AH2 Students,
Below you have a study guide to help you prepare for the final exam. There are over 215 questions on the study guide. The final will be 100 of these questions. Each of these questions comes from either: 1) the quizzes located online at classzone.com, or 2) from a previous test.
When we return to class, we will begin reviewing for the final.
Mr. Tapley
The push for Native Americans to adopt European ways of life was called
maturation
displacement
assimilation
reintegration
The battle that brought the Indian Wars to an end was
Wounded Knee
Ghost Dance
Custer's last stand
Sand Creek Massacre
All these contributed to the cattle industry boom except
railroads
higher beef demand
the Chisholm Trail
the Oregon Trail
The main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains was
free land
cash incentives
the buffalo slaughter
agricultural inventions
The collapse of the Populist Party was most influenced by the
Panic of 1893
defeat of Bryan
free silver policy
gold bug Democrats
One positive, unifying effect of the railroads was
standardized time zones
equality in pay
successful unions
pride in work
In American business, Social Darwinism was used to justify all these EXCEPT
laissez faire
failure of the poor
individual responsibility
government intervention
The Wobblies (IWW) believed the cure for labor's woes was
socialism
capitalism
Social Darwinism
state regulations
One prominent female organizer in the labor movement was
Lucretia Mott
Mary Harris Jones
Eugenia Debs
Esther Clark Hill
The government cracked down on union activity through the
Knights of Labor
Haymarket affair
Sherman Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
In 1900, the largest numbers of immigrants came from
Central America
Africa
Europe
Asia
New immigrants settled in cities for all these reasons EXCEPT
lower costs of living
convenience
ethnic communities
better housing
Jane Addams is known for helping immigrants and others through
settlement houses
dumbbell tenements
row houses
boardinghouses
An organized group that traded favors for political and financial support was the
social reformers
political party
political machine
union activists
The merit system countered the spoils system and awarded jobs in
city hall
civil service
foreign service
the military
Turn-of-the-century technology included all these EXCEPT
skyscrapers
electric streetcars
steam engines
steel-cable suspension bridges
One goal of public education for immigrants was to
marginalize them
Americanize them
send them home
create an accurate census
Expansion of education had all these effects EXCEPT
more libraries
more galleries and museums
increased fiction sales
increased romanticism
Southern legislation that separated blacks and whites was known as the
Jim Crow laws
Atlanta Compromise
Plessy v. Ferguson
Exclusion Act
Turn-of-the-century leisure activities included all these EXCEPT
Bicycling
shopping
vaudeville
motion pictures
Leaders of the women's suffrage movement included all these EXCEPT
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Maria Mitchell
Lucy Stone
Theodore Roosevelt's administration protected citizens' health through the
Pure Food and Drug Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Foraker Act
New Frontier
With Taft's presidency, the Republican Party
became unified
lost power
split
became Progressive
Results of the 1912 election showed the people wanted
the Bull Moose Party
the Republican Party
more conservatism
reform
Wilson's progressivism was limited by his failure to institute
social reform
political reform
economic stability
sufficient federal revenue
European nations colonized Africa in the late 1800s because of its
military location
economic strength
proximity to Europe
resources and markets
All these characterized American imperialism EXCEPT
respect for different cultures
belief in racial superiority
economic opportunities
global military sites
American support for the Cuban revolt peaked with news of
poisoned wells and murdered children
Cubans in concentration camps
the Enrique Dupuy de LÙme letter
the U.S.S. Maine explosion
American imperialism in the Philippines is most similar to
British imperialism in the U.S.
American imperialism in Cuba
Spanish imperialism in Cuba
Spanish imperialism in Puerto Rico
Roosevelt's policy of 'speaking softly and carrying a big stick' enabled the U.S. to
build a large navy
become a world power
gain control over Korea
make loans to Nicaragua
War among European nations erupted when
Bosnia rebelled against Austria-Hungary
Archduke Ferdinand was killed
Kaiser Wilhelm expanded Germany's navy
Russia sent troops to Serbia
WWI weapons were considered advanced because they
hit targets more precisely
cost more than previous weapons
weighed less than older weapons
inflicted harm on a large scale
The U.S. government asked citizens to support the war effort by
planting victory gardens
listening to Four-Minute speeches
buying war bonds
eating more wheat products
The Great Migration of WWI refers to
African-Americans moving north
African-Americans moving south
Germans moving to the U.S.
Germans moving to Allied countries
These were themes of Wilson's Fourteen Points speech EXCEPT
creation of an international organization
preservation of colonial inequities
freedom to select one's nationality
stimulation of free trade
In 1920s America, immigrants were often treated with
suspicion
acceptance
indifference
disgust
Postwar striking workers were often portrayed as
heroes
communists
ingrates
beggars
Some of Harding's chief administrators negatively impacted his administration through their
acceptance of bribes
social behavior
job performance
friendships
The U.S. government supported the automobile by subsidizing
gasoline prices
car purchases
Highway 66 construction
plant improvements
The slogan 'Enjoy while you pay' lured consumers into
spending money frivolously
overpaying for products
living 'the good life'
buying items on credit
The 1920 census revealed that most Americans chose to live in
urban areas
small towns
farming communities
suburban areas
American fundamentalists opposed educators teaching
creationism
evolution
religion
civics
Trends of the 1920s were most likely to decrease women's employment in
agriculture
trade
transportation
manufacturing
The first solo transatlantic flight was made by
Babe Ruth
Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
The Harlem Renaissance was an expression of
jazz and the blues
1920s New York life
racial discrimination
African-American culture
The decline in new housing impacted such industries as
automobiles and railroads
coal and oil
furniture and appliances
agriculture and farm equipment
An effect of The Great Depression was an increase in
international unemployment
the demand for WWI reparations
imported European goods
the use of the gold standard
For children, the Great Depression meant
poor nutrition
longer school days
direct relief payments
frequent doctor's visits
Hoover's pledge of 'a chicken in every pot' promised a
nutritious hot dinner
spread of prosperity
hen for every household
less-involved government
Hoover's political life ended as a result of the
infantry attacking the Bonus Army
Bonus Army attacking the infantry
veto of the Patman Bill
passage of the Patman Bill
Roosevelt and Congress helped restore faith in banks by
creating the FDIC
giving every family $5000
closing unstable banks
vetoing a banking act
All these measures helped to regulate the stock market EXCEPT
requiring full financial disclosure
setting stock prices
establishing a governing bureau
making companies accountable
All these were indicators that a Second New Deal was needed EXCEPT
high unemployment
low production levels
the collapse of small farms
the recovery of rural towns
The organization started by whites and blacks but ignored by New Deal programs was the
Tennessee Valley Authority
Southern Tenant Farmers' Union
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Rural Electrification Administration
Movies were popular during the Depression because they
presented American propaganda
were cheap and plentiful
provided hope and escape
showed real life conditions
The governments of Italy, Russia and Germany suppressed
the rights of individuals
agricultural production
industrial development
the employment of citizens
Use of radar was instrumental in defeating the
Russian air force
Italian air force
British RAF
German Luftwaffe
All these were acts against German Jews EXCEPT
expulsion from government jobs
forfeiture of personal property
vandalism of homes
forced emigration
The Nazi's 'Final Solution' was implemented to rid Germany of
Lebensraum
Aryans
Untermenschen
Kristallnacht
Before the United States was drawn directly into WWII, which of the following was NOT part of Roosevelt's foreign policy of neutrality?
selling weapons to Britain and France
signing the Tripartite Pact
trading destroyers for leases on military bases
sending lend-lease supplies to the Soviet Union
Mexican-Americans and African-Americans joined the war effort due to the threat of
segregation
fascism
mobilization
internment
Internment of Japanese-Americans took place in all these states EXCEPT
California
Colorado
Washington
Arizona
Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to first defeat
Japan
Russia
Germany
Italy
'The day that will go down in infamy' describes
the D-Day invasion
the Battle of the Bulge
V-E Day
Pearl Harbor
Two locations prominent in the surrender of Japan were
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Tokyo and Washington D.C.
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Guadalcanal and Leyte
The Marshall Plan was implemented to help
Czechoslovakia fight Russia
rebuild European nations
spread democracy
expand Communism
Great Britain, France, and the U.S. wanted Germany reunified to
show all was forgiven
relieve food shortages
help stabilize Europe
give support to Russia
For Korea, the aftermath of WWII most closely paralleled
Japan
the U. S.
Hungary
Germany
Someone accused of McCarthyism would be likely to engage in
biased accusations
traitorous deals
illegal wiretapping
sound prosecutions
All these occurred in the U.S. during the Cold War EXCEPT
build-up of military arms
interrogations of citizens
protection of free speech
fear of nuclear war
A cause of frequent labor strikes after WWII was
rising prices and rising wages
rising prices and lower wages
lower prices and lower wages
lower prices and rising wages
These were successes of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT
low-income housing
minimum wage increase
expansion of social security
nationwide health insurance
Companies hiring 'Organization Men' wanted
conformity, teamwork, allegiance
individuality, creativity, leadership
aggressiveness, motivation, thriftiness
devotion, humility, selflessness
The health of suburban communities depended on
friendly neighbors
stable marriages
recreational facilities
transportation systems
Many minorities battled discrimination by
getting an education
opening businesses
relocating their families
organizing advocacy groups
Which answer best expresses the relationship between the discovery of gold in the Black Hills and the Battle of Little Big Horn?
The gold discovery caused the battle.
Without the discovery of gold, the battle could never have happened.
There was no connection between the gold discovery and the battle.
The discovery of gold was one cause of the battle.
Which group would most likely support bimetallism?
Bankers
Industrialists and Merchants
Foreign Investors
Farmers and laborers
Which statement best describes the exodusters?
former slaves who opposed the Radical Republicans
former members of the Grand Army of the Republic
former sharecroppers who had become tenent farmers in the south.
former slaves who left the deep south and settled in Kansas
What is the strongest similarity between the Grange Movement and the Populist Party?
