Civil War/ Reconstruction
How were African Americans impacted by the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
A. African Americans were protected from
forced labor.
B. African Americans were guaranteed equal
treatment.
C. African Americans were provided with the
right to vote.
D. African Americans were guaranteed the
right to sue in a court of law.
A. African Americans were protected from
forced labor.
Which of the following most accurately describes the terms of the Dawes Act?
A. Native Americans agreed to become U.S.
citizens, but were now required to pay
federal taxes
B. Moved Native Americans from their
tribal lands to small areas of land west
of the Mississippi River
C. All tribes that accepted life on
reservations were given universal
education for their children by the U.S.
government
D. Natives Americans became U.S.
citizens, the power of tribal
governments was reduced, and tribal
lands were divided into individual
allotments of land for families to
settle
D-Natives Americans became U.S.
citizens, the power of tribal
governments was reduced, and tribal
lands were divided into individual
allotments of land for families to
settle
What was one reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. Pierpont Morgan were sometimes called robber barons?
A. They made unnecessarily risky
investments.
B. They robbed from the rich to give to the
poor.
C. They stole money from the federal
government.
D. They used ruthless business tactics
against their competitors.
D. They used ruthless business tactics
against their competitors.
Due to the sinking of the USS Maine, which sentence
describes how yellow journalism influenced U.S.
foreign policy?
A. It built public support for war.
B. It promoted isolationist views.
C. It encouraged changes to immigration
policy.
D. It supported opportunities for territorial
conquest.
A. It built public support for war.
Which statement best describes how Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program helped combat the Great Depression?
A. It boosted the economy through foreign
borrowing.
B. It refocused the economy on agricultural
production.
C. It increased government spending to
help create jobs.
D. It eliminated government spending on
welfare programs.
C. It increased government spending to
help create jobs.
Which characteristic do the 14th and 15th amendment have in common?
A. power to tax
B. abolition of slavery
C. granting rights to citizens
D. granting of public education
C- Granting rights to citizens
What was the primary purpose for creating the Native American reservation system?
A. to remove Native Americans from
desirable land
B. to prevent civil war among Native
American groups
C. to provide Native Americans with
more fertile farmland
D. to help Native Americans secure legal
rights to mineral deposits
A. to remove Native Americans from
desirable land
How did passing the Sherman Antitrust Act attempt to reform U.S. business practices in the late 1800s?
A. The legislation made business
monopolies illegal, though enforcement
of the law proved ineffective until later.
B. The act allowed the federal government
the right to seize certain private
businesses and place them under public
control.
C. The act prevented U.S. businesses from
establishing subsidiaries in foreign
countries.
D. The legislation created a bimetallic
standard based on gold and silver.
A. The legislation made business
monopolies illegal, though enforcement
of the law proved ineffective until later.
Use this list to answer the following question.
Major Events of World War I
1. The British Empire formally enters World War I.
2. The RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat.
3. The United States formally enters World War I.
Beginning with the earliest, what is the correct chronological order of these events?
A. 1,2,3
B. 1,3,2
C. 2,1,3
D. 3,1,2
A-1,2,3
What was the strategic reasoning behind Japan's attack on the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?
A. to retaliate for US attacks against Japan
B. to prevent the United States from
joining World War II
C. to allow Japan to gain dominance of the
Pacific region
D. to prove Japan's military prowess to the
other Axis powers
C. to allow Japan to gain dominance of the
Pacific region
In their plans for Reconstruction, what did both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson seek to do?
A. establish the Republican Party as the dominant political party in the South
B. punish the South for starting the Civil War
C. allow the southern states to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
D. force the southern states to pay reparations to the federal government
C-allow the southern states to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
What impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the economy of the West during the mid-1800s?
A. decreased the use of eastern rail
lines
B. increased settlement and growth in
the region
C. decreased the need for government
regulation
D. increased the time needed to ship
products to other regions
B. increased settlement and growth in
the region
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act, signed into law in 1882, and how it impacted Asian immigration to the United States?
