History Exam
The invention that transformed the Southern economy was
The Cotton Gin
Which of the following is not true of the Kansas - Nebraska Act
it rendered void the terms of the Compromise of 1850
Which musical art form originated in the US
jazz
The global Spanish flu epidemic of 1918
killed five times the number of Americans as died of combat in France
Stephen Douglas' advocacy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska Act ignited rather than dispelled the flames of sectionalism. Popular sovereignty sought to?
let the residents of Kansas-Nebraska areas determine their own laws on slavery through elections
As Italy invaded Ethiopia and Japan invaded China, the Roosevelt administration
limited its actions to feeble warnings and moral outrage
At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to
preserve the Union
Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus for all people living between Washington and Philadelphia provides evidence of which of the following
presidential power increase during the Civil War
Germany's notorious Zimmermann telegram
proposed an alliance with Mexico id the US declared war on Germany
During the Civil War, Kansas and Missouri were
ravaged by guerilla bands from both sides
Attitudes in the US toward Jews fleeing persecution during WWII were reflected in the
refusal to relax immigration restrictions for Jews
The Tennessee trial of John T Scopes in 1925 illustrated a conflict concerning
religious beliefs and scientific theories
At the outbreak of both WWI and WWII, public opinion in the US favored
remaining neutral
What did the Fugitive Act state
runaway slaves had to be returned to their rightful masters
Southern states threatened this if Lincoln was elected
secession
In his inaugural address, FDR said that if Congress did not pass the laws he believed, he would
seek wartime emergency powers to carry our the measures himself
One result of the "Dust Bowl" was that
several million people on the Plains abandoned their farms and moved West
The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway were significant in
stemming the tide of Japanese advances in the Pacific
During the early 1040s, the US aided the Soviet Union mainly in order to
strengthen Soviet resistance to Nazi Germany
As the Civil War began, the North had all of the following advantages EXCEPT
superior military leadership
All of the following were part of American economic policy during the 1920s EXCEPT
support of public works projects
Which of the following Union objectives proved to be the hardest and took the longest to accomplish?
taking Richmond
John T Scopes was accused of the crime of
teaching Darwinian evolution in the public schools of Tennessee
In Dred Scott V Sanford, the Supreme Court ruled that
the Missouri Compromise violated the Constitution
Which of the following was a false promise form Hitler not to take any more land in Europe
the Munich Pact
The greatest winner in the Compromise of 1850 was
the North
Which of the following was agreed to at the Yalta Conference (1945)
the Soviet Union agreed to enter the war against Japan once Germany was defeated
The Most divisive and controversial aspect of the slavery issue during the first half of the nineteenth century was
the status of slavery in territories
The anti-imperialists in the 1890s opposed US acquisition of an empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
the vast majority of Americans opposed such empire-building
Which of the following does NOT correctly describe the Progressive's
they represented farmers and the working class
A key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates ws
whether the people of a territory could prohibit slavery in light o f the Dred Scott Decision by the Supreme Court
The US became involved in WWII primarily because
Germany and Japan achieved important military successes in Europe and Asia
The US policy of Len-Lease in 1940 benefited what allied nation the most
Great Britain
Who won the election of 1860
Lincoln
In waging war against Japan, the US relied mainly on a strategy of
"island hopping" from the South Pacific to within striking distance of Japan
What amendment was added to the Constitution after the war that freed slaves?
13th
What was the Lend-Lease Act
A policy allowing the president to provide arms to certain foreign countries
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that
All of these choices are correct
What happened to bring about the passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act
All of these choices are correct
The battle that allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation was
Antietam
Four of the following were manifestations of changing cultural values among Americans in the 1920s. Which is the exception?
Birth-control devices were legalized in all states, and abortion was legalized in some states
The Harpers Ferry Raid convinced white southerners that they
Could not live safely in the Union
What was the first major victory for the South
First Battle of Bull Run
In what country was the Facist party and government formed
Italy
Which of the following matched a nation with that it invaded in the 1030s -- before WWII was declared
Italy-Ethiopia
"Who gained the nickname ""Stonewall"" for his great stand at the First Battle of Bull Run"
Jackson
Which country invaded China in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion
Japan
The underlying issue that led tot he outbreak of war between the US and Japan in 1941 was
Japanese desire to annex large portions of China
The fanatical abolitionist John Brown made his first violent anti-slavery politics by
Killing 5 pro-slavery advocates in Kansas
All of the following were leaders of totalitarian governments except
Neville Chamberlain
The Compromise of 1850 had the effect of
Postponing and evading, rather than resolving, the problem related to slavery
What political party was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, about 1850?
