EOC Review #3 US History

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution issued by Congress on August 7th, 1964 was instrumental in increasing U.S. activity in

• Cambodia

• Egypt

• Korea

• Vietnam

What did Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich push for to create a balanced budget amendment, tax cuts, welfare reform, and tougher crime laws?

• "Square Deal"

• "Contract with America"

• "New Frontier"

• "New Deal"

What campaign promise did President George H.W. Bush break leading to him losing election despite having previously had a 91% approval rating?

• He pardoned President Clinton for lying under oath

• He raised taxes due to the economy slowing

• he granted amnesty to Vietnam War draft dodgers

• he pardoned President Nixon for any involvement in the Watergate Scandal

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

• the expansions of slavery into new territories

• the sale of federal lands to slave owners

• the right of Northerners to own slaves

• the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

• the extension of voting rights to African American men.

• the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

• the addition of new states to the Union

• the disintegration of the Whig Party

This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

• industrialism

• laissez-faire capitalism

• monopolization

• vertical integration

This time period in US History lasted from 1890-1915 and included the Spanish American War, the annexation of Puerto Rico, and Cuban independence from Spain.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• WWI

• Western Expansion

Why does the cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?

• Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

• Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests.

• Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

• Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Progressive Era

The excerpt below comes from a speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917: “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”

What was the purpose of this speech?

• to justify the acquisition of overseas territory

• to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

• to convince Congress to declare war on Germany

• to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality.