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PMA #3 Review

Total questions: 129

Worksheet time: 47mins

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Class
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1.
What did the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti case indicate about the condition of the U.S. in the early 1920s?
a)
Many Americans saw immigrants and/or radicals as a threat to the American way of life
b)
The courts in the 1920s were immune to nativist influence
c)
African Americans were unable to get a fair trial in the 1920s
d)
Unlike Communists, Anarchists were not considered a threat by most Americans.
2.
What did African-American writers, artists, and musicians hope to achieve during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
to display their ability as conscientious workers in the workplace
b)
to show that the pursuit of material success can often lead to tragedy
c)
to demonstrate that African Americans could produce great works of literature and art
d)
to reveal that conditions for African Americans in the South were almost as bad as in the North
3.
Members of the Fundamentalist movement played a major role in which early twentieth-century event?
a)
the passage of the Meat Inspection Act (1906)
b)
the Palmer Raids (1919)
c)
the Scopes Trial (1925)
d)
the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)
4.
Booker T. Washington would have been most supportive of which of the following?
a)
the establishment of a separate society for African Americans
b)
the acceptance of segregation so long as efforts are made toward mutual progress
c)
a focus on liberal arts education to create leaders for the African American community
d)
an insurrection against any state government that denies African Americans their Constitutional rights
5.
What was the intent of the United States immigration laws of the 1920s?
a)
to restrict immigration through the use of quotas
b)
to increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants
c)
to restore an open-door policy
d)
to encourage cultural diversity
6.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Fundamentalist Movement?
a)
Led the movement to ban alcohol
b)
Opposed immigration Quotas
c)
Opposed Darwin's theory of evolution
d)
Supported Communist Expansion
7.
In the 1920s, the Immigration Act of 1924 and the Sacco and Vanzetti case were typical of which trend?
a)
rejection of traditional customs
b)
increasing nativism and intolerance
c)
acceptance of cultural differences
d)
support for humanitarian causes
8.
One of the goals expressed in the Declaration of Sentiments, signed at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, was achieved in 1920 by which of these events?
a)
the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which created a national minimum wage
b)
the election of Jeanette Rankin, who was the first woman to serve in either the House or the Senate
c)
the passage of the Keating-Owen Act, which banned the sale of goods that had been made using child labor
d)
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibited the government from infringing on the voting rights of any citizen because of that citizen's gender
9.
What was one of the major differences between the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the nineteenth century and the resurgent KKK in the 1920s?
a)
In the 1920s, the KKK did not persecute white Catholics.
b)
In the 1920s, the KKK used violence to achieve its goals
c)
In the 1920s, the KKK was a well-organized national organization.
d)
In the 1920s, the KKK opposed the racial integration of American society.
10.
Which of the following was a major reason for the emergence of a "consumer culture" in the 1920s?
a)
. The federal government encouraged labor to unionize.
b)
Enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices.
c)
Minimum-wage laws expanded buying power.
d)
Advertising and installment payments encouraged buying.
11.
New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help which group?
a)
unemployed workers
b)
poor homeowners
c)
farmers
d)
businesses
12.
How did the plans of Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt compare for dealing with the Great Depression?
a)
Hoover gave emergency loans to banks and businesses while Roosevelt opposed such programs.
b)
Both Presidents believed the federal government should provide direct payments to the unemployed
c)
Hoover increased federal spending on public works projects like Hoover/Boulder Dam while Roosevelt opposed such projects.
d)
Roosevelt proposed that the federal government provide direct employment to the needy while Hoover relied more on local government and private charities.
13.
What was the purpose of the Fair Employment Practice Committee, implemented under US Executive Order 8802 in 1941?
a)
to establish internment camps to detain individuals of Japanese, Italian, and German descent during World War II
b)
to establish a federal agency tasked with finding employment for millions of out-of-work Americans in major public works projects
c)
to help African Americans and other minorities find employment during World War II by prohibiting companies with government contracts from discriminating on the basis of race
d)
to abolish racial discrimination in the US armed forces and ensure the equality of treatment and opportunities for all members of the military regardless of race, religion, or national origin
14.
The United States attempted to avoid a repetition of the events leading up to U.S. involvement in World War II by doing which of the following?
a)
passing a series of neutrality laws
b)
officially recognizing the existence of the Soviet Union
c)
forgiving the foreign debts incurred during World War I
d)
establishing the Good Neighbor policy with Latin American nations
15.
Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?
a)
embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan
b)
signing of a collective security pact with Latin American nations
c)
passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations
d)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s exchange of American destroyers for British naval and air bases
16.
What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program?
a)
The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact.
b)
Japan declared war against the United States.
c)
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I.
d)
The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
17.
Which precedent was established by the Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946) and Genocide Convention (1948)?
a)
Nations could be made to pay for wartime damages
b)
Nations could be held accountable for war crimes
c)
Pardons should be granted to all accused war criminals
d)
Those convicted of genocide should be given shorter sentences than ordinary criminals.
18.
Which of the following limited the U.S. Response to the Holocaust?
a)
The nations relaxed immigration policy.
b)
Reports of concentration camps in newspapers.
c)
The focus of U.S. resources on defeating Hitler.
d)
Roosevelt's establishment of the War Refugee Board
19.
Why did President Harry S. Truman give the orders to use nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
He hoped to destroy the centers of Japan’s defense industry.
b)
He wanted to respond to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
He believed Japan was developing nuclear weapons in those cities.
d)
He desired to end the war as quickly as possible in order to save lives.
20.
In what way was Floridian Mary McLeod Bethune influential during World War II?
a)
She advised President Roosevelt on using Florida's resources to support the war effort.
b)
She urged Congress to build more factories and military bases in Florida.
c)
She founded the National Council of Negro Women, which successfully lobbied for getting black women into military officer roles in the Women's Army Corps.
d)
She founded Florida's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which encouraged black Floridians to enlist or find employment in wartime industries.
21.
Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt support the creation of the United Nations?
a)
He believed it was the best way to punish the Axis Powers that started World War II.
b)
He believed it was the best way to promote peaceful relationships and prevent wars.
c)
He believed it was the best way to help the United States influence other governments.
d)
He believed it was the best way to stop communism from spreading to the United States.
22.
How was the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union impacted by the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact?
a)
These treaties established strong military alliances which intensified the Cold War.
b)
The Cold War deescalated because the Soviet Union was a member of these alliances.
c)
The purpose of these treaties was to improve trade relations between the countries and had no effect on the Cold War.
d)
The Cold War intensified because most Americans did not believe that NATO or the Warsaw Pact would be successful.
23.
What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)?
a)
Control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations.
b)
Korea continued to be a divided nation.
c)
North Korea became an ally of the United States.
d)
South Korea became a Communist nation.
24.
The US decision to enter the Korean conflict was part of which of the following larger strategies?
a)
geographically containing communism
b)
promoting financial interests in the region
c)
demonstrating military superiority over China
d)
diplomatically assisting fledgling democracies
25.
Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China
b)
A majority of North Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government
c)
North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war
d)
Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners
26.
Why were the Loyalty Review Board and the House Un-American Activities Committee created in the 1940s?
a)
to uncover instances of voter fraud and efforts to limit political participation
b)
to investigate social unrest in the United States and develop plans for resolving the causes
c)
to seek out communist sympathizers and investigate individuals suspected of being disloyal to the US government
d)
to discourage future antiwar protests by punishing individuals for speaking out against US involvement in World War II
27.
Why was The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan an influential book in the 1960s?
a)
It energized a new women's rights movement.
b)
It helped strengthen family values during a turbulent time.
c)
It reinforced the importance of women's traditional roles.
d)
It led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment.
28.
What was one result of the "white flight" of the post–World War II years?
a)
Many urban African Americans relocated to the rural South.
b)
Businesses flocked to the cities to take advantage of lower rents.
c)
Middle-class whites had greater daily contact with the urban poor.
d)
City governments struggled to pay for services for poor residents.
29.
What was one consequence of middle-class migration to the suburbs after World War II?
a)
America's suburbs became the first areas of the country to become fully integrated.
b)
City dwellers were able to take the place of workers who had moved to the suburbs.
c)
Poverty became an invisible problem because many Americans never encountered it.
d)
Large numbers of modest but well-built homes became available for inner-city residents.
30.
Which of the following best describes the "feminine mystique" discussed by Betty Friedan in her book of the same name?
a)
the idea that suffrage erroneously convinced many women that the fight for equality was complete
b)
the belief that women's lives as housewives and mothers provided them with complete fulfillment
c)
the belief that women were pawns in the male-dominated political system and had no power to effect real and lasting change
d)
