Finalquiz Logo

Q&A Hero

  • Home
  • Plans
  • Login
  • Register
Finalquiz Logo
  • Home
  • Plans
  • Login
  • Register

Home » History » Page 23

History

Q: As a result of the actions taken by President Adams in 1799, __________. a. he was overwhelmingly reelected in 1800 b. the United States resolved its differences with France c. the Federalist Party remained the major party d. France compensated the United States for ships taken e. the French added even more restrictions on U.S. commerce

Q: The document in which the Pilgrims established a civil government for their Plymouth Colony has become known as the __________. a. Bill of Rights b. Mayflower Compact c. Statement of Principles d. Cambridge Agreement e. Plymouth Agreement

Q: President Truman's primary motive for using nuclear weapons against Japan was to __________. a. impress the Soviet Union b. kill as many Japanese as possible c. make sure these costly weapons were utilized d. completely destroy Japan e. end the war as quickly as possible

Q: How did the goals of Samuel Gompers and "Big Bill" Heywood differ? a. Gompers believed in socialist reforms, whereas Heywood believed in capitalist Darwinism. b. Heywood believed in socialist reforms, whereas Gompers believed in capitalist Darwinism. c. Gompers believed in communism, whereas Heywood believed in a free market society. d. Gompers represented craftsmen and tried to work with business owners, whereas Heywood represented unskilled workers and opposed owners. e. Heywood represented craftsmen and tried to work with business owners, whereas Gompers represented unskilled workers and opposed owners.

Q: Which of the following phrases describes the journey westward for most settlers? a. All members of the journey had tasks to fulfill on the trail. b. Only men migrated westward. c. Most settlers tried to make the journey as quickly as possible. d. The journey was easier for men than for women. e. It was a disciplined and efficient enterprise.

Q: How did radical revivalist Charles G. Finney violate Christian tradition? a. He allowed women to join his church. b. He allowed women to pray aloud in church. c. He relied on rational, scientific arguments to win converts. d. His sermons were dry, rational, and unemotional. e. He did not believe in a mysterious, all-powerful God.

Q: According to the Kentucky Resolutions, __________. a. ultimate power always remained with the federal government b. states had the right to nullify federal law under certain circumstances c. the Sedition Act was worthy of enforcement by the states d. Kentucky chose to remain neutral in the contest between Hamilton and Jefferson e. the "general welfare" of the nation should be the guiding principle in state decisions

Q: Initially, Lord Baltimore intended that Maryland be a haven for __________. a. Quakers b. Puritans c. Catholics d. Baptists e. Separatists

Q: When Japan's defeat was deemed inevitable, the military favored __________. a. negotiating a peace treaty to avoid further loss of life b. modifying the unconditional surrender formula to allow Japan to keep its emperor c. an all-out, full-scale invasion of Japan d. destroying Japan with a series of atom bombs e. forcing Japan to surrender by threatening them with more atom bombs

Q: Why did labor productivity drop between 1915 and 1918 in the United States? a. The United States was involved in WWI and was not focused on industrial production. b. The main markets were in Europe, which was embroiled in war and not buying products in significant amounts. c. The male labor force were all fighting in WWI, so production virtually ceased in most industries. d. Race riots were so violent that they affected and, in some cities, halted factory production. e. Laborers were so unhappy with working conditions, wages, and hours that they could not be as productive as they were in the past.

Q: Why did most settlers move west between 1870 and 1900? a. to seek freedom from religious persecution b. to escape the drab routine of factory life c. to escape the diseased conditions of crowded eastern cities d. to improve their economic situation e. to escape from invading Native American groups

Q: The reform movement in New England began as a(n) __________. a. effort to defend Calvinism against Enlightenment ideas b. attempt to maintain the status quo in religion c. result of the actions of social radicals in religion d. outgrowth of deism e. rejection of Catholicism

Q: In 1798, the Federalists sponsored a military buildup with the intention of __________. a. taking the French West Indies b. suppressing internal political dissent c. conquering Canada d. pacifying the Indian tribes of the Ohio Valley e. pumping federal dollars into a sagging economy

Q: In 1624, Virginia became __________. a. an independent commonwealth b. a proprietary colony c. a royal colony d. part of Maryland e. the primary destination for female settlers

Q: How did the 2000 presidential election break from historical trends? a. Both candidates strayed from their traditional voter base to court independent voters. b. Scandals in the White House had no effect on the outcome of the election. c. The state of the economy did not determine the outcome of the election. d. George W. Bush enjoyed the most decisive landslide victory in American history. e. The election continued the longest streak of Democratic presidents in American history.

