What was the main result of the deadly diseases brought to the New World by
Europeans?
a. an extremely high mortality rate among the natives, destroying the culture of many
tribes
b. a diminution of these diseases throughout Europe
c. some deaths, but a low number compared to those caused by warfare between Native
Americans and Europeans
d. a death rate high only where Native Americans lived in low concentrations
e. no significant deaths, since Native Americans were already immune to these diseases
Which country was politically controlled by the Soviet Union after World War II?
a. Poland
b. Norway
c. Austria
d. Turkey
e. Denmark
Educational reformers sometimes thought of the local school as a substitute for the
family because they were worried that __________.
a. poor and immigrant families would not properly nurture their children
b. parents in poor and immigrant families often ended up getting divorced
c. many families would resist the new child-centered model of family life they endorsed
for religious reasons
d. parents in wealthy families often ended up getting divorced
e. parents in poor and immigrant families often ended up abandoning their children
How did the National Reclamation Act help settlement in the west?
a. It restricted immigration from Asia and parts of Europe so that there would be more
land for easterners moving west.
b. It reclaimed hundreds of acres of land from Native Americans and made it available
to white settlers.
c. It restricted cattle to specific areas of land, so that farmers would have more land for
cultivation.
d. It gave 160 acres of land to anyone who would pay a registration fee and cultivate the
land for five years.
e. It financed irrigation projects, such as dams and canals, which brought water to the
area.
The social Darwinists __________.
a. believed the laws of nature applied to society
b. were active reformers in the late nineteenth century
c. had an overwhelming influence on American society
d. raised important questions about the conditions of society
e. stressed society’s responsibility to aid the poor
What challenge remained for the colonists following the signing of the Treaty of Paris?
a. deciding what form the new government would take
b. determining how to return seized property and lands to the Loyalists
c. compensating plantation owners for slaves who fought for the British
d. learning to fend off French attempts to control the country
e. compensating Native Americans for ceded lands in the newly gained territories
How did attitudes toward sex and marriage change at this time?
a. Victorian attitudes towards sex and marriage reemerged to dominate American
society throughout the 1920s.
b. There was little change in attitudes toward sex and marriage at this time in American
history.
c. Extramarital affairs became less prevalent, as conservative values dominated urban
American society.
d. The increase in drinking and the countercultural style of urbanites resulted in a return
to more conservative attitudes toward sex and marriage.
e. There was an increased permissiveness in attitudes toward sex, and more tolerance
toward and a higher incidence of divorce.
Why did popular sovereignty fail in the 1854 Kansas elections?
a. voter apathy
b. illegal voting by Missouri residents
c. lack of enthusiasm from voters
d. lack of compelling candidates
e. extremists destroying polling centers
In October 1941, German U-boats sank the __________, killing more than 100
American sailors.
a. Liberty
b. Mayaguez
c. Jefferson
d. Lusitania
e. Reuben James
The most serious consequence of the 1970s oil shock for America was the __________.
a. collapse of several Arab states that were friendly to the United States
b. loss of international respect for Americans
c. decline of the automobile culture in the United States
d. beginning of the mass exodus from American suburbs
e. rampant inflation that resulted from it
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
In what way did white farmers also suffer from the new southern governments run by
the Redeemers?
a. They were often denied the right to vote and were intimidated at the polls.
b. They were forced to pay high taxes on any imported goods from the North.
c. They were not allowed to own property and could only work for rich planters.
d. They could not borrow any federal money and were forced to give up their farms.
e. They were forced into deeper debt due to the crop lien system that favored local
merchants.
What does the term “D-Day” mean?
a. the day President Roosevelt died
b. the day Hitler committed suicide
c. the day the Allies invaded Nazi-occupied Europe
d. the day the Germans invaded France
e. the day the Germans surrendered to the Allies
Members of the Federalist party __________.
a. advocated states’ rights
b. supported the French Revolution
c. wanted Thomas Jefferson to be president
d. supported a strong national government
e. despised centralized economic planning
What was the Second Great Awakening?
a. a wave of religious revivals
b. a political movement to abolish slavery
c. an early women’s rights movement
d. a reform movement to educate more American children
e. a creative movement that revolutionized American art
The terrorist attacks on the United States led the George W. Bush administration to
initiate a new global strategy known to its critics as __________.
a. unilateralism
b. bipolarism
c. containment
d. dtente
e. isolationism
Why did the Monroe Doctrine make little impression on European powers?
a. The Europeans were too occupied with losing their colonial power in the Americas to
care about trade embargoes in the United States.
b. The Europeans did not see the United States as a significant enough military power to
feel threatened about their support of Latin American independence.
c. Europe, especially England, could not predict how powerful an influence the United
States would have on independent markets in Latin America.
d. Communication was so poor that the European powers did not receive news of the
Monroe Doctrine until after they had given up Latin America.
e. Maps were so inaccurate that European powers did not have a sense of how close the
United States was to much of Latin America.
In response to the successful American revolt in Hawaii in 1893, Grover Cleveland
__________.
a. immediately annexed the islands
b. restored the queen to power
c. apologized to the Hawaiian people
d. refused to recognize the new government
e. tried, but failed, to restore the queen to power
According to the policy of peaceable coercion, __________.
a. a nation declares its neutrality
b. a nation avoids all military confrontation
c. peaceful relations should be sought through negotiations
d. economic pressure is used as a diplomatic weapon
e. neutral nations can have limited trade with belligerents
Theodore Roosevelt can be considered one of the country’s first conservationist
presidents because he __________.
a. created 150 million acres in new government preserves
b. loved animals and the remaining wilderness in the United States
c. believed in sequestering public land, so it would not be damaged
d. opposed the use of coal because it damaged the environment
e. was an avid hunter, but confined his big game pursuits to Africa
How did the civil rights movement change in the mid- to late sixties?
a. It cooled off, since African Americans had achieved most of their social goals.
b. The movement became even more committed to nonviolent resistance to racism.
c. It became more militant and considered violence to force social change.
d. It focused less on protest in the streets and more on progress through the courts.
e. The movement focused less on domestic social change and more on international
social change.
What was the first focus of NAACP efforts to end segregation practices?
a. kindergartens
b. elementary schools
c. middle schools
d. high schools
e. universities
Lyman Beecher was most closely associated with which one of the following reform
movements?
a. abolition
b. mental asylum reform
c. prison reform
d. public school reform
e. temperance
Which individual rocketed to national attention because of the Pullman strike?
a. Jacob Coxey
b. Theodore Dreiser
c. Eugene V. Debs
d. Henry Adams
e. Thomas Watson
Which group overwhelmingly supported Carter in the 1980 presidential election?
a. African Americans
b. blue-collar workers
c. Jewish voters
d. the Sunbelt states
e. the South
With the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), 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
While the United States was home to only 6 percent of the world’s population, it was
responsible for _______ percent of the world’s energy consumption.
a. 9
b. 22
c. 40
d. 75
e. 90
Why did women’s movements also lead the temperance crusade?
a. In general, women did not drink alcohol in the early 1900s.
b. In general, men participated in politics while women participated in social reform.
c. Women saw temperance as the first step to suffrage and, therefore, supported it.
d. Women were more involved with social justice activities and saw the direct effects of
alcohol abuse on families.
e. Men saw temperance as the first step to women’s suffrage and, therefore, opposed it.
__________ was the first major industry to attract large numbers of people to the West.
a. Cattle ranching
b. Farming
c. Fur trapping
d. Herding
e. Mining
As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, __________.
a. Great Britain continued to dominate the western frontier
b. the United States asserted its authority on the western frontier
c. the Indians scored a decisive victory
d. the inadequacy of the American army was made evident
e. the British encouraged Native Americans to give up their land
One of the greatest Native American victories over the U.S. Army was the __________.
a. Battle of Wounded Knee
b. Battle of Sand Creek
c. Battle of Little Big Horn
d. Fetterman Massacre
e. “Trail of Tears”
Why were relations between black and white abolitionists often tense?
a. Black abolitionists thought that white abolitionists were too radical.
b. White abolitionists thought that black abolitionists were too radical.
c. White abolitionists protested that they did not have a fair share of influence and
leadership positions in the movement.
d. Black abolitionists protested that they did not have a fair share of influence and
leadership positions in the movement.
e. White abolitionists did not want to end slavery immediately, whereas black
abolitionists did.
What company founded the first industrial research laboratory in 1900?
a. Du Pont
b. General Electric
c. Standard Oil
d. Eastman Kodak
e. Westinghouse
Which statement best describes the “gang” labor that many slaves performed on large
plantations?
a. A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock.
b. Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters.
c. Large groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a white overseer.
d. Slaves worked at their own pace with little supervision during an eight-hour day.
e. Large groups of slaves worked together in factories.
Mexican territory in North America in 1821 included __________.
a. Wyoming
b. Oregon
c. Idaho
d. Oklahoma
e. Nevada