EOC U.S. History Review #3

This cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States was beginning to change from —

• a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one
• a slave-owning society to one without slavery
• a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism
• a direct democracy to a representative one

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union leaders
• Philanthropists
• Political bosses
• Nativists

How have major parties reacted to the scenario described above?

• By suing the third parties in court for campaign-finance violations
• By persuading the third parties to present a new platform
• By addressing the issues raised by the third parties
• By preventing third parties from holding conventions

What was one way the constitutional amendment excerpted above helped advance the cause of gender equality?

• It gave women a greater opportunity to influence government.
• It gave women new economic rights, such as property ownership.
• It established the idea that women should contribute to all sectors of the economy.
• It contributed to a long-term decline in the number of men voting in elections.

What were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?

• The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy
• The classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United States
• The granting of U.S. statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarch
• The colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States

President Roosevelt issued this statement in response to —

• the construction of a canal in Panama
• the threat of European intervention in Latin America
• Spanish efforts to suppress a rebellion in Cuba
• public outcry regarding war between Russia and Japan

Which outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?

• Increased U.S. foreign aid to the developing countries in South America
• Increased U.S. public support for the construction of a canal through Central America
• Decreased U.S. economic influence in the Western Hemisphere
• Decreased U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean Sea

Which action completes this diagram?

• Submarines attacked unarmed ships.
• Armored tanks crossed fortified lines.
• The use of machine guns resulted in massive casualties.
• Airplanes conducted reconnaissance missions.

This law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to —

• suspend habeas corpus
• confiscate privately owned weapons
• force people into internment camps
• suspend freedom of speech

The political activism of the group described in the excerpt contributed directly to —

• the elimination of poll taxes
• the repeal of the 18th Amendment
• the outlawing of child labor
• the ratification of the 19th Amendment