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USHC EOC Review

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did democracy develop in the British colonies in North America?  (USHC 1.1)
a)
Colonists learned to cooperate to survive.
b)
Colonists developed an egalitarian society.
c)
Colonists brought their political traditions with them
d)
Colonists rejected the political traditions of the mother country
2.
Which of the following laid the foundation for democracy in the American colonies? (USHC 1.1)
a)
Native American political practices
b)
British political traditions
c)
The First Continental Congress
d)
The Great Awakening
3.
Why did the New England colonies develop differently from Virginia and Maryland? (USHC 1.1)
a)
The New England settlers did not farm the land
b)
The New England colonies were founded as royal colonies
c)
Religion was much more important in shaping New England society.
d)
Migrants who settled in New England were generally young men without families.
4.
What was the main reason for the difference in the economic development of the New  England, Middle Atlantic and Southern colonies? (USHC 1.1)
a)
extent of education in the colonies
b)
methods of governing the colonies
c)
religious convictions of the colonists  
d)
geographic conditions
5.
The Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, and the New England town meeting are all examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to do what? (USHC 1.2)
a)
use democratic practices in government
b)
overthrow British royal governors
c)
protest British land policies
d)
establish religious freedom
6.
What government feature did the British North American colonies share? (USHC 1.2)
a)
all had an elected governor
b)
all held weekly town meetings
c)
all had a representative assembly
d)
all allowed all colonists to vote
7.
What did the colonists mean by “no taxation without representation”?  (USHC 1.2)
a)
colonists objected to high taxes
b)
colonists wanted to be represented in Parliament
c)
colonists believed that representation cost too much money
d)
colonists said only their representative assemblies had the right to tax
8.
Why did colonists object to provisions in the Sugar Act requiring trial in British admiralty  courts? (USHC 1.2)
a)
It violated the right to a speedy trial.
b)
It violated the right to representation by an attorney.
c)
It violated the protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
d)
It violated the right to trial by a jury of one’s peers.
9.
The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of  Independence were most influenced by which of the following? (USHC 1.3)
a)
John Locke’s social contract theory
b)
Adam Smith’s ideas of free enterprise
c)
Louis XIV’s belief in divine right
d)
William Penn’s views on religious toleration
10.
Which of the following was a major argument for American independence found in the  Declaration of Independence?  (USHC 1.3)
a)
the British stopped participating in the slave trade
b)
the British refused to sell products to Americans
c)
the British deprived Americans of their natural rights
d)
the British censored American representatives in Parliament
11.
What was one of the principles about government stated in the Declaration of Independence?    (USHC 1.3)
a)
it should guarantee economic equality among citizens
b)
it should have unlimited power to rule the people
c)
it should be based upon the consent of the governed
d)
it should be led by educated citizens
12.
Which group had the most influence on the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution? (USHC 1.3)
a)
political leaders of Spain and Portugal
b)
religious leaders of the medieval period
c)
writers of the Renaissance
d)
philosophers of the Enlightenment
13.
What was one reason that the U.S. Congress was unable to resolve the nation’s economic problems while operating under the Articles of Confederation?  (USHC 1.4)
a)
had no power to levy taxes
b)
was unable to secure foreign aid
c)
had to fund a large national army
d)
was feuding with the judicial branch
14.
Which statement best describes governmental power under the Articles of Confederation? (USHC 1.4)
a)
A strong chief executive headed a unified central government.
b)
The states had much greater power than the central government.
c)
Power was shared equally by the central government and the states.
d)
A balance of power existed between the three branches of the central government.
15.
How did the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution differ about where political sovereignty was located?  (USHC 1.4)
a)
in the national legislature under the Articles and in Congress under the Constitution
b)
in the people under the Articles and the federal government under the Constitution
c)
in the states under the Articles and in the president under the Constitution
d)
in the states under the Articles and in the people under the Constitution
16.
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the Constitution?  (USHC 1.4)
a)
They believed amending the Constitution was too easy.
b)
They believed a federal court system would be too weak.
c)
They believed individual rights were not adequately protected.
d)
They believed too much power was given to the northern states.
17.
Which of the following best illustrates the system of checks and balances?  (USHC 1.5)
a)
Congress censures one of its members
b)
The President vetoes a bill passed by Congress
c)
A governor sends the National Guard to stop a riot
d)
State and Federal governments levy and collect taxes
18.
What is the basic purpose of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution? (USHC 1.5)
a)
to describe the powers of the three branches of government
b)
to establish a system of checks and balances
c)
to limit the powers of state governments
d)
to guarantee the rights of individuals
19.
Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances? (USHC 1.5)
a)
President Washington used the army to suppress a rebellion by Pennsylvania farmers
b)
South Carolina seceded from the Union over the issues of slavery and states’ rights.
c)
President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
d)
The Senate approved the appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court.
20.
Where does the United States political system ultimately derive its authority and validity from? (USHC 1.5)
a)
the leadership of the President
b)
the consent of the governed
c)
decisions of the Federal court system
d)
actions of the House of Representatives and the Senate
21.
What conflict was one factor that led to the formation of the first two political parties in the United States in the 1790s? (USHC 1.6)
a)
distribution of power between the federal and state governments
b)
spread of slavery into the western territories
c)
acquisition of lands from France and Spain
d)
control of interstate commerce
22.
Which of the following groups would have supported the Democratic Republican Party in the 1790s?  (USHC 1.6)
a)
New England merchants
b)
elite southern plantation owners
c)
emerging northern industrialists
d)
small farmers in the south and west
23.
What principle was affirmed in the 1803 Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison?  (USHC 1.7)
a)
the right of Congress to declare war
b)
the right of citizens to criticize their government
c)
the right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
d)
the right of states to nullify an act of Congress that they find unconstitutional
24.
What was a lasting impact of the decisions of the United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall?  (USHC 1.7)
a)
extension of the Bill of Rights to enslaved persons
b)
expansion of the power of the Federal government
c)
restriction of the authority of Congress
d)
promotion of the views of the President
25.
When John Marshall was Chief Justice, United States Supreme Court decisions tended to  strengthen the power of which of the following? (USHC 1.7)
a)
the national government
b)
state and local governments
c)
labor unions
d)
trusts and monopolies
26.