Each had followers in the West.
Each fought for the interests of farmers.
Each was important in American history.
Each came to power in the nineteenth century.
Which best explains how settlers of the Great Plains dealt with the challenge of building homes on the treeless prairie?
They made houses from adobe bricks.
They used soil matted with grass roots to build sod houses.
They brought wood with them from the forests of the East.
They made one-story dwellings of buffalo hides.
The vaquero was to Mexico what the __________ was to the American West.
Which best completes the analogy?
Longhorn
Rancher
Sheriff
Cowboy
Which factor most likely led to the growth of the Granger Movement?
Increase in cooperative farming
Organization of farmer's wives
Decline of farm prices and growing farmer's debt
Development of the steel plow
Which best describes the major change brought about by the widespread use of barbed wire?
Decline of windmills
Decline in cattle ranching
Increase in boundary disputes
End of the open range
Which of the following best summarizes the Homestead Act?
it protected the right to bear arms
it established reservations for Native Americans
it put limits on the hunting of buffalo
it gave free land to settlers
Which statement best defines the role of the federal government in the settlement of the West?
The federal government was sympathetic to the traditions of Native Americans, and stalwartly defended their rights.
The federal government, while sometimes sympathetic to the plight of Native Americans, was dedicated to facilitating white settlement.
By staunchly opposing the interests of railroads, the federal government sought to keep the West unsettled and pristine.
The federal government too a laissez-faire attitude toward Western settlement, and neither helped nor hindered the settlers.
Which statement best assesses what the Dawes Act did?
it took tribal lands from the Native Americans, cut it into family sized parcels, and sold leftover lands to whites
it put boundaries on buffalo, with the aim of starving out the Native Americans
it gave free land to settlers
it reversed federal decisions that were crowding Native Americans onto reservations
Which answer best describes the similarity between the military actions at Wounded Knee and Sand Creek?
Both actions were Native American defeats.
Both actions were massacres of Native Americans.
Both actions were massacres by Native Americans.
Both actions were Native American victories.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is to Uncle Tom's Cabin as Helen Hunt Jackson is to ______________________.
Which best completes the analogy?
Gone With the Wind
A Century of Dishonor
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Emancipation Proclamation
How did the Civil War economy effect the farmers in the West?
Most farmers became rich through the issuing of war bonds that paid dividends in gold.
Farmers were issued loans of greenbacks but required to pay their debts with dollars on the gold standard.
Greenbacks left over at the end of the Civil War were given to settlers as a way for them to pay off their debts.
Greenbacks were collected by the federal government after the Civil War, taking the only currency available to settlers on the plains.
What impact did the rise of the cattle industry have on the environment?
Because buffalo and cattle were so similar, the cattle industry had no real impact at all.
Overgrazing became a problem, causing erosion; the Great Plains are fenced in.
Since the cattle industry used little land, its main impact was to protect the environment.
The cattle industry halted the advance of the railroads, thus keeping the environment stable.
What was a major factor in the destruction of the American bison?
As an act of warfare, whites killed the buffalo because they knew that Native Americans were dependent upon them for food, shelter, clothing, and fuel.
Most were driven away by cattle, and could not survive in the new environment.
Many herds of buffalo were hit by incoming trains in the railroad expansion.
Most were wiped out by mysterious changes in the prairie environment.
Which of the following were not a factor in bringing about the end of the cattle drives?
The invention of barbed wire.
Extreme weather conditions during the 1870s
Economic advantages of raising smaller, healthier herds
The passing of the Interstate Commerce Act.
Which statement best describes the "gold standard"?
The "gold standard" meant that all silver coins contained at least twenty percent pure gold.
The "gold standard" meant that for every dollar of paper money in circulation, there had to be a dollar's worth of gold in the U.S. Treasury.
The "gold standard" meant that paper money was worthless - all debts had to be settled in gold.
The "gold standard" was another name for bimetallism.
What was the main role the railroads played in the rising discontent of the farmers?
By facilitating travel, the railroads allowed farmers to attend mass political meetings.
By making mail service more regular, the railroads allowed farmers to keep in better touch with national political developments.
By charging high prices to ship farmers' produce, the railroads added to the farmers' financial difficulties.
The railroads were widely seen as pro-farmer.
Which statement best explains why the Populists and the Democrats believed that bimetallism would help farmers and workers?
By putting more money into circulation, people would be able to repay existing debts; this would help debtors climb out of debt sooner.
Populists and Democrats, who were enemies of the farmers, were opposed to bimetallism.
Farmers, like most populists, had large investments in silver mines.
By putting more money into circulation, bankers and investors would regain their confidence, and be less eager to foreclose on the farmers' defaulted loans.
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Which reason explains the change shown in this table?
Western regions suffered an environmental collapse.
Petroleum production increased in urban areas.
Industries provided steady wages for workers.
Southern states experienced a decline in agriculture.
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