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US EOC History Review

Total questions: 208

Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
2.
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...
a)
Vietnamization 
b)
Communism
c)
Domino Theory
d)
Imperialism
3.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
4.
The ________ were communist rebels in South Vietnam.
a)
Japan
b)
Vietcong
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
5.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
6.
The result of the discrepancy between government and television reports concerning the Vietnam War?
a)
Apathy towards gov't issues
b)
Greater support for the President
c)
Growing support for the war
d)
Credibility Gap 
7.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
8.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
9.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
10.
________ was the rebel leader of North Vietnam
a)
Bradley Gieseking
b)
Mao Zedong 
c)
Ngo Dinh Diem 
d)
Ho Chi Minh 
11.
At which university did Anti-War protests result in deaths of four college students in 1970?
a)
Jackson State College in Mississippi
b)
Harvard University in Massachusetts
c)
University of California, Berkeley
d)
Kent State University in Ohio
12.
What type of warfare did the Vietcong use during the Vietnam War?
a)
modern, mechanized warfare
b)
hit-and-run guerrilla warfare
c)
archaic, stone-age warfare
d)
kung fu, blades and bows warfare
13.
What was the name of the bombing operation that began in 1965 and continued through 1968?
a)
Operation Rolling Thunder
b)
Christmas Bombings
c)
Search and Destroy
d)
"Bombing them back to the bargaining table"
14.
Why did the U.S. support French colonial rule of Vietnam after WWII?
a)
to stop Vietnam from becoming communist
b)
the U.S. likes colonies, even French ones
c)
the French promised to support American colonies
d)
China promised to stay out of Vietnam because of France
15.
People opposed to the war in Vietnam were known as:
a)
Hawks
b)
Doves
c)
Patriots
d)
CORE
16.
When the United States entered the fighting in Vietnam, leaders were following the cold war policy of 
a)
Communism
b)
Pacifism
c)
Vietnamization
d)
Containment
17.
What gave President Johnson authority to send soldiers into Vietnam?
a)
Declaration of War
b)
Executive Order 1954
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
the Constitution
18.
Conflict between U.S. and Cuba between nuclear weapons
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
e)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
19.
Failed invasion of Cuba
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
e)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
20.
Communist assault on South Vietnamese cities
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
e)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
21.
Person who supported involvement in Vietnam
a)
Dove
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Hawk
d)
John Kennedy
e)
Ho Chi Minh
22.
Leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
Dove
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Hawk
d)
John Kennedy
e)
Ho Chi Minh
23.
President of the United States during the Cuban Missile
a)
Dove
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Hawk
d)
John Kennedy
e)
Ho Chi Minh
24.
What was the primary goal of the Vietcong?
a)
to replace Soviet communism with democracy in North Vietnam
b)
to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam by way of a compromise
c)
to undermine the anticommunist Diem government in South Vietnam
d)
to reverse the anti-Buddhist legislation passed by the Diem administration
25.
How did the domino theory influence United States foreign policy?
a)
It suggested that the United States should refuse to send military aid to Vietnam.
b)
It suggested that all Western powers would support the United States in its war efforts.
c)
It suggested that Vietnamese nationalism would spread to Vietnam's neighboring countries.
d)
It suggested that the United States would need to support governments fighting communism.
26.
Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?
a)
to support Vietnam's independence from colonialism
b)
to defend Vietnam and its neighbors from communism
c)
to ensure that the war would not spread to the Western world
d)
to prevent France from becoming more powerful than the United States
27.
How did the hawks feel about the war in Vietnam?
a)
They criticized the war on moral grounds.
b)
They did not accept the escalating wartime costs.
c)
They opposed withdrawing troops from Vietnam.
d)
They sympathized with the cause of North Vietnam.
28.
How did the Vietnam War affect President Johnson's plans?
a)
It caused him to divert soldiers from the Great Society program.
b)
It compromised domestic reforms in favor of funding foreign efforts.
c)
It increased foreign funding in order to enact social reforms in Vietnam.
d)
It weakened his economic programs by disillusioning the American public.
29.
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?
a)
that U.S. troops killed Vietnamese civilians in My Lai
b)
that Nixon lied about expanding the war into Cambodia
c)
that four students had been shot at Kent State University
d)
that U.S. leaders lied to Congress about involvement in Vietnam
30.
What happened after the United States withdrew troops from Vietnam?
a)
North Vietnamese forces took control of South Vietnam.
b)
North Vietnam and South Vietnam both honored the cease-fire.
c)
South Vietnam initiated a diplomatic settlement with North Vietnam.
d)
South Vietnam attacked North Vietnam to maintain power in the region.
31.
Hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action was known as ______.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Cold War
d)
Brinkmanship
32.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To embarrass America
b)
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
c)
To reduce cold war tensions
d)
To demonstrate the success of Communism
33.
Napalm
a)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
b)
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
c)
Another name for a flamethrower
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
34.
Agent Orange
a)
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
b)
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they 
c)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
35.
Lyndon Johnson did which of the following?
a)
Decreased American Involvement 
b)
Increased American Involvement
36.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Neither
d)
Both
37.

