APUSH Mock Exam 3
In noting that he had "yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was 'well timed,'" Martin Luther King Jr., was most likely arguing against (A) African American activists who asserted that King's tactics were taking too long to produce results (B) civil rights activists who believed that more thought should be given to the precise timing ob boycotts, demonstrations, and direct actions (C) environmental activists who believed that the struggle for more effect conservation measures should take precedence over the civil rights movement (D) white Americans who argued that African Americans should be more patient and that civil rights should not be brought about by civil disobedience tactics
D
In the decade following the publication of the image, which of the following groups expressed the most opposition to the exercise of power by the national government? (A) loyalists (B) whigs (C) federalists (D) democratic-republicans
D
The acquisition of territory in the southwestern region shown in the map intensified controversies in the United States about (A) granting free land in the new territories (B) rights to mineral wealth and resources in the new territories (C) extending citizenship to people already in the territories (D) allowing slavery in the new territories
D
The federal government most enhanced its legal authority to address threats considered a clear and present danger during which of the following later periods? (A) in the 1970s, following antiwar protests against US involvement in Vietnam (B) in the 1980s, following the renewed US concerns over the soviet threat (C) in the 1990s, following US military intervention in somalia (D) in the 2000s, following the terrorist attacks in the US
D
The majority of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 1821 and 1880 settled in the (A) west and midwest (B) south and midwest (C) south and northeast (D) midwest and northeast
D
The territorial changes shown in the southwestern region of the map most directly resulted from (A) treaties made with American Indian nations (B) the purchase of land from France and Spain (C) the Spanish-American war (D) the Mexican-Amerian war
D
Which of the following best describes the overarching goals of the Populist Party in the late nineteenth century? (A) establishment of a transcontinental network of trans and the improvement of roads in the western US (B) expansion of US influence in Central America and access to new international markets (C) social and political reform guided by the idea of the survival of the fittest (D) cooperative democracy and a stronger governmental role in the economic system
D
Which of the following contributed to reducing the conflict that article 11 and similar provisions of other treaties were designed to address? (A) the rerouting of several major railroads to avoid tribal lands (B) a decrease in the number of white settlers traveling near reservations (C) the implementation of government conservation policies that protected large areas of public land (D) the destruction of nearly the entire population of buffalo
D
Which of the following developments is the most direct effect of the situation portrayed in the image? (A) increased public opposition to the use of nuclear weapons (B) expanded use of military force to achieve foreign policy goals in Eastern Europe (C) reduced congressional oversight of US military interventions (D) reduced public trust in federal government and the president
D
Which of the following statements best explains the change over time in the composition of legislatures depicted in the graph? (A) women became involved in politics through their participation in the grassroots independence movement (B) the concept of republican self-government encourage individual talent (C) factory jobs provided workers with increased free time that some used to participate in politics (D) participation in labor unions encouraged workers to engage in politics
D
The trend depicted in the graph most directly contributed to which of the following developments after 1920? (A) a decline in internal migration (B) federal efforts to return Mexican immigrants to their homeland (C) restrictions on immigration from eastern and southern Europe (D) total exclusion of immigration from China
C
Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the change between the two periods shown in the graph? (A) a rise in secular reform inspired by the second great awakening (B) a fear of too much popular influence in government (C) an expansion of political democracy for white men (D) a growing reluctance to locate political power in legislative assemblies
C
Which of the following primary sources would most likely support Berlin's argument in the excerpt? (A) data showing the growth of the enslaved population during the 1700s (B) records of purchases and sales of slaves from a plantation in the south (C) dairy entries from a slaveholder discussing plantation life (D) speeches about slavery given by officials in the British colonial government
C
Which of the following was a key difference between the Korean War and the Vietnam War? (A) the chances of a direct military clash between the US and the soviet union was greater in the Vietnam war (B) US leaders could more easily argue that communist aggression led to the Vietnam war (C) public opposition was more significant for the Vietnam war than for the Korean war (D) the press was more adversarial toward US policy during the Korean war
C
Which of the following was typical of agreements such as Fort Laramine Treaty between the Untied States government and American Indians in the post-Civil War West? (A) they frequently led to the formation of a common interest between the US government and American Indians in controlling the activities of white settlers (B) they generally led to the formation of strong, independent American Indian nations (C) they usually lasted a short time before being broken by settlers' incursions onto American Indian reservations (D) they led to the abandonment of most reservations as American Indian families sought economic opportunities in urban areas
