The Triumph Industry
What was one consequence of legislation,such as the National Banking act, Homestead Act, and Pacific Railway Act, passed by Congress during the Civil War years?
A. economic decline in the South
B. increased trade with Latin America
C. delay in completion of the transcontinental railroad
D. post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West
D. post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West
How are the homestead and pullman strikes similar?
A.Both were ended by federal court injunctions
B. both were led by unit organizer Eugene V.Debs
C. both ended in important defeats for organizing labor
D. both involved armed confrontations between workers and pinkertons
C. both ended in important defeats for organized labor
How did President Lyndon B. Johnson propose to reduce economic inequalities among Americans?
A. by creating emergency work relief programs
B. by providing federal funds to aid cities, promote education and pay for some health care
C. by reducing taxes on the wealthiest Americans so that they would stimulate the economy
D. by providing economic aid to struggling nations overseas so that they would import American goods
B. by providing federal funds to aid cities, promote education and pay for some health care
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a person accused of a serious crime must be provided with an attorney if he or she was too poor to afford one?
A. Gideon v. Wainwright
B. Yates v. United States
C. Miranda v. Arizona
D. Roe v. Wade
A. Gideon v. Wainwrigh
what was the significance of President Nixon's visit to communist China in 1972?
A. It led to the reunification of Taiwan with communist China.
B. It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.
C. It showed that the Cold War between the "Free world" and communism was over.
D. It opened the way for china's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States.
D. It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States.
Which pair of African-American inventors received patents for inventions that improved steam-driven transportation?
A. Elijah McCoy and Granville Woods
B. Madame Walker and Sarah Goode
C. Johnn Albert Burn and Jan Matzeliger
D. Lewis Latimer and Garrett Morgan
A. Elijah McCoy and Granville Woods
What was of the grievances of industrial workers in the late 1800s?
A.High tariffs
B.child labor
C.silver coinage
D.overseas competition
B. child labor
Which group of draft-age American men were exempt from active combat duty
A. Conscientious objectors
B. Active antiwar protestors
C. Men who married after 1965
D. Men who were against the war
A. Conscientious objectors
14. How successful were the domestic policies of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson?
A. They failed to pass through Congress and left no lasting impact.
B. They led to a credibility gap and growing distrust in government.
C. They promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.
D. They prevented the United States from making overseas commitments.
C. They promoted greater social equality but failed to eliminate poverty.
How did the U.S Supreme Court influence the presidential election of 2000?
A. The Court halted a recount in Florida,resulting in the winner.
B. The Court disregarded the results of the Electoral College.
C. The Court decided on the winner of a disputed election.
D. The Court required voting to be held again in Florida.
A. The Court halted a recount in Florida, resulting in the winner.
How did the introduction of the bessemer process affect the American economy?
Manufacturers could produce cheaper and better steel
Suppliers could now communicate instantly over long distances
industrial workers successfully attained shorter hours and other benefits
entrepreneurs like John D. Rockefeller could refine petroleum more cheaply
A. Manufacturers could produce cheaper and better steel
What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?
A. decline of the Knights of Labor
B. rally of public opinion in favor of workers
C. victory of workers in the Homestead Strike
D. break up of the American Federation of Labor
A. decline of the Knights of Labor
What was the goal of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization?
A. to infiltrate the government and army of North Vietnam with South Vietnamese sympathizers
B. to surrender South Vietnam to the North so that the country could be reunified
C. to replace American troops with local troops so that the United States could withdraw
D. to encourage American soldiers in Vietnam to develop a greater understanding of the local culture
C. to replace American troops with local troops so that the United States could withdraw
8. What was the goal of President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization?
A. to infiltrate the government and army of North Vietnam with South Vietnamese sympathizers
B. to surrender South Vietnam to the North so that the country could be reunified
C. to replace American troops with local troops so that the United States could withdraw
D. to encourage American soldiers in Vietnam to develop a greater understanding of the local culture
C. to replace American troops with local troops so that the United States could withdraw
8. Which step did Mikhail Gorbachev take to overcome stagnation in the Soviet Union in the 1980s?
A. ending the system of apartheid
B. increasing the size of his nation's armed forces
C. permitting greater freedom of expression through glasnost
D. creating a new free trade zone with the countries of the Warsaw Pact
C. permitting greater freedom of expression through glasnost
How did the development of large scale production by Andrew Carnegie and other entrepreneurs impact the United States?
