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1
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
16th amendment
15th amendment
14th amendment
13th amendment
2
What does the term carpetbagger refer to during the reconstruction Era
Northerners who moved south for economic gain
Northerners who moved west
Southern whites who supported Radical Republican programs
Former slaves who ran for office
3
The 13th,14th,15th amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period to
End the Civil War
Improve the Electoral College
Grant legal right to African Americans
Limit the powers of the President
4
How are the Korean War and Vietnam War closely related
The US set up colonies in each country
Were efforts to stop the spread of communism
5
Farmers moved to cities/rise in factories/immigrants in Europe fled for better opportunities are all associated with
Urbanization
Progressive Era
Great Depression
Westward Expansion
6
Which individual is most known for the advancement of women's rights?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Blackwell
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
7
In this poem, the phrase "homeless" refers to?
Immigrants
Muckrakers
Unemployed
Soldiers
8
Which event led to passage of laws that led to safer working conditions
Breakup of the Standard Oil Trust
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
9
Child labor during the Industrial Revolution was easy work for those involved
True
False
10
New Deal programs were aimed at fixing the nations economic problems during the Great Depression
False
True
11
Plains Indians lost their main source of food, shelter and clothing as a result of the elimination of the buffalo.
TRUE
FALSE
12
The media's use of yellow journalism to report the sinking of the USS Maine was
none of the above
support an isolantionist foreign policy
promote peace with Cuba
their attempt to influence public opinion
13
Richard Nixon, Democrats, bugging office and hotel are all associated with the Watergate scandal
True
False
14
Flappers/Harlem Renaissance/Charles Lindbergh/Stock Market Crash are most associated with which time period
Civil War era
Roaring Twenties
Reconstruction
Progressive Era
15
One reason the U.S. fought in the Persian Gulf War (1991-Middle East) was to
Increase food supply to Kuwait
Contain the spread of communism in the Middle East
Honor its NATO committment
Protect the US supply of Middle east oil
16
A common goal of Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis and Ida Tarbell was to
Spread communism to the west
Promote ownership of industry
Create a third political party
Increase public awareness of wrong doings in society
17
Most Americans believe that the U.S. came the closest to nuclear war during
Communist takeover of China
Berlin Blockade
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bombing of Hiroshima
18
Woodrow Wilson, FDR and Harry Truman are all similiar because they each
were in office during world wars
served during economic depressions
helped establish prohibition
helped women gain the right to vote
19
The Cold War developed after WWII primarily because of the conflicting goals of the U.S. and Soviet Union
True
False
20
Richard Nixon is most associated with which event
Cover-up of the Watergate Scandal
Introduction of wage and price limits
Open relations with China
Secret ordering off the bombing of Cambodia
21
What was a major result of Prohibition (18th Amendment-1919) in the United States
decreased immigration
stalled trading with Canada
growth of communism
increase in organized crime
22
Nuremburg Laws/synagogues destroyed/concentration camps are all associated with which event
WWI
Holocaust
Civil war
Great Depression
23
Henry Ford is most associated with
The assembly line
none of the above
Electric powered vehicles
The Bessemer Process
24
Why did immigration increase rapidly in the late 1800's to early 1900's
WWI caused immigrants to flee Europe
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers
25
President Roosevelt (FDR) used fireside chats to
alert the American public of a possible attack
reassure the American public about the future of the economy
convince Americans to buy war bonds
criticize political opponents
26
A similarity between the Korean War and Vietnam War was an effort to stop the spread of communism
True
False
27
What was the significance of the 19th Amendment in 1920?
Granted women the right to vote
Granted freedom of speech
Granted the right to bear arms
None of the above
28
Which Supreme Court decision was President Eisenhower enforcing that allowed integration of schools
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Miranda v. Arizona
29
WWII appeasement: European countries giving into Hitler's demands to avoid conflict with Germany
True
False
30
Hoovervilles and Hoover Blankets were expressions used by Americans to
Support President Hoover
Blame President Hoover for the ills of the Great Depression
31
Civil disobedience is an example of non-violent protests
False
True
32
What was the purpose of FDR's New Deal programs
It created more unemployment in the U.S.
It helped create jobs and help kickstart our economy
It helped pay WWI soldiers the money they were owed
It helped crash the stock market
33
The Great Depression resulted in record high unemployment rates. Which event is believed to have lowered those numbers
WWII
Dust Bowl
Hoovervilles
Pick Blue
34
Increased security in airports/Patriot Act/U.S. invades Afghanistan and Iraq-all are associated with which event
Terror attacks on 9-11-2001
Revolutionary War
Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the Lusitania
35
During the Civil War, what advantage did the North have over the South?
Every battle was fought in the South
Support from Britain and France
Superior military leaders
Greater manufacturing capabilities
36
Many western states granted equal voting rights (1890-1919) before the rest of the country
False
True
37
How did the Transcontinental Railroad economically impact the United States during the late 1800's?
Banned trade with other countries
Decreased the need for big business
Allowed for trade nationwide
It allowed for the rebuilding of the South to occur
38
Which of the following reasons did labor unions try to achieve?
Better pay
Shorter workday
All of the above
Safer working conditions
39
Which document imposed strict punishments upon Germany after WWI
Paris Treaty
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Roosevelt Corollary
40
How did the United States respond to the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941?
Declaring war on Japan
Remaining isolated
Appealing to the United Nations for help
Siding with the Axis Powers
41
Teddy Roosevelt policy toward trusts was
Only trusts that help big businesses should be kept
All trusts are bad
Good trusts must be controlled; bad trust must be broken up
None of the above
42
The sinking of the Lusitania (1915) is directly related to
WWII
WWI
Spanish-American War
Civil War
43
Executive order 9066 was given as a result of which event?
Attack at Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the USS Maine
Raid at harper's ferry
Sinking of the Lusitania
44
In 1963 Martin Luther King gave his I have a dream speech. What is meant when he stated, "Free at Last"
Cencorship
None of the above
Racism
Taxation
45
Which event in the Clinton Presidency best reflects the governments use of checks and balances
Impeachment for alleged perjury and obstruction of justice
Selection of Al Gore as vice president
Reelection to a second term
Hosting peace talks between nations
46
Manifest Destiny was a term used to describe
Acquiring new territories in the west
Lower taxes
Expansion of women's rights
Start of western education programs
47
Which act of Congress is directly related to westward expansion
Purchase Alaska
Interstate Commerce Act
Homestead Act
Sherman Antitrust Act