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1
The diplomatic strategy behind the Lend-Lease program was to
support non-Communist nations during WWII
continue American neutrality during WWII
aid American interests in Latin America
Support England against Germany without going to war
2
Under the Sedition Act (1918):
Many foreign spies in the U.S. were caught and tried
Public opposition to the war was illegal
Many prominent politicians lost their jobs
Americans had to declare loyalty to the U.S.
3
Why did Grangers and the Farmers Alliance want the bimetallic standard?
Decreased circulation of silver currency would relieve agricultural debt
Increased circulation of silver currency would bankrupt banks
Increased circulation of silver currency would reduce freight costs
Increased circulation of silver currency would relieve agricultural debt
4
One of the most significant aspects of the Interstate Commerce Act was that it
Represented first attempt by government to regulate business
Did nothing to control big businesses
Revolutionized the steel business
Limited the hours of working for immigrants
5
The Scopes trial illustrated a divide between
Men and women
Black and White Americans
Rural and Urban Americans
Modernism and Fundamentalism.
6
Which of these was the goal of the Dawes Act?
for Indians to assimilate into the dominant American culture
for Indians to be able to remain on their ancestral lands
for Indians to gain political equality
for Indians to have greater access to education
7
Carter is remembered for this; Iranian militants seized Americans and held them captive for most of his presidency
SALT II treaty
Iran-Contra Affair
Iran Hostage Crisis
the Persian Gulf War
8
What best describes the goals of the National Grange Movement and the Farmers' Alliance?
limited government involvement in breaking up monopolies and trusts
deregulated banking systems
increased tariffs to protect their interests
laws regulating railroads and regulation of business of a public nature
9
De Lome' letter
letter calling the U.S a global power and calling for peace
letter from Spain to America asking to end the war
caused public out cry calling the president weak and helped start the war
document that offically declared war on Spain
10
Meeting where the "Big 3" met for the first time and decided to invade France to push the Germans out
Atlantic Charter
Casablanca Conference
Tehran Conference
Munich Conference
11
Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. was known for
violent protests against discrimination
nonviolent protests against segregation
developing the "Black Power" movement
eliminating de jure segregation
12
This Muckraker took pictures of poor immigrants in
How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclaire
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
13
Great Railroad Strike 1877
violent railroad strike caused by layoffs of many workers
railroad strike caused by unsafe conditions and the Sherman Antitrust Act
series of violent railroad strikes in response to the Pullman Strike
first major violent railroad strike caused by multiple wage cuts
14
The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
Provided military support for Middle East countries resisting communism
U.S. policy towards nuclear weapons as a way to deter communist aggression
Provided economic aid to try and prevent Soviet expansion in Europe
Programs that created the C.I.A. and other international agencies
15
This idea involved selling weapons to Iran and using the funds to aid the Contras in Nicaragua
Iran-Contra Affair
Persian Gulf War
War on Terror
Iran Hostage Crisis
16
What did the Camp David Accords do?
ended 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel
gave Great Britain control of Palestine
created a Palestinian state
created Jewish homeland in Palestine
17
What was the purpose of Island Hopping?
To disrupt supply lines between Japan and China.
To acquire key islands and close in on mainland Japan
To gain more resources for the war effort
To capture enemy troops and send them to the US
18
Which of the following would NOT have been an effect of industrialization in the late 19th century
Amount of people moving to rural areas increase
Urban populations increased
The percentage of Americans living in cities increased
Expanision of railroad lines continued increasing
19
This made segregation illegal in all public facilities and gave the government powers to enforce school desegregation.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
20
Which congressional action restricted the president's power to send U.S. troops to battle?
War Powers Act of 1973
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War on Terror Resolution
"Day of Infamy" speech
21
Morrill Land Grant Act
gave millions of acres of land - states $ from land funded college building
gave millions of acres of land to the statessold and funded immigrant homes
sold asmuch goods from railroads, money from goods funded college building
Land given from native Americans, money from land funded college building
22
Who pardoned Nixon and promoted his "WIN" policy to fight inflation?
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
23
NATO was originally formed to
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
promote unity among the satellite nations in east Europe
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
as a mutual defense alliance to stop Soviet aggression
24
Homer Plessy...
was the first black person to dine in the White House as a guest
lost his Supreme Court case about riding a train... "separate but equal"
was the first black man elected to Senate
was a black man who replaced J. Davis in the Senate
25
The main purpose of New Deal measures such as the SEC and the FDIC was to
enable the government to control failing industries.
provide employment opportunities.
provided a guaranteed income for American families.
limit stock market speculation and safeguard savings.
