American History Final Exam Questions

The “Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson to move Native Americans from southern states to where?

* Texas
* Oklahoma
* New Mexico
* Arizona

Oklahoma

Which of the following was a cause of the United States joining World War I?

* The sinking of the Lusitania
* The interception of a telegram from Russia to Mexico
* The increased amount of imperialism worldwide
* The assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Germany

The sinking of the Lusitania

During the Civil War, which Union general led his troops on a 300 mile march across the South, where they burned cities and towns and left a path of destruction sometimes many miles wide?

* William T. Sherman
* Ulysses S. Grant
* “Stonewall” Jackson
* Robert E. Lee

William T. Sherman

Which U.S. government organization established during the World War I placed controls on the economy to provide supplies for the U.S. and our allies?

* Espionage and Sedition Administration
* Committee on Public Information
* War Industries Board
* Food Administration

War Industries Board

Which reason for the start of the Spanish-American War is most closely associated with William Randolph Hearts and Joseph Pulitzer?

* Jingoism
* Growth of the Spanish navy
* Yellow Journalism
* The Rough Riders

Yellow Journalism

Which turning point of the Vietnam War involved bloody street fighting and the temporary communist occupation of the American embassy in Saigon?

* The Tet Offensive
* The Kent State Massacre
* The My Lai Massacre
* The Gulf of Tonkin

The Tet Offensive

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Why was the money not there when the public went to the banks to withdraw their savings after the stock market crashed?

* Businesses stopped investing their money in banks
* Banks had given it out as loans for other people to invest with
* Stocks in the banks had fallen
* Bank owners pocketed much of it to make a profit

Banks had given it out as loans for other people to invest with

What was NOT a tactic used by the South to restrict African Americans from voting?

* Poll taxes
* Grandfather clauses
* Literacy tests
* Absentee ballots

Absentee ballots

Which American point of view about World War II involved giving dictators what they want in the hope that their demands will be satisfied moving forward?

* Appeasement
* Isolationism
* Militarism
* Interventionism

Appeasement

What is the name of the plan that involved offering financial aid to rebuild Europe and help countries stay strong enough to resist communism?

* Levitt Plan
* Eisenhower Plan
* Marshall Plan
* Churchhill Plan

Marshall Plan

Which of the following is NOT true about European colonization in present-day America?

* The English established settlements on the Atlantic coast beginning in what is Virginia today
* The French established settlements in Louisiana and the Mississippi River Valley
* The Portuguese established settlements in what is California today
* The Spanish established settlements in what is Florida today 

The Portuguese established settlements in what is California today

Which of these was NOT a component of President Abraham Lincoln’s Anaconda Plan?

* Fight a war of attrition
* Split the Confederate states in two
* Blockade the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
* Seize the city of Atlanta

Seize the city of Atlanta

Which was NOT an effect of the Missouri Compromise?

* Creates an end date for when to phase out slavery in the United States
* Missouri is admitted to the Union as a slave state
* Temporarily eased the pressure from those in favor of sectionalism
* Maine is admitted to the union as a free state

Creates an end date for when to phase out slavery in the United States

President Andrew Jackson’s belief in putting his faithful supporters and friends in positions of power was known as what?

* Character system
* Effort system
* Merit system
* Spoils system

Spoils System

Which of the following ideas from President Woodrow Wilson was included in the Treaty of Versailles?

* Reduction of Arms
* The League of Nations
* Reduction of Colonies
* Freedom of the Seas

The League of Nations

What does the fact that the top 1% in the country increased their wealth by 75% and everyone else grew their wealth by 9% illustrate?

* More people engaging in speculation
* The income gap
* Less consumer spending
* Buying on credit

The income gap

Which amendment to the Constitution guaranteed equal protection for ALL citizens under the law?

* 15th Amendment
* 14th Amendment
* 13th Amendment
* 16th Amendment

14th Amendment

All of the following happened as a result of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union EXCEPT which one?

* The U.S. boosted the studies of science, math, and foreign language in school.
* American Alan Shepard became the first human in space.
* Neil Armstrong became one of the first men to walk on the moon.
* John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.

American Alan Shepard became the first human in space.

What type of segregation happens due to unwritten custom or tradition?

* De geo
* De jure
* De facto
* De mure

De facto

What did the newly formed Republican Party call for concerning slavery in the 1850s?

* The immediate end to the expansion of slavery
* The immediate emancipation of slaves
* The immediate expansion of slavery to northern states
* The immediate reduction in the number of slaves

The immediate end to the expansion of slavery

Which movement came before women pushing for their political rights, but showed them the power they had in assembling power?

* Abolition Movement
* Temperance Movement
* Institution Reform
* Education Reform

Temperance Movement

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. U.S., concerning the internment of Japanese-Americans?

* The Court ruled that the civil liberties of Japanese-Americans were violated
* The court ruled that the internment of Japanese-Americans was justified for reasons of national security
* The Court ruled that Japanese-Americans should have been allowed to travel from internment camps to their jobs
* The Court ruled that Japanese-Americans would be deported to Japan

The Court ruled that the internment of Japanese-Americans was justified for reasons of national security

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt propose a plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?

* He wanted to ensure he could be elected four times
* The Great Depression had forced many justices out of a job
* He wanted to increase the diversity of the court
* New Deal laws were being declared unconstitutional

New Deal laws were being declared unconstitutional

Which of the following groups led violent protests against British taxation in the American colonies?

* Parliament 
* Sons of Liberty
* Virginia House of Burgesses
* Daughters of the American Revolution

Sons of Liberty

Which of the following best explains the government’s strategy of “assimilation” when dealing with Native Americans?

* Isolate Native American reservations and give them self-governing rights
* Give reservation land to individual Native Americans, and force the natives to Americanize
* Return state territories to Native Americans, leaving tribes and cultures intact
* Review previous treaties formed with Native Americans and ensure they are being adhered to

Give reservation land to individual Native Americans, and force the natives to Americanize

What underlying conflict in society did the Scopes trial bring attention to?

* Urbanization vs. Suburbanization
* Upper class vs. Lower class
* Segregation vs. Integration
* Fundamentalism vs. Modernism

Fundamentalism vs. Modernism

What was the overall goal of D-Day?

* Retake territory in Belgium
* The Liberation of Germany
* The Liberation of France
* Retake territory in Italy

The Liberation of France

What was created in the West, during the age of populism, to help farmers who fell on difficult times?

* Socialism
* The Grange
* The Food Bank
* Communism

The Grange

What was NOT a characteristic of the West during Reconstruction?

* African Americans had vastly more opportunities
* Women got the chance to assume roles often given to men
* Immigrants moved to the West for employment opportunities
* Native Americans were given job opportunities that they had never had before

Native Americans were given job opportunities that they had never had before

Which movement emerged as an opposite response to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s more nonviolent strategies?

* Return to Africa Movement
* Black Power Movement
* March to Washington Movement
* Red Lining Movement

Black Power Movement

All of the following are traditions that George Washington established by being the first President of the United States EXCEPT which one?

* Moving the nation’s capital northward
* Only serving 2 terms (8 years)
* Creating a group of advisors known as the Cabinet
* Establishing executive power that was less than that of a king

Moving the nation’s capital northward

Which of the following best illustrates why President Theodore Roosevelt was given the nickname of “Trust-Buster”?

* A new political party was created, called the Progressive Party
* A railroad monopoly, Northern Securities Company, was dissolved 
* Laws protecting the health and safety of consumers were passed
* Government organizations protecting the environment were created

A railroad monopoly, Northern Securities Company, was dissolved

Which of these is NOT a result of the GI Bill that took care of veterans who came back from World War II?

* Increase in families giving birth and building their numbers
* Increase in jobs and Americans going to college
* Establishment of an upper class section of society
* Increase of people in living in suburbs

Establishment of an upper class section of society

Which of the following did President Truman do to address civil rights?

* He desegregated public bathrooms
* He desegregated public schools
* He desegregated public transportation
* He desegregated the military

He desegregated the military

Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

* A hotline phone was created between the White House and Kremlin
* The United States removed missiles from Turkey
* Both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. agreed to halt production of nuclear missiles
* The Soviet Union removed missiles from Cuba

Both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. agreed to halt production of nuclear missiles

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they…

* Made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes
* Did not include a mechanism for amending the document
* Created a chief executive that was too powerful
* Required the ratification of only a simple majority of states

Required the ratification of only a simple majority of states

Which New Deal law provides retirement income for workers once they reach a certain age?

* National Recovery Act
* Social Security Act
* Federal Securities Act
* Works Progress Act

Social Security Act

Which leg of the triangular trade system dealt with exporting manufactured goods?

* Europe to Africa
* The Americas to Europe
* Africa to the Americas
* Africa to the Caribbean islands

Europe to Africa

Who was the winner of the 1912 Presidential Election, involving Theodore Roosevelt running as a third party candidate?

* William Howard Taft - Republican Party
* William Jennings Bryan - Populist Party
* Woodrow Wilson - Democratic Party
* Theodore Roosevelt - Progressive Party

Woodrow Wilson - Democratic Party

What was the name of the program where the United States gave Great Britain weapons to fight in World War II?

* Loan-lend
* Lend-lease
* Loan-lease
* Lease-loan

Lend-lease

Which process for a big business becoming a monopoly involved buying out or merging with all competing companies?

* Longitudinal integration
* Horizontal integration
* Vertical integration
* Latitudinal integration

Horizontal integration

During the 1920s, which political party believed in no regulation on business and implementing higher tariffs?

* Green Party
* Democratic Party
* Republican Party
* Libertarian Party

Republican Party

What was the growing resentment called that existed in American-born citizens against immigrants?

* Social Darwinism
* Nativism 
* Foreignism
* Americanism

Nativism

What received the nickname of “Hoovervilles” during the Great Depression?

* Small villages assembled by the homeless
* The practice of stowing away on trains to move west
* Anywhere President Hoover visited to talk about the Depression
* Cheaply made cars used to support the automobile industry

Small villages assembled by the homeless

Which event of President Richard M. Nixon’s administration undermined the American public’s trust in the integrity of their elected officials?

* The Moon Landing
* The Watergate scandal
* The Counterculture Movement 
* The Vietnam War

The Watergate scandal

During President Calvin Coolidge’s administration, people began buying stock using credit. What was this referred to as?

* “Buying on the supply line”
* “Buying on the margin”
* “Buying on the market”
* “Buying on the installments”

“Buying on the margin”

What is the belief that it is America’s God-given duty to expand its territory from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans?

* Divine Rule
* Manifest Destiny
* Mandate of Heaven
* Declaration of Spirit

Manifest Destiny

Which amendment to the Constitution banned the consumption and sale of alcohol in the United States?

* 18th Amendment
* 17th Amendment
* 19th Amendment
* 16th Amendment

18th Amendment

Why did the Supreme Court say the government could regulate the railroad industry?

* The industry crossed state lines
* The industry had become a monopoly 
* The industry was continuing to increase costs
* The employees were being mistreated

The industry crossed state lines

Which new territory was claimed by the United States by deposing their queen and slaughtering the natives for the sugar industry?

* Cuba
* Alaska
* Hawaii
* The Philippines

Hawaii