The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means

a journalist who exposed corruption and scandal

What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?

Prohibited monopolies and trusts that restrained trade

The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______

agree to fight Native Americans found on homestead lands

What happened on December 7, 1941?

Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?

Limit the President's ability to use military action

"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed

the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry

Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all

a part of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" domestic policy

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1
The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means
a member of the progressive party
a farmer with a lot of livestock
a politician that favored imperialist policies
a journalist who exposed corruption and scandal
2
Which of the following is NOT associated with Ronald Reagan's presidency?
Operation Desert Storm
Reaganomics
New Conservatism
Iran-Contra affair
3
President during the Oklahoma City Bombing, later impeached after lying under oath
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
4
President during the 9/11 attacks that began the War on Terror
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
5
What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?
Imposed a tariff on imported goods
Outlawed immigration from China
Outlawed labor unions in the Steel industry
Prohibited monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
6
Competitive military and weapon buildup (Nuclear) between the Soviet Union and U.S.
Arms Race
Cold War
Mutually Assured Destruction
Space Race
7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Roaring 20's
Flappers
Buying with credit "buy now pay later"
Dust Bowl
Prohibition
8
NAFTA and European Union are examples of
Just Say No
Great Decision
Globalization
Fundamentalism
9
First satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Sputnik
Laila
Khrushcev
Apollo
10
Which of the following, from the civil rights era, banned discrimination in the housing market?
Civil rights act of 1968
Civil rights act of 1964
Plessy v. Ferguson
Civil rights act of 1957
11
Softening of hostile relations between United States and China
Nixon's foreign policy
Detente
Cozy
Ping Pong tournament
12
Legal doctrine that supported racial segregation, as upheld by the 14th Amendment
integration
equality
racial injustice
Separate but equal
13
The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______
farm the land for at least five years
improve the land
agree to fight Native Americans found on homestead lands
be 21 years old or the head of their household
14
This law made it illegal to exclude hiring based on gender
Title five
Title IX
22nd Amendment
NOW
15
proposed that the U.S be “global policeman” + aid given to Greece/Turkey to oppose communism
Marshall Plan
Great Society
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Plan
16
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Executive order 9066 signed
Japanese massacre of Nanjing
German Blitzkrieg of Poland
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
17
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American war?
DeLome Letter
Spanish presence in Hawaii
Sinking of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
18
The 19th amendment guaranteed
directed election of Senators
a federal minimum wage
Women the right to vote
the right to a free and appropriate public education
19
Idea that if taxes are reduced= free market activity will increase, helping the economy- AKA Trickle Down Economics
Obamaonomics
Reagonomics
Depression
Stagflation
20
True or false: The United States joined the League of Nations after World War I.
True
False
21
What did the 26th amendment accomplish?
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
Eliminated the poll tax
changed the voting age to 18
22
What new style of music quickly became popular in the 50's?
Kenny Rogers
Indie
Rock n Roll
Madonna
23
Supreme Court case which declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional
Plessy V. Ferguson
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
Brown V. Board of Education
24
Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's "New Deal" program?
"Rugged Individualism"
Civilian Conservation Corps
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Social Security Act
25
Who believe in building naval bases to support imperialism?
Upton Sinclair
Alfred Mahan
Theodore Roosevelt
Ernest Hemingway
26
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
Ensure Generals and Admirals have adequate resources
Require a declaration of war before any use of the military
Limit the President's ability to use military action
27
The mass movement of people out of the inner cities to where?
Suburbia
Bombomania
Mobility
Red Scare
28
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this with its Eastern European satellite nations.
OPEC
NAFTA
Yalta Conference
Warsaw Pact
29
Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist that attacked American on the 9/11
Ayotollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Barack Hussein
Osama bin Laden
30
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt mediated by Jimmy Carter
Oslo Accords
Helsinki Accords
Camp David Accords
Geneva Accords
31
Supreme court case that overturns Plessy vs Ferguson, "Separate but equal is inherently UNequal"
Brown vs. Board of Education
Regents vs. Bakke
Scopes "monkey" trial
Plessy vs. Ferguson
32
JFK's presidency term was called this to symbolize his young and bold goals and policies
Big Stick
New Federalism
The Great Society
The New Frontier
33
The movement of fear of communism that spread across America during the early Cold War
1st Red Scare
HUAC
Bomb Shelters
2nd Red Scare
34
Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the line of communism stretching across Europe
Domino Theory
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Aluminum Curtain
35
Plessy vs. Ferguson reinforced what segregational policy?
"Social Darwinism"
"Don't ask, Don't tell"
"Separate but equal"
36
Which of the following is considered a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
Battle of Saigon
Battle of La Drang
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Tet offensive
37
This allowed LBJ to increase American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Truman Doctrine
Constitution of the United States
38
The France and the U.S. support in which supplies were dropped to stranded West Berliners
Berlin Airlift
Candybomber
US Air Support
Berlin Wall
39
The Pure Food and Drug act was passed as result of......
The publishing of "The Jungle"
Increased importation of food from Mexico
An increase in allergic reactions to Gluten
40
President who negotiated through the Cuban Missile Crisis, was assassinated 11/22/1963
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
41
President who came into power after Nixon was impeached but lost popularity after pardoning him
JFK
Carter
Ford
Clinton
42
What did the 24th amendment accomplish?
changed the voting age to 18