A. It made possible the spread of Radio tracks and the other construction of larger Bridges and buildings
B. it promoted greater equality between men and women in the workspace
C. it reduced the length of average workday for industrial workers
D. it reduced the nation's earlier demand for iron and ore
A. It made possible the spread of railroad tracks and the construction of larger bridges and buildings
Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century?
A. Government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire.
B. Government leaders were followers of new ideologies from Europe such as socialism.
C. Government leaders did not believe that conditions for industrial workers were all that bad.
D. Government leaders feared violence from business owners if they took the side of workers.
A. Government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire.
What was the significance of the Tonkin Gulf Incident in 1964?
A. It encouraged foreign terrorists to attack the U.S. homeland.
B. It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam.
C. It encouraged the migration of Vietnamese "boat people" to the United States.
D. It limited the ability of the President to send U.S. troops without
Congressional approval.
B. It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam.
The following statements were made by American leaders during the 1950s.
You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is... that it will go over very quickly.
—President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a press conference on the strategic importance of Indochina, April 7, 1954
[Vietnam is] the cornerstone of the free world in Southeast Asia, the keystone to the arch, the finger in the dike. Burma, Thailand, India, Japan, the Philippines, and obviously Laos and Cambodia are among those whose security would be threatened if the red tide of Communism overflowed into Vietnam.
-Senator John F. Kennedy in a speech, June 1956
Which foreign policy did these two statements justify?
A. U.S. intervention in Indochina
B. appeasing foreign powers to avoid war
C. acting as a "Good Neighbor" to other nations
D. remaining isolated to avoid international conflicts
A. U.S. intervention in Indochina
11. How did President Bush respond to the acts of terrorism committed on September 11, 2001?
A. He sent troops to Israel to protect it from terrorist attacks.
B. He ordered a boycott of goods from Afghanistan and Iran.
C. He invaded Iraq since he thought Saddam Hussein was behind the attacks.
D. He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden.
D. He sent troops to Afghanistan when it refused to surrender Osama bin Laden.
Which invention identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Manolo Park, New Jersey?
A. The first telephone
B. the first steam engine
C. the first practical light bulb
D. the first internal combustion engine
C. the first practical light bulb
"Communities are better off on their own without any central government so that individual freedom can flourish."
Which individual would most likely agree with this statement?
A. an imperialist naval officer
B. a capitalist entrepreneur
C. a socialist politician
D. an anarchist writer
D. an anarchist writer
15. The excerpt below is from Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes' opinion in Schenck v. United States (1919).
The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.
Based on the excerpt, with which statement would Oliver Wendell Holmes have agreed?
A. Freedom of speech is not absolute.
B. Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional.
C. Immigration from other countries cannot be permitted during wartime.
D. Criticism of the policies of allied countries must be temporarily prohibited in wartime.
A. Freedom of speech is not absolute.
The excerpt below is from the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, passed by both Houses of Congress on August 7, 1964.
The Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.
What was the significance of this resolution?
A. Congress showed its support for a policy of isolationism.
B. Congress authorized the President to take military action in Southeast Asia.
C. Congress provided the President with new constitutional powers to declare war.
D. Congress denied the President the revenues he needed to fight a war in Indochina.
B. Congress authorized the President to take military action in Southeast Asia.
What was the significance of President Nixons visit to Communist China in 1972?
A. It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China.
B. It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace.
C. It showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over.
D. It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States.
D. It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States