Q: How did Americans feel about collective security toward the end of World War II? a. They were eager to make new attempts at collective security. b. They acknowledged that collective security was useful, but remained reluctant. c. They still thought that isolationism was better than collective security. d. They realized that collective security was ineffective, but it kept their alliances throughout the war. e. They vowed never to make another attempt at collective security.

Q: What was true about the founding and leadership of the NAACP? a. The group grew out of the Niagara Movement, but was inspired by other contemporary reform movements. b. The men on the board were avid football fans, so they did not make disinterested decisions with regard to collegiate football. c. The men on the board could not work together, as they often supported different college football teams; their loyalties created impasses on issues. d. Although the NAACP was founded to promote the advancement of colored people, the leadership mainly promoted themselves to become powerful politicians. e. Although the organization was called a "National Association," it was a northern organization because racist politicians banned it in the South.

Q: Which of the following was part of the national government's policy toward Native Americans from the early 1870s to the mid-1880s? a. working to assimilate Native Americans into the larger American culture b. encouraging Native American tribal customs and ceremonies c. seizing individual Native American's parcels of land d. assimilating Native Americans into urban life e. sending Native American children to integrated public schools in nearby towns

Q: Unlike the North, revivalism in southern states did not __________. a. seek to improve the morals of society b. push for social reform c. encourage temperance d. discourage dueling e. have an impact on religious life

Q: During the Adams administration, __________. a. Great Britain continued to pose problems for the nation b. domestic problems occupied the president's full attention c. France reacted negatively to the terms of Jay's Treaty d. few Americans seemed concerned with foreign affairs e. France became a closer ally thanks to the terms of Jay's Treaty

Q: In which colony was the death rate for the early colonists most severe? a. Massachusetts b. New York c. Rhode Island d. Virginia e. Pennsylvania

Q: How did Ralph Nader's candidacy in the 2000 presidential election affect the race? a. Gore moved further to the left, leaving more room for Bush among independents. b. Gore moved further to the right, alienating a large portion of his voter base. c. Bush moved further to the right, leaving more room for Gore among independents. d. Bush moved further to the left, taking a large portion of Gore's voter base. e. Both Gore and Bush moved further to the right, attracting independent voters.

Q: Compared with the American contribution to the defeat of Germany, the Soviet Union's contribution was __________. a. significantly smaller b. somewhat smaller c. about the same d. significantly larger e. impossible to determine

Q: How did the ideas promoted by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois contradict each other? a. Washington believed in the good of an industrial society, whereas Du Bois saw the dehumanizing nature of industrialism. b. Washington believed in African Americans gradually gaining rights, whereas Du Bois believed in all rights being demanded by all people immediately. c. Washington believed that unions decreased the efficiency of production, whereas Du Bois believed in the power of unions to support workers. d. Washington believed the woman's place was in the home, whereas Du Bois believed in women's rights to vote, work, and contraception. e. Washington believed in an expansion of U.S. influence in the world, whereas Du Bois believed in the country isolating itself from everyone.

Q: How did the Dawes Severalty Act try to "civilize" the Indians? a. by turning them into landowning ranchers and farmers b. by making public education compulsory on reservations c. by threatening to exterminate Indians if they refused to adopt white culture d. by sending Christian missionaries to convert Indians e. by arranging for their children to be fostered out to white families

Q: In 1848, at Seneca Falls, New York, __________. a. a major religious revival occurred b. the first national gathering of feminists took place c. eleven people were killed in an anti-Mormon riot d. the radical antislavery movement began e. representatives of the Five Civilized Tribes finally ceded the Ohio Valley to the United States

Q: The election of 1796 was complicated by __________. a. changes in the nation's voting laws b. interference from British diplomats c. behind-the-scenes manipulations by Alexander Hamilton d. Washington's refusal to stay out of politics e. confusion over the differences between Federalists and Republicans

