U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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25 out of 40 correct (62.5%).

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  • What was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre in World War II?
    Okinawa
  • Which of the following sects won a large number of black converts in the antebellum South?
    The Baptists
  • What was the issue that caused the Teapot Dome scandal, during Warren Harding's Administration?
    Harding's Secretary of Interior, Albert Fall, leased government oil reserves to oil companies at very low cost, in return for bribes.
  • What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s position on the Vietnam War?
    King was an early and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
  • Which of the following is not a quotation from the Gettysburg Address?
    "With malice toward none, with charity for all... let us strive on to finish the work we are in"
  • Members of which religious sect helped to organize the Seneca Falls Convention?
    The Quakers
  • Charles Lindberg was well-known during his life for all of the following things except which one?
    Late in his life, Lindberg became a prominent advocate against manned space travel and the Apollo program, saying that these programs wasted money and distracted from more important issues on Earth.
  • 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.
  • Which answer best describes the organization of the Ku Klux Klan in the late 1860s?
    A large number of distinct groups and individuals perpetrated violence under the Klan's name, in a decentralized fashion.
  • What was Andrew Jackson's position on "internal improvements", or federal infrastructure spending in modern terms?
    Jackson believed that, by and large, such spending was an avenue for corruption and disproportionately benefited elite business interests.
  • 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.
  • The trial of Alger Hiss became a public sensation that focused much attention on which issue?
    Communist espionage
  • All of the following answers about John Brown are accurate except for which one?
    Brown succeeded in capturing several plantations and in building a small force of around 200 men.
  • Which of the following works was a key part of Walt Whitman's creative output?
    Leaves of Grass
  • The Ku Klux Klan experienced a revival in the 1920s. Which of the following was not advocated for by the Klan during this period?
    Believing the Democratic Party had become too infused with foreigners, the Klan worked for the election of Republicans, in contrast to its role in the 1870s.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which of the following women's organizations was founded to advocate for the prohibition of alcohol?
    Women's Christian Temperance Union
  • What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory best known for?
    A fire on March 25, 1911 that killed 146 workers.
  • Which company introduced Barbie to the American market in 1959?
    Mattel
  • Which individual, Secretary of State at the time, was most responsible for negotiating the purchase of Alaska?
    William Seward
  • Which political party was running in its first Presidential election in 1856, and carried several states?
    The Republican Party
  • Which of the following answers best describes the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
    It was an act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, for example in public facilities or accommodations, or in employment.
  • What was Dwight Eisenhower most noted for in World War II?
    He was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, and was widely credited with leading the U.S. and its allies to victory over Germany.
  • Which of the following musicians was not influential in the early development and popularity of rock and roll, in the 1950s?
    Marvin Gaye
  • What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on economic issues?
    Coolidge cut the income tax substantially, cut spending, and generally favored business interests.
  • What group did the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry advocate for politically?
    Farmers
  • Which politician made the New Frontier a key part of their political platform?
    John F. Kennedy
  • What was the primary reason that the United States entered World War I against Germany?
    The large number of American ships sunk by German submarines, particularly in early 1917.
  • The Tennessee Valley Authority was created in 1933 as a federally owned corporation in what industry?
    Electric utilities
  • Which of the following groups was most opposed to the New Deal?
    Business owners and managers
  • 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.
  • Approximately how many slaves utilized the Underground Railroad to escape from the South?
    At least 30 thousand
  • What was the official name for the Midnight Judges Act, passed during the final days of the John Adams Administration?
    The Judiciary Act of 1801
  • Radical Republicans made this proposal in response to the "Ten percent" plan, which they saw as too lenient.
    The Wade-Davis Bill
  • 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.
  • Which of the following countries has NATO not intervened in militarily?
    Poland
  • Which of the following answers best describes the religious views of Thomas Jefferson?
    Jefferson was a member of the Episcopal Church, but was more generally a deist who often challenged religious traditions and hierarchy.
  • Which of the following unions was largely started due to a dispute with the Knights of Labor, and that group's loss of popularity in the late 1880s?
    The American Federation of Labor
  • William Tweed is best known for leading which faction or organization as "Boss Tweed"?
    Tammany Hall
  • Which future Supreme Court justice agued for Brown in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case?
    Thurgood Marshall
  • What right(s) is the 7th Amendment written to protect?
    It guarantees the right to a trial by jury for any non-trivial ($20 or more) civil case, and respects that jury's findings.

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