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Ohio US History EOC Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

a)

the expansions of slavery into new territories

b)

the sale of federal lands to slave owners

c)

the right of Northerners to own slaves

d)

the return of slaves who had escaped from the South

2.

This time period in US History consisted of the Civil War and the struggle to end slavery.

a)

1845-1890

b)

1765-1776

c)

1865-1877

d)

1861-1865

3.

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

a)

the extension of voting rights to African American men.

b)

the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery

c)

the addition of new states to the Union

d)

the disintegration of the Whig Party

4.

The Guilded Age started in and ended in .

a)

1901, 1914

b)

1865, 1877

c)

1878, 1900

d)

1890, 1915

5.

The 14th Amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

a)

the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

b)

the passage of the Black Codes in the South

c)

the rise of violence against emancipated slaves

d)

the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans

6.

Which of the following was a pull factor that drew African Americans north during the Great Migration?

a)

the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government

b)

the construction of low-cost government housing in growing cities

c)

the absence of segregation and racial discrimination outside the South

d)

the availability of good jobs in the North and the West

7.

This political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

a)

industrialism

b)

laissez-faire capitalism

c)

monopolization

d)

vertical integration

8.

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

a)

Japanese immigration to the US

b)

Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria

c)

tariffs between Japan and the US

d)

U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean

9.

This time period in US History consisted of economic growth and prosperity, rise of the automobile, and the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance.

a)

1901-1914

b)

1946-1960

c)

1920-1929

d)

1961-1973

10.

This time period in US History lasted from 1890-1915 and included the Spanish American War, the annexation of Puerto Rico, and Cuban independence from Spain.

a)

Imperialism

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

WWI

d)

Western Expansion

11.

Why does the cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his "big stick" through the Caribbean?

a)

Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

b)

Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests.

c)

Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

d)

Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

12.

Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in WWI?

a)

U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade.

b)

U.S .leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the United States.

c)

U.S citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-democratic form of government.

d)

U.S. citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France's cruelty on display.

13.

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

a)

Imperialism

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Roaring Twenties

d)

The Progressive Era

14.

The excerpt below comes from a speech given by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917: “The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure as the faith and the freedom of nations can make them.”


What was the purpose of this speech?

a)

to justify the acquisition of overseas territory

b)

to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

c)

to convince Congress to declare war on Germany

d)

to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality.

15.

Which entrepreneur had a significant impact on the cosmetics industry?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Madame C.J. Walker

c)

Emily Dickinson

d)

Sojourner Truth

16.

Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?

a)

to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans

b)

to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society

c)

to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes

d)

to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights

17.

This time period in U.S History consisted of the struggle to end racism in the United States.

a)

Civil Rights Era

b)

Civil War Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

18.

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

a)

to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier

b)

to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another

c)

to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates

d)

to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition

19.

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

a)

Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

b)

Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

c)

Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

d)

Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

20.

This made the production of steel more efficient and affordable.

a)

Combustion Engine

b)

Horizontal Integration

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Bessemer Process

21.

The invention of the by Henry Ford allowed manufacturing production to be more efficient allowing for different factories to produce more profits.

a)

Car

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Bessemer Process

d)

Combustible Engine

22.

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

a)

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

b)

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.

c)

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

d)

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

23.

What was the main purpose of this poster?

a)

to encourage young men to enlist in the army

b)

to demonstrate the reason for entering the war

c)

to generate financial support for the war effort

d)

to create public distrust of Germans

24.

The timeline below shows changes in U.S. tariff policy between 1920 and 1930:

May 1921— Emergency Tariff increases import taxes on agricultural products

September 1922— Fordney-McCumber Tariff raises tariffs on farm and manufactured goods

June 1930— Smoot-Hawley Tariff increases tariff levels to record high level.


What conclusion can be drawn from this timeline?

a)

The American economy was almost entirely self-sufficient throughout the 1920s.

b)

During the 1920s, the United States shifted from an export-based economy to an import-based economy.

c)

Crop prices and corporate profits increased steadily during the 1920s as a result of government policy

d)

During the 1920s, Congress supported domestic producers with a protective trade policy.

25.

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

a)

the Wagner Act

b)

the Espionage Act

c)

the Lend-Lease Act

d)

the Taft-Hartley Act