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American History FINAL EXAM Quiz!
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1
Douglas MacArthur's plan in the Korean War was to push UN troops all the way into:
Seoul
North Korea and China
China
North Korea
2
The purpose of Congress passing the Neutrality Act was to:
allow the U.S. to sell weapons to warring nations.
prevent warring nations from interfereing with US trade
keep the U.S out of World War II.
sign peace treaties with warring nations on both sides.
3
Which of the following is NOT true about the Reconstruction Act passed by Congress in 1867?
Vetoed by Andrew Johnson and was unabell to pass the House
It temporarily divded the South into 5 military districts
Began a period of Radical Reconstruction that lasted 10 years.
Called for new state governments that gave black American men voting rights
4
The bloodiest Civil War battle to happen in a day:
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Gettysburg
First Manassas
5
What is the first action that FDR did in response to the banking crisis?
Declare a "bank holiday" to prevent more banks from failing
Provide refunds to people who lost their money in the banks
Pass the Emergency Banking Relief Act
Pass the Glass-Steagal Act
6
Turning point in the European theatre of World War II
Siege/Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of Berlin
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
7
What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb?
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
8
What power did the Antiquities Act of 1902 provide the president?
Allowed the president to designated wildelife areas as national monuments.
Prevented the military from taking farmland in order to build a new fort.
Ban the use of weapons against endangered animals in national parks.
Allowed the president to use raw materials located in natonal parks.
9
The Munich Conference ended with Hitler being allowed control of:
Sudentenland
Czechoslovakia
The Rhineland
Austria
10
The 17th amendment:
allowed US citizens to vote for Senators.
allowed Congress to create a federal income tax.
banned the use of poll tax to vote.
allowed the right for black and white women to vote.
11
What did Alice Paul's Congression Union (CU) demand?
A federal amendment that allowed women suffrage.
Federal courts allowing women to file for divorce first.
Reproduction rights at hospitals
State laws that would allow women to vote after reaching a certain age.
12
The NSC-68 manifest led to an increase in:
military spending
the buildup of nuclear weapons
NATO membership
US military bases in western Europe
13
John Scopes was arrested for breaking a Tennessee law that banned:
the teaching of evolution in the classroom.
speaking negatively about the federal government during times of war.
the teaching of other religions in the classroom.
the colors red and black being displayed in classrooms.
14
How did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff make the Great Depression worse?
Mexico retaliated by banning trade between them and the U.S.
It increased the federal debt which led to a rise in taxes.
It affected Northern states more than southern states.
Other nations raised the tariffs, putting a pause on international trade.
15
The Jungle, a novel that exposed the meatpacking industry was written by:
Ida Tarbell
Ray Stannard Baker
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
16
The CCC was a New Deal Program that provided young unemployed men:
employment in conservation projects and national parks.
through infrastructure projects such as bridges and highways.
infrastructure projects that built dams and provided electric powe.
job programs for white-collar jobs.
17
Which president's policy invaded more countries in the Western Hemisphere?
Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Diplomacy
McKinley's Cultural Diplomacy
Wilson's Moral Diplomacy
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
18
Which other country attempted to construct a canal in Central American BEFORE the U.S.?
Portugal
Spain
France
Britain
19
In order to expand their empire, what place did Japan first invade in order to control their resources?
Korea
Nanking
Manchura
Vietnam
20
What did Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller have in common?
They donated the majority of their money to charity and philanthropies.
They used the same economic tactic to gain their wealth.
They donated large sums of money to the Democratic party.
They were both rivals in the steel industry.
21
What states were exempted from the Emancipation Proclamation?
Northern states that would eventually ban slavery.
Southern states that stayed loyal to the union.
Territories outside the U.S. that practiced slavery.
The border states that didn't join the Confederacy but allowed slavery.
22
Andrew Carnegie's used vertical integration to grow his wealth. What is verticial integration?
One businness controlled all aspects of the creation of a product.
An agreement between multiple companies that share in a product's profit.
The construction of multiple factories under the control of one business.
The buying of competition so that one controls the entire industry.
23
What proved to be the deadliest aspect of the Civil War?
Explosive grapeshot
Diseases
Machines guns
Suicide
24
What was America's participation post-World War I?
They increased their empire by begin given Germany's colonies
They joined an international organization that secured world peace
They returned to neutrality, staying out of European conflicts.
They helped damaged European countries recover through loans
25
The term "Gilded Age" was created by:
Mark Twain
Jacob Riis
William Tweed
Teddy Roosevelt
26
The 13th Amendment:
Banned slavery throughout the U.S.
Granted land to African Americans as a reparartion for slavery
Allowed African Americans to vote
Granted citizenship to African Americans
27
The Civil Service Act:
prevented elected officials from purchasing corporate stocks
required federal employees to disclose any political donations
made economic lobbying illegal in the federal government
created a merit system for employees rather than political influence
28
Which of the following is an example of extreme patriotism during World War I?
Banning flags that had the colors red and black.
Calling the FBI against Americans accused of being communists
Banning alcohol due to many breweries run by German immigrants.
Stopping young men on the streets and asking them to show their draft card.
29
According to Social Darwinists, who were considered the "deserving poor" that needed money?
Widows and orphans
Elderly men and women
Unemployed war veterans
Blue-collar workers
30
What ultimately destroyed FDR's First New Deal?
Polling that showed a majority of citizens did not support the programs.
Raising of federal debt that led to a rise in inflation.
Conservative judges on the Supreme Court
Republicans winning the majority in both house in the midterm elections
31
The Enforcement Acts was a reaction to the Ku Klux Klan in what way?
It allowed the KKK to become a recognized political party?
It sent in the military to stop riots started by the KKK.
It protected the right for African American men to vote and hold office.
It officially made the KKK a terrorist organization.
32
At the Yalta Conference, what did Stalin promise if he was given control of Eastern Europe?
He would give up his country's permanent place on the UN Security Council
He would allow free elections in Eastern European nations
He would sign a treaty that banned the creation of atomic weaponry
He would allow each country to have control of their own military
33
How did George B. McClellan differ from Ullysses Grant?
McClellan was much more cautious using his troops than Grant
McClellan worked from a defensive position opposed to Grant
McClellan supported black troops being able to control their own garrison.
Grant was better trained in guerilla warfare than McClellan
34
In the Battle of Vicksburg, why was the Union Army gaining control of the Mississippi River important?
It had no importance at all
It allowed them to sale troops to other southern states.
It allowed them to have access to plantations and farmland along the river.
It essentially split the Conferacy in half, weaknening it.
35
What country did Benito Mussolini invade to re-create the Roman Empire?
Greece
Ethiopia
France
Egypt
36
Civil War battle the lowered the morale of Confederate soldiers after the death of Stonewall Jackson.
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Chancelorville
The Battle of Vicksburg
The Battle of Antietam
37
Hitler's want to create a German Empire (Third Reich) began with the invasion of which country?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
France
Poland
38
What was the immediate cause of World War I?
The rise of different alliances between different nations
Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination by a Serbian nationalist
The rise in nationalism amongs ethnic groups in eastern Europe.
European countries competing as to who had the most territories
39
Even though the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 was not passed, it ultimatley led to the ratification of which amendment?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
16 Amendment
40
The Glass-Steagall Act:
Providing funding to banks in order to keep them afloat.
Banned banks from investing in the stock market.
Forced banks to have a "bank holiday" every year.
Insured citizens who were putting money in the banks.
