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Grad. Exam Test

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Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

During the Civil War, many soldiers in the Union Army were divided as to what they were fighting for. Some soldiers felt they were fighting to preserve the Union, while others felt they were fighting to end slavery. This issue came to the forefront on September 22, 1862, when Lincon issued the Emancipation Proclamation. When the soldiers first heard of the proclamation, heated debates arose. Some Union soldiers deseted the Army. However, those that remained became convinced that emancipation was beneficial. Most were already convinced that slavery was wrong. Others became convinced when they saw how this proclamation hurt the South. Great numbers of slaves ran away from their masters and worked to help invading Union armies.

- student report on the Civil War

Which of the following statements best summarizes this passage?

a.	The Emancipation Proclamation helped to persuade Union soldiers that slavery could not continue.	c.	After Lincoln’s Proclamation, many slaves left their masters and helped the Union armies.
b.	Some Union soldiers deserted the army after the Emancipation Proclamation.	d.	The South disliked the Emancipation Proclamation because fewer slaves were left to work on the plantation.

Which of the following battles was significant turning point in the Civil War because it prevented Confederate troops from making offensives into the North?

a.	Vicksburg	c.	Gettysburg
b.	Antietam	d.	Manassas

People from the North migrated to the South in search of quick profits after the Civil War.

These people were called

a.	scalawags	c.	klansmen
b.	confederates	d.	carpetbaggers

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because:

a.	The AmericanPacific Fleet comprising of warships and other armaments was stationed there.	c.	It was a main business center
b.	It was America’s political center	d.	It was a densely populated area

Which was the first state to sever ties with the Union after the election of Lincoln?

a.	Tennessee	c.	South Carolina
b.	North Carolina	d.	Virginia

Dust Bowl in the Southern Plains resulted in:

a.	More settlement in the area	c.	Prosperity among people
b.	Flourishing of agriculture in the area	d.	Mass migration from the area.

. ‘In the New World, Europeans encountered indigenous plant foods, often cultivated by Native Americans, such as potatoes, beans, squash, and maize (corn), probably the world’s most important cereal crop. These plants carried back to Europe so enriched nutrition in the Old World that they stimulated major population explosions. To America, Europeans introduced crops like wheat, rice, bananas, sugar, and wine grapes, many serving as cash crops for export by the colonists.’

This passage can refer to:

a.	The Seven Years War	c.	Renaissance
b.	American Revolution	d.	Columbian Exchange

The event that made the U.S. enter the World War II in 1941 was:

a.	Invasion of Poland by Germany	c.	Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
b.	Persecution of Jews in Germany	d.	To support British initiative against fascist powers.

During World War II, at the home front, the role of women was:

a.	To take care of home and children	c.	To enter the workforce and to become volunteers for wartime work
b.	To become combat soldiers	d.	To involve in agriculture

10.

In the 1920’s, the American farmer’s income in relation to an urban factory worker’s income was:

a.	More	c.	Equal
b.	Less	d.	Beyond the scope of comparison

11.

Poor farming practices and years of drought in the Great Plains caused:

a.	Hurricane	c.	Cyclone
b.	Tornado	d.	Dust Bowl

12.

During the American conquests, diseases like small pox and measles wiped out entire generations of:

a.	Europeans	c.	Chinese
b.	Native Americans	d.	Turks

13.

The long term consequences of the Columbian Exchange were:

a.	Destabilization of the indigenous population	c.	Preservation of Native American identity
b.	End of colonization in America	d.	Camaraderie between the Europeans and the Native Americans

14.

Read newspaper reports I - IV which describe the Reconstruction efforts of President Andrew Johnson to enforce new Constitutional Amendments during August, 1868. Then answer questions 14-15.

I. The laws may be permanently engraved into the Constitution, but we intend to make them

dead words on a printed page. - Lee Collins, The Southern Times

II. This is an important age for all of us in our country. Now the Negro and the white man

can stand on equal footing. Each man possesses the same legal rights. -Fred Blake, The

New York Gazette

III. Johnson’s Reconstruction initiatives are now underway. Federal troops have been sent in

and the South divided into federal districts to ensure that colored people retain their new

rights. - Peter Holcomb, The Nation

IV. Reconstruction is benefiting our fellow Negroes in the South. Their new schools and free

communities are being protected from Ku Klux Klan attacks. The new armies of federal

troops are doing great work in the South. - John Maye, Northern Evening Journal

Which of the reports clearly denomstrate(s) fact rather than opinion?

a.	III and IV	c.	III only
b.	II and III	d.	I, II, and IV

15.

On the basis of the information presented in the above reports, which conclusion can be drawn?

a.	During Reconstruction, views about the rights of former slaves varied.	c.	African-Americans were being denied their legal rights in the North.
b.	Northerners were oppressing Southerners during Reconstruction	d.	Fred Blake wished to prevent African Americans from using their new found rights

16.

