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What was not a component of the Crittenden Compromise?

(mutiple choice)

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Annexation of Cuba

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At the start of the Civil War, most people believed which of the following statements to be true?

(mutiple choice)

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One quick and decisive battle would decide the outcome

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Type

On what date did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?

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January 1, 1863

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What ultimately ended slavery throughout the United States?

(mutiple choice)

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The thirteenth amendment

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True or False: Every state where slavery was legal eventually seceded from the Union

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False

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Type

How many Americans are estimated to have died in the Civil War?

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750,000

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Multiple choice

Radical Republicans pushed for the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson after he attempted to dismiss his Secretary of War. What was the Secretary of War’s name?

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Edwin M. Stanton

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In what year was Rutherford B. Hayes elected President?

(Text box T_T )

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1876

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Southern state laws passed soon after the Civil War and aimed at suppressing the political and economic rights of African Americans were called what?

(mutiple choice)

A

Black codes

(truly creative name)

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Which Civil War constitutional amendment defined citizenship and guaranteed all Americans the right to “due process”?

( text box)

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14th amendment

(You can just type 14, 14th, 14 amendment, 14th amendment)

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How many engagements did the United States Army fight against Native Americans between 1865 and 1890?

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950

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12
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Sort these evets into chronological order

The sand creek massacre
The battle of washita
The start of the american civil war
The wounded kneww massacre
The great sioux war

A

The start of the american civil war
The sand creek massacre
The battle of washita
The great sioux war
The wounded kneww massacre

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Multiple choice

Which U.S. President supported the use of schools to foster the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Multiple choice

The Exoduster Movement included the migration of more than 40,000 people to Kansas following the Civil War. Those people were:

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African Americans

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The Morrill Act set aside millions of acres of federal land for the establishment of what?

(mutiple choice)

A

Agriculture schools

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The business strategy of acquiring control of every level of production, from, in the case of railroads, the mining of iron to the forging and transportation of rails, was called _______.

(mutiple choice)

A

Vertical integration

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The 1890 book, _______, provided the first public exposé on how the working poor lived in New York City, highlighting the miserable conditions and hopeless of outlooks of boardinghouses and tenements.

(Text Box)

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How the Other Half Lives

(Them poor people fr- the rich half)

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18
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True or False

Most Americans worshipped the “Robber Barons” as kings of the American national image and models of moral and financial perfection.

A

False

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Match the political ideology to itss most desired “END”

Laissez-Faire
Capitalism
Socialism
Temperance
Anarchism

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Laissez-Faire Capitalism: govt. regulation of private business
Socialism: Private control over means of production
Temperance: Alcohol sale and consumption
Anarchism: State

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True or false

Restricted to the bottom of the ladder in the national labor market, women, children, and African Americans rarely, if ever, received the same wages as white men. Indeed, in most cases, they received wages 70% below those of their adult white male counterparts.

A

True

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21
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Which immigrant groups faced the most struggles in the United States in the late 1800s?

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The Chinese

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Eugenics

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helped to justify sterilization

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Chain migration

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friends and family relocating to a new nation

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Nativism

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resistance to immigration

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Social Darwinism

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belief that the rich posess innate gifts

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26
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The treaty of Portsmouth

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negotiated by president Theodore Roosevelt

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27
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The teller amendment

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pledged America would not make Cuba a colony

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Mahanism

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ideology emphasizing naval strength and imperialism

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29
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The platt amendment

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made Cuba an American protectorate

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30
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Tenements

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low income urban dwellings

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31
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This president led the nation during the Spanish American War

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William McKinley

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32
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When did the United States annex Hawaii?

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1898

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33
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where did anti-Chinese riots occurred in 1871 and 1877?

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California

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34
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Woodrow Wilson’s platform in the 1912 election was called ________.

A

New Freedom

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35
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The “Crime of 1873” refers to which of the following?

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The discontinuation of using silver as a basis for the American dollar

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36
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If you supported the Greenbackers, what did you want?

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In increase in paper currency without precious metal backing

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37
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Which region of the country was the first to support women’s suffrage?

A

The West

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38
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Select more than one

What type of precious metals were used to “back” American currency before the mid-20th century?

A

Gold
Silver

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39
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In what year did the “Red Scare” begin?

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1919

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40
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What state was attacked by Pancho Villa.

