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The primary reason for the early struggles that confronted the Jamestown colony was the
A. tyrannical rule of John Smith
B. hostility of nearby Indians
C. fact that colonizers were ill-equipped for survival
D. nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of fame in the areA.
E. inter-tribal warfare going on like in Mexico
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Family life in the early Chesapeake Bay area differed from family life in England in that the colonies...
A. women were freed from all male control and domination
B. families were more closely knit and remained together longer
C. husbands and fathers had greater control over their wives and children
D. children assumed more independence at an earlier age
E. the impact of social norms was greater
4.
Within a half century of their exodus from Europe, the Spanish had opened the New World and had, as a
result of the national policy,
A. virtually exterminated the Indians
B. were being serious challenged for the New World dominance by the English
C. had created the richest and most extensive European empire since the days of Rome.
D. were being seriously challenged for New World dominance by the French
E. rapidly pushing through western North America on their way to Alaska
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France
England
Holland
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John Winthrops ideal Puritan commonwealth was called A City Upon A Hill that claimed that
A. the separation of Church and State was necessary for survival
B. religious freedom for all citizens and residence would be practiced
C. the good of the whole would be placed above ones private concerns
D. religious tolerance would be extended to all Christians but not to others
E. Jews could worship according to the dictates of their consciences
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New England Puritans are known for their introduction of written contractual government by all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. The Mayflower Compact
B. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
C. The Rhode Island Charter
D. The Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
E. Development of town charters for the town councils and the citizens.
14.
Among the most ardent and zealous promoters of English colonization was
A. John Rolfe
B. John White
C. John Smith
D. Richard Hakluyt
E. Martin Frobisher
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All
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B.
C.
D.
E.
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A major turning point for women in the history of the western world occurred when
which of the following English Monarchs took over the empire.
A. Queen Victoria
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Elisabeth I
D. Mary Queen of Scots
of the following fundamental ideas were preached by Martin Luther during the Reformation EXCEPT:
the infallibility of the Pope
the popular right to rebel against unjust authority
the priesthood of all believers
the justification by faith alone
the evil of the sale of indulgences for the forgiveness of sin
17.
Which of the following institutions were not used in the settlement and colonization of North America from
1620-1740?
A. Encomienda system
B. Patroon system
C. Mission system
D. Cour de Bois
E. Joint stock company
18.
The colonies of Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Maryland had which of the following characteristics in
common?
A. They were founded by Quakers
B. They were settled primarily by non-Englishmen
C. They were settled by emigrants from other colonies
D. They were founded as refuges from religious persecution in England
E. They were strongly opposed to the institution of slavery
19.
The major and primary objective of 17th century mercantilism was to:
A. promote and build national self-sufficiency with a favorable balance of trade
B. develop industrialism in America
C. promote laissez-faire free trade policies for English merchants
D. encourage early textile industry in Europe
E. help England gain control of the Atlantic seas lanes to the New World
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Geographic sectionalism in the American colonies affected all of the following EXCEPT:
A. cultural differences
B. social status of residents
C. political institutions and diplomacy of Spain
D. economic developments
E. intellectual ideas of government
22.
Principal institutions used by the Spanish to gain control of colonial society in the New World included all
EXCEPT:
A. the presidio
B. the hacienda
C. the control of indulgences
D. the vaquero
E. the mission
23.
Major political developments in the establishment effective government in America came with the
A. the House of Burgess
B. the Puritan oligarchy in Massachussetts
C. the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
D. the Massachusetts General Court
E. the county
The French shifted from Port Royal to Quebec because:
A. they intermarried with Indian women
B. they had given up on their search for a northwest passage
C. they became more interested in farming than fishing
D. the St. Lawrence Valley offered better access to the interior
E. the St. Lawrence Valley was easier to defend
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The European Jesuits (French) gradually enjoyed success with the Indians because:
A. they intermarried with them
they accepted and even appreciate the Indian cultures, especially the Algonkin
they displayed considerable prowess, bravery, and valor in the wilderness
they confined their missionary work to established missions
they were eager abandon their French culture and politics and become democrats like the Indians.
26.
The Puritan proposals for reforming the Anglican Church included all EXCEPT:
A. purifying the English church of Catholic corruptions
B. eliminating elaborate hierarchy and ritualistic pageantry
C. effecting a complete separation of church and state
D. improving the education of the clergy
E. forming an oligarchy to govern and rule the colony
27.
There has been a claimed that history is geography in motion Massachusetts Bay claimed:
A. Maine and New Hampshire
B. Connecticut and Rhode Island
C. Maine and Vermont
D. Vermont and New Hampshire
E. Connecticut and New York
28.
The basic unit of local government in the English colonies---but especially in Pennsylvania---was:
A. the county
B. the town or village
C. the General Court
D. the Quaker meeting
E. the mission
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The Quakers came from England with all of the following beliefs EXCEPT:
A. that the land of America belonged to the Indians
B. that all men and women shared equality within the light
C. that an official clergy and sacraments were totally unnecessary for faith and salvation
D. that swearing oaths and making war was against Divine Law
E. that there should be rigid separation and segregation of men and women in public meetings
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One of the de jury reasons the Salem Witchcraft hysteria suddenly ended in 1692 was that:
A. the original accusers had become accused of being witches too including the governor
B. it became clear that some were attempting to use the hysteria for their political gains
C. the royal governor proclaimed it a crime to make unsubstantiated accusations of witchcraft
D. the implementation of a new royal charter ended a time of political uncertainty and stress
E. because of a decree in England banning all witchcraft in Europe and America
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Protestantism
refraining from sex
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Among Puritans their life long goal was to behave and the sign that they were:
A. among the saved elect
B. among non-elect
C. those with a healthy body
D. who were the most intelligent
E. who were the most wealthy
37.
The great Swiss theologian John Calvin contributed which of the following to the Puritans:
A. antinomianism
B. predestination
C. antidisestablishmentarianism
D. corpus delecti
E. papal infallibility
38.
The Mayflower Compact and its doctrine of majority rule was adopted by:
A. Puritans
B. Quakers
C. Virginians
D. New Yorkers
E. Pilgrim separatist
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Anne Hutchinson, a separatist and antimonian, believed most in which of the following?
43.
The punishment metted out to most of those put to death in the Salem Witch Trials was:
A. crushed by stones
B. burned at the stake
C. beheaded
D. hanged
44.
The primary purpose of the famous Navigation Acts of 1660s was to:
A. stimulate trade
B. encourage the colonials to conduct with other countries other than England
C. regulate trade within the empire
D. forbade colonial to engage in Englands monopoly of munitions trade
E. regulate the amount of cotton to be exported to Europe
45.
The theory that nations should increase their wealth, as measured in gold and silver, will insure they will
sell more than import is known as...
A. imperialism
B. laissez-faire
C. democracy
D. monetarism
E. mercantilism
46.
Which of the following major historical figures of the Colonial period is mis-matched with his/her
achievement:?
A. Benjamin Franklin - Inventor & printer
B. Anne Bradstreet - musician and composer
C. Samuel Sewell - New England diarist
D. John Peter Zenger - Freedom of the Press
E. Roger Williams - Separation of Church & State
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Colonial leaders that made a major impact upon colonial society included all EXCEPT:
A. John Wintrop
B. Roger Williams
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. John Peter Zenger
E. Benjamin Franklin
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The native peoples of New England were affected by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. They had little in common with White Europeans
B. They were alienated by Puritan messianic attempts at conversion
C. They suffered from the ravages of disease more than whites
D. The clashed with the settlers in periodic conflicts that threaten white survival
E. They were completely befriended by the White immigrants.
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A rebellion that occurred in New York which fostered years of political strife was:
A. Nat Turners Rebellion
B. Stono Rebellion
C. Leislers Rebellion
D. Bacons Rebellion
E. Regulator Movement
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Spanish in the New World?
A. To seek for gold
B. To convert the Native Americans to Christianity
C. To establish presidios, missions, and pueblos
D. To reduce the Native American population
E. To seek for glory and adventure
60.
When the Europeans discovered the New World, the Native Americans they found:
A. lacked any form of religion
B. were as varied as the peoples of Europe
C. were mostly farmers
D. mostly lived in northeastern US
E. were violent, indolent, and uncultured savages
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The main goal of early French and English explorers was to:
A. develop large colonies in the New World
B. seize Native Americans for slaves
C. conquer all Native American tribes
D. Christianize the Native Americans
E. find a northwest passage to India
63.
The rise of kings was a major factor in the development of exploration because it:
A. centralized the power and stimulated trade
B. reduced the conflicting national claims over newly discovered land
C. reduced conflicts between European nations
D. helped to eliminate Papal claims to the New World
E. helped to develop world wide imperialism
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of the following helped bring about the voyages of discovery after 1450 EXCEPT:
the rise of nation states
the Renaissance
the Norse navigators
the Reformation
the Commercial Revolution
Father Serra
Coronado
Vespucci
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In which of the following ways or policies were the British and the Spanish most similar?
A. Religious freedom
B. Inter-racial marriage with Native Americans
C. Mercantile policy
D. Democratic beliefs
E. Use of jury trials
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The colony was best known as a haven for religious freedom and the safest place for Jews to settle and
congregate?
A. New York
B. Virginia
C. Rhode Island
D. Pennsylvania
E. Carolinas
75.
In order to help raise capital for American colony, Sir Walter Raleigh:
A. exported tobacco to Europe
B. formed a joint stock company
C. used Native Americans as slave labor
D. turned to the Spanish monarchy for help
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A person who signs an agreement to work in exchange for passage or payment of debt is a(n):
A. indentured servant
B. slave
C. redemptioner
D. pioneer
E. mestizo
79.
