The Great Depression
Which of the following best describes how overproduction of goods impacted Americans?
A. Overproduction led to an increase in wealth for businesses and therefore new job opportunities.
B. Overproduction benefited Americans by creating an abundance of cheap goods.
C. Overproduction led to decreasing profits for businesses and therefore the loss of jobs.
D. Overproduction impacted only the wealthy and did not impact average Americans.
C. Overproduction led to decreasing profits for businesses and therefore the loss of jobs.
What was one of the dangers of living in a tenement building?
A. Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions.
B. Families had to live within walking distance of the industrial plants and factories.
C. Families had to assist in the building upkeep.
D. Tenements were owned by landlords that lived in areas that were far away.
A. Tenements had few windows and poor sanitation conditions.
Why did President Roosevelt order the group of battleships known as the Great White Fleet to sail around the world?
A. He wanted to use America’s navy to trigger the start of World War I.
B. He wanted them to conduct American business by trading goods around the world.
C. He wanted to demonstrate that the United States had a powerful navy.
D. He wanted them to conduct secret spying on other nations.
C. He wanted to demonstrate that the United States had a powerful navy.
What factors did the most to increase western settlement?
A. the rise of the great cattle kingdoms and the increase of the buffalo
B. removal of the buffalo and the seasonal climate
C. the Transcontinental railroad and the Homestead Act
D. the removal of the Indians onto reservations and the ghost dances
C. the Transcontinental railroad and the Homestead Act
Which was the nickname of the first NBA team to ever call New Orleans their home?
A. Hornets
B. Pelicans
C. Jazz
D. Buccaneers
C. Jazz
What was the main purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?
A. to reform financial systems in foreign countries
B. to provide financial relief for the elderly and unemployed
C. to promote stable prices for farm products
D. to regulate big business activity
B. to provide financial relief for the elderly and unemployed
What do Progressives want?
A. to protect big businesses
B. to create government regulations
C. to establish laissez-faire policies
D. to protect the upper class
B. to create government regulations
Hawaii became part of the United States...
A. After the United States bought Hawaii from Spain.
B. After American planters overthrew the Hawaiian queen.
C. As part of the treaty ending the Spanish American War.
D. Because the Hawaiian government applied for statehood
B. After American planters overthrew the Hawaiian queen.
How did Westward Expansion and land policies affect the Native Americans ?
A. They were granted the right to maintain their ancestral lands.
B. Native Americans were forced off their land by the federal government.
C. Native Americans lived together peacefully with Americans settlers.
D. Native Americans were the only people given the right to hunt buffalo across the Great Plains.
B. Native Americans were forced off their land by the federal government.
Louisiana received its name from which of the following?
A. Louis Armstrong
B. King Louis XIV of Australia
C. Lil Wayne
D. King Louis XIV of France
D. King Louis XIV of France
Which goal was a primary purpose for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs?
A. to make Americans more dependent on government services
B. to lead the nation to eventual economic recovery
C. to ensure that the country would avoid major wars
D. to eliminate unemployment permanently
B. to lead the nation to eventual economic recovery
What was one major effect of the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?
A. The federal government created laws to end tenement housing.
B. The federal government established new regulations for the food production industry.
C. It allowed the government to create unions.
D. Big companies began using scientific management techniques in factories.
B. The federal government established new regulations for the food production industry.
The Roosevelt Corollary was seen as a statement which was built upon the...
A. Monroe Doctrine
B. Open Door Policy
C. Declaration of Independence
D. Platt Amendment
A. Monroe Doctrine
What was distinctive about the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A. It marked the Native Americans' last victory over the United States.
B. It was the battle in which the famed chiefs, Sitting Bull and Chief Joseph, were captured and killed.
C. It ended with Native Americans surrendering and relocating to reservations.
D. It inspired the American government to pass the Dawes Act to establish reservations.
A. It marked the Native Americans' last victory over the United States.
The official nickname of Louisiana is...
A. Pelican State
B. The Boot
C. Cajun State
D. Mardi Gras State
A. Pelican State
Which best describes the conditions under which Hoovervilles arose?
A. Americans struggled to afford mortgages or rent.
B. Hoovervilles were created by legislation during Herbert Hoover’s administration.
C. President Hoover pledged to provide food and emergency relief for the poor.
D. The booming economy made it easy for Americans to afford housing
A. Americans struggled to afford mortgages or rent.
Why do some historians refer to the period from the 1870s to the 1890s as the Gilded Age?
A. Reforms improved society in a variety of ways.
B. A few American businesses manufactured most of the goods for the entire world.
C. Reformers brought an end to laissez-faire government.
D. A few Americans were extremely wealthy while many others lived in poverty.
D. A few Americans were extremely wealthy while many others lived in poverty.
Which of the following best describes the idea of imperialism?
A. the desire to stay neutral
B. gaining power and spreading influence by taking over territories around the world
C. an intense feeling of pride in one's country
D. to focus on country's needs at home
B. gaining power and spreading influence by taking over territories around the world
Which statements best describe how the efforts at cultural assimilation through the Dawes Act affected Native Americans?
Select the TWO correct answers.
A. Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools to learn English.
B. Native Americans had to purchase permits from the government to work outside of the reservations.
C. Native Americans were sold allotments of land to be used for agricultural purposes.
D. Native Americans willingly gave their uninhabited lands to the U.S. government.
E. Native Americans were required to replace their religion and dress like white settlers.
A. Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools to learn English.
E. Native Americans were required to replace their religion and dress like white settlers.
The oldest town or city in Louisiana is...
A. New Orleans
B. Shreveport
C. Natchitoches
D. Alexandria
C. Natchitoches
Which best explains how President Roosevelt attempted to maintain control over the U.S. government’s response to the Great Depression?
A. Roosevelt attempted to eliminate the judicial branch.
B. Roosevelt, like Huey Long, avoided following standard government procedure.
C. Roosevelt “packed” his cabinet by appointing an increased number of members.
D. Roosevelt attempted to “pack” the Supreme Court by appointing an increased number of judges who agreed with his ideas onto the court.
D. Roosevelt attempted to “pack” the Supreme Court by appointing an increased number of judges who agreed with his ideas onto the court.
Which statement best explains the importance of the 17th Amendment?
A. It allowed the government to break up trusts.
B. It allowed the government to create unions to end labor strikes.
C. It allowed the government to create tenement houses.
D. It allowed for the direct election of senators.
D. It allowed for the direct election of senators.
Which statement would an anti-imperialist most likely agree with?
A. Bringing Christianity to other nations through missionaries and other means is enough justification for the United States to take control.
B. Seizing land and announcing control over entire groups of people goes against core American values of freedom and democracy.
C. The United States has a powerful military, which gives it the right to intervene in other nations.
D. Sometimes intervention in another nation’s business is required, especially if it can benefit the United States and its economy.
B. Seizing land and announcing control over entire groups of people goes against core American values of freedom and democracy.
Despite the challenges settlers faced in the West, what motivated many to overcome the hardships?
A. The idea that the buffalo would provide all things necessary for survival.
B. The dense population that could offer religious freedoms.
C. The attraction of land at low prices, freedom, and self-sufficiency.
D. The developing relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans.
C. The attraction of land at low prices, freedom, and self-sufficiency.
While New Orleans is most often associated with Mardi Gras, where did the first Mardi Gras celebrations take place in the United States?
A. Biloxi, Mississippi
B. Mobile, Alabama
C. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
D. Pensacola, Flordia
B. Mobile, Alabama