United States History

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1. The term 'robber baron' refers to: early 19th century federalists late 18th century British mercantilists early 20th century populists late 19th century industrialists

2. A leader of the Nationalist movement in the U.S. in the 1780s was: Thomas Payne Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams

3. The overall strategic policy of the Union to destroy the Confederacy through a combination of constant pressure and slowly wearing down the South's ability to wage war was called: The Sausolito Plan The Attrition Plan The Anaconda Plan The Nutcracker Plan

4. The growth of most American cities from 1880 onwards was determined primarily by: urban planning by local officials public needs profit motives federal regulations

5. What event made Kennedy a national hero in 1962 due to the way in which people believed he successfully stood up to the Russians? The Pueblo Incident The Berlin Wall Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

6. The Spanish-American War resulted in which of the following territories being ceded by Spain to the United States? The Virgin Islands Cuba Puerto Rico Hawaii

7. The largest battle ever fought, which historians consider the turning point of World War II in Europe, was the battle of: Kiev Leningrad Stalingrad Normandy

8. Benjamin Franklin was an American whose life exemplified which of the following movements? The Great Awakening The Enlightenment THe Restoration The Abolitionist Movement

9. The French Colonies in Canada during the 17th and 18th centuries developed an economy dependent primarily on: The Fur Trade Fishing Agricultural Exports Heavy Manufacturing

10. President Carter's administration had its greatest difficulties with its: Economic Policy Middle East Policy Central American Policy Energy Conservation Policy

11. William Howard Taft's approach to American Imperialism was known as: Appeasement The Open Door Policy Dollar Diplomacy The Good Neighbor Policy

12. The use of alternating current to allow transmission of electric power over long distances was perfected by: Thomas Edison Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan George Westinghouse

13. The popular press's nickname for the White House during John Kennedy's administration was: Valhalla Camelot Tara Shangri-La

14. What incident led to Lyndon Johnson's escalating American involvement in Vietnam by sending more than 550,000 soldiers to actively fight in the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese? The Gulf of Tonkin Incident The Tet Offensive The Mayaguez Affair The Pueblo Incident

15. In 1830, about what proportion of white Southern families owned slaves? two thirds one fourth one third one half

16. Harding's administration, in particular, was known for its: Progressivism Conservationism Corruption Integrity

17. In 1948, what city did the U.S., Britain, and France have to keep supplied for over 300 days in a massive airlift due to the Soviets cutting off all land based supply routes in an effort to drive the Westerners out of the city? Helsinki Berlin Warsaw Prague

18. Today, an average of one in five Americans moves to a new residence each year. In American cities of 1900, that figure was closer to: one in eleven one in three one in two one in five

19. The conquistador responsible for the conquest of Montezuma and the Aztec empire in Mexico was: Vasquez de Coronado Francisco Pizarro Hernando Cortes Giovanni da Verrazano

20. At turn of the century (c. 1900) American artists of the realist school tended to make ______ the subject of most of their paintings. Urban Scenes Pastoral Scenes American Frontier Life Rural Family Life

21. The Coercive Acts were passed in reaction to: The Boston Tea Party The Boston Massacre The Seven Years' War The Declaration of Independence

22. Where did MacArthur land his forces behind North Korean lines in an effort to trap the North Korean Army and quickly win the Korean War? Pusan Pan Mun Jong Seoul Inchon

23. Jane Addams was a turn of the century activist most well known for her work in: Suffrage Movement The Temperance Movement Nursing War Veterans Settlement Houses

24. Which country did the U.S. have to 'protect' Panama from after Panamanian revolutionaries successfully overthrew their rulers and announced their independence? Colombia Venezuela Mexico Argentina

25. In the 1830s, states' rights and the concept of nullification were championed most notably by: James K. Polk Stephen Douglas John C. Calhoun Daniel Webster