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1
Which of the following is correct about the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryant defended Scopes in the trial
the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the verdict
John Scopes was found not guilty
Clarence Darrow defended the right to teach evolution
2
Which politician fanned fears of domestic radicalism after a bomb exploded outside his home?
Warren G. Harding
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mitchell Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
3
Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066
banned gays & lesbians from serving in the military
created the Manhattan Project to develop atomic bomb
permitted the arrest & detainment of disloyal Americans
allowed forced interment of Japanese Americans
4
All of the following are examples of the nativism in the 1920's EXCEPT:
Scopes Trial
eugenics movement
Emergency Quota Act
revival of the KKK
5
4. Which pair of presidents pursued very similar economic policies?
Bill Clinton--Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter---Barack Obama
Bill Clinton--Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan--George W. Bush
6
Which New Deal program offered encouragement and support to the labor union movement
Securities & Exchange Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
National Industrial Recovery Act
7
The Great Compromise proposed that in the House of Representatives
all slaves could be counted when determining representatives
state legislators would choose the representatives
the states would be represented according to population size
each state would have equal representation
8
The revival of religious feeling in the 1700's was called
the Enlightenment
The Great Awakening
the Bloodless Revolution
the Glorious Revolution
9
Through what practice did the British seize American sailors
impressment
impeachment
interposition
sedition
10
1. The North's Anaconda Plan was to do all of the following EXCEPT
blockade all Confederate ports
control the Mississippi River
quick invasion of Richmond
dividing the Confederacy
11
From 1969 to 1972, Nixon's strategy to end the Vietnam War was to
slowly replace US troops with Vietnamese troops over time
wait until the 1972 election to make peace with communists
work with the Soviet Union to settle war terms for peace
threaten war with China & North Korea
12
1. Mercantilists believed that to become wealthy and powerful, a country had to
steadily raise prices
find new overseas markets
constantly increase production
accumulate gold and silver
13
What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?
The US should never again break their isolationist tendency
U.S. territories could not enter any foreign agreements.
The US could use force in the affairs of Latin America
U.S. territories would remain unincorporated.
14
4. At the end of the twentieth century, the largest minority group in the United States was
Asians
African Americans
Latinos
Native Americans
15
President Theodore Roosevelt is often remembered for
expanding presidential power.
promoting self-government in former colonies.
decentralized the federal government
promoting "dollar diplomacy"..
16
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade was based on
the right to privacy
reverse discrimination
separation of church and state
misuse of federal funds
17
Which of the following demonstrated enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?
The U.S. allowed Hawaiians to import sugar duty free.
The US made England arbitrate a land dispute in Venezuela
US strong-arming their way into building the Panama Canal
The U.S competed against England and France for Asian trade
18
All of the following were contributing causes to the Great Depression EXCEPT
buying on margin & available credit
mechanization of labor
uneven distribution of wealth
speculation
19
The Emancipation Proclamation freed
enslaved people living in new territories
enslaved people living in border states
enslaved people living in Confederate states
all enslaved people living in the US
20
Which of the following precipitated the urban crisis of the 1950's & 1960's?
local efforts to desegregate urban neighborhoods
influx of new Asian immigrants into American cities
gentrification efforts led by young professional whites
the flight of white urban residents to the suburbs
21
1. Along with religious persecution, the Puritans immigrated to the United States to escape:
depression in England's wool industry
forced enlistment in the military
unfair taxation
harsh conditions in Holland where they fled first in 1608
22
Which of the following groups greatly benefited from the reforms of the New Deal?
tenant farmers
the unemployed
domestic workers
tenant farmers
23
Which statement characterizes race relations in the aftermath of World War I?
blacks continued to follow advice of Booker T. Washington
the Great Migration of blacks out of the south was reversed
racial confrontations did not involve black soldiers
at least 120 blacks were killed in racial violence by 1919
24
The election of 2000 was historically significant because
the Supreme Court intervened & decided the outcome
1st time the Solid South voted Republican
had the highest voter turnout since 1968
1st time a third-party candidate swayed the results
25
The Three-Fifths Compromise stated that
every 3 enslaved people in a state would count as 5 free
every 5 enslaved in a state would count as 3 free persons
3 fifths of enslaved people in a state couldn't be counted
small states have threefifths the # of votes as large states
26
Why was the Open Door important to the United States?
It gave the United States territory in China.
it provided the US with new customers to trade with
end the Boxer Rebellion.
establish spheres of influence.
27
Laissez-faire relies on _____ to regulate prices and wages.
business
supply and demand
government
Wall Street
28
During the early 1900s, the NAACP was an example of how African Americans
banned segregation in school systems
ended all segregation in the south.
used the court system to fight discrimination.
formed their own political parties.
29
The United States acquired control of the canal zone by
organizing a revolt in Panama. >
signing a treaty with Spain.
paying Panama $25 million
passing the Roosevelt Corollary.
30
My Lai became a national issue in the United States in 1969 and was
a town captured during the Tet Offensive
the site of a massacre of nearly 500 villagers by US troops
ancient capital of Vietnam & center for Buddhist protests
the site of an important battle of the Vietnam War
31
The four college students killed by the National Guard at Kent State had been protesting
expansion of Vietnam War into Cambodia
Vietnamization
Vietnamization
urban unrest and riots by African Americans
32
Which of the following phenomena served as a major engine for consumption in the 50's U.S.?
urban revitalization
rural electrification
the space race
the baby boom
33
Most settlement houses of the late 1800s offered poor city dwellers & immigrants
basic street sense knowledge
protection from crime.
an education & home training
aid in the form of money.
