SOL Review Questions: Society, Culture, and Domestic Affairs in US History

SOL Pretest #3Good Luck.Get in the SOL CLUB!!Question #1_____1. Which of the following WAS NOT a part of the Radical Republicans plan for Reconstruction?

A. The 13th Amendment to end slavery.B. The Freedmans Bureau to aid former slaves.C. The 15th Amendment to insure suffrage.D. Establishing Black Codes (Jim Crow Laws) in Southern States

Question #2_____2. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in - A. Samuel Tildon becoming President of the U.S.AB. The end of slavery in the United States.C. The end of Reconstruction in the American South.D. The creation of the Dakota Territory.

Question #3_____3. Which of the states below is a Northeastern State?A. OhioB. WashingtonC. MarylandD. New Hampshire

Question #4_____4. Which of the following states would be considered a Southeastern State?A. NebraskaB. ArizonaC. PennsylvaniaD. Alabama

Question #5_____5. The dry, arid, grassland which starts around the 100W meridian and extends west to the Rocky Mountains is known as A. The Central PlainsB. The Interior LowlandsC. The Great PlainsD. The Steppe

Question #6_____6. This act promised 160 acres of land to anyone who paid a small filing fee and agreed to live on the land for five (5) years. During the five years, they must improve the land by planting crops or building a home A. Homestead ActB. Dawes ActC. Western Lands ActD. Sedition Act

Question #7_____7. The Central Pacific railroad hired these immigrants because they worked efficiently and did dangerous work without complaint A. German immigrantsB. Chinese immigrantsC. Russian immigrantsD. Mexican immigrants

Question #8_____8. Which of the following economic and social changes took place because of the construction of Transcontinental Railroads?Time zones were invented and began to be used. More Americans began to settle in the West.Trade increased between the Western states and Eastern states.All of the above.

Question #9_____9. All of the following were reasons for American settlers to move West EXCEPT A. better opportunities for former slaves.B. the discovery of gold and silver deposits in the West.C. advances in transportation.D. Violent conflicts between Native American tribes and Mexicans settlers.

Question #10_____10. The immediate outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn was A. victory for the United States Army: the Sioux retreated to the reservation.B. defeat for Custer and his men; they were forced to retreat to St. Louis, MO.C. victory for the United States Army; the Sioux tribe fled to Canada.D. defeat for the U.S. Army; Custer was killed and the 7th Cavalry was wiped out.

Question #11I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killedthe little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them have run away to the hills and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.

_____11. Identify the chief quoted in the text box on the bottom of this page A. TecumsehB. Crazy HorseC. Sitting BullD. Chief Joseph

Question #12_____12. This former Indian reservation was opened up for settlement in 1889; the land was first come first serve A. Dakota TerritoryB. CaliforniaC. OklahomaD. Colorado

Question #13_____13. Which region of the nation was most closely associated with the textile manufacturing industry?A.The SouthwestB. New EnglandC. The Great PlainsD. Pacific Northwest

Question #14_____14. Which city is most closely associated with the steel industry? A. PittsburghB. New York CityC. PhiladelphiaD. Detroit

Question #15_____15. Which city is closely tied to the automobile industry? A. St. LouisB. Cincinnati C. DetroitD. Philadelphia

Question #16_____16. Which of the cities below is most closely associated with the meatpacking industry? A. Washington, D.C.B. Chicago C. Santa FeD. Seattle

Question #17_____17. Which of the inventors below was credited with creating the first telephone? A. Alexander BellB. Thomas Alva EdisonC. Henry FordD. Cyrus McCormick

Question #18_____18. Which of the following reasons WAS NOT a cause of the growth of urban centers in America during the late 1800s and early 1900s?A. Immigration of Europeans to the United StatesB. The migration of African-Americans to Northern citiesC. Manufacturing jobs in northern industrial centersD. The Homestead Act

Question #19_____19. Parties who organized immigrant neighborhoods to vote for their candidates by providing favors or simply buying their votes were called A. partisansB. political machinesC. libertariansD. socialists

Question #20_____20. She was the founder of the Chicago settlement house called Hull House A. Susan B. AnthonyB. Elizabeth Cady StantonC. Dorothea DixD. Jane Addams

