Final Exam History Review
Before the Second Great Awakening, women were expected to a. play supporting roles in society. b. take an active role in industry. c. buy and sell property. d. vote and hold public office.
a
During the 1920s, American farmers as a group a. suffered economically. b. purchased more stock than did city dwellers. c. prospered economically. d. commanded high prices for their products.
a
Executive Order 9066 affected civil liberties in the United States because it a. led to the removal of Japanese-American citizens from their homes. b. removed Germans and Italians from the enemy aliens list. c. forced hundreds of Italian Americans into camps. d. allowed Japanese Americans to enlist in the armed forces.
a
How did wartime pressures create a break from the past? a. Many women took jobs that fell outside the traditional realm of women's work. b. All women quit their jobs once they married to raise large families. c. Women working in blue-collar fields had to give up their jobs to returning soldiers. d. Most children stayed in day-care centers instead of in the care of extended families.
a
In the 1920s, how did most American leaders hope to go about avoiding war? a. by isolating the United States from the rest of the world b. by winning the arms race c. by joining the World Court d. by forcing just Europe to disarm
a
Jim Crow refers to a. a system of laws and non-legal policies to limit African American rights b. a non-legal system to limit African American rights c. a system of laws d. a very happy Southern man
a
Many Jews were prevented from leaving Germany prior to World War II because a. some countries refused to accept them during the Great Depression. b. they needed to stay to protect their businesses and families. c. transportation to other countries was too expensive. d. U.S. officials denied them the right to leave the country.
a
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to a. regulate the stock market. b. give banks a chance to organize. c. pay farmers to destroy their livestock. d. ensure bank deposits.
a
The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations a. paid cash and transported the materials themselves. b. promised not to use the materials against the United States. c. agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict. d. adopted democratic policies in their own countries.
a
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 a. ceded far more territory to the United States than the colonies had won in the war. b. gave all British territories west of the Appalachian Mountains to France. c. sold the territory around the Great Lakes to the United States. d. confined the United States to territories held by the colonies before the war.
a
The embargo Jefferson declared against Britain in 1807 a. angered American voters and led to increased Federalist support. b. disrupted the British economy and closed British factories. c. allowed American farmers to export goods to foreign markets. d. caused a substantial increase in profits for American merchants.
a
This philosophers ideas of the Social Contract Theory of Government and the notion of "Life, Liberty, Property" was used in the Declaration of Independence? a. John Locke b. John Adams c. John Winthrop d. Samuel Adams
a
What caused hundreds of thousands of people to migrate from the Great Plains? a. The Dust Bowl b. The Great Crash c. The Super Bowl d. The overturning of the NRA by the Supreme Court
a
What did President Wilson mean by the phrase "peace without victory"? a. that the terms of peace should not punish the defeated nations b. that the United States should withdraw its troops before the war ended c. that Germany should be required to rebuild France d. that fighting should end with neither side claiming victory
a
What did the concept of civil disobedience mean to Thoreau? a. remaining true to one's conscience b. bending to government power c. bowing to public pressure d. baring arms against dissenters
a
What happened to the Federalist Party after the War of 1812? a. They were mocked as defeatists and traitors and were no longer an effective political party. b. They became popular with western farmers. c. They joined with New England in seceding. d. They became the dominant party in the United States.
a
What was a cause of the creation of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican Parties? a. Hamilton's plan for the economy b. The election of Washington as President c. Jefferson's plan to deal with British forts on the frontier. d. Slavery
a
What was one effect of Bacon's Rebellion? a. The colony's leaders reduced farmers' taxes and improved their access to frontier lands. b. Nathaniel Bacon successfully drove most Native Americans from Virginia. c. The colonists at Jamestown fled and had to build a new settlement. d. Governor Berkeley remained in Jamestown and reformed the government.
a
What was one effect of new British taxes on colonists? a. Outraged colonists protested the new taxes. b. Colonists supported the taxes. c. The British lessened other duties to balance the taxes. d. More people in the colonies feared that war might break out.
a
What was one of John Marshall's important accomplishments as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? a. establishing the power of judicial review b. allowing states to violate contracts c. appointing William Marbury a justice d. ruling state laws to be superior to federal laws
a
What was the result of the U.S. Senate's refusal to approve the Treaty of Versailles? a. The League of Nations was ineffective. b. Britain and France were no longer allies of the United States. c. The League of Nations was never formed. d. Germany was never held accountable for war damages.
a
Which American industry first used machines to do work previously done by hand? a. textiles b. guns c. cotton farming d. shoemaking
a
Which of the following was a part of Alexander Hamilton's plan for restructuring the nation's debt? a. developing a strong commercial and industrial economy b. reducing tariffs on imported goods to lower prices for consumers c. using cash reserves to pay down state and national debts d. banning taxes on goods such as coffee, tea, and alcoholic spirits
a
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a. Congress could not levy or collect taxes from the states. b. Congress did not require a majority vote to pass laws. c. Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce and foreign trade. d. Congress allowed large states to have multiple votes.
a
Which was NOT a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War? a. Military leadership b. Industrial capacity c. Number of naval vessels d. Wheat production
a
Why did so many banks fail at the outset of the Great Depression? a. Too many depositors tried to withdraw all their money at once. b. Too many investors tried to open new accounts c. The Federal Reserve put too much money into circulation d. The stock market collapsed too slowly to collect on debts
a
Why was the government in Massachusetts Bay Colony the most radical in colonial America? a. The male colonists elected a governor and assembly. b. Both women and men could serve in the government. c. The government was guided by religious principles. d. The colony's constitution established a system of self-government.
a
A reason the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 angered Northerners was that it a. gave states more power than the federal government. b. required all citizens to support the slave system. c. contradicted pre-existing personal liberty laws. d. allowed states to arrest slave catchers for kidnapping.
b
After the Revolution, the practice of enslaving African Americans was a. restricted in the North and the South. b. generally eliminated in the North. c. abolished in the South. d. encouraged in the North.
b
American writers of the 1920s like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, were called the "Lost Generation" because a. they quit writing after the carnage of World War I b. they had lost faith in Victorian morals and rejected the optimistic view of progress c. they could not read maps d. their manuscripts were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire
b
Colonists opposed new British taxes by protesting violently and a. deciding to compromise. b. writing defiant pamphlets. c. staging hunger strikes. d. returning to Britain.
b
Dr. Francis Townsend's idea to give people over the age of 60 $200 to spend every month can best be seen in what later New Deal program? a. AAA b. Social Security Act c. National Recovery Act d. CCC
b
How did Southern blacks lose rights in the years after the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments? a. Black Southerners did not lose any rights during these years. b. Some white Southerners used state legislation, segregation, and violence to limit the freedoms of blacks. c. Few black Southerners took advantage of their newfound freedoms. d. New amendments later limited black Southerners' legal status.
b
In China's civil war, the United States backed a. the Communists, led by Mao Zedong. b. the Nationalists, led by Jiang Jieshi. c. the Nationalists, led by Mao Zedong. d. the Communists, led by Jiang Jieshi.
b
In the years immediately following the Civil War, the South a. refused to meet the requirements for rejoining the Union. b. became a stronghold of the Republican Party. c. granted women the right to vote in state elections. d. had few African American elected officials.
b
Jacksonian Democrats opposed the Second Bank of the United States because they believed that it a. harmed industry and industrial workers. b. favored a small number of rich investors. c. gave too much power to the states. d. promoted a stable system of currency.
b
Martin Van Buren a. Became President after serving as Jackson's Secretary of State b. Created the Political Machine called The Albany Regency c. Was responsible for creating a Whig political machine in New York d. None of the above
b
One goal of the Marshall Plan was to a. give Europeans access to higher education in the United States b. make European countries strong enough to start buying American goods. c. make Germany pay costs for all the destruction it had caused in Europe. d. send troops to help European countries fight communism.
b
One way that Americans escaped their concerns during the 1930s was to a. avoid watching news on television. b. go to movie theaters. c. live in the country. d. follow the stock market.
b
President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to a. prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan. b. save American lives. c. protect the lives of Japanese civilians. d. become a superpower.
b
The New Deal Coalition was a strong political force that a. brought wealthy people more power in the federal government. b. gave Democrats a majority in both houses of Congress for many years. c. encouraged African Americans to vote for Republicans. d. prevented Native Americans from voting in elections.
b
The Supreme Court case Schechter Poultry v United States (1935) a. declared the Indian New Deal unconstitutional because only the President could deal with Native Americans b. declared the NRA unconstitutional because Congress could not delegate its powers to the President c. declared FERA constitutional d. ended the New Deal
b
The WPA and PWA did what? a. Created insurance for people's bank deposits b. Put people work building public buildings and infrastructure c. Regulated the stock market d. None of these
b
The XYZ Affair a. prompted the lowering of taxes on stamps and land. b. turned public sentiment against France and nearly led to war. c. led Congress to decrease the size of the army. d. occurred when President John Adams offended French negotiators.
b
Use the illustration and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. ____ 28. Which elements of this picture show the difficulties of travel on the Underground Railroad? a. Escaping slaves could only travel on foot. b. Escaping slaves had to travel at night and carrying all their possessions. c. Escaping slaves had to avoid abolitionists. d. Escaping slaves could only travel in groups.
b
Use the political cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. ____ 30. The cartoonist implies that Andrew Jackson a. demonstrated leadership by opposing nullification. b. was corrupt and foolish for rewarding party loyalty with government jobs. c. brought great wealth to the nation by forcibly relocating Native Americans. d. abused his power by vetoing the national bank charter.
b
What action did Congress take to support Southern African Americans? a. The Senate failed to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866. b. Congress overturned Johnson's vetoes on major Reconstruction legislation. c. Radical Republicans promoted the black codes. d. Congress refused to pass the Ten Percent Plan.
b
What group of Native Americans had a constitution that was passed down orally from generation to generation? a. the Mississippians b. the Iroquois Confederacy c. the Anasazi d. the Mohicans
b
What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include? a. Slavery would be ended in Washington D.C. b. California would be admitted as a free state. c. Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law. d. Texas would gain New Mexico for $10 million.
b
What social problem did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle describe? a. the struggles of black Americans b. the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards c. the conflict between California farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad d. the ruthless business methods of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil
b
What type of government did the Articles of Confederation create? a. a federal system with a bicameral legislature and a president b. a loose confederation of strong state governments c. an alliance of weak and dependent states d. a strong, centralized government
b
What was the gang system? a. A group of white plantation owners who patrolled roads looking for escaped slaves. b. A way of organizing slaves in which they worked under the constant supervision of a slave driver. c. A way of organizing slaves by giving them a number of tasks to do everyday. d. None of the above.
b
When the Agricultural Adjustment Act provided subsides, which group was adversely affected? a. Midwest farmers b. Sharecroppers c. young women in the CCC d. Large farmers in the south
b
Which event was John Brown not a part of or responsible for? a. Settlement of fugitive slaves on the North Star Farm near Lake Placid, New York b. The Battle of the Alamo c. Massacre at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas d. Raid on Harper's Ferry
b
Which of the following describes Federalism? a. A strong executive directs national policy for dependent states. b. State and national governments share power. c. State governments dominate a weak national legislature. d. A strong national legislature gives equal voice to all citizens.
b
Which of the following did the Populist Party suggest would raise crop prices? a. an alliance of urban workers b. the coinage of "free silver" c. a graduated income tax d. government ownership of railroads
b
Which of the following was a result of the Louisiana Purchase? a. Jefferson allied with the British against France. b. The size of the United States nearly doubled. c. France regained control of the West Indies. d. Spanish forces gained control of New Orleans.
b
Whites accused Chinese workers on the West Coast of a. destroying "Oriental" schools. b. taking "white" jobs. c. attacking railroad property. d. claiming the best land.
b
Why did Marcus Garvey's movement fall apart? a. His ideas became too extreme to attract many supporters. b. There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica. c. His supporters lacked the money to keep his organization going. d. White-owned newspapers and radio stations did not give the movement publicity.
b
Why did Northern industrialists favor protective tariffs? a. Higher prices meant that companies earned higher profits. b. Tariffs raised the cost of European goods so that more people would buy American goods. c. Investors used money from tariffs to reduce production costs. d. Labor unions demanded tariffs because they raised factory workers' wages.