Republicans
Which state was the first to secede the Union
South Carolina
American went to war against Spain in 1898 because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Spain's refusal to discuss terms for peace
The terms states' rights refers to the belief that
States should have more power than the federal government
In issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, one of Lincoln's goals was to
Stir up enthusiasm for Union support in the War
The immediate cause of US entry into WWII was that the US
Suffered a direct military attack
The term "blitxkrieg" was a military strategy that depended on what
Surprise and quick, overwhelming force
In the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Stephen Douglass attempted to set up territorial government based on
The people of the territory's approval of slavery
Why were the western territories so politically important to both the North and the South
They would decide who had control in congress
Sea power played an especially important role in the Civil War in the form of the
Union blockade of the Confederate coast
The major battle in the western theater during the Civil War which had the effect of splitting the Confederacy in half was
Vicksburg
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt's feelings toward the events in Europe prior to 1941
Wanted to help the Allies, but had to appease US citizens who opposed the war
The Spanish=American War resulted in which of the following
a guerilla war between Americans and Filipinos
The rapid growth of the automobile industry was made possible by
a ready market created by the rising standard of living and the increase of leisure time of the average American
Stephen A Douglas argued in his Freeport Doctrine during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that
action by popular sovereignty could keep slavery out of the territories
All of the following characterized the writing of the "Lost Generation" EXCEPT
an acceptance of decadence as the best way to survive in post-WWI society
Which of the following characterized the economy of the 1920s
an emphasis on cash rather than credit purchases
The main purpose of the lend-lease program enacted the US during WWII was to
assist countries fighting the Axis powers
The most accurate description of US foreign policy toward Japan is the the US
attempted to restrict Japan's growth and power
By the end of the 1920s, what had become the nations largest industry
automobiles
A new feature of American business developed in the 1921 known as welfare capitalism. The essence of welfare capitalism was
company-provided benefits for workers
In WWII the Allied strategy, agreed upon by the US and Great Britain, was to
concentrate on defeating Germany first before turning on Japan
With respect to government-controlled public lands, Roosevelt generally favored
conservation with carefully managed development
Both the Teapot Dome and the Elk Hills scandals in the 1920s involved
corrupt leasing of government oil reserves to private business
Which is most commonly associated with the presidencies of Grant and Harding
corruption of public officials
The policy of imperialism in the US form 1890 to 1910 was largely the result of
demands for m=commercial expansion
A major reason for the US neutrality in 1930s was the nation's
disillusionment resulting from the WWI
The advocates of women's suffrage significantly increased their general public support during the Progressive Era when they put increase emphasis on the argument that women's suffrage would
enhance the likelihood of the successful enactment of other progressive reform causes
The main purpose of initiative, referendum, and recall was to
enlarge citizen's control over state and local governments
At the end of both WWI and WWII, the US
entered a period of extreme anti-communism that led to the persecution of many suspected radicals
Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom
favored small enterprise and entrepreneurship
General Grant planned to end the war by
fighting a total war to ruin the South's ability to fight
As a result of their work supporting the war effort, women
finally received the right to vote
The emancipation Proclamation
freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the US but not in areas that remained loyal
The final Union war strategy included all of the following components EXCEPT
guerilla warfare
Which of the following was the MAJOR reason Truman used to justify us of the atomic bomb
he felt it would shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan
In 1933, the most immediate job facing President Franklin D Roosevelt was to
help the unemployed
President Wilson's response tot he singing of the Lusitania
included a speech in which he said that if Germany was responsible for the killing of any more Americans, then a state of war would exist between the US and Germany
WWII brought about all of the following changes EXCEPT
increasing the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest Americans
In the US during WWII, the role of women changed as they
made major contributions to the war effort by taking jobs in factories
Prohibition failed because
many Americans believed the law interfered with their personal freedom
The conclusion of the Sacco and Vanetti case suggested that
many Americans had an unreasonable dear of radicals and foreigners
The ideology of progressivism, insofar as it had one, generally
mixed a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social disorder
In its decision in the case of Dred Scott V Sandford, the Supreme Court held that
no black slave could be a citizen of the US
Which does NOT describe the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII
outside California, there was strong public opposition to the internment policy
At the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US found itself
partially prepared, in light of the fact that the nation's first peacetime draft had been in place
Margaret Sanger was significant to American social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of
the birth-control movement
The Battle of Antietam was
the bloodiest single day's fighting of the war
Which of the following best describes the administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge
the business of government is business!
The Red Scare of 1919 was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT
the continuation of WWI
The conflict over slavery after the election of 1852 led shortly to
the death of the Whig Party
Which of the following made the Soviet Union suspicious of the motives of the US & Britain
the delay in opening the second front in Europe
Three of the following were "firsts" in the 1920s. Which is the exception?
the first chain of newspapers
The 19th amendment granting women the right to vote was embraced by many Progressives because
the higher moral character of women would help clean up politics
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
the movement of African Americans artists, poets, and writers who expressed their pride in being black
One of the most important economic transformations in the years after WWI was
the shift in production from heavy industry to consumer goods and services
Which statement describes both the "Square Deal" and the "New Freedom"
they were the legislative programs of reforming presidents
One effect of the First Battle of Bull Run was
to increase the South's already dangerous overconfidence
Lincoln's plan for the besieged federal forces in Fort Sumter was
to provision the garrison but not to reinforce it
The US during WWII adopted all of the following strategies EXCEPT:
use of atomic bombs on Germany and Japan
The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima
was the responsibility of the Manhattan Project team of scientists and engineers at Los Alamos, NM
Theodore Roosevelt's chief criticism of the muckrakers was that they
were more adept at exposing abuses than at constructive efforts