What does this image say about the control of political bosses?

a)

political bosses wanted to squish the opportunities in New York

b)

political bosses control all of New York City

c)

Political bosses were showing their approval with a "thumbs up" image

d)

New Jersey did not have political bosses

38.

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

39.

What legislation is this cartoon referring to?

a)

30 day waiting period for immigration

b)

Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Immigration Reduction Act

d)

Chinese Exclusion Act

40.

Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?

a)

He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors

b)

He was a government inspector looking for corruption

c)

He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government

d)

He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization

41.

What concept does this image refer to?

a)

political machines

b)

nativisim

c)

labor unions

d)

graft

42.

What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

43.

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

a)

labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

b)

Labor unions decreased nativism

c)

Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

d)

Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

44.

What does this image say about why workers looked up to political bosses?

a)

political bosses

b)

political bosses

c)

political bosses threw large parties so the immigrants felt welcome in the US

d)

political bosses helped immigrants find jobs and handed out other favors

45.

Why do you think this man was trying to cover up or paint the Tammeny Hall Tiger?

a)

to make the political machine of New York seem better than it was

b)

To cover up the corruption of political bosses in New York

c)

to cover up secret information about the government in New York

d)

To cover up the mistreatment of immigrants by political machines

46.

What does this image say is the controlling factor of decisions by political machines?

a)

resources

b)

influence

c)

power

d)