b
Why did the Confederate States of America write a constitution that prohibited importing slaves from other countries? a. to appease President Lincoln b. to win the support of Britain and France c. to appease the small Southern farmers d. to win the support of Italy and Germany
b
Why did the United States government remove Native Americans from the Southeast in the 1830s? a. Native Americans refused to adapt to white American culture. b. White Southerners wanted the Native Americans' valuable land. c. Indian Territory offered more fertile land. d. The Supreme Court ruled that the Native Americans had violated treaty obligations.
b
Why might the closing of the frontier have encouraged American imperialism? a. Social Darwinism called for displaced Native Americans to be resettled abroad. b. Discontented Americans sought a new territory in which to try their luck. c. The rising American population needed more room to expand. d. The failure of "Manifest Destiny" encouraged imperialists' ambitions.
b
According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763 a. England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports b. France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war c. France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain d. France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British.
c
America's Open Door Policy in China was designed to a. increase Chinese immigration to the United States. b. gain political influence with the Chinese emperor. c. provide access to trade in China without controlling territory. d. convert China to a U.S. territory.
c
Critics of Roosevelt's Court Packing Plan charged that a. it gave in to the demands of Huey Long b. FDR was not expanding the power of the Presidency enough c. FDR was expanding the power of the Presidency too far d. Congress did not have the power to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices
c
How did World War I contribute to the African American Great Migration? a. by forcing African American men to become soldiers b. by ending segregation in the military c. by creating jobs in the North d. by improving the South's economy
c
How did geography spur industrialization in the Northeast? a. Good soil made it easier to grow raw materials. b. Flat land facilitated factory construction. c. Swift rivers provided power for machines. d. The mild climate attracted many workers.
c
How did nullification relate to tariffs in the early 1800s? a. Northerners supported both tariffs and nullification. b. Northern states wanted to nullify tariffs. c. Southern states wanted to nullify tariffs. d. Southerners supported both tariffs and nullification.
c
How did the Election of 1876 & Compromise of 1877 effectively end Reconstruction? a. President Hayes vetoed all Reconstruction legislation. b. African Americans secured full political and civil rights. c. Federal intervention ended in the South. d. Samuel Tilden was elected President. e. The Freedmen's Bureau took on a greater role in Southern states.
c
How did the United States get access to the Canal Zone in Panama? a. Spain gave control of Colombia and the canal area to the U.S. government. b. Panama negotiated with the United States to become an independent country. c. The U.S. military backed rebels who soon controlled independent Panama. d. The U.S. military took control of the area by using money and investments.
c
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T? a. Ford kept his workers happy by paying them well and giving them a 40-hour work week. b. The location of Ford's plant gave him easy access to resources and allowed him to reduce the price. c. Ford put his cars on moving assembly lines and reduced the time it took to make a car. d. He studied the techniques of Chicago meatpacking houses and used their same processes.
c
In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union a. went to the United Nations and demanded control of that section of the city. b. operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies. c. set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city. d. threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.
c
In the 1600s, Virginia attracted many colonists because of a. laws respecting religious freedom. b. the fur trade. c. the headright system. d. peaceful relations with Native Americans.
c
In the late 1840s, what led to the question of whether slavery should expand to the territories? a. the enactment of the Wilmot Proviso b. the attack at Harpers Ferry c. the results of the Mexican War d. the violence of "Bleeding Kansas"
c
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for a. violating the Smith Act. b. being subversive and disloyal Americans. c. passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets. d. being members of the communist party.
c
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention in part because they a. were unhappy with the Declaration of Sentiments. b. wanted to reinstate a matrilineal social system. c. could not participate in an abolitionist meeting. d. had been inspired by an article in The Lily.
c
Roosevelt's "big stick" diplomacy a. aimed to increase American investment in business and banks throughout Central America and the Caribbean. b. worked to promote human rights, national integrity, and opportunity around the world. c. depended on a strong military to achieve America's goals. d. sought to conserve forests for lumber supplies for the military.
c
Supporters insisted that a national bank would a. enable state and private banks to print their own money. b. reduce the economy's reliance on gold. c. reduce uncertainty about the value of money. d. counter the negative effects of tariffs.
c
The Whig Party formed in response to a. the Tariff of Abominations. b. the election of Andrew Jackson. c. Andrew Jackson's veto of the bill renewing the National Bank. d. the nullification crisis and South Carolina's secession threat.
