History of the United States II Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
History of the United States II explores the major political, social, economic, and cultural developments in the United States from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 to the present day. The course examines key events and themes such as industrialization, urbanization, immigration, the rise of the United States as a world power, major wars and conflicts, the struggle for civil rights, and shifting social dynamics. Students analyze primary and secondary sources to gain a deeper understanding of the forces that have shaped modern American society, fostering critical thinking about historical change and continuity in the context of both domestic and global developments.
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Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures in the 16th Century
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Q1) The Dutch became Spain's greatest allies in their fight against the Protestant English.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Queen Elizabeth
A)Conquered the Incan Empire
B)Sought the fountain of youth in Florida
C)Was stoned to death by his own people
D)Captained the Santa Maria
E)Led the first French effort to colonize the New World
F)Was the Spanish ruler in New Mexico
G)Ordered the beheading of Mary,Queen of Scots
H)Led an army of 800 into Mexico in 1519
I)Was Queen Elizabeth's greatest foreign rival
Answer: G
Q3) The presence of horses greatly disrupted the ecology of the Great Plains.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732
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Q1) The majority of those claiming a religious affiliation by 1700 in New England claimed they were
A)Catholic
B)Protestant
C)Puritan
D)Lutheran
E)Separatist
Answer: C
Q2) John Winthrop
A)Connecticut
B)Georgia
C)Maryland
D)Massachusetts Bay
E)New Jersey
F)Pennsylvania
G)Plymouth
H)Rhode Island
I)Virginia
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750
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Q1) Many of those who came to colonial America as indentured servants were
A)young.
B)female.
C)well to do.
D)from France.
E)from Italy.
Answer: D
Q2) What were the major immigrant groups that came into colonial America and where did they primarily settle?
Answer: The major immigrant groups that came into colonial America included the English, Scots-Irish, Germans, Dutch, French, and Africans.
The English primarily settled in the New England colonies, such as Massachusetts and Virginia. The Scots-Irish settled in the backcountry of the southern colonies, including areas like Pennsylvania and the Appalachian region. Germans settled in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region, while the Dutch primarily settled in New York. The French settled in areas such as Louisiana and parts of Canada. Africans were forcibly brought to the colonies as slaves and primarily settled in the southern colonies, particularly in Virginia and South Carolina.
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Chapter 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776
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Q1) A major difference between the governments of Spanish and English colonies was that
A)in Spanish colonies,people of mixed blood could serve.
B)the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives.
C)Spanish authorities were elected by the pure-blood Spaniards in Mexico.
D)English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament.
E)Spanish settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism.
Q2) Attempts were made in the 1600s to make the English colonies more profitable by passing the
A)Sugar Act.
B)Navigation Acts.
C)Townshend Duties.
D)Coercive Acts.
E)The Dominion Act.
Q3) Compare and contrast Grenville's and Townshend's taxation policies and the colonial reactions to each.
Q4) Discuss the concept "salutary neglect."
Q5) Write an essay exploring the various ways the colonists protested British policy.
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Chapter 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1783
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Q1) During the American Revolutionary War,the Iroquois Confederacy
A)was divided in its policies toward the Patriots and British.
B)allied with the British.
C)allied the Continental army.
D)remained neutral.
E)withdrew to Canada for the duration of the war.
Q2) Which of the following is not a challenge the British faced in fighting the American Revolution?
A)Supplying the British troops
B)The fact that the colonies were so far away
C)The lack of a coherent strategy
D)The wealth of British troops
E)The diversity of the British forces
Q3) During the war,Iroquois tribes like the Mohawks helped the Americans fight against the British.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the Treaty of Paris (1783),which ended the American Revolution.Describe the negotiations and terms of the treaty,as well as its future implications.
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Chapter 6: Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800
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Q1) The concept of dividing the authority of a government between two sets of powers that was unique to the United States is called
A)Unitarianism.
B)Totalitarianism.
C)Federalism.
D)Democracy.
E)Republicanism.
Q2) The partisan divisions of the 1790s ended the friendship of Adams and Jefferson for an extended period.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Constitution immediately outlawed the foreign slave trade.
A)True
B)False
Q4) George Washington was appointed president without any kind of election process.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Constitution established a Supreme Court with nine justices.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Early Republic, 1800-1815
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Q1) Why did the United States go to war with Britain in 1812? Which groups of people supported and opposed the war? Why?
