WorksheetsAPUSH REVIEW
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What was the impact of the fur trade on the relationship between Europeans and the Native Americans in the mid-1700s?
It’s competitive nature destroyed the relationship between the French and the Native Americans of Quebec.
It revitalized the French Canadian colonies and promoted an excellent economic relationship.
It forced the French and the Native American peoples of northern America to cooperate and strengthened their diplomatic relationship.
It strengthened the alliance between British and Native American populations.
What was the relationship between Britain and the colonists in the early 1760’s?
The relationship was strong and people in the colonies were proud to be in British hands.
The relationship was tainted and colonist ideas of dissent and rebellion were growing.
The relationship was weak and the British were sending troops to live in colonist homes.
The relationship was decent but limited to trade
What is one specific impact of women’s actions in the American Revolution?
Their roles as unsuspecting spies gave the American side key information, allowing them to win.
Their dedication to boycotting foreign goods and bolstering domestic production gave the Americans an economic advantage and allowed the war to continue.
They sustained the farms and worked their husband’s jobs while their husbands were at war, keeping the American economy running.
While they were not allowed, many women snuck into the military, and their additional numbers allowed an American victory.
How did the alliance between France and the Continental Congress affect the American cause?
It benefited them because France gave the colonists money, weapons, and troops that helped them overpower Britain.
The French were able to negotiate peace with Britain at the Treaty of Paris, securing an American victory.
Their inconsequential support led the US to lose money on their behalf, devastating the colonist's efforts for independence.
Their claim to much of North America threatened American sovereignty, and the alliance only strengthened this tension.
What were the main problems the new American government faced after the American Revolution?
Their marred relationship with Britain led to tense global diplomacy efforts, and they failed to develop good foreign policies.
They were left with extreme debt after the war, leading them to institute high taxes that the government had little to no power to enforce.
State governments rebelled against the federal government, leading to national disarray and extreme tension.
The American people were upset with the decisions of the new federal government, and they protested.
The Northwest ordinance most directly influenced...
The trade relationships between northern states foreign regions.
The division of land between white settlers and Native Americans.
The amount of land given to white settlers willing to take a risk living in the west.
The ways a northwestern state might be admitted to the union.
In what way did the division between Federalists and Antifederalists create a broader effect?
The situation created longstanding regional divisions between culture and political parties.
The divisions lead to the compromise of 1850 where the sides agreed on the question of federal intervention.
The Anti Federalists, made up of Elite class members were able to overpower the poorer citizens in the Federalist party.
The divisions lead to the civil war when neither side could compromise on the question of states rights.
How did African Americans, especially enslaved peoples, challenge
tradition in the United States after the Revolutionary War?
Instead of keeping up with their own culture, they assimilated into white American culture and became integral members of society.
They used the ideas of freedom from the War to argue for their personal sovereignty, and their challenge of the establishment set the path towards their eventual emancipation.
Many used the political and social chaos after the war to escape, either to Africa or the West, breaking away from the tradition of staying put.
They practiced their own religions, continued to speak their native languages, and expressed themselves through music.
Why was the Marshall Court so significant in defining how the Supreme Court would act?
The Marshall Court rules that it could not force the executive branch to give Marbury his judiciary appointment in Marbury v. Madison, establishing that the executive branch was stronger than the Supreme Court.
The Marshall Court refused to cooperate with the Democratic-Republican presidents of the early 1800s, establishing that the Justices would use their personal beliefs to define constitutionality.
The Marshall Court ruled that states could not tax the US National Bank in McCulloch v. Maryland, establishing that the Supreme Court would decide which taxes would be kept in the upcoming decades.
The Marshall Court created "judicial review", establishing the Supreme Court's power to rule on cases involving states as well as the nation.
What were the three prongs of Henry Clay's American system?
The bank of the US, strong tariffs, and the use of government funds to pay for infrastructure.
Focus on trade, weaker tariffs, and imperialism.
The slave trade, the Missouri compromise, and Dred Scott v. Sandford.
Agriculture in the south, industry in the north expansion in the west.
The working class, the middle class, and the upper class.
Which of the following was not a major factor in increasing European migration to America during the early/mid 1800s?
