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33. Which political party became divided and fractured apart over the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
B. Democratic Party
D. Whig party
C. Federalist Party
A. Republican Party
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92. Which of the followig was the first action taken by President John F. Kennedy when the Cuban Missile Crisis began?
Bombing all missile sites simultaneously
B. Imposing a naval “quarantine” to isolate Cuba from the Soviet Union
Landing an invasion force of Cuban exiles on the island to defeat Castro
Negotiating on an amount of missiles that the US and USSR could have
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20. At the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton presented a
A. Speech on women’s rights known as the “Declaration of Sentiments”
D. Poem about the importance of women being dutiful mothers and wives
B. Passionate speech against the institution of slavery
C. Reading from Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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11. Which of the following best simplifies the ideology of the transcendentalists in the 1800s?
Humans born sinners
Inner light of goodness
Salvation predetermined
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52. The “Gospei of Wealth,” written by Andrew Carnegie, promoted the concept that people with excess wealth should
improve society by funding higher education, the arts, and humanities
A. Give aid directly to the people who are the most disadvantaged
D. Donate the majority of their wealth to Christian organizations
C. Manage it well so it can take care of their family for generations
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29. President Washington left office warning against all of the following EXCEPT
B. Allowing the nation to be divided by foreign alliances
C. Allowing the nation to be divided by elitism
A. Allowing the nation, o be divided by sectionalism
D. Allowing the nation to be divided by political parties
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54. Wealthy America’s concept of “Social Darwinism” was evidence of which of the following trends?
concentration of wealth, social influence, and political power (wealthiest)
Fed govt’s extermination of the buffalo to wage war on the Plains Indians
B. The use of collective bargaining by labor unions to improve conditions
Govt regulation of big business to control monopolistic behavior
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65. Which event is associated with the outbreak of the Spanish Ameri- can War in 1898?
A. The sinking of the USS Maine
D: The announcement of Mexican independence from Spain
B. The raid into New Mexico by Pancho Villa’s trogps
C. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania and loss of American lives aboard
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15. Which of the tollewing events exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (power to command troops)
C Bacon’s Rebellion
B. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
A. The Whiskey Rebellion
D. Shays’ Rebeilion
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86. Which of the following was a significant impact of the Truman administration? (see image at right)
C. The fall of the Soviet Union
A. The protection of consumers via the Pure Food and Drug Act
B. The implementation of the Interstate Highway Act
D. The desegregation of the armed forces
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40. Which of the following was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
B. To abolish slavery
D. To force Southern white Americans off their land
C. To prevent Southern black Americans from voting
help former enslaved persons transition to the life of a free American
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58. How were the civil liberties of U.S. citizens threatened during WWi? A.
Govt made 1st Amendmt protections illegal with the Espionage& Sedition Acts
The U.S. government taxed citizens to finance the war
The U.S. government blocked America from joining the League of Nations
US govt utilized the Selective Service Act of 1917 to draft troops
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82. Which of the following is true regarding the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Ability to end an American conflict without Congressional approval
president able to send troops without a Congressional declaration of war
ability to ignore decisions made by the United Nations
president’s ability to override international peace treaties
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80. Which of the following was a major failure of the Kennedy Administration?
A. The Suez Crisis
C. The Bay of Pigs Invasion
B. The Iran-Contra Scandal
D. The Teapot Dome Scandal
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4. The creation of the first political parties in the US resulted from a controversy over which of the following issues?
C. Deciaring independence from Great Britain
A. Expanding slavery into the newly acquired territories
B. Interpretation of how much power the federal government holds
D. Restricting immigration into the U.S.
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83. How did the Vietnam war hinder President Johnson’s effort to successfully implement his Great Society programs?
