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Q: The XYZ Affair almost caused __________. A) a declaration of war against France B) the impeachment of John Adams C) a trade embargo against England D) the deportation of immigrants

Q: Analyze the evolution of the black family unit in America.

Q: In 1947, President Truman and Congress appropriated $400 million to __________. A) enact desegregation policies in the South B) fight communism in Greece and Turkey C) rebuild public school systems in poor areas D) support left-wing liberation movements in Africa

Q: What combination of causes led to American involvement in the Spanish-American War? What were the key factors in producing a quick American victory?

Q: The pioneer of horizontal integration was __________. A) James B. Duke B) Gustavus Swift C) John D. Rockefeller D) George Pullman

Q: Which town was a starting point on the Oregon Trail in 1842? A) Milwaukee, Wisconsin B) Terre Haute, Indiana C) Independence, Missouri D) Amarillo, Texas

Q: In his Farewell Address, Washington devoted most of his time to __________. A) denouncing partisan politics B) calling for foreign alliances C) praising Alexander Hamilton D) reminiscing about the Revolution

Q: Analyze the different attempts at conversion made by Protestants and Catholics in the New World. Which group was more successful and why?

Q: The Baruch plan __________. A) was opposed by the United States B) was supported by the Soviet Union C) called for an international agency to supervise and regulate uranium and nuclear weapon production D) called for all UN members to renounce the potential use of nuclear energy

Q: Which statement about Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy is true? A) Wilson's opposition to intervention changed the direction of American foreign policy. B) Wilson rejected Roosevelt's use of military power. C) Despite campaign claims, Wilson ended up being very interventionist. D) Fellow Democrats accused Wilson of neglecting economic aspects of foreign policy.

Q: The aggressive tactics of John D. Rockefeller were supported by his __________. A) strong support for the Knights of Labor B) financial alliance with investment banker J. P. Morgan C) belief in the "gospel of wealth" D) refusal to adapt to new technological advances

Q: A treaty signed in 1818 created joint control of the Oregon Territory by the United States and __________. A) Great Britain B) the Nez-Perces Indians C) the Sioux Indians D) France

Q: The Treaty of San Lorenzo (Pinckney's Treaty) __________. A) excluded Americans from New Orleans B) established the northern boundary of Spanish Florida C) ceded the Louisiana Territory to France D) transferred Spain's Caribbean colonies to the United States

Q: Why did few people immigrate to New England in the late eighteenth century? A) Early settlers had already taken the best land. B) The weather was too cold for the immigrants. C) The government forbid immigration to those areas in high numbers. D) New immigrants brought a religion that was different from that of the settlers of New England.

Q: The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were designed to __________. A) ease economic tensions between capitalism and communism B) provide redevelopment loans for the Soviet Union C) allow the United States to be isolationist in its foreign policy D) ensure the United States' central role in reviving the world economy

Q: Woodrow Wilson ordered the marines into the Dominican Republic __________. A) to show that he was not weak in foreign affairs B) to appease the Republican Party C) when the Dominicans refused to allow their finances to be controlled by U.S. bankers D) after the Dominican people attacked the U.S. embassy

Q: An example of vertical integration was __________. A) John Rockefeller's mergers with other oil companies B) Andrew Carnegie's belief in helping his working-class laborers C) Gustavus Swift's control of all aspects of meatpacking D) J. P. Morgan's belief in the "gospel of wealth"

Q: What drove the early fur trade? A) competition between British and U.S. companies for profitable furs B) the desire to increase trading relationships with the Plains Indians C) competition between the British and French for control of the trans-Mississippi plains D) high demand in Europe for exotic American furs

Q: Jay's Treaty was especially unpopular with __________. A) northern manufacturers B) creditors C) Federalists D) Southerners

Q: Which of the following groups emigrated to the Americas after their religion was outlawed in their homeland? A) Austrian Jews B) French Huguenots C) Italian Protestants D) German Catholics

Q: The United States and the Soviet Union disputed the Yalta Conference's decrees regarding __________. A) free elections in western Europe B) the existence of socialism in the Soviet Union C) the status of Poland D) the war-guilt clause for World War II

Q: Which statement about the American presence in Haiti is true? A) The Haitian constitution was altered to increase U.S. property rights. B) Forced-labor policies were used to construct private projects. C) Haiti's schools and sanitation degraded under American rule. D) The American government did not use the military to control Haiti.

Q: One disadvantage for American workers of the rise of corporations was __________. A) corporations now controlled the conditions and nature of work B) fewer jobs were provided because of automation C) the government's decision to cut off all immigration D) corporations refused to work in coalition with investment banks

Q: What was the white man's most profitable trading good? A) beaver pelts B) tobacco C) textiles D) whiskey

Q: John Jay was sent to London in 1794 to __________. A) negotiate for American expansion into Canada B) seek new markets for American tobacco and cotton C) threaten the British Parliament D) avert war with England over disputes about trade

Q: During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, nearly __________ Scots-Irish people emigrated to the American colonies. A) 25,000 B) 250,000 C) 450,000 D) 1,000,000

Q: Truman's world-view that __________, helped to shape his policies regarding Russia. A) all countries should exist in cooperation and interdependence B) unprovoked aggression is better than having to respond to a tragedy C) there was much to be learned from foreign cultures D) the world was a series of either-or choices

Q: American investment, through dollar diplomacy, increased dramatically __________. A) as a direct result of the Supreme Court's Insular Cases B) during the presidency of William Howard Taft C) during the period right after the Civil War D) due to the isolationist policies of Woodrow Wilson

Q: An industrial owner who practiced horizontal integration __________. A) aimed to appease labor B) invested in a wide variety of industries C) bought out competitors in the same industry D) believed that monopoly was destructive to economic needs

Q: What were the two products traded by branches of the Sioux tribe at the yearly trade fair? A) buffalo robes and corn B) beaver pelts and buffalo robes C) horses and beaver pelts D) corn and rifles

Q: Why did western Pennsylvanians start brewing their grain into whiskey? A) The invention of the still increased interest in making whiskey. B) The high cost of transport made it unprofitable to transport grain to the east. C) Their grain crops were diseased and only fit for distillation. D) They could sell most of their whiskey to Native Americans, who would not have purchased grain.

Q: Emigrants flowed to places where __________. A) there were many slaves B) land was cheap and labor most in demand C) there were similar kinds of people D) the best land was

Q: The content of George Kennan's "long telegram" depicted __________. A) a return to the depression if the United States did not continue social reforms B) an aggressive U.S.S.R. driven by expansionist communism C) a Republican Party that was not loyal to national goals D) President Truman as an ineffective leader in domestic affairs

Q: American investments in the Caribbean increased as a result of __________. A) the Roosevelt Corollary B) the Open Door Policy C) dollar diplomacy D) the Spanish-American War

Q: Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s, __________. A) monopolies harmed economic growth in the urban areas of the North B) middle-class artisans were rare in the Northeast C) labor was entirely organized by middle-management employees D) labor was done by artisans who controlled the pace and output of their labor

Q: Which two tribes were defeated by whites in Black Hawk's War? A) the Sioux and the Cheyennes B) the Pawnees and the Chippewas C) the Cherokees and the Creeks D) the Sauks and the Foxes

Q: The Whiskey Rebellion was spurred by __________. A) opposition to Hamilton's excise tax B) a move by Congress to institute the prohibition of alcohol consumption C) the Federalists' refusal to permit the interstate sale of alcohol D) farmers' support for the French Revolution

Q: Which of the following best describes most colonial laborers? A) free B) oppressed C) prosperous D) enslaved

Q: The period 1946"1950 began a 40-year era of __________. A) an American economy that never experienced a recession B) Republican presidencies C) rivalry with communism and the Soviet Union D) unchecked legal segregation

Q: The Roosevelt Corollary was seen by Theodore Roosevelt as __________. A) a reasonable compromise with anti-imperialists B) an important move toward isolationism C) the only defense against communist expansionism D) a logical extension of the Monroe Doctrine

Q: After 1870, __________. A) American inventiveness and technological progress flourished B) America became more dependent on European technology C) labor unions ceased being a factor in labor-management relations D) American engineers only attended college in either Germany or England

Q: In 1840, approximately __________ Native Americans lived in the plains and mountains of the Trans-Mississippi West. A) 100,000 B) 250,000 C) 350,000 D) 500,000

Q: The Battle of Fallen Timbers led to a new treaty, the __________. A) Treaty of Greenville B) Pinckney Treaty C) Jay Treaty D) Wayne Treaty

Q: Colonists who owned undeveloped land often became __________ to generate income. A) landlords B) slave owners C) tenant farmers D) plantation owners

Q: The main western economic alliance that developed in the early years of the Cold War centered on the United States, western Europe, and __________. A) Latin America B) eastern Europe C) Japan D) China

Q: The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the United States __________. A) would act to promote order in the Caribbean B) would act in concert with other powers C) supported the Drago Doctrine D) would consult over Venezuela

Q: The major significance of Elihu Thomson's career was his __________. A) leadership of Kodak as the world's major photographic company B) successful and prosperous General Electric Company C) role in creating the first commercial telegraph D) use of vertical integration in dominating the oil industry

Q: Why were most of the Indian tribes on the high plains nomadic hunters? A) They were more violent than the agricultural tribes of the east and being nomadic made it easier to wage war. B) The geographic conditions on the Plains were not suitable for agriculture. C) The Plains Indians had no incentive to engage in agriculture because they obtained food from fur traders. D) The religious beliefs of the Plains Indians prohibited agriculture.

Q: The Battle of Fallen Timbers resulted in __________. A) an embarrassing defeat of the American army B) a public humiliation for the Washington administration C) the firing of Arthur St. Clair D) the decisive defeat of the Ohio Indians

Q: Which of the following systems required payment after passage to the New World? A) indenture B) pensioner C) redemptioner D) laborer

Q: Civil rights reforms enacted by the Truman administration included __________. A) passage of the Voting Rights Act B) a constitutional amendment to ensure citizenship C) desegregation of all public facilities D) revitalizing Social Security

Q: The main alternative to Panama for an ocean-linking passage was __________. A) the Northwest Passage B) Honduras C) Nicaragua D) Costa Rica

Q: Between 1870 and 1910, the percentage of people working in __________ shrank. A) agriculture B) mining C) manufacturing and construction D) commerce

Q: Before 1850, which of the following groups was the dominant power in the north and central Great Plains? A) whites who had migrated from the South B) the Cherokees who had been removed from their homeland C) the United States cavalry D) the warrior-hunters of the Sioux tribe

Q: The Treaty of Greenville was finally signed after what historical event? A) the Battle of Fallen Timbers B) Washington's Farewell Address C) the signing of the Jay Treaty D) the establishment of a National Bank

Q: Northern farmers primarily relied upon __________ for labor. A) slaves B) indentured servants C) hired hands D) their children

Q: Harry Truman's economic package was known as the __________. A) Fair Deal B) New Frontier C) Great Society D) New World Order

Q: Theodore Roosevelt's strategy in establishing the Panama Canal revealed __________. A) the inherent flaws of the Platt Amendment B) the growth of good relations with Great Britain C) that American naval strength was weakening D) the closeness of ties between the United States and Colombia

Q: As the size of the industrial work force grew in the late nineteenth century, __________. A) the number of firms in given industries shrank B) immigration to the Northeast decreased C) working conditions greatly improved D) ethnic urban regions experienced a golden age of prosperity

Q: The Southwest Ordinance allowed slavery in all territories south of the __________ River. A) Platte B) Ohio C) Colorado D) Missouri

Q: The creation of Democratic-Republican societies in 1793 and 1794 revealed that __________. A) American citizens were rallying behind the Federalist Party B) there was a political split in the Republican Party C) most Americans opposed the goals of the French Revolution D) many Americans were beginning to support grassroots democracy

Q: Approximately __________ of victims of modern-day slavery are female. A) one-half B) one-third C) one-quarter D) one-sixth

Q: An important legacy of the Housing Act of 1949 was that it __________. A) established the goal of decent housing for all Americans B) managed to put an end to all slums in the Northeast C) succeeded because Congress generously funded the program D) showed that the Republicans would never support federal housing measures

Q: Which of the following was true about the Cuban constitution written after the Spanish-American War? A) It rejected US influence. B) It granted universal manhood suffrage. C) It was drafted independently. D) It relied on Leonard Wood.

Q: The term gilded age refers specifically to a time when __________. A) labor unions were successfully promoting their own candidates for president B) America reached a healthy balance of wealth among all social classes C) Americans were migrating from the North to the South in record numbers D) materialistic excess and sharp social divisions existed

Q: By the 1840s, over half the value of American exports was derived from __________. A) corn B) wheat C) rice D) cotton

Q: Many Americans initially supported the French Revolution, because __________. A) France was an important trade partner B) France had been an ally during the Revolutionary War C) it distracted France from trying to populate western territories D) it created global economic instability that benefitted the fledging American government

Q: Merchants often paid fishermen in New England on a __________ system. A) wage B) credit C) contract D) fixed schedule

Q: In the 1948 presidential election, the __________ Party won 39 electoral votes. A) Socialist B) States' Rights C) Communist D) Progressive

Q: The overall effect of the Platt Amendment was to __________. A) restrict further policies of imperialism B) restrict Cuba's autonomy at home and abroad C) curtail American involvement in Latin America D) show support for Filipino independence

Q: Compare and contrast the views of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois regarding strategies that would achieve social progress for African Americans.

Q: Which of the following explains the great wealth in the Old Southwest? A) large manufacturing plants B) the use of slave labor C) the growth of nonagricultural pursuits D) the successful growth of sugar as an export

Q: Federalists were alarmed by __________. A) the Republicans' call for a stronger central government B) growing support for the Direct Tax Act of 1798 C) the growing intensity of violence in the French Revolution D) leaders who expressed broad constructionist views of the Constitution

Q: Which group used the redemptioner system most often? A) the English B) the Irish C) the Germans D) American-born slaves

Q: Truman benefitted from voters who came of age in World War II, because those voters wanted to __________. A) avoid another war at all costs B) greatly expand the size and scope of the military C) provide Europe with substantial financial assistance D) maintain post-war prosperity

Q: Which of the following is true about America's presence in Puerto Rico? A) The military invaded the island during the Spanish-American War. B) The Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico deserved the right to statehood. C) The islanders became reliant upon the economic dominance of American capital. D) Negotiators removed the territory from the Treaty of Paris.

Q: In what ways was the activism of female reformers in the South both progressive and reactionary?

Q: What pattern in the location of slavery occurred in the period of 1790"1860? A) an increase in the overall percentage of slavery located in the South Atlantic region B) a decrease in the use of slaves in both the South Atlantic and Old Southwest regions C) a rejection of the use of slavery in the Old Southwest while it increased elsewhere D) a large movement of slavery from the South Atlantic to the Old Southwest

Q: Why were speculators, commercial farmers, and manufacturers supporters of Hamilton's financial plan? A) They were the most integrated into and in control of the market economy. B) Hamilton's plan promised them substantial governmental funds and benefits. C) They were a powerful lobby for creating a permanent national debt. D) Hamilton's plan included little regulation of industry.

Q: Chesapeake planters often relied upon __________ as another source of unfree laborers. A) English convicts B) Irish convicts C) children D) unwed mothers