Us History Final 1

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Which of the following in NOT an example of a primary source?

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US History textbook

Front 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason for college writers to use primary sources?

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Primary sources provide a large general picture of an era.

Front 3

Following the Civil War, most freed slaves:

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Stayed in the South and worked as sharecroppers.

Front 4

Which of the following was NOT a result of Reconstruction?

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Former Confederate states had to pay reparations and provide land grants to all former slaves before being readmitted in the Union.

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1877?

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The Democrates took back the House and the Senate.

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Jim Crow laws in the South:

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enforced segregation of African Americans and whites in public places.

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The Homestead Act of 1862:

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permitted farmers to claim 160 acres of land for a small fee once they lived on it for 5 years.

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Which of the following is true of the American rail system in the 19th century?

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Government subsidies and land grants played a major role in its expansion.

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Which of the following was the intended result of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?

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Native Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would assimilate to Western culture.

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Evidence of the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the rise of large corporations on class structure was:

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The emergence of very poor working class and an incrwasingly wealthy upper class.

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Because the politicians of the Gilded Age (late 1800s) embraced laissez faire philosophy and Social Darwinism:

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Large corporations were able to grow unchecked by government regulation.

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The "Free Silver" campaign of 1896 recieved its greatest popular support from:

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Farmers, who hoped that a more generous money supply would ease their debts.

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In the 19th century, political machines such as Tammony Hall were successful primarily becasue:

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They provided needed jobs and services to naturalized citizens in return for their votes.

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All of these inventions stimulated the huge expansion of industry in the late 19th century and early 20th century EXCEPT:

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Eli Whitney's cotton gin.

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Which of the following was NOT a major issue of urbanization in the late 19th century?

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Bootlegging and drug trafficking.

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Which famous businessman led the country's oil industry in the late 19th century?

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John D. Rockefeller

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Immigrants from which countries were NOT considered "New Wave Immigrants" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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Germany and Ireland

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From the late 1800s through the first World War, the focus of unions, Populists, and progressives was:

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To protect the interests of the common man againdt corporate interests.

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Which was NOT a goal of the Progressive Movement?

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Promoting business monopolies.

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All of these were factors that spurred American Imperialism EXCEPT:

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A need for more territory for a growing population.

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All of these are consequences of American Imperialism EXCEPT:

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The US joined European countries establishing numerous colonies in Africa and Asia.

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Which of the following is true about the consequences of the Spanish American War?

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The US gained Spanish territories, ultimately giving Cuba its independence, but kept possession of Peurto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.

Front 23

Of the following "Square Deal" policies pursued by President Theodore Roosevelt, which was NOT a main objective of American progressives?

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Intervention in world trade and imperialism.

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The Roosevelt Corally of 1904 did all of the following EXCEPT:

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Negotiate the contract for contructing the Panama Canal.

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Which one of these was NOT a goal of labor unions in the late 19th century?

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Better health care benefits.

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Though employers put pressure on unions and Union members during the Progressive Era, unions were successful advocates for workers through such tactics as:

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Organizing strikes, boycotts, and picket lines.

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All of these scientific and technological advances during the Progressive Era increased social and economic development EXCEPT:

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Corporations and cities worked together to provide safe affordable housing.

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Which of the following "Muckrakers" work dealt with the misery of tenement life?

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Jacob Riis

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Which of the following laws passed as a result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

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The Meat Inspection Act

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The disagreement between W.E.B. DeBois and Booker T. Washington regarding the status of African Americans in the early twentieth century is best summed up as a debate over:

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Whether African Americans should first seek economic independent before pololitical equality.

Front 31

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York resulted in:

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Improved factory safety regulations for sweatshop workers.

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Which one of these was NOT an achievement of the Progressive movement?

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Establish equal opportunities for African Americans and immigrant populations.

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What was the most significant event that led to the United States entry into WW1?

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Interception of the Zimmerman Letter.

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Which was NOT an example of advanced technology in WW1?

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Mini ball and telegraph.

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Americans on the home front during the WW1 didn't:

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Feel safe from being drafted and go fight in the trenches.

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The treaty of Versailles achieved some of the goals of President Wilson's Fourteen Points EXCEPT:

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Securing freedom of the seas.

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All of these are a response to the growth of immigrantion and the rise of Nativism EXCEPT:

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The 1934 Indian Reorganization Act giving more autonomy to Native American tribes.

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The Immigration Act of 1924 restricted or stopped immigration from all countries and continents EXCEPT:

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Germany and Mexico

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and "grandfather clauses" were used to:

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Keep various minorities from voting.

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All of these EXCEPT one were examples of the pushing of boundaries during the 1920s:

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Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy targeted suspected Communists in the State Department, Hollywood, and the military.

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One of the unintended effects of the 18th Amendment and Prohibition during the 1920s was:

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It provided organized crime syndicates with a means to gain both wealth and power.

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One contributing factor to the passage of the 19th Amendment was:

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Many western states had already given women the right to vote in the state and local elections.