US History - EOC Review

What was a result of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

• it lowered shipping costs for many farmers

• it increased tariffs on imported goods

• it established the Federal Reserve System

• it regulated the prices of agricultural products

How is yellow fever related to the Panama Canal?

• Yellow fever was a major cause of worker deaths during the construction of the canal.

• Yellow fever threatened to raise the cost of the Panama Canal beyond what Congress would support.

• Yellow fever was eradicated in Panama before the canal was built.

• Yellow fever had no impact on the construction of the Panama Canal.

How did the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978 affect American society?

• It expanded affirmative action policies.

• It limited how affirmative action is implemented.

• It had no significant impact on society.

• It promoted equal opportunity in education.

What was a consequence of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857?

• Missouri could not be admitted to the Union as a slave state

• African Americans could not be returned to slavery after living in a free state

• African Americans were not citizens of the United States

• States had the right to peacefully secede from the Union

What was the Grange?

• a national organization dedicated to improving conditions for farmers

• a political party focused on urban issues

• a social club for wealthy landowners

• a government agency regulating agricultural prices

What was a major goal of public works programs in the 1930s?

• to reduce unemployment in the US

• to increase military spending

• to promote international trade

• to expand the banking system

Which Supreme Court decision in the late 1800s established the legal basis for Jim Crow laws?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Northern Securities v. United States

Which US action was the domino theory used to justify?

• opposing construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany

• expanding its arsenal of nuclear weapons

• supporting France in the Vietnam War

• launching a program to explore the moon

What was the immediate cause for the American declaration of war against Germany in World War I?

• the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania

• the Bolshevik revolution in Russia

• the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

• the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

What was a major goal of US foreign policy following WWI?

• to promote global trade

• to avoid future wars

• to expand military alliances

• to support colonialism