the idea that pursuing professional careers would prove more fulfilling for women than raising children and maintaining a home
31.
Which of the following best describes the impact of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society"?
a)
It was the first time that taxes went to support social welfare.
b)
It was the first time private corporations were taxed to support social welfare.
c)
It was the largest step back from government involvement in social welfare in US history.
d)
It was the largest expansion of governmental involvement in social welfare in US history.
32.
Which of the following best describes the "Great Society" that President Lyndon B. Johnson envisioned developing through his administration's domestic programs?
a)
a society where all people have equal rights
b)
a society that is superior to all other societies
c)
a society that is free of hatred and discrimination
d)
a society where all people have a high standard of living
33.
Which of the following is a valid conclusion concerning government efforts to promote civil rights in the 1960s and 1970s?
a)
Minority groups no longer have to struggle for equal treatment in the workforce.
b)
Programs ordered by the courts have nearly eliminated racial prejudice.
c)
Governmental interference in societal affairs seldom results in any changes.
d)
Affirmative action programs have opened opportunities once closed to members of minority groups.
34.
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis begin?
a)
A Cuban plane photographed US destroyers approaching the Cuban coastline.
b)
A US spy plane photographed secret Soviet nuclear missiles being assembled in Cuba.
c)
The Soviet Union threatened to put nuclear missiles in Cuba if the US did not pull its troops out of Korea.
d)
Cuba threatened to launch an attack on the United States if the United States continued its blockade of Cuba.
35.
Which of these groups was largely left out of the rising prosperity in America during the years immediately following World War II?
a)
blue-collar workers
b)
inner-city minorities
c)
suburban households
d)
small business owners
36.
What was one of the early tactics used by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee that was not used by the Christian Leadership Conference?
a)
voter registration drives targeting African Americans
b)
peaceful sit-in demonstrations to protest segregation policies
c)
the use of local churches for meeting places and coordination
d)
nonviolent marches to protest against a variety of civil rights abuses
37.
Why was Rosa Parks honored at the March on Washington?
a)
for organizing lunch counter sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
b)
for bringing about the Montgomery bus boycott
c)
for integrating Little Rock Central High School
d)
for forming the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
38.
Whose rights were protected in the Supreme Court decision of Gideon vs. Wainwright in 1963?
a)
women
b)
military personnel
c)
persons with disabilities
d)
those accused of a crime
39.
What did the United States Supreme Court rulings in cases such as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade indicate about the Court?
a)
It reaffirmed that some matters are best left for the states to decide.
b)
It became more conservative over the years.
c)
It stressed the rights of society over individual liberties.
d)
It became involved in controversial social issues.
40.
Which constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)?
a)
protection against double jeopardy
b)
equal protection of the law
c)
freedom of speech
d)
right of assembly
41.
What law, which allowed territories to decide the fate of slavery based on popular sovereignty, unintentionally had the effect of increasing tensions between pro-slavery and antislavery forces as they rushed west and had violent clashes over control of territory?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Northwest Ordinance
42.
Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first of the first seven Southern states in 1861?
a)
passage of a higher protective tariff
b)
issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President
d)
the shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter
43.
What was the main objective of the plan described in the Anaconda Plan?
a)
to attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities
b)
to disrupt Southern supply lines by controlling the railroad junctions in the South
c)
to sign treaties with Britain and France to prevent them from assisting the south
d)
to suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the Southern ports
44.
What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Slaves in Northern states were freed.
b)
The war became a moral contest over slavery.
c)
Slaves in border states were immediately freed.
d)
African Americans were admitted into the Confederate army.
45.
What were the major consequences of the Civil War?
a)
the end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal government
b)
recognition of the rights of states to leave the Union and to nullify federal laws
c)
an end to racial discrimination and establishment of social equality throughout the nation
d)
the abolition of slavery in all Northern states and in all federal territories north of 36` 30' N.
46.
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?
a)
Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.
b)
Southern states wanted a free hand in suppressing local slave revolts.
c)
The Dred Scott decision led Northern state officials to defy federal law.
d)
Northerners opposed the shipment of Southern cotton to Great Britain.
47.
Which view was held by most Southerners of secession crisis of 1860-1861?
a)
Revolution against properly elected officials is never justified.
b)
Since the Union was created by the states, they could leave it at any time.
c)
The Union was formed by the American people, and not by individual states.
d)
Because of their economic connections with the North, secession would be disastrous.
48.

