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1
How did the Vietnam War end?
North Vietnamese gaining control of Vietnam.
South Vietnam takeover of Hanoi.
Defeat of North Vietnam.
Control of all Vietnam returned to France.
2
The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it:
secured a safe source of raw materials
spread democracy to Latin America
set up colonial empire for the U.S.
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish
3
The strike at the Carnegie plan in Homestead eventually ended after Henry Frick:
Was nearly assassinated by an anarchist
Negotiated a contract with strikers
Allowed steel workers to join American Federation of Labor
Shut down the plant
4
NAFTA was a free trade agreement that reduced _________ between Canada, America and Mexico.
Tariffs
Trade
Taxes
Exports
5
How did the Pendleton Act affect American politics?
required government employees to pass a drug test.
ended patronage in the hiring of government employees.
ended campaign contributions to political candidates.
provided additional regulation of railroads.
6
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?
Secret rebates were outlawed.
Shipping rates had to be published.
Shipping rates had to be reasonable.
Small markets were allowed shipping rebates.
7
Why was Thomas Edison's invention important?
Factories could stay open longer.
To get people in and out of cities quickly.
People could travel across the country faster.
People could go swimming without drowning.
8
The Tuskegee Airmen were important in US history because
they dropped the atomic bomb that ended WWII.
they were created due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
showed that African Americans fight as well as white troops
successfully defended American airspace from the Nazi's.
9
All of the following were members of the AXIS powers, EXCEPT:
Italy
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
10
All of the following were NEW innovations of railroad mechanization during the 1870s-80s EXCEPT
Telegraph invented to communicate with moving trains
Standard gauge set for all railroads
Iron tracks replaced steel tracks
Automatic Air Brakes
11
Which statement is FALSE concerning the causes of the Depression of 1893?
Businesses lowered prices in order to sell products.
Small businesses produced more goods than consumers wanted.
Bank and Business failures.
Factories cut wages and laid off workers.
12
The Chinese-Exclusion Act of 1882:
Prohibited immigration of Chinese laborers.
Allowed naturalization of Chinese residents
Both A & B
Limited rights Chinese immigrants & forbade naturalization
13
What are reparations?
Payment to defeated powers for reconstructions.
Payment to Belgain civilians for German massacres.
Payment of money for war guilt.
Payment to Bolshevik Russia.
14
The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) was a revision to what earlier statement of US policy?
Open Door Policy
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Madison Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
15
ALL were different areas on how the railroads caused the expansion of the United States EXCEPT:
Created a boom for city growth.
Stimulated a stream of immigration.
Opened up new markets in the West.
Stimulated mining and agriculture in the West.
16
During World War II, Germany declared war on the U.S. just after the U.S. declared war on:
Germany
France
Japan
Italy
17
In addition to Puerto Rico, what areas were obtained by the US after the Spanish American War?
Philippines & Guam
Cuba & Philippines
Hawaii & Alaska
Cuba & Guam
18
What was the Secretary of State John Hay trying to protect for the US?
Trade with Chinese colonies
Trade rights with China
Access to military bases
Territorial expansion
19
What major public work project of the 1950's changed the landscape of America?
Airports
Transcontinental Railroad
Golden Gate Bridge
Interstate Highway System
20
All male citizens have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
26th
14th
3rd
15th
21
Which of these helped to futher the Westward Expansion in the US after 1865?
Transcontinental Railroad
Urbanization
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Abolition of Slavery
22
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution affect US military involvement in Vietnam?
Congress declared war on China & Vietnam
Congress prevented President from using force in Vietnam
Johnson increased US activities w/out consent of Congress
Nixon used the resolution to end the Vietnam
23
Alexander Graham Bell invented the ________.
Telegram
Telephone
Airplane
Car
24
What was the impact of WW2 on American politics?
US pursued containment policies to prevent communism
US president announced American neutraility
US government adopted budget policy reducing spending
US Congress enacted free market reforms to increase economy
25
This man was a Scottish immigrant who built the steel empire in the U.S.
S.R. Donnelly
JP Morgan
J.D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
26
What was the OUTCOME of the Korean War?
China controlled North Korea while south was independent.
Korea remained divided at the same place before the war.
North Korea surrendered after an atomic warfare threat.
Korea was unified under
27
What was the goal of the Selma March?
Integrate bus terminal lunch counters.
Get more low cost housing built.
Protest Bull Connors tactics.
Get voting rights legislation passed.
28
Plessy v. Ferguson made ______ legal.
Segregation
Schools
Abortion
Racism
29
A business that owns stocks or shares of the company.
Non-Profit
Partnership
Sole Proprietorship
Corporation
30
The League of Nations was created by the:
Treaty of Westphanlia
Concordat of 1801
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
31
The incident causing Martin Luther King Jr. to rise as a leader in the Civil Rights movement.
March on Washington
Watts Riots
Brown v. BOE
Montgomery Bus Boycott
32
What did the US fear would happen if they did not get involved in Vietnam?
