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WorksheetsNCFE American History II Review
Total questions: 124
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
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1.
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments do?
a)
Decentralize the federal government
b)
Help African Americans gain rights after slavery
c)
Establish global organizations like the League of Nations
d)
Provide legal rights for citizens when they are arrested
2.
How did the Pullman Strike end?
a)
With federal troops killing some union men.
b)
With an agreement that the workers would receive better pay.
c)
With an agreement that the workers would receive better working conditions.
d)
With a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the workers.
3.
Ulysses Grant's presidency was marred by corruption, mainly because he appointed friends and supporters to important positions. This was commonly called...
a)
The Appointment System
b)
The Spoils/Patronage System
c)
The Pendleton System
d)
The Victory System
4.
The corruption in the Grant Administration, plus the assassination of President James Garfield by Charles Guiteau, led Congress to pass this law...
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Miranda Act
d)
Severalty Act
5.
How did the US Government obtain the land in the west on which the Transcontinental RR was built?
a)
Bought it from settlers
b)
Took it from Mexico in a war
c)
Bought it from the French
d)
Took it from Indians
6.
"The removal to reservations is what is best for all. These people do not want a life plagued by our expansion west..." This quote demonstrates that many thought moving Native Americans to reservations was...
a)
For their own good
b)
Better than killing them
c)
A terrible choice to make
d)
A sad and unfair option
7.
Workers who built the transcontinental railroad were mainly
a)
homesteaders and cowboys
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian and Irish
d)
Mexican
8.
Which was a successful example of assimilation or "Americanization"?
a)
The Dawes Act led Native Americans to sell their lands.
b)
The Homestead Act made federal land available to settlers.
c)
Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers.
d)
The children of Native Americans learn English in public schools.
9.
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States commitment to
a)
Reconstruction
b)
racial equality
c)
manifest destiny
d)
conservation of natural resources
10.
Which law took land from Indian tribes, divided it up, and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
11.
The Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Terrorist organizations
c)
Labor unions
d)
Women's Groups
12.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
13.
How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?
a)
The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
b)
The unions were viewed as persecuted victims
c)
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy
d)
The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government
14.
Before 1900, the US government supported big bosses and crushed unions and strikes. After 1900, this reversed. The government began supporting workers and helping them gain better working conditions. WHAT CHANGED?
a)
Monopolies were broken up
b)
The Populism and Progressivism Movements were pro-worker
c)
Business owners like Rockefeller saw the error in their ways
d)
More blacks began working at the factories
15.
"I have decided America should keep the Philippines for many reasons, but the most important one, I feel, is that we civilized Americans must help the uncivilized." McKinley's quote shows that he thinks America...
a)
has a right to that land
b)
is better than Spain
c)
is better than "uncivilized" countries
d)
is uncertain if it should have colonies
16.
Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, the American west, Texas, and the Panama Canal Zone are all examples of...
a)
M.A.I.N.
b)
The Marshal Plan
c)
The Roosevelt Corollary
d)
American Imperialism
17.
America took colonies after the Spanish-Amer War. Some saw colonizing land, like Puerto Rico, hypocritical of America, because...
a)
America would not colonize Canada
b)
America would not let Mexico have colonies
c)
America punished Spain for having colonies
d)
America was once a colony which broke free
18.
Pro-Women's suffrage, Pro-environment and conservation, Pro-worker, Pro-regulations like the Pure Food and Drug Act. All of these are associated with...
a)
Progressives
b)
Conservatives
c)
Whigs
d)
Republicans
19.
"The boss stands behind you with a club. Your hands shake and slip from the grease of the meat. If you make a mistake, he will hit you. If the meat hits the floor, you might be dead." This quote is from which 19th century book?
a)
Ida Tarbell's "The Business of Being a Woman"
b)
Ida Tarbell's "The History of Standard Oil"
c)
Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives"
d)
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
20.
M.A.I.N. caused WWI. One of Wilson's 14 points was, "A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims." To which part of M.A.I.N. does this apply?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
21.
Wilson's 14th point, "A general association of nations must be formed for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence..." created what organization?
a)
The League of Nations
b)
The United Nations
c)
OPEC
d)
NATO
22.
