What did Henry George propose as a solution to poverty in the modern society?
A) to let nature take its evolutionary course
B) to replace all taxes with a ‘single tax” on land
C) a socialist utopia in which the government owns the means of production
D) to establish worker and farmer cooperatives to own the means of production
E) to make churches the center of social reform instead of the government
The idea that people could conduct their lives completely free of sin is called ________.
A) perfectionism
B) abolitionism
C) temperance
D) acceptance
E) purification
During the Progressive Era, the African-American experience heavily influenced
_________.
A) popular music
B) impressionist painting
C) classical college curriculum
D) where factories were built
E) urban architecture
Washington’s Farewell Address ________.
A) warned against creating a strong military
B) brought harmony to the political system
C) supported the political ideology of Jefferson and Madison
D) advised against an alliance with France
E) wholeheartedly endorsed the two-party system
To what was French historian Alexis de Tocqueville referring to when he wrote that
Americans did not believe “that democratic principles should undermine the husband’s
authority and make it doubtful who is in charge of the family”?
A) In France, unlike in the U.S., women experienced true democracy both in and
outside of the home.
B) In the U.S., women did not experience true democracy in or outside of their homes.
C) In the U.S., unlike in France, women experienced true democracy both in and
outside of the home.
D) Democracy undermines women’s rights and safety in the American home.
E) U.S. democracy supports and establishes women’s rights in the American home.
Which one of the following was NOT a southern staple by about 1820?
A) cotton
B) rice
C) sugar
D) indigo
E) tobacco
In 1861, Lincoln declared martial law and suspended the _________ in the area
between Philadelphia and Washington.
A) Constitution
B) writ of habeas corpus
C) right to bear arms
D) freedom of speech protections
E) right to vote
The factor most responsible for the growth of the colonial population between 1700 and
1770 was ________.
A) natural reproduction
B) the great wave of immigration during that period
C) the program of forced migration instituted by the monarchy
D) the dramatic upsurge in the importation of slaves
E) the intermarriage between settlers and Native Americans
Truman’s prospects in the 1948 election looked _______.
A) very promising because he had successfully kept inflation down after World War II
B) promising because he unified Democrats and even some GOP leaders in his support
C) promising because he remained wildly popular with the public throughout his term
D) bleak because Democratic support had been split among several candidates
E) bleak because he lacked the funds to travel the country and garner support
For Jefferson, possession of which city would make another power the immediate
enemy of the U.S.?
A) New York
B) Boston
C) Chicago
D) Charleston
E) New Orleans
Which political party wanted to extend the period of naturalization in order to weaken
immigrant voter strength?
A) Free-Soil party
B) Whig party
C) Know-Nothing party
D) Democratic party
E) Liberty party
Which of the following statements is NOT true of President Thomas Jefferson?
A) He was a man of great intellectual ability.
B) He created the military academy at West Point.
C) He hated the national debt.
D) He wanted to cut government spending.
E) He loved the military and saw it as America’s greatest asset.
Why did Populists not gain as many seats in Congress as they had expected in the 1894
election?
A) In the South, Democrats used fraud and violence to keep people from voting for
Populists.
B) In the Midwest, discontented voters tended to vote for Democrats and not Populists.
C) The unemployed, who supported the Populists, did not vote as widely as expected.
D) In the South, despite Populist support, more people ultimately voted Republican.
E) The Populist supporters in New England chose to vote Republican instead.
The largest group of white, non-English immigrants to the colonies in the 1700s were
________.
A) the Dutch
B) the Germans
C) the Swedish
D) the Scots-Irish
E) the French
In the final analysis, Wilson’s domestic programs indicated _____.
A) his exclusive belief in New Freedom ideas
B) his outright opposition to Roosevelt’s New Nationalism
C) a blending of the two competing doctrines of progressivism
D) his failure as a progressive reformer
E) his determination to please as many voters as possible
The founding of Pennsylvania was tied to the ________.
A) Quaker movement
B) Restoration
C) Glorious Revolution
D) institution of the joint-stock company
E) agricultural revolution
During the Mexican-American War, what major issue came up for debate in Congress?
A) annexation of Mexico as U.S. territory
B) prohibition of slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico
C) extension of voting rights to women in the western territories
D) increased immigration from Mexico to the Unites States
E) cession of more southwestern territory to the Mexican government
Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?
A) popular dissatisfaction with the clergy
B) the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English
C) the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings
D) the English hostility to the French Huguenots
E) Mary I becoming queen of England
In the most extreme form of Manifest Destiny, what land would the United States
ultimately occupy?
A) the area from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains
B) the area from the east coast to the west coast
C) the land that is occupied today by the United States, Mexico, and Canada
D) North America and Central America
E) the entire North American continent plus the Caribbean islands
Between 1915 and 1918, labor productivity dropped in the United States because
________.
A) the United States was involved in World War I
B) markets in Europe were not buying products, so production was reduced
C) unemployment caused demand and then production to decrease
D) violent race riots stopped production
E) horrible working conditions led to strikes and absenteeism
What was the Manhattan Project?
A) a plan for ground troops to take Tokyo and end the war
B) a government program to deal with criminals of war
C) an elite team of secret agents that nearly assassinated Hitler
D) a diplomatic project to negotiate a Japanese surrender
E) a top-secret program that developed the atom bomb
Which African-American individual was appointed to a prominent post in the federal
government during the Kennedy administration?
A) A. Philip Randolph
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Martin Luther King, Jr.
D) Malcolm X
E) Stokely Carmichael
How did the role of government change as a result of the Civil War?
A) More power was given to local governments instead of the state and federal levels.
B) The federal government became less involved in economic policy.
C) All constitutional restrictions on federal government were dissolved.
D) The federal government became recognized as supreme over state governments.
E) State governments were confirmed as being supreme over the federal government.
Why were many women part of the settlement house reform movement?
A) They believed that poverty was the worst problem in the society and must be
prevented.
B) Men were not interested in urban poverty, and women were the only ones left to
tackle the problem.
C) The women who helped start settlement houses could bring their children there,
which made it easier for them.
D) It was one of the few places in the American society in which they could use their
talents.
E) Women believed that education was the only way to eradicate poverty in the United
States.
How did the contribution of the Soviet Union in Europe during the war compare to the
American contribution?
A) It was significantly smaller.
B) It was somewhat smaller.
C) It was about the same.
D) It was significantly larger.
E) It was impossible to determine.
In New England, women ________.
A) enjoyed rights and powers equal to those of men
B) outnumbered men in church by two to one
C) had no economic power whatsoever
D) could easily divorce their husbands
E) began to lobby for voting rights in this colonial period
An important procedural decision approved at the opening of the Constitutional
Convention involved ________.
A) publicizing the convention’s meetings and debates
B) refusing to allow the small states to present their plans for constitutional revisions
C) the decision to keep deliberations as secret as possible
D) the election of James Madison as chairman
E) the requirement of a plurality rather than a simple majority to implement changes
By 1894, American railroads ________.
A) had difficulty finding the capital to expand
B) suffered from competition and overexpansion
C) had consolidated into four major lines
D) had eliminated competition
E) were at the peak of their bargaining power
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson sent American soldiers to ________ in order to
prevent a communist takeover there.
A) Cuba
B) Argentina
C) the Dominican Republic
D) Lebanon
E) Madagascar
Over the years, affirmative action policies were passed to ________.
A) secure the power of each branch of government
B) allow the president to reinstitute the military draft
C) limit the terms of those elected to governmental positions
D) ensure greater participation by minorities
E) give more decision-making power to the people
What did the Red Scare reveal about the darker side of American society?
A) There was a deep undercurrent of intolerance and bigotry in American society.
B) Americans were more interested in economic growth than in personal liberties.
C) Racism emerged as a new phenomenon in the America of the 1920s.
D) Americans were willing to tolerate immigrants if they stayed out of political life.
E) There was a general indifference toward issues of race, ethnicity, and national
identity.