What significant acquisition did Thomas Jefferson authorize in 1803?

a)

the Statue of Liberty

b)

the Louisiana Purchase

c)

the Florida Territory

d)

the White House

27.

What movement encouraged expansionism in America during the 19th century?

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Manifest Destiny

28.

What was the primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

to help Spain strengthen its ties with many Latin American nations

b)

to prevent European nations from interfering with or reestablishing colonies in Latin America

c)

to increase the size and power of the armed forces of the United States

d)

to expand the land holdings of the United States to include all of California and Oregon

29.
How did the United States gain possession of the area that became the state of California, Arizona, and Utah?  (USHC 2.2)
a)
by treaty with Great Britain
b)
by winning a war with Mexico
c)
by purchasing the land from France
d)
by winning a war with Great Britain
30.
To which region did the majority of immigrants travel in the first half of the 1800s? (USHC 2.4)
a)
the South
b)
the North
c)
the far West
d)
the Southwest
31.

What are William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe best known for?

a)

They created free public schools.

b)

They started the temperance movement.

c)

They expanded the rights of women.

d)

They opposed the practice of slavery

32.

Which of the following best describes the conditions of free Blacks in the North?

a)

They were able to vote and hold political office.

b)

They lived in integrated neighborhoods.

c)

They were the last hired and the first fired.

d)

They had the same rights as whites

33.
The political period after the war of 1812, which was dominated by the Democratic - Republican Party, is called what?
a)
American System
b)
Colonial Period
c)
Expansion Era
d)
Era of Good Feelings
34.
The term “necessary evil” refers to what?
a)
a high tariff
b)
modern factories
c)
slavery
d)
mass production
35.
This was a large political program to build internal improvements, a national bank, and a protective tariff?
a)
Erie Canal
b)
National Road
c)
American System
d)
Jay's Treaty
36.
Name the law which forced the removal of all Indians to lands west of the Mississippi?
a)
Worchester v. Georgia
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Corrupt Bargain
37.
Who did we fight in the War of 1812?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
38.
What is the term for someone who is opposed to slavery?
a)
sectionalist
b)
pacifist
c)
abolitionist
d)
Democrat
39.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
40.

Which abolitionist lead the largest slave revolt in Virginia?

a)

Nat Tuner

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

David Walker

d)

Maria Stewart

41.
Name of William Lloyd Garrison's paper? 
a)
The Liberation
b)
The Liberator 
c)
The Appeal 
d)
The Garrison
42.
This means to limit the consumption of alcohol
a)
Prohibition
b)
Abolition
c)
Sufferage
d)
Temperance
43.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
44.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
45.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
46.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
47.
What does this image represent?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Texas Annexation
48.
What was "Salutary Neglect?"
a)
England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
b)
The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
c)
The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
d)
None of the above
49.