Which of the American colonial sections was most closely akin to those of England:
A. New England
B. Southern Colonies
C. Middle Colonies
D. Massachusetts Bay Colony
E. New York & New Jersey
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humanities
religion
medicine
business
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Who was the individual who challenged the King and Governor over the issue of freedom of the press?
A. Paul Revere
B. Ben Franklin
C. John Winthrop
D. John Peter Zenger
E. Roger Williams
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The rise of nation-states was significant factor in the development of exploration because it:
A. centralized power and stimulated trade
B. diminished economic opportunity
C. reduced the conflicting national claims over newly discovered lands
D. reduced the sectional conflict between European nations
E. helped eliminate Papal claims to the New World
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Massachusetts Bay produced two spin-off colonies:_____________ which wished to reproduce Puritan
culture, and ______________, which rejected it.
A. Connecticut and Rhode Island
B. Rhode Island and New Jersey
C. New Jersey and New York
D. New York and Virginia
E. Virginia and Pennsylvania
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Those among the elect who, as Puritan church members, ruled Massachusetts Bay Colony, justified their
rule by invoking the:
A. doctrine of grace.
B. doctrine of the covenant
C. concept of predestination.
D. doctrine of good works
E. doctrine of transubstantiation
97.
Institutions of higher learning were eventually established in all the following colonies EXCEPT:
A. Virginia
B. North Carolina
C. New Hampshire
D. New Jersey
E. Pennsylvania
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A Puritan who had been baptized by who could not receive communion or vote on church matters probably
joined the church under the terms dictate by:
A. colonial governor
B. legislature
C. Halfway Covenant
D. the Saybrook Platform
E. his own personal calling
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Which of the following events is considered by historians to be the morning star of the American
Revolution?
A. The Trial of John Peter Zenger
B. Shays Rebellion
C. Boston Massacre
D. Nat Turners Revolt
E. Assassination of Alexander Hamilton
2.
The primary economic pursuit and interest of the early settlers in New France was
A. farming
B. fishing
C. mining
D. commerce
E. fur trapping
3.
The soldier, explorer, and colonist whose leadership earned him the title of Father of New France was
A. Baron Marquette
B. Robert de La Salle
C. Samuel de Champlain
D. Father Jolliet
E. Francisco Pizzaro
4.
5.
6.
Which event occurred in the United States during the critical period (1781-1789)?
A. Whiskey Rebellion
B. Shays Rebellion
C. The Stono Rebellion
D. Hartford Convention
E. Meeting of the 2nd Continental Congress
7.
Which of the following colonial powers exercised the least amount of control over the commercial and
political practices in the colonies?
A. Portugal
B. Holland
C. Great Britain
D. France
E. Spain
8.
George Washington once said, There are combustibles in every state which a spark might set afire.
What event in American History was he describing or referring to...
A. election of 1796
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Stamp Act
Shays Rebellion
Nat Turners Revolt
Whiskey Rebellion
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10.
The English Prime Minister whose policies brought success in the Seven Years War was
A. Lord North
B. Edmund Burke
C. George Grenville
D. William Pitt
E. Robert Walpole
11.
The British theory that Parliament represented all subjects within the British Empire was called...
A. direct representation
B. virtual representation
C. proportional representation
D. equal representation
E. ethnic representation
12.
Blacks, lower-class whites, and women were brought into the vortex of imperial politics during the protests
over
A. Stamp Act
B. Sugar Act
C. Townshend Acts
D. Coercive Acts
E. Quebec Act
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Among the Indian tribes, who supported the patriots at the beginning of the Revolution?
A. Algonkin
B. Cherokees
C. Narragansetts
D. Mohawks
E. Oniedas
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Who organized a combined uprising of the Western tribes in the aftermath of the French defeat?
A. the French fur traders
B. the Iroquois Indians
C. Pontiac
D. Chief Red Cloud
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Geronimo
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21. The major interest of France in the conflict between Britain and the America revolutionaries was to
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
brought France into the war as formal American ally and partner
opened the port of Boston
led to an estrangement between British troops and their native American allies
brought George Washington to national political prominence
was a devastating defeat for the Americans at the hands of Canada.
was an idealistic but impractical plan for settling the areas north of the Ohio frontier.
had not lasting significance
established the process by which new states could enter the union
promised the Iroquois rights to their traditional hunting grounds.
provided for womens rights
24. The Revolution brought some improvement in the status of women in the form of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
universal suffrage
Republican motherhood
enhanced legal rights in the individual states
the right to sue in the Courts
the economic dole
25. Trapped between the French Navy and the American troops at Yorktown, Lord Cornwallis chose to
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26. The precedent-setting policy for the handling of public lands was contained in the
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Treaty of 1781
Constitution
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Land Ordinance of 1785
27. The Constitution of 1787 gave Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
28. The following were plans submitted to the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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31. Which of the following statements best characterizes the British governments attempts to meet the war debts?
A.
B.
C.
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35. The English statesman who presided over the impressive British effort to defeat the French in the Great War
for
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Empire was
Oliver Cromwell
James Montcalm
James Wolfe
George Washington
William Pitt
36. Grenvilles policy relating directly to the original thirteen North American colonies included all of the following
EXCEPT:
A. to find more efficient sources of revenue
B. to regulate colonial export trade more carefully
C. to control the internal commerce of the colonies more stringently
D. to allow the local assemblies more freedom to control local affairs
E. to have colonials pay more of Englands cost of empire
37. A colonial patriot whose smuggling career meant that he served his own self-interest as well as principle when
he opposed British customs policy was
A. Thomas Hutchinson
B. John Adams
C. John Hancock
D. Joseph Galloway
E. Benjamin Franklin
38. Edmund Burke is a good example of a member of the English Parliament who
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
39. On December 16, 1773, some sixty men, thinly disguised as Mohawk Indians boardedships. This quotation
describe the event known as the
A. Declaratory Act
B. Boston Massacre
C. Boston Tea Party
D. Battle of Lexington
E. Battle of Ticonderoga
40. Joseph Galloways Plan of Union
A. represented the moderate elements at the Continental Congress
B. called for colonial independence
C. was supported by the Sons of Liberty
D. alienated most delegates to the Continental Congress with its uncompromising rhetoric.
E. pled for annexation to France
41. The language of the Olive Branch Petition is clear evidence that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
very late in the conflict, many colonist still wanted a peaceful restitution of the empire
Sam Adams and other radicals had given up on violence as a resistance tactic
the Second continental Congress wanted complete independence, but without war.
King George III had peaceful intentions
was written by Alexander Hamilton
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undermined Calvinism
permanently check liberal theological doctrines
had but slight impact
was only felt in the South
44. The most serious American weakness in the Revolutionary War was
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
currency deflation
the absence of foreign aid
sectional jealousy
sagacity of manpower of military age
debt owed to Spain
46. Lawyers and other Americans used common-law arguments mainly to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
47. From the rationalist philosophies of the Enlightenment, American rebels derived
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
48. By early 1766, Parliament responded to the protests in the colonies by:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
49.
The new ministry of Lord North arranged a compromise in early 1770 by:
A. repealing all of the Townshend duties but leaving rest in North American ports
B. repealing all of the Townshend duties but troops in Boston only
C. repealing the Townshend duties except for the tax on tea
D. removing all troops from North American seaports and cutting the Townshend duties in half
50. Lord Norths ministry reacted to the resolves of the First Continental Congress by:
A.
B.
C.
adopting William Pitts policy of conciliating the colonies by recognizing the Congress in exchange for
acknowledgment of Parliaments supremacy
ordering a blockade of the ports of Boston and New York
sending commissioners to North America to negotiate a settlement
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51. During the war, among the most demoralizing blow to Washingtons personal morale came when
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
52. The American revolution generation proved most universally sensitive to individual rights issues concerning
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
private property
free speech
slavery
voting
public education
53. The concept of republican motherhood included all of the following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
voting
political education of the young
participation in civic activities
protectors of virtue
protection of social and moral values
54. In every human breast God had implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom; it is impatient of
Oppress, and pants for Deliverance These eloquent lines urging the emancipation of the slaves during
the revolution were authored by
A. Patrick Henry
B. Philips Whitely
C. Mercy Otis Warren
D. Abigail Adams
E. Martha Jefferson
55. The eighteenth-century Adam Smith, altered the view of the ideal republican citizen by applauding
A. a simple patriotic lifestyle
B. the public good over personal gain
C. economic self-interest
D. intellectual pursuits over profit making
E. advocating industrialism
56. The Articles of Confederation denied the national government the power to regulate commerce and the power
to
A. pass laws
B. tax
C. conduct foreign affairs
D. make war
E. adjudicate conflicts in the laws within the states
57. The Northwest Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 had the effect of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
58. One of the outcomes of Shays Rebellion was that it helped convince many elates that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
59. Among those prominent Americans missing from the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 was
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Roger Sherman
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
67. Which of the following men did not recommend a bicameral legislature to the Philadelphia Convention?
A.
B.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
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William Patterson
John Adams
Charles Pi Pinckney
68. The Great Compromise resolved the difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plan principally
throughout use of
A. a bicameral legislature
B. a constitutional monarchy
C. a bill of rights
D. virtual representation plan
E. the incorporation of slavery in the southern economy
political pamphlets
editorials in praise of the Articles of Confederation
pamphlets that suggested moderate compromise
newspaper essays that associated the Constitution with economic prosperity
a source of John Locke when he wrote the Second Treatise on Government
70. Alexander Hamiltons vision of a new America called for all of the following EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
71. Alelxander Hamiltons famous economic plan that he hoped would strengthen the American economy included:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
72. Thomas Jeffersons vision of the good society included all EXCEPT:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
an agrarian society
a citizenry of virtuous independent farmers
a national government with limited powers
an economy that relied on the national government to provide subsidies
a society of education, agriculture, and politics
73. In his Farewell Address in 1796, George Washington warned his fellow citizens about the negative affects of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
75. Which of the following events did not occur during Washingtons Administration?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
French Revolution
development of cotton economy
emergence of political ideology & partisanship
Alien and Sedition Acts
development of Presidents cabinet
76. Which of the following principles of political theory were NOT incorporated into the political philosophy of the
Founding Fathers when they drafted the Constitution?