C
Activists formed the Populist Party most directly in response to the (A)growth of corporate power in agriculture and economic instability in farming (B) emergence of concerns about abuses of the environment (C) development of reform movements inspired by the second great awakening (D) rise of monopolies and reduction of wages for industrial workers
A
Emerson's remarks in the excerpt most directly reflected which of the following developments during the nineteenth century? (A) the emergence of a national culture (B) the second great awakening (C) the expansion of a market economy (D) the growth of national political parties
A
In highlighting "the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated," Jefferson was referring most directly to (A) passage of the Alien and Sedition acts, which were desinged to suppress criticism of government (B) great britian's efforts to deny colonists their political rights in the years before the American revolution (C) the use of government force to put down popular uprisings like Shay's rebellion and the Whiskey rebellion (D) restrictive anti-American indian policies that conflicted with the nation's professed political ideas
A
In their colonization of the Americas, the Spanish used the encomienda system to (A) organize and regulate Native American labor (B) improve trade relations with Native Americans (C) draft Native Americans into the Spanish military (D) limit intermarriage between Spaniards and Native Americans
A
Malcolm X's statement suggests that he strongly agreed with (A) radical leftist movements (B) conservation movements (C) the youth counterculture (D) the sexual revolution
A
Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcolm X shared the view that (A) the movement for black advancement in the US was part of a global process of social change (B) it was desirable to work for the desegregation of public facilities (C) violence was a necessary part of the movement for black social and political advancement (D) using the courts to challenge the constitutionality of barriers to black advancement was not a useful strategy
A
The Schneck case emerged most directly from the context of which of the following? (A) critiques by radicals of US foreign policy (B) African American migration from the rural south to the urban north (C) challenged by women to their prescribed status in society (D) nativist resistance to migration from abroad
A
The excerpt best reflects which of the following? (A) conflicts over how the constitution should be implemented and interpreted (B) fear that the US would be overtaken by foreign power (C) disagreement over the consequences of the French Revolution for the US (D) Secessionist pressures coming from slaveholders in the south
A
The image most directly illustrates a Untied States foreign policy that emphasized? (A) stopping the spread of communism in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East (B) containing communism in Eastern Europe (C) placing greater importance on human rights (D) supporting the non-aligned movement among Middle Eastern and Asian countries
A
The image most directly reflects the belief held by many in 1788 that (A) a stronger central government was a positive step (B) political democracy had not extended far enough (C) rebellions in the Caribbean had the potential to spread northward (D) outlawing slavery in all states was a desired goal
A
The new conservative movement most consistently criticized modern liberalism by claiming that it (A) threatened traditional visions of morality (B) engaged in imperialist expansion abroad (C) ignored racial discrimination and poverty at home (D) devoted too few resourced to alleviate property
A
The pattern depicted in the graph in the first half of the nineteenth century most directly resulted in? (A) the formation of a political party that promoted nativism (B) federal provision of financial assistance to immigrants (C) the establishment of settlement houses (D) a more unified national culture that embrace immigrants
A
The success of the new conservative movement in achieving its goals was most challenged by the (A) ongoing popularity of many social welfare programs (B) reform of federal tax policies (C) Persian gulf war in the early 1990s (D) increased role of Christian evangelicals in the republican party
A
Which of the following historical developments contributed most directly to the market revolution? (A) the emergence of new forms of transportation (B) the increased number of women in the paid workforce (C) the emergence of the southern opposition to tariffs (D) the decline of slavery in the northeast
A
Which of the following pieces of historical evidence from the United States census could best be used to support the argument in the excerpt? (A) data showing changed in the number of textile mills (B) data showing population growth in the west (C) data showing the growth of slave population (D) data showing change din cotton production and price
A
Article 6 of the treaty most likely reflected which of the following sentiments? (A) a desire by many American Indians to change their way of life (B) a hope held by some in government that American Indians would adopt lifestyles similar to the lifestyles of white settlers (C) a need felt by many American Indians to more clearly legitimize their claims to the land (D) a wish by some in government to protect American Indian landholdings from encroachments by railroads
B
At the time the excerpts were written, Martin Luther King Jr., disagreed with Malcolm X in the King believed that (A) confrontation would be an effective means of achieving change (B) most desirable outcome of civil rights activism would be equal rights and racial integration (C) civil rights activism has its roots in earlier historical patters (D) moderation and conciliation would hamper African Americans from gaining civil rights
