US HISTORY-Final Exam Review Part B Semester 1

Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?

• 17th,18th,19th

• 13th,14th,15th

• 13th,14th,16th

• 8th,9th,10th

During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states

• were placed under military rule for a time
• were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
• given full representation in Congress without issue
• supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.

After an electoral dispute resulting in the Compromise of 1877, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if

• he would create a new Freedmen's Bureau

• he ended Reconstruction and removed troops from the south

• he would allow African Africans full rights in the North only

• he created pro-cotton legislation in Congress

Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877. The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called

• Jim Crow Laws

• Black Codes

• Freedman's Bureau

• Reconstruction

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation

• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize

• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation

• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Adams Doctrine

• Truman Doctrine

• Monroe Doctrine

What did Filipinos believe when they were fighting alongside American soldiers?

• They believed that the United States would be a kinder ruler than Spain.

• They believed that they would become a U.S. colony.

• They believed that the U.S. would protect them from Japan.

• They believed that they were fighting for their Independence.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?

• Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.

• Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.

• Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.

• Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.

Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's?

• to establish a commonwealth of colonies

• to establish military bases around the world

• to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials

• to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• End the Boxer Rebellion

• Ensure trading rights with China

• Win leaseholds in China

• Establish a sphere of influence