U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 2
22 out of 40 correct (55.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Political History: 44.4% (12 out of 27)
- The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945): 12.5% (1 out of 8)
- Economic History: 45.5% (10 out of 22)
- Military History: 40.0% (4 out of 10)
- The Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1929): 54.5% (6 out of 11)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- World War II
- New Deal
- Big Stick ideology
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Corrupt Bargain
- Andrew Jackson
- Henry Clay
- John Quincy Adams
- Personal liberty laws
- Slavery in the United States
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Rock and roll
- Liberty ship
- Normandy landings
- Treaty of Paris (1898)
- Spanish–American War
- Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
- Stabilization Act of 1942
- Palmer Raids
- Pure Food and Drug Act
- Abraham Lincoln
- Walt Whitman
- Morrill Land-Grant Acts
- First Transcontinental Railroad
- Homestead Acts
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Transcendentalism
- Jazz
- War Production Board
- Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
- National Industrial Recovery Act
These questions were missed:
- Which of the following is not the name of a beach that was used during the Normandy landings?Silver
- What was the importance of the Liberty Ship in World War II?It was a simple, standardized transport ship that was easy to construct. Enough could be produced to easily make up for losses from submarine warfare.
- Which answer best describes the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt?Roosevelt actively engaged the United States in foreign affairs, particularly in Latin America. He was an imperialist and supervised the build-up of the American Navy.
- Which public figure was the subject of Walt Whitman's poem, "O Captain! My Captain!"?Abraham Lincoln
- Which answer best describes what "personal liberty laws" were in the 19th century?They were laws passed by many Northern states to counter the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850, for example by allowing jury trials for escaped slaves and forbidding state authorities from cooperating in their capture.
- Andrew Jackson won a plurality of the popular vote in the 1824 Presidential election. Which two opponents did he accuse of stealing that election in a "corrupt bargain"?John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
- What was the importance of the Stabilization Act of 1942?It controlled prices and wages to prevent inflation during the war.
- Which of the following New Deal laws was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States?The National Industrial Recovery Act
- Which of the following areas did not become a United States territory or protectorate for some amount of time as a result of the Spanish-American War and the Treaty of Paris?Santo Domingo
- What did the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 most closely deal with?It created the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided for new regulations of the stock market.
- Several laws, not directly related to slavery, were passed early in the Civil War which had previously been blocked by Southern opposition. Which of the following is not one of those laws?The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
- Which of the following transcendentalist books or essays was not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?Civil Disobedience
- Which of the following was not an abuse that the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 attempted to remedy?It outlawed the use of dangerous substances like heroin, morphine, and cocaine in medicines.
- All of the following musicians are not generally associated with jazz except which one?Chuck Berry
- What were the effects of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act?It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.
- 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.
- Which of the following musicians was not influential in the early development and popularity of rock and roll, in the 1950s?Marvin Gaye
- Which answer best describes what the Palmer Raids were?They were a series of raids by the Department of Justice in 1919 and 1920 designed to arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists.
These questions were answered correctly:
- What was not an immediate consequence of Sherman's March to the Sea?The Confederacy formally surrendered to the United States at the end of this campaign.
- What right(s) is the 6th Amendment written to protect?The right to certain protections in a criminal case, such as a speedy and fair trial, an impartial jury, and the right to call and challenge witnesses.
- What is the significance of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, in 1973?It ruled that laws outlawing abortion were an unconstitutional violation of the 4th Amendment.
- Ida Tarbell became a well known muckraker for her book attacking which American business magnate?John D. Rockefeller
- What was James K. Polk's position on the idea of Manifest Destiny?Polk was proponent of this idea, and oversaw a huge expansion in the territory of the United States.
- Andrew Jackson first came to national attention during the War of 1812, for leading the United States to victory in which battle?The Battle of New Orleans
- Which answer best describes the economy of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?The economy suffered greatly from a naval blockade, rampant inflation, and Union invasions. The Confederate states were impoverished by 1865.
- Which of the following cities did not attract a significant number of Italian immigrants in the late 19th century?Minneapolis
- Which answer best describes the people known as English Dissenters in the 1600s?They were Christians who separated from the Church of England to form groups such as the Puritans, Quakers, Anabaptists, and Diggers.
- Massachusetts was founded in 1620 as a Puritan colony. What was the most common religious sect of the Virginia colonists at that time?Anglican
- Although its first charter was issued in 1629, the first permanent English settlement in the Province of Carolina was not established until what year?1653
- In which city was the Pullman Strike centered, in 1894?Chicago
- What was the difference between a flatboat and a steamboat?A flatboat was smaller than a steamboat and did not have an engine -- it was used for downstream travel only.
- 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.
- Which of the following was not a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Kennedy's resulting agreement with Khrushchev?The United States agreed to not intervene in the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
- Who was the primary founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA?Juliette Gordon Low
- Which of the following states does not form part of the Rocky Mountains?Nevada
- In the context of the African-American community, what does the Great Migration refer to?It was the migration of around 6 million blacks from the South to other regions of the country, during most of the 20th century.
- Which author wrote extensively about the migrations from the plains and Oklahoma to California, often along Route 66?John Steinbeck
- Which Europeans did the Wampanoag tribe have the most early contact with?Puritan settlers to New England
- Which answer best describes the early life of Theodore Roosevelt?Roosevelt grew up in an upper-class family in New York City, and traveled abroad frequently as a youth.
- In what important way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 change previous precedents on slavery in the United States?By allowing for the possibility of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, it overturned the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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