EOC History Quiz

In the months leading up to World War I, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because

• President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any kind.

• the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican border.

• the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to keep the coastline secure.

• the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want its business interrupted.

The primary reason the United States advocated the Open Door Policy was to

• protect and broaden U.S. trade with China.

• expand the concept of the Monroe Doctrine to Asia.

• justify our taking the Philippines as a US colony.

• justify the extension of American colonies into the Far East.

Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?

• the Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch

• Energy production should be solely the concern of private enterprise

• States' rights have priority over rights of the federal government

• the federal government has a major responsibility for ensuring economic prosperity

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution could be considered a "Progressive" amendment because it

• allowed all people the right to vote.

• allowed citizens 18 and older voting rights.

• guaranteed suffrage to all races regardless of income.

• granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex.

Which of these statements is true according to the graph?

• By 1900 the majority of the U.S. population lived in urban areas.

• In 1810, less than 90% of the U.S. population lived in rural areas.

• Rural and urban populations in the United States were roughly equal in 1920.

• Between 1940 and 1960 there was a steady increase in the U.S.'s rural population.

Critics of the "New Immigration" of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries opposed a minimum wage because

• factories would refuse to hire immigrant laborers.

• the immigrants were generally wealthier than American citizens.

• they believed immigrants took farmland from native-born Americans.

• immigrants generally would work for less money than American citizens.

Which of these had the LARGEST impact on the growth of eastern American cities in the late nineteenth century?

• decreased immigration

• low-cost urban housing

• improved farming techniques

• expansion of the interstate system

The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger _______.

• steel
• Iron

• Oil

• Coal

With the creation of Hull House in 1889, Jane Addams accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

• created nurseries for children of working mothers.

• created educational and employment training opportunities for women.

• established the city’s first public playground, bathhouse, and public gymnasium.

• urged Congress to place restrictions on the immigration of people into the United States.

Richard Nixon's diplomatic relations with China was mainly an attempt to

• convince China to become a democracy.

• put political pressure on the Soviet Union.

• to prevent another incident like Tiananmen Square from taking place.

• to get Mao to step down from power as leader of China's communist party.