How did Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Henry Ford helped to transform the American economy?

They created new industries requiring large investments, which resulted in cheaper products for consumers.

They were the first to introduce interchangeable parts to manufacturing processes.

They introduced the use of conveyor belts and assembly lines in their factories.

Their willingness to engage in collective bargaining with unions improved conditions for workers.

Which statement best describes the American labor movement in the late 19th century?

Workers organized their own labor unions against harsh conditions despite public hostility.

Government officials encouraged workers to form labor unions because they distrusted business owners.

Union leaders were unable to recruit members because most workers were satisfied with their conditions.

Disagreements between native-born and immigrant workers made the organization of Labor unions almost impossible.

The cartoon pictured is published by Thomas Nast in the 1870s. What is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?

Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying vote counts in elections.

New York City government was unaffected by Tammany Hall.

Immigrants were happy to vote for Tammany Hall to repay it for its services.

Many ordinary citizens felt powerful because Tammany Hall listened to them.

The graph shows the population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the United States from 1860 to 1920. Why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease, as shown on the graph, when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?

Congressional legislation in the 1880s banned any further immigration of workers from China.

Improved economic conditions in China and discouraged further emigration to the United States.

After completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was a shortage of jobs in western states.

China entered into a “Gentleman's Agreement” with the United states not to permit further emigration.I

The excerpt below is from William Jennings Bryan's speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1896. ~ Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: "You shall not press down upon the brow of Labor this crown of thorns; You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. ” Why did Bryan's rural supporters believe that the gold standard was oppressive.?

They believed that the policy of bimetallism would lead crop prices to rise, making farm debts less burdensome.

They knew that railroad owners and grain elevator operators usually insisted on being paid with gold coin.

They feared that speculators like Jay Gould and James Fisk would manipulate prices by cornering the gold market.

They felt that reliance on the gold standard in international trade had made it difficult for farmers to export crops overseas.

The excerpt below is from the Sherman antitrust act, enacted in 1890. Every contract, combination in the form of trusts or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. What was the goal of this legislation?

to maintain fair competition and to halt unfair practices damaging to consumers and competitors.

To prevent businesses from unfairly exploiting their laborers.

to use the power of government to promote economic growth and full employment

to encourage companies to take advantage of their patient's rights and natural monopolies.

The newspaper headline “Maine Explosion Caused by Bomb or Torpedo" describes a significant event in US foreign affairs. How did this event contribute to the United States' entry into the Spanish American War?

It became difficult for President McKinley to resist demands to intervene in Cuba.

It led to anti-government demonstrations in the United States.

It enraged Cuban Americans in Florida who had lost their relatives.

It revealed that the United States needed to have colonies in the Caribbean.

The US. Annexation of several territories, such as Midway in 1867, Hawaii in 1898, Guam in 1898, The Philippines in 1898, wake Island in 1899, and the American Samoa in 1899. Which argument did American imperialists make in favor of these annexations?

These territories would provide good coaling stations for trade with East Asia.

These territories were necessary for protection of the Panama Canal.

The local populations of these territories had asked to be annexed.

The United States should prepare Them for self-government and independence.

On January 31st, 1917, the German ambassador to the United states presented the following message to the United states period since two years and a half England is using her naval power for a criminal attempt to force Germany into submission by starvation... From February 1st, 1917, sea traffic will be stopped with every available weapon and without further notice in the following blockade zones around Great Britain, France, Italy and in the eastern Mediterranean. Why did the use of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic by Germany, as announced in the note above, so enrage American public opinions?

Submarines attacked without warning and did not have enough room to take on survivors.

Submarine warfare was prohibited under international law.

The United states did not have as large a submarine fleet as Germany.

The use of submarines for a naval blockade was causing starvation in Great Britain and France.

The photo shows infantry soldiers in France during World War one. Which sentence best explains the condition shown in the photograph?

The use of machine guns made it difficult for soldiers to advance across open fields.

Shortages of fuel made it difficult for armies in France to use tanks or airplanes.

Lack of public support for the war made it safer for soldiers to remain isolated in trenches.

Troops were kept separate from civilians as a safety precaution before the discovery of antibiotics.

The excerpt below is from the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States 1919 . The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic... the question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has the right to prevent. What action was taken in consequence of this decision?

Charles Schenck was imprisoned for distributing thousands of leaflets urging young men to resist the draft.

Conscientious objectors were forced to engage in combat because the United States was in danger.

German Americans living on the East Coast were relocated to internment centers to avoid possible sabotage attempts.

Charles Schenck was permitted to go free because the court did not believe his actions created a “clear and present” danger.

Which federal agency is correctly paired (TRUE) with its achievements during World War One 1917 to 1919?

Committee of public information = made pamphlets and newsreels and sent 4 minute men to promote the war effort

War labor board = help to settle several wartime strikes by union members.

Railroad administration = preserve private ownership and private control of railroads during the war

food administration = sponsored victory gardens, rationed food, and distributed ration coupons

The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28th, 1919, included the article below. Article 231 - the Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies. What was a consequence of this article?

Germany was required to pay reparations to the allied powers.

German voters agreed to reduce the size of their armed forces.

The League of Nations refused to admit Germany as a member.

The US Senate failed to ratify the treaty in protest against this article.

What was the goal of the Washington Naval Conference, the Geneva Disarmament Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

to achieve lasting peace with the League of Nations

To promote American investment abroad

to prepare the western allies against German rearmament

to strengthen US naval power relative to the European powers and Japan

Which phrase best completes the blank? _____________________ - economic prosperity of the 1920s

the spread of radio and automobiles

the demobilization after World War One

the spread of television and jet travel

Why are the Twenties often considered to have been a turning point for American women?

Women were guaranteed the right to vote, wore less restrictive clothing, and enjoyed increased employment opportunities.

Women were generally able to remain in the jobs they had filled while men were away during World War One.

Women gain social and economic equality with men through new affirmative action programs and federal legislation.

Women began taking more aggressive steps on behalf of women's suffrage, including marches and demonstrations in front of the White House.

Based on these excerpts, in what way were the views of W.E.B. Du Bois and Alan Locke similar? The Negro race, like all races, is going to be saved by its exceptional men. The problem of education, then, among Negroes must first of all deal with the Talented Tenth; it is the problem of developing the best of this race... Quote by W.E.B. Du Bois, the Talented Tenth, 1903 Life is not only establishing new contacts and founding new centers, it is finding a new soul. There is a fresh spiritual and cultural focusing. We have, as the heralding signed, and then unusual outburst of creative expression. There is a renewed race spirit that conscientiously and proudly sets itself apart. Quote by Alan Locke, The New Negro, 1925

Both look to the efforts of talented African Americans to overcome racial prejudice.

Both opposed sending African Americans for further vocational education.

Both believe that the racist attitudes of the majority of Americans could not be changed.

Both believe the conditions for African Americans were just as bad in the north as in the South.

The cartoon “Watch Your Step,” Appeared in November 1925. The photograph was taken in Chicago in February 1931. Which event contributed to the changes from the time of the political cartoon to the conditions shown in the photograph.

Demobilization after World War One

What was one effect of the Dust Bowl - storms and similar events across the Great Plains in the 1930s?

mass migration to California and other states

Growth of the banking industry from farm loans

suspension of government assistance to farmers

increase in farm production on the Great Plains

How did Franklin D Roosevelt 's response to the Great Depression differ from Herbert hoovers?

Hoover feared federal relief for the unemployed would weaken individualism versus Roosevelt believed direct relief was needed to restore demand

Hoover felt the depression called for emergency powers by government versus Roosevelt believed businesses would recover on their own.

Which new deal agency helped businesses draw up their own voluntary codes of Fair practice, including standard prices and minimum wages, but was later held to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

national recovery administration

The list below provides information about conditions in the 1940s. Migration to the west and the north\the selling of war bonds\victory gardens\mandatory rationing\increased employment\ enlistment of women\ = which conditions are identified in the list?

domestic effects of World War II

effects of World War Two on methods of warfare

social impact of the Progressive Era

Which statement best explains the allied victory over Germany in World War II?

The Soviets had a larger army, Americans manufactured more weapons, and Germany faced a war on several fronts.

The massacre of European Jews and other groups made the war unpopular in Germany.

The allies were able to use missiles, atomic weapons and other new weapons against Nazi Germany.

The German army lacked experienced officers, training and supplies, and therefore quickly surrendered after the D-Day invasion.

The diagram below provides information about an international organization. Which phrase best completes the diagram?

Organization of American States

The statement below was made by president Truman in an address to Congress in March 1947. I believe it must be the policy of the United states to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation (overthrow) by armed minorities or by outside pressures... Which event was Truman referring to in his speech?

the threat of a communist takeover in Greece or Turkey

Stalin's refusal to permit free elections in Poland.

The danger of a North Korean invasion of South Korea

American participation in the trials of former Nazi leaders

The timeline displays a sequence of events in the late 1940s and early 1950s. What would be the most appropriate title for this timeline?

the Cold War creates an atmosphere of suspicion at home

The Cold War spreads to Asia and Latin America

the dangers of Nuclear Proliferation during the Cold War

Soviet spies successfully infiltrate the United states

Written by President Kennedy in September 1961 - President Kennedy wrote: “I am also interested in knowing when and under what circumstances we would expect to use W German forces if the E Germans confront us.” Which situation was President Kennedy addressing?

The building of the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin.

The failure of the Soviet Union to permit elections in Poland.

the Soviet blockade of all roads and rail routes to West Berlin.

The construction of silos for missiles with nuclear warheads in Cuba.

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The world came close to a nuclear war.

Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro

The United states overthrew Communism in Cuba.

The United states failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles.

On what grounds did the Supreme Court rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in Brown v Board of Education?

Segregated schools were by their nature unequal because they gave African American children a sense of inferiority.

Southern states had not invested in African American schools, which were not equal in quality to white schools.

The practice of racial segregation is based on personal prejudices that Americans should strive to overcome.

The United States will not be able to compete internationally if it does not help all its citizens to reach their full potential.

