In 1850, southerners feared that the sectional balance of power would be upset by A) California’s admission as a free state. B) the demise of the Whig party. C) repealing the Missouri Compromise. D) outlawing the slave trade in the District of Columbia. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The ________ ended the violent era of Indian and white relations on the Plains. A) Chivington massacre at Sand Creek B) Battle of Wounded Knee in South Dakota C) massacre of Lt. General Custer’s troops at Little Bighorn D) creation of the Indian Peace Commission in 1867 ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
All of the following are true of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT that A) it virtually doubled the size of the national domain. B) it was strongly supported by both Republicans and Federalists in Congress. C) it provided the United States secure access to the Mississippi River and port of New Orleans. D) it required President […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the publication of the Zimmermann telegram heighten Americans’ sense of a threat to their national security? A) It proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I. B) It urged Mexico to launch a surprise attack on the United States. C) It revealed that German U-boats had […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where did the cholera epidemic that swept the United States in 1832 originate? A) South America B) Asia C) Africa D) Europe ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In his 1963 “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., expressed his earnest desire for A) racial equality. B) black nationalism. C) Black Power. D) racial amalgamation. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During World War I, President Wilson did NOT recognize or sanction labor’s right to A) collective bargaining. B) an eight-hour workday. C) strike. D) organize unions. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Elements of fascism include all of the following EXCEPT A) communal ownership of property. B) one-party government. C) restrictions on personal liberty. D) government control of business. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and set up a puppet state, President Hoover applied the ________ , which was a pledge of ________ . A) Kellogg-Briand Pact; non-aggression B) Five-Power Treaty; non-colonization C) Stimson Doctrine; non-recognition D) Clark Memorandum; non-intervention ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the name of the 1939 agreement in which British and French leaders eagerly accepted Hitler’s promise not to seek additional territory in Europe? A) Munich Pact B) Rome-Berlin Axis C) Anti-Comintern Pact D) Non-aggression Treaty ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
