U.S. History Survey
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Course Introduction
U.S. History Survey provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the United States from pre-Columbian times to the present. This course examines major political, social, economic, and cultural trends that have shaped the nation, including indigenous cultures, colonization, Revolution, the Civil War, industrialization, world wars, civil rights movements, and contemporary America. Through analysis of primary and secondary sources, students will gain a deeper understanding of the diverse experiences and complex forces that have influenced U.S. society, government, and identity over time.
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Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures
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Q1) The Spanish Armada:
A)attempted to invade England.
B)was a treasure fleet attacked by the English.
C)was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain.
D)caused Spain to give up New World colonization as a result of its defeat.
E)broke English naval power for a century.
Answer: A
Q2) John Cabot's crossing of the Atlantic in 1497 resulted in his:
A)sighting of the Pacific.
B)sailing around the tip of South America.
C)discovery of a shortcut to China.
D)exploration of Florida.
E)making landfall in present-day Canada.
Answer: E
Q3) The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Englands Colonies
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Q1) John Smith
A)Carolina
B)Georgia
C)Maryland
D)Massachusetts Bay
E)New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia
Answer: J
Q2) Englishmen had a very well-developed sense of liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Colonial Ways of Life
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Q1) Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the: A)value of traditional religion.
B)virtue of divine right monarchy.
C)ability of reason to discover the laws of the universe.
D)superiority of art over science.
E)presence of God in nature.
Answer: C
Q2) Benjamin Franklin emphasized the Enlightenment in his: A)denial of God's existence.
B)rise from poverty to riches.
C)passion for science and experimentation.
D)scandalous sex life.
E)work as a printer and publisher.
Answer: C
Q3) In British North America,black men and black women were often excluded from religious services out of the belief that Christianized slaves might seek to gain freedom.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: From Colonies to States
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Q1) John Locke's social contract theory of government argued that:
A)men have certain rights in the state of nature,including the right to life,liberty,and property.
B)governments were formed when strong men seized authority as kings to protect natural rights.
C)kings have a "divine right" to rule their subjects as long as their subjects prosper.
D)the only legitimate governments are ones that allow all adults,regardless of sex and race,to vote.
E)government's chief duty is to wage war against other nations.
Q2) Summarize the argument for independence presented in the Declaration of Independence.How did this compare with earlier colonial arguments concerning the relationship between Britain and the colonies?
Q3) The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans:
A)very nervous about their own future.
B)compassionate toward the French.
C)jealous of British military power.
D)turn their anger on the king.
E)celebrating as joyously as Londoners.
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Chapter 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1783
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Q1) Trace the negotiations and details of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
Q2) Desertion was a big problem for Washington's army during the Revolution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by:
A)John Adams.
B)Alexander Hamilton.
C)Patrick Henry.
D)Thomas Paine.
E)Thomas Jefferson.
Q4) Thomas Paine's pamphlet The American Crisis gave the colonists inspiration with the line,"These are times that try men's souls."
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Revolution did all of the following,EXCEPT:
A)foster a spirit of social equality.
B)lower property requirements for the vote.
C)limit opportunities to acquire land in the West.
D)encourage greater participation in politics.
E)establish American independence.
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Chapter 6: Strengthening the New Nation
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Q1) The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it had been approved by:
A)the Constitutional Convention.
B)the Continental Congress.
C)all thirteen states.
D)nine of the states.
E)a majority popular vote.
Q2) Alexander Hamilton's basic vision of America was to make it:
A)a vibrant capitalist power.
B)a democratic model for the world.
C)a mighty empire like ancient Rome.
D)committed to limited government and social equality.
E)an example of racial tolerance and diversity.
Q3) Shays's Rebellion:
A)spread to several northern states.
B)was supported by George Washington and other elite figures.
C)was repressed by state militia.
D)resulted in massive bloodshed and property destruction.
E)made Americans more fearful of strong central government.