c
The cotton gin changed agriculture in the South by a. combining cotton and wheat farms. b. encouraging textile factory construction. c. making cotton the dominant crop. d. simplifying the planting process.
c
The crisis over the Missouri Compromise exposed the a. nation's weak foreign policy. b. dangers of excessive nationalism. c. growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery. d. trade imbalances that result from protective tariffs.
c
The efforts of the Women's Christian Temperance Union eventually led to which change? a. workplace reform c. prohibition b. minimum wage d. suffrage
c
The first great boom in the West was spurred by a. ranching. b. dynamite. c. mining. d. the railroad.
c
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance a. was lost by the end of the 1920s. b. ended discrimination against blacks in America. c. formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America. d. enabled African Americans to form their own nation.
c
To what did Abraham Lincoln refer when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? a. Slavery helped unite states in the Union. b. The Union would be dissolved over the issue of slavery. c. The Union could not continue with both free states and slave states. d. Compromise would continue to keep the issue of slavery at bay.
c
What did the Federalists want the Constitution to provide? a. a bill of rights protecting basic liberties b. unlimited power for state governments c. a strong central government d. citizens' conventions
c
What happened to many of the early New Deal programs? a. They were wildly successful and ended the depression b. They were wildly unsuccessful and caused the depression to get worse c. Several were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court d. None of these
c
What impact did the appeasement policy of the United States, Britain, and France have on German aggression? a. It reduced aggression. b. It brought peace to Europe. c. It encouraged more aggression. d. It restricted aggression to certain regions.
c
What step did FDR take to reassure the people and explain what the government was doing to end the Great Depression? a. broadcast Kitchen Time on the radio b. broadcast Church Chat on the radio c. broadcast Fireside Chats on the radio d. broadcast baseball games on the radio
c
What was the CCC? a. It built public schools throughout the nation, ending the one room schoolhouse system b. Put older unemployed men to work in National Parks and Wilderness areas c. Put young men to work in National Parks and Wilderness areas d. None of these
c
What was the effect of the Sedition Act of 1918? a. It increased the size of the Army. b. It gave women the right to vote. c. It limited freedom of speech. d. It created distrust of German Americans.
c
When Filipinos rebelled against U.S. rule, the United States found itself a. at risk of losing the Philippines to the Spanish. b. quickly defeated by the rebel soldiers. c. using some of the same tactics that the Spanish had used in Cuba. d. easily able to restore order in a few months.
c
Which group helped lead American colonists in boycotting British goods? a. Committees of Safety b. Colonial Stamp Act tax collectors c. Daughters of Liberty d. Sons of Rebellion
c
Which of the following best describes Native Americans' situation at the end of the Indian Wars? a. They lived traditional lives on reservations throughout the North. b. They held onto their traditional homelands. c. They were forced to move west or north or to live on reservations. d. They assimilated into American culture.
c
Which of the following was a key problem with the sharecropping system? a. Sharecroppers received most of the profit from the crop b. Cotton was no longer a profitable crop. c. Landowners could lie about expenses to keep sharecroppers in debt. d. Farmers had to pay the landowners cash rent as well as shares of the crop.
c
Which of these did NOT prevent people from voting? a. Literacy tests b. Poll taxes c. Grandfather clause d. These all prevent people from voting
c
Which of these was encouraged by the mother country under mercantilism? a. only the decreased export of goods b. increased export of goods and decreased import of goods by the colonies c. increased import of goods and decreased export of goods by the colonies d. only the decreased production of goods
c
Which of these were nullified by the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. Crittenden Compromise b. personal liberties laws c. Missouri Compromise d. idea of popular sovereignty
c
Which opponent of the New Deal believed that the program did not do enough to help poor Americans and what program did he propose? a. Francis Townsend suggested offering aid to older Americans devastated by the depression. b. Father Charles Coughlin believed Roosevelt should do more to increase the economy and fight the depression. c. Senator Huey Long proposed a high tax program on the wealthy and large corporations and the redistribution of their income to give to poor Americans. d. Herbert Hoover suggested Roosevelt promote a spirit of liberty to help poor Americans.
