American History

The Homestead Act contained all of the following requirements before land ownership was transferred EXCEPT

A) . settlers must be atleast 21 years old
B) . the land must be actively farmed
C) . settlers must agree to build a house on the land and live in it for atleast 6 months a year
D) . settler must be a white male

The Morrill Land Grant Act was created for the purpose of
A) . providing land speculators with a way to make large profits
B) . givil railroad companies cheap land to build more railroad
C) . helping farmers learn how to plant crops appropriate for the western environment
D) . providinf states with a way to raise money to build colleges

The gold standard would be supported by all of the following EXCEPT
A) . farmers
B) . rich industrialists
C) . urban dwellers
D) . bankers

What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
A) . American soldiers killed more than 150 unarmed Sioux
B) . The Nex Pierce fought for possession of their homeland
C) . the last buffalo of the Great Plains were killed
D) . General Custer's cavalry was completely wiped out

African Americans who

A) .
B) . exodusters
C) .
D) . buffalo soldiers

The Bland Allison Act did which of the following?
A) . said that Indians were no longer entites that could own land
B) . required the federal government to purcahse and coin more silver
C) . required the federal government to move to a gold standard and to reduce the amount of money in circulation
D) . forced Indians tribes to allow settlers on tribal land.

Fredrick Turner's thesis held that the frontier
A) . had little effect on the American character
B) . would continue to exist for at least another 50 years
C) . destroyed the west and the Americans who went there
D) . helped create the strong, individualistic American spirit

The primary goal of the Dawes Act was to
A) . force Indian children into schools to teach them the ways of the white man
B) . to dissolve Indian tribes as legal foreign nations, so treaties could no longer be made with them
C) . to encourage Indians to buy land as individuals, which would help them assimilate to white culture
D) . allow federal troops to kill any Indians who didnt cooperate with relocation efforts

The People's Party gained support for their presidental candidate in 1896 prinmarily from what areas of the country
A) . the south and east
B) . the south and west
C) . the north and east
D) . the north and west

Member of the People's Party were most often referred to as
A) . Exodusters
B) . populists
C) . Idiots
D) . Munchkins

African American soldiers were called _______ by Indians who encountered them in the west
A) . boomers
B) . Exodusters
C) . buffalo soldiers
D) . sooners

Republicans who wanted to abolish the sports system were referred to as
A) . Independents
B) . Mugwamps
C) . Stalwarts
D) . Half- Breeds

Republicans who deserted their party and voted for a Democrat in one of the Guilded Age elections were called
A) . Independents
B) . Stalwarts
C) . Mugwamps
D) . Half- Breeds

Jim Crow laws were laws that
A) . seperated the races
B) . taxed voters
C) . denied citizenship to Asians
D) . promoted discrimmination against women

In the case of Plessy vs Ferguson, the Supreme Court
A) . established the seperate but equal doctrine upholding segregation
B) . ordered universities to enroll more women and African Americans
C) . ordered public school districts to upgrade schools for African Americans
D) . decalred segregaion unconstitutional

During the early 1900s The National Assossication for the Advancement of Colored People was an example of how African Americans
A) . ended segregation in the south
B) . used the court system to fight discrimmination
C) . formed their own political parties
D) . founded settlement houses in black neighborhoods

As immigrants crowded into major cities many people began to move to suburbs, which resulted in
A) . the rise of tenements and ghettos in the city
B) . the change in factories, as their employees moved away
C) . a decrease in immigration
D) . the elimination of poltical machines

Immigration quotas were put in place to
A) . restrict immigration by national origin
B) . decrease the total number of immigrants entering the US each year
C) . increase the total number of Asian immigrants
D) . make sure all immigrants had a fair chance of entering the country

In the 1890s immigration patterns shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from
A) . China and Japan
B) . Mexico and Central America
C) . southern and eastern Europe
D) . north and east Europe

During the 1840s and 1850s the largest group of immigrants arrived from
A) . China
B) . Germany
C) . Ireland
D) . Russia

All of the following were arguments in support of Imperialism EXCEPT
A) . New territories will provide a source of raw materials
B) . The U.S. needed a new market for its goods
C) . Foreign goods were often superior to American products
D) . New territories are needed to protect American business

All of the following lead to the Spanish American war EXECPT
A) . The U.S. Battleship was sunk in Cuba
B) . The U.S. wanted control of Cuba to protect the U.S. business intrest there
C) . The Spanish navy sunk two American ships in the Gulf of Mexico
D) . Americans wanted to support Cuban rebellion against the Spanish

The primary goal of the US during the Spanish American war was to
A) . gain sphere of influence in South America
B) . annex Florida
C) . free Cuba from Spanish rule
D) . protect business investments in Spain

All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:
A) . the Philippines
B) . Hawaii
C) . Puerto Rico
D) . Cuba

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of building the Panama Canal?
A) . Travel time between the East and West Coast of the US was reduced
B) . American business men saved moeny when they shipped goods
C) . It allowed for a strong American military presence in Central America
D) . it strengthened ties between Colombia and the US

The US gained control of the Canal Zone by
A) . making a treaty with Spain
B) . passing the Roosevelt Corolary
C) . funding and organzing the Panamanian rebellion
D) . paying Panama $25 million

What was the central message of the Roosevelt Corollary?
A) . US territories could not enter any foreign agreements
B) . The US would use force to prevet foreign intervention in the affairs of neighboring countries
C) . The US would support only those revolutionary movements the promoted democratic principles
D) . US territories would remain unincorporated

Muckrakers were
A) . conservationists
B) . sufferagists
C) . politicians
D) . journalists

All of the following were part of the Pendleton Civil Service Act EXCEPT
A) . prevented federal employees from being fired
B) . required testing for gov't jobs
C) . classified job positions
D) . gave friends of the President the best jobs