Q2) Reacting to land-hungry whites and their constant westward expansion,____________ a spiritual leader,and ________________ a military leader,demanded change from Native Americans.
A)Tippecanoe,Tecumseh
B)Tecumseh,Tenskwatawa
C)Tenskwatawa,Tippecanoe
D)Mohegan,Chippewa
E)Tenskwatawa,Tecumseh
Q3) During Thomas Jefferson's presidency,the national debt grew much larger.
A)True
B)False
Q4) During his first administration,Thomas Jefferson
A)increased the size of the military budget and encouraged western expansion.
B)fired federal tax collectors and reduced governmental bureaucracy.
C)hired state tax collectors and reduced federal power.
D)limited state and federal authority.
E)repealed the whiskey tax and increased the cost of the federal government.
Q5) What were the short-term and long-term results of the War of 1812?
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Chapter 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850
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Q1) By 1860,this city had become the largest as its population surpassed 1 million residents.
A)New York City
B)Boston
C)Philadelphia
D)Washington,D.C.
E)New Orleans
Q2) The Irish that immigrated to the United States in the mid-1850s tended to live in A)Chicago.
B)tenements.
C)skyscrapers.
D)villages.
E)rural areas.
Q3) Church attendance and temperance were enforced among early workers at Lowell. A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how workers lives were changing as a result of the market revolution.Note the rise of unions and the creation of professions.
Q5) Compare and contrast Irish and German immigration in the early 19th century.
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Chapter 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828
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Q1) The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1826.
A)True
B)False
Q2) James Monroe
A)Was a nationalist chief justice
B)Formulated a "second" Missouri Compromise
C)Came in second in popular votes in the 1824 presidential election
D)Was president at the end of the War of 1812
E)Wrote South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)Introduced an amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)Led war against the Seminoles
H)Was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)Was elected president in 1816
Q3) The American Plan would
A)lower the prices of federal land and abolish the national bank.
B)raise the prices of federal land and reduce tariffs.
C)raise the prices of federal lands and that money would fund internal improvements in the states.
D)oppose a strong national bank.
E)hurt manufacturers in New England.
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Chapter 10: The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840
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Q1) William Henry Harrison
A)Offered as a toast at the Jefferson Day dinner: "Our Union- it must be preserved!"
B)Was married to a woman snubbed by the wives of cabinet members
C)Was called the "Little Magician"
D)Was the director of the Bank of the United States
E)Resigned the vice presidency in 1832
F)Was Jackson's opponent for president in 1832
G)Won the presidency with his "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" campaign
H)Was the Massachusetts senator who said "Liberty and Union,now and forever,one and inseparable"
I)Was the 1840 Whig vice-presidential candidate
Q2) This Native American group waged a guerrilla war against the U.S.Army in the 1830s to prevent being removed from their ancestral lands.
A)Creeks
B)Sioux
C)Choctaws
D)Cherokees
E)Seminoles
Q3) Describe the new party system that emerged in the 1830s.
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Chapter 11: The South and Slavery, 1800-1860
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Q1) Why did cotton become so important,and what significance did other crops hold for the region?
Q2) The slave population in the South showed no significant growth between 1790 and 1830.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Where was the majority of the cotton produced in the South going by 1860?
A)Russia and Britain
B)Spain and France
C)Russia and Spain
D)France and Russia
E)Britain and France
Q4) According to your textbook,_________________ were the largest segment of white society in the Old South.
A)overseers
B)planters
C)plain white folk
D)drivers
E)slave owners
Q5) Describe white society in the Old South.
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Q1) The goal of the American Colonization Society was
A)to free the slaves.
B)to send slaves out west.
C)to send slaves back to Africa.
D)to educate slaves.
E)to encourage slaves to rebel against their masters.
Q2) After the Revolution,most Americans viewed religious salvation as a
A)necessary part of a citizen's life.
B)a step toward living a life like that of Jesus Christ.
C)an unnecessary burden in a nation in which government was kept separate from religious matters.
D)a part of being politically engaged.
E)mandatory in order to vote.
Q3) Discuss the women's movement in the first half of the 19th century.
Q4) Evaluate the black abolitionist movement.Who were some of the major leaders,and what methods did they use to promote their cause?
Q5) Discuss the concept of Deism and its influence on the development of American society.
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Chapter 13: Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861
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Q1) What party split in the presidential election of 1860?
A)The Democrats
B)The Republicans
C)The Whigs
D)The Know-Nothing party
E)The Free-Soil party
Q2) In his first inaugural address,President Lincoln said: "I am loath to close.We are not enemies,but friends.We must not be enemies.Though passion may have strained,it must not break our bonds of affection."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Henry Clay was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1844.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Write an essay discussing the rise of the Republican party.What issues led to its development? What factors helped it win the presidency in 1860?
Q5) At what point (if any)did the Civil War become inevitable? If you could change historical events,what would you do at that point to avoid war?
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Chapter 14: The War of the Union, 1861-1865
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Q1) The Battle of Antietam marked the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Alexander Stephens
A)Was Lincoln's second vice president
B)Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
C)Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
D)Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
E)Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
F)Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
G)Was the vice president of the Confederacy
H)Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
I)Was the president of the Confederacy
Q3) For many American women,the Civil War provided new opportunities that marked a significant change in their status.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Account for the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation,showing how it was both shrewd military and diplomatic strategy and an effort for humanitarian reform.
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Chapter 15: Reconstruction, 1865-1877
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Q1) Alexander H.Stephens
A)Was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana
B)Was a senator from Massachusetts,a leading Radical Republican
C)Was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867
D)Was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
E)Was a prominent northern minister who preached sectional reconciliation
F)Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
G)Opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
H)Was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S.Senate representing Georgia in 1865
I)Said treason "must be made infamous and traitors must be impoverished"
Q2) What were the major economic issues between 1868 and 1876? How did those economic issues affect Reconstruction?
Q3) The Fifteenth Amendment
A)gave women suffrage.
B)gave Native Americans the right to vote.
C)provided for universal manhood suffrage.
D)outraged Radical Republicans.
E)was easily accepted by Americans.
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Q1) Write an essay exploring the role of women in the late 19th century.In what ways were the roles,attitudes,and expectations for women changing? Why were those changes taking place? How was society responding to those changes? In what ways did the roles of women remain the same?
Q2) What factors account for the dramatic growth in business after the Civil War? Write an essay that explains why each factor you identify was significant.
Q3) What were the social consequences of the rise of Big Business? How did the movement affect the social classes? Explore the impact on the upper,middle,and lower classes.Discuss how the movement affected the roles of men,women,and children.
Q4) The Knights of Labor's decline began because of its perceived involvement in
A)the Pinkerton Agency.
B)the Sandlot Incident.
C)the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
D)abolishing child labor.
E)the Haymarket Riot.
Q5) Anarchists oppose all forms of government.
A)True
B)False
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1865-1900
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Q1) Joseph Glidden
A)Was editor of the Atlanta Constitution
B)Made improved plow for Plains farmers
C)A livestock dealer who helped establish Abilene,Kansas,as the first successful cowtown
D)Founded the American Tobacco Company
E)Said that the Indian wars were the result of broken promises by Americans
F)Wrote that the frontier had shaped the American national character
G)Led the massacre of two hundred Indians at Sand Creek
H)Was a barbed-wire promoter
I)Author of A Century of Dishonor
Q2) In many mining towns,the male to female ratio was as high as
A)50 to 1.
B)25 to 1.
C)100 to 1.
D)9 to 1.
E)2 to 1.
Q3) Write an essay exploring the environmental impact of the changes taking place in the South and the West.Consider the pervasive use of tenancy and sharecropping in the South and the changing nature of mining in the West.
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Chapter 18: Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900
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Q1) Mugwumps tended to oppose civil service reform.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mark Hanna
A)Was the chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism
B)Wrote On the Origin of Species
C)Wrote Folkways
D)Vetoed the Bland-Allison Act before it was overridden by Congress
E)Was the Populist presidential candidate in 1892
F)Founded the Grange
G)Elected to two nonconsecutive terms as president
H)One of the charismatic leaders of the farm protest movement
I)Was McKinley's campaign manager
J)Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
K)Was Garfield's vice president
L)Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds"
Q3) The Farmers' Alliances accepted black members.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the impact that rapid growth had on the environment.
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Q1) The Hawaiian ruler Queen Liliuokalani tried to do what in the early 1890s?
A)Increase American immigration
B)Broker a trade agreement between the United States and Hawaii
C)Restrict the growing political power of America in the islands
D)Increase tariffs
E)Institute an income tax
Q2) The largest territorial acquisition of the 19th century since the Louisiana Purchase was
A)Alaska.
B)Hawaii.
C)British Columbia.
D)Puerto Rico.
E)The Philippines.
Q3) Which of the following statements most accurately represents Hawaiian attitudes toward American annexation in the 1890s?
A)All Hawaiians supported American annexation.
B)Most Hawaiians supported American annexation.
C)Most native Hawaiians opposed American annexation.
D)Some Hawaiians opposed American annexation.
E)All native Hawaiians opposed American annexation.
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Chapter 20: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920
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Q1) The concept of socialism is most associated with A)Vladmir Lenin.
B)Karl Marx.
C)Josef Stalin.
D)Josef Broz Tito.
E)Upton Sinclair.
Q2) In what ways was the election of 1912 significant?
Q3) President Taft won office because A)he was supported by Roosevelt.
B)he ran on an anti-reform ticket.
C)the people were tired of Theodore Roosevelt and voted against him.
D)he was the only candidate who ran for office.
E)the democrats ran an unknown candidate for office.
Q4) Write an essay exploring the "efficiency movement" and how it both impacted industry and politics.
Q5) Theodore Roosevelt considered the Federal Trade Commission to be the cornerstone of his anti-trust program.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Write an essay discussing the various themes of progressivism.
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Chapter 21: America and the Great War, 1914-1920
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Q1) The so-called Big Four at the peace negotiations to end the Great War included all of the following except
A)Woodrow Wilson.
B)Georges Clemenceau.
C)Vladimir Lenin.
D)David Lloyd George.
E)Vittorio Orlando.
Q2) In the aftermath of the Great War,there were approximately _______________ African American veterans in the United States.
A)100,000
B)200,000
C)350,000
D)500,000
E)10,000
Q3) In the Sussex Pledge,the Germans promised what?
A)German U-boats would not fire on British destroyers.
B)German U-boats would not fire on French battleships.
C)German U-boats would not fire merchant of passenger ships.
D)German U-boats would not torpedo Italian vessels.
E)German U-boats were banned.
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Chapter 22: A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929
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Q1) Calvin Coolidge was notorious for his love of whiskey,poker,and women.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Because of the generally good working conditions during the 1920s
A)collective bargaining became very popular to ensure the best pay for union members.
B)unions had a hard time recruiting members.
C)prices rose and working hours increased.
D)child labor became more abundant as the need for laborers increased.
E)companies actively recruited people in other nations to move to the United States to take jobs.
Q3) Intellectuals and artists who believed that the 20th century was the turning point in human development were known as A)flappers.
B)beatniks.
C)jazzers.
D)modernists.
E)humanists.
Q4) Write an essay describing the "consumer culture" that developed in the 1920s.
Q5) Trace the rise of Calvin Coolidge to the presidency of the United States.
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Chapter 23: New Deal America, 1929-1939
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Q1) Which of the following was not a common reaction to the tribulations of the Great Depression?
A)The hungry looting stores
B)Workers going on strike
C)The formation of mobs
D)Workers being laid off
E)A massive increase in membership in the Communist Party
Q2) Because the Great Depression was especially hard on American senior citizens and those with disabilities,the Second New Deal included the
A)Agricultural Adjustment Act.
B)Social Security Act.
C)Wagner Act.
D)National Industrial Recovery Act.
E)Wealth-Tax Act.
Q3) Describe the various measures that President Roosevelt undertook in his first term to help relieve the human misery in America.
Q4) The Hawley-Smoot Tariff raised import duties to an all-time high.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Describe America's early battlefield experiences during World War II.How did America fare in these initial battles?
Q2) The Battle of the Leyte Gulf underscored Japan's ability to continue its defense of the Philippines.
A)True
B)False
Q3) American and Australian forces in the Pacific were under the command of ________ during World War II.
A)Dwight Eisenhower
B)Douglas MacArthur
C)Edwin Rommel
D)James Rudder
E)Winston Churchill
Q4) Why did America drop the atomic bomb on Japan? Was the action justified?
