US History EOC Review

Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in WWI?

• U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade.

• U.S .leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the United States.

• U.S citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government.

• U.S. citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France's cruelty on display.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

• to encourage young men to enlist in the army

• to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

• to generate financial support for the war effort

• to create public distrust of Germans

The Guilded Age started in and ended in .

• 1901, 1914

• 1865, 1877

• 1878, 1900

• 1890, 1915

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

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

• to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

• to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

• to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

• to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

• Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

• Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

• Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

• Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

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.

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Madame C.J. Walker

• Emily Dickinson

• Sojourner Truth

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

• the Wagner Act

• the Espionage Act

• the Lend-Lease Act

• the Taft-Hartley Act

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