B
Carson's argument in the excerpt most strongly influenced the (A) rise of counterculture among young people (B) passage of new laws to reduce pollution (C) establishment of the national park system (D) growing number of farmers in the US
B
The conflict between the Sioux nation and the United States was primarily driven by differing (A) styles of farming (B) claims to land (C) forms of government (D) family structures
B
The graph most strongly supports which of the following arguments? (A) the American revolution led to an overall decrease in the value of property owned by citizens in the former colonies and new states (B) the American revolution resulted in increased political power for men of less wealth (C) the governments of southern colonies and states were generally more democratic than those of northern colonies and states (D) property qualifications for holding office became more closely aligned with voting qualifications after the American revolution
B
The ideas of the Populist Party, as expressed in the excerpt, had the most in common with the ideas of the (A) federalists in the 1970s (B) progressive movement (C) whigs in the 1830s (D) civil rights movement
B
The image most closely reflects which of the following developments int he political climate in the United States? (A) declining public support for fighting communism in developing countries (B) a growing public debate over the merits and rationale for the Vietnam war (C) a growing public realization that the US was unlikely to achieve a clear victory in the Vietnam war (D) a renewed public commitment to the containment of communism
B
The restrictions imposed by the Schenck decision most directly contradicted which of the following earlier developments in the United States? (A) arguments for self-government asserted in the Declaration of Independence (B) protection of liberties through the adoption of the bill of rights in 1791 (C) assertion of federal power over sates' rights int he 1819 mcculloch v. marlyand decision (D) expansion of voting rights during President Andrew Jackson's administration
B
Which of the following best supports Critchlow's assertion about the Republican Party? (A) the end of the cold war (B) the 1980 election of Ronald Reagan as president (C) the continued expansion of great society programs (D) the political scandals under Richard Nixon's administration in the 1970s
B
Which of the following contributed most to the increasing use of African slave labor in North America during the 1600s and 1700s? (A) successful colonial attempts to convert enslaved Africans to Christianity (B) European demand for agricultural products grown in the colonies (C) the spread of European enlightenment ideas in the colonies (D) a decline in regional distinctiveness among the colonies
B
Which of the following cultural and social shifts resulted most directly from the trends described in the excerpt? (A) a sharp decline in regional differences (B) the emergence of new ideas about the proper role of husbands and wives (D) a decline in the income gap between those in the wealthiest class and those in the working class
B
Which of the following developments best represents a logical extension of the ideas expressed in the excerpt? (A) the rise of big business in the gilded age (B) the expansion of participatory democracy in the progressive era (C) the rise of social Darwinism in the late nineteenth century (D) the increasing support for the annexation of overseas territories
B
Which of the following developments contributed most directly to the conditions described in the excerpt? (A)the erosion of soil on the Great Plains (B)the growth of suburban housing on previously undeveloped land (C) the increase in government regulation of natural resources (D) the growth of higher educaiton
B
Which of the following ideas contributed most directly to the territorial changes shown in the map? (A) abolitionism (B) manifest destiny (C) popular sovereignty (D) containment
B
Which of the following issues of the period was Jefferson most likely concerned with in the excerpt? (A) the growth of slave labor (B) the creation of political parties (C) the expansion of the right to vote (D) the growth of various Protestant religious groups
B
Which of the following most directly addressed reservations about the process depicted in the image? (A) the rise of sectional unity in the new republic (B) the addition of the bill of rights to the constitution (C) the establishment of the nation's first political parties (D) the election of George Washington as the nation's first president
B
Which of the following most directly contributed to the overall trend depicted in the graph? (A) global fluctuations in credit and stock markets (B) the transformation of the US into an industrial society (C) progressive era reforms of social conditions in the US (D) the outbreak of global war
B
Which of the following most directly resulted from the change in the Native American population described by Las Casas? (A) the Spanish introduced new crops into the Americas, altering the native diet (B) the Spanish imported Africans as a new source of labor (C) laborers on Hispaniola launched a large-scale rebellion against their Spanish opressors (D) the remaining native groups established alliances with the Spanish colonies
B
An implication of Las Casas' argument is that a major cause of the decline of the native populations in the Americas after 1492 was the (A) importation of European and African wildlife to the Americas (B) large-scale clashes between native armies and the Spanish (C) resistance of indigenous groups to religious conversion (D) epidemics brought to the Americas by Europeans
D
