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WorksheetsPractice American History EOC
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What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?
The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.
The Supreme Court held that the practice of slavery was unconstitutional.
While Lincoln objected to the decision, Stephen Douglas supported it.
Dred Scott and his wife spent the rest of their lives in slavery.
What was the main reason for fighting in Florida during the Civil War?
The Union army wanted to prevent cattle and crops in Florida from reaching Confederate troops.
Northern commanders planned to divide the South by marching through Florida.
The main Southern fleet was stationed in ports along the Florida coast.
Robert E. Lee, the Southern commander, owned land in Florida.
How did President Andrew Johnson's views on Reconstruction differ from those of Congress?
President Johnson refused to pardon former Confederate leaders, while Congress wanted to treat them leniently.
President Johnson was shocked at the Southern "Black Codes", while Congressional leaders saw them necessary to restore order.
President Johnson accepted Southern "Black Codes", while Congress overturned them with a Civil Rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.
President Johnson thought the readmission of states into the Union should be decided by Congress, while Congressional leaders saw it as his responsibility.
How did the "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 differ from the "Jim Crow" laws of the 1880s and 1890s?
Black Codes created segregated public schools; Jim Crow laws prohibited African Americans from learning to read.
Black Codes prohibited use of the same public facilities by different races; Jim Crown laws prohibited voting by African Americans.
Black Codes prohibited freedman from traveling freely, serving on juries or exercising civil rights; Jim Crow laws required racial segregation.
Black codes required "separate but equal" facilities for different races; Jim Crow laws stated some races were "not entitled to social and political equality.
The painting depicts the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. What was the primary objective of the U.S. policy that led to the conflict shown in the painting?
to protect the safety of the transcontinental railroad.
to force American Indian tribes on the Great Plains to live on reservations.
to remove remaining American Indian tribes from east of the Mississippi River.
to capture deserters from the Union and Confederate armies after the Civil War.
Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains?
they used barbed wire for fencing
they burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel
they relied on irrigation from nearby lakes for water
they used steel plows to dig furrows into the touch soil.
Which American inventor became a millionaire by developing new haircare and cosmetic products for African American women?
Sarah Goode
Madam C.J. Walker
Garrett Morgan
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
How did the telephone and light bulb patents by Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison affect the United States economy?
they created a new demand for electricity
they prevented the growth of monopolies
they led to increased working hours in factories.
they moved the center of American manufacturing to the South.
How did Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan and Henry Ford help to transform the American economy?
They were the first to introduce interchangeable parts to manufacturing processes.
They introduced the use of conveyer belts and assembly lines in their factories.
Their willingness to engage in collective bargaining with unions improved conditions for workers.
They created new industries requiring large investments, which resulted in cheaper products for consumers.
Which statement best describes the American Labor movement in the late 19th century?
workers organized their own labor unions against harsh conditions despite public hostility.
Government officials encouraged workers to form labor unions because the distrusted business owners.
Union leaders were unable to recruit members because most workers were satisfied with their conditions.
Disagreements between native-born and immigrant workers made the organization of labor unions almost impossible.
Which ideology favored self-governing communities over organized government?
Communism
Anarchism
Capitalism
Socialism
The cartoon was published by Thomas Nast in the 1870's. What is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?
New York City government was unaffected by Tammany Hall.
Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying vote counts in elections.
Immigrants were happy to vote for Tammany Hall to repay it for its services.
Many ordinary citizens felt powerful because Tammany Hall listened to them.
Why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease after 1890 when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?
Improved economic conditions in China discouraged further emigration to the United States.
Congressional legislation in the 1880s banned any further immigration of workers from China.
After completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was a shortage of jobs in western states.
China entered into a "Gentleman's Agreement" with the United States not to permit further emigration.
Why did William Jennings Bryan's rural supporters believe that the gold standard was oppressive?
They knew that railroad owners and grain elevator operators usually insisted on being paid with gold coin.
They believed that a policy of bimetallism would lead crop prices to rise, making farm debts less burdensome.
They feared that speculators like Jay Gould and James Fisk would manipulate prices by cornering the gold market.
They felt that reliance on the gold standard in international trade had made it difficult for farmers to export crops overseas.
Which federal law was passed due to the actions of muckraking journalist, Upton Sinclair and the details that were exposed in Sinclair's novel The Jungle?
17th Amendment
Federal Reserve Act
Meat Inspection Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
What was the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
to prevent businesses from unfairly exploiting their laborers.
to use the power of government to promote economic growth and full employment.
to encourage companies to take advantage of their patent rights and natural monopolies.
to maintain fair competition and to halt unfair practices damaging to consumers and competitors.
Which Progressive President was responsible for the development of the U.S. conservation policy?
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Which new technique for selling newspapers contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War?
muckraking
yellow journalism
jingoism
Social Darwinism
How did the explosion of the Maine contribute to the United States' entry into the Spanish-American War?
It led to anti-government demonstrations in the United States.
It enraged Cuban Americans in Florida who had lost their relatives.
It revealed that the United States needed to have colonies in the Caribbean.
