
A. Both groups were discriminated against in the work they were permitted to do.
B. Only the Asian immigrants experienced discrimination while working on the railroads.
C. Only the European immigrants experienced discrimination while working in the cities.
D. Both groups immediately blended with the people living in the United States.
13. There were a number of important leaders during World War II, such as Josef Stalin. Who was Josef Stalin?
A. an Italian dictator during World War II
B. a military advisor to Hitler during World War II
C. a British general during World War II
D. a dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II
14. During the early 1900s, American industries were changing society. One of the most important industries was the
steel industry because steel was used in the making of trains and
A. wagons.
B. barges.
C. automobiles.
D. airplanes.
15. The two major sides in World War II were the Allies and the Axis powers. Italy was one of the Axis powers. Who
was Italy's leader?
A. Benito Mussolini
B. Winston Churchill
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Adolph Hitler
16. The United States steel industry grew rapidly in the 1920s and the quality of steel improved. As a result, which
type of business also grew rapidly?
A. electric companies
B. road construction
C. home construction
D. automobile companies
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17. Canals were very important to transportation in the 1800s. What part of a canal allows the raising or lowering of
the water level?
A. lock
B. rack
C. hoist
D. barge
18. New technologies are often invented during war times. These new developments may help people after the war is
over. One such development from World War II was the use of
A. telephones to communicate.
B. railroads to transport goods.
C. sulfa and penicillin in medicine.
D. hot-air balloons for people to travel.
19. In the 1860s and 1870s, what was the MAIN reason many Asians immigrated to the United States?
A. to get jobs in the vineyards of California
B. to get jobs on the Transcontinental Railroad
C. to get jobs in the West Coast fishing industry
D. to get jobs in the garment industry in New York
20. In 1857, the United States Supreme Court made a decision in the Dred Scott case. What was an important result
of that decision?
A. It led to more division between the people of the North and the South over slavery.
B. It made people in the North and the South realize that the country needed a tariff.
C. It led to the building of the transcontinental railroad and the opening of the West.
D. It made the leaders of government realize that the slave trade needed to be continued.
21. Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States in 1901. He has been called a reform president. A
reform president wants to
A. keep things as they are and not make changes.
B. improve conditions in the country.
C. limit the power and influence of political parties.
D. expand the size of the country.
22. World War I was known as "the war to end all wars." Why?
A. Countries joined together to ban war as a way to solve problems.
B. So many died that most thought that no one would ever want to fight a war again.
C. Alliances had been formed that enabled countries to ignore the next war.
D. Treaties were written that gave all countries equal power.
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23.
Use the list below to answer this question.
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assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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chemical warfare
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trench warfare
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Treaty of Versailles
All of these are associated with
A. the Civil War.
B. the Spanish-American War.
C. World War I.
D. World War II.
24. There were many factors that led to World War I, one of which was imperialism. How did imperialism help to
cause World War I?
A. It forced people to live in the cities.
B. It caused countries to trade with other countries.
C. It led to countries fighting over colonies.
D. It prevented people from leaving their country.
25. One of the most important world leaders during the twentieth century was Winston Churchill. Who was Winston
Churchill?
A. a business leader who started the Standard Oil Company
B. the vice president of the United States under Roosevelt
C. the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II
D. a general in the British army during World War II
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Answer Key
1. B) A suburb is a community of homes at the edge of a city.
2. B) African Americans
3. B) It led to the integration of public schools.
4. A) Segregation and apartheid would both become illegal.
5. A) Blood plasma helped save the lives of injured servicemen and accident victims.
6. C) Protesters sought to bring people together to solve differences.
7. C) Lincoln did not plan on interfering with slavery where it was already allowed.
8. A) 3, 2, 1
9. D) 2, 3, 1
10. B) surrender Ft. Sumter and raise an army for battle.
11. B) use atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender.
12. A) Both groups were discriminated against in the work they were permitted to do.
13. D) a dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II
14. C) automobiles.
15. A) Benito Mussolini
16. D) automobile companies
17. A) lock
18. C) sulfa and penicillin in medicine.
19. B) to get jobs on the Transcontinental Railroad
20. A) It led to more division between the people of the North and the South over slavery.
21. B) improve conditions in the country.
22. B) So many died that most thought that no one would ever want to fight a war again.
23. C) World War I.
24. C) It led to countries fighting over colonies.
25. C) the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II
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