Which of the following inventions helped in the settlement of the West?

I. barbed wire

II. the steel plow

III. the cotton gin

IV. the revolver

a.	I, II, and III	c.	II, III, and IV
b.	I, II, and IV	d.	I and III

17.

What was the intended purpose of the Dawes Act or the General Allotment Act of 1887?

a.	to buy Native American lands for mining and oil exploration	c.	to abolish tribal lands and provide each Native American with land for farming
b.	to provide health care and food for Native Americans	d.	to expand Native American territories

18.

Which of the following nations was the pioneer among the early explorers of America?

a.	Germany	c.	Spain
b.	Ireland	d.	Denmark

19.

During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers were treated very poorly. Labor unions used strikes and political pressure to achieve which of the following improvements for workers?

a.	preventing children from working	c.	minimum age requirements
b.	forty hour work week	d.	all of the above

20.

During the late nineteenth century, ndividual companies merged together to eliminate competition. These mergers either gave one company control over all stages of production of a product, or they gave one company exclusive control over one stage of production. In response to the public outcry, Congress passed

a.	the Warren Anti-Monopoly Act	c.	the Deregulation Amendment
b.	the Sherman Anti-Trust Act	d.	the Act of Settlement

21.

The Dust Bowl in the Southern Plains resulted in:

a.	More settlement in the area	c.	Prosperity among people
b.	Flourishing of agriculture in the area	d.	Mass migration form the area

22.

Study the following map and answer the question:

The Dust Bowl was largely concentrated in the:

a.	Southern Plains	c.	East Coast
b.	West Coast	d.	Northern Plains

23.

In the 1920’s the American farmer’s income in relation to an urban factory worker’s income was:

a.	More	c.	Equal
b.	Less	d.	Beyond the scope of comparison

24.

During World War II, at the home front, the role of women was:

a.	To take care of home and children	c.	To enter the workforce and to become volunters for wartie work
b.	To become combat soldiers	d.	To be involved in agriculture

25.

Andrew Carnegie said that a rich person is “the agent and trustee for his poorer brethren, bringing to their service his superior wisdom, experience, and ability to administer, doing for them better than they would or could do for themselves.” This statement reflects which of the following philosophies?

a.	manifest destiny	c.	gospel of wealth
b.	social darwinism	d.	radicalism

26.

Millions of immigrants came to the United States during the 19th century. One of the difficulties they faced was

a.	not being able to find jobs	c.	suffering discrimination
b.	having no skills to bring to the work force	d.	both A and B

27.

Which of the following is a policy or action not initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt?

a.	Pure Food and Drug At (1906)	c.	New Freedom legislation
b.	National Park System	d.	breaking up trusts like the Northern Securities Trust

28.

During the first two decades of the twentieth century, the following amendments were made to the Constitution?

I. 16th institutesa federal incoe tax 1913)

II. 17th provides that senators are directly elected by the people of each state (1913)

III. 18th prohibits manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages (1919)

IV. 19th guarantees right to vote regardless of gender (1920)

a.	I and II	c.	I, II, III, and IV
b.	III and IV	d.	IV only

29.

During the late nineteenth century, the United States adopted the Open Door policy in China. This policy in China can be described as

a.	a situation where conquering nations divide China into different territories	c.	China giving the United States the best trading agreement over other nations
b.	forbidding Chinese trade with any foreign nation.	d.	an opportunity for nations to trade freely with China.

30.

On April 25, 1898, the United States Congress declared war with Spain. Which of the following led to Congress declaring war?

a.	the sinking of the Lusitania	c.	the Zimmerman telegram
b.	yellow journalism	d.	all of the above

31.

The vast scale of World War I brought unprecedented horror. The destruction of human life was facilitated by new technological developments. Which of the following was not used in World War I?

a.	submarines	c.	poinson gas
b.	machine guns	d.	nuclear weapons

32.

Using personal experience, the author of The Great Gatsby captured the spiri of materialism and decadent wealth prevalent in the 1920’s. Who is the author?

a.	Zelda Fitzgerald	c.	Ernest Hemingway
b.	F. Scott Fitzgerald	d.	Muriel Hemingway

33.

During the days of prohibition (1919-1932), people established bars and nightclubs in hidden areas where customers drank alcoholic beverages. What was the name for one of these secret establishments?

a.	saloon	c.	hideaway
b.	speakeasy	d.	bootleg

34.

In the 1920’s, speculators in the stock market bought their stocks on margin. This meant that speculators could purchase stock for 10% of its value and borrow the rest from the broker. This system worked well as long as everyone was buying stock. However, on October 29,1929, people sold their stock. Stock values fell 15 billion dollars in one day.

What was one direct effect of this stock market crash?

a.	Many businesses and corporations went bankrupt	c.	The United States followed a policy of isolationism
b.	Crop failures began in agriculture	d.	Prohibition was repealed

35.