Which amendment guaranteed the "equal protection" of the laws to all American citizens?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

49.
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?
a)
They opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.
b)
They sought to punish the South and establish military districts to bring order.
c)
They persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders.
d)
They prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South.
50.

Which is the best contemporary definition of a "scalawag"?

a)

a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen's Bureau

b)

a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War

c)

a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction

d)

a freedman entitled to vote

51.
O.O. Howard was significant in the creation of
a)
Klu Klux Klan
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Sons of the Civil War
d)
Sharecropping System
52.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was likely passed in response to which government practice in the South?

a)

The segregation of schools and public facilities.

b)

Providing equal protection for all citizens under the law.

c)

The use of poll taxes, curfews, and residency requirements.

d)

Expanding voting rights laws to include women.

53.
What was a positive long-term impact of Radical Reconstruction on the South?
a)
Women were given the right to vote.
b)
Confederate leaders never again held elected office.
c)
Public education systems were established for students of all races.
d)
The South remained divided into five districts governed by martial law.
54.
What was an important effect of the sharecropping system and debt peonage?
a)
Freedmen achieved social and political equality in the South.
b)
Freedmen played an important role in local and state government.
c)
Freedmen achieved economic independence from their former masters.
d)
Freedmen often remained in a state of economic dependence on their former masters.
55.
What is similar about Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes?
a)
They both Discriminated against African Americans.
b)
They both Required racial segregation in all public places.
c)
They both Provided Americans of all races with equal rights under the law.
d)
They both Denied African Americans freedom of movement and basic civil rights.
56.
What practice did Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) uphold?
a)
job training for freedmen
b)
free public schooling for all ages
c)
racial segregation in public places
d)
African-American participation in politics
57.
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction Era?
a)
Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
b)
Northern Democrats and Ku Klux Klan members
c)
Southern Democrats and supporters of the Black Codes
d)
Confederate veterans and supporters of President Andrew Johnson
58.
Which practices were introduced in Southern states after Reconstruction to bypass the 15th amendment?
a)
African-American freedmen increased their participation in government in the nation's first experiment in biracial democracy.
b)
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements were passed, which affected African Americans more than other citizens.
c)
White and black children in Southern states were required to attend separate, racially segreagated public schools, and to use separate playgrounds.
d)
"Jim Crow" laws imposed racial segregation in public places, including trains, restaurants, and hotels.
59.
What was the main purpose of the reservation system?
a)
to make the new transcontinental railroad safer to operate.
b)
to clear federal lands for settlement by railroads, ranchers, and farmers.
c)
to provide employment for Union troops and veterans after the Civil War.
d)
to make it easier for Indians to assimilate into mainstream American culture.
60.
How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?
a)
The railroad led to new discoveries of precious minerals.
b)
The railroad required immense quantities of iron and coal to build.
c)
The railroad frightened Indian tribes, who retreated to reservations.
d)
The railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east.
61.
Which of the following would geographers consider a "pull" factor that contributed to the settling of the Far West?
a)
The amount of farmland available for sale in the Northeast and Midwest was limited.
b)
After the Depression of 1873, many craftsmen in Northeastern cities could not find work.
c)
The children of large farming families in Germany and Scandinavia often did not have enough land of their own.
d)
Only a decade after the California Gold Rush, new discoveries of gold and silver were made in Nevada, Colorado, and South Dakota.
62.
What was a negative aspect of the "Americanization" policy of the late 1880s for American Indians?
a)
Indians attended reservation schools and learned a trade.
b)
Indians could own and farm 160 acres of their own land.
c)
Indians learned English and could gain the right to vote.
d)
Indians saw the survival of their traditional cultures threatened.
63.
How did the Dawes Act (1887) mark a departure from earlier federal Indian policy?
a)
It led to conflicts between new settlers and Indian tribes on the Great Plains.
b)
It moved Indian tribes still on the Great Plains to reservations farther west.
c)
It permitted Indians to withdraw private plots from the tribal reservation.
d)
It encouraged the shooting of buffalo herds from new railroad lines.
64.
What did the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and the Pacific Railway Act demonstrate about the federal government?
a)
It was committed to settling the western territories.
b)
It was concerned about conserving natural resources.
c)
It was unwilling to move American Indian tribes to reservations.
d)
It was determined to break up business trusts harmful to free enterprise.
65.
Which statement describes how The Chinese Exclusion Act affected Chinese immigrants?
a)
The United States halted Chinese immigration.
b)
Land grants were established for Chinese immigrants.
c)
Chinese immigrants were gathered together and placed in internment camps.
d)
The United States granted temporary immigration status to highly-skilled Chinese immigrants.
66.
What was the purpose of the "Gentlemen's Agreement"?
a)
to increase the number of Asian immigrants
b)
to increase the number of skilled immigrants
c)
to ban all Mexican immigrants except for agricultural workers needed for seasonal farming
d)
to limit the number of Japanese unskilled emigrants in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order
67.
How did the experiences of Chinese immigrants differ from those of the “New Immigrants” from Southern and Eastern Europe?
a)
They often took the least desirable and lowest paying jobs.
b)
They frequently faced prejudice and discrimination from nativists.
c)
They were unable to use all of the same skills that they possessed at home.
d)
They could not own property, testify in some state courts, or become citizens.
68.
Which of the following was one way reformers attempted to undermine the influence of political machines?
a)
by organizing voter registration drives in immigrant neighborhoods
b)
by having cities adopt the council-manager form of local government
c)
by prosecuting immigrants accused of bribery and other forms of political corruption
d)
by establishing political councils to monitor and document the activities of the machines
69.
The deplorable working conditions that many American laborers were forced to endure led to the rise of muckrakers, such as Upton Sinclair, in the early twentieth century. Which of the following best describes the types of individuals to whom the term "muckraker" refers?
a)
Radical nativists whose writing sought to convince the government to regulate immigration.
b)
Playwrights who turned the social struggles of American laborers into popular stage productions.
c)
Economic writers who charted the rise of American industry and the social changes it brought about.