The war destroyed President Johnson’s hope of being elected in 1964
The war prevented the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965
advisors resigned because of escalation of U.S. forces in Southeast Asia
Forced the US to divert funds away from social safety net programs
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On previous slide
B. Radical Republicans
D. Carpetbaggers
C. Redeemers
A New immigrants
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62. What long term effect did the Haymarket Square Riot have on the labor movement in the Gilded Age?
Govt intervention on union’s behalf, establishing wage and price controls
A. The labor movement won public sympathy and participation in a boycott
B. Labor unions decided to align themselves with anarchists
The public turned against labor organizations due to the violence
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66. Which technique was Hearst using? (See image on right)
B. Civil Disobedience
C censorship
A. Muckraking
D. Yellow Journalism
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18. Which of the following would be considered a significant social impact of the 1st Great Awakening?
D. Colonists began to challenge authority figures in the Church & pol struc
Protestant religious denominations in the colonies decreased
experienced an increase in the number of Catholic immigrants
Woman’s leadership role in religious institutions increased
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64. Which of these was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Versailles (1919)?
Germany was required to become a member of the League of Nations
Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies for damage caused by the war
Germany required to disarm certain areas and limit size of military
D. Germany was required to cede (give away) territory to other countries
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32. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the institution of slavery in United States?
Citizens ofnew territories the right to decide if slavery should be allowed
36 30 line as the boundary line between free and slave states
It banned slavery from all new territories after 1858
Gave Congress the right to decide if slavery would exist in new territories
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42. The experiences of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce illustrate how
C. Native Americans were forcibly removed from their land by federal govt
Govalowed some Native American tribes to keep their native land and culture
leadership inspired other Native American tribes to continue to fight govt
B. Christian missionaries converted Native Americans successfully
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100 (more accommodating by learning vocational skills to prove their economic value)
A. Stokely Caneichael
B. WEB. Du Bois
C. Malcolm X
D. Booker T. Washingion
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68.
B. Marcus Garvey
C. Homer Plessy
A. Jda B. Wells
D. Condoleezza Rice
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28. The Dred Scott Decision established which of the following in 1857?
Slaveholders did not have the right to own enslaved persons in free states
Constitution would protect slaveholders’ property wherever slaveowners move
A. The slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
Separate but equal
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39. At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln’s main goal was to
D. Abolish slavery
C. Stop the spread of slavety into newly acquired territories
B. Keep the Union together
A. Launch an aggressive attack to get the South to surrender
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36. Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
Govt promised to buy crops at higher prices from Western farmers
The government provided land to settlers to incentivize them to move west
B. The governient funded large-scale irrigation projects in the West
A. The government gave funds to railroad companies in the West
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31. Which of the following was NOT a decision made in the Compromise of 1850?
Slave trade banned in Washington DC
A. California would become a free state
allowing slavery in New Mexico and Utah would be determined by residents
B. Missouri would become a slave state
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79. Which of the following accurately characterizes the era of McCarthyism? (see image at right,
Govt’s persecution of citizens based on the fear of communism in America
The govt’s effort to end the welfare system and deregulate U.S. businesses
Govt’s effort to turn US into a society based on equal rights and freedoms
The govt’s want to provide political asylum to persecuted people worldwide
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37. Which of the following views did Lincoln express in the Gettysburg Address?
Declared he did not have the Constitutional authority to apolish slavery
D. Offered forgiveness to the South to try to bring an end the war quickly
fulfilling the promise that “all men are created equal”
A. Condemned General Sherman’s use of total war tactics in march to sea
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14. What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
To calm rising tensions over expansion of slavery
Stop southern states from inciting war
End slavery in western territory
To expose the moral exile of slavery
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35. Which of the foliowing was an advantage the South had over the North during the Civil War?
C. Consistently strong military leadership
B. An alliance with Great Britain
D. Fighting an offensive war
A. More railroad mileage
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6. Under the system of mercantilism, the thirteen colonies were expected to provide Great Britain with
D. Laborers to work in British factories
A. Finished manufactured goods
B. Officials to represent colonial interests in Parliament
C. Raw materials and markets for British products
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44. Which of the following best explains why the period after the Civil War (known as Reconstruction) came tr an end?
