Why had Washington’s political alliance shifted by the end of his presidency?
A) Disillusioned by political factions, he created his own political party.
B) He regretted supporting England in the war, and began to support France.
C) He regretted supporting France in the war, and began to support England.
D) He shifted from neutrality to a closer alliance with the Federalists.
E) He shifted from neutrality to a closer alliance with the Republicans.
Most working African Americans at the beginning of the twentieth century ________.
A) had a life substantially improved from their parents
B) had the opportunity for a high quality education
C) worked as poor Southern sharecroppers
D) had little reason to protest their situation
E) often banded together to start businesses
A major source of political information in the colonies came in the form of ________.
A) imported political treatises
B) weekly newspapers
C) pamphlets
D) public debates
E) daily newspapers
What was one of the effects of the new Fugitive Slave Law that was passed as part of
the Compromise of 1850?
A) It became easier for escaped slaves to stay free.
B) It became easier to kidnap and enslave free African Americans.
C) It became easier for slaves to sue for their freedom.
D) It became easier for slaves to purchase their freedom.
E) It became more difficult for plantation owners to reclaim their escaped slaves.
What methods were often used by unions to achieve their goals?
A) lockouts and government troops to protect workers
B) firing managers and using industrial psychology
C) strikes, leading to negotiations
D) buying out factory owners and boycotting products
E) hiring other workers to take their place and striking
Why did Theodore Roosevelt call Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin “the laboratory of
democracy”?
A) Wisconsin focused on improving voter education and participation.
B) Wisconsin citizens voted to approve or reject all of La Follette’s ideas.
C) Wisconsin used research methods to implement progressive ideas.
D) Wisconsin removed nearly all corrupt officials at local and state level.
E) Wisconsin’s new voting practices became the model for all other states.
What was the result of the 1895 Supreme Court case involving the E. C. Knight
Company?
A) The regulatory powers of the federal government were strengthened.
B) There was stronger regulation over manufacturing.
C) The ruling had little effect on national policy.
D) The Supreme Court strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act.
E) Antitrust legislation was weakened.
How did management methods by Frederick W. Taylor’s affect workers?
A) Management kept workers happy by improving their working conditions, wages,
and hours.
B) A new comfortable working environment increased worker satisfaction, loyalty, and
production.
C) Workers were given the power to influence how production was carried out, which
increased their willingness to work.
D) Workers had to meet specific work standards, which often led to higher pay for
doing monotonous and dangerous jobs.
E) Workers were allowed to develop the best solutions to problems.
According to the theories of Alfred Thayer Mahan, ________.
A) large armies would protect American interests around the globe
B) American greatness would be recognized by its industrial output
C) little would be gained from American expansion abroad
D) a strong navy was an integral part of America’s wealth and power
E) standing armies were dangerous and expensive
Significant medical developments in Victorian America included all of the following
EXCEPT ________.
A) eradication of tuberculosis, typhoid, and diphtheria
B) discovery that germs cause infection and disease
C) relatively safe and painless surgery
D) more antiseptic practices in childbirth
E) development of vaccines to prevent diseases
Which of the following was NOT a function of the Fuel Administration during World
War I?
A) the introduction of daylight savings time
B) the rationing of coal
C) the coordination of shipping
D) the creation of “gasless days”
E) the allotment of oil
In 1954, Secretary of State Dulles signed a security treaty to agree to defend _______
from Chinese forces.
A) Vietnam
B) South Korea
C) Thailand
D) Indochina
E) Formosa
Which notable Southern author wrote proslavery polemics?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Henry David Thoreau
C) Herman Melville
D) James Russell Lowell
E) Ralph Waldo Emerson
In 1865, about how many Native Americans were living in the western half of the
United States?
A) 10,000
B) 250,000
C) 500,000
D) 750,000
E) 1,000,000
Why did many whites support Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Compromise?
A) because it rejected militancy and attacks on white dominance
B) because it rejected the idea that blacks needed equal rights in the American society
C) because it called for blacks to get a college education and to fight actively for their
rights
D) because it called for the integration of schools and an end to ‘separate but equal”
E) because it promoted the idea of professional careers for blacks
Why did increased trade with Europeans tend to erode the traditional leadership
structure of Native American groups?
A) Native Americans looked to the Europeans as their new leaders, which caused the
Native American leaders to lose much of their power.
B) Native Americans who traded with Europeans tended not to belong to traditional
communities, but rather to leaderless societies.
C) Native American leaders no longer wanted to rule over other members of their
groups who traded with Europeans.
D) Native American leaders spent so much time in conflict with European traders that
they had no time for leadership, causing their roles to weaken.
E) Native Americans no longer consulted leaders when they bargained with European
traders, which weakened the leaders’ roles.
Indentured servants ________.
A) were working off the cost of their passage to America
B) served the same number of years regardless of age or experience
C) had no more legal rights than slaves
D) were never legally emancipated
E) usually lived long enough to complete their terms of service
One thing some forward-thinking business leaders did because they were concerned
about labor unrest was to ________.
A) initiate drug testing
B) encourage union activism
C) study applied psychology
D) ignore the problem
E) adopt a policy of limited force and coercion
How did President Eisenhower deal with Joseph McCarthy?
A) He asked McCarthy to investigate military officers.
B) He ordered McCarthy to focus on celebrities, not government employees.
C) He openly attacked McCarthy and quickly ended his career.
D) He gave McCarthy his unconditional support.
E) He waited for McCarthy’s zeal to be his own undoing.
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
The greatest change in American literature during the late 1800s was the rise of
________.
A) poetry
B) evolutionism
C) realism
D) romanticism
E) impressionism
The most important figure in American finance was ________.
A) J. P. Morgan
B) Andrew Carnegie
C) Andrew Mellon
D) Albert Fink
E) E. F. Hutton
Why were many professionals attracted to the progressive movement?
A) They wanted to bar the lower classes from joining their professions.
B) They hoped to discourage women from entering the workforce.
C) They wanted to set educational requirements for their professions.
D) They were interested in asserting influence in the southern United States.
E) Many professionals were NOT attracted to the progressive movement.
The Panic of 1893 ________.
A) was caused by a stock market sell-off
B) was confined to a small group of investors
C) had little effect on the national government
D) brought quick, decisive action by the government
E) caused banks to increase their number of loans
The Union general who replaced Winfield Scott as commander of Union forces was
________.
A) Irvin McDowell
B) Joseph Hooker
C) Robert E. Lee
D) William Tecumseh Sherman
E) George McClellan
Which was NOT a colonial war between France and England?
A) King William’s War
B) Queen Anne’s War
C) King George’s War
D) French and Indian War
E) King Philip’s War
After George W. Bush was elected president, his first order of business was ________.
A) to expand the Americans with Disabilities Act
B) to strengthen environmental protections
C) to quell unrest in the Middle East
D) to create major healthcare reform
E) to institute a large tax cut
Which statement best describes Hitler’s orders to his submarine commanders in the
Atlantic?
A) Hitler ordered them not to fire on American vessels to avoid drawing the United
States into the war.
B) Hitler ordered them not to fire on American vessels because German U-boats were
inferior to U.S. submarines.
C) Hitler ordered them to fire on American vessels because he wanted to draw the
United States into the war.
D) Hitler ordered them not to fire on American vessels because he knew the Americans
were considering an alliance with Germany.
E) Hitler ordered them to fire on American vessels because they were supplying the
navy of Great Britain.
A major change in the college curriculum of the late nineteenth century was to
________.
A) train students for the ministry
B) emphasize classical curriculum
C) have students follow a rigorous, prescribed curriculum
D) stress the practical application of education
E) eliminate electives from the curriculum
Which two were the most important developments of the late nineteenth century?
A) the typewriter and calculating machine
B) the telephone and the light bulb
C) factories and the sewing machine
D) the telegraph and processed meat
E) automobiles and the assembly line
Which of these was most likely the principal reason Spain found its North American
border hard to hold?
A) lack of mineral resources
B) lack of arable land
C) its vastness
D) Spanish-British hostilities
E) the opposition of the Plains Indians