They went to Pennsylvania for religious freedom

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Separatists

50.
What Rebellion and threat of civil unrest led to the founding fathers calling a Philadelphia Convention?
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
Shay's Rebellion
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Stono Rebellion
51.
Harriet Beecher Stowe published her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852. It sold 10,000 copies inits first week and 300,000 copies in its first year. What best explains the importance of Stowe’snovel?
a)
It encouraged more people to settle the West.
b)
It inspired many people to support abolitionism
c)
It helped to increase literacy rates in the country.
d)
It was the first book written by an American woman.
52.
The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that
a)
The power of the Supreme Court does not extend to cases of race
b)
Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property
c)
A national vote should be held to decide the legality of slavery
d)
The economic well-being of the western states depended on slave labor
53.
The strife in ‘Bleeding Kansas’ was associated with a conflict between ______and ______
a)
Slaves and masters
b)
Immigrants and nativists
c)
Settlers and Native-Americans
d)
Free-Soilers and slavery supporters
54.
Which of the following correctly identifies advantages enjoyed by the North over the South?
a)
The North enjoyed an advantage over the South in terms of military leadership.
b)
The North could rely on fighting a defensive war from invading Southern troops
c)
he North had profits from the sale of “King Cotton” to bolster its economy.
d)
The North’s access to industrial factories, railroads, and a navy.
55.
During the American Civil War, the 54th Massachusetts regiment is most noteworthy for
a)
Defeating the Union troops at Fort Sumter.
b)
Defending “Little Round Top” at Gettysburg
c)
Being massacred by Confederates at Fort Pillow.
d)
Being the first all-black regiment in the US Army.
56.
What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign involvement in the Civil War?
a)
It encouraged Mexico to become a safe haven for freed slaves
b)
It brought the Spanish in on the side of the Union.
c)
It kept the British from providing aid to the Confederacy
d)
It convinced Canada to participate in the Underground Railroad.
57.
What long term impact did secession and the Civil War have on democracy?
a)
The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution guaranteeing states’ rights was repealed infavor of more stringent federal laws
b)
The Union was preserved and an enslaved population freed
c)
Jefferson Davis and leaders in the South were executed as an example of what wouldhappen to people guilty of treason
d)
The national bank was established and the disputes of nullification, westward expansion,statehood, and slavery were settled due to the Northern victory.
58.
Which of the following proved the Anaconda Plan was working during the war?
a)
The South’s inability to mount a serious threat after Gettysburg
b)
Formation of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
c)
High casualty rates at Antietam
d)
Sherman’s March to the Sea
59.
Which statement best describes the original purpose of Reconstruction?
a)
To organize and pay for rebuilding the transportation and communication systems in theSouth
b)
To occupy Southern states with the US Army to ensure protection of rights for freed slaves
c)
To plan for readmitting Southern states to the US and assisting freed slaves with securingboth civil and voting rights
d)
To develop a system of laws that would keep former slaves from using their rights
60.
Southern states creating laws to restrict the rights of former slaves to vote violated which of the following amendments?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
61.
Immediately after the Civil War and the granting of their freedom, most former slaves did whichof the following?
a)
Remained in the South to find employment
b)
Moved to the North to find jobs in factories
c)
Migrated to the West to acquire cheap land
d)
Moved to the West to work on the railroads
62.
The “Black Codes” that emerged in the South following the Civil War were created primarily to do which of the following?
a)
Provide assistance to freed slaves and poor whites displaced after the war
b)
Allow the federal government to segregate the races in order to protect freed slaves
c)
Create a method by which Southern states could prevent freed blacks from using theirnew rights
d)
Generate a process by which Southern lands would be confiscated by the US and used toprovide freed slaves with “40 acres and a mule.