Which statement describes a social change that occurred during the 1920s?
a)
Jim Crow laws were overturned by state courts.
b)
Flappers wore shorter skirts and rejected established ideas of who a woman should be.
c)
Per capita consumption of alcohol increased at Prohibition.
d)
After WWI there was no money for leisure-time activities.
23.
Which term was a cultural movement in New York City due to the black migration of the 1920s?
a)
the Roaring 20s
b)
the Gilded Age
c)
the Lost Generation
d)
the Harlem Renaissance
24.
Which famous 1925 trial pitted creationists against evolutionists?
a)
the Sacco-Vanzetti trial
b)
the Leopold and Loeb trial
c)
the Scottsboro Boys trial
d)
the Scopes trial
25.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
26.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
27.
FDR's New Deal programs helped America fully recover from the Great Depression.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
In both WWI and WWII, America had an initial policy of....
a)
Pro-Axis Powers
b)
Pro-Allied Force
c)
Trade
d)
Neutrality
29.
Posters like these promoted
a)
war bonds
b)
rationing
c)
war production
d)
liberty bells
30.
Two superpowers that emerged after World War II
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Germany
c)
Soviet Union and China
d)
United States and Soviet Union
31.
What was a major reason for Cold War?
a)
Ideological differences between USA and USSR
b)
The weather was too low
c)
Insufficient money for war reparations
d)
Inability of the UN to maintain peace
32.
Why is the Cold War called a "Cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
33.
What was the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
The Berlin Wall
b)
Boundary to block off Soviet contact to other nations
c)
A military defense system
d)
The imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
34.
McCarthyism is most closely associated with...
a)
WWII
b)
Red Scare
c)
The Cold War
d)
Exceptionalism
35.
The 1960s can be characterized as a sad or difficult time because of.....?
a)
The Vietnam war, as well as the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK
b)
LBJs reelection
c)
The Civil Rights Movement
d)
The creation of the Black Panther Party
36.
Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" warned America about the dangers of...
a)
Global Warming
b)
DDT
c)
Meat Packing Conditions
d)
Poverty in NYC
37.
What doctrine was overturned by the court case Brown v Board of Education?
a)
"Separate but Equal"
b)
White Middle Due process
c)
Equal protection under law
d)
"Speedy Trail
38.
What was the name of the Viet Cong's largest/most damaging campaign of the Vietnam War?
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Nuremberg
d)
Beijing Offensive
39.
Nixon expanded the Vietnam war into other countries, namely, Laos and Cambodias. How did Americans feel about this?
a)
Felt lied to and like the war would never end
b)
Proud of the Military's accomplishments
c)
Exhausted from all the rationing of food
d)
Happy with Nixon's leadership
40.
How did Nixon respond to this question by interview David Frost?
"Frost: Would you say that there are certain situations where the president can decide that it's in the best interests of the nation, and do something illegal?"
"Frost: Would you say that there are certain situations where the president can decide that it's in the best interests of the nation, and do something illegal?"
a)
"I think the presidency needs to have restrictions."
b)
"I was not above the law. I am the law."
c)
"Well, when the president does it, that means it is not illegal."
d)
"I broke the law in search of communists."
41.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis...
a)
Plagued Jimmy Carter's Presidency
b)
Lasted 444 days
c)
Ended when Reagan became president
d)
All Answers Are Correct
42.
OPEC created a ___________ which led to a gas shortage in America.
a)
Oil Embargo
b)
Oil Surplus
c)
Oil Demand
d)
Oil Regulation
43.
In the 1970s, the birth control pill led many Americans to have unprotected sex. This led to more venereal diseases which caused the ________ outbreak in the 1980s.
a)
Flu
b)
MERSA
c)
HIV/AIDS
d)
CONTRA
44.
The first step in Reaganomics was to...
a)
Cut taxes
b)
Increase spending on the military
c)
Free the hostages
d)
Deregulate the banks
45.
One of Reagan's greatest successes as president was ending the Cold War. The symbolic end came when he said...
a)
"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone"
b)
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under"
c)
"Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall"
d)
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."
46.
The digital age was rocked by competition between Apple and Microsoft. Microsoft dominated the 90s in part because it...
a)
Offered new and better products than Apple
b)
created a monopoly which the US government had to break up
c)
Established the internet
d)
Sold better internationally
47.
The American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) expanded rights for those with disabilities and banned discrimination against them. It was an expansion of what previous law?
a)
The Dawes Act
b)
The Miranda Law
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
The passage of the 15th Amendment
48.
Which terrorist group planned the attacks on America on September 11th, 2001?
a)
al-Qaeda
b)
The Taliban
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
The Iranians
49.
The Morrill Land Grant Act did which of the following?
a)
Gave settlers 160 acres of land to settle on the Great Plains
b)
Gave settlers access to the cattle industry in Texas
c)
Promoted tourism throughout the National Parks
d)
Designated land for building agricultural/technical colleges in the West
50.
Which of the following was NOT included in the Populist Party Platform (Omaha Platform)?
a)
Bimetallism
b)
Graduated Income Tax
c)
Free-market Capitalism
d)
Government control of Railroads
51.
In order to escape racial violence and discrimination in the South, many African Americans moved West. They were called:
a)
Migrants
b)
Farmers
c)
Homesteaders
d)
Exodusters
52.
The concept that only a few are hardworking enough to be very successful in business, and others are not worthy and therefore deserve to be poor is known as:
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Impeachment
d)
Communism
53.
What is the ultimate purpose of labor unions?
a)
To encourage fights between employees.
b)
To protect employers from the workers.
c)
To fight for higher wages and safer working conditions for workers.
d)
To help the government oversee business practices.
54.
During which era did muckrakers work to expose the corruption of the businesses and the unsafe and filthy conditions faced by workers?
a)
Progressive Era
b)
Cold War Era
c)
Civil War Era
d)
WWI Era
55.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act directly ended which practice in the government?
a)
Graft
b)
Arbitration
c)
Collective Bargaining
d)
Patronage
56.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine permitted the US to continue involvement in Latin American affairs when deemed necessary. This is an example of:
a)
Socialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Neutrality
57.
Which famous civil rights leader argued that African Americans should seek out vocational jobs and business ownership to slowly work towards equality.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
A. Phillip Randolph
d)
Booker T. Washington
58.
During the 1900s, many African Americans moved to northern cities to escape Jim Crow laws and other forms of discrimination in the South. This was known as:
a)
The Bracero Program
b)
The Exodus
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The GI Bill of Rights
59.
Due to this journalism tactic, the Spanish American War began with the frenzy over the news story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
a)
Yellow Dog Contracts
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Muckraking
d)
Open Door Policy
60.
This amendment says all male citizens can now vote.
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
19th
d)
23rd
61.
Which of the following marked the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
a)
development of the sharecropping systems
b)
withdrawal of federal troops in the South
c)
election of a Democratic President
d)
Success of the Freedman's Bureau
62.
During Reconstruction, which of the following did the Southern states enact in order to restrict the rights of the freedmen?
a)
Slave Codes
b)
Civil Rights Laws
c)
Freedman's Bureau Bill
d)
Black Codes
63.
During Reconstruction, which organization oversaw labor contracts, set up schools and helped freed slaves and poor whites find jobs?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Republican Party
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
United States Army
64.
Which law made all people born in the U.S. citizens?
a)
The 13th Amendment
b)
The 14th Amendment
c)
The 15th Amendment
d)
Jim Crow Laws
65.
Which of the following is the idea that it is the United States future to expand?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Supreme Court
66.
Why did president Kennedy focus US resources on going to the moon.
a)
To gain British allies in the race against the Soviets.
b)
To sieze the oppourtunity to land on the moon because the USSR was in decline.
c)
Wanted to win the race to the moon in the aftermath of the Soviets victory with Sputnik.
d)
Us wanted to colonize the moon to establish a moon base.
67.
What kind of foreign policy does Fredrick Jackson Turners Frontier Thesis suggest as a result of closing the American frontier?
a)
imperialism
b)
isolationism
c)
defense allies
d)
disengagment
68.
