Key Concepts of APUSH Periods 6-9 Review

Which act aimed to assimilate Native Americans into American society?

• The Dawes Act

• The Morrill Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Indian Removal Act

Who wrote the 'Gospel of Wealth'?

• John D. Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Henry Ford

What event marked the beginning of the Gilded Age?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The end of the Civil War

• The invention of the cotton gin

• The start of the Spanish-American War

What was the main goal of the Progressive Era?

• To expand the American empire

• To maintain the status quo

• To support laissez-faire economics

• To reform society and government

What was the main cause of the Red Scare in the 1920s?

• The Great Depression

• The Russian Revolution

• The end of World War I

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To rebuild European economies after WWII

• To contain the spread of communism

• To establish the United Nations

• To provide military aid to allies

Which president initiated the 'Great Society' programs?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• John F. Kennedy

Which Supreme Court case established the 'right to privacy' doctrine?

• Griswold v. Connecticut

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Miranda v. Arizona

What was the primary focus of Reagan's foreign policy?

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Detente

• Expansionism

What event triggered the start of the War on Terrorism?

• The Gulf War

• The invasion of Afghanistan

• The attacks on September 11, 2001

• The Iraq War