money

47.
Economic philosophy based on "Survival of the fittest"
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
National Market
c)
Knights of Labor
d)
Free Enterprise System
48.
designed to prevent companies from engaging in unfair practices that eliminated fair competition
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Corporation
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
49.
complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition
a)
Robber Barons
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
Monopoly
d)
Philanthropy
50.
inventor known for the telephone and the company that later becomes AT&T
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John D. Rockefeller
51.
founded “AFL” in 1881
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
52.
theory that rich were obligated to help communities by giving back in the form of libraries, school, universities but not giving directly to individuals
a)
National Market
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Gospel of Wealth
d)
Laissez-faire
53.
completed in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah making it possible to travel by land to California
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Interstate Highway
c)
Route 66
d)
Henry Ford's Model T
54.
theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market
a)
Cul-de-sac
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Fleur de Lis
d)
Achtung
55.
prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Child Labor Laws
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act
56.
Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
57.
Axis Powers:
a)
Italy, France, Britain
b)
U.S., France, Britain
c)
Italy, Japan, Germany
d)
Britain, Japan, Italy
58.
Allied Powers:
a)
Soviet Union, France, Britain
b)
U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
c)
Italy, Japan, U.S.
d)
Britain, Italy, Soviet Union
59.
The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rough Riders
c)
7th Calvary
d)
82nd Airborne
60.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
61.
What event led to the US joining World War II? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
62.
During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
a)
were known spies for Japan
b)
were seen as a security threat
c)
refused to serve in the United States military
d)
expressed their support for Italy and Germany
63.
Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to
a)
work on the development of an atomic bomb
b)
increase economic production to meet wartime demands
c)
defend New York City against a nuclear attack
d)
recruit men for the military services
64.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
65.
How did methods of warfare in WWII differ from those in WWI?
a)
Soldiers spent most of their time in trenches to avoid machine-gun fire.
b)
Because of a shortage of manpower, women fought overseas in combat roles.
c)
German submarines frequently attacked British and US shipping.
d)
Airplane, tank, and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances.
66.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
67.
In the 1930s, how did the US respond to the rise of fascism in Europe?
a)
By invading Germany and Italy
b)
By forming military alliances
c)
By joining the League of Nations.
d)
by passing a series of neutrality laws.
68.
Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?
a)
deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater
b)
conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces
c)
creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon
d)
forced internment of US citizens of Japanes, Italian, and German ancestry.
69.
How did the US Government respond to early reports of the Holocaust during WWII?
a)
began accepting refugees from Europe
b)
did not change immigration policies to accept Jewish refugees
c)
began a propaganda campaign to bring awareness of Holocaust
d)
leaders spoke out in support, but little action was taken
70.
Korematsu vs United States, why did the Supreme Court decide internment was constitutional?
a)
strong evidence of Japanese sabotage on the West Coast
b)
Many Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed forces
c)
This type of action was necessary during national emergency
d)
Most Japanese Americans were not United States citizens
71.
Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?
a)
women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
b)
it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
c)
it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
d)
women's contributions were not valued by American society
72.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
73.
What was the purpose of the "cash and carry" policy adopted by the US government in 1939?
a)
to preserve US neutrality
b)
to gain access to new trade markets
c)
to spread democracy around the world
d)
to punish aggressor nations
74.
What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?
a)
to ensure schools did not run out of supplies
b)
to ensure that children did not use too many products
c)
to ensure enough products were available for military use
d)
to ensure elderly citizens had enough goods
75.
Why did Americans buy war bonds during World War II?
a)
To avoid paying taxes.
b)
To donate part of their wages to the military
c)
To finance public works projects.
d)
To lend the government money to pay for the war.
76.
What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?
a)
To persuade women to be as strong as men
b)
To make women looked after their families during WWII.
c)
To encourage women to enter the workforce
d)
To persuade women to fight for equal pay
77.
Why did the US enact the Lend-Lease Act?
a)
To stay out of World War II
b)
To divide land acquired from the Japanese.
c)
To supply iron and oil to Japan.
d)
To let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s.
78.
The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as
a)
island blitzkrieg
b)
shock and awe in the islands
c)
island hopping
d)
island trenching
79.

Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition is referred to as

a)

kamikaze

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

island-hopping

d)

total war

80.

Prepping the military to engage in war is called

a)

mobilization

b)

kamikaze

c)

bliztkrieg

d)

total war

81.

The systematic destruction of a group of people based on race, nationality, religion, etc., is called

a)

dehumanization

b)

Holocaust

c)

genocide

d)

total war

82.
U.S. isolationism was ended when?
a)
German Invasion of Poland
b)
Pearl Harbor was attacked
c)
Battle of Iwo Jima
d)
Sinking of the USS Maine 
83.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)

Interventionists

84.
US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides prior to Pearl Harbor.
a)
insulated
b)
at war
c)
isolated
d)
suffering in the great depression
85.

In 1924, the US passed the Immigration Quota Act. A quota effects immigration how?

a)

lower the number of immigrants into a country

b)

increases the number of immigrants into a country

86.

Starting in the early 1930's who was controlling Manchuria as a puppet state?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

France

87.

What was the main goal of the League of Nations?

a)

Ensure economic prosperity.

b)

Maintain world peace.

c)

Rearm countries.

d)

Punish Germany.

88.

France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

praise

c)

extermination

d)

interventionism

89.

government controls all aspects of society (economic, political, social)

a)

totalitarianism

b)

fascism

c)

democracy

d)

militarism

90.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
91.

The name given to the North

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

92.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
93.

Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war

a)

Ohio River

b)

Tennessee River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Mississippi River

94.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all of the slaves in America?

a)

Yes

b)

No

95.

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

96.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
97.

