How did buisness leaders in the late nineteenth century utilize vertical integration?

They maintained control of prodiction & distribution of their products

The works of Horatio Alger promoted the idea that...

Anyone could become successful with hard work

Which of the following was a part of grandfather clauses after the Civil War?

Let people vote with grandfathers who voted w/o taking tests or pay taxes

Which of the following best describes emancipation?

Freeing someone from another person's authority

Which of the following is true about impeachment?

Impeachment is forcing a politician out of office

One Major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 & 1900 was that _____

Many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Why do we not just say he was murdered?

Becasue he was killed for a political reason

What is the best way to describe a Radical Republican during Reconstruction?

Republicans who wanted stronger laws to protect slaves & change the South

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

Ended segregation in all public places

Why were the Ku Klux Klan considered terrorists by the governemnt?

Because they used violence and intimidation for political purposes

What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?

It monitored the rates charged by railroads

Which 1959 social change came about mostly because of Jackie Robinson?

Black people were allowed in major league sports

Which group formed to stop the spread of Soviet influence in Western Europe?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Why did more people from the North start wanting to vote for Democrats after the Civil War?

The economy was bad, and taxes were high - Democrats said they would help

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1
This newspaper headline followed what Supreme Court decision? “Segregation in Public Schools Ended by Court”
21st Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Loving v. Virginia
2
Who was elected PResident in 1952?
Eisenhower
Nixon
Truman
Roosevelt
3
Which Ammendments were ratified during the Reconstruction period?
4th, 7th, and 9th
1st, 2nd, and 3rd
4th, 5th, and 6th
13th, 14th, and 15th
4
What outlawed the practice of forcing buisness owners to have only union members?
New Deal
Fair Deal
Truman Doctrine
Taft-Hartly Act
5
John D. Rockfeller built an oil _________
Trust
Corporation
Monopoly
Cartel
6
What document provided immediate aid to Greeks and Turks?
Roosevelt Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Truman Manifesto
Truman Doctrine
7
The political and military barrier that isolated Soviet -controlled countried of Eastern Europe ater WW2?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Containment
Subersion
8
What world leader did Martin Luther King get inspiration from?
Hitler
Thurgood Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Gandhi
9
How did buisness leaders in the late nineteenth century utilize vertical integration?
They maintained control of the raw materials neccesary for their products
They allowed market forces to dictate how their products were distributed
They maintained control of prodiction & distribution of their products
They delegated responsibility for produstion & distribtion to subsidiaries
10
What organization was formed on June 26, 1945, that they hoped would prevent future wars?
United Countries
League of Nations
United Nations
Justice League
11
Which of the following terms isn't related to how laws are created or changed?
Amendment
Ratification
Abolish
Surrender
12
A struggle over political differances between nations carried on by methods short of war?
Espionage
Cold War
Containment
Subversion
13
In 1960, black students began ‘sit-ins’ in what type of places in Greensboro, NC?
Movie theaters
Lunch counters
Changing rooms
Buses
14
The nationally recognized leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement in America was...
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
15
The works of Horatio Alger promoted the idea that...
Life int he cities was perferable to rural life
Workers were being exploited by industrialists
Childern in the workforce deserved better treatment
Anyone could become successful with hard work
16
Which of the following wasn't covered in civil rights laws?
The right to be represented in court
The right to vote
The right to own property
The right to make contracts
17
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It gave women the right to vote
It abolished slavery
It made everyone who was born in the US a citizen
It gave everyone the right to vote
18
An attempt to overthrow a government by person working secretly from within?
Subversion
Espionage
Cold War
Censure
19
Truman tried to contain communism on the Korean Peninsula by....
Bombing the Soviet Union
Defending South Korea
Dividing Korea
Attacking China
20
In what city was Martin Luther King Jr Killed in 1968?
Selma, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Memphis, Tennessee
Dallas, Texas
21
In 1954, nine black students were escorted by the military to Central High School in...
New York, New York
Little Rock, Arkansas
Miami, Florida
Montgomery, Alabama
22
This six-year-old African-American girl was first to attend all-white school in New Orleans in 1960?
Coretta Scott King
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Claudette Colvin
23
Which of the following was a part of grandfather clauses after the Civil War?
They allowed you to vote on your grandfather's behalf
They were made to give grandfathers more rights than young men
Let people vote with grandfathers who voted w/o taking tests or pay taxes
They gave you teo votes if grandfather was free
24
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Harry S. Truman
Sandra Day O’Connor
25
Where did Civil Rights protesters march to hear MLK's most well known speech?
Montgomery
Nashville
Washington
Selma
26
Which of the following best describes emancipation?
Giving someone power over another person
Taking away someone's rights
Finding a partner for someone
Freeing someone from another person's authority
27
What term described "the use of unproven charges to discredit people"?
Trumanism
Rosenbergism
Communism
McCarthyism
28
An attempt to overthrow a government by persons working secretly from within?
Espionage
Cold War
Censure
Subversion
29
What form of government is led by a dictator having complete power?
Fascism
Democracy
Republicanism
Communism
30
Who integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962 and got shot leading a March Against Fear in 1966?
Malcolm X
Huey Newton
James Meredith
Martin Luther King Jr
31
The event when peaceful protestors were violently attacked by Alabama police in 1965 is....
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Friday
Bloody Tuesday
Bloody Monday
32
What happened to the price of American consumer goods after WW2?
They dropped
They stayed the same
They rose
They rose, but then dropped suddenly
33
What famous lawyer argued for black American’s rights in the 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education?
Johnnie Cochran
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
34
