US History EOC Practice

What factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the US in the decades after the Civil War?

The formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to:

Which law was passed as a result of the muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?

Several business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they-

Which statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following WWI?

The New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the -

How were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?

One factor that promoted industrialization in the US in the late nineteenth century was the -

Which method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

"In particular, the party declares for direct primaries, for candidates for the presidency; for the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people; and we urge on the states the policy of the short ballot, with responsibility to the people secured by the initiative, referendum, and recall".

Which movement first proposed the reforms mentioned in this platform?

Why were many common household goods rationed during WWII?

Why did imperialists like Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the US to build a canal through Panama?

Which major era of U.S. History was characterized by greater freedom for women, general economic prosperity, over-speculation in the stock market, and conflicting social values between rural communities and growing urban centers?

"In short, our aim should be, not to destroy, but effectively to regulate and control, in the public interest, the great instrumentalities (corporations) of modern business." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1913

During the early part of the twentieth century, a supporter in agreement with President Theodore Roosevelt would most likely have favored -

The purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during WWII demonstrated that -

What was the reason for America's entry into WWI in 1917?

Which factor do most economists believe contributed to the Great Depression?

"The peoples of Austria-Hungary, whose placement among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and assured, should be accorded the freest opportunity to autonomous development..." - Wilson, Fourteen Points, 1918

What impact did this demand in Wilson's Fourteen Points have on the peace treaties that were concluded at the end of WWI?

How did the anti-war movement react to US involvement in Vietnam?

What was an important effect of the Spanish-American War on the American economy?

In what way did Midwestern farmers in the US contribute to the making of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s?

What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on America's western frontier in the late nineteenth century?

How did prosperity of the 1950s differ from that of the 1920s?

Which agency was created as part of the New Deal and continues today to prevent possible fraud in the stock market?

What did the Red Scare (1920s) and McCarthyism (1950s) have in common?

Which actions were taken by women to achieve greater economical opportunities in the 1960s?

Which statement explains why the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified during the Vietnam War?

Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted by Alexis Tocqueville in 1831-1832?

In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the American steel industry?

In the late nineteenth century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies in the U.S. harmed the economy by -

Which was an important benefit of the lasses-fair policies of the federal government in the late nineteenth century?

What was the main purpose of the antitrust legislation passed by Congress?

Nativists in California in the 1880s would most likely have supported the -

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted development of western lands by -

How did the passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?

"In slave times, the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging [whipping], but with freedom, a new system of intimidation came into vogue; the Negro was not only scourged; he was lynched."

The above quotation most closely represents the views held by -

Members of the Progressive Movement generally supported the idea that the federal government should -

In the early 1900s, Progressive Era reformers sought to increase public participation in government by supporting the -

During the 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe -

In the late 1800s, the principles of Social Gospel Movement were most consistent with the ideas of -

Which goal was shared by both the Populists and the Progressives?

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in American foreign policy because the United States -

Which event most influenced President Wilson's decision to enter World War I?

President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were based on the belief that -

Which factor played the largest role in feeling the economic boom of the 1920s?

During the first three decades of the twentieth century, what was the main reason many African Americans left the South?

What was a major cause of the Great Depression?

The New Deal changed American political thinking because it was based on the principle that the -

Which statement about the U.S. Economy during World War II is accurate?

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it -