Q5) Before Germany fell to the Allies,
A)Hitler killed himself.
B)Hitler surrendered.
C)Hitler negotiated a cease fire with Roosevelt.
D)Hitler abdicated as Chancellor of Germany.
E)Hitler fled to Austria.
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Chapter 25: The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952
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Q1) Revisionist historians contend that this individual was responsible for the start of the cold war.
A)Harry S.Truman
B)George McArthur
C)George Patton
D)Joseph Stalin
E)Franklin Roosevelt
Q2) Congress curbed the power of unions following World War II by passing the
A)Taft-Hartley Labor Act.
B)Hawt-Smootly Act.
C)Mongrel Tariff.
D)Service Readjustment Act.
E)GI Bill.
Q3) As a result of shrinking military production,a deep recession followed the end of World War II.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the election of 1948.Who were the major parties,and what issues dominated the campaign? What was the eventual outcome of the race?
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Q1) Harry Byrd
A)Was an Arkansas governor
B)Wrote The Affluent Society
C)Wrote On the Road
D)Was the U.S.president in the 1950s
E)Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice
Q2) Orval Faubus
A)Was an Arkansas governor
B)Wrote The Affluent Society
C)Wrote On the Road
D)Was the U.S.president in the 1950s
E)Was a U-2 spy-plane pilot
F)Challenged bus segregation in Montgomery,Alabama
G)Advocated "massive resistance" to integration
H)Was a young Memphis truck driver
I)Was a Supreme Court chief justice
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Chapter 27: New Frontiers, 1960-1968
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Q1) President Johnson was not as adept at handling Congress as President Kennedy had been.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The defining moment for baby boomers was
A)the moon landing.
B)the march on Washington.
C)the Vietnam War.
D)the Kent State shooting.
E)the University of Texas tower shooting.
Q3) Because of President Lyndon Johnson's decision to not seek another term,the Democrats nominated ______,his vice president.
A)Richard Nixon
B)Hubert Humphrey
C)John F.Kennedy
D)Lee Harvey Oswald
E)Walter Mondale
Q4) Describe the major trends in the cold war in the 1960s.
Q5) Describe Johnson's War on Poverty initiative.What programs did he implement? Assess their success.
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Chapter 28: Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s
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Q1) In an effort to prevent the United States from being incrementally pulled into another war like Vietnam,Congress passed
A)the Nixon Amendment.
B)the Monroe Doctrine.
C)the War Powers Act.
D)the Roosevelt Corollary.
E)the Pentagon Papers.
Q2) Along with the black power movement,other marginalized groups asserted their causes in the 1960s.Detail both the "brown power" (Hispanic rights)and "red power" (Native American rights)movements.
Q3) Nixon's plan for winning the presidency was known as A)Vietnamization.
B)the southern strategy.
C)Watergate.
D)Filegate.
E)Deification.
Q4) In 1968,students managed to shut down Columbia University.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Detail all aspects of the counterculture in the United States during the 1960s.
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Chapter 29: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990
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Q1) Michael Dukakis
A)Championed women's roles as wives and mothers
B)Was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 1980
C)Led the Moral Majority
D)Was the former governor of California
E)Was convicted of drug distribution in 1992
F)Was the main actor in the Iran-Contra affair
G)Was arrested in 1991 by hard-line opponents
H)Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988
I)Was the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1984
J)Carried only Minnesota and the District of Columbia in his run for the White House
Q2) What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?
Q3) The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars."
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Sunbelt includes the southern and western states.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe and illustrate the main features of Reaganomics.
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Chapter 30: Twenty-First Century America, 1993-Present
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Q1) H.Ross Perot
A)Carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000
B)Became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election
C)Was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton
D)Finished third in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections
E)Authored the Contract with America
F)Was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
G)Was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
H)Was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
I)Was a central figure in a major sex scandal
Q2) The terrorists that struck the United States on September 11,2001,were headed by A)Sadaam Hussein.
B)Lee Iacocca.
C)Osama bin Laden.
D)Muhammad Qaddafi.
E)Bibi Netanyahu.
Q3) What factors might account for the Republican gains in the 1994 elections?
Q4) Discuss the intent behind the Affordable Care Act and the reasons for the controversy surrounding what has come to be known as Obamacare.
Q5) Explain the historic victory of Barack Obama in 2008.
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