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Q: Compare and contrast the philosophies and tactics of the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. Why, in the long run, did one group succeed while the other one failed?

Q: Under the Compromise of 1850, which of the following would be able to choose whether to be a free or a slave state?A) CaliforniaB) Oregon TerritoryC) Utah TerritoryD) Minnesota Territory

Q: Which group strongly supported the American cause in the War of 1812? A) Congregationalists B) Federalists C) Methodists D) Canadians

Q: In the early eighteenth century, which nation controlled California and Texas? A) French B) Spanish C) English D) Portuguese

Q: Which of the following was an effect of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik? A) Many Americans believed that Sputnik's inferior quality revealed American superiority. B) Russian schools placed stronger emphasis on math and science courses. C) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was defunded by Congress. D) Congress supported college and post-graduate study with the National Defense Education Act.

Q: Why did Allied leaders support the right of self-determination for the eastern European countries formerly part of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires? A) These countries swore allegiance to the Allied powers against Germany. B) These countries were anticommunist and could serve as a border to protect Europe from communist Russia. C) These countries promised to join the League of Nations. D) These countries vowed to defeat the Bolsheviks in Russia.

Q: What social developments reveal the emergence of a predominant middle-class culture in the United States?

Q: The greatest significance of California's desire to enter the Union was __________.A) the large tax revenue it would provide to the federal treasuryB) the concern of southerners that it would upset the balance of free and slave statesC) the impact of California gold on the value of the dollarD) how Mexico would react

Q: Support for the War of 1812 was strongest in __________. A) New England B) the Federalist Party C) areas unaffected by the depression D) the South and the West

Q: How was the French attitude toward Native Americans different from the American attitude when it came to expansion? A) The French sought to form Indian alliances. B) The French did not engage the Indians at all. C) The French simply shot all Indians on sight. D) The French worked with the Indians to create communities with both French and Indian cultures.

Q: During the Eisenhower administration, official American policy for a Soviet attack on western Europe called for __________. A) massive nuclear retaliation against the Soviet Union B) response with conventional military forces C) intense negotiations mediated by the United Nations D) western Europe to defend itself, with the United States supplying financial aid

Q: Of the following, which gained territory as a result of World War I? A) Germany B) Russia C) Turkey D) France

Q: The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was dubbed the __________. A) Eighth Wonder of the World B) White City C) City on a Hill D) Windy City

Q: Pro-slavery southerners became concerned __________.A) upon the election of Zachary TaylorB) that support for states' rights was slipping in the Lower SouthC) when California and New Mexico wished to be admitted as free statesD) about the popularity of the Free-Soil Party in the South

Q: Why did northern Republicans support the War of 1812? A) They believed the English were trying to recolonize America. B) They saw it as a defense of the American experiment in self-government. C) They felt that Native Americans would become increasingly agressive if they did not go to war. D) They wanted to support the president that they helped elect.

Q: Between 1730 and 1770, the region known as the __________ was settled primarly by German, Scots-Irish, and English settlers. A) lowcountry B) western settlement C) backcountry D) frontier

Q: Dwight Eisenhower did which of the following during his two-term presidency? A) agree to dismantle successful New Deal programs B) downsize the American military while avoiding war C) place more emphasis on domestic reforms than foreign affairs D) delegate authority through a "hidden-hand" presidential style

Q: The Treaty of Versailles placed sole responsibility for the start of World War I on __________. A) Bosnia B) Austria C) Germany D) Russia

Q: In 1900, the largest city in the United States was __________. A) Chicago B) Philadelphia C) Boston D) New York

Q: In January of 1848, gold was discovered in __________.A) New MexicoB) CaliforniaC) TexasD) Florida

Q: Which of the following was one of the factors that led to the War of 1812? A) hatred of Native Americans B) isolationist pressures C) agricultural boom D) support for the administration's policy of economic coercion

Q: During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's holdings in America __________. A) grew B) shrank C) remained constant D) disappeared

Q: An effective vaccine for polio __________. A) has not yet been developed B) was one of the triumphs of the 1930s C) was developed in 1955 D) was developed through federally funded research in the 1980s

Q: The majority of Wilson's Fourteen Points focused on __________. A) stopping the spread of communism B) promoting American imperialism C) creating a League of Nations D) creating new nations

Q: Coney Island in New York served as an optimal example of Americans' love for __________. A) going to seaside resorts on vacation B) shopping in a central district of department stores C) amusement parks and technological wonders D) building monuments to contemporary leaders

Q: Zachary Taylor's strong base of electoral support was in the __________.A) far WestB) NortheastC) SouthD) western territories

Q: A result of the Battle of Tippecanoe was __________. A) American military withdrawal from Indiana B) an extended period of military success for the Indians C) Tecumseh's alliance with Great Britain D) an apology issued by President Madison to the Indians

Q: Which of the following best describes American society during the eighteenth century? A) American society was entirely unique and bore no resemblance to British society. B) American society was identical to British society. C) American society closely resembled British society, but had critical differences. D) American society closely resembled European, as opposed to British, society.