c
Women's efforts and sacrifices during World War I led to U.S. government support for which amendment? a. 17th b. 16th c. 19th d. 18th
c
African Americans in the South often helped Union forces by a. burning crops and livestock. b. fleeing their plantations for the cities. c. rebelling against their owners. d. serving as spies and scouts.
d
At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between a. evolution and science. b. education and science. c. biology and science. d. religion and science.
d
During Reconstruction, groups such as the Ku Klux Klan a. were disbanded by the Fifteenth Amendment. b. tried to pass laws to limit the rights of freed people. c. supported the passage of the Enforcement Acts. d. used violence to prevent freed people from voting.
d
How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady? a. The role became an elected position with Congressional voting rights b. She created a new cabinet position for herself that all First Ladies since have held c. She created a newspaper column that all First Ladies now have to write d. The role changed from being largely ceremonial to a role of political involvement
d
How did the Indian New Deal reverse the conditions that resulted from the Dawes Act? a. It gave Native Americans more plots of tribal land that was arid and easy to farm. b. It discouraged the practice of Indian religions and traditional customs and encouraged Native Americans to participate in mainstream society. c. John Collier the Commissioner of Indian Affairs was appointed, but he did little to help the Native Americans. d. John Collier helped get laws passed that restored tribal control over American Indian land.
d
In the early 1800s, new state constitutions expanded the electorate by giving the vote to a. white women. b. free African American men. c. new immigrants. d. white men without property.
d
In the mid-1700's, what did New England, the Middle Colonies, and the South all have in common? a. warm climate and a long growing season b. temperate climate and good shipping c. cold winters, short growing season and a rugged landscape d. a reliance on an agricultural economy
d
In what way did the American Revolution affect Native Americans? a. Native Americans were given land in the Treaty of Paris. b. The British guaranteed protection of their lands. c. Native Americans still could not own property or make contracts. d. They lost large amounts of land.
d
President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction required a. state legislatures to submit to federal regulations. b. Southern landholders to break up their plantations. c. states to grant African Americans suffrage. d. wealthy planters and Confederate leaders to apply for pardons.
d
Supporters insisted that a national bank would a. counter the negative effects of tariffs. b. reduce the economy's reliance on gold. c. enable state and private banks to print their own money. d. reduce uncertainty about the value of money.
d
The Equal Rights Amendment: a. became law along with an amendment banning child labor. b. was proposed by the Women's Trade Union League. c. had widespread support from all major female organizations. d. proposed to eliminate all legal distinctions based on sex. e. protected mother's pensions.
d
The Korean War was a successful example of what? a. The Containment Policy c. Civilian authority over the American military b. The ability of the UN to enforce its resolutions d. All of these
d
The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it a. was already involved in the Spanish Civil War. b. supported German and Italian aggression. c. focused only on Japanese aggression. d. had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees.
d
The Teller Amendment stated that a. the United States could not go to war. b. Spain had no right to mistreat the people of Cuba. c. the United States could not develop colonies. d. the United States could not annex Cuba.
d
The United Nations (U.N.) was organized to a. reprimand soldiers for committing war crimes. b. punish Germany for its role in the war. c. preserve the absolute equality of all nations. d. encourage cooperation between the Great Powers.
d
What effect did the Wilmot Proviso have on relations between the North and the South? a. It led politicians to break with typical party and sectional lines. b. It had no effect. c. It helped unite factions of Congress on the single issue of slavery. d. It increased tensions further between the North and the South.
d
What led to Senator McCarthy's downfall? a. revelations that he was a communist himself b. the uncovering of financial irregularities in his Senate campaign c. the discovery that some of the people he had accused were innocent d. the broadcast of the McCarthy hearings on television
d
What was Hitler's "final solution"? a. a plan to force all "undesirable" groups to become "useful members" of the Third Reich b. the construction of walled ghettos in Polish cities to hold "undesirable" groups c. a series of fake experiments conducted on topics such as oxygen deprivation d. a plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich-controlled regions
d
What was a result of the Hollywood Ten trial? a. During the hearings a variety of movies were released dealing with sensitive issues, especially communism. b. The Hollywood Ten answered questions regarding their political affiliations and were found innocent. c. Hearings were limited to the people in the entertainment industry. d. Movie executives blacklisted entertainers with alleged communist ties after the hearings.
