WorksheetsVAUS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS 2023
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Since the 1960s, which immigrant group has played a prominent role in influencing United States foreign policy?
Cubans
Argentinians
Haitians
British
Investigative journalists of the early 20th century who exposed social and political corruption were known as
muckrakers
exploiters
progressives
reformers
All of the following are considered American Giants of Innovation except
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Henry Ford
Henry Bessemer
Eugene V. Debs
Which of the following did not occur as a part of the Compromise of 1877?
Emancipation Proclamation
Conclusion of Reconstruction
Military occupation of the South
Southern Democrats support the electoral college vote
Which was NOT a result of the French and Indian War?
Stamp Act and Sugar Act passed
Proclamation of 1763 issued
Convened the Second Continental Congress
British gained new territory
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s strategy during the Civil Rights Movement emphasized
promoting self-help through education
organizing non-violent mass protest
creating a political coalition with organized labor
challenging discrimination through the courts
Which of the following was not a weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation?
Too much power given to the judicial branch
inability to collect taxes
inability to regulate trade
lack of executive branch to enforce the law
Which of the following factors contributed most to the growth of cities at the turn of the 20th century?
industrialization in the North
end of slavery in the South
Growth of suburbs
settlement of the frontier
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
unparalleled economic growth
high unemployment
blank closing
bankruptcies
One result of the First Great Awakening was
a renewed interest in religion
a move to limit religious freedom
the founding of new free Bible colleges
the revival of the Salem witch hunts
Following the Civil War, which event was most responsible for the spreading of westward movement?
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Elimination of federal military forces
Emancipation of slaves in the south
Immigration from southern Europe
George Washington was an effective military commander because he
won more battles than he lost using well trained troops
prevented attacks against major population centers
negotiated alliance with the leaders of other nations
preserved the army through his leadership skills
The Geneva Convention established rules governing
international trade
production of atomic weapons
the treatment of prisoners of war
monetary exchange rates
The United Nations was created with the hope of establishing
political reformation
global peace
economic equality
industrial development
Which of the following best describes President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy at the beginning of World War I?
neutral
imperialistic
socialist
militaristic
What was the primary cause of the African-American migration to cities in the early 1940s?
job opportunities in the war plants
passage of the Civil Rights Act
desegregation of the South
crop failures from drought
In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that:
separate but equal facilities for African Americans were legal
American Indians MUST reside on reservations
Congress did not have the authority to levy an income tax
labor strikes which caused hardships for Americans were unconstitutional
Conflict between American Indians (Native Americans) and European settlers most often resulted from the different ways each culture viewed
religious practices
political systems
family relationships
land ownership
George Mason most influenced the Constitution of the United States by supporting the
addition of the Bill of Rights
provision for the District of Columbia
Supremacy Clause
3/5's Compromise
The Missouri Compromise allowing Missouri's admission to the union started the debate over
maintaining a balance of slave and free states
the relocation of American Indians (Native Americans)
funding for internal improvements
the right of deposit at New Orleans
After World War II the United States enacted a policy of containment meant to
prevent the spread of communism
eliminate the spread of deadly diseases
reenact the policy of isolationism in the United States
protect Western Europe from the spread of Judaism
What was the result of the US Senate's refusal to approve the Treaty of Versailles?
The League of Nations were never formed
Germany was never held accountable for war damages
Britain and France were no longer allies of the United States
The League of Nations was ineffective
What reform did the 19th Amendment enact?
prohibition
African American men received the vote
women's suffrage
ban on child labor
Why did most new immigrants live in cities?
because cities were welcoming
to abandon traditions quicker and assimilated easier
to be close to industrial jobs
to meet other Americans
Which nation brought the United States into World War II with an unprovoked attack on the territory of Hawaii?
Japan
Germany
USSR
China