A. checks and balances
B. political parties
C. separation of powers
D. civilian control of the military
E. equality before the law
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by request of Congress
under specific Constitutional provision
by evolution as a part of the unwritten Constitution
under pressure from the states
under pressure from the federal judiciary
80. To restore faith in the credit of the federal government, Hamilton proposed
A.
B.
C.
83. What effect did the French Revolution and the war between France and England have on the American
economy?
A. a British naval blockade crippled trade
B. the failure of wheat farmers to sell France led to depression
C. Cotton exports exceeded those of tobacco in value
D. Washingtons Proclamation of neutrality hindered American merchants
E. American Indians were aided by American colonials
84. In their protests against the Alien and Sedition Acts, Jefferson and Madison
A. asked the Supreme Court to declare the laws unconstitutional
B. called for the impeachment of President John Adams
C. accused Adams of being a tool and a fool of the British
D. asserted that states could refuse to enforce the federal law that exceeded the grant of Constitutional
government.
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96. Chief among the opponents of the ratification of the Constitution was
A. Samuel Adams
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Henry Clay
D. James Madison
E. Patrick Henry
97. Which of the following statements best describes the American conception of the republican ideal?
A. to Americans, a republic was simply a state that had no monarch
B. Individuals rights and liberties were Americans primary concern
C. Local governments were subordinate to the state governments
D. Each individual had rights and responsibilities in the collective state.
E. Each of the thirteen states decided this separately
98. By 1800 in the Chesapeake region
A. most planters argued that slavery was a necessary evil required to maintain white supremacy and
B.
C.
D.
E.
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All but one of the following principles were put forward by Thomas Jefferson in his Inaugural Address
EXCEPT
A. economy in government
B. repeal of Hamiltons financial program
C. to engage in no entangling alliances
D. guarantee to citizens majority rule with minority rights
E. guarantee of fundamental fairness to all
2.
The strongest opposition to the war with England in 1800 came from
A. southern planters
B. western frontiersmen
C. New England commercial interests
D. the professional standing army
E. the mid-Atlantic artisans & workers
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Ornithologists and ichthyologists have long appreciated the work and study of...
A. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
B. John Paul Jones and James Madison
C. Lewis and Clark
D. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster
E. Noah Webster and John Quincy Adams
12.
Thomas Jefferson worried that the purchase of Louisiana had gone far beyond
A. the authority of the Constitution
B. the doctrine of nullification
C. the social compact theory in the South Carolina Exposition & Protest
D. the legal limits of taking land from the Indians for the right of eminent domain
E. the minimal risks of war with France
13.
Which of the famous Marshall decisions upheld the doctrine of implied powers and proclaimed national
supremacy over the states?
A. Marbury vs Madison
B. Dartmouth College vs Woodward
C. Gibbons vs Ogden
D. Cherokee Nation vs Georgia
E. McCulloch vs Maryland
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During the period 1800 to 1820, which of the following issues dominated national government concerns?
A. Indian removal
B. Western expansion
C. Tariff issues
D. New Englands success with nullification
E. successful foreign policy changes with France & Italy
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The British and the Americans agreed to a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon country through
A. Adams-Onis Treaty
B. Treaty of Ghent
C. Rush-Bagot Agreement
D. Treaty of Paris 1819
E. Convention of 1818
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The basic long-range causes of war include ALL EXCEPT which of the following?
A. nationalism
B. imperialism
C. liberalism
D. militarism
E. fanaticism
22.
In the election of 1810, the country turned to a new generation of leaders that would lead the country for
the next forty years. They included ALL EXCEPT:
A. Henry Clay
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Daniel Webster
D. John C. Calhoun
E. Andrew Jackson
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Although the Monroe Doctrine carries President Monroes name, it was most likely the work of
A. George Canning
B. Henry Clay
C. John C. Calhoun
D. James Madison
E. John Quincy Adams
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Gabriel Prosser (1800), Denmark Vesey (1800), and Nat Turner (1831)
A. wrote slave autobiographies
B. became abolitionists after running away along the Underground railroad
C. planned violent slave revolts
D. helped return runaways to their masters
E. came from the border states along the Ohio River
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Which state was NOT formed from the territory of the Louisiana Purchase
A. Montana
B. Missouri
C. Iowa
D. Arkansas
E. Arizona
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The revival of the two-party system in the election of 1828 was the result of all EXCEPT:
of the following are true statements about Frederick Douglass EXCEPT that he
had once been a skilled craftsman
was an abolitionist speaker
escaped from slavery
was executed for leading a slave revolt
was a slave who availed himself of education
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Which of the following major cases, treaties, or laws did NOT deal with Indian affairs and rights?
A. the treaty of Holston
B. Cherokee Nation vs Georgia
C. Worcester vs Georgia
D. doctrine of nullification
E. Trail of Tears
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The practice by Andrew Jackson and others of rewarding political supporters with jobs was
A. ruled unconstitutional
B. known as pork-barreling
C. called the spoils system
D. known as the caucus system
E. created the political party convention system
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The man who was one of Andrew Jacksons early supporters and helped him win the New York vote in the
election of 1828 was
A. Henry Clay
B. Martin Van Buren
C. John C. Calhoun
D. Daniel Webster
E. James K. Polk
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Samuel Slater
A. introduced to the cotton gin to southerners
B. built the factory system in the north for textiles
C. led a movement to oppose the building of factories
D. was an important anti-slavery advocate
E. was an immigrant labor union organizer
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For middle class Americans, after 1840, which of the following is TRUE
A. the birth rate declined
B. the birth rate increased
C. the infant mortality rate took a sharp increase
D. the life expectancy of an adult male declined
E. males married younger than females
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Which of the following was NOT a major development in transportation before 1836?
A. Railroads
B. Steam engines
C. Sailing caravels
D. Canals
E. Building of national roads
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The majority opinion in the Supreme Court case Gibbons vs Ogden had the effect of
A. dramatically extending the power of the Supreme Court
B. weakened the Supreme Court thereafter
C. strengthened the presidential veto power
D. confirmed Congressional authority over interstate commerce
E. denied state control over voting rights for northern Blacks
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Which of the following major leaders of Congress was the author of The South Carolina Exposition and
Protest?
A. Henry Clay
B. Martin Van Buren
C. Daniel Webster
D. Robert Y. Hayne
E. John C. Calhoun
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Evangelism
A. was pessimistic about human nature
B. was reasserted by traditional Calvinism
C. stressed the need for a conversion experience
D. led to a decline in church membership
E. appealed primarily to the poor
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Transcendentalism
A. appealed to a small group of intellectuals around Boston
B. was the basis of the revivals of the Second Great Awakening
C. was based upon the ideas of Charles Grandison Finney
D. rejected individualism in favor of conformity
E. was the spark of divine revelation in mid-nineteenth century religion
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I have long viewed treaties with the Indians an absurdity not to be reconciled to the principles of our
Government. This quotation was the view of...
A. John Quincy Adams
B. James Monroe
C. John Marshall
D. Abraham Lincoln
E. Andrew Jackson
79.
In the famous Webster-Hayne debate, Daniel Webster and Robert Y. Hayne were actually arguing about
doctrine of nullification
A. slavery
B. manifest destiny
C. industrialism vs agrarian democracy
D. the Maysville road veto
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Among the reasons for the westward movement were the following EXCEPT:
A. the search for individual freedom
B. an escape from religious persecution
C. wanderlust
D. fear of the Indians
E. the promise of economic opportunity
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The proslavery argument appealed to all of the following sources for authority EXCEPT:
A. ancient religious practice
B. the Bible
C. romantic literature
D. large slave owners
E. capitalistic writings of Adam Smith
89.
Manifest Destiny was based upon all of the following ideas EXCEPT:
A. Anglo-Saxon racial superiority
B. new lands would extend the domain of free government and free enterprise
C. conquest of new territory would prove American military superiority
D. America had specially divine ordained mission in the world
E. provided for the coming of the trains-continental railroad
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Stephen A. Douglas
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The aging nationalist Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850 which provided for all EXCEPT:
A. admission of California as a free state
B. admission of Texas as a slave state
C. abolition of slave trade in District of Columbia
D. provide popular sovereignty to prevail in Utah and New Mexico
E. provide for an effective fugitive slave law
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A primary advocate and original voice of the term manifest destiny was
A. Andrew Jackson
B. James K. Polk
C. John L. OSullivan
D. Henry Clay
E. John C. Calhoun
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Most of the overland routes to the Trans-Mississippi West in the period 1830-1850 actually originated in
Kansas on the lower
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B. Arkansas River
C. Platte River
D. Rio Grande River
E. Ohio River
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The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo ended temporarily, Americas march westward under the guise of Manifest
Destiny so that the country then turned its attention to which of the following issues:
A. imperialism
B. colonialism
C. extension of slavery in the territories
D. abolition of slavery in the South
E. internal settlement of the Midwest
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The specific provision of the Compromise of 1850 that led to the sectional controversy was:
A. the national Fugitive Slave law
B. the admission of California as a free state
C. the settlement of the Texas boundary controversy
D. the abolition of the Washington D.C. slave trade
E. the establishment of Mormonism in Utah
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According to some historians of the ante-bellum period, Southerners went off to war in a mood of
A. tension and anxiety
B. nationalistic fervor and military superiority
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12. In its decision in the Dred Scot vs Sanford case. the Supreme Court ruled ALL OF THE
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FOLLOWING EXCEPT:
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The development of the modern rifle changed military tactics by giving the advantage to troops
A. attacking in solid frontal ranks
B. defending in protected, well-supplied positions
C. on horseback
D. who had no training in military affairs
E. by abandoning the concept of guerrilla warfare
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Southern women during the war...(contrary to the romanticized image in Gone With The Wind)
A. failed to break free of pre-war social and economic attitudes
B. ran farms and plantations while the men were away
C. lost confidence in their own abilities as human beings
D. were refused jobs in the Southern Confederate bureaucracy
E. were sexually assaulted by northern army troops
21.
