U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 3
19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Political History: 42.3% (11 out of 26)
- The Postwar and Modern Age (1945-present): 20.0% (1 out of 5)
- U.S. Presidents: 0.0% (0 out of 4)
- The Colonial Period (1513-1775): 20.0% (1 out of 5)
- Black History: 42.9% (3 out of 7)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- History of the Poles in the United States
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Frederick Douglass
- Flapper
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- Slavery in the United States
- Reconstruction Era
- Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Open Door Policy
- William Berkeley (governor)
- Bacon's Rebellion
- Alaska Purchase
- World War II
- War Production Board
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
- First Continental Congress
- Good Housekeeping
- William Randolph Hearst
- Lowell Mill Girls
- Richard Nixon
- Nixon Doctrine
- Louisiana (New France)
- John Adams
- Committee of Detail
- Constitutional Convention (United States)
- Cult of Domesticity
- Godey's Lady's Book
- History of the Jews in the United States
- Poverty in Austrian Galicia
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Compromise of 1877
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following was a significant cause of Polish, and to a lesser extent, Jewish immigration to the United States in the 19th century?Poverty in Austrian Galicia
- Which of the following publications, extremely popular during the mid-1800s, is considered to be a proponent of the "Cult of Domesticity"?Godey's Lady's Book
- When it was initially created, approximately what territory did the French colony of Louisiana encompass?Most of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River in either direction.
- What was an important resolution of the First Continental Congress?It devised a plan for a colonial boycott of British goods, if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed.
- The War Production Board was in charge of all of the following during World War II except what?Production of films and speeches aimed at improving civilian morale.
- What was the purpose of the Committee of Detail at the Constitutional Convention?It wrote the first draft of the United States Constitution, based on agreements that had been reached during the first few weeks of the Convention.
- Polish immigrants made up a significant part of the work force in all of the following industries except which one?Textile manufacturing
- What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?It provided for mechanisms to enforce the 15th Amendment and outlawed requirements such as literacy tests as prerequisites for voting.
- Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?W.E.B. Dubois
- William Randolph Hearst consistently made enormous profits from his ownership of which women's magazine, purchased in 1911?Good Housekeeping
- Which of the following is not a defiant behavior (by the standards of the time) that was associated with flappers in the 1920s?Growing long, freely-flowing hair
- Which of the following is not a change in immigration policy that began with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?It rescinded a provision prohibiting the immigration of homosexuals to the United States.
- Which answer best describes the early years of Frederick Douglass?Douglass was born and raised on a plantation in Maryland, on the eastern shore of the state.
- Who was the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion?William Berkeley
- Which of the following was not a reason for Russia to sell Alaska?Russia was in the middle of a war with the Ottoman Empire and wanted to transfer troops out of Alaska.
- The Open-Door Policy, announced in 1899, was designed to protect American business interests in which country or region?China
- What was a typical working week, in hours, for the women who worked in the Lowell mills in the 1830s and 40s?75 hours
- Which "independent", a former confidant of Abraham Lincoln, provided the decisive vote on the Electoral Commission which settled the Election of 1876 in favor of Rutherford Hayes?David Davis
- Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
- What did the Nixon Doctrine state, in the context of the Cold War?It stated that the United States would assist in the defense and developments of allies and friends, but would not undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following is not the name of a beach that was used during the Normandy landings?Silver
- What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment?It specified seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops from Cuba, and was used to control that country's politics until the 1930s.
- In the late 1800s, the term "survival of the fittest" was often used to express a particular philosophy about the winners and losers of capitalism and society. Which philosopher is most associated with this term?Herbert Spencer
- Which of the following statements about blackface is inaccurate?Blackface was rarely performed outside of the United States, and was generally looked down upon in Canada and Europe.
- Under what circumstances was the importation of slaves into the United States abolished?It was outlawed in 1808 by federal law -- the earliest date allowed by the Constitution.
- Who was the first known European to land on the Hawaiian islands?James Cook
- Which of the following factors did not contribute to the extensive cattle economy and cattle drives of Texas and the West?Freed slaves provided a cheap, reliable source of labor for herding and tending to cattle.
- The Supreme Court overturned Munn v. Illinois in 1886 with Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois. Which federal law was most directly passed in response to this case?The Interstate Commerce Act
- What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 do?It increased the fine for harboring a fugitive slave to $1,000, and required only a sworn affidavit for recovering an escaped slave (or a free black that a bounty hunter had accused of such).
- What was the significance of Elizabeth Blackwell?She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
- Which city was Al Capone's liquor empire based out of?Chicago
- Which of the following was not a feature of the Great Depression in the United States?Massive inflation as the government printed money to counteract the effects of falling employment.
- The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?Transcendentalism
- During the 1950s, the CIA was involved in a coup or rebellion in all of the following countries except which one?Greece
- What was Omar Bradley most noted for in World War II?He was a five-star General who commanded all U.S. ground forces in Western Europe.
- Before his capture of an arsenal in Virginia, how else did John Brown fight for the abolition of slavery?He had fought in some engagements in Kansas, and had killed five pro-slavery men in a massacre.
- Who was the primary founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA?Juliette Gordon Low
- Which of the following best describes the legal principle of coverture, as used in the United States?The principle in effect through the 19th century that a married woman could not own property, and acted solely under the legal authority of her husband.
- What was the purpose of the "lily-white" movement in the late 1900s?It was a faction within the Republican Party that wanted to compete with Democrats in the South, around the turn of the 20th century, by driving black leaders out of the party.
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