A. Southem state goverrments successfully rejoined the Union
Johnson was impeached in 1868 for violating the Tenure of Office Act
The Gompromise of 1877 between Democrats and Republicans ends recon policy
Black Americans prospered financially, acquired suffrage, and were equal
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38. Whish of the following was NOT part of Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan”
B. Blockade the Souther coastline
D. Use querilla tactics until eventually the enemy gives up and withdraws
A. Capture the Mississippi River, splitting the South in half
C. “Capture the flag” - aka occupy Richmond
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7. The power of “Judicial Review” allows the Supreme Court to
B determine if state and federal laws align with constitution
D. Revise the U.S. Constitution
C. Vote on bills with no clear majority in Congress
A. Decide who will be the president if there is no clear majority
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74.
To show communist China the strength of the U.S. military
A. The Japanese Empire had to be taken out of the war so nazi Germany fell
Truman believed Japanese Americans were a threat to our national security
B. Truman wanted to save the lives of U.S. soldiers (quicker end to war)
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47. Which of the following reforms was a common goal of both the Populist Party and the Progressive Movement?
A. The restoration of the nation’s cities
B. The improvement in the status of black Americans
D. Expanding job opportunities for immigrants
C. Greater control of government by the people
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51. During the Gilded Age. Jane Addams was known for promoting which of the following improvements in society
D. Supporting urban immigrants with the first “Settlement House” sociny
B. Participating in the women’s suffrage movement
A. Helping women access higher education opportunities
C. Advocating for the “Gospel of Wealth”
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17. Frederick Douglass worked with this abolitionist newspaper owner who belleved in immediate, ratherthangradual emanci
C. William Lloyd Garrison
B. Sarah Grimke
D. David Walker
A. Ida B. Wells
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59. What Supreme Court case was Justice Holmes addressing with these words regarding freedom of speech in WWI?
C. Schenck v. U.S. (1919)
B. Muller v. Oregon (1908)
D. Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)
A. Lochner v. New York (1905)
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60. “Unrestricted Submarine Warfare” and the Zimmermann Telegram may be categorized as which of the following?
C. The causes of America’s 1917 entry into WWI
B. The causes of the start of WWl in 1914
A. The name of Woodrow Wilson’s domestic agenda
D. Wilson’s peace plan known as the “14 points”
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88. Reagan pursued which of the following as a strategy to combat nuclear capabilities from space?
The PATRIOT Act
D. Preemptive strikes
C. Containment
B. The Strategic Defense Initiative
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25. In 1860 and 1861, seven Southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the
C. Brutal caning of Charles Sumner in the Senate
B. Federal government’s refusal to convict John Brown of treason
Changes due to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
A. Election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860
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70. Which factor contributed to the stock market crash of 1929?
B. The increasing goverment regulation of big business
D. An increase in profit margins for farmers
A. The overspeculation of stock price value
C. The decline in business investments
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57. How did the U.S. help the Allied Powers achieve victory in WWI?
C. By refusing to fight an offensive war in the trenches
Preventing Mexico from entering a secret agreement with central powers
By giving financial assistance and later providing strong, energized troops
B. By providing financial assistance to rebuild Germany
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22. Which af the folo wing is the most significant impact of the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
A. They marked the return to US isolationist foreign policy
B.They led to decreasing tension between the Federalists and Republicans
C. response from the opposition party regarding the theory of nullification
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97. Which factor contributed most to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
The anti-imperialist rebellion of the “Bones” in China
Overcrowded neignboroods and rampant disease in New York City
influence of nativist groups that were worried about getting jobs out west
The assassination of President Garfield
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3. Which of the following best describes the beliefs of the Democratic-Republican Party?