What was Jane Adams motives for founding the hull house?
a)
To provide immigrants with small plots of land.
b)
To Provide immigrants with settlement houses permanently.
c)
To provide immigrants with permanent housing upon their arrival to America.
d)
To provide immigrants with temporary services of shelter, social services, education, an safety
69.
How did the great migration shape American society?
a)
Quota laws were passed to restrict immigrants who were attracted to ethnic neighborhoods.
b)
International works of WWI used migrants to stage strikes to damage factories.
c)
The Irish were subjected to segregation laws in housing.
d)
African Americans were subjected to job discrimination and segregation in housing.
70.
During Eisenhower's speech how did the US involvement in war affect the national economy? (1966)
a)
Corporations took control of the nation's economy.
b)
The communist Party threatened to overthrow capitalism.
c)
Other nations surpassed the US in terms of economis prestige.
d)
The defense industry became a major aspect of the American economy
71.
How did the outbreak of war in Europe in the late 1930s affect US politics?
a)
Decreased arms production.
b)
increased military recruitment.
c)
increased support for isolationist policy.
d)
decreased international trade with Europe.
72.
How as the Harlem Renaissance a turning point for US society?
a)
it allowed african americans to escape the effects of the great depression.
b)
It helped african americans find careers in the south.
c)
it gave expose to african american artists,writers,musicians, and dancers.
d)
It offered preferential treatment to african americans.
73.
Which legislative action did FDR pass that had the greatest affect on the elderly, protecting them from poverty?
a)
establishing minimum wage.
b)
insuring federal deposits.
c)
enactment of social security
d)
building up the suburbs.
74.
What was secretary John Hay trying to protect for the US?
a)
trade with Chinese colonies.
b)
access to military bases
c)
territorial expansion
d)
trade rights in China
75.
Which situation was a result of expanded automobile production and highway construction in the 1950s?
a)
reduced need for manual laborers in the country.
b)
mass migration of african americans to southern cities.
c)
increase of migration from the cities to the suburbs.
d)
growth of sharecropping in the south.
76.
How did economic opportunities encourage the Chinese and Irish to immigrate to the west coast.
a)
cattle drives lacked cow hands
b)
railroads needed builders
c)
oil companies required builders
d)
corporate farms needed hands.
77.
What practices stopped due to the passing of anti-trust laws. (1904)
a)
donations to charaties
b)
intimidations
c)
using wealth to gain political office.
d)
price-fixing
78.
According to MLK how did the US benefit from the labor movement and raise the standard of living? (1961)
a)
women could spend time at home raising their kids.
b)
equal opportunity ended segregatin
c)
people has more money to spend which resulted in economic growth.
d)
US could not fave the challenges of a global market.
79.
How did political bosses in cities affect the lives of immigrants in the late 1800s?
a)
political machines exploited immigrants buying their votes for favors, jobs, and housing.
b)
immigrants created ethnic neighborhoods.
c)
political bosses were outnumbered and immigrants seized control.
d)
immigrants joined anarchists and socialists starting a movement against them.
80.
How did the Progressive Era reforms affect the distribution of power in government?
a)
US senators were elected by the people instead of the state.
b)
President was elected by the electoral college rather than by the electoral college.
c)
federal government took responsibility for highway systems.
d)
federal government ook over food and medicine and granted power to regulate to the states.
81.
Why was the League of Nations provision unacceptable in the Treaty of Versailles to the US?
a)
required payment of war reparations.
b)
oligate foreign aide to adversarial nations.
c)
perceived as a threat to US sovereignty.
d)
committed to the US to global decolonization
82.
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect US military involvement in Vietnam?
a)
Used to declare war on China and Vietnam.
b)
Prevented the president from using force in Vietnam.
c)
Nixon brought an end to the war in Vietnam.
d)
POTUS Johnson increased US activities without the consent of congress.
83.
What was the impact of World War II on American Politics?
a)
President announced American neutrality.
b)
reduced military spending.
c)
congress enacted free market reforms to boost the faltering economy.
d)
US pursued containment policies to prevent the spread of communism.
84.
