An essential element of Adolf Hitler’s program was A) welfare capitalism. B) the implementation of communism. C) anti-Semitism. D) economic opportunity. ANSWER C
The prowar majority in Congress in 1812 came largely from A) the Federalist Party. B) New England. C) the Middle Atlantic states. D) the South and West. ANSWER D
The major result of the Battle of Tippecanoe was A) hero status for Andrew Jackson. B) a humiliating defeat for the United States. C) the shattering of the Native American alliance led by the Shawnee Prophet. D) victory for the United States in the War of 1812. ANSWER C
Which of the following colonies was established by proprietary grant? A) South Carolina B) Virginia C) Massachusetts Bay D) Plymouth Plantation ANSWER A
Which of the following does NOT describe the experience of African Americans during World War I? A) Many moved north seeking wartime jobs. B) They were frequently victims of racial discrimination and violence. C) Most opposed U.S. involvement in the war. D) When recruited, they were placed into all black military units. ANSWER C
In the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, the British agreed to A) end military hostilities. B) withdraw the Orders in Council. C) cease use of impressment. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
More than anything else, ________ transformed the United States into a unified nation with an interdependent economy. A) the Civil War B) manufacturing C) immigrants D) railroads ANSWER D
The Second Great Awakening originated in A) Cane Ridge, Kentucky. B) Northampton, Massachusetts. C) Charleston, South Carolina. D) Buffalo, New York. ANSWER A
The federal government encouraged American business to convert to wartime production by A) placing big business under government management and control. B) threatening to strictly enforce the nation’s anti-trust laws. C) offering highly profitable war contracts to big business. D) providing guaranteed subsidies to small business firms. ANSWER C
In Santa Clara County v. The Southern Pacific Railroad (1886), the Supreme Court ruled that A) corporations were entitled to the protection of the Fourteenth Amendment. B) the states’ standard incorporation laws were constitutional. C) the principle of “limited liability” was unconstitutional. D) government land grants to railroads were illegal. ANSWER A