History of the Americas Questions

Which of the following policies were pursued by President Ronald Reagan during his presidency?Select all that apply.A. Easing of tensions with the Soviet Union B. Increasing regulation of business C. Increasing funding of social welfare programs D. Lowering taxes to stimulate the economy

Which of the following best describes the main goal of Pan-Africanism?A. To end support for the African National CongressB. To support trade between the countries of Africa C. To unify African people throughout the worldD. To build military alliances with Western powers

Which of the following was a major effect of the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica?A. The decimation of native populations exposed to European diseases B. The formation of alliances of native peoples to resist the Spanish invadersC. The revival of Maya cultureD. The expulsion of Catholic missionaries

The Vedas and the Upanishads are associated with which of the following religious traditions?A. IslamB. HinduismC. Judaism D. Daoism

Toussaint Louverture led a revolution against the French to gain the independence of which country?A. BoliviaB. CubaC. HaitiD. Mexico

Which of the following was a significant result of the European participation in the Crusades? A. The strengthening of the Byzantine Empire B. New products and knowledge brought back to Europe C. The consolidation of papal control over European kings D. The establishment of European dominance over Eurasian land and sea trade routes

Which of the following are accomplishments that were a result of the Progressive movement?A. Attainment of voting rights for black males B. Implementation of laissez-faire economic policies C. Regulation of the food and drug industries D. Development of better sanitation in urban areas

W. E. B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk (1903) containedA. strong support for Marcus Garvey's Back-to-Africa movementB. a criticism of Booker T. Washington's approach to expanding the opportunities of African AmericansC. an alternative to the plan for advancing the civil rights movement advocated by the Niagara Movement D. a defense of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

Which of the following best describes the Monroe Doctrine, promulgated by President Monroe in 1823 ?A. A publication from the first Continental Congress that outlined Federalist principlesB. The first plan for self-government adopted in the English coloniesC. A document intended to end European colonization in the Western HemisphereD. One of the first documents to oppose slavery in the United States

Which of the following novels had the greatest impact on the abolitionist movement?A. Native SonB. Uncle Tom's CabinC. Huckleberry Finn D. Gone with the Wind

Which of the following best describes a significant feature of the Waltham-Lowell system?A. Textile mill owners hired entire families, including children over 7 years old, to work in the mills.B. Young women from neighboring farms were hired to work in the textile mills to earn money until they married.C. Textile mill owners paid the cost of passage for factory workers from Europe to the United States to guarantee a supply of labor. D. Textile mills printed their own scrip, or currency, with which workers were paid for use in stores established by the owners.

What was the order of rights and privileges concerning free white people, free black people, and enslaved people?

The amendment to the United States Constitution that provides that United States senators will be chosen by popular vote rather than by state legislatures isa) The Fifteenth Amendmentb) The Sixteenth Amendmentc) The Seventeenth Amendmentd) The Eighteenth Amendment

The Keating-Owen Acta) reduced duties on imports.b) imposed a graduated income tax on the richest 5 percent of Americans.c) outlawed child labor in the manufacture of goods sold in interstate commerce.d) established an eight-hour workday on the nation's railroads.

Causes of the "new immigration" includeda) tightened immigration laws in the United States.b) industrial decline in the United States.c) the increase of traditional agriculture outside of the United States.d) the outbreak of revolutions and warfare outside of the United States.

President Theodore Roosevelt's reform program was called thea) "Square Deal"b) "New Deal"c) "Peace through Strength"d) "New Freedom"

A leader in the new feminism, Margaret Sangera) opened a clinic and began distributing contraceptive devices to poor women.b) danced expressively with free movements of the body liberated from the constraints of traditional technique and costume.c) graduated from New York University Law School.d) established the newsletter, Wassaja.

Why were the doors locked during the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?a) Looting by immigrants made it unsafe to leave unlocked doorsb) Current laws stated that buildings with mostly female workers should be locked between shiftsc) The owners didn't want the women to have too many bathroom breaksd) Part of the building was under construction

The conservationist movement is most closely associated with which president?a) William Jennings Bryanb) William Howard Taftc) Theodore Rooseveltd) Woodrow Wilson

The Progressive era was a time ofa) declining economic performance in the economy and decreasing wages.b) economic recession.c) explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for American agriculture.d) economic downturn for agriculture in America, and uneven growth in the industrial economy.