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
Eliminated the poll tax
43
The Rosenbergs were found guilty of this crime and executed for sharing atomic secrets
Nobel Prize
Perjury
Espionage
Blacklist
44
"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed
the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry
the harsh treatment of Cubans by the Spanish
the plight faced by child laborers in coal mines
45
Nixon's strategy for exiting the Vietnam conflict is known as ___________
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tactical withdrawal
Ceasefire of Saigon
46
"Boss" Tweed was head of what Gilded age political organization?
Republican Party
United Farm Workers
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
47
Held by the SNCC, these peaceful protests occurred in libraries, theaters and restaurants
Boycott
Freedom Rides
Freedom Summer
Sit Ins
48
Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
Cold War
Education Competitoin
Space Race
Arms Race
49
Senator who spoke out against communist influence in the gov and inspired fear in the US
Douglas MacArthur
HUAC
Joe MCcarthy
William Westmoreland
50
Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all
components of Roosevelt's "New Deal"
eliminated during Jimmy Carter's administration
signed into law by John F. Kennedy
a part of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" domestic policy
51
After the launch of Sputnik the U.S. decided to increase education in these fields
Math and Russian
Foreign Language and politics
Military history
Science and Math
52
provided economic aid and reconstruction to those European Nations devastated by WWII
NATO
United Nations
Marshall Plan
OPEC
53
This man founded the NAACP
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B DuBois
54
American civil rights activist who co founded the National Farm Workers Association
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr.
Juan
Malcom X
55
13 Day period of negotiation in which the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of war over missiles
Red Scare
Cold War
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
56
This event was the end of the Vietnam war
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Tet ceasefire
Fall of Saigon
Battle Khe Sanh
57
Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram
American ties to the Allied powers
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Russian withdrawal from the conflict
58
Took over after JFK's assassination, his dream of a "Great Society" included a war on poverty
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Harry Truman
59
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction
Speculation
Buying on credit
Rise of National Socialism in Germany
60
This incident dramatically escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
Assassination of JFK
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Paris Peace accord
61
First female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Reagan
Sarah Palin
Betsy Ross
Hilary Clinton
Sandra Day O Connor
62
Theory that if one country becomes communist then the surrounding countries will follow
Monolithic Theory
Domino Theory
Red Scare
Chinese Checkers
63
This peacetime military alliance made post WW2 includes US + Canada + W. Europe nations
NATO
OPEC
NAFTA
Yalta Conferency
64
What did the 16th amendment do?
Increased the number of Supreme court justices
Gave women the right to vote
established the Federal Reserve banking system
authorized the Federal government to tax income
65
President that gave Nixon a full pardon
Truman
Carter
Ford
Clinton
66
This bill gave greater authority to law enforcement and government in matters of security after 9/11
Anti Terrorist Act
National Security Act
Wounded Soldier Bill
Patriot Act
67
What did the Pendleton civil service act do?
Established a merit system for government jobs
Established the Merchant Marines
Made home loans easier for first-time buyers
Provided benefits for WWI veterans
68
Which of the following is not associated with FDR's presidency?
Court-packing controversy
Fireside chats
New Deal
Berlin Airlift
69
Failed CIA Invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro
Fidel Attack
Cuban Missile Crisis
Invasion of Cuba
Bay of Pigs
70
"Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" are terms used to describe...
Early labor organizers, like Samuel Gompers
Philanthropist billionaires like Carnegie and Rockefeller
The Gilded age Presidents
71
This is a Progressive age reform that allows a law to be proposed by the people at local levels
Constitutional amendment
Initiative
Direct Primary
Recall
72
Which statement best summarizes "Manifest Destiny"?
America will reach coast to coast
America will always welcome immigrants
America will end racial segregation
America will dominate Latin-American affairs
73
What did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish?
Eliminated the poll tax
Changed the voting age to 18
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
74
refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white woman and was arrested
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Sandra Day O Connor
MLK Jr's Wife
75
When two nations are on the verge of war/conflict
Red Scare
Close Call
Brinkmanship
Cold War
76
Series of urban attacks on South Vietnam during the Vietnamese lunar holiday
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Guerrilla Tactics
Tet Offensive
77
Huge political rally for human rights, where MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Rides
Selma
March on Washington
78
The Rough Riders were led by ______ during ___________
Woodrow Wilson, World War I
Winfield Scott, the Mexican-American war
Franklin Roosevelt, World War II
Teddy Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War
79
The 17th amendment called for...
an end to prohibition
voting rights for all minorities
direct election of Senators
term limits for the President
80
This piece of legislation banned discrimination based on race, gender, and religion in public
24th amendment
Civil rights act of 1964
Affirmative Action
Civil rights act of 1968
81
After World War I, President Harding wanted a _______- a reduced role of government.
Prohibition movement
Detente
"Return to Normalcy"
Red Scare
82
Also known as D-day, this took place on June 6th, 1944
Operation Overlord
Munich Conference
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Doolittle's raid on Tokyo
83
The practice of making accusations of subversion or threat without proper evidence is
Mccarthyism
<p>Hollywooders</p>
CIA
Red Scare
84
State of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States without actual war.
Hot War
Berlin War
Cold War
Korean War
85
First African American President
Hilary Clinton
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
86
The first Mexican American to sit on the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Conner
Elena Kagan
87
The first African American to sit on the Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
88
Phrase Nixon used to comfort the American people and justify Vietnamization
Peace with Honor
Tonkin Resolution
Guerilla Warfare
War Powers Act

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