Religious persecution
New financial opportunities in America
Displacement because of was in their home country
Famine
Political persecution
Through what main political strategy was Andrew Jackson able to win the election of 1828 against John Quincy Adams?
Jackson slandered Adams for failing to accomplish anything during his first term as president, ruining Adam's reputation.
Jackson "stood" for president and came across as aristocratic, securing the votes of the wealthy upper classes who respected him.
Jackson "ran" for president and campaigned actively, becoming popular with the newly enfranchised working-class white male voter base.
Jackson told Americans he would reduce tariffs Adams had raised, gaining widespread support form Southerners especially.
What were Andrew Jackson's views about the power of the federal government?
He was strict constructionist, meaning he believed in states rights over all else.
He was a strict constructionist, meaning he believed the power of the federal government over all else.
He was a liberal constructionist, meaning he believed in states rights over all else.
He was a liberal constructionist, meaning he believed the power of the federal government over all else.
As slavery in the South was beginning to come to an end, how was this opposition specifically coming to light?
African Americans established lives for themselves outside of slavery.
Southern Aristocracy
Amistad Case
Nat Turner's Rebellion
What specific changes in society contributed the most to the start of America pushing away traditional values?
Women's Suffrage
Increasing opposition of slavery
Temperance Movement
Increasing participation of different religions.
What was the main reasoning behind the decline of support for slavery in the South?
Ceased to be economically profitable.
It was inhumane.
Was becoming too expensive.
Not enough slaves.
What was the primary reason for the market revolution?
The growing popularity of consumer culture and the decline of trade.
A greater emphasis on work ethic spurred on by the Second Great Awakening.
The Monroe doctrine increased the reach of US companies allowing for a market revolution.
Rapid improvements in transportation technology along with the use of inventions/new technologies to produce goods.
The tensions arising from westward expansion and slavery were highest between which two groups?
Republicans and Democrats
Northerners and plantation owners
Northern laborers and farmworkers
Pioneers and abolitionists
How did the values of the Free Soilers differ from those of the American Anti Slavery Society?
The Free Soilers opposed expansion of slavery, while American Anti Slavery society wanted to completely abolish it.
The American Anti Slavery Society opposed expansion of slavery, while Free Soilers society wanted to completely abolish it.
The Free Soilers focused on economic disadvantages of slavery as justification for abolition, while the AASS was more morally compelled
The AASS focused on economic disadvantages of slavery as justification for abolitions, while the Free Soilers were more morally compelled.
How did views on slavery split the Democratic Party in 1860?
Southern Democrats opposed slavery and Northern Democrats wanted to keep slavery
Northern Democrats opposed slavery and Southern Democrats wanted to keep slavery
Southern Democrats were opposed to slavery for moral reasons, while Northern democrats for economic reasons
Northern democrats were opposed to slavery for moral reasons, while Southern Democrats focused on economic reasons
How did womens’ role in industry change during the Civil War, and why?
More women joined industrial jobs because of the spreading feminist sentiment
Women continued to stay in the home
Fewer women worked in industry, because wartime policy dictated that only men could hold jobs
More women worked in industry because many men abandoned their work to fight in the war
The failure of reconstruction can be most directly attributed to
Lack of support from the federal government during Andrew Johnson’s presidency
White supremacist terrorist acts
The forcing of former slaves into predatory sharecropping contracts
All of the above
Why were some female activists offended by efforts for the suffrage of black men?
They felt no one should be able to vote except white men
They felt that black men were too educated to get the right to vote
They resented black men gaining suffrage when they had been trying to get it for so long
They thought that black men and black women should gain suffrage
What was one key reason federal troops were withdrawn from the South at the end of Reconstruction?
Troops were no longer necessary
The troops resented being stationed far from home
Northerners wanted to be protected from Union strikes
Northerners wanted to be protected from foreign aggressors
What characterized the Southern white reaction to Reconstruction?
Many used violence to terrorize black populations and attempt to reverse reconstruction
Many tried to help black families make a life for themselves
Many gave in to Reconstruction policies because of the pressure placed on them by federal troops
Many moved west in hopes of escaping the federal troops’ enforcement of Reconstruction policies
Sharecropping became the dominant means of labor in the South during reconstruction because
Former slaves lacked the economic capital to buy their own land
General Sherman’s “40 acres and a mule” plan was reversed by the federal government
Democrats took back congressional control in 1867 and ended reconstruction
Cotton prices were on the rise and presented former slaves with economic prosperity
How did the early Civil War conflicts influence the opinions of Northerners about abolition?
