United States History

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

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

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 Anaconda Plan The Nutcracker Plan The Attrition Plan The Sausolito Plan

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

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 Berlin Wall Crisis The Pueblo Incident The Gulf of Tonkin Incident The Cuban Missile Crisis

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

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

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

9. The French Colonies in Canada during the 17th and 18th centuries developed an economy dependent primarily on: Agricultural Exports The Fur Trade Fishing 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: The Open Door Policy Appeasement The Good Neighbor Policy Dollar Diplomacy

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

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? one fourth two thirds one half one third

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

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? Berlin Warsaw Helsinki 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 three one in two one in eleven one in five

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

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

21. The Coercive Acts were passed in reaction to: The Seven Years' War The Boston Tea Party The Boston Massacre 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? Pan Mun Jong Pusan Inchon Seoul

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

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

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