August 2023 United States History And Government Regents Questions 11-28 Question Preview (ID: 62103)
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What was a major cause of the invasion John Brown refers to in this letter?
a) the forced relocation of Native American tribes into Kansas
b) the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
c) the decision in the Dred Scott case
d) the deployment of Union troops into border states
The situation described in this letter led to which outcome?
a) It was a contributing factor to the Civil War.
b) It illustrated the political influence of the Midwest.
c) It reflected the impact of nationalism on territorial expansion.
d) It resulted in a decline in sectional tensions.
Which conclusion about presidential elections is supported by the information on this map?
a) Territories receive a minimum of three electoral votes.
b) The geographically larger states receive more electoral votes.
c) Most northern states voted for the Democratic candidate.
d) The popular vote does not solely determine the outcome of elections.
What was one result of the election of 1876?
a) Fighting in the Civil War continued.
b) Reconstruction officially ended.
c) Federal troops remained in the South.
d) Discrimination ended in the South.
A historian could best use this cartoon to study
a) expansionism
b) sectionalism
c) industrialism
d) imperialism
This cartoon reflects the foreign policy belief that the United States should
a) oppose independence movements in Latin America
b) remain neutral in the affairs of Latin America
c) become the protector of the Western Hemisphere
d) annex the countries of the Western Hemisphere
The events described in this letter took place in
a) the Hudson River valley after the opening of the Erie Canal in the 1820s
b) California during the 1849 Gold Rush
c) San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake
d) the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s
Which action by the federal government was designed to help correct the problems described in this letter?
a) creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
b) passage of the Social Security Administration (SSA)
c) creation of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
d) passage of the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)
What foreign policy goal does President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s statement illustrate?
a) shifting the United States away from neutrality
b) uniting imperial nations in joint defense of their colonies
c) promoting United States trade interests in Asia
d) expanding democracy throughout the world by military force
Which United States action resulted from the ideas expressed in this passage?
a) rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
b) establishment of the Lend-Lease program
c) nonintervention in the Spanish Civil War
d) announcement of the Good Neighbor policy
What countries received the most aid from the Marshall Plan?
a) Austria and Bulgaria
b) East Germany and West Germany
c) Norway and Sweden
d) France and the United Kingdom
One major goal of the Marshall Plan was to
a) punish Germany as a result of World War II
b) contain the spread of communism in Europe
c) increase immigration to the United States
d) improve economic relations with the Soviet Union
According to this passage, why was the Supreme Court decision about this federal law not enforced?
a) Literacy tests and poll taxes had been declared unconstitutional.
b) The president supported segregation.
c) Politicians feared that they would lose the support of southern white voters.
d) There was an increase in the frequency of migration in Northern cities.
Based on this passage, what was the goal of the Freedom Riders?
a) to desegregate the buses and bus terminals in the South
b) to maintain racial segregation in public transportation
c) to improve bus safety features throughout the nation
d) to protest the United States Supreme Court decision
What was the primary reason that Congress passed this 1965 law?
a) to end the Montgomery bus boycott
b) to expand veterans benefits
c) to eliminate segregation in public schools
d) to protect rights guaranteed in the 15th amendment
What was a main reason for the public’s opposition to President Bill Clinton’s intervention in Bosnia?
a) Americans feared that the result would begin a nuclear war.
b) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces refused to participate.
c) Americans were hesitant to support foreign military actions after the Vietnam War.
d) There were a large number of American casualties in the Persian Gulf War.
Based on this passage, what was a major reason for President Clinton’s decision?
a) defending human rights
b) obtaining supplies of natural resources
c) acquiring new territories
d) establishing a military alliance
The event shown on the front page of this newspaper is most closely associated with the
a) failure of the Berlin airlift
b) dissatisfaction of East Germans with United States policy
c) end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union
d) Allied victory in World War II
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