Some Northerners turned against abolition when they saw the system in the South
The conflicts did not affect their opinion
Many were horrified of what slavery was really like, and more strongly backed abolition
Northerners resented the losses in early battles, and began supporting abolition to spite the South
What triggered the Whiskey Rebellion?
Whiskey shortages
A group of drunkards protesting against the new government
High federal excise taxes that farmers could not afford to pay
Wheat and corn shortages
What aspect of the Seven Years’ War resulted inthe American Revolution?
The French
The British’s massive war debts
American insurrection
Native American attacks on the colonies
Which key event of the Revolutionary War ensured France’s participation?
Lafayette’s endorsement of the American leadership
The victory at the Battle of Saratoga
Benjamin Franklin’s negotiations as ambassador
The stalemate at the Battle of Bunker HIll
Which was not guaranteed in the Articles of Confederation:
Congress regulates the post office
All thirteen states must all agree to amend the articles
The federal government can raise and collect taxes
Congress controls the Continental Army
What effect did the American Revolution have on the social ideals for women?
Increased liberation as women entered the workforce while their husbands fought in the war
Patriotic standards were brought home in concepts of ‘republican womanhood’
No change - women remained subordinate homemakers
Women were further suppressed as men attempted to gain control over their personal lives in response to subjugation from the British
Which of the following was NOT a key warning to the American people contained in Washington’s Farewell Address?
Not to form political parties
Not to fall into sectionalism
Not to make any alliances in foreign affairs
Not to make any alliances in foreign affairs
Which is a long term legacy of the American Revolution in the 20th century?
Protests for civil rights
Imperialism in Africa
Catholicism becomes the primary religion
Taxation without representation
What was the main reason behind the Pinckney Treaty?
To settle sectional disputes on the issue of slavery
To completely remove Spanish influence from the Western Hemisphere
To persuade Native Americans to give up their land in the Southeast near Florida
To open the lower Mississippi River and New Orleans to American trade
Which of the following was NOT guaranteed by the Treaty of Paris?
Americans would pay debt owed to British merchants
The Rio Grande River became the western boundary of the United States
Americans would have fishing rights off the coast of Canada
Britain recognizes the existence of the United States as an independent nation
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
To persuade the American public to support the Constitution
To argue for a decentralized government
To appeal to popular distrust of the government in the effort to restrict federal power
To persuade the American public to support the Articles of the Confederation
John Marshall’s ruling in Marbury v. Madison overturned which of the following laws?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
The Judiciary Act of 1789
The Embargo Act of 1807
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Which of the following most directly resulted from Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v Maryland?
The Panic of 1819
The continuation of the Second Bank of the United States
The president vetoing a recharted of the national bank
South Carolina starting the nullification crisis because they believed that the national bank was unconstitutional
Which of the following is a significant effect the Monroe Doctrine had on the United States?
The US annexed Texas
The US-Britain alliance strengthened
The US protected countries in the Western Hemisphere from further European intervention
The US decreased funds to the military
The Monroe Doctrine most directly led to which of the following developments?
The end of the Whig Party
The US's foreign policy becoming more increasingly isolationist
The development of labor unions
Most political leaders began to value regional interests over national interests more
What is one effect of the Erie Canal?
Sanitary conditions led to less disease
New York industrializes
Money drain as the canal erodes
vastly improves agriculture
How did suffrage for all white men affect early to mid 1800s politics?
Voting in the US shifted to become more in tune with republican ideals
Women and other racial groups experienced a new movement towards universal suffrage
The public had more control over choosing governors and presidential electors
Which of the following movements would most likely oppose the Indian Removal Act?
Anti-imperialists in the early 1900s
Conservationists in the early 1900s
Nativists in the 1870s
Homesteaders in the 1860s
Which of the following most directly resulted from the Nat Turner's Rebellion?
Growing tensions between Britain and its colonies
The Spanish American War
Increased reliance on African slaves
Manifest Destiny
Which of the following groups most supported the Temperance Movement?
Immigrant women
Irish immigrants
Enslaved men
White women
Which of the following would The Liberator most likely agree with?