The most dramatic economic difference in the two warring sides during the war was
A. Southern industry grew while Northern commerce decline rapidly
B. Northern civilians suffered more than southern ones
C. northern agriculture declined and southern agriculture leaped forward
D. Blacks became poor in the North and showed signs of prosperity in the South
E. the South became poorer while Northern industry increased in all areas.
22.
23.
One fundamental political fact of truth that was discovered by both Lincoln and Davis was:
A. war requires active leadership
B. congress works best without presidential leadership
C. decentralization of power is most efficient
D. that the President of any country in war is bound by the constitutional restrictions that apply in peace time.
E. they both had political security and confidence of their constituents
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Jefferson Davis
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Abraham Lincoln
A. lacked political flexibility
B. never objected to criticism
C. could talk easily to common people of the North
D. suffered, but never made his suffering public
E. was a cold-blooded Machiavellian
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The pioneer photographer who risked his life to take battlefield pictures was
A. Matthew Brady
B. John C. Fremont
C. Irvin McDowell
D. Thomas Jackson
E. Thomas Edison
32.
The incident in which a Union warship stopped a British steamer and removed two Confederate diplomats became
known as the:
A. Slidell Affair
B. Merrimac Affair
C. Seward Affair
D. Trent Affair
E. Dryfeuss Affair
33.
The military victory by General Grant to control the Mississippi River was
A. Port Hudson
B. Port Huron
C. New Orleans
D. Vicksburg
E. Fort Henry
34.
What is mot likely the reason that the states of the upper South waited until April 1861 to
A. They waited until they were convinced that the Confederacy enjoyed military superiority
B. They waited until Lincoln showed that he would use force against the seceded states
C. They waited until they were sure the other slave-holding states had seceded
D. They waited until Lincoln had broken the law
E. They waited untied England declined to send troops to America to help the North
35.
Why did most people in the North think that the rebellion of the South would be quickly crushed?
A. The Norths greater economic resources and population
B. Northerners knew President Abraham Lincoln was great and Ulysses S. Grant was a genius.
C. They knew the North could blockade the Southern ports
D. They thought and feared a slave rebellion might breakout
E. They were aware that France was secretly providing arms to the North.
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viewed the Civil War as an opportunity to vastly increase his powers as President
cared little about the rights of secessionists
knew nothing about constitutional law
he would act as dictator with decree power to maintain his control
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With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us
strive to finish the work we are in: to bind up the nations wounds.... These words reflect the viewpoint of
A. Charles Sumner
B. Thaddeus Stevens
C. Andrew Johnson
D. Robert E. Lee
E. Abraham Lincoln
40.
Reconstruction has been considered by many historians to be more devastating to the South than the War was...
Which of the following aspects became a major asset to southern reconstruction?
A. Sharecropping
B. Crop Lein System
C. Development of steel mills in the South
D. Negro exodus to both the North and West
E. Jim Crow laws
41.
The term Black Reconstruction refers and applies to the reconstruction process
A. leading to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
B. at the state level where African-Americans played a prominent role in politics
C. as seen by white southerners who resented radical interference
D. goals of the radicals in Congress
E. education of Blacks in schools and colleges
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43.
Historian William A. Dunning, the novelist Thomas Dixon, and the film, Birth of A Nation were all influential in
A. popularizing the image of the Old South
B. creating the myth of the New South
C. perpetuating the view the Reconstruction was a mistake
D. condemning the Ku Klux Klan
E. voices of vengeance for the North
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Army soldiers, urban idealists from the North, and profiteers were known as...
A. Carpetbaggers
B. Scalawags
C. Copperheads
D. Sharecroppers
E. Creoles
50.
The year 1862 was a watershed year. All of the following laws or events took place in that year EXCEPT:
A. Homestead Act
B. Pacific Railway Act
C. Morrill Land Grant Act
D. Battle of Moniter vs Merrimac
E. Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation
51.
The single greatest industrial development after the Civil was the expansion of...
A. railroads
B. oil industry
C. vertical consolidation of trusts
D. meat packing industry
E. labor unions
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53.
Andrew Carnegie did for the steel industry, as ____________ did for the petroleum industry
A. J.P. Morgan
B. James B. Duke
C. Cornelius Vanderbilt
D. John D. Rockefeller
E. Henry Bessmer
of the following EXCEPT were factors that contributed to a favorable climate of industrial development
abundant natural resources
development of technology
a sympathetic government
a cheap labor supply
development of universal education
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Females made up more than half the workers in all of the following occupations EXCEPT:
A. typists
B. nursing
C. textile workers
D. steel workers
E. telephone operators
59.
The first group of unions that emerged in 19th century America represented
A. skilled craftsmen
B. agriculture
C. office and clerical workers
D. meat packers
E. unskilled workers
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62. The National Labor Union founded under the direction of Uriah Stephens, established in
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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The most distinguishing characteristic of the Plains Indians vs the Eastern Woodland Indians was
A. their concept of private property
B. their religious ceremonies
C. matrilineal society
D. stationary and permanent type of living
E. their use of horses
66.
Hear me my chiefs, I am tired, my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more
forever. These are the words of the great Indian chief...
A. Chief Joseph
B. Chief Sitting Bull
C. Chief Crazy Horse
D. Chief Black Hawk
E. Chief Red Cloud
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68.
The most controversial aspect of the Mormon settlement in Utah was ...
A. theocratic politics
B. irrigation
C. development of the intermontane basin
D. peaceful relations with Indians
E. polygamy
69.
Indian resistance to the White man settling of the great plains manifested itself in all EXCEPT:
A. Battle of Wounded Knee
B. Battle of the Little Big Horn
C. Battle of the Washita
D. Battle of Vicksburg
E. Fetterman Massacre
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71.
Population growth at the turn of the century was promoted by all EXCEPT:
A. a rural-urban shift
B. increased mechanization of labor
C. immigration
D. major developments in medicine
E. the Black birthrate exploded after moving to the north and west
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General George A. Custer and his men were slaughtered at the Battle of...
A. Sand Creek
B. Washita
C. New Ulm
D. Fallen Timbers
E. the Little Big Horn
76.
W.E.B. DuBois
A. was a follower of Booker T. Washington
B. believed that equality required a struggle
C. thought Blacks should wait patiently for equal rights
D. organized the Back To Africa Movement
E. was a communist revolutionary
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The City is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center. This quotation expresses the views of...
A. Mark Twain
B. Booker T. Washington
C. Louis Sullivan
D. Josiah Strong
E. Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan
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...a brick building four to six stories high on the street, frequently with a store on the first floor...Four families
occupy each floor. This quote describes
A. a modern hotel
B. life in the suburbs
C. a tenement
D. a ghetto house
E. a dormitory
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83.
One go-getting cattleman who made the cow town of Abilene boom was
A. Charles Goodnight
B. Joseph G. McCoy
C. Frederic Remington
D. Charles M. Russell
E. Ignatius Donnelly
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Marshall Field, J.C. Penny, Sears, and Montgomery Wards were common ...
A. oil industries
B. meat packing industries
C. mail order houses
D. whole sale outlets
E. distributor centers
88.
Henry George, the author of Progress and Poverty, made his reputation as a critic of Gilded Age society
A. by reforming education
B. calling for a reform of free-market capitalism
C. extolling the virtues of Social Darwinism
D. condemning private ownership of property
E. praising revolutionary anarchism
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European immigrants from all around the continent of Europe brought with them all of the following EXCEPT:
A. developments in music such as the founding of the Metropolitan Opera & New York Philharmonic
B. literature that stressed both realism and romanticism
C. educational developments that raised the US to highest level of literacy of any nation
D. industrial inventions and management organization
E. development in sports of the old world
92.
Which of the following was NOT an major educational and scientific achievement of the Gilded Age?
A. Henry Rowlands development of the Electron theory of matter
B. Albert Michaelson who correctly measured the speed of light and was a nobel laureate
C. Edward L. Pickering pioneer work in the science of astrophysics
D. Josiah Willard Gibb the discoverer of physical chemistry
E. Max Planck and his quantum theory
93.
Major American educators to emerge in the Gilded Age were all EXCEPT:
A. Henry Barnard - founder of Barnard College
B. John R. Commons - the developer of modern sociology
C. Woodrow Wilson - brilliant young student of political science
D. Frederick Jackson Turner - historian of the West
E. Richard T. Ely - the young genius from Hopkins who developed modern economics
94.
Which of the following institutions was NOT a major private university to be endowed by the Gilded Age
industrialists?
A. Carnegie Institute of Technology
E. Stanford University
B. John Hopkins University
C. Ohio State University
D. University of Chicago
95. Which man is incorrectly paired with his achievement or development?
A. Edward L. Bok
Ladies Home Journal
B. Charles Darwin
Origin of the Species
C. Lester Frank Ward Dynamic Sociology
D. William James
Pragmatism
E. Thorsten Veblen
Looking Backward
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Classical music such as symphony, opera, and ballet came to America in the Gilded Age because of
A. widespread popular demand
B. educational development among the younger generation
C. technological developments in sound and sight
D. immigration from Europe
99.