63.
Which weakness in the Compromise of 1877 arguably allowed for the powerful rise of Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
The ascension of Rutherford B. Hayes to the presidency
b)
The lack of Radical Republican support
c)
The withdrawal of military troops from the South
d)
The repeal of the 15th amendment
64.
How did local and state governments in the South undermine the 15th amendment?
a)
Most communities abolished elections altogether in protest of military zoning
b)
Governments refused to count votes cast by poor blacks and whites alike
c)
Scalawags prevented all Southerners from voting for Southern democratic candidates.
d)
Governments passed voting restrictions such as poll taxes and literacy tests
65.
Poll taxes and grandfather clauses were devices used for which of the following?
a)
Deny African Americans the right to vote
b)
Extend suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens
c)
Raise money for political campaigns
d)
Prevent immigrants from becoming citizens
66.
Which of the following would be supported by the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
a)
It is illegal to have separate private spaces for blacks and whites within US cities
b)
It is illegal to separate people because of race because it violates the spirit of the USConstitution.
c)
African Americans cannot be denied the right to vote in federal elections
d)
Segregation of whites and blacks is acceptable by law as long as facilities are deemed“equal” by the government.
67.
What were the impacts of the Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era?
a)
The federal government improved the status of African and Native Americans
b)
State and local governments restricted the freedoms of African Americans.
c)
States banned organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
d)
The Radical Republicans in Congress carried out Reconstruction plans
68.
Which of the following statements BEST describes W.E.B. DuBois’s view of Booker T.Washington?
a)
He agreed with Washington on virtually every issue because he was one ofWashington’s disciples
b)
He agreed that the best hope for African Americans was to focus on blue collarprofessions
c)
He was offended that Washington sanctioned segregation within American society
d)
He did not trust Washington because Washington was a white politician and Du Boiswas an African American
69.
Which group was founded by W.E.B. DuBois and others in 1909 to promote equal treatment of Blacks in America
a)
The Black Panthers
b)
The Congress of Racial Equality
c)
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
d)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
70.
Which one of the following descriptions best describes "horizontal integration"?
a)
the economic development of the American west
b)
when the government controls the factors of production
c)
a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods
d)
a company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity
71.
Attitude the government had toward big business during the late 1800s. "hands off"
a)
Laissez Faire
b)
Monopoly
c)
Trust
d)
Social Darwinism
72.
Put limitations on the number of Chinese coming into the United States.
a)
National Origins Act
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Chinese Origins Act
d)
Western Immigrant Act
73.
Connected the East and the West and also had a huge impact on the coal and steel industry
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
National Road
c)
Erie Canal
d)
I-90
74.
Attempts to make Native Americans more like the white population.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Assimilation
c)
Socialism
d)
Normalcy
75.
Attempt by whites to divide up Native Americans land into small farmers and sell the rest to white farmers
a)
Westward Act
b)
Native American Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Assimilation Act
76.
Both Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller believed that the strong will survive.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Assimilation
c)
Gospel of Wealth
d)
Vertical Integration
77.
When one company dominates and industry with little to no competition.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Big Business
c)
Standard Oil
d)
Trust
78.
Designed to encourage people to move out west for free land.
a)
Transcontinental RR
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Reservation Act
d)
Gold Rush
79.
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
80.
The economic system where price and wages are determined by supply and demand is called... 