Q: After 1618, the Virginia Company's principal means of attracting new settlers was __________. a. the granting of religious freedom b. liberal suffrage requirements c. a system of land grants d. payment of passage by the company e. impressment

Q: In what way was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait influenced by the end of the Cold War? a. Saddam Hussein thought the world would be too busy with the restoration of Eastern European countries to object to his invasion of Kuwait. b. The Soviet Union was no longer a superpower that could influence Saddam Hussein. c. Iraq had seized stockpiles of weapons from Eastern European countries when the Soviet Union collapsed. d. Saddam Hussein resented the Kuwaiti government for supporting the communist regimes of the former Soviet Union. e. Saddam Hussein was hoping to once again pit the United States against Russia by invading Kuwait.

Q: Why was the Battle of the Bulge an important battle during World War II? a. It was the battle that drew the United States into the war. b. It was Hitler's first loss in the war, showing the world that he could be beaten. c. It was the first time the Allies gained significant ground in Europe. d. The Allies won the battle and immediately ended the war. e. The Allied victory exhausted Hitler's reserves and fatally weakened his army.

Q: Why was it mostly women who advocated for child laborers in the early 1900s? a. Women are naturally more caring and attentive to children than men. b. Men made more money than women, so they did not have to worry about working conditions for themselves or others. c. Many women suffered the same hardships as child workers, so they empathized and wanted to change conditions for all workers. d. All of the women advocates were mothers and laborers themselves, so they stood to gain from reforms for themselves and their families. e. Most women stayed at home, so they had time to advocate for the needs of others; whereas men were busy working and could not focus on others.

Q: Some American reformers were against segregating Native Americans on reservations because they believed that __________. a. Native Americans should be sent to the North where they could live freely b. reservations took too much land away from white settlers c. Native Americans should be allowed to live their traditional lifestyles in the West d. Native Americans should be assimilated into white American culture e. reservations should include both Native Americans and white settlers

Q: __________ became one of the most significant leaders of the women's rights movement. a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton b. Jane Addams c. Dorothea Dix d. Harriet Beecher Stowe e. Louisa May Alcott

Q: Washington's Farewell Address __________. a. warned against creating a strong military b. attempted to bring harmony to the political system c. supported the political ideology of Jefferson and Madison d. advised against alliances with nations that were not promoting American security e. wholeheartedly endorsed the two-party system

Q: Under the "headright" system in Virginia, __________. a. every adult male could vote b. every child was guaranteed a primary education c. all new arrivals received 50-acre land grants after they had paid for their passage d. new immigrants were guaranteed a year's provisions e. every new settler was entitled to one slave

Q: How did most Americans feel about the future by 2010? a. Most people despaired, and many immigrated to Western Europe or Australia. b. About 90 percent of Americans thought that the country's best days were over. c. About half of Americans thought that the country's best days were over. d. Although the economy was suffering, American confidence remained unchanged. e. Most Americans were wildly optimistic about the future.

Q: What caused riots in both Los Angeles and Detroit in 1943? a. food shortages b. abusive labor conditions c. racial tensions d. strong antiwar sentiments e. layoffs in wartime industries

Q: How did irrigation affect the class system in the West? a. Native Americans owned water rights, so they became a wealthy, powerful class over white farmers. b. Companies that diverted water to the arid West grew wealthy, while landowners and farmers became poor, second-class citizens. c. Irrigation created fertile land, drawing migrant workers, who became second-class citizens, generally from southern and eastern Europe. d. Irrigation made once undesirable Indian reservations desirable, so Native Americans were displaced and made to live as a class of nomads without land. e. Because land was suddenly productive, landowners became wealthy, whereas non-landowners became workers.