Slavery should be abolished
Women should have the right to vote
The American colonies should fight for independence from Britain
America should support South Vietnam against the Communists
Which of the following developments most directly caused the ideas expressed in the Lincoln Douglas Debates?
The increasing importance of slavery as a social and political issue
Ideas of morality which stemmed from social movements in the early 19th century
Tensions between Democratic and Republican ideals about state rights/national rights
Economic importance of cotton in the US
Which of the following events stemmed from the ideas expressed in this passage?
Increased debates between Lincoln and Douglass
The enactment of stricter laws towards enslaved people
The secession of South Carolina
Northerners support of the institution of slavery
What would the man on the left most likely support?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
14th Amendment
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Wade-Davis Bill
Which of the following groups would agree with the ideas of this political cartoon?
The Whigs
Enslaved people
The Free-Soilers
The Republicans
What event most directly led to the Dred Scott v Sandford case?
Fugitive Slave Acts
Bleeding Kansas
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1877
What event best opposes the decision made in the Dred Scott case?
Slaughter-House Cases
Movement of Exodusters
Confiscation Acts
14th Amendment
What was the effect of the Dred Scott v Sandford court case decision?
Increased agreement on the importance of the institution of slavery
Debates on the morality of slavery throughout the nation
Increased tensions between North and South
Creation of loose laws which allowed the movement of freed people
What best resembles the problems Farmers in the West faced that Farmers in the South did not have in the gilded age?
fertile land
High interest rates and inflated railroad prices from the corporations
Large and unwanted government oversight
Major conflicts with native americans resulting in western farmers fleeing Eastward
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted?
Wanted to retaliate against the Chinese government
White workers wanted to reduce competition for work in California
Because chinese immigrants were becoming very wealthy from working in California
Did the Populist Party agree with laissez-faire economic policy?
Yes they supported it because it promoted competition
No they disagreed because it prompted government regulation
Yes they supported it because it reinforced the gold standard
No they did not support it because it rejected government regulation
What did the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth" suggest?
Wealthy people were superior to poor people
Poor people should not receive welfare programs
The wealthy should use their wealth to help create better economic opportunity for the poor
The poor had to work hard in order to become wealthy
Which of the following groups would have supported the industrialization of Lumber and Mining the United States experienced in the late 19th century?
Democrat-Republicans of the 18th century
Yeoman Farmers of the 19th century
Federalists of the 18th century
Civil Rights Leaders of the 20 century
What best resembles the problems Farmers in the West faced that Farmers in the South did not have in the gilded age?
fertile land
High Interest rates and inflated railroad prices from the corporations
Large and unwanted government oversight
major conflicts with native americans resulting in western farmers fleeing Eastward
Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted?
Wanted to retaliate against the Chinese government
White workers wanted to reduce competition for work in California
Because chinese immigrants were becoming very wealthy from working in California
Did the Populist Party agree with laissez-faire economic policy?
Yes they supported it because it promoted competition
No they disagreed because it prompted government regulation
Yes they supported it because reinforced the gold standard
No they did not support it because it rejected government regulation
What did the idea of the “Gospel of Wealth” suggest?
Wealthy people were superior to poor people
Poor people should not receive welfare programs
The wealthy should use their wealth to help create better economic opportunity for the poor
The poor had to work hard in order to become wealthy
Which of the following groups would have supported the industrialization of Lumber and Mining the United States experienced in the late 19th century?
Democrat-Republicans of the 18th century
Yeoman Farmers of the 19th century
Federalists of the 18th century
Civil Rights Leaders of the 20 century
he success of Political Machines showed continuity with what other historical development experienced in the late 19th century at the same time?
Reconstruction efforts
Anti-trust legislation
Manifest Destiny
Corporate Government ties
Which of the following groups would have supported the experience of the lowell factory system.
Children just tryna make some easy cash
Women
Urban men working in Factories
African American migrants from the south.
What best describes the way the post war migration of african americans was described in the media during and after reconstruction
Awesome, I love all people
Ok why are you coming here nobody like you
you guys are causing so many problems please go to another part of town
this not that important i dont care what they doing.
How did Gilded Age society in the late 18th century depart from traditional American values?