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Anarchy
d)
Mercantilism 
81.
Due to the land grabs out west, farmers had overfarmed their land and were growing deep in debt due to over charges from railroad companies to ship their goods. What political movement did this lead to?
a)
Populism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Republicanism
82.
Who wrote the Jungle and what act did it lead to?
a)
Upton Sinclair, the Meat Inspection Act
b)
Jacob Riis, the Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Upton Sinclair, the Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Jacob Riis, the Meat Inspection Act
83.
The "Square Deal"
"Trust-busting"
The United States Forest Service
a)
William Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William McKinley
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
84.
Tammany Hall was a political machine in New York run by who?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Upton Sinclar
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Andrew Carnegie 
85.
In the second half of the 19th century, the U.S. government allowed more immigrants into the country MAINLY because
a)
more soldiers were needed in the American military.
b)
industries needed an increasing amount of cheap labor.
c)
the World War in Europe was causing millions to flee their homelands.
d)
western territories needed more settlers to explore for gold and silver.
86.
Between the 1890s and the start of World War I, what policy did the United States follow to expand its access to overseas markets and raw materials? (5.1)
a)
Containment
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Neutrality
87.
What was the best Social –Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism? (5.1)
a)
Robber Barons deserved new markets to sell their products and expand their business
b)
The United States needed to compete with European interests
c)
Superior nations had an obligation to govern less advanced nations
d)
The United States needed to test military capability
88.
Which of the following was the most important reason for the United States to annex the Philippines? (5.2)
a)
Anger over Filipino attacks against U.S. bases
b)
President McKinley’s personal interest in having colonies
c)
The desire of West Coast farmers to gain access to a cheap labor force
d)
The desire of American policy makers for a port close to Asian markets
89.
As a result of the Spanish-American War, what territory did the United States acquire? (5.2)
a)
Midway Island, Taiwan, and New Guinea
b)
Hawaii and Alaska
c)
Puerto Rico, Guan, and the Philippines
d)
Tahiti, Fiji, and Tonga
90.
"I took the Canal and let Congress debate." -Theodore Roosevelt
This quotation best demonstrates (5.3)
a)
The effort by the President to maintain a policy of isolationism
b)
A decline in the use of militarism as a defense policy
c)
An increased reliance on the legislative process
d)
A presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective
91.
What is true of the 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? (5.3)
a)
It encouraged American bankers to help finance shaky Latin American governments
b)
It stated that America could interfere with Central American affairs to prevent intervention by European powers
c)
It rescinded the Monroe Doctrine
d)
It justified American intervention in the far east
92.
What was an important factor leading the United States to enter the First World War? (5.4)
a)
The existence of treaties between The U.S., Great Britain, and Austria Hungary
b)
The United States policy of opposing Communism
c)
German submarine attacks on U.S. shipping
d)
Russian attacks on U.S. settlements in the Aleutian Islands
93.
What was one goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points? (5.4)
a)
Establishing a League of Nations
b)
Maintaining a permanent military force in Europe
c)
Returning the U.S. to a policy of isolationism
d)
Blaming Germany for causing WWI
94.
How did U.S. participation in World War I impact U.S. foreign policy in the decade right after the war? (5.5)
a)
The U.S. became isolationist in its military and diplomatic relations
b)
The U.S. used military to acquire new territories
c)
The United States joined the League of Nations
d)
The United States strengthened its alliances in Latin America
95.
Why did the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty (1919)? (5.5)
a)
To express opposition to the harsh sanctions placed on Germany
b)
To keep the United States away from foreign entanglements
c)
To avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations
d)
To reduce U.S. military forces in Europe
96.