Nuclear War
China would invade Vietnam.
Diem would be assassinated.
the Communists would take over the country.
33
Medical Insurance for those over 65 is provided by:
Delta Dental
Medicaid
Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield
34
Slavery is abolished. Which amendment is this?
15th
13th
19th
14th
35
The policy of the US gov't toward the Indians immediately prior to the Civil War was to:
move the Indian population on to reservations.
require the education of Indian children.
grant citizenship and voting rights to Indians.
drive them out of the country.
36
Which statement is FALSE concerning why oil was a cheap, reliable source of energy.
Source of light
Used for highway construction
Lubricant
Invention of the Internal Combustion Engine
37
As a result of the Pullman Strike, for the next thirty years the government:
Denied recognition of unions.
Tried to break up monopolies.
Outlawed collective bargaining.
Supported labor unions.
38
What is imperialism?
When one country is allies with another country.
All of the above.
When one country takes over another country.
When one country is at war with another country.
39
Based on the quote, which government policies did Chief Joseph oppose?
Immigration and communal property
Farming and damming of rivers
Conservation and preservation
Discrimination and resettlement
40
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of a "robber baron"?
Business leaders built their fortune stealing from the govt.
Paid workers low wages and worked in dangerous conditions.
Drained the country of its natural resources.
Drove their competitors to ruin.
41
A major part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" was:
greater freedoms for banks
productive controls
balanced federal budget
end all trade
42
Which of the following was NOT a new usage of steel after the Bessemer process?
Barbed Wire
Railroads
Building Automobiles
Construction of Buildings and Bridges
43
Alliance during WWI that included: Germany, Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria?
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Entente Powers
Axis Powers
44
What group of people were left out of the growing work force after the Civil War?
African Americans
Native Americans
Women
Immigrants
45
Who is most associated with the assembly line?
Henry Ford
Wrights Brothers
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
46
The ________ was an African American literary and artistic movement centered in NYC.
Harlem Renaissance
Cultural Revival
Jazz Age
Great Society
47
This Act was created to limit monopolies among American businesses?
Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Trade Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Wagner Act
48
Which scenario is most consistent with the concept of civil disobedience?
1965, race riots break out in the Watts district of CA.
1960, African American students stage a sit in (NC).
Malcolm X declared racial separation was a "positive good".
Student Nonviolent Committee advocates black power.
49
This act helped give rights to people with blindness, physical impairments, etc...
Voting Rights Act of 1965
American's with Disabilities Act
19th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
50
ALL of the following were businesses that prospered b/c of the discovery of oil EXCEPT:
Meatpackers
Sugar
Textiles
Tobacco
51
State laws can not prohibit abortion.
Marbury v. Madison
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
52
During WWII, the atomic bomb building effort in the US was named:
Nisei
Operation Overlord
Kamikaze
The Manhattan Project
53
What group of immigrants arrived on the U.S. west coast to work on the RR in the 19th century?
Mexico
Japanese
Chinese
Irish
54
What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society?
Strengthened the U.S. Army.
created opposition to US involvement in Latin America.
Encouraged widespread fear of Communism.
Encouraged Civil Rights.
55
What weakened the economy during the 1920s?
Sharpe increases in the national debt.
Too much foreign trade.
Overproduction
Unwillingness to buy on credit.
56
Which was not a reason for the U.S. becoming an industrial power around the 20th century?
Natural Resources
Urban population that provided markets for new products.
Explosions of Inventions
American West opened up
57
Which law during the FDR administration had the greatest effect for helping the elderly?
build of suburbs.
establishment of a minimum wage.
enactment of Social Security.
insurance of federal deposits.
58
World War II began when Germany invaded:
England
Soviet Union
France
Poland
59
How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?
Soviets and U.S. entered into a nuclear war.
Soviets backed down and pulled their missiles from Cuba.
It never really ended, there are still tensions today.
Cubans forced Soviets to leave b/c they did not want a war.
60
How did the Progressive Era reforms affect the distribution of power in government?
Federal government now in charge of highway system
Federal gov't power to regulate food and medicine to states.
President elected by the Electoral College instead of Senate
US Senators elected by people instead of by the state
61
What were the contents of the Zimmerman Telegram?
German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the U.S.
US warning against Germany invasion of Great Britain.
German offer to negotiate peace with the U.S.
US proposal to supply arms so Mexico could fight Germany.
62
Which of the following was NOT a lack of worker's privileges (rights) during this time period?
No employment compensation
No vacation
No worker's compensation
No sick leave
63
How was the Harlem Renaissance a turning point for U.S. society?
Provided exposure to African American writings, art & music.
Offered preferential treatment to African American actors.
African Americans found artistic careers in southern cities.
African American artists escaped the Great Depression.
64
Why was working in a factory at this time considered a family affair?
Because wages were low.
Word place was a safe environment.
Children were put in daycare.
Families could see each other during the work day.
