US History Final Review

Which of the following elements of Reconstruction led to the successful development of African American education in America, including Historically Black Colleges in America such as Howard University?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th amendment

• Freedmen's Bureau

• NAACP

Which 1890 legislation allowed government to regulate businesses that became too big and threatened to monopolize an industry?

• Dawes Act

• Sherman Anti Trust Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Anti-Monopoly Act

Which of the following statements best explains why Chinese immigrants primarily worked on railroads?

• The Chinese Exclusion Act only allow immigration for railroad workers.

• Chinese American workers worked hard for significantly less pay.

• Many Chinese Americans came to America with experience building railroads

• Chinese Americans did not posses enough skills to work in other areas.

How did the Dawes Act impact Native American life within the United States?

• It enabled Native Americans to assimilate into the American lifestyle

• It enabled Native Americans to extend reservations for tribal hunting

• It divided reservation lands into individual allotments, preventing tribal hunting

• It united all Native American tribes into one, large reservation

The United States supported a revolution in Panama at the turn of the 20th century in order to

• stop human rights abuses in Latin American countries

• prevent the spread of communism in Latin America

• secure the right to build a canal through Central America

• end European colonization in Central America

The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their:

• willingness to expose corruption in U.S. society.

• articles supporting the benefits of laissez-faire economics.

• use of the media to advocate the passage of Equal Rights Amendment.

• support for the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries.

A student learning about U.S. History is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. DuBois 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

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920's?

• a decline in immigration rates

• a growing fear of communism

• the expansion of the consumer economy

• the rise of organized crime

Which of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?

• the implementation of a personal income tax

• over speculation in the stock market

• new regulations on banking

• the elimination of import tariffs

During World War II, the government issued ration books to citizens at home in order to:

• provide financial security for uninsured citizens

• safeguard the profits of struggling businesses

• ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

• allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates