Which was most common in determining whether a state supported the North or the
South in the Civil War?
A) ideology about slavery
B) opinions about Lincoln’s presidency and whether he was a legitimate leader
C) views on whether or not states had the right to secede from the Union
D) economic interests
E) religious convictions
How were Young Americans unlike the traditional members of the Democratic Party?
A) They were enthusiastic about commerce, industry, and speculation in the market.
B) They were opposed to territorial expansion.
C) They fiercely opposed the Mexican-American War.
D) They worried about the materialism that accompanied the market economy.
E) They embraced European themes in American literature.
Working women in the 1930s faced all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A) discriminatory hiring and firing practices
B) an unemployment rate higher than 20 percent for a decade
C) lower wages sanctioned by government regulations
D) lack of a minimum wage for maids and waitresses
E) lack of appointments for women in high-ranking positions
Why did John D. Rockefeller reject competition among oil companies?
A) He believed that consolidation, not competition, created stronger companies.
B) He did not want to be forced to lower his prices to consumers.
C) He felt that other oil companies were inferior to his company.
D) He believed that competition would only weaken his own company.
E) He felt that his company needed to develop before it could compete with others.
Which of these countries was given most-favored nation status in 2000, in spite of its
poor human rights record?
A) Egypt
B) Turkey
C) China
D) Russia
E) Mexico
Planters who owned large plantation houses with at least fifty slaves made up about
______ percent of the white population in the South in 1860.
A) 1
B) 75
C) 25
D) 40
E) 90
What was the main motivation that brought so many Scots-Irish to America in the
1700s?
A) They came to practice Catholicism freely, something they could not do in Ireland.
B) They came in search of freedom and prosperity, two things they lacked in Ireland.
C) They came to work as indentured servants in the New World.
D) Their main goal was to form new Presbyterian congregations in America.
E) They came to earn money in America and planned to return to Scotland.
How did the role of children in American society change in the late nineteenth century?
A) Children were valued more as people who could contribute to the family and not just
as people to be left alone for many years.
B) Children were viewed less as “little adults” who should contribute to the family as
soon as possible, and viewed more as young people who needed years to grow up.
C) People began to think of children as less in need of general education and more in
need of vocational education tailored to the jobs they would eventually get.
D) Children were no longer thought of as “free help” and were instead paid for many of
the chores they did at home.
E) People began to understand the necessity for children to learn important skills as
apprentices and not just at home with their families.
How was John Adams’s presidency made much more difficult?
A) He lacked experience with government.
B) Alexander Hamilton interfered and opposed him constantly.
C) Jefferson refused to cooperate with a Federalist president.
D) America continued to have problems with the British on the seas.
E) Adams could not communicate well with Jefferson.
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy advocated _______.
A) immigration to Africa rather than trying to gain rights in the United States
B) acceptance of discrimination until the courts brought about changes
C) the use of violence to get the nation’s attention for his cause
D) the use of any means necessary, including dirty tricks, to gain equality
E) the use of nonviolent, passive resistance to unjust laws
What effect did the formation of NATO have on the Cold War?
A) It changed the Cold War into a full-scale military confrontation.
B) It intensified Russian fears of the West and escalated the Cold War.
C) It had minimal or no effect on the Cold War.
D) It decreased Russian fears and eased Cold War tensions.
E) It dissolved U.S.-Soviet tensions and ended the Cold War.
Slave marriages tended to last longer on ________.
A) plantations in the upper South
B) small farms
C) smaller plantations
D) large plantations
E) urban estates
Why did the Mexican-American War ultimately divide the American public and
provoke political dissension?
A) Many Northerners feared the spread of slavery to the newly acquired territories.
B) Many Southerners feared the economic competition from cotton growers in the
newly acquired territories.
C) Many people in the Midwest feared the economic competition from ranchers in the
newly acquired territories.
D) Many people on the East Coast worried about the social effects of expansion.
E) Many religious groups worried about the lawlessness that would exist in the sparsely
populated new territories.
Which characterizes Jefferson’s stance on slavery?
A) He supported the slave trade, yet he didn’t own any slaves himself.
B) He was a faithful Republican and abolitionist, yet most Republicans were not
abolitionists.
C) He wanted the slave trade outlawed, yet he owned slaves.
D) He publically stated he wanted the slave trade outlawed, but he secretly supported it.
E) He preached life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but he didn’t want to outlaw
the slave trade.
Which disaster forced state and national attention on working conditions in factories
and stores?
A) Homestead mining strike
B) Farmington fire
C) Ludlow disaster
D) Triangle Shirtwaist fire
E) Hormel stampede
What was the greatest single advantage that the United States and its allies had during
World War II?
A) The Allies began military confrontations with the Axis powers immediately, before
they could gain much ground in Europe or Asia.
B) The Allies were genuinely willing to work together to defeat their enemies, whereas
the Axis powers fought separate wars.
C) The Germans and the Japanese made slow progress in conquering more lands in
Europe and the Pacific.
D) All of the Axis powers suffered from ineffective leadership and poor strategizing,
which was a stark contrast to the Allies.
E) The Allies had such an overwhelming number of ground troops that Axis resistance
was highly ineffective.
Young men were hired to clear land, plant trees, and build bridges and fish ponds by the
_______.
A) Tennessee Valley Authority
B) National Recovery Administration
C) Public Works Administration
D) Works Progress Administration
E) Civilian Conservation Corps
America’s use of the atomic bomb to defeat Japan resulted in all of the following
EXCEPT _______.
A) a tightening of the U.S.-Soviet alliance
B) a decisive end to the war
C) the death of thousands
D) the postwar arms race
E) an unconditional surrender
Why was slavery a point of conflict between the Mexican government and
Anglo-American settlers in Texas?
A) The Mexican government required Anglo-American settlers to emancipate their
slaves.
B) The Mexican government required each Anglo-American settler to own at least four
slaves.
C) The Mexican government allowed white as well as black slavery.
D) The Anglo-American settlers tried to enslave Mexican citizens.
E) The Anglo-American settlers did not want slavery in the territory.
How does the financial-political climate of the late eighteenth century compare to
today’s climate?
A) The late eighteenth century was a simpler time; people were either farmers or
professionals; few people discussed politics or financial systems.
B) Debate about politics and finances was more intense in the late eighteenth century;
strife resulted as people established political and financial systems.
C) In the late eighteenth century, politics and finances were intertwined; today financial
institutions are separate from the influence of political systems.
D) Both the financial and political climates of the late eighteenth century and today can
be characterized as generally peaceful and focused on domestic affairs.
E) The political and financial climates of both times can be characterized as strife-filled,
interdependent on each other, and heavily influenced by foreign affairs.
In 1860, most Americans worked in what sector?
A) ranching
B) gold mining
C) farming
D) the textile industry
E) the transportation industry
How did the growing trend of national associations impact professionals in the early
years of the 1900s?
A) Higher standards enforced by associations ensured that professionals met the
minimum standards in their fields.
B) It became easier to become a professional; all one had to do was buy into an
association.
C) Associations ensured that only aristocrats had access to proper education and
training in many fields.
D) Associations helped restrict the lower classes from joining the burgeoning middle
class in urban America.
E) Associations made it more difficult for professionals to devote their lives to helping
people who were less fortunate.
Which statement best describes the situation for women in the South after the Civil
War?
A) The South remained more conservative about women’s role in the society than the
North.
B) The South became more liberal about women’s role in the society than the North.
C) The situation for women in southern society did not change as a result of the war.
D) Women took the lead in criticizing the Confederate cause and repairing the
relationship with the North.
E) Southern women became less active in the economy and the society as a result of the
war.
What effect would the Baruch Plan have had on America?
A) It would have given the United States a monopoly on atomic weapons.
B) It would have neutralized America’s military advantage.
C) It would have returned the United States to isolationist foreign policies.
D) It would have had a catastrophic effect on the American military.
E) It would have greatly decreased American power overseas.
Martin Luther King, Jr. founded the _______ to obtain civil rights for African
Americans.
A) Black Panthers
B) Fair Employment Practices Committee
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
E) Urban League
The Camp David accords provided a framework for peace negotiations between
________.
A) the United States and the Soviet Union
B) North Vietnam and South Vietnam
C) Iran and the United States
D) Israel and Egypt
E) the Soviet Union and China
What ultimately resulted from the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A) It shattered sectional harmony.
B) It revived support for an expansionist foreign policy.
C) It strengthened the political power of the Whig Party.
D) It had little effect on sectional tensions.
E) It never got the congressional support it needed for passage.
To its founding leaders, ____________ would be a “City on a Hill.”
A) Rhode Island
B) Connecticut
C) Maryland
D) Pennsylvania
E) Massachusetts
Which of the following women became one of the most significant leaders of the
women’s rights movement?
A) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
B) Mother Ann Lee
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Harriet Beecher Stowe
E) Louisa May Alcott
Why was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founded?
A) to run the Montgomery bus boycott
B) to stage peaceful civil rights protests
C) to provide research for military court cases
D) to ferret out communists on college campuses
E) to lead the fight against desegregation
As president, Truman tried to _______.
A) win reelection in 1948 with the worst smear campaign in U.S. history
B) block the Congressional vote to end wartime controls
C) convert the entire Democratic Party into Dixiecrats
D) abolish New Deal programs that upset conservatives
E) perpetuate New Deal legislation begun under Roosevelt
For many political and religious leaders, expansion ________.
A) meant the demise of the American system
B) would threaten the purity of the Anglo-Saxon race
C) would put the United States into direct conflict with European nations
D) was necessary for sustained economic growth
E) went against the ideals of Christianity and American democracy