A

New Mexico

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41
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The Great Migration refers to:

A

The movement of African Americans to the north in order to seek better jobs

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42
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Which of the following concepts best describes President Wilson’s approach to foreign policy, particularly during his final years in office?

A

Internationalism

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43
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Click on the only head of state in the photograph below whose nation never joined the League of Nations.

A

Man on the far right (Wilson)

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44
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Mutiple choice

Tennessee educator John T. Scopes was brought to trial in 1925 for teaching which of the following?

A

Evolution

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45
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Match the following historical terms:

Teapot Dome

A

Infamous scandal during Harding presidency

46
Q

Match the following historical terms:

“Flappers”

A

Young women who engaged in provactive behaviors

47
Q

Match the following historical terms:

Jazz

A

popular music form of the 1920s (dont get this wrong .-.)

48
Q

Match the following historical terms:

Kellogg Briand Pact

A

international agreement to end war

49
Q

Match the following historical terms:

Nativism

A

Reaction to postwar immigration

50
Q

Match the following historical terms:

The nineteenth amendment

A

provided women with the right to vote

51
Q

Match the following historical terms:

The “Spirit of Saint Louis”

A

plane flown across the Atlantic

52
Q

Match the following historical terms:

Volstead Act

A

imposed prohibition

53
Q

Match the following historical terms:

The Dawes and Young plans

A

assisted Germany in paying reparations

54
Q

ITS A MAP AHHH

Please click on the state where the Scopes Trial occurred.

A

Tennessee

55
Q

Who founded the United African Improvement Association?

A

Marcus Garvey

56
Q

Mutiple Choice

Which of the following technologies did not have an important impact on American society in the 1920s?

A

Television

57
Q

Which New Deal agency attempted to restore stability to American industry?

A

(National Rifle Association of America) NRA

58
Q

Arrange these events in proper sequence of occurence

Arrange these events in proper sequence of occurrence.

A
  1. Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy
    2.Collapse of the stock market
    3.Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
    4.Italian invasion of Ethiopia
59
Q

Multiple choice

What was the purpose of so-called “yellow-dog” contracts?

A

To prevent workers from forming unions

60
Q

Please click on the state where Huey Long served as governor.

A

Louisiana

61
Q

Which of the following New Deal programs has had the greatest impact on American society and politics?

A

Social Security

62
Q

Matching

Civilian Conservation Core

A

Unemployment

63
Q

Matching

National Recovery Administration

A

Overproduction

64
Q

Matching

Emergency Banking Act

A

Instability in financial markets

65
Q

Matching

Social Security Act

A

Poverty

66
Q

Which World War II campaign prompted the creation of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives division of the U.S. Army?

A

Italy

67
Q

Match each of these nations with their wartime ally.

United States

A

France

68
Q

Match each of these nations with their wartime ally.

Germany

A

Japan

69
Q

Put the following events in chronological order

Japanese invasion of Manchuria
German invasion of Poland
Attack on Pearl Harbor
London Blitz
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Midway

A

1.Japanese invasion of Manchuria
2.German invasion of Poland
3.London Blitz
4.Attack on Pearl Harbor
5.Battle of Midway
6.Battle of Okinawa

70
Q

MAP RUN

Please click on the location where the Nazis believed the Allied invasion of Europe would take place.

A

Top right(Closest spot the 2 landmasses almost touch)

71
Q

What was the name of the 1942 Allied invasion of North Africa?

A

Operation torch

72
Q

Mutiple choice

The “Trizone” or “Trizonia” referred to which of the following?

A

The combined American, British and French zones in west Germany

73
Q

Type it out

In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

A

1962

74
Q

The Warsaw Pact was created in response to ________.

A

The establishment NATO

75
Q

What were the effects of World War II on American society?

A

Click them all( all the above)

76
Q

4. What were the effects of World War II on American society?

Cuban Missile Crisis

A

U.S

77
Q

4. What were the effects of World War II on American society?

Downing of U.S. plane

A

U.S.S.R (Nah totally a U.S Victory of losing thier own plane)

78
Q

4. What were the effects of World War II on American society?

Launch of Sputnik

A

U.S.S.R.

79
Q

4. What were the effects of World War II on American society?

Berlin Airlift

A

U.S.

80
Q

4. What were the effects of World War II on American society?

Khrushchev and Kennedy’s Vienna meetings

A

U.S.S.R.