Q4) Describe the system of checks and balances in the Constitution.
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Chapter 7: The Early Republic,1800-1815
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Q1) James Madison followed Thomas Jefferson as president.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The naval battle on Lake Erie resulted in:
A)the death of Tecumseh.
B)American control of Canada.
C)the end of British naval supremacy.
D)Commodore Perry's glorious victory.
E)a British invasion of New York.
Q3) The most notable aspect of the British assault upon Baltimore was:
A)the complete destruction of Fort McHenry.
B)the large number of civilian casualties.
C)the length of the siege that followed.
D)its inspiration for the eventual national anthem.
E)the superb performance of the U.S.Navy.
Q4) Most "war hawks" were New England Federalists.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Examine Aaron Burr's western conspiracy.
Q6) 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) The United States had caught up with Britain's textile production by 1815.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Examine the movement westward that took place in the early nineteenth century,making note of the various pieces of legislation that played a role in the process.
Q3) Explain the unique character of American technological development in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Q4) Robert Fulton
A)invented the telegraph
B)invented the sewing machine
C)with Boston Associates,formed the Boston Manufacturing Company
D)wrote "Oh! Susanna"
E)immigrant piano maker
F)invented the primitive grain reaper
G)advocate of free public education
H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
I)improved the steamboat
J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States
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Chapter 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828
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Q1) Trace the "trinity of economic nationalism" as it relates to the rise of the second national bank,protective tariffs,and internal improvements.
Q2) All of the following were presidential candidates in 1824,EXCEPT:
A)Andrew Jackson.
B)William Crawford.
C)John Calhoun.
D)John Quincy Adams.
E)Henry Clay.
Q3) The first judicial ruling that declared a federal law to be unconstitutional came from:
A)McCulloch v.Maryland.
B)Gibbons v.Ogden.
C)Cohens v.Virginia.
D)Dartmouth College v.Woodward.
E)Marbury v.Madison.
Q4) As a territory,Missouri had not allowed slavery.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Examine the factors contributing to the rise of Jacksonian democracy.
Q6) Discuss the causes and results of the Panic of 1819.
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Chapter 10: The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840
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Q1) Discuss President Jackson's Indian policy.How did Indians fare under his administration?
Q2) President Jackson's attitude toward the Supreme Court's decision in Worcester v.Georgia was:
A)elation.
B)sadness.
C)acquiescence.
D)defiance.
E)unconcern.
Q3) The Indian chief who resisted federal policy in Illinois and Wisconsin was:
A)Osceola.
B)Tecumseh.
C)Hiawatha.
D)Black Hawk.
E)Sitting Bull.
Q4) How might the insults lobbed at Andrew Jackson's wife during the 1828 campaign have influenced how he dealt with the Peggy Eaton controversy?
Q5) The Eaton affair divided Jackson's cabinet.Discuss the events in question,paying particular attention to Jackson's handling of them.
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Q1) How prevalent were slave rebellions in antebellum America? Detail the most significant of the nineteenth-century rebellions and explain their significance to understanding the period.
Q2) By 1860,slavery was most concentrated:
A)in the Lower South.
B)in the Carolinas.
C)in the Upper South.
D)in Texas and Louisiana.
E)equally through the South.
Q3) The percentage of the native-born population in the South was high in comparison to other parts of the country.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The South's population:
A)was more ethnically diverse than any other area in the country.
B)had more immigrants from Germany than any other country after the Revolution.
C)declined significantly after the Revolution.
D)had a high proportion of native-born,both black and white.
E)was racially unified due to the region's ban on all immigration.
Q5) What roles did religion,folklore,and family life play in the lives of slaves?
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Chapter 12: Religion, romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860
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Q1) Evaluate the black abolitionist movement.Who were some of the major leaders,and what methods did they use to promote their cause?
Q2) Describe the various facets and accomplishments of the women's movement of the first half of the nineteenth century.
Q3) The American Colonization Society acquired the land in West Africa that eventually became the country of Liberia because the society saw it as a:
A)source of new slaves for the American South.
B)location to build a "white" nation on the African continent.
C)place to transport free blacks and freed slaves.
D)land they could rule over like a kingdom.
E)valuable source of coal and diamonds.
Q4) Trace the evolution of early American literature.Who were the major writers? Discuss their works.
Q5) Describe the southern defense of slavery before and after 1830.
Q6) Discuss the emergence of a popular press in antebellum America.
Q7) Detail the rise of the temperance movement in American society.What was the outcome of this movement's efforts?
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Chapter 13: Western Expansion, 1830-1848
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Q1) The purpose of the Convention of 1818 signed by Britain and the United States was to:
A)settle remaining differences and claims from the War of 1812.
B)cede California to the Americans.
C)establish a "joint occupation" of the Oregon Country.
D)outlaw the slave trade.
E)condemn Napoléon's designs on New World expansion.
Q2) During the 1844 campaign,Henry Clay changed his position on the annexation of Texas to one of:
A)support,as long as it proceeded honorably and without war.
B)adamant opposition to it.
C)indifference.
D)insistence that the territory be returned to Mexico.
E)ignoring it.
Q3) John Tyler broke with the Democrats and joined with the Whigs because he:
A)morally opposed slavery.
B)disagreed with Andrew Jackson's position on nullification.
C)worshipped the Founding Fathers.
D)believed all property owners should have the vote.
E)supported Clay's program of economic nationalism.
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Chapter 14: The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860
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Q1) Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As a result of the Compromise of 1850,California entered the Union as a free state.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Detail the Wilmot Proviso.What impact did it have on the debate over slavery?
Q4) Kansas's Lecompton Constitution became so controversial because it:
A)banned slavery,even though an overwhelming majority of residents supported it.
B)banned slavery,but provided an exception to existing resident slave owners.
C)allowed slavery,even though a majority of residents opposed it.
D)allowed each county in Kansas to vote on the legality of slavery.
E)advocated for Kansas independence rather than statehood.
Q5) The Free-Soil party opposed the ideas of the Wilmot Proviso.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What various solutions were proposed to deal with the problem of slavery in the territories?
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Chapter 15: The War of the Union, 1861-1865
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Q1) All of the following slave states remained in the Union,EXCEPT:
A)Maryland.
B)Kentucky.
C)Tennessee.
D)Delaware.
E)Missouri.
Q2) Why did Confederate president Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?
A)They all coveted the office of the presidency.
B)They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war.
C)Their insistence on "states' rights" made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.
D)They were all Republicans and Whigs.
E)They objected to Davis's efforts to end slavery.
Q3) Describe the Battle of Bull Run.Why was there a sense of naïve optimism,and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?
Q4) Discuss the issue of conscription.How did the North and the South implement it?
Q5) What was the military strategy of each side at the start of the Civil War? How and why did it change as the war continued?
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Chapter 16: The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877
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Q1) "Hard-money" advocates argued that government war bonds should be:
A)paid off in gold.
B)paid off in copper.
C)paid off in greenbacks.
D)canceled.
E)handed out to Union veterans.
Q2) Despite winning the popular vote in 1876,Samuel Tilden lost the presidency.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most carpetbaggers were:
A)corrupt and greedy.
B)illiterate.
C)wealthy business owners.
D)Union veterans.
E)former Confederates.
Q4) Democrats generally favored "sound" or "hard" monetary policies.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How was the contested election of 1876 decided? Describe the political,racial,and sectional effects of the decision.
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1860-1900
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Q1) Interconnected transportation and communications networks were essential to the origins of the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States because:
A)there would have been no immigration to the United States without them.
B)they allowed Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell to travel abroad to study.
C)they facilitated the emergence of a national and even international markets for American goods and services.
D)the South would have won the Civil War without them.
E)they provided Andrew Carnegie the opportunity to earn his fortune.
Q2) How did the American Federation of Labor differ from the Knights of Labor?
A)The AFL was socialist while the Knights were capitalists.
B)The AFL was a federation of national organizations,each of which retained a large degree of autonomy,while the Knights organization was more centralized.
C)The AFL was controlled by anarchists,while the Knights were statists.
D)The AFL had no national leader,while the Knights looked to Terence Powderly.
E)The AFL was affiliated with Republicans,while the Knights supported Democrats.
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Chapter 18: The New South and the New West, 1865-1900
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Q1) Why was the Fort Laramie Treaty,signed in 1851,significant to westward expansion?
A)It ended the Indian wars.
B)It removed the remaining Indians to reservations.
C)It allowed white emigrants to travel on the trails of Plains Indians unmolested.
D)It stated that Indian reservations could apply for statehood.
E)It limited white emigration to 10,000 people per year.
Q2) What was the African American experience during the latter part of the nineteenth century? How did that experience vary depending on the region?
Q3) "Cowtown" refers to:
A)the destinations of cattle shipped from the West.
B)the open ranges where cattle roamed free.
C)Indian trading depots where cattle were traded for other goods.
D)Chicago.
E)towns that grew up in the West as a result of the expanding cattle industry.
Q4) Describe the pattern of race relations in the South from the end of Reconstruction to 1900.
Q5) Describe the role of women in the New West.
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Chapter 19: Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900
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Q1) What was the purpose of the "subtreasury plan"?
A)It promoted deflation by withdrawing silver certificates from circulation.
B)It reestablished the gold standard.
C)It reclaimed unused land from the railroads.
D)It allowed farmers to secure low-interest government loans.
E)It said that the national bank could pull supplemental cash from private banks.
Q2) Jacob S.Coxey
A)was the chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism
B)wrote On the Origin of Species
C)Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds"
D)devised the subtreasury plan
E)wrote Folkways
F)led a Populist protest that demanded the government provide work for the unemployed
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before the veto was overridden by Congress
H)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
I)founded the Grange
J)was McKinley's campaign manager
Q3) Describe how living in an urban environment impacted women's lives.
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Q1) President McKinley called the Hawaiian Islands:
A)insignificant.
B)"the cesspool of the Pacific."
C)"the gateway to the East."
D)a place "we need."
E)"the ripe pear of the Orient."
Q2) Discuss the Roosevelt Corollary and what impact it had on President Roosevelt's foreign policy,especially as it pertained to Latin America.
Q3) Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?
A)to oust the remaining Spanish forces from the island that had refused to evacuate
B)to stop Japan from annexing the islands
C)to quell an insurrection of Filipinos that opposed annexation by the United States
D)to defeat the Boxer Rebellion
E)to avenge the Russian surprise attack on Manila
Q4) How did Hawaii become part of the United States?
Q5) Describe the steps leading to America's war with Spain in 1898.Was war justified?
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Chapter 21: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920
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Q1) Which of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.
Q2) The originator of the "Wisconsin idea" of efficient government was:
A)Lewis Hine.
B)Hiram Johnson.
C)Florence Kelley.
D)Robert M.La Follette.
E)Louis D.Brandeis.
Q3) Jane Addams,founder of the settlement house movement,stated:
A)"a woman's response to alcoholism and abuse should be subtle."
B)progressive reformers reflected their "yearning sense of justice and compassion."
C)"the upper-class prayers have been answered."
D)"my duty as a mother is to my children's future."
E)"urban enlightenment is the only goal."
Q4) Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Who were the muckrakers,and what impact did they have on American society?
Q6) Describe the major themes of progressive reform.
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Chapter 22: America and the Great War, 1914-1920
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Q1) Discuss the various initial American reactions to the start of World War I.
Q2) In negotiating with the Big Four over many postwar territorial issues,President Wilson:
A)remained true to his core values.
B)compromised only when it benefited America.
C)demanded that democratic states must be established.
D)had to compromise his principle of self-determination.
E)was embarrassed to admit that most Americans did not want the League.
Q3) The Red Scare of 1919-1920 was directed against:
A)the Ku Klux Klan.
B)blacks.
C)labor unions.
D)communists.
E)Germans.
Q4) Describe Wilson's Fourteen Points,discussing not only the details but also the overall philosophy behind them.
Q5) In March 1917,German submarines sank five U.S.merchant vessels in the North Atlantic.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 23: A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929
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Q1) The first radio station to begin broadcasting regularly scheduled programs was located in:
A)Detroit.
B)New York.
C)Cleveland.
D)Pittsburgh.
E)Boston.
Q2) After encountering strong resistance,Mabel Puffer and Arthur Hazzard:
A)were married in New Hampshire.
B)were never allowed to marry.
C)were married in New York.
D)were married in Canada.
E)were really not engaged to be married.
Q3) In physics,who developed the theoretical basis of quantum theory?
A)Albert Einstein
B)Isaac Newton
C)Max Planck
D)Werner Heisenberg
E)Sir Francis Bacon
Q4) Describe the influence of modernism in literature.
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Q1) John W.Davis:
A)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1924.
B)invented the radio.
C)starred in The Jazz Singer.
D)was the first head of the Federal Communications Commission.
E)was one of the first great liberal Democrats.
Q2) Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
A)Policy makers moved away from the gold standard.
B)Corporate structures had been bloated by the success of the 1920s but were unprepared for the tightening of the economy.
C)Andrew Mellon was overconfident in the power of market capitalism to right itself.
D)Much of the profit that had been taken during the 1920s had been put back into companies rather than saved or invested in other ways.
E)A decline in the public consumption of goods led to a lower rate of investment in new plants.
Q3) What did Warren G.Harding mean by "normalcy"? Is that a good term to describe the 1920s?
Q4) Trace the rise of Calvin Coolidge to the presidency of the United States.
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Chapter 25: The Great Depression, 1929-1939
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Q1) Charles E.Coughlin:
A)was the "radio priest."
B)headed the Tennessee Valley Authority.
C)headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
D)wrote Uncle Tom's Children.
E)ran on the Union ticket with Huey Long.
Q2) Who was the California doctor who called for old-age pensions from the government?
A)Henry Morgenthau
B)Arthur Lovejoy
C)William Friedman
D)Francis Townsend
E)Harold Ickes
Q3) Why did Roosevelt attempt to "pack" the Supreme Court? Did he achieve his goals?
Q4) The "Bonus Expeditionary Force" was organized to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Early in his presidency,Roosevelt ended Prohibition.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Franklin D.Roosevelt
A)was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1944
B)lost presidential election in 1940
C)headed Operation Overlord
D)was an American admiral in Pacific
E)Republican appointed secretary of war in 1940
F)lost the presidential election in 1944
G)was elected vice president in 1944
H)was in charge of all U.S.forces in east Asia
I)alerted Roosevelt to German research on nuclear fission
J)directed construction of atomic bombs
Q2) Following the defeat of Germany:
A)came the shocking realization of the full extent of the Holocaust.
B)Hitler was executed after his conviction of war crimes.
C)the Prussian monarchy was restored to the German throne.
D)the Allies established a unified liberal democratic government with its capital in Berlin.
E)Franklin Roosevelt died in office.
Q3) Detail the Yalta Conference and show its importance to the postwar world.
Q4) Why did America drop the atomic bomb on Japan? Was the action justified?
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Chapter 27: The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952
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Q1) Describe the Red Scare that followed the end of World War II.What factors caused it? What were its major results?
Q2) Truman fired MacArthur:
A)for incompetence.
B)because of party politics.
C)to preserve civilian control of the military.
D)for reasons that are still unknown.
E)because he never liked him personally.
Q3) The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 1948,President Truman desegregated:
A)public schools.
B)defense industries.
C)Washington,D.C.
D)public transportation.
E)the military.
Q5) At the end of World War II,Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 28: Cold War America, 1950-1959
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Q1) One of rock and roll's most important contributions was to:
A)bridge class and racial divisions.
B)encourage new interest in dancing.
C)give kids an outlet for excess energy.
D)spur manufacture of electric instruments.
E)boost the popularity of radios.
Q2) Because of the overall prosperity of the decade,blacks were able to close the income gap with whites by the end of the 1950s.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The baby boom:
A)has been overrated in importance as a social phenomenon.
B)produced a generation devoted to sacrifice.
C)started in the early days of World War II.
D)continued the twentieth century's steady increase in the birthrate.
E)started in 1941.
Q4) During the 1950s,the black population in the North decreased as a result of the great migration.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 29: A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968
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Q1) Jack Ruby was charged with assassinating President John F.Kennedy,but doubts about his guilt linger.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Compare the philosophies and styles of Martin Luther King Jr.and the leaders of the black power movement.
Q3) The legislation passed by Congress at Johnson's urging in 1965 included all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Medicare and Medicaid.
B)funds for urban renewal and public housing.
C)anti-poverty aid to Appalachia.
D)government guarantee of full employment.
E)massive federal aid to education.
Q4) The strongest and most visible opposition to Diem's government was led by:
A)Buddhists.
B)Socialists.
C)Muslims.
D)American diplomats.
E)French-speaking Vietnamese elites.
Q5) Describe the Warren Court's impact on American domestic life in the 1960s.
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Chapter 30: Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s
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A)Nixon's resignation.
B)a peace agreement for the Middle East.
C)a new military campaign against China.
D)his resignation.
E)"Peace is at hand."
Q2) The Vietnam settlement signed on January 27,1973:
A)ensured the survival of South Vietnam.
B)brought lasting peace to Vietnam.
C)was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam a few months later.
D)left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam.
E)got Nixon reelected.
Q3) Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had:
A)burned his tapes of White House conversations.
B)lied to the Senate's Ervin committee.
C)authorized the use of dirty tricks against Democratic campaigns.
D)ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in.
E)ordered the IRS to harass his political enemies.
Q4) Discuss the election of 1972 and its implication for the future.
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Chapter 31: Conservative Revival, 1977-1990
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A)True
B)False
Q2) The religious Right was a Protestant-dominated movement in which Catholics were not allowed to participate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the Iran-Contra affair,Oliver North,was using profits from the sale of arms to Iran to:
A)finance the Nicaraguan Contras.
B)enrich himself and some corrupt friends.
C)buy new weapons for the U.S.Marine Corps.
D)contribute to Republicans.
E)pay for the release of American hostages.
Q4) Were the Reagan and Bush administrations more successful at handling domestic or foreign problems? Explain.
Q5) What was America's role in world affairs during the Reagan and Bush years?
Q6) What were the main foreign policy achievements of the Carter administration? Where did Carter fail?
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Q1) The welfare-reform measure passed by Congress in 1996:
A)was opposed by the Republicans.
B)was applauded by liberals.
C)limited the amount of time one could receive welfare payments.
D)quickly began to lower poverty rates.
E)significantly increased federal funding for welfare.
Q2) Nancy Pelosi
A)was an Alaska governor and darling of the Tea Party
B)carried Florida by 537 votes in 2000
C)became House Speaker as a result of the 2006 election
D)was the independent counsel who prosecuted Bill Clinton
E)finished third in the 1996 presidential elections
F)authored the Contract with America
G)was appointed secretary of state by Barack Obama
H)was the Federal Reserve Board chairman
I)was appointed secretary of defense by Barack Obama
J)was a central figure in a major sex scandal
Q3) Detail the election of 2000.Discuss the major candidates and issues.How was the outcome of this election ultimately decided?
Q4) Briefly assess Clinton's achievements in domestic policy.
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