U.S. History EOC Review Assessment--Second Six Weeks

(2016)Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?

• “Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies, . . . and often there is friction between the employer and the employed.”

• “The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is . . . great.”

• “The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.”

• “This, then, is . . . the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance.”

(2016)Which of the following is the best title for this list?

• Issues Contributing to the Outbreak of World War I

• Principal Reasons for U.S. Entry into World War II

• Consequences of Twentieth-Century European Isolationism

• Economic Rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers

(2016)Mahan’s books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by —

• advocating overseas expansion

• emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs

• demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade

• arguing against forming overseas alliances

(2016)President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its —

• establishment as a Soviet satellite nation

• annexation by Great Britain

• establishment as an independent nation

• inclusion in one of the larger empires

(2016)What was the main effect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States?

• Immigration from Europe to western U.S. cities increased rapidly.

• Western U.S. businesses traded more efficiently with the East Coast and Europe.

• Asian businesses bypassed the West Coast to trade directly with the East Coast.

• Western states recruited guest workers from the Caribbean and South America.

(2016)One reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to —

• create a democratic government in Germany

• divide Germany into smaller states to be governed by Allied countries

• grant independence to all German colonies

• weaken the power of Germany in the international community

(2016)During World War I, tanks were used on the western front primarily to —

• lead infantry advances across no-man’s-land and into enemy territory

• destroy railroads and bridges used by enemy troops

• release chemical weapons in advance attacks on enemy positions

• launch long-range rockets at enemy aircraft

(2016)These achievements illustrate Ida B. Wells’s contributions as —

• a religious leader

• an artist of the Harlem Renaissance

• a supporter of Prohibition

• an advocate of equality

(2016)The business practice described above eventually led to the enactment of legislation that —

• guaranteed public access to corporate records

• protected consumers by prohibiting monopolies

• protected domestic industries from foreign competition

• required reciprocity agreements between state governments

(2016)Which groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?

• Southern farmers and clergy members

• Factory owners and bankers

• Muckrakers and women's organizations

• College students and immigrants