EOC Practice Test

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Why does this cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his “big stick” through the Caribbean?

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Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

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Which of these contributed to increasing tensions between the United States and the communist world at the beginning of the Cold War period? Options: the United States' participation in the Korean War, the efforts of the Soviet Union to place nuclear missiles in Turkey, the United States' construction of a wall dividing East and West Berlin, the military intervention in Hungary by NATO forces

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the United States' participation in the Korean War

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What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

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to identify and punish suspected communists

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The Kansas--‐Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

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The expansion of slavery into new territories.

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Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War? A The disintegration of the Whig Party, B The addition of new states to the Union, C The use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery, D The extension of voting rights to African American men

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The extension of voting rights to African American men

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What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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Providing aid and education to emancipated slaves.

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The Fourteenth Amendment states: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following? A the rise of violence against emancipated slaves, B the passage of Black Codes throughout the South, C the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement, D the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

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the passage of Black Codes throughout the South

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What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?

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African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.

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Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions? Options: A Both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas., B Both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers., C Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity., D Both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.

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Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity.

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What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

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to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates