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U.S. History EOC - Midterm Review 1
Test Description: Dale Cassens - First U.S. History Midterm Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why were the League of Nations and the United Nations created?
A
to spread democracy in the world
B
to prevent future wars
C
to end world hunger
D
to unify the world economy
2) Why did Congress pass laws protecting civil rights during Reconstruction?
A
to reverse the Dred Scott decision
B
to punish former Confederate soldiers
C
to abolish black codes in the South
D
to help former slaves migrate to the North
3) Why did people in the Great Depression call their temporary settlement communities “Hoovervilles”?
A
President Hoover grew up in similar housing
B
They blamed President Hoover for the depression.
C
They wanted to remember President Hoover.
D
President Hoover was very popular during the depression.
4) Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800s?
A
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
B
to establish military bases around the world
C
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
D
to establish a commonwealth of colonies
5) Why was the purchase of Alaska in 1867 important to the development of the United States economy?
A
It made the country a dominant imperialistic force. It made the country a dominant imperialistic force.
B
The land was rich in timber, gold, and oil.
C
The region set up an extensive trading network.
D
It established thousands of square miles of national forests.
6) How did the Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates in the 1930s complicate the Great Depression?
A
People were more likely to take out loans.
B
People were less likely to leave their money in unstable banks.
C
People began spending their money rather than saving it.
D
People saved money rather than spending it.
7) In the late 1800s, why did the Great Plains region become closely associated with the Populist movement?
A
A large portion of the population was farmers.
B
Many cattle ranchers worked there.
C
Many immigrants settled there.
D
A large portion of the population was industrial workers.
8) How did the government’s policy of manifest destiny affect Native Americans living on the plains in the late 1800s?
A
Native Americans were forced to give up reservations with the passage of the Monroe Doctrine.
B
Native Americans were forced onto reservations while settlers took their land.
C
Native Americans were forced to accept treaties and land east of the Mississippi River.
D
Native Americans were forced to mine gold discovered by settlers.
9) Which of these statements describes an obstacle to the assimilation of immigrant groups in the United States in the late 1800s?
A
Chinese immigrants working for lower wages caused resentment.
B
McCarthyism caused United States citizens to be suspicious of Soviet immigrants.
C
Anti-Semitism caused Jewish immigrants to settle in mostly rural areas.
D
The war made United States citizens view German immigrants as enemy combatants.
10) How did government policies of the Gilded Age of the late 1800s promote industrialization?
A
Imperialism fueled steel production in the United States.
B
The Sherman Antitrust Act allowed for regulation of big business.
C
Laissez-faire economic policies allowed private businesses to operate freely.
D
New Deal policies created jobs for many of the unemployed.
11) The Kansas-‐Nebraska Act concerned which issue?
A
the sale of federal lands to slave owners
B
the expansion of slavery into new territories
C
the return of slaves who had escaped from the South
D
the right of Northerners to own slaves
12) Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?
A
the disintegration of the Whig Party
B
the addition of new states to the Union
C
the use of popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery
D
the extension of voting rights to African American men
13) What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?
A
securing protections for African Americans' voting rights
B
helping Confederate states get readmitted to the Union
C
providing aid and education to emancipated slaves
D
preventing violence against African Americans in the South
14) Which of the following was the main reason that the federal government created a method for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens?
A
to encourage Native Americans to assimilate into mainstream society
B
to guarantee that Native Americans enjoyed constitutionally protected civil rights
C
to reduce the amount of money spent supporting Native Americans
D
to undermine the legal basis of the treaties made with Native American tribes
15) Which statement describes both the First and Second Industrial Revolutions?
A
Both revolutions resulted in migration from urban to rural areas
B
Both revolutions led to an increase in the number of farmers.
C
Both revolutions produced technologies that improved productivity.
D
Both revolutions relied on steel and oil resources to promote growth.
16) The U.S. acquisition of which of the following territories limited Spain’s influence in the Western Hemisphere?
A
Puerto Rico
B
Hawaii
C
the Virgin Islands
D
Samoa
17) Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-‐American war?
A
Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president
B
Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, making diplomatic resolutions impossible
C
Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions
D
Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time
18) Which of the following describes a reason for U.S. involvement in World War I?
A
U.S. leaders feared that Germany might gain too much control and negatively affect American security and trade.
B
U.S. citizens were persuaded by German propaganda that placed Britain and France’s cruelty on display.
C
U.S. leaders argued that the stage of war might shift from European soil to territory in the United States.
D
U.S. citizens worried that the Central Powers might be swayed to adopt a non-‐democratic form of government.
19) Which movement benefited the most from its members’ contributions to the war effort during World War I?
A
women’s suffrage
B
civil rights
C
temperance
D
populism
20) What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?
A
to remove import taxes for goods shipped from one state to another
B
to protect American agriculture and industry from foreign competition
C
to ensure the spread of manufacturing across the frontier
D
to prevent railroads from charging farmers and merchants high shipping rates
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