d)
Investigative journalists whose work sought to bring about social reform and relief for the lower classes.
70.
Which of the following correctly describes the impact of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
a)
The book forced meatpacking factories to recognize the meat packing unions.
b)
The book led to the eventual passing of a federal meat inspection act.
c)
The book helped spur a movement to end child labor in meatpacking plants.
d)
The book forced the government to begin regulating cattle ranches and farms.
71.
which of the following is a main economic reason for the United States constructing the Panama Canal?
a)
Conquering Caribbean countries
b)
Defeating the Spanish in Cuba
c)
Making trade and travel faster and easier
d)
Increase out foothold in Latin America
72.
How did the United States benefit from expanding its influence in Pacific nations such as the Philippines, Hawaii, and Guam in the late nineteenth century?
a)
The United States was preparing for a war with China.
b)
The United States wanted to establish a naval presence in the Pacific.
c)
The United States needed more men to conscript into its armed forces.
d)
The United States wanted to limit the expansion of imperial Germany.
73.
President Theodore Roosevelt considered the voyage of the Great White Fleet essential to accomplishing which foreign policy goal?
a)
Establishment of overseas coaling stations for the U.S. Navy
b)
Repair of United States' international reputation following the Philippine Insurrection
c)
Demonstration of the United States' ability to defend its international interests
d)
Increased military spending for the purpose of establishing U.S. supremacy
74.
The Roosevelt Corollary was seen as a statement which was built upon the
a)
Open Door Policy.
b)
Monroe Doctrine.
c)
Platt Amendment.
d)
Declaration of Independence.
75.
What does the invlolvement in the Spanish American War, the annexation of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door policy indicate was the U.S. government's goal of the late 19th century?
a)
Establish military alliance with other nations
b)
Begin the policy of manifest destiny
c)
Gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
d)
Support isolationist forces in Congress
76.
How did the Platt Amendment differ from the Teller Amendment?
a)
The Platt Amendment promised that the United States would never intervene again in Cuba.
b)
The Platt Amendment overturned the Teller Amendment by authorizing the United States to annex Cuba.
c)
The Platt Amendment preserved Cuban independence but claimed the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
d)
The Platt Amendment promised that the United States would leave Cuba as soon as its independence from Spain was secured.
77.
Why is the Spanish American War of 1898 often considered a major turning point in U.S. history?
a)
It revealed that the United States had become a world power.
b)
It marked the first American victory over a European power.
c)
It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime.
d)
It showed American support for European economic interests in East Asia.
78.
What was it called when sensational headlines were used to spur the public emotions to sell more newspapers?
a)
"jingoism"
b)
"propaganda"
c)
"yellow fever"
d)
"yellow journalism"
79.
How did the United States gain control of the Philippines following the Spanish-American War?
a)
The Treaty of Paris stipulated that Spain renounce all claims to the Philippines.
b)
Spain transferred sovereignty over the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.
c)
Overwhelmed Spanish forces evacuated the Philippines and ceded control to the United States.
d)
Spanish leaders captured during the war were released by the United States in exchange for control of the Philippines.
80.
What role did yellow journalism play in escalating American interest in the Cuban Revolution, which eventually spurred the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
a)
It led to the United States government eventually offering to help Spain stop the Cuban revolt.
b)
It created an imaginary conflict between Spain and Cuba and helped to sell many newspapers.
c)
It helped the federal government maintain an understanding of the political events in Cuba.
d)
It fueled an intense interest in the events and helped create sympathy for Cuban rebels
81.
Which of the following best describes the course of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Though the US troops were ravaged by disease, the Spanish military was poorly trained and the United States achieved victory after only a few months.
b)
While US troops often won battles due to their superior training, the guerrilla tactics employed by the Spanish caused the war to stretch on for more than a year.
c)
The conflict lasted for more than a year as US troops were forced to do battle against both Spanish and Cuban forces after Spain granted Cuba its independence.
d)
As many battles were fought at sea and the United States had established itself as the world's premiere naval power, the United States won the war in just a few weeks.
82.
How did the sinking of the Lusitania contribute to the United States’ entry into World War I?
a)
It furthered anti-government protests in the United States.
b)
It encouraged anti-immigration campaigns in the United States.
c)
It became necessary for President Wilson to propose a plan for peace.
d)
It became difficult for President Wilson to defend a policy of neutrality.
83.
Which sentence describes the experiences of African-American soldiers during World War I?
a)
Due to racial prejudices they were unable to engage in combat
b)
They proved their bravery fighting in desegregated unit all over France
c)
They were treated as equals, with many attaining high ranking commands
d)
They were segregated but many engaged in combat under French command
84.
What was the effect of the Sedition Act of 1918?
a)
It limited freedom of speech
b)
It created distrust of German Americans
c)
It increased the size of the Army
d)
It gave women the right to vote
85.
Many senators had reservations about American entry into the League of Nations because
a)
they feared Article X of the League of Nations clause would weaken the country’s independence and force the U.S.. to have to get involved in Europe’s military actions
b)
they disapproved of the other member countries as most of them were monarchies
c)
they wanted stronger guarantees from other nations that the world would never to war again
d)
No senators had reservations about the treaty and approved it right away
86.
What did the rejection of the League of Nations, the higher tariffs imposed by the Fordney-McCumber Act, and the Emergency Quota Act all point to during the early 1920s?
a)
increasing militarism
b)
increasing isolationism
c)
increasing imperialism
d)
increasing internationalism
87.
In response to German hyperinflation in the 1920s, the Dawes Plan
a)
Forced Germany to pay its reparations to the U.S. on a quicker schedule
b)
Gave Germany loans from America so it could pay its war debts to France and England
c)
Called for groups of nations to renounce war as an instrument of national policy
d)
Accidently caused the German banks to fail immediately
88.
In World War 1, the United States drafted nearly 3 million men into the military, hundreds of government agencies were created, and took great pains to increase military production in factories. Demobilization refers to:
a)
The aforementioned efforts taken to prepare America for war
b)
Reintegrating all of these men and materials into a peacetime economy
c)
How effective these troops and equipment were in combat
d)
The process of moving all of these troops and equipment where they would best serve our European allies.
89.
Which of the following was caused by the United States' demobilization following World War I?
a)
an economic boom
b)
an economic recession
c)
a period of strict economic regulation
d)
a period of increased industrial production
90.

