HIST212 Final Exam - Introduction to United States History - Reconstruction to the Present | Practice Test / Quiz / MCQs

1. How did the United States government's treatment of Japanese-American citizens differ from its treatment of citizens of German and Italian ancestry during World War II?

Citizens of German and Italian ancestry were forced to register with the government, while Japanese-American citizens were treated no differently than the majority of the American population.Japanese-Americans were praised for their loyalty to the United States, while citizens of German and Italian ancestry were viewed with suspicion by the government.The federal government's treatment of Japanese-American citizens did not differ substantially from its treatment of citizens of German and Italian ancestry.Japanese-Americans were viewed with suspicion by the government and denied basic civil rights, while citizens of German and Italian ancestry were treated no differently than the majority of the American population.

2. What was the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954?

The Court ruled that racial segregation in public facilities was unconstitutional and later ordered American schools to be desegregated.The Court ruled that poll taxes were unconstitutional.The Court upheld the 1896 Plessy V. Ferguson ruling that established the doctrine of 'separate but equal.'The Court ruled that racial segregation in public facilities was unconstitutional but said the ruling had no bearing on segregation in American schools.

3. How did the contentious presidential election of 1876 lead to the official end of Reconstruction?

The election did not play any direct role in ending Reconstruction.Democrats agreed to let Republican Rutherford B. Hays become president only if he agreed to withdraw all federal troops from the South.Republicans agreed to let Democrat Samuel Tilden become president, if he agreed to end Reconstruction.Democrats won the presidency and control of Congress outright and moved to end Reconstruction.

4. Which of the following statements BEST characterize President Herbert Hoover's response to the Great Depression in the United States?

Hoover reacted quickly to ensure that the U.S. economy did not collapse by extending federal assistance to the unemployed and to struggling businesses.Hoover did not institute any reform measures to alleviate the economic suffering caused by the Depression.Hoover believed that the American economy would recover in due time and objected initially to federal assistance to the unemployed and to struggling businesses.Hoover supported lowering trade tariffs in order to encourage international trade and stabilize American businesses.

5. What aspects of President Theodore Roosevelt's public life does this cartoon reference?

His reputation as president as a 'Trust Buster'His laissez-fair approach to business regulationHis leadership role as one of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War / His reputation as president as a 'Trust Buster'His leadership role as one of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War

6. All of the following factors directly contributed to the Great Depression in the United States EXCEPT:

Poor distribution of income between the lower and upper classes.Increased African American migration from the rural South to the urban North.Economic turmoil in the farm sector.Boom and bust cycles in the housing market in various parts of the nation.

7. How did the United States' post-World War II policies compare to the postwar policies of the Soviet Union?

The United States sought to promote economic and social stability across war torn Europe and Asia through open trade and economic aid, while the Soviet Union sought to rebuild its war torn economy and protect its borders without outside assistance.The United States attempted to occupy much of Eastern Europe militarily, while the Soviet Union sought liberation for the peoples of Eastern Europe.The United States sought to develop nuclear weapons, while the Soviet Union pledged to remain a nuclear free nation.The United States returned to its prewar isolation, while the Soviet Union emerged as a new world power.

8. How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Congress respond to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in October of 1957?

Eisenhower asserted that the United States should respond to the launch by attacking the Soviet Union with nuclear weapons.Eisenhower argued that the Sputnik launch was faked by the Soviets and represented no threat to Americans.Eisenhower increased spending on national defense, supported the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and signed the National Defense Education Act to improve science and engineering education for school children.Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act to improve science and engineering education for school children but also directed Congress to lower spending on national defense.

9. Which of the following statements BEST describes Franklin D. Roosevelt's reform proposals during his 1932 presidential campaign?

Roosevelt advanced specific economic reform proposals but failed to formulate concrete social reform proposals.Roosevelt promised major economic and social reforms and argued that the federal government should play a direct role in ending the Great Depression but offered few concrete proposals.Roosevelt formulated concrete economic and social reform proposals and insisted that the 1932 presidential election would serve as a referendum on his ideas.Roosevelt advanced specific social reform proposals but failed to formulate concrete economic reform proposals.

10. How did President John F. Kennedy and his administration respond to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Communist Cuba in the fall of 1962?

Kennedy demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles and imposed a naval blockade around the island to prevent further missile shipments from the Soviet Union.Kennedy launched an invasion of Cuba in order to destroy the Soviet nuclear missiles.Kennedy allowed the existing Soviet nuclear missiles to remain in Cuba but warned the Soviet Union not to bring any additional missiles to the island.Kennedy launched an attack against Soviet-controlled East Germany.Kennedy met personally with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to address the situation.

11. Which of the following statements BEST explains the origins of the Red Scare in the 1950s?

Americans feared that former Nazis were trying to bring down the American government.Americans feared the growing military power of the Soviet Union and believed that Communists sympathetic to the Soviet Union were trying to subvert and undermine American society at home.Americans believed that the Republican Party was a secret front for Communists operating in the United States.Americans feared the growing turmoil in the Third World and believed that the Soviet Union was behind many of the wars of national liberation.Americans feared that labor unions in the United States wanted to impose Soviet-style Communism on the country.

