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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did the "Black Codes" of 1865-1866 differ from the "Jim Crow" laws of the 1880s and 1890s?
Black Codes created segregated public schools; Jim Crow laws prohibited African Americans from learning to read.
Black Codes prohibited use of the same public facilities by different races; Jim Crow laws prohibited voting by African Americans.
Black Codes prohibited freedmen from traveling freely, serving on juries or exercising civil rights; Jim Crow laws required racial segregation.
Black Codes required "seperate but equal" facilities for different races; Jim Crow laws stated some races were "not entitled to social and political equality".
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which was NOT one of the ways in which 19th century settlers dealt with the challenges of farming on the Great Plains?
They used barbed wire for fencing.
They burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel.
They relied on irrigation from nearby lakes for water.
They used steel plows to dig furrows into the tough soil.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the main effect of the system of debt peonage that emerged in the South during the late 19th century?
African Americans were unable to afford to work agricultural jobs.
African Americans left the South in large numbers to escape their debts.
African Americans labored in a system that was nearly the same as slavery.
African Americans had to work for low wages to pay off their emancipation costs.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the various goals of the Dawes Act of 1877.
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier.
Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas.
Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy.
Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The cartoon was published by Thomas Nast in the 1870s.
What is the view of the cartoonist about the power of Tammany Hall in New York City?
New York City government was unaffected by Tammany Hall.
Tammany Hall maintained its power by falsifying vote counts in elections.
Immigrants were happy to vote for Tammany Hall to repay it for its services.
Many ordinary citizens felt powerful because Tammany Hall listened to them.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The chart shows the population of Chinese immigrants and their descendants in the U.S. from 1860 to 1920.
Why did the population of Chinese Americans decrease, as shown on the chart, when the populations of many other ethnic groups were increasing?
Improved economic conditions in China discouraged further emigration to the United States.
Congressional legislation in the 1880s banned any further immigration of workers from China.
After completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was a shortage of jobs in western states.
China entered into a "Gentlemen's Agreement" with the United States not to permit further immigration.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why did supporters of William Jennings Bryan believe that the gold standard was oppressive?
They knew that railroad owners and grain elevator operators usually insisted on being paid with gold coin.
They believed that a policy of bimetallism would lead crop prices to rise, making farm debts less burdensome.
They feared that speculators like Jay Ghould and James Fisk would manipulate prices by cornering the gold market.
They felt that reliance on the gold standard in international trade had made it difficult for farmers to export crops overseas.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The excerpt above was written by Upton Sinclair in his novel The Jungle in 1905.
Which federal law was passed in reaction to this description?
the 17th Amendment
The Federal Reserve Act
The Meat Inspection Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act
- 9. Multiple Choice
The picture depicts President Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Trusts(Monopolies). He depended on the Sherman Antitrust Act tremendously when dealing with big trusts.
What was the goal of this legislation(Sherman Antitrust Act)?
To prevent businesses from unfairly exploiting their laborers.
To use the power of the government to promote economic growth and full employment.
To encourage companies to take advantage of their patent rights and natural monopolies.
To maintain fair competition and to halt unfair practices damaging to consumers and competitors.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The information given describes the development of a U.S. Conservation policy in regards to our natural resources.
Which Progressive President was responsible for instituting a system of preservation for our natural resources?
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
- 11. Multiple Choice
This picture represents the the Spanish-American war and media outlets at the time.
Which new technique of writing led to an increase in the sales of newspapers and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American war?
Muckraking Journalism
Yellow Journalism
Jingoism
Social Darwinism
- 12. Multiple Choice
The picture displays a drawing of the USS Maine being destroyed.
How did this event contribute to the United States entry into the Spanish-American War?
It led to anti-government demonstrations in the United States.
It enraged Cuban Americans in Florida who had lost their relatives.
It revealed that the United States needed to have colonies in the Caribbean.
It became difficult for President McKinley to resist demands to intervene in Cuba.
- 13. Multiple Choice
"That our rights and interests are deeply concerned in the maintainance of the doctrine is so clear as hardly to need argument. This is especially true in view of the construction of the Panama Canal...It is very inadvisable to permit any foreign power to take possession, even temporarily, of the custom houses of an American republic in order to enforce the payment of its obligations; for such temporary occupation might turn into a permanent occupation. The only escape from these alternatives may at any time be that we must ourselves undertake to bring about some arrangement by which so much as possible of a just obligation can be paid."
--President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905.
Which policy is being described by the President?
The Roosevelt Corollary Policy
The Roosevelt Big Stick Policy
The Open Door Policy
The Dollar Diplomacy Policy
- 14. Multiple Choice
"Since two years and a half England is using her naval power for a criminal attempt to force Germany into submission by starvation...From February 1, 1917, sea traffic will be stopped with every available weapon and without further notice in the following blockade zones around Great Britain, France, Italy, and in the Eastern Mediterranean."
--Message from the German Ambassador to the United States.
Why did the use of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic by Germany, as announced in the note above, enrage(anger) American public opinion?