The excerpt below is from doctor Martin Luther King junior's letter from Birmingham jail in 1963. Quote - there comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair. Which steps did doctor king advocate African Americans should take to end those conditions they could no longer endure?

engaging in marches, boycotts, and nonviolent civil disobedience

Taking hostages and launching terrorist attacks

rioting in cities and forming armed bands for self-defense

adopting measures to separate from other groups in American Society

Which organizations favored independent actions by African Americans to improve their conditions without collaborating with sympathetic members of other races?

Black Panthers and the SNCC after 1967

CORE and Mississippi freedom Democratic Party

Montgomery improvement association and the SCLC

Which of the following was an important gain for women in the 1970s?

passage of the equal opportunity and Education Act known as title 4

Ratification of the equal rights amendment

equal representation of women and men in corporate management

ratification of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage

Which belief prompted American leaders to enter into the Vietnam War? hint Domino Theory

They feared if South Vietnam fell to communist, other countries in Southeast Asia would do so also.

They believe that Vietnamese communists would be difficult to defeat.

They felt that the United states had historic ties with the people of Vietnam.

Which belief prompted American leaders to enter into the Vietnam War?

Which argument was raised by domestic critics of the Vietnam War?

The U.S. government had misrepresented facts about the war to the American public.

Military service, even on behalf of a just cause, should never be compulsory

most South Vietnamese welcomed establishment of a communist government.

An all out military effort by the United states would quickly bring a military victory.

What was the primary goal of president Nixon 's policy of détente?

to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union

to create stronger ties with Latin America

to improve relations with Western Europe

to recognize the Communist government in China

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What was the significance of the Dred Scott (1857) decision?

The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.

The Supreme Court held that the practice of slavery was unconstitutional.

While Lincoln objected to the decision, Stephen Douglas supported it.

Dred Scott and his wife spent the rest of their lives in slavery.

Answer explanation

The correct option is 1. The significance of the Dred Scott decision was that the Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery. The court ruled that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in any territory, which meant that slavery could potentially spread into all territories and states. This decision further divided the nation and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

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What was the main reason for fighting in Florida during the Civil War? (SS.912.A.3.13)

The Union army wanted to prevent cattle and crops in Florida from reaching Confederate troops.

Northern commanders planned to divide the South by marching through Florida.

The main Southern fleet was stationed in ports along the Florida coast.

Robert E. Lee (the Southern commander) owned land in Florida.

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How did President Andrew Johnson's views on Reconstruction differ from those of Congress?

President Johnson refused to pardon former confederate leaders, while Congress wanted to treat them leniently.

President Johnson was shocked at the southern "black codes", while congressional leaders saw them as necessary to restore order.

President Johnson accepted southern "black codes", while Congress overturned them with a civil rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.

President Johnson thought the readmission of states into the union should be decided by Congress, while congressional leaders saw it as his responsibility.

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The correct option is 3. President Johnson accepted southern "black codes", while Congress overturned them with a civil rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.

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How did the "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 differ from the Jim Crow laws of 1880s and 1890s? (SS.912.A.2.6)

Black Codes created segregated public schools; Jim Crow laws prohibited African Americans from learning to read.

Black codes prohibited use of the same public facilities by different races Jim Crow laws prohibited voting by African Americans.

Black codes required separate but equal facilities for different races; Jim Crow laws stated some races were “not entitled to social and political equality.”

Black codes prohibited freedmen from traveling freely, serving on juries or exercising civil rights; Jim Crow laws required racial segregation.

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What was the primary objective of the US policy that led to the Battle of Little bighorn in 1876?

Protect the safety of the transcontinental railroad from attack.

To force American Indian tribes on the Great Plains to live on reservations.

To remove remaining American Indian tribes from east of the Mississippi.

To capture deserters from the union and confederate armies after the civil war.

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Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains? (SS.912.A.3.1)

They use barbed wire for fencing.

They burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel.

They relied on irrigation from nearby lakes for water.

They use steel plows to dig furrows into the tough soil.

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The patents below were filed by Alexander Graham bell and Thomas Edison.

How did these inventions affect the United states economy.

They created a new demand for electricity.

They prevented the growth of monopolies.

They led to increased work hours in factories.

They moved the center of American manufacturing to the South.

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Florida U.S. History EOC Practice Test W

What was the significance of the Dred Scott (1857) decision?

What was the main reason for fighting in Florida during the Civil War? (SS.912.A.3.13)

How did President Andrew Johnson's views on Reconstruction differ from those of Congress?

The correct option is 3. President Johnson accepted southern "black codes", while Congress overturned them with a civil rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.

How did the "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 differ from the Jim Crow laws of 1880s and 1890s? (SS.912.A.2.6)

What was the primary objective of the US policy that led to the Battle of Little bighorn in 1876?

Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains? (SS.912.A.3.1)

The patents below were filed by Alexander Graham bell and Thomas Edison. How did these inventions affect the United states economy.

Which American inventor became a millionaire by developing new hair care and cosmetic products for African American women?

How did Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, JP Morgan, and Henry Ford helped to transform the American economy?

Which statement best describes the American labor movement in the late 19th century?

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The patents below were filed by Alexander Graham bell and Thomas Edison.

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