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1
The direct primary, the initiative, the referendum, and the recall were
A.Civil rights reforms
B.Economic reforms
C.Social reforms
D.Electoral reforms
#2
“Speak softly and carry a big stick “
This slogan used by President Roosevelt meant that the United States should not make loud threats but should
A.Maintain a powerful military force
B.Join the League of nations
C.Create a large colonial empire
D.Construct the Panama Canal
#3
Which of the following was not a result of the Spanish-American War?
A.The United States suffered more than 5,000 casualties and costs of some $250 million.
B.Spain made war payments of $25 million to the United States.
C.Cuba went under U.S. protection
D.The United States took possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
#4
Secretary of State Hay’s Open Door Policy was significant because it
A.Made the United States an equal with other foreign powers in China
B.Gave the United States an opportunity to begin trade with China
C.Stopped U.S. trade with China
D.Kept foreign powers from trading with China
#5
Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s naval expedition
A.Opened China to U.S. trade
B.Drove foreign powers out of China
C.Opened Japan to U.S. trade
D.Kept Americans from trading with Japan
#6
Which of the following statements is not a reason why the United States sympathized with the Allies in March 1917
A.The U.S. government wanted to gain control of German colonies in Africa
B.German submarine warfare had killed American civilians
C.The Zimmermann Note proposed that Mexico attack the Unites States
D.The United States supported the new democratic government in Russia
#7
The Treaty of Versailles
A.Brought peace between equals
B.Was rejected by Germany
C.Was a settlement imposed by the winners on the losers
D.Was approved by the U.S. Senate
#8
The polices of the three Republican presidents in the 1920’s included all of the following except
A.A “hands-off” policy toward businesses
B.Lower taxes for the wealthy
C.Higher tariffs
D.Strong support for labor unions
#9
Which of the following was not a factor in the plight of the American farmer in the 1920’s
A.Surplus crops
B.Falling prices
C.High foreign demand for farm products
D.Huge debts
#10
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except that
A.Tariffs were too low
B.Banks granted too many risky loans
C.Workers’ earning did not rise enough
D.Consumers piled up debts
#11
Of the following quotations, the one in favor of the New Deal was
A.“The country needs . . . bold, persistent experimentation . . . Above all, try something.”
B.“We may as well take a child from the nursery, give him a nurse, and protect him from every experience that life affords.”
C.“. . . An attempt to graft onto our American system the Russian idea.”
D.“I rejected then notion of great trade monopolies and price-fixing through codes; I rejected the schemes of ‘economic planning’ to regiment and coerce the farmer.”
#12
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 because the majority of American voters
A.Thought he had more experience than the Republican candidate
B.Held Hoover responsible for the Great Depression
C.Wanted a president who was not a politician
D.Blamed the Democrats for the Depression
#13
The Great Depression finally came to an end as a result of
A.The Second New Deal
B.The increased spending of World War II
C.Passage of laws to control the stock market.
D.Regulation of the nation’s banks
#14
“The final solution of the Jewish problem”
27.The quotation above refers to Hitler’s plan to
A.Deprive Jews of their property and citizenship
B.Relocate Jews to ghettos
C.Kill every European Jew
D.Place all Jews in concentration camps
#15
Which of the following statements is a fact and not an opinion?
A.Using the atomic bombs saved many lives
B.The Japanese formally surrendered on September 2, 1945
C.The Soviet Union would have occupied all of Japan if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs.
D.Demonstration the atomic bomb on a noncivilian target would also have caused Japan to surrender
The direct primary, the initiative, the referendum, and the recall were
A.Civil rights reforms
B.Economic reforms
C.Social reforms
D.Electoral reforms
#2
“Speak softly and carry a big stick “
This slogan used by President Roosevelt meant that the United States should not make loud threats but should
A.Maintain a powerful military force
B.Join the League of nations
C.Create a large colonial empire
D.Construct the Panama Canal
#3
Which of the following was not a result of the Spanish-American War?
A.The United States suffered more than 5,000 casualties and costs of some $250 million.
B.Spain made war payments of $25 million to the United States.
C.Cuba went under U.S. protection
D.The United States took possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
#4
Secretary of State Hay’s Open Door Policy was significant because it
A.Made the United States an equal with other foreign powers in China
B.Gave the United States an opportunity to begin trade with China
C.Stopped U.S. trade with China
D.Kept foreign powers from trading with China
#5
Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s naval expedition
A.Opened China to U.S. trade
B.Drove foreign powers out of China
C.Opened Japan to U.S. trade
D.Kept Americans from trading with Japan
#6
Which of the following statements is not a reason why the United States sympathized with the Allies in March 1917
A.The U.S. government wanted to gain control of German colonies in Africa
B.German submarine warfare had killed American civilians
C.The Zimmermann Note proposed that Mexico attack the Unites States
D.The United States supported the new democratic government in Russia
#7
The Treaty of Versailles
A.Brought peace between equals
B.Was rejected by Germany
C.Was a settlement imposed by the winners on the losers
D.Was approved by the U.S. Senate
#8
The polices of the three Republican presidents in the 1920’s included all of the following except
A.A “hands-off” policy toward businesses
B.Lower taxes for the wealthy
C.Higher tariffs
D.Strong support for labor unions
#9
Which of the following was not a factor in the plight of the American farmer in the 1920’s
A.Surplus crops
B.Falling prices
C.High foreign demand for farm products
D.Huge debts
#10
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except that
A.Tariffs were too low
B.Banks granted too many risky loans
C.Workers’ earning did not rise enough
D.Consumers piled up debts
#11
Of the following quotations, the one in favor of the New Deal was
A.“The country needs . . . bold, persistent experimentation . . . Above all, try something.”
B.“We may as well take a child from the nursery, give him a nurse, and protect him from every experience that life affords.”
C.“. . . An attempt to graft onto our American system the Russian idea.”
D.“I rejected then notion of great trade monopolies and price-fixing through codes; I rejected the schemes of ‘economic planning’ to regiment and coerce the farmer.”
#12
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 because the majority of American voters
A.Thought he had more experience than the Republican candidate
B.Held Hoover responsible for the Great Depression
C.Wanted a president who was not a politician
D.Blamed the Democrats for the Depression
#13
The Great Depression finally came to an end as a result of
A.The Second New Deal
B.The increased spending of World War II
C.Passage of laws to control the stock market.
D.Regulation of the nation’s banks
#14
“The final solution of the Jewish problem”
27.The quotation above refers to Hitler’s plan to
A.Deprive Jews of their property and citizenship
B.Relocate Jews to ghettos
C.Kill every European Jew
D.Place all Jews in concentration camps
#15
Which of the following statements is a fact and not an opinion?
A.Using the atomic bombs saved many lives
B.The Japanese formally surrendered on September 2, 1945
C.The Soviet Union would have occupied all of Japan if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs.
D.Demonstration the atomic bomb on a noncivilian target would also have caused Japan to surrender