Submarine warfare was prohibited under international law.
The United States did not have as large a submarine fleet as Germany.
Submarines attacked without warning and did not have enough room to take on survivors.
The use of submarines for a naval blockade was causing starvation in Great Britain and France.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which federal agency is correctly paired with its achievements during World War 1(1917-1919)?
War Labor Board--helped to settle several wartime strikes by union members.
Railroad Administration--preserved private ownership and private control of railroads during the war.
Food Administration--sponsored Victory Gardens, rationed food, and distributed ration coupons.
Committee of Public Information--made pamphlets and newsreels and sent "four-minute" men to promote the war effort.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Treaty of Versailles, was signed on June 28, 1919 at the end of World War 1.
What was NOT a consequence of this treaty?
Germany was forced to reduce the size of their armed forces.
Germany was required to pay reparations to the Axis Powers.
The League of Nations refused to admit Germany as a member.
The U.S. Senate disagreed with the terms of the Treaty.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why are the 1920s or "Roaring Twenties", considered to have been a turning point for American women?
Women were generally able to remain in the jobs they had filled while men were away during World War 1.
Women gained social and economic equality with men through new affirmative action programs and federal legislation.
Women were guaranteed the right to vote, wore less restrictive clothing, enjoyed increased employment opportunities.
Women began taking more aggressive steps on behalf women's suffrage, including marches and demonstrations in front of the White House.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What event contributed to the conditions shown in the photograph?
Harlem Renaissance
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Demobilization after World War 1
- 19. Multiple Choice
The picture shows a dust storm approaching.
What was one effect of this and similar events across the Great Plains in the 1930s?
Growth of the banking industry from farm loans
Mass migration to California and other states
Suspension of government assistance to farmers
Increase in farm production on the Great Plains
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which answer reflects President Hoover's response and thoughts on how to handle the Great Depression?
Hoover feared federal relief for the unemployed would weaken individualism.
Hoover established new agencies to provide immediate relief.
Hoover supported public works like building the Hoover Railway
Hoover decided it was the Government's sole responsibility to provide aid to those in need.
- 21. Multiple Choice
This organization was founded after World War 2.
1) Maintains peace-keeping forces to use when necessary
2) United States is a charter member
3) Many nations of the world participate
4) Provides a forum for discussion of world problems
Which organization is being described above?
War Refugee Board
United Nations
League of Nations
Soviet Union
- 22. Multiple Choice
Loyalty Review Boards, House of Un-American Activities, Palmer Raids, MaCarthyism, Trial of the Hollywood Ten
What are these events and organizations a reflection of?
The dangers of Nuclear Proliferation during the Cold War.
The Cold War creates an atmosphere of suspicion at home.
Soviet spies successfully infiltrated the United States government.
Communism successfully spreads to a majority of the United States.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which term below describes the newspaper article?
Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Watergate Scandal
Nuremberg Trials
- 24. Multiple Choice
"I am also interested in knowing when and under what circumstances we would expect to use West German forces if the East Germans confront us."
--President John F. Kennedy, Sept. 1961
What situation is President Kennedy referring to?
The failure of the Soviet Union to permit elections in Poland.
The Soviet blockade of all roads and rail routes to West Berlin.
The building of the Berlin Wall to seperate East and West Berlin.
The construction of silos for missiles with nuclear warheads in cuba.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The world came close to a nuclear war.
Khrushchev condemned the actions of Castro.
The United States overthrew Communism in Cuba.
The United States failed to give air cover to Cuban exiles.
- 26. Multiple Choice
What social issue was being addressed in this photo?
United States immigration policies.
Japanese immigrants fighting for fair food industry practices.
Farm workers protesting child labor through boycotts.
The conditions of migrant farm workers.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Why did Presidents Bush and Clinton support the North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)?
They believed that Japanese manufacturers intended to open factories in Mexico.
They thought it would stop the United States from joining the European Union(EU).
They believed it would help Canada and Mexico to resist the appeals of Communism.
They hoped more trade with Canada and Mexico would stimulate U.S. economic growth.
- 28. Multiple Choice
What event caused President Bush to create the Department of Homeland Security?
Terrorist attacks in Israel.
Terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 in New York City.
Terrorist attacks on Nov. 11, 2001 in Chicago, IL.
Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2001.
- 29. Multiple Choice
What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?
The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union.
The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty.
The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone.
The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which event below caused President Nixon to tender(submit) his resignation?
Teapot Dome Scandal
Iran Hostage Crisis
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
- 31. Multiple Choice
What program did President Lyndon B. Johnson introduce to reduce economic inequalities among Americans?
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Marshall Plan
Alliance for Progress
- 32. Multiple Choice
Along with the suggestions in the "Ten Point Program", this group also argued African Americans needed to be willing to use violence if necessary to defend themselves.
The National Boy Scouts Organization
The NAACP
The Ku Klux Klan
The Black Panther Party
- 33. Multiple Choice
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee organized Sit-ins, Marches, Freedom Rides and Boycotts in an attempt to:
Peacefully demand equality in American society for all races.