Which of the following was not a role played by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the Southeast during the Depression?

a.	The TVA provided jobs for thousands of the unemployed, thus stimulating the economy	c.	The TVA built dams which helped reduce flooding in the Tennessee area.
b.	The TVA provided needed electricity to Tennessee and other southern states	d.	The TVA discouraged business in Tennessee.

36.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke directly to the people using the radio as a form of communication. His weekly broadcasts were called

a.	fireside chats	c.	the New Deal
b.	town hall meetings	d.	the week in review

37.

During World War II, which of the following were all Axis powers?

a.	Britian, Italy, and Russia	c.	Italy, Germany, and Japan
b.	Spain, Switzerland, and Germany	d.	the United States, Britian, and France

38.

At the start of World War II, the Axis powers used their armies to conquer vast amounts of territory. A large part of these early victories for the Axis Powers resulted from the United States policy of

a.	capitalism	c.	isolationism
b.	imperialism	d.	cash and carry.

39.

Which of the following is not an outcome of the Allied victory in North Africa?

a.	The Mediterranean Sea was opened to Allied shipping	c.	The Allies were more optimistic about the war’s outcome
b.	The Allies could invade southern Europe	d.	The Allies decided to focus their attack on Japan

40.

What policy did France and Great Britian follow by allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia in 1938?

a.	Open Door Policy	c.	blitzkrieg
b.	aggression	d.	appeasement

41.

This gives Congress the power to pass legislation that is “necessary and proper” for doing its job?

a.	Magna Carta	c.	the Great Compromise
b.	Elastic Clause	d.	Missouri Compromise

42.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a.	13th Amendment	c.	18th Amendment
b.	16th Amendment	d.	19th Amendment

43.

When Columbus left Spain for his journey to the lands across the Atlantic, his main purpose was to gain wealth. When his ships landed in Haiti, the first thing he did was to claim the entire island for the king and queen of Spain. When he met the native Arawak peoples, he asked them where they stored their gold. Columbus kidnapped some ten to twenty-five Arawaks when he could not find a major supply of gold and took them with him to Spain. On his return trip to Haiti in 1493, he and his men came demanding food, gold, and spun cotton. When the Arawaks refused to cooperate, the Spaniards disfigured them. After a few months of Spanish rule, the Arawaks rebelled against the Spaniards. The Spanish totally defeated the Arawaks due to their superior weaponry. The Spanish shot the people with bullets and sent dogs after them. Arawaks who survived this ordeal were sent as slaves to Spain or were forced to work on the island. The other nations of Europe adopted this system of discovery, exploitation, and enslavement in the Americas for hundreds of years.

Based on the passage, which statement shows events in their proper time sequence?

a.	The Arawaks went to war with the Spanish before Columbus claime the island for the king and queen of Spain.	c.	Before Columbus returned the second time, he force the Arawaks to work on threat of disfigurement.
b.	Columbus looked for a reliable source of gold after he kidnapped the Arawaks.	d.	After the Arawaks were defeated by the Spanish, many of them were forced nto slavery.

44.

What is the artist trying to communicate about the original thirteen colonies of the United States?

a.	The colonies are part of a great serpent and deserve to be cut up.	c.	The colonists feel that Great Britian has chopped them into small pieces.
b.	Each colony wants to be separate but equal.	d.	The colonies must unite, or they will lose the war with Great Britian.

45.

From 1804-1806, Lewis and Clark, with the aid of their guide, Sacajawea, explored which regions of the nation?

I. Oregon Territory

II. Mexican Cession

III. Northwest Ordinance

IV. Louisiana Purchase

a.	I and IV	c.	II and III
b.	I and III	d.	II and IV

46.

In 1651, the English Parliament passed the first of a series of acts restricting trade to the point that the North American colonies could only trade with Great Britian. What were these acts called?

a.	the Intolerable Act	c.	the Stamp Act
b.	the Navigation	d.	the Townshend Acts

47.

Some political groups in the early 1900’s believed that there was not need for any form of government. This theory is known as

a.	Social Darwinism	c.	Marxism
b.	Anarchism	d.	Post Reconstructionist Fascism

48.

Why was the Battle of Midway considered a turning point for the war in the Pacific?

a.	This battle was the first aggressive attack from the United States on the Japanese Empire	c.	The Allied victory liberated the Philippines from Japanese control
b.	This battle ended Japanese plans of expansion and put them on the defensive	d.	The leading Japanese military commanders were killed in this battle

49.

Approximately how many Japanese Americas did the United States government keep in relocation camps during World War II?

a.	500,000	c.	4,000
b.	110,000	d.	1,000,000

50.

“Jim Crow Laws” were instituted in the South during Reconstruction (1865-1887). What was the effect of these laws?

a.	They reorganized governments in the South	c.	They stimulated the economy of the South
b.	They limited the rights of black citizens	d.	They reduced the number of pests feeding on Southern crops