Why did women have more free time during the 1920s? [NB] (6.1)

a)

They started having fewer children so there was less work

b)

Most women had enough money to hire servants

c)

Husbands started helping their wives do chores.

d)

Labor saving devices like vacuum cleaners became available.

97.

How did the introduction of the assembly line in 1913 impact the United States economy in the 1920’s? [KH] (6.1)

a)

more workers were employed on farms

b)

workers were paid more because they produced more

c)

More low priced consumer goods were produced

d)

women workers got more jobs on the production line

98.

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s? (6.2)

a)

restriction of immigration

b)

growth of communism

c)

destruction of family values

d)

increase in organized crime

99.

What did the flapper image of the 1920s represent for U.S. women? (NC) (6.2)

a)

changing religious roles

b)

a challenge to traditional values

c)

greater political influence

d)

more educational opportunities

100.

Which economic trend of the 1920s helped cause the Great Depression? (6.3)

a)

rising cost of mass-produced goods

b)

increasing income tax rates

c)

falling tariff rates

d)

widening income gap between the rich and the poor

101.

In the 1920’s, what was the chief cause of the depressed situation of United States agriculture? (6.3)

a)

over-regulation by government

b)

mechanization and overproduction

c)

inefficient production techniques

d)

stock-market speculation

102.

What was a major cause of the Great Depression? (6.3)

a)

decrease in the production of goods during most of the 1920s

b)

unequal distribution of wealth in the United States

c)

overregulation of the banking industry

d)

low tariffs on foreign goods

103.

What was an effective way for President Franklin D. Roosevelt to calm the nation’s fears during the great Depression? (6.4)

a)

Newspaper interviews

b)

Television broadcasts

c)

Radio “Fireside Chats”

d)

Telegraph communications

104.

How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt help provide economic relief to Americans during the Great Depression? (6.4)

a)

appointing Frances Perkins as secretary of labor

b)

creating public works programs

c)

conducting fireside chats by radio to explain his policies

d)

attempting to restructure the U.S. Supreme Court

105.

The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported which of the following ideas? (6.4)

a)

rights of workers are less important than the interests of business

b)

Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy

c)

government should become more involved in the social and economic life of the people

d)

president’s foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy

106.
What effect did the attack on Pearl Harbor have on American public opinion on the war? (H9a) More Americans wanted the United States to
a)
enter the war against Japan.
b)
remain isolated to avoid more attacks.
c)
increase shipment supplies to Europe.
d)
enter negotiations with Japan for peace.
107.

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

a)

they are Communist dictators

b)

they are Fascist rulers

c)

they are Totalitarian dictators

108.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

109.

What was the vast majority of people killed for both the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

a)

civilians

b)

soldiers

c)

congress men

d)

Kids

110.

How Did The United States Treat Japanese Americans After The Attack At Pearl Harbor?

a)

They were removed from the US military

b)

They were removed from their homes

c)

They were put into internment camps

d)

All of the Above

111.
Which battle was the turning point for WWII in EASTERN Europe? 
a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Britain
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Lenningrad
112.
The D-Day invasion
 was directed against the coastline of —
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Japan
113.

What was the purpose for The "Final Solution"?

a)

To move Jewish people to Israel

b)

To exterminate the Jewish people and other populations in Europe

c)

To defeat the British and Soviets

d)

To expand Germany's military

114.

What was the main difference between NATO and the Eastern Bloc?

a)

Fascism and democracy

b)

Interventionism and isolationism

c)

Capitalism and communism

d)

Liberalism and Conservatism

115.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

a)

To build a ghetto for the Jewish people

b)

Stabilize border security between Poland and Germany

c)

Prevent German invasion of Poland

d)

To separate West Berlin from East Germany

116.