Question #21_____21. Which of the following factors caused a rise in big businesses across America during the late 1800s?A. Cheap Immigrant LaborersB. Catalogs and new types of advertisingC. Larger Markets due to improved transportationD.All of the Above

Question #22_____22. Andrew Carnegie was a famous businessman who dominated this industry A. OilB. SteelC. BankingD. Automobiles

Question #23_____23. John D. Rockefeller was the entrepreneur who created a monopoly called A. U.S. Steel Corp B. Standard OilC. Ford D. B & O Railroads

Question #24_____24. The mans whos company dominated the automobile manufacturing business was A. Henry FordB. Andrew CarnegieC. James P. MorganD. John D. Rockefeller

Question #25_____25. Unions began to form in the late 1800s as laborers combined to fight against A. Low WagesB. the 12-hour work day C. child laborD. unsafe working conditionsE. All of the Above

Question #26_____26. Samuel Gompers was the founder of this trade union A. Congress of Industrial OrganizationsB. Knights of LaborC. Molly MaguiresD.American Federation of Labor

Question #27Unsafe Working ConditionsLong HoursLow PayChild Labor was common and dangerous.

_____27. All of the problems in the text box above were opposed by A. Andrew Carnegie and other industrialists. B. NAACP and the Niagara Movement.C. Progressives and Union Leaders.D. Suffragists

Question #28_____28. The womans suffrage movements goal was A. to end child labor. B. to outlaw the consumption of alcohol and demon rum. C.to gain the right to vote in national elections.D.equal pay for equal work.

Question #29_____29. She was the organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention and helped to draft the Declaration of Sentiments, in which women demanded the right to vote for the first time publicly A.Elizabeth Cady StantonB.Sojourner TruthC.Eleanor RooseveltD.Shirley Chisholm

Question #30Trustbuster who sued the Standard Oil Company. Conservationist who established several National Parks.Passed Pure Food and Drug Act.

_____30. Which progressive President was responsible for these achievements?A.William Howard TaftB.Woodrow Wilson C.William McKinley D.Theodore Roosevelt

Question #31_____31. President Theodore Roosevelt is associated with the phrase Speak softly and carry a big stick. This phrase meant Roosevelt

A. respected other nations and refused to interfereB. was always ready to help other countriesC. was ready to volunteer for battleD. viewed the United States as the policeman of the Caribbean

Question #32_____32. Sugar cane crops were the economic interest that the United States was trying to protect in this country leading up to the Spanish-American War.

A. HawaiiB. Spain C. CubaD. Philippines

33Question #33_____33.All of the following were results of the Spanish American War except

A. Cuba gained its independence from SpainB. The United States joined the League of NationsC. The United States emerged as a world power.D. The United States gained Spanish possessions.

Question #34_____34. This man was the author of the novel The Great Gatsby

A. John SteinbeckB. F. Scott FitzgeraldC. Sinclair LewisD. Upton Sinclair

Question #35_____35. In 1925, Tennessee school teacher John Scopes was accused of

A. teaching about species of monkeys.B. teaching the Christian version of Creationism in a public school.C. teaching Charles Darwins theory of evolution in a public school. D. robbing a shoe factory

Question #36_____36. Which amendment gave women the right to vote in national elections? A.17th AmendmentB.18th AmendmentC.19th AmendmentD.21st Amendment

Question #37_____37. This African-American leader demanded immediate equality for people of color in the United States; he established both the NAACP and the Niagara Movement A.W.E.B. DuboisB.Booker T. WashingtonC.George Washington CarverD.Elijah Lovejoy

Question #38_____38. This African-American leader argued that education and job skills were the key for future equality for African-Americans A.Stokely CarmichaelB.Frederick DouglassC.Booker T. WashingtonD.Robert Smalls

Question #39_____39. Which of the following methods was used to prevent African-American men from voting in the South during the late 1800s and early 1900s?A.the 15th AmendmentB.literacy testsC.political machinesD.blacklists

Question #40_____40. Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was legal in the South as long as the institutions created were Separate but Equal..? A. Brown V. Board of Education, Topeka, KSB.Plessy V. FergusonC.Marbury V. MadisonD. Eberwein V. Loring

Question #41_____41. Feelings of great pride in ones nation, which can cause conflicts between overly sensitive nations, is called

A. ColonialismB. NationalismC. Militarism D. Alliance System

Question #42_____42. The text box above is an example of

A. NationalismB. MilitarismC. Alliance SystemD. Free Trade

The Triple EntenteGreat BritainFranceRussia

Each nation pledged to defend the others in the event of enemy attack.