The rise of consumerism, especially with the mass production of products
The rise of new gender roles that impacted both men and women
The advent of unskilled workers taking jobs that previously only skilled workers enjoyed
The growth of religious organizations such as the YMCA and YWCA
How did lives of urban workers change in the gilded age
People were dying left and right
Non stock partyiing and driking became the norm
Awesome inventions like modern light bulbs made it easy to read textbook at night and peoples quality of life got better
people became very sad because covid-19 was devastating the country
The Espionage Act of 1917 was most similar to what previous legislation in American history?
Navigation Act of 1660
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Embargo Act of 1807
Ordinance of Nullification of 1832
How did New Deal policies affect Native Americans?
New Deal policies allowed non-natives to push further into Indian territory by transforming many Indian reservations into national parks
New Deal policies allowed the federal government to build infrastructure and public works on Indian land
New Deal policies increased the size of Indian reservations
New Deal policies granted self-government to those who lived on Indian reservations
Which of the following is NOT an example of the effects of WWI on women and women’s rights?
Women experimented more in the public sphere
Women successfully fought for the end of sex discrimmination in employment
Women successfully fought for the right to vote
Women advocated more for reproductive rights
In terms of economic ideologies, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft both were...
Anticommunist
Pro-laissez faire
Procapitalist
Antitrust
The America First committee was a direct response to which of the following ideas or events:
The Neutrality Acts or isolationism
World War One and the trauma and fear that came from that war
Roosevelt Pushing Lend-Lease policy and inching towards intervention in the war
Lebensraum and Germany pushing its borders testing British appeasement
Foreign policy of Containment was strengthened by which of the following
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Nye Committee Hearings
Throughout his career, Herbert Hoover advocated the:
New Deal
Dreyfus Affair
Court-Packing Plan
Social Security Act
Initiative, referendum, and recall...
Were strategies used by African Americans to gain equal rights in the North
Were part of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal
Come from the Federal Reserve Act
Were political reforms designed to give the people a greater voice in the government
The policy of containment adopted during the Cold War is least similar to what American development?
interventionism
isolationism
Truman Doctrine
armed neutrality
The Second Red Scare most directly led to which of the following events on the domestic front?
Vietnam War
Bolshevik Revolution
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Thousands of people being fired
Which group of people most contributed to consumerism in the postwar period?
The middle class
Farmers
The working class
immigrants
Which of the following was a direct economic effect of the television?
The advertising industry grew
More people bought cars
People listened to more rock n’ roll
Political conventions became more entertaining
President Kennedy’s nationally televised announcement in 1962 that the Soviet Union had missiles in Cuba had what effect on the American public?
Increased public fundraising for nuclear weaponry
The idea that going to war was necessary
Widespread fear of nuclear destruction
Rise of communist groups
What had the most direct impact towards Vietnamization under the Nixon administration?
Disapproval of the war at home
Widespread fear of communism
The United States losing the Vietnam War
Deteriorating relations between South Vietnamese and American troops
Who was not a prominent Civil Rights Leader?
Bobby Seale
Fannie Lou Hammer
Pat Robertson
Malcolm X
The civil rights movements of the 50’s and 60’s inspired which future movements
The third Red Scare
The Women’s Rights Movement
The fourth great awakening
The america first movement
Advancements in the environmentalist movement led to which of the following enactments in the United States?
Port Huron Statement
Clean Water Act
Taft-Hartley Act
National Energy Act
The ideology emphasized in opposition of the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment of the late twentieth century is most similar to?
Only allowing women to work when men are off to war in cases similar to WWI and WWII
The practice of Republican Motherhood in the post Revolutionary War Era
The adoption of separate spheres such as the one that emerged in the early nineteenth century
The societal status quo of unequal wages between men and women during the early twentieth century
What incentivized the United States to intervene in WWI?
The sinking of the Lusitania
Wilson’s desire to spread democracy and U.S. hegemony
Germany’s sending of the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico, who then notified the U.S. of the threat
All of the above
Which of the following people who were opposed to the New Deal argue that banks should nationalize?
Huey Long
Coughlin
Dr. Townsend
American Liberty Party
Which of the following did not influence the rise of progressivism?