How did television reporting on the Vietnam war affect American public opinion?
a)
trade with Asian countries because national ideals.
b)
The people thought the Americans heroes and romanticized about the war.
c)
the US people had great support for an anticommunist policy.
d)
It generated anti-war sentiment and massive protests.
85.
Which explains the growth of labor unions in the United States during the industrial revolution?
a)
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act proved to be ineffective.
b)
Worked sought to increase their pay and better their work conditions.
c)
business encouraged laborers to unionize.
d)
gov encouraged collective bargaining of railroad workers.
86.
How did Brown v Board of Education change the role of government in public education?
a)
prevented congress from making laws that affected public education.
b)
Limited the state government to create seperate educational facilities for males and females.
c)
overturned arbitrary limits and restrictions imposed on education by state and local gov.
d)
gave local boards of education the right to censor school related activities.
87.
Which statement is consistent with the increased power of the federal government under the Social Security Act (1935)
a)
citizens were given jobs.
b)
Veterans were given health care, education, and housing.
c)
individuals who could not provide for themselves were given financial aide by the Gov.
d)
housing facilities were built to assist those who lost their house in the dust bowl.
88.
Which is consistent with the eventual response to Executive Order 9066?
a)
The federal gov increased taxes to pay for the relocation of Japanese Americans
b)
The federal gov apologized to the Japanese Americans who were interned and paid reparation
c)
The federal gov gave hiring preferances to Japanese -Americans.
d)
Japanese Americans were granted graduate school admissions.
89.
How did social Darwinism affect the social class structure of the late 1800s?
a)
allowed wealthy to defend gap between rich and poor.
b)
allowed immigrants to achieve the American dream.
c)
supported trust-busting
d)
supported gov welfare programs for the needy.
90.
Why did Muckrakers encourage progressive reforms? (1906)
a)
They wanted specific bills passed in congress.
b)
sought change in dangerous and illegal practices in US industries.
c)
tried to elected particular office candidates.
d)
Wanted to draw attention the unfair practices of the banking industry.
91.
How did World War II affect the workforce in the US?
a)
Prisoners were released early to support the war industries.
b)
Unemployment rates rose to unprecedented levels.
c)
works wages and salaries were reduced to help fund the military.
d)
woman filled vacancies in the workforce created by men going to war.
92.
How did Upton Sinclair novel, The Jungle influence the role of federal government?
a)
outlawed unsafe working conditions in factories.
b)
lost it's power to regulate interstate affairs.
c)
Began to regulate the food industry.
d)
established labor unions.
93.
How did Herbert Hoover intend to resolve economic depression in the US?
a)
by citizens and business working together.
b)
by providing welfare to citizens
c)
by assuming responsibility for employment.
d)
by industry and gov collaborating.
94.
During this time period people began traveling in large numbers shortly after the Civil War. They were looking for land, new opportunities and gold!
a)
The Western Frontier
b)
The Gilded Age
c)
The Great Migration
d)
The Roaring 20s
95.
This was the period when America grew as a world and industrial power. Mark Twain coined the term to reflect that on the surface, America was becoming a land of wealth and new technology, but underneath was a nation of poverty.
a)
Industrialization
b)
The Gilded Age
c)
The Roaring 20's
d)
The Harlem Renaissance
96.
During this time period the US wanted to RETURN TO NORMALCY going back to how things were before the war. We became ISOLATIONIST.
a)
Imperialism
b)
WWI
c)
WWII
d)
The Roaring 20's
97.
During this period America became a world power, we expand our global influence, acquired territories for raw materials, and markets for our products. When the US as a stronger country took over weaker countries.
a)
Progressivism
b)
Industrialization
c)
Populism
d)
Imperialism
98.
Why did WWII start?
a)
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles.
b)
The Russian violated the Nazi-Soviet Attack
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
Attacks at the Bay of Pigs
99.
Why did the US join the fight in WWII?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Attack at Midway
c)
Attack at Leyte Gulf
d)
Attack at Hiroshima
100.
This time period is known as ________ a time when American was desperate to contain the spread of communism!
a)
The Hot War
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Korean War
d)
The Cold War
101.
After the cold war at the end of the 20th century came what era?
a)
the 1950 - 1960s
b)
The Space Race
c)
The Modern Era
d)
The 21st Century.