81
Q

Multiple Choice

What organization did Ida Wells and W. E. B. DuBois help establish to fight against lynching in 1909?

A

NAACP-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

82
Q

Select more than one

What are some ways that some states fought against the Supreme Court ruling to integrate schools?

A

Select all

83
Q

Matching

Match each city to its corresponding event in the Civil Rights Movement.

A

Greensboro, NC- Sit-ins begin
Montgomery, AL- Bus boycott
Little Rock, AR- Federal troops enforce school desegregation
Birmingham, AL- “Children’s Crusade”

84
Q

Select more than one

Which of the following civil rights leaders were deeply pessimistic about the prospects for racial harmony in the United States?

A

Malcom X
Marcus Garvey
Stokley Carmichael

85
Q

Multiple choice

Which of the following mid-20th century Presidents could boast of the greatest legislative success in terms of civil rights?

A

Johnson

86
Q

Select more than one

The civil rights movement was inspired by concepts from which of the following world religions?

A

Select all

87
Q

Map

In 1964, an incident occurred which launched direct U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. Where did this event occur?

A

2nd from top

88
Q

Why did the United States provide assistance to the French in Vietnam in the late 1940s?

A

Fear of Comminusm

89
Q

Match the leader to the country

Ho Chi Minh

A

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

90
Q

Match the leader to the country

Ngo Dinh Diem

A

Republic of Vietnam

91
Q

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the organization that developed in the late 1950s for the purposes of creating a united Vietnam?

A

National Liberation front

92
Q

Select more than one

What was the name of the U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam?

A

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Rolling Thunder

93
Q

Type

In what year did the Kent State Massacre take place?

A

1970

94
Q

Multiple choice

In his early career, Richard Nixon gained a reputation as:

A

A cold warrior

95
Q

Multiple choice

President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger sought to exploit a rift between which communist countries?

A

The U.S.S.R. and China

96
Q

Multiple choice

In which country did the United States support a coup during the Nixon years?

A

Chile

97
Q

Matching

Identify the following persons or groups as either pro- or anti-communist.

A

Daniel Ortega: Pro-communist
Mohamma Reza Pahlavi (The Shah): Anti-communist
Afghan Mujahedeen: Anti-communist
Henry Kissinger: Anti-communist
Fidel Castro: Pro-communist

98
Q

Picture

Click on the only man in the image below who challenged a sitting president for the presidential nomination of his own party.

A

2nd man from the left

99
Q

Multiple Choice

Which issue represented the most pressing issue that President Reagan faced when he entered office?

A

A stagnant economy

100
Q

Multiple Choice

In 1981, members of which profession staged a strike to demand better pay and better working conditions?

A

Air traffic controllers

101
Q

Multiple Choice

Ronald Reagan announced that he had been diagnosed with which disease?

A

Alzheimer’s

102
Q

Multiple Choice

What year did the Berlin Wall come down?

A

1989

103
Q

True or False

Public discontent over the handling of the Persian Gulf War was a major factor to George H.W. Bush’s failure to win re-election in 1992.

A

False

104
Q

Matching

Match the 1980s figure to the event or concept.

A

Nancy Reagan- The War on Drugs

Norman Schwarzkopt- Operation Desert Storm

Phyllis Schlafly- STOP ERA

Mikhail Gorbachev- Glasnost

Robert MacFarlane- Iran-Contra Affair

105
Q

Fill in the Blank

_____ ran as an independent candidate in the 1992 presidential election.

A

H. Ross Perot

106
Q

Multiple Choice

In 1993, the United States, in supporting the United Nations peacekeeping mission, got involved in a devastating military operation in which country?

A

Somalia

107
Q

Multiple Choice

During the contested 2000 presidential election, the outcome depended on results from which state?

A

Florida

108
Q

Multiple Choice

In the end, which body decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election?

A

The Supreme Court

109
Q

Fill in the Blank

Hurricane ______ made landfall in the United States in August 2005 and caused an enormous amount of damage. It was one of the worst hurricanes to ever hit the United States.

A

Katrina

110
Q

Matching

Match the following politicians to their policy proposal.

A

Bill Clinton- “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Newt Gingrich- Contract with America

Hillary Clinton- Health Security Act (health care reform)

George W. Bush- No Child Left Behind

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