26
Nixon campaigned on this, the slow withdrawal of troops from Vietnam while bombing Laos and Cambodia
Vietnamization
Selective Service
Escalation
Detente
27
Kennedy's domestic policy was called
Modern Republicanism
The Fair Deal
The Great Society
The New Frontier
28
Wounded Knee
turned into a massacre and ended major Indian resistance
Led to Native American procession of New Mexico
was a Native American victory
was also referred to as "Custers Last Stand"
29
Double V Campaign
Gain Victory over Hitler and Hirohito.
Gain victory over slavery across Africa
Gain victory over the enemy overseas and a victory against racism at home.
Gain victory over the Great Depression.
30
The Office of Research and Development assisted with contracting scientists for this, which created the Atomic Bomb.
Manhattan Project
Wannsee Conference
Homeland Security
Area 51
31
In this cartoon, Thomas Nast is attacking which of the following people?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
"Boss" Tweed
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
32
What was the "square deal"?
Wilson's plan to take on political machines.
Roosevelt makes business in US fair for rich and poor alike
Roosevelt's plan to make American factories safer.
Taft's plan to end child labor.
33
What was one effect of the Bolshevik Revolution on the US?
immigration laws were changed to allow for Russian refugees
federal courts banned anti-immigrant groups
the Allies needed fewer US troops
nativism increased leading to the Red Scare
34
What two countries did Nixon visit as proof of his Detente Cold War policy?
China and Italy
North Vietnam and North Korea
North Korea and Soviet Union
China and the Soviet Union
35
What is the domino theory?
dropping 1 bomb after another to destroy an area
if 1 country dropped below the poverty lines so would others
the belief that if 1 country falls to communism so others
a system for aiding South Vietnamese civilians
36
How does the political cartoon below illustrate the "Gilded Age" metaphore?
There's a lot of money to be made if you work hard enough
People are grateful to be able to work for one of these big business owners
Big buisness owners care about thier workers and want to protect them
Everyday Americans work and slave while owners of big buisness get richer
37
The policy objectives of
Reaganomics
were based on the theory that
major increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment.
broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion.
borrowing from foreign countries would pay for domestic programs.
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus.
38
What tactic did President Theodore Roosevelt use to get the Panama Canal built?
He supported a rebellion against the Colombian government
He leased the canal zone from the French
He forced the Colombian government to sign a treaty in 1903.
He seized Panama from Spain after the Spanish American War
39
One of the most significant effects of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was -
it increased prices for consumers
limited urbanization
in promoted a growth in national trade
limited the growth of big business
40
The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between
China and Taiwan(Formosa).
Korea and China.
North and South China.
North and South Korea.
41
Reagan is known for this during his first term; a plan for building a system of lasers to destroy missiles
START I
Strategic Defense Initiative
Military Industrial funding
SALT I
42
The Republican presidents of the 1920s (Harding, Coolidge & Hoover) ...
wanted to increase the size and scope of the government
were pro-big business and cut regulations and taxes on the wealthy
adhered to strict codes of conduct and forced their Cabinets to do the same
increased government regulation to protect the average citizen
43
How was the Transcontinental Railroad financed?
by local state governments
by churches
by government land grants
by local charities
44
MULTIPLE SELECT:
President George W. Bush labeled which
three
nations as an "Axis of Evil"?
Iran
Iraq
North Korea
Saudi Arabia
45
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
46
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congressional resolution authorizing LBJ to handle Vietnam diplomatically
Gave president power to go to war, but he could only do so for 90 days
Vacation spot off the coast of Louisiana
Congressional resolution authorizing LBJ to take military action in Vietnam
47
The picture below depicts what Populist ideal?
the bimetallism push
the silver standard
the gold standard
Emergence of Catholicism as a main religion
48
Which of the following was NOT agreed at Yalta?
Divide Germany into four zones
Free elections in liberated countries
Establishment of the United Nations
The USA would help any country oppose a Communist take-over
49
Jingoism is defined as -
a fear of foreigners
extreme loyalty to a particular political party
extreme nationalism with aggressive foreign policy
a strong country controlling a weaker country
50
Which was NOT a causes of Great Depression
To many Americans buying things they don't need
Factories produce more than what is needed
Banks make loans that borrowers cannot pay
The Federal Reserve failing to raise interest rates
51
How did President Lyndon Johnson believe the Great Society programs would change society?
encouraging civic participation
by developing government agencies to monitor race relations
by promoting equal opportunity and reducing poverty
by creating economic incentives for entrepreneurship
52
The U.S. government's outlawing of the Indian Sun (Ghost) Dance in 1890 resulted in the
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Potowanamie Creek
Massacre at Sand Creek
Battle of Little Big Horn
53
The 1968 TET offensive was significant because it
led to increased anti-war sentiment in the US
convinced LBJ to begin bombing Cambodia
reaffirmed popular support for S.Vietnamese gov
pressured North Vietnam to bargain
54
What was the League of Nations goal?