Violently demand equality in American society for all races.
Remove black codes which had been restricting the rights of Hispanic Americans.
Remove Jim Crow legislation which had been restricting the rights of European immigrants.
- 34. Multiple Choice
What was the reason Germany offered the "Sussex Pledge"?
To pledge they would no longer supply British warships.
To pledge they would no longer sink ocean liners or merchant ships without prior warning or making provisions for passengers.(WW1)
To pledge they would sink any American ship choosing to intefere in the British-Germany conflict.(WW1)
To pledge they would pay for all repairs needed after sinking the Lusitania, a British passenger ship.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War 1?
Militarism
Nationalism
Alliances
Independence
- 36. Multiple Choice
"I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also."
--President Theodore Roosevelt
What event does the cartoon and President Roosevelt's statement refer to?
A debate in Congress over whether to appropiate(give) funds to build the Panama Canal.
The geographical obstacles President Roosevelt faced while building the Panama Canal.
Roosevelt's decision to help Panamian rebels against Columbia in exchange for the Canal Zone.
A debate in Congress over whether to build a Naval base or the Panamian Canal
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the "Open Door Policy"?
To ensure the United States and other nations would enjoy equal trading rights in China.
To ensure the United States would solely enjoy equal trading rights in China.
To ensure Japan and Russia would enjoy equal trading rights in China.
To ensure Britain and the United States would enjoy equal trading rights in China.
- 38. Multiple Choice
What was a goal of Progressive Era reforms such as recall, referendum, and the direct primary?
supporting third-party candidates
increasing citizens’ control of their government
establishing term limits for congressmen
reducing campaign spending
- 39. Multiple Choice
One major goal of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to
collect war reparations for the United States
maintain United States naval superiority
punish the nations that started World War I
create a League of Nations to prevent future wars
- 40. Multiple Choice
How did the US respond when the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin in 1949?
Berlin Airlift
Economic sanctions
Threatened to invade the city
Built the Berlin Wall
- 41. Multiple Choice
The case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) overturned what previous case that established "separate but equal"?
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Roe vs Wade
Plessy vs Ferguson
Marbury vs Madison
- 42. Multiple Choice
The outcome of the events illustrated in the cartoon resulted in the
expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia
resignation of President Richard Nixon
growing support for environmental protection legislation
visit to Communist China by President Richard Nixon
- 43. Multiple Choice
Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has generally tried to deal with economic problems by supporting
lower taxes and reduced government spending
the elimination of free trade and the freemarket system
deficit spending and decreased military spending
increased social spending and strict regulation of the stock market
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe Untied States was concerned about the spread of Communism throughout most of the 20th century. Following WW 1, suspected Communists were persecuted as a part of what became known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after WW 2. What was this development known as?the Marshall PlanIsolationismthe CountercultureMcCarthyism
- 45. Multiple Choice
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by —
Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb.
Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines.
Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers.
Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment.
- 46. Multiple Choice
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
A decline in immigration rates.
A growing fear of communism.
The expansion of the consumer economy.
The rise of organized crime
- 47. Multiple ChoiceTHE GILDED AGE
When did it happen?1890-1920Late Nineteenth Century1920-19291898 - 48. Multiple ChoiceTHE PROGRESSIVE ERA
When did it happen?Late Nineteenth Century18981890-19201914-1918 - 49. Multiple ChoiceU.S. JOINS WW1
When did it happen?1914-1918191719411920-1929 - 50. Multiple ChoiceThe ROARING 20's
When did it happen?1920-19291914-19181829-1829Late Nineteenth century - 51. Multiple ChoiceTHE GREAT DEPRESSION
When did it happen?1920-19291929-19391939-19451950-1953 - 52. Multiple ChoiceWORLD WAR 2
When did it happen?1914-191819411939-19451950-1953 - 53. Multiple ChoiceUS JOINS WORLD WAR 2, PEARL HARBOR
When did it happen?1941194219431940 - 54. Multiple ChoiceU.S. PUTS MAN ON THE MOON
When did it happen?1967196819631969 - 55. Multiple ChoiceWORLD TRADE CENTERS BOMBED
When did it happen?1993199720032001 - 56. Multiple Choice
Wrote The Feminine Mystic, co–founded NOW (National Organization of Women)
Betty Friedan
Phyllis Schlafly
Jane Addams
Dolores Huerta
- 57. Multiple Choice
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement; preached nonviolent approach and demanded equal rights for African Americans
Rosa Parks
Lester Maddox
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
- 58. Multiple ChoiceHoovervilles can BEST be described as:Shantytowns where displaced people lived during the Great DepressionSmall cities named in honor of President HooverParts of a larger reform bill to improve housing in AmericaBank notes issued during the Depression in place of stock
- 59. Multiple ChoiceALL of the following contributed to American involvement in WW1 EXCEPT:IsolationismAnti-German PropagandaSubmarine WarfareThe Zimmerman Telegram
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