Q: Government policy toward Native Americans in the 1860s __________. a. ignored or opposed tribal organization b. was consistent but not successful because of tribal organization c. was formulated by humanitarians who wanted to preserve tribal organization d. was a failure because the Indians insisted on being farmers e. was based on a system of hierarchy toward various groups

Q: Which group was most active in the Underground Railroad? a. sympathetic plantation owners in the South b. freed slaves in the Southwest c. free blacks in the North d. affluent whites in the North e. working-class whites

Q: The Whiskey Rebellion __________. a. took place in western Virginia b. resulted in the capture and execution of several rebellion leaders c. involved an attempt to prohibit the consumption of whiskey and other alcoholic beverages d. strengthened calls for a larger standing army e. increased Republican electoral strength

Q: The attitude of King James I toward tobacco __________. a. demonstrated his concern for the health of his people b. showed that, in the end, he valued revenue more than good health c. changed very little during the course of his reign d. was strongly influenced by his own habit of smoking e. was influenced by its use in Indian religious rites

Q: How was the age of the American population related to the economy in the early part of the twenty-first century? a. Health care costs rose alarmingly as the American population aged. b. As the baby boom generation aged, the load on Social Security decreased. c. As the baby boom generation aged, their children volunteered to pay more taxes to support them. d. The number of elderly people in America was declining, so age had little effect on the national economy. e. As the American population aged, they became wealthier, so there was a positive effect on the national economy.

Q: Philip Randolph threatened a massive march on Washington in 1941 in order to force President Roosevelt to __________. a. end racial discrimination in the defense industry b. bring the United States into World War II c. remain neutral during the war d. send more aid to Britain and occupied France e. allow women to work in wartime industries

Q: Why did people flee farms in the early 1900s? a. Pests destroyed most crops across the South, and farmers fled debt. b. People were attracted to the more modern, cosmopolitan life of the city and suburbs. c. Drought destroyed most crops across the Midwest, and farmers fled debt. d. Whites came to associate farming with Mexicans and African Americans. e. New technology made tenant farming unnecessary and obsolete.

Q: A factor in the U.S. government abandonment of the policy of one large reservation after 1851 was __________. a. to enable wagon trains needed to cross the Great Plains without hindrances b. a push by Southerners to allow slavery in the western territories c. that Indians had traditional rivalries and needed to be kept apart d. a desire to foster traditional Native American culture e. the difficulty in finding large enough tracts of unsettled land

Q: Frederick Douglass was __________. a. the author of the very influential An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World b. the founder of the black newspaper Liberator c. a fugitive who was rescued in Boston as he was being returned to slavery in 1851 d. a fiery orator who described slavery to northern audiences e. a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Q: As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, __________. a. Great Britain continued to dominate the western frontier b. the United States asserted its authority on the western frontier c. the Indians scored a decisive victory d. the inadequacy of the American army was made evident e. the British encouraged Native Americans to give up their land

Q: The man who taught Virginians how to grow tobacco was __________. a. Captain John Smith b. Powhatan c. John Rolfe d. Sir Edwin Sandys e. the Duke of Marlboro

Q: What issue made science education controversial in the early twenty-first century? a. protests against university genetics programs that researched eugenics b. protests against psychology classes teaching that homosexuality is a mental illness c. demands to bring global warming into the science curriculum d. demands for more federal funds to support and expand science education e. demands to teach intelligent design instead of evolution

Q: Which of the following statements describes a social problem during World War II? a. Couples had fewer children, which meant a surplus of teachers and daycare centers. b. There was insufficient housing for workers in cities with wartime industries. c. Fewer couples were getting married due to the uncertainties of wartime. d. Middle-aged, married women were edged out of the workforce by single women. e. California's economy almost collapsed, since it lacked wartime industries.

Q: How did the masses of unskilled workers affect the Progressive movement? a. They joined together by the millions in unions and established a Progressive agenda that they realized through collective bargaining. b. They successfully lobbied local, state, and even federal governments to pass laws protecting their rights. c. By sheer number, the masses influenced industry and society through their struggles to find work and to survive urban poverty. d. Most of them worked hard during the day at their jobs and took classes at night so they could progress to skilled labor or even to professional status. e. Most of the masses believed in the American dream, if not for themselves, then for their children, and they worked for Progressive financial stability.