The name given to the South

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

98.

California being admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law are both part of

a)

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Nullification Act

99.

The Dred Scott case determined that slaves

a)

could sue for their freedom with enough proof.

b)

would be freed if they lived in the Northern states.

c)

were property and could not bring a case before the court.

d)

could travel freely with their master's permission.

100.

The Missouri Compromise

a)

created rules for all new territories regarding slavery

b)

allowed slave states to come in without a free state to balance them out

c)

maintained the balance of slave and free states

d)

established rules for statehood in the Mexican Cession

101.
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Secession
102.
The Compromise of 1850...
a)
allowed California to enter as a free state.
b)
ended the Fugitive Slave law.
c)
gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.
d)
banned slaver in Washington D.C.
103.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
a)
outlawing alcohol
b)
ending slavery
c)
limiting slavery to southern states
d)
ending women's suffrage
104.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
105.
Why did the South oppose tariffs?
a)
Favored the Northern economy and threatened to hurt the Southern economy 
b)
Allowed slavery in the North
c)
Favored the Westwern economy and had no effect elsewhere
d)
Allowed slaves to runaway
106.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became a free or a slave state?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

the 36'30" parallel

c)

one would be a slave state, the other a free state

d)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

107.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
108.
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.
a)
secession
b)
populous
c)
slavery
d)
federalist
109.
Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?
a)
John Brown
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Andrew Jackson
110.

Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Pilot Knob

c)

Bull Run

d)

Fort Sumter

111.
Taxes on imported goods are called
a)
Income Tax
b)
Tariffs
c)
Revenue
112.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
113.
Roosevelt’s Square Deal refers to:
a)
Fair treatment of people in society
b)
Using the government’s power to help citizens
c)
Settling issues for the betterment of society
d)
All of the above
114.
Which of the following best states the goal of prohibitionists?
a)
To eliminate the sale of alcohol to children
b)
To eliminate the use of alcohol in society
c)
To reduce accidents in the workplace
d)
To reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
115.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
116.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
117.
Which of the following marked the end of the progressive era?
a)
Starting of World War II
b)
Starting of Vietnam War
c)
Starting of World War I
d)
Starting of Iraq War
118.
Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s led to the creation of National Parks?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Preservation
c)
Conservation
d)
Intimidation
119.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
120.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
121.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
122.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
123.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
124.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
125.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
126.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
127.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers  known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
128.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
129.
The famous immigration center in NYC is
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Coney Island
d)
Long Island
130.
Who wrote about and exposed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
131.
Period of history when alcohol was outlawed in the country
a)
Prohibition
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
132.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
133.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists 
134.
In which plan, rejected by Lincoln, did a majority of the southern states' white adult males have to pledge loyalty to the Union?
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
10% plan
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
135.
The 15th amendment gave the right to vote to
a)
All African Americans
b)
African American men
c)
Native Americans
d)
White Women
136.
Southern whites passed laws restricting the rights of African Americans called--
a)
Black codes
b)
Slave Laws
c)
Confederate Rights
d)
Merica Laws
137.
Who was the first African American to serve in the US senate?
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Hiram Revels
d)
Barack Obama
138.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
139.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
140.
Many southern states passed laws after the Compromise of 1877.  The laws that legalized the segregation of whites and blacks were called--
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
141.
How did the 14th amendment overrule the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished slavery
b)
It said slaves could vote
c)
It protected African Americans as equal citizens
d)
It said that African Americans could move north
142.
Which act gave states land grants to establish agricultural universities like Texas A&M University?
a)
The Morrill Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
The Kansas Nebraska Act
143.
Which law was an Indian policy that broke reservations into individual land plots and harmed the communal structure of Native tribes?
a)
The Morrill Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Reservation  Reorganization Act
d)
The Homestead Act
144.
What act initiated the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad for both military and settlement purposes?
a)
Railorad Act
b)
Pacific Railway Act
c)
Transcontinental Act
d)
Military Transport Act
145.
The federal government encouraged settlement in westward lands by passing the--
a)
Land-Grab Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
Homestead Act
146.
Overall, Reconstruction--
a)
brought changes to the Constitution that were difficult to encorce
b)
was a complete success
c)
was a complete failure
d)
was fully embraced by the South
147.

Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?

a)

"Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies, . . . and often there is friction between the employer and the employed."

b)

“The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is . . . great.”

c)

“The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.”

d)

“This, then, is . . . the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance.”

148.

Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?

a)

To exert influence on foreign policy

b)

To obtain fair wages and improve labor conditions

c)

To attain the right to vote in federal elections

d)

To change citizenship requirements

149.

What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

To impose economic sanctions on Libya for sponsoring terrorist activities

b)

To begin military operations in Afghanistan

c)

To reopen military bases in Europe that had been closed after the Cold War

d)

To form a coalition to eliminate training bases in Pakistan

150.

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to -

a)

promote cultural assimilation of American Indians

b)

turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

c)

end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military

d)

promote American Indian investment in private industry

151.

The event described in this headline resulted in -

a)

decreased federal funding of student loans

b)

increased support for the antiwar movement

c)

the reinstatement of the draft

d)

an end to federal investigations of student organizations

152.

Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?

a)

environmental preservation

b)

assimilation

c)

education

d)

cultural pride

153.

Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?

a)

Sonar

b)

Jet engines

c)

Radar

d)

Cipher machines

154.

Mahan's books influenced U.S. efforts to become a world power primarily by -

a)

advocating overseas expansion

b)

emphasizing the need for protectionist tariffs

c)

demonstrating the political risks of foreign trade

d)

arguing against forming overseas alliances

155.

Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

a)

The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter

b)

The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army

c)

The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

156.

Which words correctly complete this excerpt?

a)

1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics

b)

1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment

c)

1: polio, 2: vaccines

d)

1: whooping cough, 2: serum

157.

Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?

a)

Flash flooding and intense deforestation

b)

Prolonged drought and poor farming practices

c)

High winds and railroad construction

d)

Severe heat and rapid suburban development

158.

The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in -

a)

the regulation of cabinet-level agencies

b)

federal guarantees of income

c)

limitations on government expenditures

d)

the creation of programs to alleviate poverty

159.

The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by -

a)

the creation of the Temperance Society

b)

the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment

c)

the initiation of the Settlement House movement

d)

the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment

160.

This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to -

a)

maintain the country's military and industrial production levels

b)

increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board

c)

outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor union

d)

increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project

161.

Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?

a)

A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.

b)

Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.

c)

Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.

d)

Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.

162.

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?

a)

Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era

b)

Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War

c)

Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I

d)

Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points

163.

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by -

a)

designing radar technology for submarines

b)

flying bombing missions into enemy territory

c)

encoding military communications for secure transmission

d)

providing intelligence on enemy positions

164.

Which factor links all of these modern innovations?

a)

They are all products initially created for use in the U.S. communications industry.

b)

They each include material that was first grown on U.S. experimental farms in the late nineteenth century.

c)

They each include technology that was originally developed for use in the U.S. space exploration program.

d)

They are all special tools first created for U.S. transportation workers in the early twentieth century.

165.

Which agency name begins on the blank line?

a)

U.S. Geological Survey

b)

National Park Service

c)

Bureau of Reclamation

d)

U.S. Border Patrol

166.

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of -

a)

internment camps for Japanese Americans

b)

the Office of War Mobilization

c)

nuclear test sites in Nevada

d)

