Civil War & Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
Industrialization
Foreign Policy
Modern America
100

The Confederate decision to seize Fort Sumter from Union forces was significant because it —

  • led to the end of the Civil War
  • was a turning point in the Civil War
  • marked the first shots fired in the Civil War
  • included the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  • marked the first shots fired in the Civil War
100

How did Westinghouse’s air brake bring about economic growth for the nation’s railroads in the 19th century?

  • Air brakes resulted in safer, longer, faster trains that could carry more goods and people on each trip.
  • Air brakes required a brake operator for each train car, which increased railroad employment throughout the United States.
  • Air brakes slowed and stopped trains smoothly, allowing passengers to sleep throughout the night and increasing train travel.
  • Air brakes worked on tracks of any gauge, which saved the rail industry the cost of replacing tracks of differing gauges throughout the system.

Air brakes resulted in safer, longer, faster trains that could carry more goods and people on each trip.

100

Rapid urbanization often led to unsafe and unsanitary conditions. What reaction did the government have to these conditions?

  • It limited the number of immigrants allowed into the country.
  • It taxed the wealthy to pay for better housing for the poor.
  • It passed laws to improve safety and health conditions.
  • It encouraged the idea of Social Gospel sponsored by religious institutions.

It passed laws to improve safety and health conditions.

100

.   Which foreign policy position was voiced by President Theodore Roosevelt?

  • The Western Hemisphere is closed to further colonization.
  • The United States will not intervene in the affairs of Europe.
  • The United States will respect European colonies already established in the Western Hemisphere.
  • The United States may intervene in Latin America.

The United States may intervene in Latin America.

100

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled the “separate but equal” doctrine of segregation was unconstitutional when applied to

  • schools.
  • jury trials.
  • housing.
  • employment.

schools.

200

The Battle of Antietam was an important Union victory because —

  • Confederate forces had attacked Union territory, and their defeat greatly increased morale in the North
  • Union forces secured a quick and easy victory against the Confederates without much loss of life on either side
  • Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was hit by friendly fire and could no longer lead his troops against the Union
  • General McClellan’s Union forces pursued the retreating Confederates and destroyed their ability to advance into the North again

Confederate forces had attacked Union territory, and their defeat greatly increased morale in the North

200

Which of the following BEST describes the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?

  • It prompted technological advances and better production methods.
  • It encouraged the flow of immigration to America and the assimilation of minorities
  • It enabled people to participate in the Gold Rush and to develop boomtowns.
  • It created a national transportation system and spurred economic growth.

It created a national transportation system and spurred economic growth.

200

What was the impact of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement?”

  • Wages of Japanese workers became equal to white workers.
  • Japanese students had to attend separate schools.
  • Fewer Japanese workers came to the United States.
  • Japanese in California were allowed to own property.

Fewer Japanese workers came to the United States.

200

.   During the early half of the 1920s, the American economy expanded. What caused the increase in the production of goods?

  • stocks bought on margin
  • pro-business government policy
  • a rise in incomes
  • military demands for goods

pro-business government policy

200

What was one impact of the Iranian Revolution on the United States?

a.    higher oil prices

b.    increased terrorism

c.     increased taxes

d.     increased military spending

higher oil prices

300

It is wonderful how a people who have been so long crushed to the earth . . . can have so great a desire for knowledge, and such a capacity for attaining it.

— Charlotte Forten, article in the Atlantic Monthly

What solution to a social problem during Reconstruction is implied in this quotation?

  • The Freedmen's Bureau provided basic needs to former slaves.
  • The Freedmen's Bureau laid the foundation for public school systems.
  • The Freedmen's Bureau took on the task of finding work for freedmen.
  • The Freedmen's Bureau provided services for poor whites and former slaves.

The Freedmen's Bureau laid the foundation for public school systems.

300

What was the major effect of the Homestead Act?

  • An influx of easterners and immigrants settled in the West.
  • Land-grant colleges made education more affordable to Americans.
  • Farmers fenced their land to prevent cattle drives from ruining their crops.
  • Cow towns spread across the West.

An influx of easterners and immigrants settled in the West.

300

.   Read the following quote. What thinking does this represent?


