U.S. History End of Course Practice #3

The Gentlemen's Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease in which of these?

• Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

• Japanese immigration to the United States

• tariffs between Japan and the United States

• U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

The U.S. acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain's influence in the Western Hemisphere?

• Samoa

• Hawaii

• Puerto Rico

• the Virgin Islands

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American War?

• Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

• Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the President and military leaders.

• Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government's intentions to declare war on Spain.

• Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the President and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

Which U.S. President pursued a policy of Vietnamization?

• Gerald Ford

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

The quote below is part of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

"The rights of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

Which of these contributed to the ratification of this Amendment?

• race riots in American cities

• efforts of Civil Rights leaders

• protests against the draft

• media coverage of the Watergate scandal

Which movement benefited the most from its members' contributions to the war effort during World War I?

• populism

• civil rights

• temperance

• women's suffrage

Why did the United States participate in the Washington Conference (1921) and Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?

• to reduce barriers to international trade

• to work with other nations to prevent future wars

• to form military alliances as a defense against aggression

• to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America

What did President Franklin Roosevelt focus on during his First Hundred Days?

• creating welfare programs to relieve public suffering

• increasing government spending to stimulate production

• establishing agricultural subsidies to relieve farmers

• regulating banks to solve the root causes of the economic crisis

How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?

• It was created to prevent the spread of communism.

• It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.

• It was intended to prevent another global Great Depression.

• It was boycotted by both the United States and the Soviet Union.

What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate System have on American society in the 1950s and 1960s?

• It contributed to suburbanization.

• It slowed down the post-war baby boom.

• It shifted the economy away from agriculture.

• It increased Americans' reliance on government aid.