Which of the following was a cause of the economic downturn that accompanied the United States' demobilization after World War I?

a)

the rising prices of food and other necessities

b)

the lack of available foreign markets in which to trade

c)

the influx of returning servicemen accompanied by a lack of available jobs

d)

the political instability that resulted from antiwar sentiment among the public

91.
In what way did demobilization impact the agricultural industry of the United States following World War I?
a)
The efforts by the government to institute price floors allowed farmers to experience small gains in profit.
b)
The inability of farmers to maintain wartime productivity resulted in operations experiencing a small dip in earnings.
c)
The influx of returning soldiers led to a rapid increase in demand for agricultural products and rising profits for farm operators.
d)
The abandonment of government price controls coupled with a drop in demand for American crops led to falling prices and the closure of farms.
92.
Why did conflicts between labor unions and businesses increase in the years immediately following World War I?
a)
the government removed itself from the mediator role it held during the war
b)
unions gained increased bargaining power due to the lack of available labor
c)
immigrant laborers gained new political rights due to their wartime contributions
d)
legislation strictly regulating many business practices was passed by Congress
93.

In the 1920s, which United States action furthered the goal of international peace through the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

a)

Signing a pact to outlaw armed conflict

b)

Advocating a policy to promote isolationism

c)

Holding a conference to renounce imperialism

d)

joining a league to secure military cooperation

94.
Why did the United States participate in the Washington Naval Conference and the Kellog-Briand Pact?
a)
to reduce barriers to international trade
b)
to form military alliances as a defense against aggression
c)
to work with other nations to prevent future wars
d)
to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America
95.

The cartoon above was by Thomas Nast was published in 1874.

What was the main message of this cartoon?

a)

Opponents of Reconstruction were using violence to intimidate the freedmen.

b)

Different groups of Southerners were cooperating to rebuild the South after the war.

c)

The Ku Klux Klan and other private associations in the South were assisting the freedmen.

d)

The 14th Amendment protected the rights of freedmen despite the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.