D. They favored states’ rights over the power of the federal government
B. They preferred a loose interpretation of the Constitution
C. They wanted to maintain positive relations with Great Britain
A. They favored a National Bank to control the money from the U.S. Treasury
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30. What was the greatest impact/of John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry?
C. The raid caused the decline of the Whig Party
B. It caused furtiter division over his actions being that of a terrorist
A. Northerners and Southerners reached a temporary “cease-fire”
Fed govt agreed to let state governments resolve issues regarding slavery
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53. Based on your knowledge of the Gilded Age, what is the main idea of this cartoon!
Owners of trusts and monopolies control the “Millionaires Club”
A. Members of Congress work for the people not special interest groups
C. Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate
D. Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money
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46. Which political party focused most of its efforts on the problem is identified in the lyrics to the folk song
A. Bull Moose Party
D. Know-Nothing Party
B. Socialist Party
C. Populist Party
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75. Which of the following is a cause of the eco-nomic prosperity in the U.S. after WWII? (see image at night)
D. The beneits of the Serviceman’s Readjust- ment Act (GI Bill)
8. The use of passive resistance in the Civil Rights Movement
C. The counterculture “Beatnik movement of the 1950s
A. The migration of people to Northern cities
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89. “Operation Rolling Thunder” is described by which of the following U.S. military actions?
Bombing used to force Iraqi troops to withdraw from Kuwait.
landing into Nazi-occupied France planned by General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bombing along Ho Chi Minh trial to cut off North Vietnamese supply lines
General MacAthur’s plan to launch a nuclear attack on China to end Koreawar
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Which of the following was the clearest evidence that the prosperity of the 1920s was somewhat of an illusion?
B. Overseas investments declined
C. The income gap between workers and managers decreased
D. Many people increased their debt to pur- chase new consumer goods
A. Prices on consumer goods decreased
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2. In the early 1800s, the need for a water route to help farmers ship their products to market was one reason for the
C. Mexican Cession
A Missouri compromise
B. Gadsden Purchase
D Erie Canal
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81. Which of the following was a purpose of President Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress initiative?
C. To promote free elections in Cuba to remove Fidel Castro from power
A. To promote free trade between America, Canada, and Mexico
B. improve relations with Latin America and prevent the spread of communism
D. To reduce the presendes of nuclear arms in the USSR
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26. How did Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin impact American society in the 18508?
Convinced northerners that Fugitive Slave Act is morally wrong
A. It convinced many Americans that enslaved persons were property
passage of laws protecting enslaved persons from owners who beat them
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10. After the Election of 1824, critics of the outcome charged that John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay had
A. Supported New Jersey in the Gibbons v. Ogden case
B. prevent the election of Andrew Jackson as president
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61. What was the purpose of John Hay’s Open-Door Note in 1899?
C. To start a trade war among all nations
A. To prevent European powers from gaining an unfair advantage in China
D. To give Europe an advantage in gaining trade routes to Asia
B. To prevent Europe from taking over islands in the Pacific
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50. An immigrant who went through Ellis Island was least likely to have come from
C. Western Europe
D. Northern Europe
B. Eastern Europe
A. Southeast Asia
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84. Which statement best summarizes the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Ear Warren?
The Supreme Court decious expanded rights of persons accused of crimes etc
Scotus decisions uphold past decisions regarding the rights of minorities
The Suprome court decisions increased the power of the states
SCOTUS lessened the federal government’s power to regulate the states
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Isolationism
Containment
Non-aggression
Appeasement
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23. Whish of the follwing had the most impact in making cotton “king” in the South?
A. The ban on the international importation of enslaved persons
C. The construction of canals in the Northeast
D. The rapid urban growth in the South
B. The invention of the cotteh gin
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48Which of the following did Congress enact in the 1880s that marked the beginning of government reguiation of business?
A Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890
8. Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 1896
D. Dawes-Severalty Act, 1887
C. Pendleton Act, 1883
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C. The Alliance for Progress
D. The Helsinki Accords
A. The Marshall Plan
B. The Geneva Accords
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12. Advocates of the Témperance Movement worked to do which of the following?
