What role did U.S. journalists play during the Spanish-American war?

Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war

What was MAIN reason for the change in population in the northeastern cities from 1870 to 1900?

Many immigrants arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe.

How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?

It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war

Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?

Both produced technologies that improved productivity

What was the goal of the Washington Conference (1921) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?

to work with other nations to prevent future wars

The Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?

Japanese immigration to the United States

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?

Push Native Americans to farm individually, not communally

What does this map show about the importance of completing the Panama Canal?

It greatly shortened shipping routes

What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?

the availability of good jobs in the North and West

What was the goal of African American and white volunteers during the Freedom Summer?

register African American voters in southern states

What effect did the construction of the Interstate System have on society in the 1950s and 60s?

It contributed to suburbanization.

The pursuit of which economic policy cost President Clinton the support of labor leaders?

decreasing trade barriers across N. America

What was the main purpose of this poster?

to generate financial support for the war effort

What was the purpose of Wilson's speech that "The world must be made safe for democracy?"

to convince Congress to declare war on Germany

The result of the Cuban Missle Crisis was...

The US agreed not to invade Cuba, again, The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles

Which is statement about the Great Society is FALSE?

it increased US involvement in Vietnam

What did President Franklin Roosevelt focus on during his First Hundred Days?

fixing American banks, creating welfare programs to relieve public suffering

A former Confederate living in the Reconstruction-era South would most likely support:

the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws

Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in World War I?

Germany might impact American trade and security, The war might move from Euro to North America

The Kansas-Nebraska Act tried (unsuccessfully) to deal with what issue?

the expansion of slavery into new territories

What was a long term effect of events like this one in the 1960s?

Americans became more willing to question the government

The 14th amendment did which of the following?

guaranteed equal proctection under the law, defined citizenship

Which of these contributed to increasing tensions at the beginning of the Cold War period?

the United States' participation in the Korean War

Controversies of the 1920s, like the Scopes Monkey Trial, were all signs of what?

tension between traditional and modern values and beliefs

What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

to identify and punish suspected communists

In Korematsu v. United States (1944), The Supreme Court ruled that what was legal during WWII?

internment of Japanese Americans

What was the effect of the sharecropper system in the South during the late 19th century?

Blacks worked in a system very similar to slavery.

What did Dr. Martin Luther King urge his followers to do for racial justice?

engage in acts of civil disobedience

Which of these was a DIRECT consequence of the Civil War?

the extension of voting rights to African American men

What of the context of this political cartoon?

T. Roosevelt's aggressive policies in Latin America

Which was a key reason that the federal government created a path to citizenship for Native Americans?