Q: In 1952 alone, there were __________ new cases of polio. A) 70,000 B) 58,000 C) 43,000 D) 38,000

Q: What prompted the Germans to ask for peace in 1918? A) the successful British embargo on trade with Germany B) the defeat of the German army in the Battle of the Argonne Forest C) President Wilson's Fourteen Points D) the surrender of the Russian army to Allied forces

Q: Which spectator sport was largely favored by the middle class at the turn of the century? A) college football B) professional baseball C) professional boxing D) professional football

Q: The Wilmot Proviso proposed that __________.A) free labor should exist in the territory gained in the Mexican WarB) slavery should be ended by the turn of the centuryC) the gag rule should be restored in CongressD) the property of western slaveholders should be protected

Q: Despite the Treaty of Greenville, government officials continued to __________. A) help Native Americans with food and supplies B) play one tribe against another C) carry out unprovoked attacks on Native Americans D) antagonize Native American chiefs

Q: Americans rejected English political customs by opting for __________ representation. A) actual B) virtual C) intermittent D) symbolic

Q: The success of films such as The Robe and Ben Hur __________. A) indicated a new tendency to like films that were less than an hour in length B) illustrated that moviegoers preferred comedies with light themes C) reflected a renewed public interest in organized religion D) revealed that the American film industry was in decline

Q: Which branch of the military had the most progressive attitude with respect to women? A) army B) marines C) air force D) navy

Q: Joseph Pulitzer and Randolph Hearst capitalized on the middle class's taste for __________. A) fast foods such as soup and instant coffee B) getting news in an easy-to-read format C) spending money at dance clubs and music halls D) riding on trolleys and faster, improved trains

Q: Proponents of popular sovereignty believed that __________.A) all slaves should be declared freeB) southerners were too unreasonable for a fair debate on slaveryC) residents of a territory should decide the issue of slaveryD) presidential elections should not be decided by the electoral college

Q: Tecumseh and the prophet Tenkswatawa originally urged a policy of __________. A) military alliance with Great Britain B) racial solidarity and spiritual rebirth C) violent raids on small western communities D) submission to whites' claims on Indian lands

Q: Governors exercised __________ power over colonial assemblies than the King did over Parliament. A) less B) more C) a similar amount of D) less direct

Q: Which of the following was the largest Protestant denomination by the end of the 1950s? A) Presbyterian B) Methodist C) Southern Baptist D) Anglican

Q: Most women who served in the military during World War I were __________. A) secretaries B) clerks C) cooks D) nurses

Q: The new middle class __________. A) had tastes for tradition that caused them to reject time-saving devices B) were not targeted by advertisers, who preferred upper-class consumers C) represented a move toward an economy based on corporate buying D) often pioneered national social trends

Q: Which of the following was one of the proposed solutions to slavery in the territories that dominated the debate from the late 1840s until 1861?A) extension of the Missouri Compromise line to UtahB) popular sovereigntyC) temporary protection of the right to own slavesD) gradually legislating an end to slavery

Q: The Treaty of Vincennes added which territory to the United States? A) Southeastern Florida B) Western Pennsylvania C) North Great Lakes region D) Southern Indiana

Q: The Bill of Rights passed by the British Parliament in 1689 declared that __________. A) future monarchs were to be bound by the rule of law B) colonists had the same rights as those living in England C) all subjects retained the freedom of religion D) those living in England had greater political freedom than their colonial counterparts

Q: The stay-at-home mom trend continued in the 1950s, and women __________. A) had larger families than in previous decades B) and men enjoyed more egalitarian relationships C) found renewed fulfillment in the domestic realm D) gave up some of their earlier educational gains

Q: In July, 1918, President Wilson agreed to send 15,000 troops to __________. A) Norway B) Japan C) Turkey D) Russia

Q: "Downtown" districts tended to include __________. A) mass-production factories B) ethnic neighborhoods for new immigrants C) retail shops and financial institutions D) middle-class dwellings

Q: Address the following statement: "Manifest Destiny was not an act of providence, but was instead a self-fulfilling prophecy of American expansionism."

Q: The pan-Indian resistance movement focused its efforts on __________. A) promoting the peaceful westward migration of white settlers B) bargaining to get constitutional rights for Indians C) uniting Indian opposition to white settlement in the West D) drawing Indians into the capitalist economy

Q: When James II fled England for France, many citizens felt relieved that __________. A) the French did not send him back B) he did not take the country's wealth with him C) the country would not continue in a Catholic line of succession D) there was only bloodshed along the coast

Q: Situation-comedy television shows of the 1950s portrayed American families as __________. A) unimportant in American culture B) white, polite, and happy C) including two parents who worked in the professions D) troubled and full of conflict

Q: In November 1917, the provisional government in Russia was overthrown and the __________ came to power. A) Social Revolutionaries B) Mensheviks C) Bolsheviks D) Liberals

Q: Residential suburbs were first populated by __________. A) new immigrants B) industrial magnates C) members of the middle class D) unskilled laborers

Q: Describe the native cultures of the Comanche and Sioux tribes and show both their uniqueness among Indian cultures in the West and their differences with European-American culture.