The rise of big businesses
The growing gap between middle class and working class
The creation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association
Pragmatism from the early 20th century
How did the government generally respond to the needs of the American people during the Great Depression before the Roosevelt administration?
Used radio to inform citizens of federal benefits they would be receiving
Created social programs within the New Deal such as social security under the Hoover administration in response to the market crash
Generally prioritized the government over the welfare of the people and held onto old ideology when markets crashed
Sought out foreign aid to help with the ongoing financial crisis
What caused the stock market to crash in 1929 which marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
Buying stocks on the margin
Too much credit and “easy” money in the 20s
The farm crisis
All of the above
Which US president was in office when the stock market crashed
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding
Wilson
What were the main goals of the New Deal?
No gold/standard and free silver coinage
Abolition and suffrage
Relief, recovery, and reform
Expanding the size and economic influence of the US
Recovery from the Great Depression was achieved partly by
Public work programs
The National Recovery Administration
The Social Security Act
The eruption of World War II
What was President Wilson’s ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Conference?
Stopping the spread of communism
Forcing Germany to pay reparations for the war
Form the League of Nations
All of the above
Why did the United States intervene in WWII when it did?
The U.S. was waiting for an Axis attack on its sovereignty to become personally involved in the war
The U.S. wanted to help France, in return for France helping the U.S. during the Revolutionary War
U.S. officials received word of an Italian attack and needed to preemptively strike the Axis powers before they could harm the U.S.
The U.S. did not want to remain neutral for long in the war, as the U.S. was committed to fighting anti-Semitism
What President created the Environmental Protection Agency and instituted lots of environmental reforms
Jimmy Carter
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Al Gore
How did McCarthy amplify the second red scare
He created the house un american activities committee
He beat Truman in the election of 1952
He used the house un american activities committee to launch investigations
He became FBI director during the 1950s
What was not a cause of Americans moving to the suburbs
Unfair housing policies towards the poor
Post war economic boom
Baby boom
Sun Belt
What was not a prominent movement during the 1960sand 1970s
Women's rights movement
Civil rights movement
Chicano rights movement
States rights movement
What was a cause of President Nixon’s resignation
A poor economy
The U.S. losing the Vietnam war
The Watergate scandal
Gerald Ford wanted to be President
Which of the following were candidates for the1972 Election?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Shirley Chisholm
Walter Mondale
Which states were added during the Presidency of Dwight Eisenhower?
Alaska and Hawaii
Puerto Rico and Guam
Arizona and New Mexico
Oregon and Washington
What was a central reason why Alaska and Hawaii were added to the U.S?
One was thought of to be a Democratic State and one was thought to be A Republican state
Richard Nixon wanted to sell Alaska and Hawaii
Alaska was under threat of Russian invasion and Hawaii of Japanese
A constitutional amendment was passed to require theU.S. to make its more populated territories states
What was the reason the U.S. intervened in the Suez crisis
The Truman doctrine
The Eisenhower doctrine
U.S. oil interests
America wanted to protect its ally Egypt
What were the causes of the rise of the New right?
The rise of suburbia and redlining
The anti-vietnam war movement
President Johnson’s Great society
American White’s disapproved of many rights movements goals of creating social and economic change
To what extent did the Truman Doctrine mark a shift in the American foreign policy plans?
The Truman Doctrine helped to provoke American isolationism following World War II
The Truman Doctrine sought to counter Soviet expansion during the Cold War
The Truman Doctrine aided in creating the Paris Peace Treaties
The Truman Doctrine pressured other governments into granting aid to the United States for the Cold War effort
What was the main difference between the First Red Scare and the Second Red Scare?
The First came from economic clashes between the USSR and the U.S.during WWI, and the Second was a result of growing violence from American Communists
The First was a result of Soviet invasion in American territories during WWI, and the Second occurred after the creation of new deadly weapons
The First resulted from hysteria created by patriotism following WWI,and the Second came from political/ideological conflict between the U.S.and the USSR
The First and the Second Red Scare had no major differences because they both came from an American hatred of Communism
Why did the federal government implement the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act) in 1947?
The Taft-Hartley Act was a reaction to post-war labor strikes in 1945 and 1946
The Taft-Hartley Act sought to increase economic growth through labor unions following the end of WWII
The Taft-Hartley Act was enacted by the Democrat-controlled Congress to “protect the rights of individual employees” as established by the NLRA
The Taft-Hartley Act’s intent was to grant greater power to labor union leaders in the mid-1950s.
