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U.S. History End of Course Practice #3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Gentlemen's Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease in which of these?

a)

Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

b)

Japanese immigration to the United States

c)

tariffs between Japan and the United States

d)

U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

2.

The U.S. acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain's influence in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Samoa

b)

Hawaii

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

the Virgin Islands

3.

Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American War?

a)

Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.

b)

Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the President and military leaders.

c)

Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government's intentions to declare war on Spain.

d)

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the President and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

4.

Which U.S. President pursued a policy of Vietnamization?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

5.

The quote below is part of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

"The rights of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

Which of these contributed to the ratification of this Amendment?

a)

race riots in American cities

b)

efforts of Civil Rights leaders

c)

protests against the draft

d)

media coverage of the Watergate scandal

6.

Which movement benefited the most from its members' contributions to the war effort during World War I?

a)

populism

b)

civil rights

c)

temperance

d)

women's suffrage

7.

Why did the United States participate in the Washington Conference (1921) and Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?

a)

to reduce barriers to international trade

b)

to work with other nations to prevent future wars

c)

to form military alliances as a defense against aggression

d)

to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America

8.

What did President Franklin Roosevelt focus on during his First Hundred Days?

a)

creating welfare programs to relieve public suffering

b)

increasing government spending to stimulate production

c)

establishing agricultural subsidies to relieve farmers

d)

regulating banks to solve the root causes of the economic crisis

9.

How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?

a)

It was created to prevent the spread of communism.

b)

It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.

c)

It was intended to prevent another global Great Depression.

d)

It was boycotted by both the United States and the Soviet Union.

10.

What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate System have on American society in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

It contributed to suburbanization.

b)

It slowed down the post-war baby boom.

c)

It shifted the economy away from agriculture.

d)

It increased Americans' reliance on government aid.

11.

Which of these was a long-term effect of events such as this that took place throughout the 1960s?

a)

Americans became more willing to question government decisions.

b)

Government leaders refocused government policies to serve social needs.

c)

Future wars suffered from low levels of public support.

d)

Young people began voting at rates higher than other groups.

12.

The quote below comes from a speech given by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964:

"I submit, for the consideration of Congress and the country, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The Act does not merely expand old programs or improve what is already being done. It charts a new course...it can be a milestone in our one-hundred-eighty year search for a better life for our people."

President Johnson gave this speech because the United States faced which of these problems?

a)

a high level of poverty

b)

failure to pass a minimum wage law

c)

widespread unemployment

d)

unequal pay for women

13.

What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to do in order to bring about racial justice?

a)

file lawsuits against segregationists

b)

engage in acts of civil disobedience

c)

lobby Congress for reparations payments

d)

vote only for African American candidates

14.

What was the goal of African American and white volunteers during the Freedom Summer?

a)

to train African Americans in job skills

b)

to integrate state-supported universities

c)

to protest segregated eating establishments

d)

to register African American voters

15.

Police have to say which of the following as a result of the Supreme Court Case ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

a)

"License and registration, please."

b)

"You are hereby under arrest."

c)

"You have the right to remain silent."

d)

"Keep your hands where I can see them."

16.

Which of these efforts by the women's rights movements was similar to the Civil Rights movement's support for an end to poll taxes?

a)

the attempt to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified

b)

the attempt to have women included in the Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

the attempt to promote equal pay for equal work

d)

the attempt to raise awareness about women's underrepresentation in Congress

17.

Which Great Society program continued to receive significant public and political support in the 21st Century?

a)

Medicare

b)

food stamps

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

guaranteed student loans

18.

The pursuit of which economic foreign policy objective cost President Clinton the support of labor leaders?

a)

blocking immigration from poor countries

b)

decreasing trade barriers among all nations

c)

preventing labor outsourcing to developing nations

d)

using sanctions to punish enemies of the United States

19.

Which region has contributed the most to immigration to the United States in the 21st Century?

a)

Latin America

b)

Southeast Asia

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

the Middle East

20.

Why did the Unites States send military forces to the Balkans during the 1990s?

a)

to capture terrorists who had attacked U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa

b)

to prevent ethnic conflict from resulting in broader political and economic instability

c)

to restore democracy after several elected governments had been overthrown by dictators

d)

to deliver humanitarian aid to populations suffering from the effects of genocide