Which great American artist is mis-matched with his or her art form?
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A. music
B. sports
C. essay writing
D. journalism
E. religious developments
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The historical practice of one nation, attempting to control another through political and economic controls is
known as...
A. nationalism
B. mercantilism
C. fanaticism
D. capitalism
E. imperialism
2.
The white mans burden refers to the idea that the white race...
A. suffered from the threat of Mongol invasion of Europe
B. had to take the lead in promoting the mixing of the races
C. to show restraint in colonizing the non-white peoples of the world
D. had to civilize the non-white peoples of the world
E. had to avoid contact with the Africans
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Russia and the United States became rivals over China in part because the
A. Americans allied more closely with Great Britain
B. Russians opposed American plans to develop Manchuria
C. Russians signed a treaty to share Manchuria with Japan
D. Russians supported Englands treaty with Japan
E. United States wanted to isolate Russia by using China as a buffer.
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Theodore Roosevelts contributions to world peace included all of the following EXCEPT:
A. framing the Gentlemans Agreement
B. negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth
C. preventing European intervention by the Roosevelt Corollary
D. ending the Boxer rebellion
E. participating in the Morocco dispute
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[God] has made us the master organizer of the world to establish a system where chaos reigns...He has made the
American people as His chosen nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. These words, spoken by a
United States Senator at the turn of the century, are a clear expression of
A. Social Darwinism
B. Economic determinism
C. Anglo-Saxons
D. the Social Gospel
E. Populist campfire rhetoric
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Which of the following had the most lasting affect upon American diplomacy and subsequent history?
A. Alabama claims
B. Boxer Rebellion
C. Russo-Japanese War
D. Spanish-American War
E. Roosevelt Corollary
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The most unexpected long-range strategic result of the Spanish American War involved
A. the invasion of Argentina
B. the invasion of Cuba
C. the capture of Puerto Rico
D. the naval defeat victory of Admiral Dewey
E. the crushing defeat of the Spanish Admiral Cervera off Santiago.
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Which of the following Amendments to the Federal Constitution was not proposed and promoted by the Progressive
Era political leaders?
A. Authorizing a federal income tax
B. Providing for election of U.S. Senators directly by the people of the state
C. Giving women the right to vote
D. Establishing the two-term limit upon U.S. Presidents
E. Prohibiting the sale, consumption, and distribution of liquor
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McClures, Harpers, and Atlantic Monthly were noted for their publication of
A. pragmatic philosophers and their works such as Dewey and James
B. muckraking exposed the corruption of political and corporate greed
C. supported traditional Republican causes
D. fashionable profiles of Americas industrial elite
E. low level street reading to encourage the illiterates to read
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The political, economic, and social reforms of the progressive era came to a head in the passage of...
A. Newland Act
B. Bland -Allison Act
C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D. Clayton Act
E. Pure Food and Drug Act
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Which of the following late 19th century and early 20th century Presidents filed the greater number of anti-trust
suits....
A. William McKinley
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. William Howard Taft
D. Woodrow Wilson
E. Grover Cleveland
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Which of the following people was not a major player in the progressive reform movement?
A. Robert LaFollette
B. Oliver Wendell Holmes
C. Margaret Sanger
D. Joseph G. Cannon
E. Louis Brandeis
33. What is an accurate comparison of the two competing brands of political progressivism in the 1912 presidential
campaign (Roosevelts New Nationalism and Wilsons New Freedom)
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34.
On consumer protection matters such as regulating the food processing industry. Roosevelt_______________; in
conservation he ___________________________
A. refused to support legislative action...sought protection for natural resources
B. came slowly to support moderate regulatory reform...showed aggressive leadership
C. proposed creation of federal regulatory agencies...opposed any action that would lock up the nations
resources.
D. asserted Presidential power effectively....deferred to congressional action.
E. appealed to the courts for guidance....took the side of big business
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Major cultural and social leaders of the progressive movement included all EXCEPT:
A. John Muir
B. J.P. Morgan
C. John Dewey
D. William James
E. Lincoln Steffens
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Major cultural and political voices for change during the progressive era were all EXCEPT:
A. Robert LaFollette
B. Frank Norris
C. Henry Demarest Lloyd
D. Ernest Hemingway
E. Jacob Riis
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Which of the following women is incorrectly paired with the movement she led or was prominently associated:
A. Frances E. Willard - Anti-Saloon League
B. Jane Addams - Hull House of Chicago
C. Margaret Sanger - Founder of the Red Cross
D. Carrie Chapman Catt - National American Woman Suffrage Association
E. Alice Paul - National Womens Suffrage Movement
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Tafts Dollar Diplomacy was intended to accomplish all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. encourage private corporations to invest abroad
B. foster prosperity in nations abroad
C. tied debt-ridden nations to the U.S. instead of Europe
D. promote American corporate interests overseas through regular use of armed forces
E. was arrangement with European nations to protect open tariff policies in the U.S.
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the homefront impacts of the First World War were all EXCEPT:
a spirit of unity that reduced racial and ethnic tensions
a government-business partnership to manage the war economy
a draft to provide military manpower
a government information agency designed to stir up patriotic support for the war
establishment of an income tax to help defray the war costs
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When the draft began as a means to ensure adequate troops for the war, American public opinion
A. was overwhelmingly opposed to it.
B. ranged widely from strong opposition to enthusiastic support
C. was enthusiastically approving
D. was apathetic since it affected relatively few Americans.
E. was strong in the eastern U.S. and weak in the western states
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What is the best judgment about attitudes in the Senate toward the Treaty of Versailles?
A. Few supported it
B. Most supported it in some form
C. About half supported it as Wilson submitted it, the other half was irreconcilably opposed to it
D. Democrats uniformly voted for its amended version against Wilsons express instructions; Republicans
consistently voted against it
E. the Senate asked the Supreme Court to overturn it on Constitutional grounds
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The Triple Entente was a European defense pact that linked all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Austria-Hungary
B. Russia
C. Great Britain
D. France
E. Italy after 1917
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Which one of the following was NOT part of the Triple Alliance?
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Austria-Hungary
D. Turkey
E. France
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Americans found German harassment of U.S. shipping on the high seas particularly obnoxious because Germans
A. often assumed an unreasonable definition of contraband
B. forced American ships into ports for searches
C. sometimes seized contraband goods
D. used U-boats to sink commercial vessels
E. recruited Dutch navel personnel to make attacks on U.S. Vessels in the North Sea
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Wilson signed the Treaty of Versailles for the reasons EXCEPT ONE:
A. it set up the mandate system
B. at could be softened by the League of Nations
C. it kept peacemaking separate from the League
D. it partially achieved some of his Fourteen Points
E. it was a product of his personal diplomacy in 1919
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Frances main objective when the Paris Conference met in 1919 was
A. obtaining Germanys Pacific islands
B. securing the German Rhineland
C. holding a plebiscite for the Saar Valley
D. upholding self-determination
E. secure vengeance against Germany
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The mobilization of Americas economy during World War I had all of the following EXCEPT:
A. high inflation
B. a more equitable distribution of the nations wealth
C. high corporate profits
D. a substantial rise in the real income of farmers
E. expansion of the number of new millionaires in the U.S.
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The strongest impulse guiding the diplomacy of European leaders at the Versailles Peace Conference was
A. idealism
B. socialism
C. justice
D. nationalism
E. communism
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Which of the following American literary or labor leaders was dissimilar to the others?
A. Eugene Debs
B. William Z. Foster
C. Big Bill Haywood
D. Samuel Gompers
E. Upton Sinclair
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Conservative Republicans opponents of the Treaty of Versailles argued that the League of Nations would
A. isolate the United States from postwar world affairs
B. prevent the U.S. from seeking reparations from Germany
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Irreconcilable were
A. Democrats who supported the Treaty of Versailles
B. Senators who opposed the treaty regardless of modifications
C. supporters of the President who refused to compromise on anything
D. Republicans who supported Henry Cabot Lodges reservations about the treaty
E. US diplomats in Latin America who felt Wilson was surrendering to Clemenceau
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We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for our ourselves, no material consumption for the
sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankinD. These words are
typical of the rhetoric of
A. Henry Cabot Lodge
D. Frankline D. Roosevelt
B. Gen. John J. Perishing
E. Woodrow Wilson
C. Warren G. Harding
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Henry Fords success in marketing the Model T automobile was traceable to his efforts to
A. appeal to affluent consumers
B. keep prices low
C. sell snob appeal
D. personalize production of every automobile
E. unionize the automobile workers of America
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Buying stocks on the margin meant essentially that stocks were being purchased
A. with borrowed money
B. fraudulently under an assumed name
C. in very small amounts
D. to guaranteed high returns
E. at a deep discount to their actual value
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By the end of the decade in the 1920s all of the following were a direct result of making the automobile available to
the American public
A. traffic lights appeared in cities
B. shopping centers developed
C. supermarkets came into being
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The fictional character from classic American literature written in the 1920s who personified materialist
businessman was
A. Jake Barnes
B. Arthur Dimsdale
C. Brett Ashley
D. Nick Garraway
E. George F. Babbitt
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The Lost Generation of the 1920s referred to all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Gertrude Stein
B. Bruce Barton
C. Ernest Hemingway
D. Scott Fitzgerald
E. T.S. Eliot
82.
The literary revolution that took place in New Yorks black community was
A. the rise of communism
B. the rise of fascism
C. the collapse of racism in America
D. the impressionistic movement
E. the Harlem Renaissance
83.
The most popular stereotype of the rebellious and daring flaming youth among whites was the
A. jazz musician
B. yuppies
C. flapper
D. college frat rat
E. athletic jock
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Which of the following was not a legitimate American Hero of the 1920s?
