Which of these describe the Ocala Demands?
A) the political demands of the Farmers’ Alliance
B) the Democratic platform in support of the gold standard
C) William Jennings Bryan’s political platform
D) the demands presented by those involved in the Pullman strike
E) the platform of the Republican party in the 1890 elections
How was the Watergate Scandal similar to the Iran-Contra affair?
A) They both were excused due to significant progress in U.S.-Soviet relations.
B) They both restored the public’s faith in federal government.
C) They both brought the United States to the brink of nuclear war.
D) They both involved major errors in international diplomacy.
E) They both involved illegal actions that tarnished a president’s reputation.
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
Why did the Portuguese reject Columbus’s proposed route to Cathay?
A) They wanted Columbus to sail to India, not Cathay.
B) They believed that Columbus had underestimated the Earth’s circumference.
C) They believed the Earth was round.
D) They believed that Columbus had no intention of reaching Cathay and was
presenting a false route simply to gain monetary support.
E) They thought that Columbus would encounter too many hostile Indians on his
proposed route.
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
Which one of the following states was NOT part of the Confederacy?
A) Missouri
B) North Carolina
C) Texas
D) Tennessee
E) Florida
The United States’ right to intervene in Latin America was stated in the _____.
A) Sussex Pledge
B) Zimmermann Note
C) Roosevelt Corollary
D) Lodge Corollary
E) Foster Testimony
Men that were called nationalists in the early 1780s were the ________ later in the
same decade.
A) Whigs
B) Federalists
C) Antifederalists
D) Tories
E) Republicans
How did disagreements between Federalists and Antifederalists reflect the political
climate of the 1780s and predict the climate of the 1800s?
A) The disagreement showed that Americans were strangers to the political process and
had a lot to learn.
B) The disagreement threatened the young nation throughout the 1780s and well into
the 1800s.
C) The disagreement was inconsequential as most Americans agreed about state,
federal, and individual rights.
D) The disagreement was quickly cleared up, demonstrating that Americans were able
politicians.
E) The disagreement showed how the country was divided and would be divided for the
next several decades on state, federal, and individual rights.
Local authorities rounded up ________ to deport them and reduce the welfare rolls.
A) African Americans
B) Mexican immigrants
C) Asian immigrants
D) Native Americans
E) European Americans
Chief Justice John Marshall believed in judicial review, which is ________.
A) a professional journal read by lawyers and judges
B) the power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of legislation
C) a system whereby all legislation passed by Congress must be approved by the
Supreme Court before it can take effect
D) a job-performance appraisal system for federal judges
E) a process for evaluating the qualifications of candidates for federal judgeships
A founder of the National American Woman Suffrage Association was ________.
A) Rheta Childe Dorr
B) John H. Kellogg
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Charlotte Gilman
E) Rebecca Ablowitz
The Iran-Contra affair was ________.
A) a covert operation through which the Reagan administration planned to topple the
Iranian government
B) a diplomatic disaster in which Iranian and Nicaraguan leaders were deeply insulted
by one of Reagan’s speeches
C) a foreign policy crisis in which Reagan sent combat troops to both Iran and
Nicaragua in order to keep the peace
D) a crisis between Iran and Nicaragua regarding an antimissile system that nearly
resulted in nuclear war
E) a scandal in which the government planned to sell weapons to Iran in order to
finance exiles fighting in Nicaragua
Why did support for free silver coinage grow rapidly from 1894 to 1896?
A) because it seemed a simple, compelling answer to the economic crisis
B) because workers joined farmers in support of silver coinage
C) because Cleveland Democrats joined workers in support of silver coinage
D) because the country was rapidly running out of gold reserves
E) because silver would ensure there would be less money in circulation
What was President Truman’s primary motive for using atomic weapons against Japan?
A) to impress the Soviet Union
B) to kill as many Japanese as possible
C) to justify a secret government project
D) to completely destroy Japan
E) to end the war as quickly as possible
Does U.S. foreign policy today more closely reflect the isolationist or the expansionist
model?
A) Because the United States no longer participates in armed conflicts in other
countries, it reflects the isolationist model.
B) Because the United States only participates in the world economically (not militarily
or politically), it reflects the isolationist model.
C) Because the United States participates in affairs throughout the world for its own
benefit, it reflects the expansionist model.
D) Because the United States only participates in the other countries’ struggles for
freedom and not for any U.S. gain, it reflects the expansionist model.
E) Since the U.S. has exerted its influence through its buying power, it reflects the
imperialist model.
Which of these was true of the experience of African Americans in the period from
about 1870 to 1890?
A) The end of the Civil War brought implementation of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Amendments.
B) Race riots occurred, but were confined to the South.
C) The works of writers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe continued to have a profound
effect in the South.
D) Lynchings became a thing of the past
E) They saw their civil rights and even their safety erode significantly.
Which of the following individuals is INCORRECTLY associated with the industry he
helped to found?
A) Andrew Carnegie: steel
B) J. P. Morgan: finance
C) Henry Bessemer: railroads
D) John Rockefeller: oil
E) William Kelly: steel
Educational changes in the years 1877 to 1900 did NOT include ________.
A) a decrease in illiteracy
B) “practical” courses in manual training and homemaking for older children
C) development of the kindergarten
D) compulsory school attendance in all states
E) ‘separate but equal” schools for African Americans in the South
The victory at ________ gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
A) Gettysburg
B) Vicksburg
C) Richmond
D) Shiloh
E) Fredericksburg
With the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty, both the Soviet Union and the United
States agreed to ________.
A) destroy their entire stockpile of intermediate-range missiles
B) remove and destroy all intermediate-range missiles in Europe
C) prevent developing nations from having access to intermediate-range missiles
D) limit their weapons arsenals to intermediate-range rather than long-range missiles
E) work together to create the world’s first intermediate-range missile
Why didn’t early American railroads actually link different regions to each other?
A) They did not have enough steel to make the tracks very long.
B) They were only built to bring goods from one city to another.
C) They had different schedules and incompatible gauges.
D) They were only affordable to the richest passengers.
E) They were built with inferior equipment and were constantly breaking down.
What was one major impact of the New Deal on party politics?
A) It restored the U.S. economy to its original preeminence in the world.
B) It united Democrats and Republicans as no other crisis had before or since.
C) It sought to create a coalition by reaching out to ethnic voters.
D) It changed the political affiliations for most rural and urban voters.
E) It created a unified Democratic party of rural southerners and urban westerners.
During the presidential election of 1856, what did the Republican Party platform call
for?
A) popular sovereignty in the territories
B) prohibition of slavery in the territories
C) election of Fillmore, who opposed Buchanan
D) secession from the United States
E) election of Buchanan, who opposed Fillmore
Which of the following adjectives best describes Eisenhower’s administration?
A) moderation
B) neoconservative
C) liberal
D) progressive
E) reformist
The author of The Jungle was ________.
A) Booker T. Washington
B) Upton Sinclair
C) John D. Rockefeller
D) Samuel Gompers
E) Henry Ford
Why did the Articles of Confederation give states more power than the central
government?
A) The delegates believed that powerful state governments were dangerous.
B) The delegates were mostly state governors, so they wanted to preserve their own
power.
C) The new central government had proven itself unworthy of power with corrupt
officials and systematic abuses.
D) Articles of Confederation by definition must give power to the states as it is a
state-wide document.
E) The delegates believed that powerful central governments were dangerous.
American industrial growth was concentrated in the ________.
A) Southwest
B) Northeast
C) Pacific
D) Southeast
E) Midwest
Which statement best describes the disparity in resources between the North and the
South during the Civil War?
A) The North had more factories and industrial workers than the South.
B) The value of industrial production was higher in the South.
C) The South had more textiles and firearms factories.
D) The South had more miles of railroad tracks than the North.
E) The North was unable to access its immigrant population for manpower.
In what way can Theodore Roosevelt be considered one of the country’s first
conservationist presidents?
A) He created 150 million acres in new forest preserves.
B) He loved animals and set aside many wilderness areas.
C) He believed in sequestering public land, so it would not be used.
D) He opposed the use of coal because it damaged the environment.
E) He was an avid hunter, but confined his big game pursuits to Africa.
The person most responsible for the liberation of Eastern Europe from repressive
governments was ________.
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) George H. W. Bush
C) Saddam Hussein
D) Boris Yeltsin
E) Bill Clinton
Francis Townsend advocated that the federal government pay $200 each month to
_______.
A) all Americans over the age of 60
B) dispossessed farmers
C) veterans of World War I
D) widows with two or more children
E) unemployed urban workers
How did President Clinton change the experience of gays and lesbians in the military?
A) He launched an investigation to root out and prosecute homosexuals in the military.
B) He instigated a ban on homosexuals in the military.
C) He established the “Don”t ask, don”t tell” military policy.
D) He pressured the military to accept a small number of openly gay recruits.
E) He forced the military to accept homosexuals in every branch of the service.