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Q: Germany's invasion of __________ on September 1, 1939 marked the start of World War II. A) Denmark B) Britain C) France D) Poland

Q: Suffragists won their first victories in the __________. A) Northeast B) Midwest C) South D) West

Q: Which statement about the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction is true? A) Republican governors never created policies that resulted in the arrest of members. B) They attempted to stop women from using their right to vote. C) Blacks and whites who supported democratic reforms were attacked by members. D) Their acts of terrorism caused Democrats in the U.S. Congress to pass anti-Klan laws.

Q: Which of the following groups split along sectional lines due to disagreements over slavery?A) PresbyteriansB) AnglicansC) Roman CatholicsD) Quakers

Q: Voting power in Congress in 1785 was __________. A) based on population B) concentrated in the New England states C) divided equally among the thirteen states D) based on how much states had contributed to the war effort

Q: The first document to establish self-governmentand the decisions of the majorityin North America was __________. A) the Mayflower Compact B) the Virginia Declaration of Rights C) Penn's Code D) the Burgesses Law

Q: In the case Roe v.Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that __________. A) suburban areas needed wider representation in state governments B) labor unions could not call strikes during the process of collective bargaining C) state laws could not forbid abortions in the first three months of pregnancy D) the federal government could make no laws that encourage integration

Q: What finally stalled Nazi aggression between 1940 and early 1941? A) President Roosevelt secretly sent American pilots to Europe. B) England steadfastly resisted the Nazis in the Battle of Britain. C) A British blockade of Germany cut off fascist supply lines. D) Economic boycotts by the United States damaged the German war effort.

Q: Which of the following was generally ignored by progressive reformers? A) racial inequality B) vice districts C) the plight of rural Americans D) public education

Q: Southern Democrats realized they could regain their dominance of local power by __________. A) cooperating with legislatures controlled by the Republicans B) supporting the candidacy of Ulysses S. Grant C) making alliances with carpetbaggers and scalawags D) manipulating racial tensions

Q: Which of the following groups argued that slavery was a social good?A) northern evangelicalsB) southern evangelicalsC) northern CatholicsD) southern Catholics

Q: State constitutions tended to __________. A) increase the power of the national government B) exclude a formal bill of rights C) lower property requirements for the right to vote D) strengthen ties between the state and the Anglican Church

Q: The Wampanoag leader was named __________. A) Squanto B) Samoset C) Eneck-Chak D) Massasoit

Q: The Equal Rights Amendment __________. A) easily won ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures B) created little controversy C) fell three states short of ratification before the 1982 deadline D) was proposed by a national constitutional convention

Q: What was the earliest event of fascist aggression leading up to World War II? A) the creation of death camps in eastern Europe by the German military B) the brutal invasion of China by the Japanese C) the Italian invasion and overthrow of the government of Ethiopia D) the German air force raids on Great Britain

Q: Many progressive reformers supported prohibition legislation because __________. A) prohibition laws had succeeded at reducing alcoholism in western Europe B) they believed alcohol was a cause of poverty and many other social problems C) they wished to break monopolies controlled by liquor manufacturers D) it was a major aspect of the Socialist Party's platform

Q: In the period 1869"1873, the state government of Mississippi succeeded in __________. A) reducing the state's budgetary debt B) their efforts to segregate all public facilities C) passing education, judicial, and public health reforms D) opposing federal amendments to the Constitution

Q: What prompted white Southerners to create a defense of slavery in the mid-nineteenth century?A) Congress was considering complete emancipation of all slaves.B) Abolitionists began an open crusade against slavery.C) Slaves began to openly demand their freedom.D) European criticism of American slavery had intensified.

Q: Between 1777 and 1784, __________. A) most northern states ended slavery B) most northern states accelerated their use of slavery C) slaveowners resorted to the use of Indian slaves D) many states allowed women a temporary right to vote

Q: The first New England settlement, founded in 1620, was __________. A) Plymouth Colony B) Chesapeake Bay Colony C) Sagadahoc River Colony D) Connecticut Valley Colony

Q: Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972) forbade discrimination by gender in all __________. A) colleges and universities B) K-12 schools C) after-school programs D) educational programs receiving federal aid

Q: Before 1939, Nazi concentration camps mostly held people who were __________. A) uneducated B) foreign prisoners of war C) Jewish D) political dissidents and anti-socials

Q: Which of the following forms of entertainment did some progressives want to prohibit? A) radio shows B) live theater C) movie theaters D) automobile racing

Q: The Colored Monitor Union Club was __________. A) an organized confederation of northern black religious leaders B) organized for blacks to have an alternative to the Republican Party C) a strong voice in favor of universal manhood suffrage D) a major supporter of separate but equal facilities

Q: Which of the following statements about the black codes is accurate? A) They only existed in the South. B) They applied only to slaves and not free blacks. C) They afforded free blacks, but not slaves, the right to vote. D) They prohibited slaves from testifying against whites in court.

Q: As a result of the Revolution __________. A) the number of free blacks increased dramatically B) the number of slaves in the South dropped C) slaves grew less bold in their efforts to gain freedom D) slaves stopped running away in the 1800s

Q: Which of the following stalled population growth in the Chesapeake colonies? A) warfare with Native Americans B) prohibition on marriage of indentured servants C) lack of nutritious food D) political conflict with England

Q: A "rainbow coalition" that encouraged a wider commitment to social justice was led by __________. A) Jim Jones B) Pat Robertson C) Jesse Jackson D) Jerry Falwell

Q: Which is the correct trio of Axis Powers in World War II? A) Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy B) Germany, Japan, and Italy C) Germany, Italy, and France D) Soviet Union, Japan, and Germany

Q: What year did prohibition go into effect? A) 1916 B) 1919 C) 1926 D) 1933

Q: White southerners used the term carpetbaggers to describe __________. A) ex-slaves who moved to southern cities B) southerners who supported the Union C) powerful northerners who lived in the South D) Republican leaders in the United States Congress

Q: How did most free blacks earn a living? A) as tenant farmers B) as small planters C) as skilled tradesmen D) as factory laborers

Q: Which of the following was a way in which the Revolution affected women? A) more restrictive divorce laws B) greater access to education C) a worsened perception of women's moral status D) an increase in the sale of black female slaves

Q: Which of the following was a common disease in the Chesapeake colonies? A) malaria B) syphilis C) smallpox D) influenza

Q: Communities such as El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California are examples of __________. A) cities that enforce strict nativist policies B) cities with a policy of resistance against new immigration C) the existence of a cross-border economy D) a one-party political system

Q: Many historians have stated that Franklin Roosevelt was "the right man at the right time." Evaluate the thematic evidence that produces this thesis.

Q: Jacob Riis was a key activist in the move to make progressive reforms __________. A) in the Protestant Church B) that would provide national health insurance C) in public education D) designed to enhance the profits of big corporations

Q: In the South during the Reconstruction, African Americans were an influential voice in __________. A) implementing the reforms of the Republican Party B) opposing the Tenure of Office Act C) achieving universal desegregation of public schools D) the restructured Democratic Party

Q: In the late 1850s, several southern states sought to __________. A) free all slaves B) re-enslave free blacks C) force all free blacks to live in cities D) send free blacks back to Africa

Q: From 1776 to 1807, property-holding women had the right to vote __________. A) in New Jersey B) only in local elections in the United States C) in England D) if their husbands allowed them to vote

Q: Widows in the English colonies __________. A) were barred from inheriting their husbands' lands B) controlled their deceased husbands' lands until their eldest son reached 21 C) usually never remarried D) usually returned to Europe

Q: Which of the following changed the composition of the American people by abolishing the national quota system, which had been in effect since 1924? A) the Immigration and Naturalization Service B) Proposition 187 C) the Moral Majority D) the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Q: What role did New Deal reforms play in the lives of women, blacks, and Indians? Did the New Deal increase discrimination or did it serve as a foundation for later civil rights reform?

Q: In general, American reforms that addressed awful working and living conditions were __________. A) far less effective than social reforms passed in western Europe B) successful at ending urban poverty before 1920 C) responsible for making the abolition of child labor the first victory of labor unions D) opposed by Eugene Debs as conforming to capitalism

Q: Some southerners were drawn to the Republican Party because __________. A) the Republicans were not serious about supporting black suffrage B) the Democratic Party had little support among southern whites C) they were attracted to the party's emphasis on economic development D) radical Republicans in Congress offered moderate calls for reform

Q: Most free blacks in the South lived in __________. A) the Lower South B) South Carolina C) Texas D) the Upper South

Q: The number of free African Americans was highest in __________. A) 1730 B) 1750 C) 1790 D) 1800

Q: The Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony __________. A) were anti-Protestant B) wanted to reform the Anglican Church C) called for a mix of Catholic and Protestant beliefs D) were favored by Queen Elizabeth over all others

Q: In the early 1990s, the United States __________. A) experienced its biggest immigration boom since World War I B) rejected the philosophy of free trade in the Western Hemisphere C) enacted legislation that placed harsh restrictions on Asian immigration D) began to increase trade with Europe while decreasing trade with Pacific nations

Q: Describe the coalition of critics that opposed New Deal reforms. What was the variety of motivations behind the groups and individuals who expressed these criticisms?

Q: Which of the following would be most likely to agree with the political views of Eugene Debs? A) a member of the Social Gospel movement B) a member of the Women's Trade Union League C) a member of the Woman's Board of Home Missions D) a member of the National Child Labor Committee

Q: Which statement about black voters in the South during Reconstruction is true? A) Voter turnout in the black community was low. B) Ulysses S. Grant was elected president with great support from blacks. C) The Democratic Party benefited from the increase in black voters. D) Black voters were not successful in electing many blacks to state offices.

Q: What was the greatest source of conflict between planters and white urban workers in the South? A) White urban workers wished to replace slaves on rural plantations. B) White urban workers favored unionization of both manufacturing and agricultural workers, including slaves. C) White urban workers demanded that the planters pay taxes to help support the development of urban centers. D) White urban workers were the most likely nonslaveholders to support abolition because they wanted to eliminate slave competition.

Q: Which of the following was an effect of Shays's Rebellion? A) Americans realized the social classes readily lived in harmony. B) Many leaders lost faith in the Articles of Confederation. C) There were calls for a move away from centralized power. D) A renewal of public confidence in the national government.

Q: What was the greatest challenge facing the Maryland colony? A) lack of skilled craftsmen B) religious conflict C) Indian attacks D) lack of fertile farmland

Q: The population of Los Angeles in the 1990s __________. A) decreased faster than that of any city in the United States B) included a significant sector of Mexican Americans C) was not as diverse as populations in most American cities D) contained very few Asian immigrants

Q: Choose two New Deal relief programs and describe them. What were they designed to accomplish?

Q: Between 1900 and 1920, protective legislation for __________ workers was virtually nonexistent. A) young male B) young female C) adult male D) adult female

Q: The Tenure of Office Act attempted to __________. A) dismantle state governments in the Lower South B) stop the nomination of Ulysses S. Grant for president C) guarantee the election of Republicans in the North D) weaken the powers of the president

Q: Which statement about southern whites without property or slaves is true? A) They had good relationships with the planter class. B) They lacked self-reliance and depended on government welfare. C) Northerners believed their existence showed another bad aspect of southern society. D) They often worked side-by-side with slaves on the plantations.

Q: What would a follower of Daniel Shays most likely have said in 1786? A) "It is the common people who should be the strength of republicanism in our nation." B) "Rebels against the new republic must not submit themselves to base passions." C) "We must continue to follow the wise counsel of revolutionary leaders in our state." D) "The highest law in a republic is the one that encourages the vast pursuit of property."

Q: Which law, passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians in one colony? A) the Act for Religious Toleration B) the Separatist Act C) the Freedom of Religion Act D) the Scrooby Act

Q: In the second half of the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of political refugees immigrated to the United States from __________. A) Canada B) western Europe C) Vietnam and Southeast Asia D) South Africa

Q: In what ways were Herbert Hoover's economic ideas more progressive than those of his Republican predecessors? Despite these ideas, what political failings caused his demise as president?

Q: Reformers who focused on ending child labor faced resistance from big business and __________. A) the American Federation of Labor B) parents of the children C) believers in the Social Gospel movement D) clergy

Q: The radical Republicans' goals for Reconstruction included __________. A) the South's recognition of the benefits of defeat B) the securing of the freedmen's right to vote C) stopping southern states from leaving the Union D) attempting to strengthen the Republican Party in the North

Q: Yeoman farmers of the Lower South __________. A) wanted to limit the authority of government B) never allowed their wives or daughters to work in the fields C) bolstered the northern economy by buying many factory-made goods D) acted with great deference toward planters

Q: Why was the much larger and better-supported British military defeated?

Q: What did indentured servants receive for their labor? A) a steady wage B) nothing C) a portion of the crops they harvested D) free passage to America

Q: Which of the following ethnic groups makes up the smallest percentage of the American population? A) African Americans B) Hispanics C) Native Americans D) Asians and Pacific Islanders

Q: What was FDR's primary focus in 1939? A) domestic economic policy B) international economic policy C) domestic social policy D) international military policy

Q: How did settlement workers differ from earlier reformers? A) They believed widespread poverty was a major social ill. B) They viewed the "evils" of poverty as the product of social environment. C) They believed the primary cause of poverty was moral weakness. D) They campaigned for laws to protect women and children.

Q: Of the following, who was/were most conciliatory to the desires of white southerners to deny rights and privileges to blacks? A) President Johnson B) radical Republicans C) moderate Republicans D) abolitionists

Q: What percentage of southern white families owned slaves in 1860? A) 15 percent B) 25 percent C) 50 percent D) 75 percent

Q: Analyze Washington's leadership during the war. What qualities made him especially well-suited for his role?

Q: Falling tobacco prices in the eighteenth century caused the colonists to __________. A) stop producing tobacco B) produce less tobacco C) produce more tobacco D) stop shipping tobacco to England

Q: In recent decades, the largest number of new Americans has come from __________. A) Canada B) Mexico C) Vietnam D) the Philippines

Q: How did the French and British respond to Germany's annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia? A) Both countries immediately declared war on Germany. B) Both countries urged the United States to cut off diplomatic and trade relations with Germany. C) Both countries took a position of appeasement and sought only promises of no further annexations. D) Both countries secretly supplied weapons and ammunition to the Austrian and Czech resistance movements.

Q: Most settlement houses were staffed by __________. A) industrial laborers during off-hours B) union organizers C) foreign-born socialists D) middle-class women

Q: The Fifteenth Amendment __________. A) gave Congress the power to remove presidential cabinet members B) officially ended slavery in the United States C) established new rules for the readmission of southern states D) guaranteed the right of American men to vote