A. Charles Lindbergh
B. Babe Ruth
C. Warren G. Harding
D. Rudolph Valentino
E. George Gerschwin
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The Great Depression, for all its economic disaster, was a source of profit to some. All of the following did well in
those years EXCEPT:
A. the makers of cigarettes
B. the mason jar industry
C. the makers of contraceptives
D. small farmers
E. movie moguls
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During his first hundred days, President Roosevelt tried to uplift the people by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. nationalizing American steel, oil, and automobile companies
B. engaging in radio conversations with the American people called Fireside Chats
C. reassuring the farmers that they would be aided and protected
D. reassured the American people that the banks were safe
E. legalizing beer
5.
The first relief measures taken by the administration dealt with all of the following agencies EXCEPT:
A. CCC
B. NYA
C. FERA
D. WPA
E. TVA
6.
Codes of fair practice were part of which of the following New Deal Agencies
A. FDIC
B. HOLC
C. NRA
D. PWA
E. FHA
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The goal of the Agricultural Adjustment Act was to raise farm income by
A. cutbacks in consumption
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Among the objectives of the Tennessee Valley Authority were all of the following EXCEPT
A. production of cheap electricity
B. flood control
C. the development of transportation
D. irrigation aid to the Southeast US
E. soil conservation and forestry
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The origins of World War II really began with ALL of the following EXCEPT:
A. diplomatic failures of the peacemaking process from WW I
B. diplomatic bungling during the decade of the 1920s
C. The rise of world fascism
D. the development of a decade long era of depression and xenophobia
E. the failure of American Presidents to deal effectively with foreign policy
15.
From the stand point of women in history, the appointment of____was a major step forward for modern women in the postwar era
A. Jane Addams
B. Elizabeth Dole
C. Frances Perkins
D. Oveta Culp Hobby
E. Ivy Baker Priest
16.
Which of the following most correctly describes what happened to the birthrate during the depression and war years?
A. shot upward dramatically
E. declined rather significantly
B. rose moderately
C. stayed the same
D. followed the yo-yo effect up & down
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was significant because it
A. outlawed war among the signatory nations as an instrument of national policy
B. reduced the Allied war debt
C. limited the size of Americas standing army
D. was defeated in the U.S. Senate similarly to the Versailles Peace Treaty
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The neutrality acts of 1935 and l939 had contradictory provisions. Which of the following is CORRECT?
A. 1935 directed against Japan
1939 renewed American isolationism from Japan
B. stopped sale of munitions
allowed US to sell arms on a cash and carry basis
C. allowed the Navy to search & seize
renewed American isolationism
D. was passed over FDRs veto
FDR signed it approving the law
E. was declared null & void
Supreme Court upheld it unanimously
23.
A clear overt action on the part of the US and Britain that troubled the Fascist nations of Europe was
A. Kellogg-Briand Pact
B. Panay incident
C. Actions of the Nye Committee
D. Lend-Lease Act
E. Perons conquest of power in Argentina
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Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill devised a unified plan to strike at the fascists
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The summit conference of the Big Three (Stalin, Churchill, & Roosevelt) was held_____to plan the invasion of France
A. Teheran
B. Paris
C. Geneva
D. Casablanca
E. Potsdam
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V-E Day
A. celebrated
B. celebrated
C. celebrated
D. celebrated
E. celebrated
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The development of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Japan at Nagasaki and Hiroshima
A. was opposed by most Americans
B. was the responsibility of the Manhattan Project
C. was the main topic at the Geneva disarmament conference in 1944
D. began in the spring of 1945
E. began with the German discovery of atomic energy in 1942
The total cost of World War II in terms of human live
A. about 36-38 million military and civilians.
B. was less than the one-half the number of lives lost in WW I
C. was greater for the United States because of the proportion to its population
D. has never been adequately or correctly accounted for
E. was more than three times heavier on the Japanese side than the German Theatre
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Which of the following five navy admirals was in charge at Pearl Harbor?
A. Halsey
B. Nimitz
C. Kimmel
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Stark
37.
The political constituency that was least successful in mobilizing itself during the New Deal was:
A. labor
B. women
C. Blacks
D. Hispanics
E. Jews
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The least dependable constituency in the political coalition built by the Democrats in the 1930s was:
A. southern whites
B. ethnic whites
C. northern blacks
D. organized labor
E. Native Americans
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40.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) won the support of all of the following EXCEPT:
A. conservationists
B. labor leaders in the midwest
C. progressives
D. rural southerners
E. private utility companies
41.
Cultural manifestations of the New Deal were revealed by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. The Federal Theatre Project
B. The Federal Art Project
C. The Federal Music Project
D. The Federal Writers Project
E. The Federal Opera Workshop
42.
Which of the following BEST describes American attitudes toward the European war in 1939?
A. Most Americans favored the Allies but did not want the US to enter the war
B. Polls indicated that Americans supported the Allies by a small margin
C. Nearly half of the Americans polled declared no preference for the Allies or the Axis
D. Nearly two-thirds believed the US should enter the war and help England and France
E. General apathy prevailed among the American people
43.
In comparison with the federal budget of 1939 to that of 1945 American defense spending increased more than:
A. fourfold
B. sixfold
C. tenfold
D. twofold
E. twentyfold
World War II draft boards rejected any potential inductee who:
A. weighed less than a 120 lbs.
B. had a venereal disease
C. had fewer than half of their natural teeth
D. was less than 5 4 tall
E. was a conscientious objector
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Women who worked in defense factories faces which of the following problems?
A. child care problems they couldnt resolve
B. travel restrictions
C. faced wage discrimination
D. were absent from work more than men
E. were more prone to subversion and espionage
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The United States owed its major naval victories in the Pacific primarily to:
A. its submarines
B. planes launched from it aircraft carriers
C. its destroyers
D. battle ships left over from World War I
E. guided missiles
50.
The Grand Alliance that won World War II disintegrated after the war for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. the refusal of the Soviets to join the United Nations organization
B. differences over Eastern Europe
C. misunderstanding about the Yalta agreement
D. a clash over the future of Germany
E. a clash in political ideology
51.
the home front in World War II , historian Gary Hess maintains that
most Americans sacrificed material comfort for the war effort
the birth rate declined, a most young men were away in the armed forces
many of the war bond drives filed to meet their goals
per capita income more than doubled and unemployment \virtually disappeared
there was a major move of population to the areas of the midwest.
52. An important difference between the attitudes of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman regarding the Soviet Union was that
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George F. Kennans Containment Policy was based on all the following assumptions EXCEPT:
A. Soviet totalitarianism was internally weak
B. Soviet leaders were more concern about staying in office than strict enforcement of Marxism
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the U.S. should ignore Soviet expansionism and let it run its course unopposed
Soviet policy makers needed a hostile U.S. to justify themselves
Kennan was a shrewd, sharp, and skilled observer of Russian maneuvers
56.
The best example of military containment as practiced by the United States was
A. the Marshall plan
B. Pan American Union
C. Organization of American States
D. NATO
E. SEATO
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In 1945, Korea:
A. was within the United States defensive perimeter
B. was divided at the 38th parallel
C. was corrupt, reactionary, and inefficient
D. was within the economic sphere of Japan
E. came under Chinese dominion
60.
Harry Truman won an upset victory in 1948 for ALL of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. he appealed to the people effectively
B. he received support from labor and ethnic groups
C. he won a majority of Black votes
D. he won the support of Eastern intellectuals
E. he retained the allegiance of the Solid South
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The major issue involved in the Brown vs Board of Education court decision was:
A. legalization of abortion
B. the guarantee of equal rights of minors with those of adults
C. segregation
D. integration
E. reverse-discrimination
68.
The growth and development of suburbia in America came in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Michigan
B. Florida
C. Texas
D. California
E. Illinois
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Which of the following was NOT a major crisis during the Kennedy Presidency
A. Bay of Pigs invasion
B. Cuban Missile Crisis
C. The Berlin Confrontation
D. Failure to not legislate civil rights laws as promised
E. Escalation of Vietnam struggle
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In the 1960 the Supreme Court expanded the rights of criminal defendants in all but which of the following cases:
A. Gideon vs Wainwright
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Baker vs Carr
Escobedo vs Illinois
Miranda vs Arizona
In Re Gault
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The American presence in South Vietnam did all of the following EXCEPT:
A. help to reform the government of South Vietnam
B. sparked skyrocketing inflation in South Vietnam
C. devastated South Vietnams environment
D. destroy many villages and the annihilation of tens of thousands of peasants
E. precipitated the social problem of the rejected Amer-Asian racial ethnic conflict
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The most prominent civil rights organizations for women in the 1960s and 1970s
A. SCLC
B. NAACP
C. SNCC
D. NOW
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What was the term used by Kissinger and Nixon to describe the new relationship with China
A. confrontation
B. brinkmanship
C. containment
D. disengagement
E. dtente
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The new environmentalilsm differed from the conservation championship by Theodore Roosevelt in that
A. its supporters used mass marketing techniques like Earth Day
B. it blended conservation of responsible use with preservationist restraint of ecology
C. it opposed federal government management and oversight
D. it was a movement of the poor and powerless
E. it was an aggressive quasi-violent response to the status-quo
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The suburban lifestyle flourished in 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s but had a dark side having to do with
A. pressures toward organizational conformity
B. impoverishment of the inner city
C. disruption of the nuclear family
D. anxieties about juvenile delinquency.
E. de-escalation of educational progress
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As America has become a pluralistic society, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Hispanics are becoming increasing powerful
B. Native Americans are gaining social, political, and economic equity in 1980s
C. There is an increasing cultural diversity in America
D. Minorities now account for approximately one-fourth of the population
E. Asian Americans are the most successful new immigrants
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97. George Bush upon becoming President of the United States presided over all of the following major issues in issues having to
deal with foreign and defense policy EXCEPT:
A. unification of Germany
B. the Desert Storm conflict with Saddam Hussein
C. the collapse of Soviet communism under Gorbachev
D. the invasion of Panama
E. the return of Hong Kong to China
98.