It became difficult for President McKinley to resist demands to intervene in Cuba.
Which argument did American imperialists make in favor for the annexations of Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines?
These territories were necessary for protection of the Panama Canal.
The local populations of these territories had asked to be annexed.
These territories would provide good coaling stations for trade with East Asia.
the United States should prepare them for self-government and independence.
An excerpt from President Theodore Roosevelt "in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the U.S. could intervene in that country's internal affairs. Which policy does this excerpt describe?
Roosevelt Corollary
"Open Door" policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Watchful Waiting
Why did the use of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic by Germany so enrage American public opinion?
Submarine warfare was prohibited under international law.
The United States did not have as large a submarine fleet as Germany.
Submarines attacked without warning and killed innocent civilians.
The use of submarines for naval blockage was causing starvation in Great Britain and France.
What action was taken as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Schenck v. United States (1919)?
Conscientious objectors were forced to engage in combat because the United States was in danger.
Charles Schenck was imprisoned for distributing thousands of leaflets urging young men to resist the draft.
German Americans living on the East Coast were relocated to internment centers to avoid possible sabotage attempts.
Charles schenck was permitted to go free because the Court did not believe his actions created a "clear and present" danger.
Which federal agency is correctly paired with its achievements during World War I (1917-1919)?
War Labor Board = helped to settle several wartime strikes by union members.
Railroad Administration = preserved private ownership and private control of railroads during the war.
Food Administration = sponsored Victory Gardens, rationed food, and distributed ration coupons.
Committee of Public Information = made pamphlets and newsreels and sent "four-minute" men to promote the war effort.
The Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI, was signed on June 28, 1919. What was a consequence for Germany outlined within the Treaty?
German voters agreed to reduce the size of their Armed Forces.
Germany was required to pay reparations to the Allied Powers.
The League of Nations refused to admit Germany as a member.
The U.S. Senate failed to ratify the treaty in protest against this article.
Which phrase would properly complete the following group of phrases:
Bolsheviks take over in Soviet Union
Strikes in Seattle and Boston and at U.S. Steel
Bombs explode in several cities
Palmer Raids arrest suspected anarchists
Red Scare
McCarthyism
Homestead Strike
Civil Rights Movement
What was the goal of the Washington Naval Conference, the Geneva Disarmament Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
to promote American investment abroad
to achieve lasting peace without a League of Nations
to prepare the Western Allies against German rearmament
to strengthen U.S. naval power relative to the European powers and Japan.
Which description below can best be related to the economic prosperity of the 1920's?
the construction of railroads
the demobilization after World War I
the spread of radio and automobiles
the spread of televisions and jet travel
Why are the 1920s often considered to have been a turning point for American women?
Women were generally able to remain in the jobs they had filled while men were away during World War I.
Women gained social and economic equality with men through new affirmative action programs and federal legislation.
Women were guaranteed the right to vote, wore less restrictive clothing, and enjoyed increased employment opportunities.
Women began taking more aggressive steps on behalf of women's suffrage, including marches and demonstrations in front of the White House.
In what ways were the views of W.E.B. Du Bois ad Alain Locke similar?
both opposed sending African Americans for further vocational education.
Both believed that the racist attitudes of the majority of Americans could not be changed.
Both looked to the efforts of talented African Americans to overcome racial prejudice.
Both believed that conditions for African Americans were just as bad in the North as in the South.
What event contributed to the the shift from prosperity in the cartoon above titled "Watch Your Step, 1925, to the soup kitchen lines in Chicago in 1931?
Demobilization after World War I
the rise of Nazism in Germany
"Black Tuesday"
the "Red Scare"
The picture shows a dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas, in 1933. What was one effect of this and similar events across the Great Plains in the 1930's
growth of the banking industry from farm loans
mass migration to California and other states
suspension of government assistance to farmers
increase in farm production on the Great Plains
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to the Great Depression differ from Herbert Hoover's?
Hoover supported public works like the Hoover Dam while Roosevelt feared any further growth in the size of the federal government.
Hoover established new agencies to provide immediate relief while Roosevelt relied on long-term reform rather than measure of relief.
Hoover felt the Depression called for emergency powers by government while Roosevelt believed businesses would recover on their own.
Hoover feared federal relief for the unemployed would weaken individualism while Roosevelt believed direct relief was needed to restore demand.
Which New Deal agency helped businesses draw up their own voluntary codes of fair practice, including standard prices and minimum wages, but was later held to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
Tennessee Valley Authority
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Administration
National Recovery Administration
The list below provides information about conditions in the 1940's. Which conditions are identified in the list?
* Migration to the West and the North
* The selling of war bonds
* Victory Gardens
* Mandatory Rationing
* Increased employment
* Enlistment of Women
causes of World War II
effects of World War II on methods of warfare
domestic effects of World War II
social impact of Progressive Era
Which statement best explains the Allied victory over Germany in World War II?
The massacre of European Jews and other groups made the war unpopular in Germany.
The Soviets had a larger Army, Americans manufactured more weapons, and Germany faced a war on several fronts.