Reform public education
Prohibit consumption of alcohol
End institution of slavery
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67. How did assembly line production and increased mechanization impact us economy in 20th century
A. Average earnings of factory workers
D. Rising unemployment led to decreased wages
B. Disparity between rich and poor
C. Decrease in gross domestic product (GDP)
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5. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were written by Jefferson and Madison to explain their desire to
A. Allow states to nullify federal laws that they see unconstitutional
Strengthen the power of the federal government
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94. Which of the following is NOT an issue faced by the Bush (41) administration?
Coming up with a response to the deaths of the tiananmen square protestors
The increasing number of Americans being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
Rioting and looting impoverished areas of Los Angeles due to racial issues
increase in drug trafficking and violence in Latin American countries
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71. Which economic action did President Franklin D. Roosevelt take to respond to the Great Depression?
D. He negotiated a tree tade agreement with Canada and Mexico
adopted a laissez-faire approach to the government’s regulation of business
Implemented “Keynesian economics” to create jobs and lower unemployment
A. He implemerted “supply-side economics” to stimulate the economy
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85. What impact did Title IX have on educational institutions in the United States?
Standardized test quotas that must be met by public schools to get funding
It established the legality of the practice of racial or ethnic quotas
It began the policy of providing school vouchers to students
Athletics funding, standard procedure for sexual harassment claims, & stem
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56. Which president was known as the “Trustbuster” for fighting monopolistic behavior in “big business”?
B. Theodore Roosevelt
A. Warren G. Harding
D. Woodrow Wilson
C. Calvin Coolidge
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D. The Tariff Compromise of 1833
A. The 3/5ths Compromise
B. The Missouri Compromise
C. The Great Compromise
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B. Reaganomics
D. The New Frontier
C. The New Deal
A. Whip Inflation Now
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21. The Plains Indians Wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of
C. The migration, of setters to the Midwest & construction of railroad
B.Conflict with Mexico over Texas and California
A. The discovery of gold in California
D. Disputes over the sprad of slavery
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77. According to ihis excerpt which of the fellowing was advocated for by President Truman?
The US must help protect vulnerable nations from communisi aggression
US must support rebel forces fignting against communism in Latin America
The US must maintain corrent alliances with foreign nations in 1347
The United States must avoid establishing alliances with foreign nations
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16. Which of the felowing was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
C. The impressment of U.S. sailors into the British Royal Navy
Taxation without representation
D. The government authorizing British troops to search homes,
B. The prohibition of Western settlement past app mountains
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99. which economic policy did William Jennings Bryan campaign on to receive the support of the Populist Party in 1896?
Bimetalism
“Priming the pump”
Deregulation
The gold standard
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Journalists photographers etc who published information to expose wrongdoings in business and government were known as
A. Dixiecrats
B. Muckrakers
C. Yellow journalists
D. Grangers
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Which of the following was the main goal of U.S. intervention in Kuwait during the Bush (41) administration
To locate Osama bry aden after the 9/11 terrorist attack
To drive Iragi force but of Kuwait and protect oil fieids
To fund the mission of anti-communist centra’s in Nicaragua
To eliminate the threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) in Iraq
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34. Which reason best explains why many Anti-federalists finally agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
B. The support of George Washington
A. The promise of an addition of a Bill of Rights
Fear that civil war would break out if no plan of government was adopted
C. A desire to create an alliance with Great Britain
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45. How did muckrakers contribute to the rise of Progressivism by the early 1900s?
C. By writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans
A. By aligning themselves with the women’s suffrage movement
B. By exposing widespread corruption in business and government
D. By challenging big government and urging a return to past conditions
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55. After Garfield’s assassination, the Pendleton Civil Service Act was passed to require which of the following?