12. The growth of industry in the United States following the Civil War was BEST characterized by which of the following processes?

The consolidation of individual companies into large corporations that exercised great economic power over individual sectors of the American economy.The breakup of large corporations into smaller companiesStrict government regulation of corporations that prevented individual companies from exercising too much economic power.The continued presence of many small companies within individual sectors of the American economyThe gradual decline of large corporations as managers moved manufacturing operations outside the United States.

13. Which of the following was a significant foreign policy accomplishment of the Carter administration?

The negotiation of a peace treaty between Israel and EgyptA peace treaty between Israel and the PalestiniansA peace agreement between China and JapanA negotiated end to the Cold War with the Soviet Union

14. Which of the following was NOT a way that Progressive reformers sought to correct problems in America's cities?

Bribing political bosses to carry out reformsChanging election practices to undermine machine politicsEstablishing settlement houses to assist new immigrantsInstituting nonpartisan commissions to investigate urban problems

15. Which of the following factors led to a significant migration of African-Americans to northern cities in the first two decades of the 20th century?

A rapid decline in European immigration due to World War IIncreasingly harsh treatment of blacks by the whites in the SouthLabor shortages in northern factoriesDeclining job prospects in the SouthAll of these

16. Fill in the blanks.American treatment of Filipino rebels during the three-year war for control of the Philippine Islands may BEST be described as _______________ and _________________.

Friendly, supportiveIndifferent, supportiveBrutal, inhumaneKind, humane

17. What was the primary objective of Progressive reformers engaged in the City Beautiful movement?

To develop extensive urban public transit systems that would enable urban residents to move away from crowded neighborhoods to the suburbsTo replace urban slums with modern housing projects that could accommodate large number of immigrantsTo use the power of modern architecture and urban design to correct urban problems and inspire moral behavior among city residentsTo develop new types of architecture that could accommodate both commercial and residential activities

18. Which of the following is an argument that African-American leaders made as to why voting rights were essential for African-Americans in the postwar South?

To ensure that African-Americans would be able to migrate from the South to the NorthTo ensure that racist white southerners did not regain political control of southern states or exercise undue power in CongressTo provide greater economic opportunities for freed slavesTo prevent violence between whites and blacks

19. How did President William Howard Taft's diplomatic policies differ from President Theodore Roosevelt's policies?

Taft employed American economic, rather than military, power to secure and protect American political interests in the developing nations of Asia and Latin America.Taft argued that America should isolate itself from international influence.Taft depended far more on the American military than Roosevelt had to secure and protect American political interests in the developing nations of Asia and Latin America.Taft asserted that the developing nations of Asia and Latin America should remain free from American political or economic influence.

20. Which of the following was a direct consequence of African American migration from the rural South to the urban North during the 1910s and 1920s?

Increased racial tensions throughout the SouthIncreased educational opportunities for African Americans in colleges and universities throughout the North and MidwestIncreased racial tensions in northern cities and new methods of information racial segregation in housing and employmentIncreased job opportunities for African Americans in industries throughout the North and Midwest

21. Which of the following statements BEST describes the U.S. government's response to European and Asian immigration in the late-19th and early-20th centuries?

The federal government did not play a role in regulating immigration during this time period.The federal government banned all immigration from Europe in the early 20th century but continued to allow immigration from Asia.The federal government increasingly placed new restrictions on immigration from Europe and Asia until it finally banned all Asian immigration and imposed severe quotas on European immigration in the early 20th century.The federal government encouraged immigration and did not place any new restrictions on immigrants from Europe or Asia.

22. Which of the following factors contributed to the 'Red Scare' of 1920?

All of theseDomestic fear of Communism following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917Mail bombs sent to prominent AmericansRace riotsPostwar strikes

23. How did Mikhail Gorbachev's political policies in the Soviet Union lessen tensions between Russia and the United States?

Gorbachev supported democratic elections in the Soviet Union and abolished Communism.Gorbachev argued that the United States and the Soviet Union should cooperate to promote international economic reforms.Gorbachev supported openness and political reforms in the Soviet Union and proved responsive to U.S. proposals to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles.Gorbachev declared that the Soviet Union would get rid of all its nuclear weapons.

24. Which of the following factors account for the expansion of the labor movement in the United States during the second half of the 19th century?

The increasing economic power of large corporations in the United StatesWorker frustration about the limited prospects for advancement within the new corporate systemThe increasing cost of living for workers in the decades following the Civil WarAll of theseThe decreasing power of individual workers within large corporations

25. Which of these statements BEST describes the impact of transcontinental railroad lines on western development in the 19th century?

Railroads had little impact on western settlement and economic development.Railroads facilitated western settlement but did little to aid economic development in the West.Railroads facilitated western settlement and encouraged the development of new extractive and agricultural industries throughout the region.Railroads facilitated the development of extractive industries in the Far West, but did little to aid the development of agriculture in the region.

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