APUSH Practice Test 3 – Set 3/4 – Flashcards
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The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was aimed primarily at
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curbing abusive pricing and hauling policies by the nation's railroads
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The only dominant, broad-based labor union in the US from 1870-1890 was the
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Knights of Labor
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Andrew Jackson's election in 1828 is seen by many historians to represent
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the rise of individualism and popular democracy in America
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The political machines such as Tammany Hall which ran American cities at the turn of the century derived their strongest support from
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poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner city
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The "black codes" of many Southern states in the 1830s were intended to
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limit the rights of freed Blacks and force them to migrate to Northern states where they couldn't serve as models for slaves to idolize or emulate
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The combinations of European musical influences with African musical influences came together in the 1890s New Orleans to form a new distinctly American musical style called
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jazz
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The Louisiana Purchase resulted primarily from
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American efforts to prevent war with France over control of the Louisiana Territory and secure American commerce rights in New Orleans and along the Mississippi River
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How did the US government initially react toward movement to establish trade unions in businesses and factories in the latter half of the 19th century?
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It actively supported business efforts to destroy unions before they could effectively establish themselves
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In 1968, Viet Cong guerrillas and N. Vietnamese regulars launched a massive series of attacks which failed militarily, but succeeded in ending US fantasies about an early end to the Vietnam War. This episode of the war became known as
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Tet Offensive
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Which of the following was not a provision of the Paris Peace Treaty ending the American Revolution?
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Louisiana was returned to French control.
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What event triggered President Truman to announce the "Truman Doctrine"?
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The Greek Civil War
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The primary cause of the Spanish-American War was
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American expansionism and support for Cuban nationalism
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Which of the following is NOT true of English colonial families in mid 18th century America?
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Women, while subservient to their husbands, set the moral standards by which children were raised and decide how the children would be educated and trained
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What was the reaction of most Filipinos when they were liberated from Spanish control and occupied by American forces following the Spanish-American War?
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Filipinos, angered at American actions, declared themselves independent and launched a violent rebellion that killed thousands and took two years to quell.
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Thoreau, Hawthorne, Emerson, Cooper, Melville, Fuller, and Parker were all involved in developing the transcendentalist philosophy of
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the Brooke Farm community in Roxbury, Massachusetts
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The War of 1812 had all of the following EXCEPT
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It led to an increased and more active American role in world politics.
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What was the reaction in the US Senate to the terms of the 191 Treaty of Versailles?
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The Senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and for the treaty that the peace conference produced. Wilson refused to compromise on various treaty provisions and the Senate rejected the treaty both times it was sent to them.
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Which of the following best describes the administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge?
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"The business of government is business!"
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In the 1830s and 1840s, the primary difference b/w the Whigs and the Democrats was that
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the Whigs favored an expanded, activist federal government while the Democrats favored a limited non-interventionist federal government
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The "Lost Generation" refers to
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young writers disillusioned by the materialism, decadence, and conformity dominating 1920s America