102.
What was the range of dates for the civil rights movement?
a)
1930-1940
b)
1950-1960
c)
1960-1970
d)
1850-1900
103.
"The policy of the government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire."
Circular Telegram sent by Sec. of State John Hay to diplomatic representatives at Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, and Vienna, July 3, 1900
What was Secretary of State John Hay trying to protect for the United States?
Circular Telegram sent by Sec. of State John Hay to diplomatic representatives at Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, and Vienna, July 3, 1900
What was Secretary of State John Hay trying to protect for the United States?
a)
trade with Chinese colonies
b)
access to military bases
c)
territorial expansion
d)
trade rights in China
104.
Which situation was a result of expanded automobile production and highway construction in the 1950s?
a)
a reduced need for manual laborers in agricultural areas
b)
a mass migration of rural African Americans in the North to southern cities
c)
increased migration from urban to suburban areas
d)
the growth of sharecropping practices in the upper South
105.
"Treat all men alike. Give them the same laws. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect all rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases."
- Nez Percé Chief Joseph, Washington, D.C., 1879
Based on the quote above, which governmental policies did Chief Joseph oppose?
- Nez Percé Chief Joseph, Washington, D.C., 1879
Based on the quote above, which governmental policies did Chief Joseph oppose?
a)
immigration and communal property
b)
discrimination and resettlement
c)
farming and damming of rivers
d)
conservation and preservation
106.
"First, for open, competitive examinations for testing the fitness of applicants for the public service. . . . Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligations to contribute to any political fund, or to render any political service, and that he will not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so."
-Pendleton Civil Service Act, 1883
How did the Pendleton Civil Service Act affect American politics?
-Pendleton Civil Service Act, 1883
How did the Pendleton Civil Service Act affect American politics?
a)
It provided additional regulation of railroads.
b)
It ended patronage in the hiring of government employees.
c)
It ended campaign contributions to political candidates.
d)
It required government employees to pass a drug test.
107.
"One day several of us met at the office of one of the refiners, who, I felt pretty sure, was being persuaded to go into the scheme which they were talking up. . . I got pretty excited when I saw how those South Improvement men were pulling the wool over our men’s eyes, and making them believe we were all going to the dogs if there wasn’t an immediate combination to put up the price of refined [oil] and prevent new people [from] coming into the business, and I made a speech which, I guess, was pretty warlike. Well, right in the middle of it John Rockefeller stopped rocking and took down his hands and looked at me. You never saw such eyes. He took me all in, saw just how much fight he could expect from me, and I knew it.
-Ida Tarbell, The History of The Standard Oil Company, 1904
Which unfair practices referred to in the statement were stopped with antitrust laws?
-Ida Tarbell, The History of The Standard Oil Company, 1904
Which unfair practices referred to in the statement were stopped with antitrust laws?
a)
donations to controversial charities
b)
intimidation
c)
using wealth to gain political office
d)
price-fixing
108.
"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
-Chief Justice Earl Warren; majority decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
How did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education change the role of the government in public education?
-Chief Justice Earl Warren; majority decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
How did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education change the role of the government in public education?
a)
It prevented the U.S. Congress from making laws that affected public education.
b)
It limited the power of state governments to create separate educational systems for males and females.
c)
It overturned arbitrary limits and restrictions imposed on education by state and local governments.
d)
It gave local boards of education the right to censor school related activities.
109.
Which explains the growth of labor unions in the United States during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 proved to be ineffective.
b)
Workers sought to improve their pay and working conditions.
c)
Business leaders encouraged workers to organize unions to enhance productivity.
d)
The federal government supported the collective bargaining rights of railroad workers.
110.
Executive Order 9066:
Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders . . . whenever he deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places . . . may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War may impose. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to provide for residents of any such area who are excluded . . . transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations as may be necessary.
-Franklin Roosevelt, 1942
Which statement is consistent with the eventual response to Executive Order 9066?
Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders . . . whenever he deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places . . . may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War may impose. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to provide for residents of any such area who are excluded . . . transportation, food, shelter, and other accommodations as may be necessary.
