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1
Which of the following provides the most likely explanation for the trend shown in the graph?
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Works Progress Administration
2
What important role did the French navy play in the Battle of Yorktown?
it prevented American escape
it threatened American positions on land
it prevented British reinforcement or escape by sea
it aided the British escape after they were surrounded
3
Which of the following statements best describe the Truman Doctrine?
US would not tolerate communist expansion in the Americas
US would monitor elections behind the Iron Curtain
US would send troops to nations under communist attack
US would aid nations struggling against communist expansion
4
Which of the following was a direct response by the US to the Soviet launching of Sputnik?
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were executed
Sen. McCarthy investigated possible communist infiltration
Congress established the NASA
secret military planning for the Bay of Pigs invasion began
5
Why was George W. Bush declared the winner of the 2000 presidential election? Because he won:
majority of the popular vote and the Electoral College vote
plurality of the popular vote and majority of Electoral Col.
majority of the popular vote
majority of the Electoral College vote
6
Which of the following was the MAIN reason for the development of the Dust Bowl in the 30's?
widespread bank failures
relocation of many farmers to the west
overfarming and drought
decline in crop prices
7
Using the graph, what would come next?
The KKK is established
The Redeemer Party is founded
Reconstruction formally ends
African Americans win election in record numbers
8
Where does this quote come from?
Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson
Eisenhower's Address on Little Rock
Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1957
9
The best explanation for the information shown on this chat is the:
I Have a Dream Speech
Kerner commission findings
Massive Resistance Movement
Civil Rights laws passed in 1964 and 1965
10
Upton Sinclair's novel
The Jungle
described shoddy standards and unsanitary conditions in:
urban tenements
sweatshops
the patent medicine industry
the meat packing industry
11
The Missouri Compromise was an effort to:
extend slavery into the North
block Maine from becoming a free state
end the expansion of slavery in the US
balance the interest of slave and free states
12
Which of the following events best reflects the concept of Jacksonian Democracy?
the expansion of voting rights to all white males
removal of Native Americans to west of the Mississippi Rv.
conflict over the national bank in the 1820's and 30's
the disputed election of 1824
13
Langston Hughes is associated with:
The Harlem Renaissance
the golden age of radio
Tin Pan Alley
The flappers
14
What was the impact on audiences of the televised Kennedy-Nixon debate?
was troubled by Kennedy's youthful appearance
drew difference conclusions about who won than the radio aud
was distracted by visual images and didn't understand
was better able to follow the debate
15
Which of the following can be traced to the publication of
Silent Spring
in 1962?
Cesar Chavez's formation of the United Farm Workers
Creation of the Environmental Protection
Woodstock music festival
The American Indian Movement
16
The Tennessee Valley Authority was designed to:
provide jobs, power, and flood control to rural areas
reform the banking industry
takeover part of the electric power industry
provide relief to unemployed artists
17
Thomas Paine published the influential book Common Sense. This work proved argued for:
Rejection of the British Parliament, but support he king
An end to slavery
Independence from Great Britain
Reconciliation with the British government
18
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific because its outcome:
forced the Germans to lend material support to Japan
allowed the US to go on the offensive against Japan
left Japan a huge advantage in sea power
left the United States within striking distance of Japan
19
Nat Turner, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and the Grimke Sisters all wanted to:
have expanding voting rights
have women's rights
have nullification of national laws
have the ending of slavery
20
Because of the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, many colonist began to believe that:
They should only abide by laws enacted by their own reps.
They should appeal to the French for help against the Brits
The British were attempting to improve government services
Native Americans should follow the same laws as the colonist
21
What is the heart of the 14 Points proposal by Wilson?
rebuilding the shattered US military
crippling Germany so it would be unable to wage war
enriching the victorious Allies with the spoils of war
resolving future conflicts without resorting to war
22
During Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia's poor farmers...
were not powerful enough to threaten their English rulers
would not tolerate a government that served only the rich
wanted to make peace with the Native Americans
could never live in peace with the French
23
What is another name for the economic policy known as Reaganomics?
Supply-Side Economics
Keynesian Economics
Social-Welfare Economics
Tight-Money Economics
24
A major challenge in supplying Allied forces in Europe during WWII was the:
German control of major Allied ports
lack of infrastructure to support supplies
policy of island hopping
potent German U-boat presence in the Atlantic
25
Which of the following should appear where you see the question mark?
