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History of America Final Review
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1
Which amendment abolished Slavery?
15th
13th
17th
14th
2
To protect US investments, the US intervened in Nicaragua's financial affairs in 1911 and sent in marines
True
False
3
Freedman's Bureau
A secondary Congress
Federal Agency created to make papers to make southern states readmit
Federal agency created to help the transition from slavery to emancipation.
4
What did Shelby Foote stress?
The success of the US compromise
That slavery was bad
The failure of the US compromise
That Kansas had to be stopped
5
What were Henry Cabot Lodge and Teddy Roosevelt's chief interest?
Establishing that America is rich
Establishing US power on the world stage
Getting more money
Establishing Soviet power on the world stage
6
What did James Ford Rhodes believe?
That slavery was the main cause for the cival war
That Kansas was the main reason for the war
He didn't say anything
That slavery was NOT the main cause of the war
7
Who did Eric Foner say was better
The South
The North
8
Which amendment made the right to vote not be denied on account of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.
18th
12th
17th
15th
9
Wilson called in for a New Freedom in government and promised a moral approach to foreign affairs.
False
True
10
Lincoln - Ten percent plan
Allowed everyone involved in the rebellion a pardon except high officials
Allowed no one involved in the rebellion a pardon
Allowed everyone involved in the rebellion a pardon
11
Define slavery in the point of view of a southern citizen
A good way to get forced help
An illegal and racist way to get help with work
12
Black Codes were laws that were put into effect in the south restriction African Americans' freedom
False
True
13
Congress
Only made southern states rewrite their constitutions
Made Southern states rewrite their constitutions. Ratified 14th amendment
did nothing
Only got rid of the 14th ammendment
14
What was the Truman Doctrine and how did it shape American foreign policy during the Cold War?
It was something Hamilton wrote
The Truman doctrine was the russian paper designed to help nuke America
The Truman Doctrine was a guiding principle of American foreign policy
The Truman Doctrine was an unknown principle of foreign policy
15
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
Yellow Journalism
Green Journalism
Red Journalism
Blue Journalism
16
How did the communist takeover in China impact American fears during the Cold War?
The takeover in china shortly after WW II decreased U.S fears of Communism
It Made Communism grow rapidly
The takeover in China shortly after WW2 increased U.S fears of communism
It Made Communism disappear
17
Define Bleeding Kansas
Refers to how heated Congress was getting over the issue of slavery
Refers to how bloody the Mexican-American war was
Refers to Kansas struggling to figure out if it wants to join the US
Refers to the violent confrontations over slavery in Kansas
18
Which amendment Granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States
10th
17th
14th
12th
19
Adopted a foreign policy that was mildly expansionist but depended more on investers' dollars than on Navy battleships
Eisenhower
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
20
The National Security Act gave the president extended powers for containment and made the Central Intelligence Agency
True
False
21
Why did the Mexican - American War start?
Economic depressions
Closing of the frontier
Americ wanted more land
The rise of big buisness and labor radicalism.
22
What were the social and cultural impacts of the Cold War?
Putting "Under God" at the end of the pledge of alegiance.
Teaching kids to duck and cover in case of a nuclear attack
It led to the harassment of Republicans
Everyone decided to go outside more
23
What was the Nullification Crisis in support of?
To validate National laws, leading to the denouncement of dissolution
To invalidate national laws, leading to the potential dissolution of the US
24
The UN needed a canal through Central America to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
False
True
25
When was Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction wroth
1965
1961
1963
1959
26
Beneficial to add new economic markets for American buisnesses
The economic openness of US imperialism
The economic secrecy of US imperialism
The economic explanation of US imperialism
The economic secrecy of Soviet funds
27
Why did the United States focus on left-leaning Latin American leaders only if they had investments to protect?
They focused on Latin American leaders if they had investments to protect
They were forced to
They liked the candidates
They focused so they didn't lose their money
28
Implications were important for america to contain communism
False
True
29
Was Johnson - Similar to the Ten percent plan
False
True
30
What did the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction have
had intentions to fix congress
had intentions to abolish slavery
had intentions to seperate the North and South
had intentions to reunite the North and South states.
31
Taft believed that private U.S financial investment in China and the nations of Cent. America would give stability
True
False
32
Eric Foner - Revisionist"Nothing but Freedom" and "Reconstruction: Americas unfinished solution"
Focused on the ide the slavery was wrong
Focused on the idea that reconstruction was less of a failure
Focused on that reconstruction was a failure
Focused on the idea that slavery was right
33
True/False The Monroe Doctrine is to keep countries out of the eastern hemisphere
True
False
34
Barbara Fields and Allan Nevins Said that slavery was NOT the main cause of the war
False
True
35
How did the rise of McCarthyism impact domestic and foreign policies in the United States?
The rise of McCarthyism led to a hunt for communists in the US in the 1950s
The rise of McCarthyism resulted in the harassment of Democrats
The rise of McCarthyism led to a new religion getting started.
The rise of McCarthyism led to the Russians surrendering
36
Wanting US bankers to be included in a British, French, and German plan to invest in railroads in China Taft succeeded
In Making a Railroad
In getting money
In getting re-elected
Trick Question he failed
37
Hawaii's Annexation made foreigners and immigrant laborers outnumbered native Hawaiians 3:1.
True
False
38
The U.S.S Maine Blew Up
False
True
39
After the Spanish-American war the US annexed
Hawai'i
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
40
What were the key terms and events associated with containment during the Cold War?
Bolshevik Revolution
Truman Doctrine
Political Funds
Domino Theory
41
US policy of containment deescalated civil wars into the Cold War Truman intervened to protect Koreans from communism
False
True
42
What did Henry Wilson believe?
Northerners fought to preserve the union and a system of free labor
America Should separate
America should stay together
Southerners fought to preserve the union and a system of free labor
43
What country allowed trading with the US using the Open door Policy
China
France
Russia
Japan
44
Great Britain recognized U.S. Sphere of Influence over the Panama canal zone provided the canal itself remained neutral
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
GB-US Treaty
Tap-Lefeyere Treaty
Panama Treaty
45
Define slavery in the point of view of a northern citizen
An illegal and racist way to help with work
A good way to grow crops
46
Describing his foreign policy the new president had once said that his motto to "speak softly and carry a big stick"
Wilson
Taft
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
47
Define Sectionalism
Disagreements
Agreements
Not a real word
Anything you want it to
48
What was the significance of the Executive Order 9835 during the Cold War?
It led to the nuking of russia
Executive Order 9835 led to loyalty loss for federal employees
It led to global fallout
Executive Order 9835 initiated loyalty investigations of federal employees
49
Wilson's moral approach to foreign affairs was severely tested by a revolution and civil war in Mexico
True
False
50
Name a political issue
Preston Smith Brook's cane
Bloody Kansas
Failed Compromises
The Birth of the republican party
51
Popular Sovereignty was the concept that states have the authority to determine their stance on an issue
False
True
52
What did the Reconstruction Plan - Johnson make southern states do to reenter
A state was required to sign papers
A state was required to repeal its succession
A state was required to worship Lincon
A state needed to abolish slavery before being readmitted
53
How did the rise of McCarthyism impact Hollywood and the entertainment industry?
It made the democrats look good
It made movies come out slower
It led to investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee
It led to Hollywood losing money
54
A treaty between the US and Great Britain agreed that neither country would try to obtain exclusive rights to a canal
Panama Treaty
Clat-Lug Treaty
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
55
What state was the Nullification Crisis written in
North Carolina
Kansas
Virginia
South Carolina