Historians who view Rockfeller as having a positive effect on te economy and society would have referred to him as a ___
Carpetbagger
Captain of Industry
Republican
Capitalist
35
Which of the following is true about impeachment?
Impeachment is forcing a politician to change their party
Impeachment is replacing a politician with someone else
Impeachment is forcing a politician out of office
Impeachment is putting a politician in jail
36
This 1896 court case ruled that “separate but equal” places for blacks and whites was okay.
Mendez v. Westminster
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
37
One Major reason for the growth in urbanization between 1860 & 1900 was that _____
Many new immigrants were unable to find work on midwestern farms
Politicians in major cities demanded fair working conditions for laborers
The upper-middle class was prosperous & able to afford city dwellings
Many factory jobs were located in cities near transportation routes
38
What was Truman's plan of domestic reforms aimed at solving some of the nation's economic problems?
New Deal
Raw Deal
Deal or No Deal
Fair Deal
39
In what city did Martin Luther King lead a 1955 bus boycott?
Washington
Asheboro
Selma
Montgomery
40
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Why do we not just say he was murdered?
Because he was the president
Because he was in a public place with your mom
Becasue he was killed for a political reason
Because the killer was an assassin
41
MLK’s famous speech is called what?
“I Want Equality”
“Fight For Your Rights”
“By Any Means Necessary”
“I Have a Dream”
42
What is the best way to describe a Radical Republican during Reconstruction?
Republicans who were in favor of killing all slave owners
Republicans who were allied with Democrats
Republicans who wanted stronger laws to protect slaves & change the South
Republicans who were in favor of letting the South keep slaves
43
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Ended segregation in public schools
Ended segregation in all public places
Ended segregation on public transportation
Ensured the right to vote for all US citizens
44
Why were the Ku Klux Klan considered terrorists by the governemnt?
Because they didn't agree with the government
Because they used violence and intimidation for political purposes
Because they were a selective group
Because they kept their membership secret
45
During the 1950's, the US and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear ______
War
Competition
Experimentation
Arms race
46
What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?
It controlled the railroads' transactions
It regulated all railroads in the United States
It monitored the rates charged by railroads
It broke up all remaining railroad trusts
47
Who shot JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhan
Johnny Walker Red
John Wilkes Booth
48
Which 1959 social change came about mostly because of Jackie Robinson?
Black people were allowed in major league sports
Voting rights were granted to all men
Civil Rights Act was passed
Women were allowed in major league sports
49
Which law ensured the right to vote for all US citizens?
Civil Rights Act of 1955
24th Amendment
Equal Rights Act of 1970
Voting Rights Act of 1965
50
Which group formed to stop the spread of Soviet influence in Western Europe?
United Nations
House Un-American Activities Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact Nations
51
Why did more people from the North start wanting to vote for Democrats after the Civil War?
Slavery was gone so no one cared about the rights to former slaves anymore
The economy was bad, and taxes were high - Democrats said they would help
Slavery was gone so people realized no need for Republicans anymore
The economy was good, crime was high- Democrats said they would be tougher
52
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
381 days
21 days
1943 days
275 days
53
The civil rights activists who rode interstate busses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 were called...
Bus Busters
Idiots
Integrators
Freedom Riders
54
What led to a massive hunt to uncover Communists in America?
Communist Witch Hunts
Communist Terror
Red Scare
Hunt for Red October
55
How did America stop the siege of Berlin?
Tunnels
Diplomacy
Declared war on Germany
Airlifts
56
Why did Truman relieve General MacArthur of his command in Korea?
MacArthur violated the rules of engagement
MacArthur disobeyed Truman's orders
They disagreed on how to end it
Truman reached a peace armistice
57
Which 1962 Amendment abolished the poll tax that kept African Americans from voting?
24th
25th
22nd
23rd
58
Who met at Yalta in 1945?
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini
Truman, Stalin, and Churchill
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Hitler
59
Who formed a new Communist State, called the People's Republic of China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Steve
Mao Zedong
Hideki Tojo
60
What dramatically changed the American culture during the 1950's?
Television
Economics
Radio
Industry
61
In 1955, what black woman refused to give up her seat to a white man, sparking riots and protests?
Elizabeth Eckford
Anne Sullivan
Ruby Bridges
Rosa Parks
62
Which of the following terms does NOT have anything to do with slavery?
Abolish
Civil Rights
Carpetbagger
Emancipation
63
Who organized thousands of farm workers to protest for better wages and working conditions?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr.
Earl Warren
64
Which event made Carpetbaggers want to move to the South?
The surrender of Lee to Union Forces
The abolition of slavery in the United States
The lynching of former slaves in the South
The economic crash in the South
65
At the end of WW2, the Americans and the Soviets divided Korea at the ____ of latifude?
30th parallel
38th parallel
28th parallel
Equator
66
A region barring military forces between to two Koreas?
Cold War
Neutral Zone
Cold Zone
Demilitarized Zone
67
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education established that...
Separate schools for black and white students was legal
Schools could be segregated as long as they tried to be equal
Protestors could not demonstrate at public schools
Separate schools for black and white students was illegal
68
What proposal was part of Truman’s Fair Deal?
The closed shop
Abolition of the poll tax
The Taft-Hartley Act
National health insurance
69
Which word means "the system of production, distribution, and consumption"?
Government
Buisness
Commerce
Economy
70
What word means to end the separation of races?
Unification
Segregate
Desegrate
Anti-racism
71
What is a focus on accumulating money and possessions rather than an interest in personal and spiritual matters?
Consumerism
Despotism
Spiritualism
Materialism
72
The policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power?
Espionage
Containment
Censure
Subversion
73
What music style grew from rhythm and blues, country and gospel music?
Alternative
Motown
Rock ‘n’ roll
Disco
74
What organization did Eisenhower establish to conduct US space activities?
SPASA
FAFSA
NASA
NAACP

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