Great Compromise
Missouri Compromise
3/5th Compromise
Georgia Plan
26
The Black Codes were laws...
passed by the Radical Congress to empower former slaves
governing African American voting rights in Northern states
overturned by the 13th Amendment
passed to limit the rights of former slaves
27
As American expanded west, what happened to Native Americans already their?
new work opportunities arose in booming cities
they faced military defeated and confinement to reservations
land had higher prices
new alliances successfully slowed American expansion
28
Which of the following events BEST explains the huge territorial growth of the US?
The Barbary War
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The purchase of Louisiana from France
The Gadsden Purchase
29
The laws described in this chart reflect which English policy towards the American colonies?
Salutary Neglect
Mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
Laissez-Faire
30
From which philosopher is Thomas Jefferson getting his ideas from?
Thomas Hobbes
David Hume
Sir Isaac Netwon
John Locke
31
How did railroads impact other business and industries in the United States?
encouraged the development of small businesses
encouraged industries to scattered into the countryside
lead to growth which required more business organizations
forced business to relocate to other countries
32
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 contribute to the growth of the US?
encouraged the expansion of slavery
outlined a process for creating new states on equal terms
defined the size of farms that citizens could own
ensured that the original 13 would be the most powerful
33
What concern does Washington have for the future of the United States?
truly patriotic citizens should vote in local elections
responsible citizen can't always accept views of politicians
citizens should be wary of sectionalism in the US
the future of the US depends upon its economic strength
34
Efforts to ratify the 19th Amendment and wartime employment were examples of what change?
the role of women
urban reform movements
civil rights legislation
growth of labor unions
35
Which of the following was a lasting outcome of the War of 1812?
A stronger sense of nationalism in the US
Growing sectionalism in the US
Stronger resistance of many Native Americans to the US
The destruction of agriculture in the South
36
The most important result of the Spanish American War was that it:
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spain
secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry
spread democracy to Latin America
set up a colonial empire for the United States
37
Which of the following represents the most important impact of the TET offensive of 1968?
crushing military defeat for the North Vietnamese
helped rally the people of the US behind the unpopular war
crushing military defeat for the United States
it helped advanced doubts in the US about the war
38
A key goal of the National Organization for Women starting in the 1960' was:
an equal rights amendment for women
reaffirming traditional family values
expanding support for the Vietnam War
protesting racial discrimination
39
These words are from the:
SALT II Treaty
Iran Hostage Crisis
Camp David Accords
Helsinki Accords
40
Horace Mann is associated with which major reform movement?
Public Education
Prison reform
Temperance
Abolitionism
41
What was the result of A. Philip Randolph's threat to March on Washington?
executive order required fair hiring practice in government
AA membership in organizations like the AFL increased
Randolph was arrested for threatening the war effort
Germany criticized the US for its treatment of AA citizens
42
Which of the following is MOST responsible for the information shown in the graph?
Johnson's Great Society
Nixon's Southern Strategy
Eisenhower's Open Skies Policy
Kennedy's New Frontier
43
A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they:
lacked an effective central government
made state governments too weak
seemed like a monarchy in people's minds
gave Congress too much power
44
What was the single largest issue to pull the US into participating in WWI?
unrestricted submarine warfare
trench warfare
Wilson's 14 points
the use of poison gas
45
1730 to 1760, camp meetings, religious freedom and equality, and Jonathan Edwards all relate to
Salem Witch Trials
The Halfway Covenant
Puritans
The Great Awakening
46
The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861, triggered what event?
start of the Civil War
secession of southern states
collapse of the Compromise of 1850
election of Abraham Lincoln
47
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments do?
outlawed slavery, ended Reconstruction, voting rights
outlawed slavery, readmit CSA states, end Reconstruction
end the Civil War, outlawed slavery, readmit CSA states
outlawed slavery, guaranteed citizenship, voting rights
48
Jane Addams is most commonly associated with what progressive issue or cause?
the Jungle and meat packing
Hull House and settlement houses
novels exposing problems of urban life
the Social Gospel movement
49
What was the main feature of the Kansa-Nebraska Act?
the concept of popular sovereignty
support for the principles of the Compromise of 1850
its success in reducing violence in the two territories
support for the principles of the Missouri Compromise
50
Why did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the colonist in British North America?
made large concessions of land to the French
promised the destruction of Native American groups
tried to limit the spread of colonial settlement
forced colonist to move west in search of new land