Question #43_____43. Which of the following nations was WAS NEVER a member of the Central Powers? A. Germany B. Austria-Hungary C. Ottoman EmpireD. France

Question #44_____44. One of the causes of World War I was the assassination of this man on June 28, 1914 by a Serbian nationalist A. Woodrow Wilson B. Kaiser Wilhelm IIC. Franz Ferdinand D. Czar Nicholas II

Question #45_____45. During World War I, the fighting between enemies was usually A. sea battles between ironclads.B. bombings from airplanes over capital cities like Paris, Berlin, or Washington, D.C. C. trench warfare and machine gun fire along lines dug in by large armies. D. horseback cavalry charges

Question #46_____46. He was the President of the United States of America during World War I: A. William J. BryanB. Woodrow WilsonC. Theodore RooseveltD. Warren G. Harding

Question #47_____47. From the start of World War I in 1914 to the spring of 1917, the President advised Americans A. To support the Central Powers by sending weapons and supplies to Germany. B. To buy war bonds to help support thewar. C. To remain neutral in mind as well as in action. D. To trade with both sides and make as much money as possible off of the war.

Question #48_____48. This English passenger liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 by a German u-boat. Over 1000 men and women died, including 128 Americans A. The USS SussexB. The Lusitania C. The USS Sultana D. The HMS Titanic

Question #49REASONS FOR UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I:

The Zimmermann Telegram

Freedom of the Seas_______________________49. Which of the following reasons would best complete the chart?A. United States alliance with France and England.B. To Make the World Safe for DemocracyC. Militarism D. Imperialists hopes to gain territory in Asia and Africa Question #50_____50. Germany surrendered to the Allied forces on A. December 12, 1917 at Versailles, France. B. November 11, 1918 at 11:00 AMC. September 11, 1919D. June 6, 1918 at Normandy, France

Question #51_____51. Immediately after World War I, which organization was formed to settle international disputes peacefully? A. The League of NationsB. The United NationsC. The UN Security CouncilD. The Hall of Justice

Question #52QUESTION: _____52. Who was the author of the Fourteen Point Plan for peace in Europe after World War I? A. Teddy RooseveltB. Franklin RooseveltC. Woodrow WilsonD. Herbert Hoover

Question #53_____53. Which amendment to the Constitution outlawed the manufacturing the sale of, and the transportation of alcohol in the United States? A.17th AmendmentB.18th AmendmentC.19th AmendmentD.21st Amendment

Question #54_____54. Which of the dictators below is INCORRECTLY MATCHED with the nation he ruled over? A. Adolf Hilter Germany B. Joseph Stalin Soviet UnionC. Hideki Tojo ChinaD. Benito Mussolini Italy

Question #55_____55. He was the Anti-Semitic leader who was responsible for the Final Solution and the aggressor who started World War II by attacking Poland A. Benito MussoliniB. Joseph StalinC. Adolf HitlerD. Charles de Gaulle

Question #56_____56. Which of the following nations WAS NOT a member of the Axis Powers at the end of WWII? A. GermanyB. Soviet UnionC. ItalyD. Japan

Question #57_____57. What nation did both Germany and the Soviet Union invade on September 1, 1939, starting World War II? A. BulgariaB. CzechoslovakiaC. PolandD. Denmark

Question #58_____58. When this act was passed, Americans were allowed to sent food, ammunition, and military aid to our democratic Allies in Europe A. The Neutrality Act of 1937B. The Wagner ActC. The Lend-Lease ActD.The Warsaw Pact

Question #59_____59. The turning point on the Eastern Front of the European Theatre in World War II was this battle between Soviet and German troops, during which over 300,000 Nazis were captured by the Red Army (The Soviet Unions Army) A. BerlinB. BudapestC. MoscowD. Stalingrad

Question #60_____60. This 1942 battle is considered the turning point for the war in the Pacific against the Japanese. It resulted in heavy losses for the Japanese navy-

A. The Battle of MidwayB. The Battle of GuadalcanalC. The Battle of Leyte GulfD. The Battle of Nagasaki

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