To promote isolationism around the world
To promote international warfare
To acheive international peace and security
To ensure the U.S. was the leading global military and economic power
55
What was a guiding principle of New Deal economic policies?
Only State governments should have power over the economy
Antitrust legislation could destroy the free enterprise system
“Rugged individualism” will end social inequality
Government must assume greater responsibility for helping the unfortunate
56
Bonus Army
WWI Vets who marched on Washington for pension bonus early
Army Reserves called upon during 1920 riots
The military build up leading to WWII
Farmers who received Federal loans to offset low crop prices
57
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed primarily because -
Nativists were angry at immigrants taking US jobs
The railroad companies did not favor Chinese workers
To promote segregation
Labor unions wanted to recruit workers
58
What was the iron curtain?
Truman’s phrase to describe Soviet influence in Europe.
Stalin's phrase to describe the United States.
Churchill's description of the divide between western & eastern Europe
It was the line separating North and South Korea.
59
Both Social Darwinism and laissez-faire capitalism agree that
The government has a duty to ensure everyone has equal access to resources
the government should ease the lot of the poor
free competition promotes human progress
government ownership of business is desireable
60
The Immigration Act of 1924 most directly reflected
emergence of a national culture shaped by art, cinema, etc.
conflicts from black migration to Northern urban centers
The growth of nativism after the First World War
scientific modernism vs. religious fundamentalism in 1920s
61
Japanese Internment Camps
Japan's labor camps for illegal citizens.
Places where the Japanese killed many Germans.
Detention centers for Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Camps throughout the Pacific where the Japanese sent POW's
62
What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis?
The world came close to nuclear war
Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro
The U.S. failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles
The U.S. overthrew communism in Cuba
63
The purpose behind the spoils system was
To reward political supporters with public office
The widespread encouragement of a bureaucratic class
To make politics a part-time not full-time business
To pressure those with experience into government service
64
This occurred on December 7th, 1941 as a "date that will live in infamy" and resulted in U.S. declaration of war:
Attack on the World Trade Center
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maddox
65
Battle where the 7th Cavalry and Colonel Custer were defeated by the Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Wounded Knee
First Sioux War
Red River War
Little Bighorn
66
This political ideology stressed nationalism and placed interests of state above those of individuals.
Communism
Republicanism
Fascism
Socialism
67
The Watergate scandal grew out of the efforts of Nixon's confidants to
control all appointments for the Supreme Court
assure the reelection of Nixon in 1972
tighten security leaks to reporters
control inflation in the U.S. in the 1970s
68
What did the GI Bill do?
It made low-interest mortgages available and stipends
all of these
covering tuition and expenses for veterans attending college
was created to help veterans of World War II.
69
How did the Persian Gulf War in 1990 start?
Iraq invaded oil-rich Kuwait
Saudi Arabia invaded Yemen
Iran invaded Iraq
Lebanon invaded Israel
70
Many Native Americans served as these during World War II
Navajo Code Talkers
United States Army Indian Scouts
Cherokee Code Talkers
Choctaw Code Talkers
71
Steel plow, barbed wire, and the windmill
Push factors of Westward Expansion
Features of a ghost town
Technological improvements to the West
Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
72
WEB Dubois disagreed with Booker T Washington's
stressing civil rights
reasons for funding the Tuskagee institute
attitude towards emancipation
ideas that economic reforms more important than civil rights
73
This Republican senator claimed Communists were working for the government;many were accused and afraid they were next
George MacArthur
Robert Mcnamara
Joseph McCarthy
Dean Acheson
74
How did life change for women in the 1920s?
Women gained more equality
Women gained the right to vote
Women began to work outside the home
All of the above
75
This required that Cuba agree to never sign a treaty with a foreign power and to allow U.S. intervention
Platt Amendment
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
Teller Amendment
76
The coordinated attacks by Al-Qaeda on this date claimed nearly 3000 lives
.
September 11, 2001
December 7, 1941
September 12, 2001
June 6, 1944
77
Which best describes the significance of W.E.B. DuBois?
a civil rights leader who called for civil disobedience
organized Montgomery Bus Boycott
an early civil rights activist who helped found the NAACP
a civil rights activist who founded a black college
78
Betty Friedan’s
The Feminine Mystique
did which of the following?
Encouraged students to fight for free speech on college campuses
Illustrated the gender inequalities on college campuses
Discussed how women may feel oppressed and unfulfilled by suburban culture
Showed the connection between the civil rights and women's rights movements
79
Brinkmanship is the idea that
U.S. would only use military force if attacked by another country
Diplomacy should be used to resolve conflicts with other nations
U.S. would give aid to Middle Eastern counties
The U.S. would go to the edge of war to oppose communism
80
Clinton also created this, a free-trade zone with Canada and Mexico
Good Neighbor Policy
NAFTA
NATO
SEATO