d
What was one effect of the Erie Canal? a. The time it took to cross the Atlantic dropped by more than a week. b. Buffalo became the East Coast's travel hub. c. Farmland in New England increased in value. d. New York City became the nation's greatest commercial center.
d
What was one result of "moral diplomacy"? a. Latin American countries were completely freed from American intervention. b. Military strength developed under Roosevelt and Taft diminished under moral diplomacy. c. Imperialists gained power in the government. d. American imperialism and conquest decreased.
d
What was the American System? a. the Prophet's vision. b. the process of improving the English language by removing unnecessary "U"s from words. c. the process of unifying Canada and the United States. d. the idea to improve the nation through internal improvements including roads and canals
d
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)? a. Give government direct control of a business. b. Pay farmers to kill off excess livestock. c. To distribute money to people outside the Tennessee Valley. d. Build dams to control flood waters and generate electricity.
d
What was unique about the Cherokee Indians before they were forcibly removed from their lands? a. They had a written language and newspaper b. They had a republican form of government c. They were planters and owned slaves d. All of the above
d
Where did women first gain economic opportunity? a. plantations in the South b. coalfields in mountain states c. farms in the Midwest d. industries in the Northeast
d
Which best describes the Enlightenment? a. It promoted traditional values. b. It opposed slavery. c. It embraced religion. d. It challenged old ways of thinking.
d
Which is NOT true of the Missouri Compromise? a. Maine became a free state b. The issue of slavery was put off for twenty years c. Missouri became a slave state d. A line was drawn at 54°40' to separate free and slave states
d
Which of the following drew a line north of which any new states would be free states and south of which any new states would be slave states? a. American System b. Marbury v. Madison c. Monroe Doctrine d. Missouri Compromise
d
Which of the following limited the U.S. response to the Holocaust? a. reports of concentration camps in newspapers b. the nation's relaxed immigration policy c. Roosevelt's establishment of the War Refugee Board d. the focus of U.S. resources on defeating Hitler
d
Which of the following statements about American currency and banking in this era is FALSE? a. Congress rechartered the Bank of the United States in 1816 b. Vast quantities of varying bank notes created confusion over currency c. Counterfeiting was a serious problem d. The national bank forbade state banks from issuing their own notes
d
Which of the following was an immediate cause of the Panic of 1837? a. The first Bank of the United States closed. b. Congress lowered protective tariffs. c. President Jackson allocated too much money to the American System. d. The federal government stopped accepting paper money for the purchase of land.
d
Who is depicted in this photograph? a. women of the Victorian Age b. Steel workers c. women entering the workforce during the 1920s d. New Women known as flappers who rejected Victorian morals
d
Why did immigrant groups settle in ethnic neighborhoods? a. To be close to others of the same culture b. It was often close to where they arrived in America c. To be close to others who spoke the same language d. All of these
d
Why did railroads have a greater impact on American society than did canals and steamboats? a. The government funded all railroad construction. b. People enjoyed riding on trains more than on steamboats. c. Canals and steamboats did not connect farmers to cities. d. Railroads cost less to build and trains provided faster transport.
d
Why did the British enact the Navigation Acts? a. as an effort to eliminate colonial self-rule. b. to prevent the colonies from exporting more than they imported from the mother country. c. to regulate and monitor the slave trade. d. to ensure the colonies benefited the mother country and did not trade with other nations..
d
Why was Vicksburg a strategic location for a Union victory? a. Vicksburg borders Mississippi and Louisiana. b. It was in the heart of the South. c. Vicksburg's population was particularly high for a Confederate city. d. The Union could control the Mississippi River from Vicksburg.
d
John C. Calhoun was a. a former Vice President of the US b. a leading Southern politician and defender of slavery c. the leader of the nullification movement d. a fierce opponent of the tariff e. all of the above
e
Which answer is Eli Whitney NOT responsible for? a. Sustaining Slavery in the South b. Invention of the Cotton Gin c. Expanding Industrialization in the North with interchangeable parts d. Helping Northern Textile Mills e. Putting a Steam Engine on a boat f. Whitney was responsible for all of the above.
e