to encourage assimilation into mainstream society

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

to prevent railroads from charging excessive shipping rates

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1
What role did U.S. journalists play during the Spanish-American war?
Journalists ignored the signs of impending war
Journalists' criticisms of the war turned public opinion against it
Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war
Journalists provided live reports of the fighting for the first time
2
What was MAIN reason for the change in population in the northeastern cities from 1870 to 1900?
Many immigrants arrived from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Thousands of veterans returned home from the Civil War
Many immigrants arrived in the United States from China.
Millions of people from the rural Midwest moved to cities
3
How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?
It was created to prevent the spread of communism.
It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war
It was intended to prevent another global Great Depression
It was boycotted by both the United States and the USSR
4
What was the 1940s policy of providing support to "free people" fighting "outside pressures"?
the Marshall Plan
the Truman Doctrine
the Declaration of Human Rights
the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
5
What is depicted in the political cartoon shown here?
Nativism
Open Door Policy
Political Machine
Gentlemen's Agreement
6
Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?
Both resulted in migration from urban to rural areas.
Both led to an increase in the number of farmers.
Both produced technologies that improved productivity
Both relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.
7
What was the goal of the Washington Conference (1921) and the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)?
to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America
to form military alliances as a defense against aggression
to work with other nations to prevent future wars
to reduce barriers to international trade
8
Which president pursued a policy of Vietnamization?
John Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
9
Which region has contributed the most to immigration to the United States in the 21st century?
Latin America
Eastern Europe
Southeast Asia
Middle East
10
The Gentleman’s Agreement with Japan resulted in a decrease of which of these?
Japanese immigration to the United States
tariffs between Japan and the United States
Japanese troops stationed in Manchuria
U.S. and Japanese fleets in the Pacific Ocean
11
Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?
Push Native Americans to farm individually, not communally
Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas
Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy
Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier
12
What does this map show about the importance of completing the Panama Canal?
It made it easier for the U.S. Navy to patrol Latin America
It greatly shortened shipping routes
It created a buffer between South America and the USA
It prevented cheap goods from flooding the U.S. market
13
What describes a pull factor that drew African Americans during the Great Migration?
the sale of inexpensive land by the federal government
the construction of low-cost government housing in cities
the availability of good jobs in the North and West
the absence of racial discrimination in the North
14
Which New Deal act gave people a "right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits"?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Social Security Act
Volstead Act
Wealth Tax Act
15
The U.S. annexed which of the following territorties in the Western Hemisphere following the Spanish-Am War?
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Cuba
The Philippines
16
What was the goal of African American and white volunteers during the Freedom Summer?
train African Americans in job skills
desegregate southern schools and universities
register African American voters in southern states
protest segregation in hotels and restaurants
17
What effect did the construction of the Interstate System have on society in the 1950s and 60s?
It shifted the economy away from agriculture.
It slowed down the post-war baby boom
It increased Americans' reliance on government aid.
It contributed to suburbanization.
18
The pursuit of which economic policy cost President Clinton the support of labor leaders?
allowing increased immigration from Asia
preventing labor outsourcing to developing nations
decreasing trade barriers across N. America
reducing the number of immigrants from Asia
19
What was the main purpose of this poster?
to demonstrate the reason for entering the war
to generate financial support for the war effort
to encourage young men to enlist in the army
to create public distrust of Germans
20
This political cartoon featuring John Rockefeller is a criticism of which practice?
vertical integration
industrialism
monopolization
laissez-faire capitalism
21
What was the purpose of Wilson's speech that "The world must be made safe for democracy?"
to reassure the public of his commitment to U.S. neutrality
to convince Congress to declare war on Germany
to persuade the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
to justify the acquisition of overseas territories
22
The result of the Cuban Missle Crisis was...
nuclear armageddon (duh)
The US agreed not to invade Cuba, again
Cuba demanded that the Soviets remove the missles
The Soviets agreed to remove the missiles
23
Which is statement about the Great Society is FALSE?
it increased US involvement in Vietnam
it was part of the War on Poverty
It helped Lyndon Johnson win a landslide election victory
it was proposed in 1964
24
Which of these contributed to the ratification of this amendment?
media coverage of the Watergate scanda
efforts of Civil Rights leaders
race riots in American cities
protests against the draft
25
What did President Franklin Roosevelt focus on during his First Hundred Days?
increasing government spending to stimulate production
fixing American banks
establishing agricultural subsidies to relieve farmers
creating welfare programs to relieve public suffering
26
Which term best describes federal economic policies during the Gilded Age?
populism
containment
laissez faire
progressivism
27
A former Confederate living in the Reconstruction-era South would most likely support:
the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow laws
the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
the relocation of emancipated slaves to colonies in Africa
the formation of the Freedmen's Bureau
28
Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in World War I?
Germany might impact American trade and security
German propaganda proved British cruelty
The war might move from Euro to North America
The Central Powers may become anti-democratic
29
The Kansas-Nebraska Act tried (unsuccessfully) to deal with what issue?
the right of Northerners to own slaves
the sale of federal lands to slave owners
the return of slaves who had escaped from the South
the expansion of slavery into new territories
30
What was a long term effect of events like this one in the 1960s?
Government leaders refocused policies to serve social needs.
Young people began voting at rates higher than other groups
Future wars suffered from low levels of public support.
Americans became more willing to question the government
31
The 14th amendment did which of the following?
guaranteed equal proctection under the law
defined citizenship
outlawed the passage of Black Codes in the south
officially extended voting rights to all males over 21
32
Which of these contributed to increasing tensions at the beginning of the Cold War period?
US construction of a wall dividing East and West Berlin
Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Turkey
NATO intervention in the Hungarian uprising
the United States' participation in the Korean War
33
Controversies of the 1920s, like the Scopes Monkey Trial, were all signs of what?
tension between traditional and modern values and beliefs
the need for government intervention during economic crises
the benefits of new technologies and inventions
the importance of fighting communism at home and abroad
34
What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?
helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union
preventing violence against African Americans in the South
securing protections for African Americans' voting rights
providing aid and education to emancipated slaves
35
Which 1900s civil rights leader advocated "Thrift, Patience, and Industrial Training"?
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Ida B. Swift
36
What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?
to undermine the Civil Rights movement
to break the power of the Ku Klux Klan
to find and deport illegal immigrants
to identify and punish suspected communists
37
In Korematsu v. United States (1944), The Supreme Court ruled that what was legal during WWII?
exclusion of Japanese Americans from the draft
internment of Japanese Americans
dropping of atomic bombs on Japan
deportation of all recent immigrants from Japan
38
What was the effect of the sharecropper system in the South during the late 19th century?
Many Blacks left the South to escape their debts.
Blacks were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.
Blacks worked for low wages to pay the cost of emancipation.
Blacks worked in a system very similar to slavery.
39
What did Dr. Martin Luther King urge his followers to do for racial justice?
lobby Congress for reparations payments
engage in acts of civil disobedience
file lawsuits against segregationists
vote only for African American candidates
40
Which statement about "stagflation" is NOT true?
it took place during the 1980s
it damaged Jimmy Carter's reelection hopes
one key cause was the oil embargo / energy crisis
it involved high inflation and high unemployment
41
Which of these was a DIRECT consequence of the Civil War?
the disintegration of the Whig Party
the extension of voting rights to African American men
the use of popular sovereignty to solve the slavery issue
the addition of new states to the Union
42
What of the context of this political cartoon?
T. Roosevelt's aggressive policies in Latin America
T. Roosevelt's invasions of several Latin American countries
T. Roosevelt's demand that Latin American nations surrender their resources
Woodrow Wilson's aggressive policies in Latin America
43
Which of these was used to justify U.S. support for South Vietnam?
domino theory
isolationism
containment
internationalism
44
Which was a key reason that the federal government created a path to citizenship for Native Americans?
to encourage assimilation into mainstream society
to reduce the cost of supporting Native Americans
to guarantee constitutionally protected civil rights
to undermine the treaties made with Native American tribes
45
What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?
to protect American farms from foreign competition
to prevent railroads from charging excessive shipping rates
to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier
to remove import taxes for goods shipped between states

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