The Age ofTechnocracy in which America finds herself contemporarily was affected most by?
A. Jesse Jackson
B. Lee Iaocca
C. Sandra OConnor
D. Betty Frieden
E. Bill Gates
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3.
Engineers at what major university introduced and marketed the first commercial computer?
A.
Massachussetts Institute of Technolgoy
B.
University of Pennsylvannia *
C.
Harvard University
D.
Stanford University
E.
Princeton University
4.
The year, 1954, was a constitutional legal watershed time with Supreme Court deciding which major case?
A.
Dred Scott vs Sanford
B.
Schenck vs the U.S.
C.
Brown vs Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas *
D.
Roe vs Wade
E.
Gideon vs Wainwright
5.
During the 1950s, which region of the country great at the greatest rate & number adding 3 million by 1960?
A.
California *
B.
Florida
C.
Texas
D.
Arizona
E.
New York
6.
In his book, The Lonely Crowd, what author suggested that America went from inner-directed culture to an otherdirected society molded by peer-group pressure?
A.
David Reisman *
B.
C. Writght Mills
C.
Rachel Carson
D.
Daniel Boorstein
E.
Douglas MacArthur
7.
Dwight D. Eisenhower decided to run for the Republican nomination in 1952 because he feared what candidate
would win the nomination otherwise?
A.
Douglas MacArthur
B.
Thomas E. Dewey
C.
Robert A. Taft *
D.
Joseph R. McCarthy
E.
Harold Stassen
8.
Secretary of State John foster Dulles believed in a monolithic world Communist movement. Which type of foreign
policy did he espouse?
one third of all Americans lived in suburb. These houses were built by which famous builder?
William Leavitt *
William Holabird
John Wellborn Root
Richard Morris Hunt
Joseph P. Kennedy
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containment
collective intervention
dollar diplomacy
brinkmanship *
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In 1954, when the Vietnamese communists surrounded the fort of Dien Bien Phu, what American politiciian
encouraged President Eisenhower to intervene with tactical neclear weapons?
A.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson
B.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
C.
Senator Robert A. Taft
D.
Senator John F. Kennedy
E.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon *
11.
The National Defense Education was passed as the result of what international crisis?
A.
U-2 spy plane incident
B.
Cuban Revolution of Castro
C.
Nixon-Khrushchev Kitchen Debate
D.
Launching of sputnik *
E.
Hungarian revolt
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All of the following were major appointments of Kennedy to his cabinet EXCEPT:
A.
Robert F. Kennedy
B.
Dean Rusk
C.
Roberrt F. Kennedy
D.
Douglas Dillon
E.
Hubert H. Humphrey *
15.
The Alliance for Progress was intended to help which of the following?
A.
Latin America
B.
Europe
C.
Africa
D.
Southeast Asia
E.
The sub-continent of India
16.
President Kennedy used federal marshalls and thousands of US soldiers to to force the integration of
A.
Central High School
B.
University of Mississippi *
C.
University of Alabama
D.
Lunch counters in North Carolina
E.
busing in Birmingham, Alabama
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Which major diplomatic crisis did not occur in the Kennedy Administration?
A.
Bay of Pigs
B.
Cuban Missile Crisis
C.
Hungarian Revolt *
D.
Berlin crisis
E.
UN crisis where Stevenson gave the famous Ill wait till hell freezes over. Speech occurred
18.
The major crisis that involved the Kennedy Administration which was promised in election campaign and never
delivered on was
A.
Educational aid
B.
Recovery of western Europe
C.
Vietnam
D.
Steel strike
E.
Civil Rights *
19.
Within months after the election of 1960, organizations began that would lead the decade of the 1960s. They
included all EXCEPT:
A.
SNCC
B.
CORE
C.
SDS
D.
JBS *
E.
None of the above
20.
Which combination of ideals did Kennedy use to call for change in his election?
A.
disease, poverty, and tyranny *
B.
education, corruption, and balanced budget
C.
military expansion, medical aid for the elderly, and foreign policy changes
D.
preservation of Berlin, Independence for Israel, and farm price supports
E.
mental health, urban renewal, and containment
21.
22.
Kennedy surrounded himself with the best and the brightest, which included ALL EXCEPT:
A.
McGeorge Bundy
B.
Dean Rusk
C.
Douglas Dillon
D.
Allan Dulles *
E.
Robert McNamara
23.
Two of Kennedys closest inner-circle advisors were Republicans. Which combination of two were they?
A.
Rusk and RFK
B.
McNamara and Dillon *
C.
Scali and Schlesinger
D.
Heller and Volker
E.
Bowles and Acheson
24.
Action intellectuals of the 1950s argued with the President that he should push for ALL BUT:
A.
economic growth
B.
social programs
C.
minimum wages
D.
farm & labor subsidies *
E.
minimum standards of living
25
Acting on the consensus of the his advisers, Kennedy focused his attention first on:
A.
foreign policy issues
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26. At Kennedys request, Congress passed all of the following measures EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
unemployment benefits
minimum wages
aid to southern farmers *
increased the defense budget
extended social security benefits
27.
Kennedy attempted to use government spending to increase jobs he also tried to keep the lid on prices. Which
industry challenged him?
A.
steel industry under Roger Blough *
B.
agricultural industry under Ezra Taft Benson
C.
labor unions under Arthur Goldberg
D.
NASA under Deke Slayton
E.
oil under George Bush, Sr.
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30. The buzz word for the Kennedy Administration in the arena of foreign affairs came to be
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
detente
brinkmanship
flexible response *
containment
good neighbor policy
31.
The two
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
sites of escalating tension for Kennedy proved to be which two major areas?
Guatemala and Argentina
Lebanon and Indo-China
Paris and Moscow
Berlin and Cuba *
Taiwan and Philippines
32.
On August 14, 1961, in the pre-dawn of the morning, the Soviets started
A.
invasion into Iran and Turkey
B.
building a wall between East & West Berlin *
C.
the re-occupation of Poland
D.
nuclear build up in Cuba
E.
the Korean conflict anew
33.
One year later, in October 1962, an American U-2 plane spotted offensive nuclear missile sites in that would touch
off the
A.
Cuban Missile Crisis *
B.
Bay Pigs Fiasco
C.
fall of Havana
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34..
35.
37.
The Vietnam struggle was a complex conflict in that it was communist vs nationalist, and
A.
oriental vs occidental
B.
Buddhist vs Catholic *
C.
Hindu vs Buddhist
D.
Asian vs Anglo-Europeans
E.
Protestants vs Buddhists
38
From 1963-1966 Lyndon Johnson created a program known as the Great Society, based upon
A.
the New Deal of FDR
B.
achievements of the Eisenhower years
C.
the doctrine and belief in shared assumptions *
D.
using the trickle down theory of economics
E.
a fantastic rise in GNP so as to make money available for government to deal with poverty
39.
As to the issue of the JFK assassination, Johnson appointed to ascertain culpability for it.
A.
Kerner Commission
B.
Vallingdam Commission
C.
Hoover Commission
D.
Warren Commission *
E.
Mitchell Commission
40.
Lyndon Johnson was a strikingly different man from JFK. Johnson won his Senate seat by
A.
8 votes *
B.
800 votes
C.
8,000 votes
D.
80,000 votes
Lyndon Johnson served as ALL of the following EXCEPT:
A.
Senator
B.
Vice President
C.
Congressman
D.
school teacher
E.
attorney *
41.
42.
43.
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44.
45.
46.
Which of the following court cases was NOT rendered in the decade of the 1960s
A.
Roe vs Wade *
B.
Griswold vs Connecticut
C.
Reynolds vs Sims
D.
Gideon vs Wainwright
E.
Miranda vs Arizona
47.
Judicial
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
48.
Which of the following justices was NOT a member of the liberal activist Supreme Court?
A.
Hugo Black
B.
William J. Brennan
C.
Potter Stewart *
D.
Arthur Goldberg
E.
William O. Douglas
49.
The struggle for racial equality picked up popularity in ALL of the following EXCEPT:
A.
at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC
B.
freedom riders to Alabama & Mississippi
C.
a college student attempting to register and attend the University of Mississippi
D.
Birmingham, Alabama with fire hoses, dogs, nightsticks
E.
admission to the Grand Ol Opry of Nashville, TN *
Which of the following KEY senators broke the Civil Rights filibuster and allowed Civil Rights Act to pass?
A.
Sen. Richard B. Russell
B.
Sen. James O. Eastland
C.
Sen. Everret M. Dirksen *
D.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd
E.
Sen. Barry Goldwater
50.
activism encompassed areas that were later heavily criticized, which included ALL EXCEPT:
school prayer
contraception
apportionment
criminal rights
rights of immigrants and nationals *
51.
What was the specific issue at stake in the conflict at Selma, Alabama?
A.
criminal rights of black defendants
B.
voting rights of blacks *
C.
rights to free public education
D.
right to play football for Coach Bear Bryant
E.
the shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson as sought to protect his mother & grandmother
52.
On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson engineered what major law through Congress?
A.
Elementary & Secondary Education Act
B.
Anti-Poverty Act
C.
Economic Opportunity Act
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53.
54.
The years 1966-1968 were summer known as long hot summers because of ALL EXCEPT:
A.
Watts riots
B.
Detroit riots
C.
Newark riots
D.
San Francisco riots
E.