During World War II, what change in role did many women experience? (7.2)

a)

Served in military combat positions

b)

Worked in jobs formerly held by men

c)

Controlled most corporations

d)

Chaired several congressional committees

117.

Who were the Allied leaders? (7.3)

a)

Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill

b)

Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo

c)

De Gaulle, Eisenhower, and Churchill

d)

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini

118.

During the Holocaust, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do? (7.4)

a)

Conduct secret research to develop atomic weapons

b)

Carry out his policy of genocide against the Jewish people

c)

Imprison allied prisoners

d)

Put allied leaders on trial in military court

119.

It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting . . . armed minorities or . . . outside pressures. - Harry S Truman, 1947


The policy described was part of a larger policy of the Truman administration that was referred to as (7.5)

a)

nativism

b)

massive retaliation

c)

imperialism

d)

containment

120.

What was the cause of the baby boom? (7.6)

a)

Economic prosperity of the 1920s

b)

Great Depression of the 1930s

c)

Delays in marriages during WWII

d)

Counterculture movement of the 1960s

121.

Which sequence shows the correct order of events related to the history of African Americans in the United States? (8.1)

a)

Radical Reconstruction – Emancipation Proclamation—Brown v. Board of Education

decision – Great Migration

b)

Emancipation Proclamation – Radical Reconstruction—Great Migration – Brown v.

Board of Education decision

c)

Great Migration – Emancipation Proclamation -- Brown v. Board of Education

decision – Radical Reconstruction

d)

Brown v. Board of Education decision – Great Migration – Radical Reconstruction –

Emancipation Proclamation

122.

The experiences of African Americans serving in the military forces during World War II influenced which postwar goal? (8.1)

a)

to renew support for the principle of separate but equal

b)

to join the armed forces in record numbers

c)

to increase efforts to end racial discrimination

d)

to move back to the rural south

123.

What was a major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society? (8.2)

a)

to provide government aid to business

b)

to end poverty in the United States

c)

to conserve natural resources

d)

to stop emigration from Latin America

124.

What understanding about his intentions helped Richard Nixon win the 1968 presidential election? (8.2)

a)

He would end the war in Vietnam.

b)

He would normalize relations between China and the Soviet Union.

c)

He would eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency.

d)

He would no longer support Israel.

125.

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War? (8.3)

a)

to help protect U.S. corporations located in Southeast Asia

b)

to acquire additional colonies that could provide raw materials

c)

to prevent the spread of communism throughout Southeast Asia

d)

to support peacekeeping troops that had been sent by the United Nations

126.

The war in Vietnam led Congress to pass the War Powers Act of 1973 in order to do which of the following? (8.3)

a)

affirm United States support for the United Nations

b)

strengthen the policy of détente

c)

increase United States participation in international peacekeeping operations

d)

curb the president’s ability to commit troops overseas

127.

In what way was President Ronald Reagan’s supply-side economic policy successful? (8.4)

a)

increasing government spending on social programs

b)

lowering tax rates on personal and business income

c)

reducing defense spending

d)

enforcing stricter environmental regulations

128.

“Gasoline Prices Soar in 2008”

“U.S. Oil consumption and Imports Continue to Rise”

“OPEC Votes to Reduce Oil Production”


Which conclusion is most clearly supported by these headlines? (8.5)

a)

The United States exports more oil than it imports.

b)

Energy policies are not affected by domestic events.

c)

The demand for alternative energy sources is declining.

d)

United States dependence on foreign oil is a major problem.

129.

Support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reflected the United States commitment to which idea? (8.5)

a)

globalization

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

collective security

d)

isolationism

130.

What is the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe most closely associated with? (8.6)

a)

fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

admission of Warsaw Pact nations to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

c)

intervention of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Yugoslavia

d)

formation of the European Union

131.

Which foreign policy agreement had the most direct influence on the Middle East? (8.6)

a)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

b)

Yalta Conference declaration

c)

SALT I Treaty

d)

Camp David Accords

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