A. It attempted to encourage Asian
immigration by establishing Chinese
neighborhoods in large cities in which
Chinese customs and traditions were
preserved.
B. It attempted to reduce Asian
immigration by banning all immigration
from China and preventing those who
were already in the country from
becoming United States citizens.
C. It attempted to encourage Asian
immigration by promising that all
immigrants from China would be given a
fair wage and provided with housing for
their families upon arriving in the United
States.
D. It attempted to reduce Asian
immigration by forcing all Chinese
immigrants living in the United States to
work in labor camps and promising that
any new immigrants would be forced to
do the same.
B. It attempted to reduce Asian
immigration by banning all immigration
from China and preventing those who
were already in the country from
becoming United States citizens.
How did the War Industries Board ensure that the United States military had the supplies necessary to fight in World War I?
A. It set price ceilings.
B. It set production quotas.
C. It set strict quality controls.
D. It set minimum wage requirements.
B. It set production quotas.
Which statement best describes the impact of women’s experiences on the home front during World War II?
A. Women served in combat positions,
which changed attitudes about
women’s role in society.
B. Most women had to act as heads of the
household, and then pursued higher
education opportunities.
C. Women temporarily entered the
workforce in larger numbers, and then
were expected to resume their
traditional social roles.
D. Women permanently entered the
workforce in large numbers, which
contributed to the enactment of the
Equal Rights Amendment.
C. Women temporarily entered the
workforce in larger numbers, and then
were expected to resume their
traditional social roles.
Which of the following recommended using naval blockades of Southern ports to prevent the sell of cotton to Europe in exchange for war supplies?
A. Anaconda Plan
B. Dawes Act
C. Freeport Doctrine
D. Olstend Manifesto
A- Anaconda Plan
During the late nineteenth century, which of the following had the largest impact on the growth of cities in the West?
A. advances in agricultural technology,
such as irrigation and pesticides
B. advances in transportation technology,
such as locomotives and railroads
C. advances in shipping technology, such
as trucks and the Interstate System
D. advances in communication technology,
such as the telegraph and telephone
B. advances in transportation technology,
such as locomotives and railroads
What did many reformers who opposed the laissez-faire attitude of the late 19th century argue?
A. The federal government should not interfere in the activities of big business.
B. Government should protect society through the regulation of business.
C. National wealth could best be assured by the accumulation of gold.
D. The idea of rugged individualism is vital to the nation’s economic growth.
B. Government should protect society through the regulation of business.
The main reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I was the
A. opportunity for factory jobs in the North
B. availability of cheap farmland in the
West
C. elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in the
northern states
D. chance to escape racial segregation by
joining the military
A. opportunity for factory jobs in the North
Many Americans supported the lend-lease act because it?
A-Allowed us to fight WWII Directly
B-Allowed us to send supplies without fighting the war
C- Allowed us to Aid Germany and England
D-Prevented us from helping any country involved in WWII
B- Allowed us to send supplies without fighting the war
Look at the following list and answer the question below.
Freedmen's Bureau
• Provide food, shelter, and clothing
• Negotiated and enforced labor
contracts
• ? _
Which of the following best completes this list?
A. established schools
B. granted small-business loans
C. provided funds for farming supplies
D. certified applications for political office
A- Establish Schools
Which group was represented by the views of the Populist Party?
A. bankers
B. farmers
C. investors
D. veterans
B- Farmers
Actions taken by organizations for Women's Suffrage helped bring about...
A. the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
B. the decision in Brown v. Board of
Education.
C. the 19th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
D. the 26th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
C. the 19th Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
Why was the Dawes Plan criticized in Europe?
A. It prevented revolution in Nicaragua.
B. It protected American war industries.
C. It boosted interest rates for American
banks.
D. It helped Germany repay reparations
from World War I.
D. It helped Germany repay reparations
from World War I.
What was one outcome of World War II?
A. The communists gained control over
most of Western Europe.
B. England and France increased their
overseas colonial possessions.
C. Japan and Germany became dominant
military powers in their regions.
D. The Soviet Union and United States
emerged as international superpowers
D. The Soviet Union and United States
emerged as international superpowers