How did television impact politics in the 1950s?
More Americans were interested in running for office
TV altered the nature of political campaigns and debates
The television did not impact politics in the 1950s
How were American race relations impacted by the service of African Americans during World War II?
African Americans were treated as first-class citizens,after their contributions in the war.
Despite their service overseas, African Americans found the same racist ideals and violence when they returned from the war.
African Americans who fought in the war were treated with more respect than before, yet those who did not still experienced extreme racial discrimination.
There were some improvements in treatment towardsAfricanAmericans.
Why did Kennedy not stop the building of the Berlin Wall?
He tried to stop the construction of the wall,but did not succeed
He did not care because it did not affect his people
He wanted to stop the construction of the wall,but the American people opposed
He did not want to start a war with the Soviet Union
How did the policy of Vietnamization with Nixon differ from the policies that Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson pursued?
Nixon’s policy was to immediately withdraw American troops
He escalated conflict first, before gradually withdrawing American troops
Nixon ordered the least intense air assault of the war, compared to Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson
Nixon wanted to increase conflict in the war and continue fighting until victory
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplished which of the following?
Allowed every United States citizen the right to vote.
Increased identification requirements in order to vote.
Gave all African Americans the right to vote.
Outlawed literacy tests to qualify for voting.
Someone who supported the Civil Rights act of 1964,would most likely have...
Voted for Barry Goldwater.
Not voted
Voted for Lyndon B. Johnson
Voted for a third party candidate.
How did the political platform of the New Right compareto that of the New Left?
The New Right focused on Equal Rights, whereas the New Left focused on affirmative action
The New Right and the New Left shared views on voicing oppression
The New Right consisted of conservative activists who voiced oppression, whereas the New Left focused on counterculture.
What development had the most impact on the intercontinental trade of the early Americas?
New ships that permitted longer travels
Technological advances such as maps and astrolabes
The discovery of the New World
Natural resources such as gold and silver found in the Americas
For which reason did the Spanish assume victory over Southern American nations quickly?
Horses and weapons, a form of warfare little known to the Indian natives
Widespread religion, to which natives adhered to
The lack of native immunity to European disease
A deep respect for the other’s culture
How did religion shape the Americas?
Christianity was forced upon natives and widespread
Many natives kept their religion and cultural practices
Protestantism was the norm
The Spanish crown was not invested in religion and had more interest in the resources of the Americas
In what ways were the geographic regions of America similar?
Their cultures
Their nutrition
Their social structures
Their respect for the land
What role did the natives play in the Spanish New World?
They had role were they were empowered
They became slaves
They were involved in a had a class based system were their efforts benefited the Spanish
They cooperated with the Spanish to establish an egalitarian society
Why did Maryland have a policy of religious toleration?
To attract Catholic settlers
To attract Protestant settlers
Because Maryland was not a religious colony
The charter required that they be tolerant of all religions
Which of the following does NOT describe the social classes in South Carolina?
Mostly backwood farmers
Had an aristocracy
Had Native American slaves
Had African slaves
Which of the following was NOT a cause of British expansion in the Americas?
Less competition from native due to disease
Spain was in a war with the Netherlands
Attracted by profitability of sugarcane
Needed to find labor for plantations in North America
What was one similarity between Leisler’s Rebellion and Bacon’s Rebellion?
Both showed danger of an unhappy lower class
Both made themselves governor
Both showed tensions between colonists and Native Americans
Both lobbied to the British government for support
Which of the following wars showed how wars in Europe shaped conflicts in the colonies and eventually inspired the American Revolution?
King Philip's War
Seven Years’ War
Battle of Fallen Timbers
War of Spanish Succession
Which aspect of George W. Bush’s foreign policy differed the most from his Cold War Predecessors?
It was more actively interventionist than his predecessors, who were restrained compared to him.
It focused more on nuclear weapons than his predecessors, who did not want to negotiate with the Soviets in most cases.
It was more frequently applied to combat non-state actors rather than another foreign power.
It focused more on unilateralism than multilateralism, which George W. Bush believed was too slow.
Which aspect of the Watergate scandal is best reflected in the Whitewater scandal?
