US History

The following question has more than one answer. Choose all that apply:

What was a result of the US not ratifying the Treaty of Versailles?

• The US did not become a member of the League of Nations

• The US did not have to pay war reparations.

• An ineffective League of Nations

• The could join whenever they wanted.

Refer to the following excerpt from a speech in the mid-18th century by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief. What consequences did the French & Indian War have for indigenous peoples?

• After the French victory they won full citizenship.

• Nothing changed because it was a stalemate.

• The British victory meant they all received full citizenship.

• The British victory resulted in renewed pressure on tribal lands.

THE VIETNAM WAR
When did it happen? 

• 1947-1991
• 1955-1975
• 1939-1945
• 1960-1980

refer to the following letter from 1846 written by Irishman William Dunne to his cousin John Curtis who immigrated to America: What consequences did Irish immigration have in America during the mid-19th century?

• Irish immigrants forced the US government to adopt Catholicism as the nation’s official religion.

• Irish immigrants used their political clout to enforce temperance laws.

• Irish immigrants had no impact because they were few in number.

• The influx of Irish immigrants caused a nativist backlash.

Who is this person from US History?

• Elvis Presley

• Prince

• Jackie Robinson

• Yogi Bera

THE KOREAN WAR
When did it happen? 

• 1950-1953
• 1948
• 1955-1975
• 1947-1991

One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the United States experience in both the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Persian Gulf War (1991) is that

• only the President should decide issues of war and peace
• the media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war
• the public has little confidence in the ability of the American military
• international organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a war

The Republican Presidents of the 1920’s generally followed a foreign policy based on

• collective security 
• brinkmanship 
• noninvolvement
• militarism

"I took the Canal and let Congress debate." -Theodore Roosevelt This quotation best demonstrates

• an effort by a President to maintain a policy of isolationism
• a decline in the use of militarism as a defense policy
•  an increased reliance on the legislative process
• a Presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective

Who is this person from US History?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington