US History EOC Practice

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

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 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

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.

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.

All of these were effects of Congress' 1965 Voting Rights Act EXCEPT

• an increase in African American voters

• an outlawing of literacy tests for voting

• federal oversight of elections in the South

• greater support for Kennedy's domestic plans

Which event occurred at the 1963 "March on Washington"?

• Congress outlawed segregation in all public places

• Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"

• The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created

• Martin Luther King Jr., was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize