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Q: Where was the Inca empire primarily located? A) Peru B) Chile C) Brazil D) Mexico

Q: Similarities between the Vietnam War and the Iranian hostage crisis included that both conflicts __________. A) were ignited by Communist insurgents B) were not closely followed by the American public C) resulted from American support for democratic regimes D) destroyed the credibility of the presidents involved

Q: What did Hoover believe was the best response to the suffering caused by the economic depression? A) voluntary private relief B) relief provided by state governments C) relief provided by the federal government D) no intervention or relief

Q: What is the purpose of an antitrust law? A) to prohibit unfair lending practices by financial institutions B) to prohibit actions that restrict competition between companies in the market C) to prohibit restraints on interstate commerce D) to prohibit state regulation of commerce

Q: What was one of the effects of the Union's takeover of Atlanta? A) Abraham Lincoln's bid for reelection became less secure. B) The Union now had access to the richest farmland in Georgia. C) The Union destroyed all of the city's industry. D) Robert E. Lee decided to surrender his army.

Q: The plantation system spread to the __________ after the War of 1812.A) northB) westC) eastD) south

Q: In March 1776, the British evacuated their troops from Boston and moved to Halifax because __________. A) Boston did not have strategic value B) Halifax was a safer position C) Boston was growing too dangerous D) Halifax had more money

Q: Which disease devastated the Aztec population? A) smallpox B) typhoid C) malaria D) Dutch elm disease

Q: The roots of the Iranian hostage crisis resided in __________. A) Jimmy Carter's emphasis on human rights B) the Shah of Iran's despotic regime C) economic inflation in the United States D) America's isolationist stance in foreign affairs

Q: One of Herbert Hoover's few relief measures was creation of the __________. A) Works Progress Administration B) Farm Credit Act C) Reconstruction Finance Corporation D) Emergency Banking Act

Q: What prompted Congress to pass the Interstate Commerce Act? A) complaints about the labor practices of national corporations B) complaints about the unfair price fixing practices among the railroad companies C) complaints about state regulation of interstate business D) complaints about state taxation of interstate commerce

Q: Who did President Lincoln name as commander of all Union forces in March 1864? A) William T. Sherman B) Ulysses S. Grant C) George McClellan D) Ambrose Burnside

Q: Before 1800, slavery was associated with which of the following cash crops?A) riceB) cornC) short-staple cottonD) soybeans

Q: John Adams of Massachusetts nominated George Washington as commander in chief of the army because __________. A) they were old college friends B) Washington was from a southern state C) Washington was willing to spend his own fortune on arms for his troops D) Washington had agreed to support Adams's bid to be the first president

Q: Conquistadores came from __________. A) Portugal B) West Africa C) Spain D) Italy

Q: Former president __________ won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. A) Richard Nixon B) Gerald Ford C) Jimmy Carter D) George Herbert Walker Bush

Q: Which statement best summarizes protest movements in the early years of the depression? A) Demonstrations were virtually nonexistent despite the awful conditions. B) The government passed a law that made it illegal to stage any type of protest. C) Protesters came from a vast range of social, political, and economic interests. D) Conservative Republicans dominated the ranks of those who led protest movements.

Q: How many votes were cast in opposition to the Sherman Antitrust Act? A) ten B) five C) three D) one

Q: Early in the war, southern women __________. A) were afforded many new job opportunities B) helped the war effort within their domestic domain C) angrily protested the Confederacy's declaration of war D) took over the field work done by slaves

Q: Which of the following was a part of the Lower South?A) GeorgiaB) North CarolinaC) VirginiaD) Maryland

Q: Why did a British officer remark that another victory like the Battle of Bunker Hill "would have ruined us"? A) The British spent a great deal of money arming their soldiers. B) British morale was at an all-time low. C) The battle caused fires that destroyed many resources. D) The British suffered substantial casualties.

Q: Pizarro arrived when the Inca empire was weakened, because __________. A) the population was aging with few young fighters B) Incan warriors were away fighting C) the Incas had just traded many of their weapons for food D) the Inca ruler had just died of smallpox and civil war broke out between his sons

Q: SALT II was technically killed when the Soviet Union invaded __________ in 1979. A) Afghanistan B) Iran C) Hungary D) Czechoslovakia

Q: Which statement about conditions for African Americans during the depression is true? A) Unemployment rates for blacks stayed at the same high pre-depression rate. B) Blacks received equal treatment in receiving aid from relief programs. C) Religious charity groups often denied providing help to blacks. D) Blacks were generally the first workers to be fired and the last to be hired.

Q: The Interstate Commerce Commission was __________. A) created to give more power to the states in regulating commerce B) supported by the big business interests of the Republican Party C) a consistent advocate of deregulating federal farming policies D) unsuccessful in enforcing the public's call for regulating the railroad industry

Q: A major problem in the South during the years of 1863"1865 was __________. A) no system of public welfare B) a sharp drop in prices C) a lack of food D) an increase in population

Q: How did the annexation of Texas emerge as an important political issue? Why were the Democrats more in favor of expansion than the Whigs?

Q: What document asserted American patriots would "die freemen, rather than live as slaves"? A) the Olive Branch Petition B) the Declaration of Independence C) the Constitution D) the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms

Q: Which of the following helped the conquistadores to defeat the Aztecs? A) superior weaponry B) superior monetary wealth C) superior military strategy D) superior intelligence

Q: In the Camp David Agreement, President Carter presided over __________. A) an international forum on energy consumption B) talks that led to the United States and Soviet Union cutting defense spending C) a treaty that normalized relations between Egypt and Israel D) a meeting that addressed the nation's continuing inflation problems

Q: During the depression, Hispanic Americans __________. A) were able to move up to middle-class status B) experienced little discrimination in finding work C) lost many jobs due to prejudice against them D) largely returned to Mexico

Q: By the 1880s, __________ generated more revenue than the federal government needed to carry out its operations. A) customs duties B) income taxes C) tariffs D) sales taxes

Q: Members of the Order of the Heroes of America __________. A) were southerners who dissented against the Confederacy B) fought bravely at the Battle of Fort Wagner C) believed the Confederacy should never be allowed to return to the Union D) supported George McClellan's candidacy for president

Q: Describe three political controversies of the 1830s or 1840s that reveal key divisions among Americans regarding the future of the nation.

Q: Fort Ticonderoga was __________. A) a British fort taken over by Americans B) an American fort taken over by the British C) the site of a significant victory against the Native Americans D) the location of a major slave rebellion

Q: Which European country funded Columbus's voyages? A) Italy B) Spain C) Portugal D) England

Q: In a speech in 1979, President Carter expressed that __________. A) he would not run for a second term of office B) the problems of the economy had been overrated C) no actions were needed to solve the energy crisis D) he felt the nation was experiencing a spiritual and moral crisis

Q: During the depression, there were __________. A) more marriages B) fewer divorces C) fewer marriages D) more divorces

Q: How did the public respond to the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890? A) The Act was largely ignored by the general populace. B) The Act received broad support across the nation. C) The Act faced a strong popular backlash. D) The Act was supported by most Democrats and rejected by most Republicans.

Q: During the Civil War, women in the North __________. A) entered the workforce in large numbers B) experienced few changes in their lifestyles C) always retained their traditional domestic roles D) were never allowed near battlefields

Q: How was it becoming apparent that sectionalism and the issue of slavery were vital and heated political topics in American society?

Q: In its early days, one of the acts of the Second Continental Congress was to __________. A) establish the Supreme Court B) set up shelters for war veterans C) accept North's Conciliatory Proposition D) create the Continental Army

Q: Which of the following prompted Columbus to turn Indians into slaves? A) an order from the King and Queen of Spain to send slave labor to Spain B) his desire to create permanent European settlements in the Caribbean C) his frustration with the lack of gold in Hispaniola D) his desire to create Christian converts

Q: What were President Carter's policies on the environment? A) new proposals to solve the energy crisis and change the nation's energy habits B) proposed cuts in federal spending for the Environmental Protection Agency C) tax credits for clean energy use D) promoting recycling

Q: During the depression, __________ of married women provided the sole support for their families. A) one-third B) one-half C) two-thirds D) three-fourths

Q: Which of the following ideas was advanced by advocates of low tariffs? A) Lower tariffs would protect domestic manufacturers. B) Lower tariffs would raise the wages of American laborers. C) Lower tariffs would increase the treasury surplus. D) Lower tariffs would encourage foreign trade.

Q: During the Civil War, the northern economy __________. A) sunk into depression B) experienced a recession C) showed an increase in real wages D) grew and prospered

Q: The dominant issue in the election of 1844 was __________. A) protective tariffs B) the Bank of the United States C) the annexation of Texas D) internal improvements

Q: The Second Continental Congress was held in __________. A) Boston B) New York C) Philadelphia D) Annapolis

Q: Who opened a sea route from Europe to India? A) Dias B) Columbus C) da Gama D) Drake

Q: In the 1976 presidential election, Gerald Ford won the entire __________. A) South B) Northeast C) Midwest D) West

Q: In the first years of the depression, personal income __________. A) dropped by more than half B) increased with inflation C) remained steady, but prices rose D) reflected the relative strength of the industrial economy

Q: Why did many elections in the late nineteenth century focus on the scandalous conduct of the candidates? A) Most voters were poorly informed about the major issues of the time. B) The two major parties largely agreed on most of the major issues of the time. C) The disagreement between the two parties was so sharp and bitter that personal attacks became common. D) Voters typically did not have strong opinions about governmental policy.

Q: The New York Draft Riot __________. A) turned into violence based on social class and racism B) revealed that rioters harbored ardent anti-immigrant feelings C) showed that the Democratic Party was unpopular in New York City D) was not viewed as a major threat by the federal government

Q: Why did the Democrats focus on linking Oregon to Texas as a territorial objective in their 1844 electoral platform? A) to counter the charge that they were a pro-southern party B) to counter the charge that they were anti-southern C) to gain the support of future voters from those territories D) to increase revenue from the territories for political activity

Q: Why was the first shot fired in Lexington called the shot "heard round the world"? A) It came from a new kind of gun. B) It started the American Revolution. C) It set off a world war. D) It had a dramatic impact on the world economy.

Q: Which of the following allowed Portugal to develop a monopoly in Far Eastern trade? A) the fall of the Ottoman Empire B) the design of the caravel C) the Hundred Years' War D) the conquistadores

Q: In the presidential election of 1972, Richard Nixon easily defeated the liberal Democrat __________. A) Hubert Humphrey B) George McGovern C) George Wallace D) Jimmy Carter

Q: What were Hoovervilles? A) They were suburban towns that experienced sharp downturns during the depression. B) They were the numerous soup kitchens constructed to feed the nation's hungry. C) They were rich sections of town where wealthy Republicans lived. D) They were squalid collections of shacks where the homeless of America's cities lived.

Q: The Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward __________. A) attaining the right to a secret ballot B) separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs C) regulating government jobs under the jurisdiction of congressional leaders D) deemphasizing skill as a qualification for government jobs

Q: President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for the purpose of __________. A) providing better financing for the war effort B) gaining support for the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment C) widening the pool of men who could be drafted for military service D) making it easier to arrest and hold suspected Confederate agents

Q: In the election of 1844, __________. A) Henry Clay suffered a landslide defeat B) the Whigs held onto the presidential office C) James Polk expressed expansionist ideas D) pro-slavery voters supported the Whigs

Q: Patriots made an effort to spread the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord so that __________. A) they could garner support B) the British would back off C) British enemies would attack in Europe D) they could raise market prices on exported goods

Q: Of the following events, which one most threatened trade between Europe and Asia? A) the Hundred Years' War B) the fall of Constantinople to the Turks C) the reconquista D) the proclamation of the doctrine of predestination

Q: The Pentagon Papers detailed American military involvement in __________. A) the support of various right-wing dictators in Latin America B) Vietnam C) Korea D) the Dominican Republic in 1965

Q: Which of the following bore the greatest responsibility for causing the Great Depression? A) war debts incurred by the United States during World War I B) artificially high prices for consumer goods generated by the administered prices of oligopolies C) government failure to enforce antitrust laws D) overconsumption and irresponsible credit use by ordinary Americans

Q: A member of the __________ party would most likely support selection of government employees on the basis of a written examination. A) Populist B) Mugwump C) Greenback D) Republican

Q: The Homestead Act __________. A) granted 40 acres to settlers B) was passed during the last days of the Civil War C) required settlers to cultivate the land and build a house D) was opposed by President Lincoln

Q: Why did President Jackson refuse to annex Texas before leaving office? A) He did not believe that Texas was similar enough to the rest of the states to be appropriate for annexation. B) He was afraid of provoking a war with Mexico. C) He disliked their slave-holding history. D) He bowed to pressure from his political party.

Q: The Battle of __________ was originally intended to be a show of defiance but not an actual fight. A) Lexington B) Concord C) Boston D) Philadelphia

Q: What was the primary aim of the Counter-Reformation? A) to strengthen the Catholic Church B) to weaken the Catholic Church C) to replace the pope D) to counteract the spread of Islam

Q: The "plumbers" were __________. A) a violent wing of the Students for a Democratic Society B) members of the Nixon administration in charge of preventing leaks C) a political-action group that lobbied for environmental reform D) a group of working-class hippies

Q: Which of the following was an early result of the 1929 stock market crash? A) even more massive declines in stock values in Europe the day after Black Tuesday B) an acceleration of European repayments of American loans C) a large decrease in American investments in Europe D) increased American exports

Q: How did Rutherford B. Hayes demonstrate his sympathy for civil service reform? A) He created the Civil Service Commission. B) He fired Chester A. Arthur after charges of corruption. C) He embraced the platform of the Mugwumps. D) He refused to appoint people who had aided his campaign.

Q: Copperheads were __________. A) southerners who worked to sabotage the Confederate cause B) slaves who escaped to freedom and joined the Union army C) northern Democrats suspected of having Confederate sympathies D) members of the Confederate Congress who wished to negotiate peace

Q: How did Daniel Webster impact Tyler's foreign policy? A) He drafted the treaty to allow for continued western expansion. B) He encouraged Tyler to take an isolationist view of foreign policy. C) He negotiated with the British to allow for Michigan to become a state. D) He brokered the treaty that established the boundaries between British Canada and Maine and the Upper Midwest.

Q: What was Paul Revere's job before the American Revolution? A) groom B) silversmith C) brewer D) poet

Q: According to Luther, salvation is the result of __________. A) good works B) charitable donations C) adherence to the pope's teachings D) faith

Q: Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976 because he __________. A) was viewed as an alternative to Washington insiders B) appealed to conservative Republicans C) had been a leader in the antiwar movement D) did not attempt to reassemble LBJ's political coalition

Q: The Wall Street crash __________. A) was triggered by excessive government spending B) only affected middle-class Americans C) was caused by the low level of investment in the 1920s D) marked the beginning of the depression, but did not cause it