96.

What was the purpose of poster like the one above?

a)

Propaganda to get Americans to support war with Germany in World War I

b)

Yellow journalism to get Americans to fight the Spanish during imperialism

c)

To created fear and panic in the South due to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan

d)

To start a “red scare” against the rise of communism

97.

How did the military innovation shown in this photograph affect the course of World War I?

a)

It helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefield.

b)

It helped break the stalemate of trench warfare.

c)

It made communications with officers on the front lines possible.

d)

It made the use of land mines obsolete.

98.

The cartoon seen here was probably drawn by someone who felt that the United States

a)

should not enter World War I.

b)

should join the League of Nations.

c)

was taking advantage of smaller nations.

d)

should not join the League of Nations because it might be pulled into other nations's disputes

99.

This political cartoon is meant to discourage FDR's...

a)

Court Packing Plan

b)

Fireside Chats

c)

TVA charter provision

d)

Status as Commander-in-chief of the U.S. military

100.

Based on this image, the majority of Japanese internment camps were held where?

a)

In the West

b)

In the East

c)

In the South

d)

In the North

101.

The diagram above compares two industrial revolutions. Which phrase best completes the diagram?

a)

Mass production of goods

b)

Changes in a market economy

c)

New methods of telecommunication

d)

Successful entrepreneurs gain great wealth

102.

This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

a)

Political machines

b)

Monopolies

c)

Industrialization

d)

The Bessemer Process

103.

What goal motivated Henry Flagler to build the Florida East Coast Railway?

a)

Encourage the U.S. government to build a canal in Panama

b)

Bring tourists to luxury hotels he had built along the Florida coastline

c)

Create a refuge for people immigrating into the U.S. from Latin America

d)

Build a “dream town” with money he had made from his partnership with Rockefeller

104.

How was the theory of Social Darwinism used during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

This theory allowed big business to exploit the working classes because leaders of big businesses believed they were superior to the working classes.

b)

This theory allowed big businesses to understand how the working class was being exploited.

c)

The competition of races with each other justified child labor.

d)

The competition of races with each other justified a scientific racism and an Imperialist approach to dealing with the barbaric races of mankind.

105.

Which economic system does laissez faire favor?

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

mercantilism

d)

communism

106.

In the late 1800s, how did railroad monopolies create economic hardships for farmers?

a)

By claiming productive land for business leaders to develop.

b)

By charging high prices to ship agricultural goods to market.

c)

By separating farmers from profitable markets in Western cities.

d)

By isolating farmers from technological developments in eastern cities.

107.

In the late 1800s, the United States government was dominated by laissez-faire economic policies, which led to which of the following?

a)

the creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general population

b)

significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions

c)

the manipulation of taxes to improve exports while keeping competitive European goods of the United States

d)

markets that were dominated by one or two monopolies that operated solely for their own benefit

108.

Based on the cartoon, what conclusion can be reached about the United States in the early 1880s?

a)

Most American manufacturing was controlled by business monopolies.

b)

Some American critics felt workers were being oppressed by business monopolies.

c)

Government leaders were finally taking steps to curb the power of business monopolies.

d)

Business monopolies overcharged their customers but were essential to American economic growth.

109.

Which of the following concepts is illustrated by the workers in the drawing above?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Low wages

c)

Collective bargaining

d)

Workmen's Compensation

110.

The caption reads, "THE TAMMANY TIGER LOOSE - "What are you going to do about it?""

Cartoonist Thomas Nast chose the tiger as a symbol to represent which of the following?

a)

The unlimited power of the robber barons

b)

The impact of trust-busting on business in the US

c)

The influx of immigrants and their impact on the US

d)

The corrupt local government of New York City

111.

"Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them: 'You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold."


Based on this speech, what did Bryan demand in his subsequent campaign for the Presidency?

a)

The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

b)

The creation of a national park system to protect the nation's wildlife.

c)

A policy of bimetallism that would help farmers by increasing inflation and raising crop prices.

d)

Higher tariffs to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition.

112.

What was the purpose of the Grange movement

a)

to fight the corruption of political machines in the cities

b)

to break rural isolation of farmers and represent their interests

c)

to halt the influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe

d)

to agitate for government ownership of railroads, telegraphs and telephones.

113.

What was created in the U.S. government's first attempt to exercise increased control and oversight over American businesses and industries in the late 1800s?

a)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

b)

The Food and Drug Administration

c)

The Interstate Commerce Commission

d)

The Federal Aviation Administration

114.

