U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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21 out of 40 correct (52.5%).

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  • Which answer best describes the economic policies of Janet Yellen in her first years as Chair of the Federal Reserve?
    Yellen kept interest rates low and phased out quantitative easing, and waited for further signs of recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Which of the following is not a movie that Marilyn Monroe appeared in?
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Franklin Pierce was sometimes called a "doughface" during and after his Presidency. What did that term mean?
    It was a term for any Northern politician who was insufficiently anti-slavery, or otherwise seen as favorable to the South.
  • What law or decision effectively caused the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?
    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
  • Which future Supreme Court justice agued for Brown in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case?
    Thurgood Marshall
  • What was the substance of the Freeport Doctrine, articulated by Stephen A. Douglas in his debates with Abraham Lincoln?
    Douglas tried to finesse the issue of slavery in the territories, by supporting the Supreme Court while arguing that slavery could never be established in a territory if the residents refused to enforce its protections.
  • How did Benjamin Franklin first become prominent in Pennsylvania?
    He became well-known as the author and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack which contained stories, facts, and proverbs.
  • What was Hiram Rhodes Revels best known for?
    He was the first black man to become a United States Senator.
  • Which of the following societal trends was not a factor in the Harlem Renaissance?
    The state of New York and the federal government created extensive programs in the 1920s to fund artists of all backgrounds.
  • Mark Twain's book, Life on the Mississippi, deals with his experiences as what?
    A steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River
  • Langston Hughes wrote all of the following poems except which one?
    A Raisin in the Sun
  • A person in which of the following groups was most likely to support the U.S. entry into World War I?
    Businessmen in the Northeast
  • Which of the following was not a consequence to the United States of the Great Famine and the Irish diaspora?
    The Democratic Party gained a significant bloc of support by attacking Irish immigrants, until it changed course after the Civil War.
  • Which of the following was not an effect of the Panic of 1893?
    The federal government took steps to move away from the gold standard more forcefully, in order to increase the money supply and spur new investment.
  • Which of the following answers best describes Cahokia?
    It was a large settlement on the banks of the Mississippi River which held up to 40,000 people and had several large mounds which still exist.
  • What was the immediate military outcome of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
    The British were driven back and made an orderly retreat to Boston, where their army was soon trapped by thousands of Patriot soldiers.
  • The Federal Trade Commission was created as a progressive reform under which President?
    Woodrow Wilson
  • Which answer best describes the Tuskegee Institute?
    It was an important black college in the South that provided instruction on teaching, and on many practical skills and trades.
  • 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.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?
    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Which of the following generals was relieved of command in the Korean War, and soon gave his old soldiers never die, they just fade away speech?
    Douglas MacArthur
  • Which of the following Christian sects did not see an increase in membership and prominence during the Second Great Awakening?
    Episcopalians
  • Which event most directly led to the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
    The Springfield Race Riot of 1908.
  • Approximately how many American workers were involved in a strike during the first year after World War II ended, making labor relations a key political issue?
    5 million
  • The United States military suffered more fatalities fighting against a rebellion in this territory, obtained from Spain, than it did in the Spanish-American War itself.
    The Philippines
  • Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the first First Ladies to be outspoken about her political beliefs, even when they conflicted with her husband's. In general, which answer best describes her political affiliation?
    She was a liberal Democrat, and particularly supportive of civil rights legislation.
  • 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 movements was created, in no small part, in reaction to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision?
    The Moral Majority
  • Which of the following companies was broken up by the Supreme Court, on the grounds that it was a monopoly, under the Sherman Antitrust Act?
    Standard Oil
  • What was a key objective of George Washington when he made his attack that resulted in the Battle of Trenton?
    Washington hoped that a successful attack and victory against the British would slow their advance and galvanize his own troops and supporters, who were despondent after a series of defeats.
  • Which answer best describes the early life of Lyndon Johnson?
    Johnson was born in poverty in the Texas hill country, west of Austin.
  • Which of the following was not a policy advocated by the nationalist faction of the Republic of Texas?
    Unification with the Southern states of the United States, but not with the country as a whole.
  • What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created in 1774?
    It was an association tasked with managing and enforcing the colonial boycott of British goods, which began late in 1774.
  • Which state was admitted to the United States as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
    California
  • In what region of what is now the United States did native tribes most commonly perform rain dances?
    The Southwest
  • What was a broad philosophical/political idea that guided the Virginia Plan?
    Each state should have representation in the national legislature in proportion to its population.
  • Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Cabinet of George Washington?
    James Madison served as the Attorney General
  • On how many occasions did the NATO alliance mobilize a Soviet attack during the Cold War?
    Zero
  • All of the following people, except which one, have been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917?
    Smedley Butler
  • The vast majority of Italian immigrants to the United States came from which region or city?
    Sicily and Southern Italy

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