The investigation led to an impeachment by the House of Representatives
The scandal focused on conduct while in office
The scandal permanently tarnished the reputation of the President
Nearly all of the perpetrators of the scandal were pardoned or never charged
Which of the following effects mostly directly resulted from the Clarence Thomas Confirmation and Anita Hill Hearings?
The process of nominating Supreme Court Justices got immediately more contentious and politically volatile.
The #MeToo movement came into being following the testimony.
Clarence Thomas voluntarily withdrew himself from consideration to be a Supreme Court Justice.
The feminist movement found a new standard-bearer in Anita Hill.
Which reason best captures why George H.W. Bush had to break his promise and raise taxes?
Reagan cut taxes but did not cut the budget, increasing military spending, which caused the national debt to balloon and required a raft of tax hikes to counteract.
“Trickle-down” economics didn’t work, and George H.W. Bush publicly refuted their efficacy.
Defense spending increases during the George H.W. Bush administration required new revenue.
George H.W. Bush had always intended to raise taxes as President as was far less conservative than Reagan was.
Which component of Barack Obama’s foreign policy best aligned with his predecessor’s?
Obama and George W. Bush both focused on a similar set of issues with a similar set of strategies.
Obama and George W. Bush focused on a different set of issues with a similar set of strategies.
Obama and George W. Bush both focused on a similar set of issues but with a different set of strategies.
Obama and George W. Bush focused on a different set of issues with a different set of strategies.
What did the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882 do?
Deported all Chinese immigrants living in America
Did not allow Chinese people to work in factories
Prohibited immigration of Chinese laborers
Excluded Chinese people in the workforce entirely
What industry caused outrage among workers to cause the panic of 1893?
Oil companies
Railroad/transportation
Cotton
Molasses
What did the Haymarket rioters want and were they successful?
Better working conditions; yes
Higher wages; no
More jobs; yes
Shorter work days; no
What was the biggest difference in experience of women in the urban workforce in the late 1800s from the experiences of the women in the Lowell factory system at the beginning of the 1800s?
Better workplace conditions
Work became increasingly empowering to women allowing for greater independence
Gained wages more comparable to men
What was the goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?
To better regulate the railroad industry by ensuring fair rates
To assimilate indigenous peoples into American society through cultural erasure
To require the United States government to buy more silver
To prevent workers from forming a union
What was the main focus of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Movement (WCTU)?
To gain fair pay in the work industry
To have better working conditions/better work environment
Educate others about Christianity
To stop alcohol consumption
What reason was used to restrict immigration in the late nineteenth century that had not been used in the 1700s?
Worsening economic competition (for jobs)
isolationism
Nationalism
racism
What economic effect did the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 have?
Inflation
Depression
Recession
Unemployment
What was a result of Laissez-Faire Capitalism?
Weaker central/federal government
Stronger central/federal government
Negatively impacted Large corporations
Less corruption in government
Frederick Jackson Turner wrote that society would progress so long as...
Workers continued to demand better wages and better working conditions
There was prohibition of alcoholic beverages
There was new land
Women stopped asking for more rights - didn’t they already have enough??
What caused Bacon’s Rebellion?
African-American sentiment
Native populations intruding on European land
Unjust policies imposed by colonial governments and alliances with natives
Imbalanced marketing and trade systems with Northerners
How well did Aztec religion align with that of the conquistadores?
The Aztec religion was monothestic, therefore the conquistadors agreed mostly with their religion.
The Aztec religion was polythesitic, therefore the conquistadors disregarded their religion.
The Aztec did not have a religion, and lived by governmental law.
The Aztecs were Catholic, so the conquistadores did not harm them.
What was the main reason for prosecuting “witches” in the Salem Witch Trials?
Religious belief that all women had an evil agenda
The perceived “witches” were homosexual
They were women who contained a sense of independence or traces of the devil in their system
Women who were unable to give birth
Which was one of if not the main ways the conquistadors found labor and resources in the Americas?
Horticulture
Free-Market Capitalism
The Encomienda System
Demanding tribute from native South American people
How did the GI bill stimulate the economy?
Built new universities and colleges
Allowed the re-enlistment of veterans for pay
Provided college education for veterans
Granted legal protection of veterans
