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U.S. History Final Exam Review
U.S. History Final Exam Review
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1
The Teller Amendment primarily:
Established trade restrictions with Cuba
Supported Spanish colonial rule
Prohibited U.S. annexation of Cuba
Declared Cuba's independence from Spain
2
During McKinley's administration, Alaska:
Was purchased from Russia
Discovered significant oil reserves
Experienced the Klondike Gold Rush
Became a state
3
The Black Codes were designed to:
Support civil rights
Restrict African Americans' freedom
Promote racial equality
Encourage education
4
The two railroad companies completing the transcontinental railroad were:
Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
5
A bank run occurs when:
Banks increase interest rates
Government regulates banking practices
Banks merge with other financial institutions
Depositors simultaneously withdraw their money due to fear of bank failure
6
The Progressive Era's core ideology emphasized:
Complete laissez-faire economics
Social reform and government intervention
Isolationist foreign policy
Corporate monopolization
7
Sigmund Freud is most known for:
Mathematical discoveries
Medical innovations
Political theory
Psychoanalysis and theories of the unconscious
8
A key treaty from the Washington Conference was:
Nine-Power Treaty limiting naval armaments
Versailles Treaty
Geneva Convention
Paris Peace Accord
9
The Teapot Dome Scandal involved:
Government bribery
Official corruption
All of the above
Illegal oil lease agreements
10
Stonewall Jackson died from:
A heart attack during combat
Natural causes after the war
Execution for treason
Battle wounds accidentally inflicted by his own troops
11
Margaret Mitchell's primary accomplishment was:
Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature
Becoming a prominent journalist
Leading the women's suffrage movement
Writing "Gone with the Wind"
12
The muckraker who exposed horrors in the meatpacking industry was:
Lincoln Steffens
Theodore Dreiser
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
13
The 14th Amendment primarily:
Regulated interstate commerce
Abolished slavery
Established voting rights
Defined citizenship and guaranteed equal protection under law
14
Wilhelm II was:
A Russian revolutionary
The last German Emperor and King of Prussia
A British monarch
An American industrialist
15
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff resulted in:
Expanded agricultural exports
Reduced global economic cooperation
Increased international trade
Lower consumer prices
16
World War I Allies included:
Italy and Japan initially
Germany and Austria-Hungary
Britain, France, and Russia
Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria
17
An entrepreneur is:
A government official
A factory worker
A person who organizes and operates a business
A professional investor
18
FDR's economic recovery plan was called:
The Reconstruction Era
The Great Leap Forward
The Marshall Plan
The New Deal
19
Thomas Edison, the "Wizard from Menlo Park", invented:
The light bulb and phonograph
The telephone and radio
The computer and internet
The airplane and automobile
20
President Coolidge's view on American business was:
Supportive of minimal government intervention
Skeptical of corporate expansion
Highly regulatory and restrictive
Opposed to capitalist principles
21
Installment plans are:
Government financial assistance programs
Payment methods allowing gradual purchase
Banking investment strategies
Corporate financing techniques
22
Franklin D. Roosevelt served:
1 term
4 terms
3 terms
2 terms
23
The document ending slavery on Jan. 1, 1863 was:
13th Amendment
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction Act
24
The philosophical statement "Man is a machine" most closely aligns with:
Transcendentalism
Mechanistic materialism
Existentialism
Behaviorism
25
Rationalism is:
A religious philosophy
A political ideology
An emotional decision-making process
The belief that reason is the primary source of knowledge
26
The ideology suggesting "Morality is only important for present reality" relates most to:
Pragmatism
Idealism
Determinism
Materialism
27
The transcontinental railroad's two tracks met at:
Chicago, Illinois
Promontory Point, Utah
San Francisco, California
Denver, Colorado
28
John D. Rockefeller accomplished:
eveloping modern banking
Inventing automobile technology
Building a massive oil industry monopoly
Establishing public education systems
29
George Westinghouse is renowned for:
Designing the air break for locomotives
Inventing the telephone
Creating the first automobile
Developing alternating current (AC) electricity
30
Skepticism can be most accurately described as:
An attitude of doubting knowledge claims
Complete denial of all information
Unwavering support of scientific theories
Blind acceptance of traditional beliefs
31
Why was Henry Ford's Model T revolutionary?
It was exclusively for wealthy consumers
It introduced mass production techniques reducing cost
It was the first car with air conditioning
It could travel faster than 10 mph
32
Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan was nicknamed:
Ten Percent Plan
Radical Reconstruction
Unity Strategy
Compromise Plan
33
Hawaii became the 50th state in:
1945
1952
1959
1963
34
The Union's strategy to bring down the South primarily involved:
Guerrilla warfare tactics
Diplomatic isolation
Immediate territorial conquest
Economic blockade and total war
35
The Sherman Antitrust Act aimed to:
Promote corporate mergers
Limit government intervention in business
Protect small businesses from monopolies
Establish federal trade regulations
36
Railroads influenced America's time concept by:
Slowing transportation
Limiting communication
Increasing travel costs
Introducing standardized time zones
37
FDR described his program of progressive legislation as:
Relief
Reform
All of the above
Recovery
38
The 1929 stock market crash resulted in:
Massive economic depression
Government bailout of investors
Minimal economic impact
Immediate stock market recovery
39
A corporation is best defined as:
A small business owned by one person
A legal entity owned by shareholders
A partnership between two individuals
A government-run organization
40
A factor contributing to America's prosperity in the late 19th century was:
Isolationist foreign policy
Reduced industrial production
Technological innovation
Strict immigration policies
41
The Rough Riders were:
A cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt
Native American scouts
A presidential security detail
A group of railroad workers
42
William McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign" was designed to:
Appear accessible and approachable to voters
Avoid direct political confrontation
Reduce campaign expenses
Allow him to stay home with his sick wife
43
Herbert Hoover's Great Depression policy primarily involved:
Direct federal relief programs
Massive government spending
Voluntary cooperation and limited intervention
Nationalizing industries
44
During the Roaring Twenties, which group struggled economically?
