US History Study Guide – Flashcards
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During George Washington's presidency, what was the major reason for conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
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D. Hamilton's objection to Jefferson's strict interpretation of the Constitution
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Which statement best explains the lack of political participation by American Indians in the United States during the Federalist period?
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B. American Indians were denied U.S. citizenship.
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Which is an example of the concept of Manifest Destiny in action?
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B. the annexation of Mexican territory
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Why were James Fenimore Cooper's novels The Last of the Mohicans and The Pathfinder considered the first "American" novels?
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A. Cooper focused on themes of the frontier that were prominent in American culture.
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Which statement best explains why Reconstruction ended?
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D. Enforcement of Reconstruction Acts decreased because of political compromise.
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold. William Jennings Bryan, 1896 According to this excerpt, which idea did William Jennings Bryan promote?
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D. bimetallism
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Which innovation had the greatest impact on westward migration immediately after the Civil War?
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D. transcontinental railroad
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How did industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800s?
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B. by creating monopolies and establishing trusts
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What impact did U.S. governmental polices have on business and industry during the late 1800s?
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D. The U.S. government had little or no influence on business and industry.
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What is the best Social-Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism?
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C. Superior nations had an obligation to govern less-advanced nations.
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In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the United States as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
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C. the Philippines and Guam
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What was the effect of the use of literacy tests throughout the South after the U.S. Civil War?
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C. the poor and African Americans not being allowed to vote
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How did U.S. participation in World War I impact U.S. foreign policy in the decade right after the war?
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A. The United States became isolationist in its diplomatic and political relations.
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Factors Leading to the Great Depression
- Access to easy credit
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-Severe drought in the Midwest
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Onset of the Great Depression in the United States
Which statement best completes the diagram above?
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B. Buying stock on margin
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Why did many U.S. congressmen dislike Franklin D. Roosevelt's Quarantine Speech (1937)?
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A. They feared it would lead to United States involvement in World War II.
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Which term best describes the foreign policy of both President Harry Truman and President Lyndon Johnson?
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C. containment
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Which action taken by President Harry S Truman represents an attempt to respond to civil rights concerns?
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B. desegregating the military
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How did the domino theory influence the United States' role in the Vietnam War?
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C. It convinced the United States to become involved in the war.
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Which factor was a major cause of the stagnant economy in the United States during the early 1970s?
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B. the increased prices for gasoline
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Which U.S. Supreme Court decision made it illegal to achieve diversity through the use of racial quotas?
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C. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
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The first permanent English settlement in North America was located in
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Jamestown
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Why were the American colonies so valuable to the British Empire?
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The colonies produced raw materials that were shipped to England.
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Which statement BEST describes a cause of King Philip's War in 1675?
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Puritan colonists demanded that Native Americans conform to English customs.
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The ideas Montesquieu describes in the quotation MOST influenced which document written in the late 1700s?
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the U.S. Constitution
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What was one major accomplishment of the Louisiana Purchase?
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It opened the western lands to American settlement.
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Which statement correctly describes a business practice of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company during the late 1800s?
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Smaller companies were purchased and combined to create a monopoly.
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In the early 1900s, the fear of someAmericans that drinking liquor causedmany problems in American society resultedin the passage of the
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Prohibition Amendment
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~College students were excused from the military draft.
~Television news coverage led many Americans to question the honesty of the U.S. government.
~Federal spending on U.S. domestic programs began to suffer.
All of the developments in the list directlycontributed to
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rising public opposition in the UnitedStates to the Vietnam War
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How did the Watergate scandal of the 1970s impact the United States?
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Public trust in the honesty of the U.S.federal government declined.