The Red Scare was in response to
A) . Prohibition
B) . the Russian Revolution
C) . the Kelloff-Briand Pact
D) . the Teapot Dome scandal

What was the significance of the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?
A) . ir proved that blacks couldn't recieve a fair trial
B) . it proved that anarchists wanted to overthrow the US gov't
C) . it proved that immigrants couldn't receive a fair trial
D) . it made Clarence Darrow a famous defense attorney

How did life change for American women in the 1920s?
A) . Many women felt freer to experience with bolder styles and manners
B) . most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup
C) . married women found it much easier to balance career and family life.
D) . women began to dominate the workforce

What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s?
A) . They were economic giants and together controlled world trade
B) . overturned traditional gov't and established democracies
C) . They angered other nations by their persecution of Jews
D) . they sought to solve their nations' problems through conquest

What promoted the US to enter WWII?
A) . Germany's invasion of Rhineland
B) . the pact that the Soviet Union signed with Germany
C) . the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
D) . the imprisonment of Jews

The final Neutrality Act passed by Congress allowed the US to
A) . sell non-military goods to all belligerents, but on a cash and carry policy
B) . sell non military goods and make loans to our allies in Europe on a cash and carry basis
C) . loan money and weapons to our allies allowing them to make payments after the war was over
D) . sell weapons and military goods to our allies on a cash and carry policy

The Battle of Midway was significant becase
A) . the Japanese Pacific fleet was destroyed by the US Navy
B) . the US victory prevented Japan from launching an offensive campaign in the Pacific after this
C) . it was the final island needed in order to mount a D-Day invasion of the Japanese mainland
D) . by capturing this island allies were able to prevent a Jap. invasion of Australia

In what part of the world were the battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal fought?
A) . the Pacific
B) . the Asian mainland
C) . the Atlantic
D) . the Italian peninsula

Which of the following best describes Japanese kamikazes?
A) . guards at the POW camps
B) . bomb-loaded planes whose pilots deliberatly crashed into targets
C) . one man submaries that attacked American ships at Peral Harbor
D) . guerrilla fighters who hid in caves on the Pacific Islands

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caught American forces off guard for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) . the vast Pacific Ocean was thought to be a barrier
B) . the US Navy didnt expect the Japanese to attack American ships since they were neutral
C) . US intelligence agencies failed to communicate properly and missed the warning signs of attack
D) . the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor were thought to be invunerable

An important strategy used by the German forces in Europe was
A) . island hopping
B) . blitzkrieg
C) . kamikaze attacks
D) . the Bataan Death March

The US was slow to react to the Holocaust for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) . FDR was unaware of Hitlers actions
B) . the SOS who controlled the US immigration policy was anti-Semitic
C) . anti-Sematic attitudes in the US
D) . Jewish organizations in the US disagreed on how to handle it

The __________ authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense was seen as vital to American security
A) . Lend Lease Act
B) . Neutrality Act
C) . Atlantic Charter
D) . Selective Service Act

Germany's goal in the Battle of the Atlantic was to
A) . invade the coast of GB
B) . prevent Allied forces from landing in Normandy
C) . prevent the invasion of Northern Africa
D) . keep food and war supplies from reaching GB and the USSR

The Battle of Stalingrad was significant because
a). stopped Germany's advance to Russia
b). stoped Germany's advance to Belgium
c). stopped the Japanese advance eastward
d). was the final step in allowing Hitler to take over the USSR

V-E Day was celebrated on
A) . September 2, 1944
B) . May 8, 1945
C) . May 1, 1944
D) . November 1, 1945

Under the Executive Order 9066 FDR ordered
A) . that all German Americans be moved to internment camps
B) . the arrest of Jap. Americans suspected of spying during the war
C) . that all Jap.- American be moved to internment camps
D) . the US Navy to torpedo Japanese ships

Centers in remote inland areas were Japanese Americans were confined during WWII were called
A) . internment camps
B) . processing centers
C) . concentration camps
D) . victory gardens

Who was tried at hte Nuremberg Trials?
A) . Nazi leaders accused of crimes against humanity
B) . Japanese generals accused of war crimes
C) . members of the War Refugee Board
D) . Soviet soldiers who had helped capture Berlin

Prohibition was repealed with the passage of the
A) . 18th
B) . 20th
C) . Volstead Act
D) . 21st

The Hawley Smoot Tariff wasnt successful because
A) . the number of exports increased
B) . countries couldnt afford it
C) . Americans couldnt afford American made products
D) . price of American goods increased

The _______ was a group of WWI vets who protested in Washington for money
A) . KKK
B) . Bonus Army
C) . Socialists
D) . Reform Army

The major environmental crisis that affected farmers in the Midwest was
A) . The Great Crash
B) . Black Tuesday
C) . Grapes of Wrath
D) . Dust Bowl

The Hawtley Smoot tarrif
A) . outlawed the importation of manufactured goods
B) . called for free trade
C) . increased taxes a little
D) . increased taxes to the highest level in history

One sign that the economy might be weakening was
A) . more goods were being produced than consumed
B) . DOW was falling
C) . wages kept pace with production
D) . decreas in personal debt

Though few in numbers, flappers represented
A) . social stability
B) . desire to break with the past
C) . women's desire to return to the past
D) . impact of women on election

People who illegally made and transported liquor during the 1920s
A) . speakeasies
B) . bootleggers
C) . fundamentalism
D) . flappers

The lost generation was a group of
A) . teenage boys lost in the mall
B) . writers who felt lost in a greedy, materialistic world
C) . Mrs. Biermans students who couldnt do the Charleston
D) . writers who felt lost in a world torn apart by war