This controversial event in Chicago (1886) resulted in seven police and four protester fatalities, as well greatly discrediting the union movement.

a)

Wrigley Riot

b)

Pullman Strike

c)

Haymarket Riot

d)

Homestead Strike

115.

This certificate on the left was issued in 1919. What was the primary goal of the organization that issued this certificate?

a)

obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions

b)

to assist in the transition from a capitalist to a socialist society

c)

to help cigar workers obtain better housing and U.S. citizenship

d)

to replace individual labor unions with a single union for all workers

116.

According to the "Gospel of Wealth" supported by Andrew Carnegie

a)

the government should play a major role in controlling the American economy.

b)

a graduated income tax is needed to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest members of society.

c)

the wealth and resources in a society should be equitably distributed among the members of that society.

d)

the accumulation of wealth is beneficial to society and the government should take no action to hinder this accumulation.

117.

1. Use the quotation below to answer the question that follows.


I would have preferred to carry through to the finish whatever the personal agony it would have involved, and my family unanimously urged me to do so. But the interests of the nation must always come before any personal considerations.


A president of the United States gave a speech to the nation that included this statement. Which of the following headlines is a response to that speech?

a)

Bush Explains His War Record

b)

Nixon Announces His Resignation

c)

Ford Says He Won't Run for Presidency

d)

Clinton Ignores Calls for His Impeachment

118.

The diagram provides details about United States foreign policy in the 1960s and 1970s. Which phrase completes the diagram?

a)

The "Credibility Gap"

b)

The Domino Theory

c)

Causes of the Vietnam War

d)

Consequences of the Vietnam War

119.

Young Hispanic and Native American activists of the 1970s began to reject assimilation and adopt strategies similar to which other group?

a)

the NAACP

b)

the Black Panthers

c)

the United Farm Workers

d)

the Bureau of Indian Affairs

120.

Which of the following best describes a shared goal of the American Indian and Chicano Movements of the 1960s and 1970s?

a)

to reclaim lands taken from their respective peoples

b)

to provide free college educations for minority students

c)

to celebrate the cultural identities of their respective peoples

d)

to elect Congressional representatives from minority cultures

121.

What was the original goal of the American Indian Movement that was founded in 1968?

a)

to support the election of Native American politicians to important state and federal positions

b)

to obtain funding to improve educational institutions on Native American reservations

c)

to gain government approval for plans to operate gambling establishments on Native American property

d)

to provide assistance for Native Americans displaced when the government forced them off their reservations

122.

Which issue of the 1970s is supported by the author of this poster?

a)

United States immigration policies

b)

Increasing health risks from pesticides

c)

Improving work conditions of migrant farmers

d)

The refusal of labor unions to admit minorities

123.

Which of the following events did not play a significant role in President Richard Nixon's development and implementation of his Vietnamization policy?

a)

the Watergate scandal

b)

the massacre at My Lai

c)

the invasion of Cambodia

d)

the leaking of the Pentagon Papers

124.

Use the political cartoon above to answer the following question. Based on the cartoon, what event is most likely being alluded to?

a)

Invasion of Cambodia

b)

The release of the Pentagon Papers

c)

Vietnamization

d)

War Powers Act

125.

In an effort to ensure the success of his Vietnamization policy, President Richard Nixon ordered which of the following?

a)

the invasion of Cambodia

b)

the sinking of Chinese naval vessels

c)

the withdrawal of the US Air Force units

d)

the kidnapping of Viet Cong commanders

126.

Which action was taken in response to the problem identified in the cartoon?

a)

The president was forced to resign.

b)

The Supreme Court ruled that the Pentagon Papers could be published.

c)

Term limits were placed on the president by the ratification of the 22nd Amendment.

d)

Congress passed the War Powers Act.

127.

Which of the following did not play a significant role in the decision by the US government to withdraw their troops from Vietnam in 1973?

a)

the publication of thePentagon Papers

b)

the mounting public pressure to end the draft

c)

the success of the United States' containment policy

d)

the inability to defend against the Viet Cong's guerrilla warfare tactics

128.

During President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China, both the Chinese and American governments were eager to have a peaceful settlement of the “Taiwan question” for what purpose?

a)

to build US naval and air bases in Taiwan

b)

to give control of Taiwan to communist China

c)

to encourage foreign direct investment in Taiwan

d)

to take advantage of the emerging Taiwanese markets

129.

What has been a major long-term effect of the Vietnam War?

a)

a change in United States foreign policy from containment to imperialism

b)

an end to Communist governments in Asia

c)

a reluctance to commit United States troops for extended military action abroad

d)

a continued boycott of trade with Asia

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