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Review for the U.S. History final exam
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1
The federal government encouraged the transcontinental railroad by -
purchasing railroad stock
lowering taxes on railroad companies
forcing convicts to build the railroad
giving land to railroad companies
2
The goal of Wilson's 14 points.
Global disarmament
Maintain world peace
Increase worldwide trade
Decrease alliances
3
The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab nation, negotiated by President Carter.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
SALT I Treaty
War Powers Act
Camp David Accords
4
Which era included reduced work hours, restriction on child labor, and improved worker safety?
Civil Rights Era
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Great Depression
5
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
17th
16th
19th
6
19th Century Industrialization was often accompanied by -
Farm Protests
Decreased Urbanization
Political Stability
Labor Strife
7
Each state has the right to make their own laws.
Republianism
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
8
What proposed amendment saw significant backlash by Conservatives?
Equal Rights Amendment
Representatives from DC
Prohibition
Lowering the voting age
9
Which historical era saw America gain colonies, create a large navy, and spread Christianity?
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Imperialism
Western Expansion
10
Which role allows the President to direct the military?
Chief Executive
Chief Diplomat
Head of State
Commander in Chief
11
The policy of staying out of foreign wars.
containment
detente
neutrality
intervention
12
What was a result of the Persian Gulf War?
Shah of Iran overthrown
Kurds gained equality
Saddam Hussein killed
Kuwait liberated
13
Why did the United States help Panama gain independence?
to end colonialism
to stop political corruption
to stop communism from spreading
to build a canal through the country
14
Which statement about the world between 1919 and 1939 is true?
Appeasement encouraged agression
Most countries abandoned imperialism
British Empire became more powerful
Treaty of Versailles destroyed nationalism
15
The Espionage Act showed that the government was willing to -
sent people to internment camps
suspend freedom of speech
suspend habeas corpus
confiscate private property
16
Vaccines helped -
improve hygine
increase the quality of water
decrease infectious diseases
limit air pollution
17
Which book led to the Meat Inspection Act?
Exodus, by Leon Uris
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
18
Broad tax cuts and financial deregulation.
Reaganomics
NAFTA
Great Society
New Deal
19
Which 1st Amendment right protects participation in a political rally?
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Assembly
20
Who did immigrants look to for help in the early 20th century?
Community Centers
Political machines
State welfare system
Friends and family
21
The Supreme Court in the 1950s -
supported organized labor
protected civil rights of African Americans
gave the President power over the economy
strengthened big business
22
The President negotiates treaties. Who is responsible for ratification of a treaty?
House of Representatives
Senate
The President
Supreme Court
23
Who wanted to make the world safe for Democracy during World War I?
Henry Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
24
Survival of the fittest in business.
Communism
Socialism
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
25
In WWI, unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany violated -
the Monroe Doctrine
freedom of the seas
The War Guilt clause
the Treaty of Versailles
26
Why did many Americans dislike the League of Nations?
Encouraged immigration from Europe
Required U.S. participation in war
It did not have a military
It did not include all Nations
27
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for -
fair treatment of women
fair business practices
urban problems
education of the poor
28
Why did America send troops to Vietnam?
keep Communism from spreading
Provide humanitarian aid
To rebuild after WWII
Maintain detente
29
The Populist movement attempted to improve conditions for -
business leaders
Native Americas
African Americans
farmers
30
Which of the following was a cause of the Spanish American War?
Militarism
Isolationsim
Political Ambition
Yellow Journalism
31
The Tet offensive occurred during the -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Vietnam War
32
Which development came first?
Settlers migrate west
Buffalo population decreased
Indian Wars
Native America reservations
33
Who came up with a plan for former slaves to move back to Africa?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
34
What law was passed in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11th?
Selective Service Act
Affordable Healthcare Act
Espionage Act
USA PATRIOT ACT
35
What was the closest the USA and USSR came to actually fighting each other?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korea
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam
36
The Watergate scandal was an attempt by the President to -
hide an affair from the public
mislead the nation about a break in
lease federal oil reserves
sell arms to Iran
37
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois both supported -
Segregation
Increased immigration
Increased Civil Rights
Vocational Training
38
The USA invaded Afghanistan because of the-
terrorist attacks on 9/11
War Powers Act
fear of communism
oil embargo by OPEC
39
The main objective of the Harlem Renaissance.
Educational Programs for the poor
Pride in African American Culture
Militant Protest
Voting Rights for Women
40
Which scandal is correctly linked to the President it occurred under?
Monica Lewinsky - Carter
Iran-Hostage Crisis - Nixon
Iran Contra Affair- Reagan
Watergate- Clinton
41
Dividing the responsibility of government into three branches.
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Checks and Balances
42
Who objected to joining the League of Nations after WWI?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Isolationists in the Senate
Imperialists
43
Which suffrage amendment is correct?
21st- 18-20 year olds
26th- Women
15th- African Americans
19th-Native Americans
44
Which President supported the creation of the National Conservation Commission?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
45
Which President was known as a "trust buster"?
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Grover Cleveland
46
The initiative, referendum, and recall were efforts to -
limit immigration
break up monopolies
end voter discrimination
increase democracy
47
The Supreme Court in
Brown v. Board of Education
based its ruling on -
Equal protection clause
General Welfare Clause
Necessary and proper clause
1st Amendment
48
The Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of -
laissez-faire economics
federal intervention to meet regional needs
state funded regional transportation
free market capitalism
49
Which power is awarded to Congress, not the President?
Declare laws unconstitutional
Veto a bill
Executive Order
Declare war
50
Increased demands for foreign markets led to -
Open Door policy in China
acquisition of African colonies
isolationist foreign policy
lower tariff rates
51
Why did Roosevelt's Big Stick policy cause resentment in Latin America?
established free trade
assumed the right of intervention
withdrew U.S. protection
prevented Europe from colonizing
52
What geographic features influenced Americas foreign policy during the 20th century?
Atlantic and Pacific Oeans
Great Lakes and Hudson River
Appalachian and Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico and Missouri River
53
Which type of government allows citizens to pick representatives to vote for them?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
54
The court case that outlawed racial segregation in public schools.
Sweatt v. Painter
Plessy v. Furguson
Morgan v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
55
What led to the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979?
U.S. embargo on Cuba
U.S. attack on Vietnam
U.S. support of Israel
U.S. supported the exiled Shah