34
Which of the statements characterizes the Red Scare of 1919-1921?
1919 bombings led public to associate radicals with violence
the Socialist Party threatened to foment violent revolution
American press blamed the American Federation of Labor
American Communist Party posed a direct threat to stability
35
Which tariff, passed in 1930, raised rates to an all-time high and furthered the depression?
Kellogg-Briand
Smoot-Hawley
Mellon-Hoover
National Recovery
36
In 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana to
evacuate Americans if necessary.
investigate Spanish movement in the Havana Harbor
negotiate peace with Spain.
put down riots by Spanish loyalists.
37
The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to
place higher taxes on business profits.
encourage the growth of business monopolies.
to break up small business in favor of monopolies
promote fair industrial competition.
38
Two of Nixon's greatest foreign policy successes were
SALT I & restoring relations with Communist China
invading Cambodia & Vietnamization
the Tet Offensive & the China Policy
detente & encouraging global human rights
39
John Qunicy Adams was accused of winning the Presidency through a corrupt bargain in which
he gave Will Crawford a job in return for his support
he paid Henry Clay a bribe in return for his support
he agreed to fund programs favored by Henry Clay for support
he gave Henry Clay a cabinet post in return for his support
40
Hoover was hated during the Depression, partially because of the public perception that he
was insensitive to suffering & was a do-nothing president
led the nation deeper into debt
had caused the stock market crash through his fiscal policy
refused to give federal govt a role in stabilizing farming
41
In the years from 1973 to 1975, the oil-exporting nations of OPEC
cut oil prices to encourage demand
kicked the U.S. out of OPEC
declared an oil embargo against the United States
failed to agree on production quotas and prices
42
Who masterminded the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate?
Members of the Committee to reelect the president
President Nixon & Secretary of State William Rogers
two reporters at the Washington Post
two reporters at the Washington Post
43
4. Which of the following became a symbol of the postwar housing boom in the US?
the slogan, "half down, ten years to pay" d>
the Sunbelt
urban renewal
Levittown
44
Which of the following is true about Title IX?
called government to buy the homes of Love Canal residents
proposed by Phyllis Shlafly to limit equal pay legislation
the legislation benefited women athletes
the law came about as a result of Griswold v. Connecticut
45
Which event led to the Spanish-American War?
The United States annexed Cuba.
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
the Cuban revolution against the Spanish
The Spanish navy sunk two American ships in the Pacific.
46
The Constitution originally specified that senators would be selected by
leaders of the majority party.
the majority of each state.
the legislation of each state.
the voters of each state.
47
All of the following were contributing causes to the Great Depression EXCEPT
mechanization of labor
unequal distribution of wealth
speculation
unequal distribution of wealth
48
Which of the following was an impetus for the post-World War II baby boom?
higher welfare payment to mothers with dependent children
the declining average age of marriage for men & women
Roman Catholic's successful stand against birth control
government incentives, chiefly tax credits to famillies
49
Which nation was never overrun by Nazi Germany in June 1940?
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
France
50
The turning point of World War II in Europe came as a result of the
Soviet's halt of German advance at Stalingrad
Allies' invasion of France on D-day
the Allies successful push into Italy
US navy successful drive of Nazi submarines out of Atlantic
51
John Locke asserted that all people were born with the right to
life, liberty and self-government
life, liberty and property
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
life and self-government
52
To support their view, anti-imperialists argued that
the U.S. would get involved in more foreign affairs.
imperialism would distract the military from combat zones
imperialism would make the U.S. more admired in the world.
imperialist rejected the American ideal of "liberty for all
53
During World War II, the Big Three alliance consisted of
France, Japan, Italy
Germany, Japan, Italy
England, Soviet Union, and the U.S.
China, Japan, India
54
Which of the following was a strategy of the Confederate government?
attacking the North by way of the Mississippi River
blockading the North Atlantic coast
seeking support from Britain and France
limiting the upper draft age to 35
55
The XYZ Affair concerned
British demands for bribes from the United States
American demands for bribes from Britain
French demands for bribes from the United States
American demands for bribes from France
56
The flapper, an icon of American culture represented
an effort by women to emulate Mary Pickford
a return to traditional, pre-war values
lifestyle of most women
the emancipated woman of the 1920s
57
3. Which of the statements characterizes the Red Scare of 1919-1921?
American Communist Party posed a direct threat to stability
The Socialist Party threatened to foment violent revolution
press blamed conflict on the American Federation of Labor
bombings led public to associate radicals with violence
58
The American Dream of rising from "rags to riches" was reflected in
Mark Twain's novel, The Gilded Age.
John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"
the collection of poems by Robert Frost
Horatio Alger's, Ragged Dick series.
59
What legislation created regulations in the workplace such as minimum wage & an 8-hr work day?
The Square Deal
The Employment Revision
The Workman's Doctrine
The Great Deal
60
Which of the following statements describes post-World War II America?
America enjoyed the highest standard of living in the world
city life flourished at the expense of suburbs
consensus replaced youthful rebellions
suburbs welcomed blacks & Latinos