Seattle riots *
55.
56. Powerful Black leaders emerged to give voice to groups of Black discontent. They included ALL EXCEPT:
A.
Ralph Bunche *
B.
Stokley Carmichael
C.
Malcolm X
D.
Martin Luther King
E.
James Corman
57.
58.
59. The major problem evident in the Vietnam struggle, revealed that
A.
American GIs were winning the war decisively
B.
China was entering the war to help North Vietnam
C.
a strong international coalition of nations was anxious to solve the Vietnam crisis
D.
India was beginning to become the arena of the next communist move
E.
Desertions in South Vietnamese Army were massive and of epidemic proportions *
60.
The single great turning point of the Vietnam struggle came with the
A.
Attack on Bangladesh
B.
Vietcong attack on Hong Kong
C.
Gulf of Tonkin incident *
D.
Tet Offensive
E.
Fall of Saigon
61..
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63.
Which of the following military leaders became the commander of VietnamAmericas War?
A.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway
B.
Air Marshal Curtis LeMay
C.
Gen. William Westmoreland *
D.
Admiral Curtis Anderson
E.
Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf
64.
65.
Problems faced by the American military command in Vietnam included ALL EXCEPT:
A.
acts of violence against field commanders
B.
drug addiction
C.
alienationWho wants to be the last man to die in Vietnam?
D.
prostitution
E.
lack of congressional funding for the war *
66.
The youth culture during the sixties were the first generation to openly do ALL EXCEPT:
A.
speak out against the elders of society
B.
become conformists to the middle class value system *
C.
decry American materialism
D.
develop a massive counter-culture movement
E.
sanction the drug culture of Timothy OLeary
67.
68.
69.
In which
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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At noon on Monday, May 4, 1970, on a grassy noll, on a 790 acre campus of elms & maple trees, what great
tragedy occurred?
A.
assassination of Martin Luther
B.
assassination of Robert Kennedy
C.
Kent State massacre *
D.
Medgar Evars assassination
E.
Jonestown massacre
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Richard
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Nixon, in his second quest for the Presidency, referred to the voters as
moral majority
silent majority *
rulers of the kingdom
counselors of freedom
free agent democrats
72.
Nixon had confidence he could handle foreign affairs of his Presidency but he selected a personal friend as his
national security adviser and later as Secretary of State. Who was this friend?
A.
Gerald R. Ford
B.
John Dean
C.
H.R. Haldemann
D.
Henry Cabot Lodge
E.
Henry Kissinger *
73.
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During the election year of 1972, Congress passed a major piece of legislation
A.
EPA
B.
ERA *
C.
War Powers Act
D.
Clean Air and Water Act
E.
Panama Canal Treaty
75.
Nixon and Kissinger had an enormously good working relationship because of their penchant for
A.
diplomacy
B.
secrecy *
C.
Vietnamization
D.
dtente
E.
rolling thunder
76.
The war
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
77.
Nixon the embattled President became paranoid with his enemies in ALL BUT:
A.
Congress
B.
The media
C.
Antiwar movement
D.
intelligentsia
E.
business executives *
78.
Negotiations with the North Vietnamese began in diplomatic circles, but the effective talks were between:
A.
Margaret Thatcher and Ho Chi Minh
B.
James Baker and Gen. Giap
C.
Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger *
D.
Gen. Nuygen Kao Ky and Gen. Giap
E.
Boris Yeltsin and Richard Nixon
79.
The official diplomatic end to the Vietnam War were the Peace Accords agreed upon at
A.
Peace of Paris, 1953
B.
Peace of Paris, 1973 *
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80.
Nixon and Kissinger wanted to end the costly arms race with Russia and adopted a foreign policy called:
A.
Vietnamization
B.
Domino theory
C.
Peace of Paris, 1975
D.
Dtente *
E.
SEATO
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Nixon and Kissinger took advantage of Sino-Soviet conflict on the border to develop friendly relations with
A.
Russia
B.
China *
C.
Vietnam
D.
India
E.
Iran
82.
If one makes a valid comparison of late 20 th century world politics to late 19 th century politics Nixon and Kissinger
were believers and followers of
A.
real politik *
B.
Machiavellianism
C.
utilitarianism
D.
English idealism and rationalism
E.
egalitarianism
83.
There were limits even to the philosophy of realism according to the thought of Richard Nixon. He supplied arms to
repressive regimes including ALL BUT:
A.
Ferdinand Marcos Philippines
B.
Balthazar VorsterSouth Africa
C.
Salvador AllendeChile *
D.
Shah ofIran
E.
Augusto PinochetChile
84. On Oct. 6, 1973, what combination of Middle Eastern nations attacked Israel on Yom Kippur?
A.
Saudia Arabia and Syria
B.
Egypt and Syria *
C.
Lebanon and Turkey
D.
Iran and Iraq
E.
Iran and Pakistan
85.
As a result of the war in the Middle East, Henry Kissinger, became one of the great diplomats of the world with his:
A.
peace proposals to Israel
B.
his guarantees of high oil prices to Gulf state nations
C.
skillful balancing of oil for freedom crusade
D.
shuttle diplomacy *
E.
working with the United Nations to maintain Middle East Peace
86.
Nixon was the political recipient of which of the following world climatic events?
A.
Cuban Missile Crisis
B.
Kent State Massacre
C.
Sputnik crisis
D.
Martin Luther King Assassination
E.
Apollo 11 and man on the moon *
87.
Nixon developed a four-part approach to tap the silent majority. They included ALL EXCEPT:
A.
appealed to working class
B.
he championed the cause of law and order
C.
he was in favor of Roe vs Wade *
D.
nominated southern judges to the Supreme Court
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88.
The election of 1972 speaks to the observation about the vital center in American politics. Which reason explains
why McGovern lost more than why Nixon won?
A.
McGovern moved too far to the left even for Democrats *
B.
McGoverns ideas to change the party were not sufficient to appeal to the center
C.
McGovern forgot the real world and lived in idealistic world of theory
D.
McGoverns position on the military was offensive to many people in the center
E.
More than one of the above are correct.
89.
90.
Leader of the senatorial bi-partisan commission to investigate the Watergate scandal was:
A.
Sen. Joseph Biden-Delaware
E.
Sen. Sam Ervin-North Carolina *
B.
Sen. Orrin Hatch-Utah
C.
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan-New York
D.
Sen. Robert Byrd-West Virginia
91.
According to Gillon, many forces contributed to the :national nightmare The following included all EXCEPT:
A.
growth of presidential power
B.
emergence of skeptical media
C.
gleeful and gloating leaders of the Democratic Party *
D.
an aggressive Congress
E.
a chilling disregard for civil liberty
92.
During the decade of the 70s, many minoritiesespecially Blacks move into the middle class. This economic
reality did not eliminate the causes of discrimination. Which of the following was least serious as an agent of
discrimination?
A.
race
E.
life-style
B.
gender
C.
ethnicity
D.
age *
93.
With vigorous enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1964, the major outcome was
A.
a shift in voting came due to White apathy
B.
the impressive gains of Blacks on the local level *
C.
the appearance of Blacks as US Senators
D.
the revolutionary change of party structure in Congress
E.
a shift in the voting habits of Hispanics in the Southwest
94.
The issue of equity and fairness for Blacks boiled over and the Supreme Court softened the quota issue in
A.
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
B.
Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
C.
Brown v Board of Education Topeka Kansas
D.
Tinker v Des Moines School District
E.
Bakke vs UC Board of Regents *
95.
When analyzing the busing issue, in and out of the courts, the plans were ultimately determined to be
A.
premature and unenforceable
B.
deeply flawed *
C.
consistent with prior generations of racial dealings
D.
unconstitutional and detrimental to all students
E.
were the sole cause of white flight to the suburbs
96. During the decade of the 1960-1970s the population of which minority group tripled
A.
Homosexuals
B.
Native Americans
C.
Women
D.
Hispanics *
E.
South Americans
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98.
Betty Friedan was the one person who initiated what was to become the womens liberation movement. What was
the book she wrote to do this?
A.
The Silent Spring
B.
A Separate Peace
C.
The Great Gatsby
D.
The Feminine Mystique *
E.
Catcher In The Rye
99.
100.
101.
The woman who followed traditionalist manners and ideals were led by:
A.
Betty Friedan
D.
Jane Fonda
B.
Phyllis Schafly *
E.
Hillary Clinton
C.
Beverly Sills
102.
Cultural
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
103.
The attempt of Congress to seize control from the ever expanding Imperial Presidency
A.
failed miserably
B.
succeeded but became difficult to form coalitions to pass legislation *
C.
was a complete legislative grab for power by Congress
D.
was halted by a jealous Supreme Court
E.
forced legislative power back on the States.
104.
The administration of President Gerald R. Ford is unique in all of American History because
A.
it was the one to follow a disgraced scandal ridden President.
B.
it was a moderate, low profile, administration trying to maintain executive power by Republicans
C.
it was the first time both a President & Vice President had never been elected to office *
D.
it was an administration that cow-towed to corporate interests
E.
it was model of what future Presidents would be like.
105.
The economic power of the nation went completely amuck when interest rates soared to 15% under:
A.
Gerald Ford
B.
Jimmy Carter *
C.
Ronald Reagan
D.
Lyndon Johnson
E.
Hubert Humphrey
106.
Rachel Carsons book, The Silent Spring, triggered which of the following movements?
A.
American Indian Movement
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Anti-war movement
Gay rights movement
Environmental movement *
Civil Rights movement
107.
Which American President vetoed more legislation than any other President?
A.
Lyndon Johnson
B.
Richard Nixon
C.
Gerald Ford *
D.
Jimmy Carter
E.
Ronald Reagan
108.
109.
110.
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