EOC Review 1

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• To support French colonization in the Americas

• To prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere

• To promote free trade between the U.S. and Europe

• To declare war on Great Britain

The Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 had what immediate effect?

• Freed all slaves in the United States

• Freed slaves in Confederate states only

• Abolished slavery in the northern states

• Ended the Civil War

Analyze the following quote by Theodore Roosevelt: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." What foreign policy approach does this illustrate?

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

What was the main economic activity in the Southern colonies during the colonial era?

• Manufacturing

• Agriculture, particularly tobacco and cotton

• Fur trading

• Shipbuilding

The decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which previous Supreme Court decision?

During which war was the Treaty of Paris signed that recognized American independence?

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolutionary War

• The War of 1812

• The Spanish-American War

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." What policy was Franklin D. Roosevelt promoting when he said this during his inauguration?

• The New Deal

• Lend-Lease Act

• Neutrality Acts

• Social Security Act

Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 18th Amendment

What event started World War II?

• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Invasion of Poland by Germany

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Fall of Berlin