B. Native-bor Americans to stop discrimination against immigrants
Govt workers/to reject political party loyalty in the positions they fill
A. Applicants for government jobs to pass standardized examinations
City govtproviding services such as clean water and sanitation to residents
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27. The annexation of Texas into the U.S. and the Mexican Cession are best described as efforts by the United States to
B. Limit the spread of slavery into the Western territories
C. Stop future wars of aggression due to imperialism
A. Stop the threat of Eufopean colonization in the Western Hemisphere
D. Fulfill America’s “Manifest Destiny”
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49. Based on your knowledge of the Gilded Age, what is the main idea of this cartoon from 1900?
government is working for the people, not for special interest groups
C. Ordinary people are taking a greater role in the government
owners of corporate monopolies control the people making decisions in govt
D. The goverriment is not responsible for the “Spoils System”
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13. serious differences between Congress and President Johnson about how to handle Reconstruction led to
Removal of president by congress
End of KKK
Resignation of Johnson
Impeachment of Johnson
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95. Which U,S. president was successful in passing an act providing Americans access to universal healthcare?
Obama
Clinton
Bush (41)
Carter
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98. Which of the following was the ruling made by the Supreme Court regarding the Watergate Scandal?
Congress is the only branch with the authority to send troops into conflict
The president cant withhold non-threatening information from the public
Its a violation of the US Constitution to limit free speech in any scenario
The president can build an “enemies list” using the FBI and IRS
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Organization created in response to WWiI in 1945 to promote human rights, world peace, and collaboration among nations?
D. The League of Natons
A. The Constitutional Convention
B. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
C. The United Nations
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24. How did President Jackson react to the Marshall Court’s decision regarding the right: to Cherokee land in Georgia?
B. He sided with Georgia and defied of the Supreme Court
ruling that Georgia’s actions against the Cherokee were unconstitutional
Negotiated compromise that gave 1/3 land to Georgia and rest to Cherokee
He ordered the United States Army to protect the Cherokee and their land
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C. The temptation to “strike it rich” and amass quick wealth
A. The government offering land through the Homestead Act of 1862
B. American’s desire for a peaceful, quiet lite out West
D. The economic panic and unemployment caused by the Civil War
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90. Which arse expecierced saw inereasing migration to and a population boom after the OPEC oil embargo*
A. The “Rust Belt”
The “Sunbelt”
C. The “Bible Belt”
B. The “Black Belt”
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Which point would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X most likely have disagreed about in 1964?
The time has come for black Americans to be treated fairly in U.S. society
Religion is a powerful source of inspiration in the fight for civil rights
Loyalty to the Democratic Party is necessary to achieve racial equality
Non-violent civil disobedience is the most effective way to bring change
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87. Which of the following actions is an example of détente as a policy during the Cold War?
Using the threat of “mutually assured destruction”
Making more U.S. nuclear missiles to combat the Soviet Union
Helping ussr during a food shortage by providing wheat to their citizens
Sending the armed forces to train anti-communist forces
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41. Which of the following is NOT true about the “Civil War Amendments” that were ratified as a result of the war?
Gave Congress power to write legislation to ensure citizens’ = protection
C. They were strongly supported by the Radical Republicans in Congress
Gave president the power to make all decisions regarding Reconstruction
D. They were necessary to ratify due to the violence of kkk and whiteleage
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72.
By appointing a new Chief Justice to the Supreme Court
SCOTUS judges from 9 to 15
Asking congressmen to start impeachment charges againsed scotus judges
By paying bribes to several Justices
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9. Which of the following accurately describes the policy established by the Monroe Doctrine in 1823?
B. The United States was free to take sides in European conflicts
The US would prevent future European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
D. Further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
A. European countries must give up their colonies in the Western Hemisphere
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1. Jefferson’s victory in the “Revolution of 1800” as a Democratic-Republican demonstrated that
A. The country could peacefully transfer power from one party to another
B constitution reform
C no longer need for 2 party system
D Washington no longer popular
