US History Fall 2023 Final Review

Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated:

• promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration.

• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks.

• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements.

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias.

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• A decrease in agricultural production.

• The discovery of precious metals.

• A series of federal land grants.

• The availability of buffalo.

The Purpose of the Dawes Act was to:

• Stop immigration from China.

• Promote cultural assimilation of American Indians.

• Create a segregated society in the American South.

• Provide funds and weapons to allies in Europe prior to WWII.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

• Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.

• In the Deep South, a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.

• The discovery of gold fields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

• By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives.

• By increasing the variety of locally grown crops.

• By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets.

• By raising the consumer price of agricultural products.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was primarily a response to:

• Increased demand for labor in the market.

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

• competition for jobs on the West Coast.

• Jim Crow legislation in the American South.

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

• Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

• Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

• Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads.

• Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations.

• The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced.

• The federal government could dissolve business monopolies.

• Workers secured a greater share of company profits.

Why did the United States decide to enter World War I?

• Communist activities among US immigrants were threatening the country.

• A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.

• The US president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.

• The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.

The Roaring 20s was characterized by:

• women's suffrage, Prohibition, and flappers.

• economic and political corruption.

• progressive legislative action.

• widespread unemployment and homelessness.