the Office of Price Administration

167.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? 
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
168.
A student learning about U.S. history is instructed to write a paper about W.E.B. Du Bois and race relations in the United States. Which of the following facts would be most relevant to the student's assignment? 
a)
The Selma-to-Montgomery protest marches helped secure voting rights for minority citizens. 
b)
The NAACP was organized to help secure full legal equality for minority citizens.  
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 outlawed many forms of discrimination in the housing market. 
d)
The March on Washington helped rally nationwide support for the Civil Rights movement. 
169.
In the late 1800's, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-
a)
Established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
b)
Created a legal remedy for segregation laws
c)
Affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
d)
Recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience
170.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
171.
The Federal Housing Administration is a New Deal agency that continues to assist many Americans primarily by-
a)
providing them with money to pay for moving expenses
b)
helping them obtain mortgage loans from banks
c)
helping the choose a reputable home builder
d)
offering incentives for them to invest in rental properties
172.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
173.
During the 19th century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by-
a)
campaigning for women's suffrage
b)
advocating the use of poll taxes
c)
making improvements in urban infrastructure
d)
providing public assistance for former slaves
174.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s 
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
175.
One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by-
a)
decreasing the influence of advertisers on consumers
b)
increasing the ease of obtaining information
c)
improving privacy protection for individuals
d)
increasing the reliability of available information
176.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-
a)
a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
more resources of revenue for state governments
177.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal? 
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program. 
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states. 
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs. 
d)
People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress. 
178.
Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment? 
a)
Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benifits
b)
The growing political influence of women
c)
Politicians campaigning for education reforem
d)
The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions
179.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? 
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment. 
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption. 
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea. 
180.
How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations? 
a)
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
b)
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes. 
c)
it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan. 
d)
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force. 
181.
Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world? 
a)
A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.
b)
A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China. 
c)
A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada. 
d)
A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics. 
182.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
183.
 An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
184.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
185.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
186.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
187.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
188.

Define segregation

a)

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.

b)

the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.

c)

the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

d)

an objection or complaint

189.
What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Marbury v. Madison
190.
Law that eliminated poll taxes and literacy tests in elections
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
191.
What strategy did MLK NOT use when fighting for equal rights?
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Protests
d)
Violent Riots
192.
What Supreme Court case ended segregation in schools?
a)
Korematsu v US
b)
Brown v Ferguson
c)
Brown v Board of Ed
d)
Plessy v Ferguson
193.
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution states
a)
all citizens are have the right to vote
b)
ends slavery
c)
separate but equal is unconstitutional
d)
outlaws grandfather clauses
194.
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution states
a)
all citizens have the right to vote
b)
gives the right to vote to women
c)
all people born in the US are US citizens 
d)
overturns Plessy v Ferguson
195.
The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution states
a)
all citizens have the right to vote
b)
slavery is illegal
c)
all people born in the US are US citizens
d)
no other amendments can be added to the Constitution
196.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

197.

Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.

a)

Racist

b)

Prejudice

c)

Discrimination

d)

Jim Crow

198.

AIM - organization founded in Minnesota for Native Americans

a)

American Irish Movement

b)

Indian American Movement

c)

American Native Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

199.

Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy to end poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment -

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

The Great Society

c)

Equal Pay Act

d)

Title IX

200.

Provides easier access to home mortgages and a rent-subsidy program for vulnerable Americans who qualified for public housing -

a)

Medicaid

b)

Medicare

c)

Title IX

d)

Housing and Urban Development Act

201.

Removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting -

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1865

c)

Votings Rights Act of 1982

202.
The passage of legislation that were passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program, resulted in —
a)
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
b)
federal guarantees of income
c)
limitations on government expenditures
d)
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
203.
During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to
a)
protest high college tuition costs
b)
promote passage of clean air laws
c)
support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens
d)
challenge racially segregated public facilities 
204.
Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?
a)
granting permission for the March on Washington
b)
urging the Brooklyn Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson
c)
supporting the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
d)
using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
205.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to
a)
support the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau
b)
restrict the voting rights of African Americans
c)
undermine the “separate but equal” ruling of the Supreme Court
d)
enforce the amendments enacted during the Civil War and Reconstruction 
206.
The United States Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953–1969) made several landmark decisions that
a)
increased the rights of individuals, particularly minorities
b)
weakened the power of the federal government
c)
strengthened the authority of the police
d)
drew criticism for supporting States rights
207.
What eventually was passed as a result of the Freedom Rides, March to Washington and Lunch counter sit-ins?
a)
Civil Rights Act 1964
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson decision
c)
26th Amendment
d)
Resignation of President Nixon
208.
 The first African American to integrate professional baseball was
a)
Josh Gibson
b)
Satchel Paige
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Eddie Murray

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