US History Pretest

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would

• prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world
• help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of government
• view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States
• prevent other nations from trading with South American nations 

When was the Declaration of Independence approved by congress?

• July 2nd 1776

• July 4th 1776

• July 4th 1775

• July 24th 1775

Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Who won the civil war?

• The Confederacy (the south)

• The Union (the north)

Which event cause the U.S. to get involved in WWII?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The firing on Fort Sumter

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• All of the above

What was the first great American victory in the Pacific.

• D-Day

• The battle of Midway

• Operation Torch

• All of the above

Which organization did the U.S. rival in the Cold War?

• Italy

• Germany

• The U.K.

• The Soviet Union

What caused the war on terrorism and Who did they U.S. originally fight?

• 9/11 and Germany

• Italy and 9/12

• 9/11 and Isis

• 9/11 and the Taliban

A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment? 

• The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens. 
• The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.  
• The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market. 
• The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement. 

In the late 1800's, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-

• Established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
• Created a legal remedy for segregation laws
• Affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
• Recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience