US History EOC Review

This time period in US History consisted of the Civil War and the struggle to end slavery.

• 1845-1890

• 1765-1776

• 1865-1877

• 1861-1865

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

The Guilded Age started in and ended in .

• 1901, 1914

• 1865, 1877

• 1878, 1900

• 1890, 1915

Which of the following was a pull factor that drew African Americans north during the Great Migration?

• the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

• the construction of low-cost government housing in growing cities

• the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

• the availability of good jobs in the North and the West

This time period in US History consisted of economic growth and prosperity, rise of the automobile, and the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance.

• 1901-1914

• 1946-1960

• 1920-1929

• 1961-1973

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

This time period in U.S History consisted of the struggle to end racism in the United States.

• Civil Rights Era

• Civil War Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

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

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

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

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