Today we are raising more than we can consume. Today we are making more than we can use. Today our industrial society is congested; there are more workers than there is work. … Therefore we must find new markets for our produce, new occupations for our capital, new work for our labor.

  • racism
  • expansionism
  • militarism
  • nationalism

expansionism

300

The economy slid after the Stock Market crash, with one crisis leading to another. What was the next step in the progression towards the Great Depression?


Stock market crashes.  ->  Banks lose money.  ->  Businesses cut production.  -> ?

  • Unemployment rises.
  • Government assistance increases.
  • Prices rise.
  • There is a shortage of goods.

Unemployment rises.

300

A balanced budget, deregulation, and lower taxes were all part of the economic policy known as

  • austerity.
  • stimulus.
  • the Great Society.
  • Reaganomics.

Reaganomics

400

How did political issues surrounding government corruption during Reconstruction affect southern Democrats?

  • Southern Democrats successfully nominated a candidate for president who took office in 1876.
  • The revelation that southern Democrats had been denying African Americans their rights weakened the party.
  • Once corruption had been proved, southern Democrats were allowed to remove military rulers from the South.
  • Some of the Republican government's leaders' actions gave southern Democrats greater electoral bargaining power.

Some of the Republican government's leaders' actions gave southern Democrats greater electoral bargaining power.

400

What effect did the Dust Bowl have on migration?

  • Many people moved east for work in factories.
  • Oakies moved west in search of jobs.
  • Immigrants moved in as farmers moved out.
  • Native Americans were resettled on the land

Oakies moved west in search of jobs.

400

A primary aim of the United States Open Door Policy was to

  • encourage the Chinese to emigrate to other nations.
  • prevent European powers from dividing up China.
  • develop China’s industrial capacity.
  • introduce democratic government into China.

prevent European powers from dividing up China.

400

.   During his first term, President Reagan called the Soviet Union “the evil empire.” In his second term, he developed a working relationship with Gorbachev. What caused this change in strategy?

  • Both Gorbachev and Reagan faced a common enemy in Iraq and needed to work together.
  • Pressure by protestors in the United States forced Reagan to have an open dialogue with Gorbachev.
  • Gorbachev’s willingness to cultivate good relations with the United States helped change Reagan’s opinion.
  • The Soviet Union had rich oil resources that the United States needed after OPEC cut America's supply.

Gorbachev’s willingness to cultivate good relations with the United States helped change Reagan’s opinion.

400

The spread of similarly-looking housing areas in the suburbs probably reveals which one of the following: 

  • The American dream was only for the wealthy.
  • Baby boomers could afford their own homes.
  • There was a great deal of uniformity.
  • Suburban living was a fad.

There was a great deal of uniformity.

500

Why was the region in Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri through which the trails passed important in the years following the Civil War?

  • Cattle ranchers in this region blazed trails to railroads to supply beef to a growing U.S. market.
  • Cattle ranchers and sheep ranchers worked together to build a profitable economic region based on raising livestock.
  • Railroads through this region forced the growth of towns where cowhands could buy supplies and enjoy themselves.
  • African American Exodusters followed the trails to new lands and opportunities once they were granted their freedom.

Cattle ranchers in this region blazed trails to railroads to supply beef to a growing U.S. market.

500

What was the significance of the new inventions in the late 1800s?

  • Inventions showed Americans' special ingenuity.
  • The number of inventions led to the creation of a patent office.
  • Inventions helped industry become more efficient.
  • The government began regulating labor conditions in workshops.

Inventions helped industry become more efficient.

500

Which foreign policy position was voiced by President Theodore Roosevelt?

  • The Western Hemisphere is closed to further colonization.
  • The United States will not intervene in the affairs of Europe.
  • The United States will respect European colonies already established in the Western Hemisphere.
  • The United States may intervene in Latin America.

The United States may intervene in Latin America.

500

What is the correct order of events?


1.  The Cuban Missile crisis threatens nuclear war.

2.  The Bay of Pigs invasion fails.

3.  Fidel Castro takes control of Cuba.

a.     3, 2, 1

b.    2, 1, 3

c.     3, 1, 2

d.    1, 2, 3

a.     3, 2, 1

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