Q: Who did King James put into power to govern the Dominion of New England? A) William of Orange B) Edmund Andros C) Mary, his daughter D) Jacob Leisler

Q: In which of the following years was the percentage of working women to all women the highest? A) 1950 B) 1965 C) 1975 D) 1990

Q: Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Force? A) Hiram Johnson B) Douglas MacArthur C) John J. Pershing D) George Creel

Q: Stereotypes of blacks were reinforced __________. A) because few blacks lived in northern cities B) by portrayals of blacks in vaudeville and film C) when the Knights of Labor refused to accept blacks as members D) by immigrant newspapers such as the Chicago Defender

Q: How did westward expansion antagonize relations between the American North and South, and foreshadow further conflict between the two regions?

Q: How did Congress respond to pressure to reopen all trade routes? A) Congress listed a number of tariffs on manufacturing. B) Congress brokered trade deals with France and England. C) Congress replaced Macon's Bill No. 2 with the Nonintercourse Act. D) Congress replaced the Nonintercourse Act with Macon's Bill No. 2.

Q: William of Orange took over the throne of England after the __________. A) Glorious Revolution B) Great Revolution C) Bloodless Revolution D) Battle of Hastings

Q: Changes in the domestic economy during the 1950s included __________. A) a decrease in the number of franchise businesses B) consumers becoming more reluctant to buy on credit C) a shrinking of the middle class D) consumers buying more commodities on credit

Q: Which of the following was a goal of the American Protective League? A) working for the reelection of President Wilson B) opposing women's suffrage C) eliminating the use of German words in American society D) promoting state control of banks

Q: The term "Great Migration" refers to the __________. A) thousands of Mexicans who entered the United States across the Rio Grande River B) mass movement of American blacks from the rural South to the urban North C) recruitment of Jewish workers by agents of American industrialists D) westward expansion of ethnic workers from eastern and southern Europe

Q: Who was responsible for the outbreak of the Mexican War? Cite specific examples to support your claim.

Q: Relations with England worsened after President Madison __________. A) sponsored the Embargo Act of 1807 B) issued the Orders in Council declaration C) accepted a trade agreement with Napoleon D) was replaced by James Monroe

Q: Maine was originally part of which colony? A) New Hampshire B) Connecticut C) Massachusetts D) Vermont

Q: The Eisenhower administration used "New Deal-style" government spending in modernizing __________. A) the American medical system B) the Civilian Conservation Corps C) the national highway system D) environmental protection methods

Q: What was the main purpose of the Espionage Act? A) to harass and arrest leaders of the antiwar movement B) to fund a massive intelligence operation in Europe C) to prosecute German-American spies D) to promote unpopular industrial regulations

Q: Which statement would most likely have been said by a nativist? A) "The nation's purity is being ruined by Catholics and undesirable foreigners." B) "Labor must organize across ethnic lines to achieve justice and equality." C) "The needs of the working class outweigh the desires of industrialists." D) "The workers' movement must be global and cannot be restricted to local concerns."

Q: What factors accounted for the massive westward movement of Americans?

Q: The Embargo Act of 1807 __________. A) caused England and France to change their trade policies B) represented President Jefferson's belief in "peaceable coercion" C) facilitated merchant trading with Europe D) resulted in a vibrant economic boom in America

Q: What was the name of the body formed in 1675 to oversee colonial affairs? A) Colonial Council B) Colonial Trade Organization C) Lords of America D) Lords of Trade

Q: Which statement about urban renewal from 1954 to 1964 is true? A) Rundown housing was often destroyed and replaced by upper-class businesses. B) Housing problems for the poor were solved in the North. C) Small farmers also benefited from federal urban renewal funds. D) Conservatives used urban renewal to attack the awful level of poverty.

Q: Eugene Debs was arrested and imprisoned for __________. A) selling military secrets to the Central Powers B) refusing to join the army after he was drafted C) criticizing the government for limiting free speech D) publicly expressing support for the Central Powers

Q: The American Protective Association specifically focused on __________. A) promoting the colonization of blacks in Africa B) defeating the goals of the Knights of Labor C) attracting immigrant voters to the Republican Party D) limiting the civil rights of Catholic Americans

Q: Which of the following was a result of the Mexican War? A) American acquisition of the entire territory of Texas. B) The payment of a fifteen million dollar "war guilt" from Mexico to the United States. C) The grant of U.S. citizenship to all Mexicans living in the newly acquired territories. D) Mexican acquisition of Alta California.

Q: Aaron Burr hated Alexander Hamilton because Hamilton __________. A) never supported the policies of Thomas Jefferson B) doubted Burr's character and sabotaged his political aspirations C) was a strong supporter of slavery D) did not serve in the military during the American Revolution