The Allies were able to use missiles, atomic weapons and other new weapons against Nazi Germany.
The German army lacked experienced officers, training and supplies, and therefore quickly surrendered after the D-Day invasion.
Below is information about which international organization?
* Organization founded in 1945 after World War II
* Organization maintains peace-keeping forces to use when necessary.
* United States is a charter member.
* Many nations of the world participate.
* Provides a forum for discussion of world problems.
United Nations
League of Nations
War Refugee Board
North American Free Trade Agreement
The statement below was made by President Truman in an address to Congress in March 1947.
"I believe it must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures..." What event was Truman referring to in this speech?
Stalin's refusal to permit free elections in Poland.
the danger of a North Korean invasion of South Korea
the threat of a Communist takeover in Greece or Turkey
American participation in the trials of former Nazi leaders.
The timeline below displays a sequence of events in the late 1940s and early 1950s. What would be the most appropriate title for this timeline?
March 1947: Loyalty Review Boards
October 1947: The House of Un-American Activities Committee question the Hollywood Ten
August 1948: Allegations are brought against Alger Hiss for being communist.
February 1950: Joseph McCarthy claims 205 Communists are in the state department.
March 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenburg are tried and convicted of treason.
The Cold War Spreads to Asia and Latin America
The Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation during the Cold War
The Cold War Creates an Atmosphere of Suspicion at Home
Soviet Spies Successfully Infiltrate the United States
Below is an quote from the last paragraph of a memo written by President Kennedy in September 1961.
"I am also interested in knowing when and under what circumstances we would expect to use West German forces if the East Germans confront us."
Which situation was President Kennedy addressing?
The failure of the Soviet Union to permit elections in Poland.
The Soviet blockade of all road and rail routes to West Berlin.
The building of the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Berlin.
The construction of silos for missiles with nuclear warheads in Cuba.
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The world came close to a nuclear war.
Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro
The United States overthrew Communism in Cuba
The United States failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles.
The excerpt below is from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in 1963.
"There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be lunged into the abyss of despair."
Which steps did Dr. King advocate African Americans should take to end those conditions they could no longer endure?
taking hostages and launching terrorist attacks
rioting in cities and forming armed bands for self-defense
engaging in marches, boycotts, and non-violent civil disobedience.
adopting measures to separate from other groups in American society.
On what grounds did the Supreme Court rule that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education?
The practice of racial segregation is based on personal prejudices that Americans should strive to overcome.
Southern states had not invested in African-American schools, which were not equal in quality to white schools.
Segregated schools were by their nature unequal because they gave African-American children a sense of inferiority.
The United States will not be able to compete internationally if it does not help all its citizens to reach their full potential.
Which organizations favored independent actions by African Americans to improve their conditions without collaborating with sympathetic members of other races.
Urban League and the NAACP
Black Panthers and SNCC after 1967
CORE and Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Montgomery Improvement Association and SCLC
Which of the following was an important gain for women in the 1970's?
ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
equal representation of women and men in corporate management.
passage of the Equal Opportunity in Education Act, knows as Title IX
ratification of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage.
Which belief prompted American leaders to enter into the Vietnam War?
They believed that Vietnamese Communists would be difficult to defeat.
They felt that the United States had historic ties with the people of Vietnam.
They saw the war as an opportunity to overturn the Communist government in nearby China.
They feared if South Vietnam fell to Communists, other countries in Southeast Asia would also.
Which argument was raised by domestic critics of the Vietnam War?
Military service, even on behalf of a just cause, should never be compulsory.
Most South Vietnamese welcomed establishment of a Communist government.
An all-out military effort by the United States would quickly bring a military victory.
The U.S. government had misrepresented facts about the war to the American public.
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's policy of dètente?
to create stronger ties with Latin America
to improve relations with Western Europe
to decrease tensions with the Soviet Union
to recognize the Communist government in China
Which leader proposed unionization and an answer to problems faced by migrant farm workers throughout the 1960s and 1970s?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks
Below are two speakers opinions on immigration policy. Which law would have been favored by Speaker 1 but opposed by Speaker 2?
* Speaker 1 "Immigrants are generally the hardest working people in their country. They want to improve conditions for themselves and their families. That is why they come to the U.S. Even illegal aliens contribute to the American economy, often by taking the hardest jobs.
* Speaker 2: It would be unfair to give an illegal alien priority in admission to the U.S. These are people who broke our laws. If we reward them, then everyone will be tempted to come here illegally.
McCarran Walter Act
Immigration Act of 1965
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
How was Florida affected by the invention of air conditioning, the construction of highways, and the expansion of jet travel?
State officials refused to accept more exiles from Cuba to prevent overcrowding.
Tourism and the migration of retirees from other states to Florida greatly increased.
State officials were forced to raise state income taxes to pay for more social services.
The average age of Florida residents became lower than the rest of the United States.
Why was the Department of Homeland Security formed?
to find and capture Osama bin Laden
to conduct screenings of passengers at airports
to capture those who caused the Oklahoma bombing.
to coordinate federal agencies in the fight against terrorism