Wall Street investors
Industrial workers
Agricultural workers and farmers
Urban professionals
45
The first man to drill for oil was:
J.P. Morgan
Edwin Drake
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
46
Francis Ferdinand was:
A British politician
An Austrian-Hungarian archduke
A Russian diplomat
A famous musician
47
Key issues in the 1928 election were:
Agricultural reform and taxation
Foreign policy and communism
Prohibition and Religion
Civil rights and women's suffrage
48
The Venezuelan Boundary dispute strengthened which document?
Emancipation Proclamation
Monroe Doctrine
Treaty of Paris
Constitution
49
The 15th Amendment primarily:
Granted women the right to vote
Established property ownership rights
Prohibited racial discrimination in voting
Created federal voting standards
50
Former slaves were typically called:
Servants
Freedmen
Laborers
Refugees
51
"Lemonade Lucy" was known for:
Her agricultural reforms
Her social welfare programs
Her suffragette movement leadership
Her prohibition of alcohol in the White House
52
The Spanish-American War was sparked by:
Economic disputes
The Maine explosion and yellow journalism
Territorial expansion in Europe
Religious conflicts
53
Roosevelt's foreign policy was characterized by:
Complete isolationism
Avoiding military interventions
"Big Stick" diplomacy and active international engagement
Passive diplomatic approaches
54
Alexander Graham Bell's most significant accomplishment was:
Developing radio technology
Designing early computers
Creating the telegraph
Inventing the telephone
55
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt was renowned for:
Political leadership
Scientific innovations
Military achievements
Railroad and shipping industry development
56
Empiricism is best defined as:
A mathematical approach to understanding reality
A philosophical approach that emphasizes supernatural explanations
Acquiring knowledge primarily through sensory experience and observation
A political theory about government intervention
57
The 13th Amendment primarily:
Abolished slavery
Regulated interstate commerce
Established voting rights
Defined citizenship
58
Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959
False
True
59
The Confederate's costliest victory was:
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chickamauga
60
President Andrew Johnson was impeached for:
Violating the Tenure of Office Act
Misconduct
Corruption charges
Foreign policy failures
61
The philosophical perspective that suggests "there is no reality" is most closely associated with:
Postmodernism
Nihilism
Existentialism
Pragmatism
62
Agricultural advancements allowed farmers to:
Create industrial machinery
Expand international trade
Develop new political movements
Increase crop yields and reduce manual labor
63
The Third International's role was:
Establishing educational standards
Developing diplomatic relations
Negotiating international trade agreements
Promoting communist revolution globally
64
Andrew Carnegie was primarily known for:
Military achievements
Political leadership
Agricultural innovations
Steel industry and philanthropy
65
A "border state" during the Civil War meant:
A slave state that did not secede from the Union
A state with multiple economic zones
A state bordering Canada
A state with significant railroad infrastructure
66
Two significant acts passed by FDR during the Great Depression were:
Homestead Act and Interstate Commerce Act
Dawes Act and Indian Removal Act
Pure Food and Drug Act and Sherman Antitrust Act
Social Security Act and National Labor Relations Act
67
The single bloodiest day of the Civil War was:
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
68
Two Populist Party platform agendas included:
Direct election of senators and graduated income tax
Expanding slavery and limiting immigration
Reducing federal government power
Promoting industrial monopolies
69
Theodore Roosevelt's view on big businesses was:
Indifferent to corporate practices
Advocating for moderate regulation and "trust-busting"
Completely supportive of unrestricted corporate growth
Entirely opposed to corporate expansion
70
Presidents assassinated between 1870-1901 were:
Garfield and McKinley
Johnson and Arthur
Lincoln and Garfield
McKinley and Cleveland
71
The Free Silver Movement advocated:
Restricting silver mining
Unlimited coinage of silver to help farmers and debtors
Establishing a gold standard
Creating international silver trade agreements
72
The philosophical perspective that "only the results matter" is most closely aligned with:
Romanticism
Idealism
Pragmatism
Existentialism
73
George Pullman is best known for:
Leading labor union movements
Inventing the steam engine
Developing luxury railroad sleeping cars
Constructing transcontinental railroads
74
Turn of the 20th-century accomplishments included:
Comprehensive social welfare
Global disarmament
Complete racial equality
Industrialization and technological innovation
75
The Confederate general who surrendered to General Grant was:
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
J.E.B. Stuart
Stonewall Jackson