-Franklin Roosevelt, 1942
Which statement is consistent with the eventual response to Executive Order 9066?
a)
The federal government increased taxes to pay for the relocation and deportation of Japanese Americans to the Japanese mainland.
b)
Federal legislation was signed to apologize to Japanese Americans for internment and $1.6 billion were disbursed as reparations.
c)
Japanese Americans were given hiring preferences for federal jobs.
d)
Japanese Americans were granted priority in graduate school admissions.
111.
Social Darwinism
term used in nineteenth century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence
applied Darwinist concepts of survival of the fittest to social conditions
promotion of idea that government should not interfere
human competition by regulating the economy
support idea that government should not try to eliminate poverty
How did Social Darwinism affect the social class structure of the late 1800s?
term used in nineteenth century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence
applied Darwinist concepts of survival of the fittest to social conditions
promotion of idea that government should not interfere
human competition by regulating the economy
support idea that government should not try to eliminate poverty
How did Social Darwinism affect the social class structure of the late 1800s?
a)
It allowed the wealthy to defend the gap between the rich and the poor.
b)
It allowed most immigrants to achieve the “American Dream.”
c)
It supported an increase in government “trust-busting.”
d)
It supported government welfare programs for the needy.
112.
"Worst of any, however, were the fertilizer men, and those who served in the cooking rooms. These people could not be shown to the visitor—for the odor of a fertilizer man would scare any ordinary visitor at a hundred yards, and as for the other men, who worked in tank rooms full of steam, and in some of which there were open vats near the level of the floor; their peculiar trouble was that they fell into the vats."
-Upton Sinclair, The Jungle 1906
Why did muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair encourage Progressive reforms?
-Upton Sinclair, The Jungle 1906
Why did muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair encourage Progressive reforms?
a)
They wanted the passage of specific bills in Congress.
b)
They sought change in dangerous and illegal practices in American industries.
c)
They tried to get particular candidates voted into office.
d)
They wanted to draw attention to the unfair practices of the banking industry.
113.
The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it
a)
spread democracy to Latin America
b)
secured a safe source of raw materials for US
c)
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish
d)
set up a colonial empire for the U.S.
114.
The policy of the US government toward the Indians in the period immediately prior to the Civil War was to
a)
drive them out of the country
b)
move the Indian population on to reservations
c)
grant citizenship and voting rights to Indians
d)
require the education of Indian children
115.
Which of these helped to further the Westward Expansion in the United States after 1865?
a)
Abolition of Slavery
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Urbanization
d)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
116.
The Roosevelt Corollary, issued in 1904, was a revision to what earlier statement of U.S. foreign policy?
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
the Madison Treaty
c)
the Open Door Policy
d)
the Kellogg-Briand Pact
117.
In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the United States as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba and Guam
b)
Hawaii and Alaska
c)
Cuba and the Philippines
d)
the Philippines and Guam
118.
Plessy v. Ferguson made _____________ legal
a)
Schools
b)
Racism
c)
Segregation
d)
Abortion
119.
What group of immigrants arrived in large numbers on the U.S. west coast for the primary purpose of working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 19th century?
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
Japanese
d)
Mexican
120.
The young people in a coffeehouse during the 1950s that were into poetry are part of the _____ movement. Jack Kerouac is one example.
a)
Beatnik
b)
Gonzo
c)
Hippie
d)
Yuppie
121.
This group investigated people suspected of being Communists. It targeted government officials and Hollywood celebrities
a)
The Warren Commission
b)
The Eisenhower Administration
c)
House Un-American Activities Committee
d)
The Blacklist
122.
The post-World War II "baby boom" was caused, in part, by
a)
marriage at an earlier age
b)
the loss of population during the war
c)
women refusing to go back to work after the war
d)
the invention and distribution of the birth control pill
123.
The Tuskegee Airmen were important in U.S. history because
a)
they dropped the atomic bombs that ended World War II
b)
they were created as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
they successfully defended American airspace from the Nazi air forces
d)
they showed that African Americans could fight as well as white troops
124.
A major part of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" was
a)
End all trade
b)
production controls
c)
a balanced federal budget
d)
greater freedoms for banks.
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