U.S. History Final Exam Review

One major contribution to the history of the United States made by the Northwest Ordinance was

• It created regulation for the entrance of states to the United States

• It outlined the weak provisions of the Articles of Confederation

• It discussed the concerns of many citizens about the creation of the Constitution

• It addressed the need for slavery in all areas of the United States

Which of the following was added to our current Constitution that was not included in the Articles of Confederation?

• Requirements for westward expansion

• A separate executive and judicial branch

• The establishment of local prison systems

• The removal of state governments

The Preamble of the United States Constitution is clearly defending the need for which of the following?

• Dictatorship

• Larger and more powerful military

• Social Contract (contract with the people)

• Harsh system of taxation

This addition to the U.S. Constitution is designed to protect the individual rights of citizens.

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

What was an immediate economic result of the use of mass production techniques in American factories?

• Improved safety conditions

• Increased use of homemade goods

• Reduced costs of goods

• Expanding membership in labor unions

Many interventionist and expansionist ideas in the U.S. were fueled by the desire for national prestige. The extreme patriotism which was established to defend global expansion is called

• Militarism

• Nationalism

• Socialism

• Imperialism

After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson played a role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Despite President Wilson's efforts, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty. Which concern led the U.S. Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

• The treaty would force the U.S. to surrender territorial gains it made during the war

• The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army

• The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war

• The treaty would draw the U.S. into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations

The picture (workers walking into plant, "abandon all hope ye who enter here" sign) illustrates which of the following industrial problems?

• The creation of labor unions

• Unemployment in urban areas

• The mistreatment of factory workers by business owners

• High pollution levels produced by factories

Which of the following produced an end to isolationist policies in the United States and brought the U.S. into World War II?

• Bataan Death March and the Treaty of Versailles

• Japanese expansion and the attack on Pearl Harbor

• Operation Overlord and the Manhattan Project

• Harlem Renaissance and Progressivism

The picture (restrooms sign with "white, colored ") illustrates practices designed by which of the following?

• The federal Immigration Board

• Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas

• Jim Crow Laws

• Manifest Destiny