Q: The Plains Indians __________.a. were organized into one large and powerful tribal groupb. were an insignificant proportion of the total Native American population in the United States in 1870c. were a complex of tribes, cultures, and bands that assigned most work on the basis of genderd. were at a distinct disadvantage when fighting whites because of their weaponse. had advanced farming techniques and complex building structures

Q: William Lloyd Garrison's stand on __________ led to an open break in the abolitionist movement in the 1840s. a. interracial marriage b. African American rights c. religion d. temperance e. women's rights

Q: Jay's Treaty succeeded in __________. a. getting British troops to withdraw from the northwest forts b. opening New Orleans to U.S. commerce c. pacifying southerners who had lost slaves during the war d. humiliating the French e. calming Washington's anxieties

Q: Jamestown's prosperity was ensured by __________. a. the discovery of gold b. the development of fur trading c. royal financial support d. tobacco cultivation e. potato cultivation

Q: How did President Obama affect the experience of gays and lesbians in the military? a. He banned homosexuals from the military. b. He established the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. c. He formally extended the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for ten years. d. He repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. e. He failed to change the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

Q: The United States looked forward to __________ after its victory in World War II. a. controlling postwar governments in Germany and Italy b. breaking up the Soviet Union c. seizing German resources d. controlling western Europe e. controlling the Pacific

Q: What was the focus in Frederick W. Taylor's management methods? a. keeping the employee happy and improving working conditions, wages, and hours b. creating a comfortable working environment, which would make workers' satisfaction, loyalty, and production increase c. trusting the employee's willingness to work and giving workers the power to influence production positively d. enforcement of work standards and cooperation to make processes more efficient e. allowing the worker to develop the best solutions to problems, giving workers power that even the unions did not provide

Q: What was challenging about settling the land west of the Mississippi River in the late 1800s? a. The region got little rainfall, and there was little lumber available for housing. b. The region was frequently flooded by its rivers, which made farming it difficult. c. The Great Plains had many deserts, and this made travel and farming difficult. d. The region had various Native American groups who would not leave their land. e. The Great Plains were known for their severe and unpredictable weather patterns.

Q: Abolitionism received its greatest support in the __________. a. border states b. small to medium-sized towns of the upper North c. large cities d. frontier territories e. northern state legislatures

Q: Thomas Jefferson felt it was important that the new government __________. a. foster strong ties with Great Britain b. support business and industrial development c. decrease the role agriculture played in the American economy d. lean toward France in the event it clashed with Britain e. expand the franchise

Q: Jamestown might have gone the way of Roanoke had it not been for the perseverance of __________. a. John Winthrop b. Captain John Smith c. Pocahontas d. Richard Hakluyt e. Cotton Mather

Q: How did the dismal economy affect the 2008 presidential race? a. It helped Obama gain ground during the campaign. b. It decreased Obama's overall popularity. c. It decreased both Obama and McCain's popularity. d. It caused resentment against the Democratic party. e. It did not have any effect on the 2008 presidential election.

Q: Russia looked forward to __________ after its victory in World War II. a. establishing communist regimes in eastern Europe b. establishing trade routes with Britain and the United States c. improving its relationship with the United States d. establishing a popular, democratic government e. receiving monetary compensation from the United Nations

Q: How did new methods of production affect workers in the first years of the twentieth century? a. They were large-scale and mechanized, which made workers almost part of the machinery, endangered, and bored. b. They relied heavily on keeping workers satisfied, which led to safety, wage, and workweek reforms. c. They depended on the workers' willingness to work, which led to incentives, benefits, and human resource departments. d. They depended almost totally on automation, eliminating low-skilled jobs and creating high unemployment in this sector. e. They emphasized a unique product that would be better than the one before, increasing pressure on workers and materialism in consumers.

Q: Frederick Jackson Turner was __________. a. founder of the National Grange b. the historian who first developed the frontier thesis c. the most notorious of the western badmen d. the discoverer of the Comstock Lode e. a famous wagon train boss

Q: The chief example of the tie between revivalism and abolitionism was the career of __________. a. Lewis Tappan b. Theodore Weld c. Charles G. Finney d. Elizabeth Cady Stanton e. Harriet Tubman

Q: In the early 1790s, British actions toward the United States indicated __________. a. respect for the status of the new nation b. a desire to recruit the United States as a close ally c. disdain for American rights d. a willingness to join the French in taking advantage of the new country e. the need for American resources to feed and clothe British troops

Q: The selection of a site for Jamestown was based primarily on the settlers' __________. a. fear of surprise attacks b. desire for a healthful place to live c. belief that friendly Indians lived nearby d. need for close proximity to the open ocean e. fear of diseases in the swamps

Q: Which statement best describes the 2004 presidential election? a. It was unusual because there was no central issue. b. It was unusual because there were no public debates due to security issues. c. It was noteworthy because of the repeated recounts to determine who had won. d. It was especially harmonious because the parties were united against terrorism. e. It was especially bitter and spiteful as each party blamed and criticized the other.

