Test Bank USHIS 11 Final Exam Multiple-Choice Assessment
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1) In the early 1800s, the need for a water route to help farmers ship their products to market was one reason for the
Correct:B

2) The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses were important to the development of democracy in colonial America because they
Correct:B

3) The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to
Correct:C

4) Which information on the writing of the Constitution is considered a primary source?
Correct:D

5) To avoid having too much power concentrated in one branch of government, the framers of the Constitution established
Correct:B

6) Congress established a minimum wage for workers and regulations on radio broadcasts by combining its delegated power to regulate interstate commerce with the
Correct:D

7) Which concept found in the United States Constitution was a belief held by the social contract philosophers of the Enlightenment period?
Correct:D

8) The election results shown on this map most clearly reflect the influence of
Correct:C

9) Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton was most noted for
Correct:A

10) On what grounds would strict constructionists of the United States Constitution have questioned the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Correct:B

11) President Andrew Jackson claimed that use of the spoils system increased democracy in the federal government because it
Correct:C

12) Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts between the North and the South over
Correct:A

13) This resolution illustrates the constitutional right to
Correct:A

14) What was a major result of the Civil War?
Correct:C

15) Which statement describes a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
Correct:D

16) In the late 19th century, the federal government aided the growth of transcontinental railroads by
Correct:B

17) The Populist movement was most interested in improving conditions for
Correct:A

18) What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
Correct:B

19) During the late 1800s, business leaders formed trusts mainly to
Correct:B

20) What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Correct:A

21) In the late 1800s, the theory of laissez-faire capitalism was used by many industrialists to
Correct:C

22) During the late 1800s, a major reason labor unions had difficulty achieving their goals was that
Correct:A

23) This statement encouraged popular support among Americans for
Correct:D

24) Supporters of Mahans ideas most likely favored a foreign policy that would
Correct:B

25) Which president was known as a trustbuster?
Correct:C

26) President Woodrow Wilson supported creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913 to
Correct:B

27) Data from this graph support the conclusion that World War I
Correct:C

28) In the case Schenck v. United States (1919), the United States Supreme Court settled the issue of limits on individual freedoms during wartime by establishing the
Correct:A

29) Many senators who opposed United States membership in the League of Nations argued that joining the League would
Correct:A

30) The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by the
Correct:B

31) During most of the 1920s, which group experienced the most severe economic problems?
Correct:A

32) New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were primarily intended to help
Correct:D

33) Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 indicated that the United States desired to
Correct:A

34) What was the most likely cause of the election results shown on the map?
Correct:A

35) Congress refused to enact President Franklin Roosevelts court-packing plan because the plan
Correct:A

36) Which federal policy was enacted during World War II and justified as a wartime necessity?
Correct:B

37) In 1944, Congress enacted the GI Bill of Rights in order to
Correct:A

38) During World War II, this poster was used primarily to
Correct:C

39) Which speakers reflect the foreign policy beliefs of the Truman administration after World War II?
Correct:B

40) The statements of Speakers A and D express support for the policy of
Correct:D

41) In 1957, the Eisenhower Doctrine expanded the principles of the Truman Doctrine by extending Middle East military assistance in order to
Correct:A

42) The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it
Correct:C

43) President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
Correct:A

44) Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona affected individual liberties by
Correct:D

45) The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was an influential book in the 1960s because it
Correct:C

46) The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920s was similar to the trial of the Rosenbergs in the 1950s in that both trials were accompanied by
Correct:A

47) Which United States foreign policy action resulted from the close geographic relationship between the United States and Latin America?
Correct:A

48) A conclusion that can be drawn directly from these headlines is that
Correct:B