Q: During the war, U.S.-Soviet relations were __________. a. especially close and trusting b. especially hostile, almost to the point of open war c. constantly strained by significant ideological differences d. hurt by the U.S. refusal to recognize the Soviet Union e. significantly influenced by FDR's personal dislike of Stalin

Q: What is the difference between a monopoly and an oligopoly? a. An oligopoly is one firm controlling all of the market of a product, whereas a monopoly is several firms controlling much of the market of a product. b. A monopoly is one firm producing many different products and controlling much of the business market, whereas an oligopoly is one firm producing one product and controlling most of the business market. c. A monopoly is one firm controlling all of the market of a product, whereas an oligopoly is several firms controlling much of the market of a product. d. An oligopoly is one firm producing many different products and controlling much of the business market, whereas a monopoly is one firm producing one product and controlling most of the business market. e. A monopoly is when one business controls at least 50 percent of an industry, whereas an oligopoly is when several businesses control at least 50 percent.

Q: The so-called "final fling" of settlement on the frontier occurred in __________. a. California b. Oklahoma c. Missouri d. Oregon e. Arizona

Q: The radical abolitionist and cofounder of the American Anti-Slavery Society was __________. a. William Lloyd Garrison b. Theodore Weld c. Sojourner Truth d. Harriet Beecher Stowe e. Harriet Tubman

Q: During Washington's second term in office, __________. a. foreign affairs became a much more important focus b. relations with Great Britain and France improved dramatically c. Hamilton and Jefferson resolved their differences over domestic policy d. Hamilton ceased to be a force in American politics e. the European war unified American officials in support of France

Q: Religious reasons were least important in the founding of which colony?a. Massachusettsb. Rhode Islandc. Marylandd. Virginiae. Pennsylvania

Q: Bush's 2003 decision to go to war in Iraq initially seemed __________. a. foolish because the U.S. military was consistently defeated by Hussein's forces b. necessary because Saddam Hussein had been the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks c. wise because the military quickly succeeded in taking Baghdad d. wise because intelligence that Saddam Hussein was planning a terrorist attack on the United States was discovered e. wise because UN inspectors found weapons of mass destruction in Baghdad

Q: The Chinese were displeased with the Allies' wartime strategy because the Allies __________. a. refused Chinese troops for the European theater of war b. refused to give any aid to China c. took over the fight against Japan, leaving no place for China d. wanted to focus on defeating Germany first, rather than Japan e. refused to declare war against Japan immediately

Q: How did Henry Ford "democratize" the automobile?a. Ford sold fewer cars at higher prices so he could pay workers a fair wage.b. During the first year, Model T's were available in several colors to appeal to more consumers.c. Cars were built over several weeks to ensure quality construction.d. Ford lowered the price of the automobile so that a larger number of people could afford to purchase one.e. By the early 1920s, Ford had set up an automobile factory in every state.

1 2 3 … 49 Next »

Subjects

Accounting Anthropology Archaeology Art History Banking Biology & Life Science Business Business Communication Business Development Business Ethics Business Law Chemistry Communication Computer Science Counseling Criminal Law Curriculum & Instruction Design Earth Science Economic Education Engineering Finance History & Theory Humanities Human Resource International Business Investments & Securities Journalism Law Management Marketing Medicine Medicine & Health Science Nursing Philosophy Physic Psychology Real Estate Science Social Science Sociology Special Education Speech Visual Arts
Links
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy
  • Term of Service
  • Copyright Inquiry
  • Sitemap
Business
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Human Resource
  • Marketing
Education
  • Mathematic
  • Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Tax Law
Social Science
  • Criminal Law
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Humanities
  • Speech

Copyright 2025 FinalQuiz.com. All Rights Reserved