U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).

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  • What was a lasting geographical consequence of the Quaternary Glaciation?
    The resulting glaciers formed the Great Lakes in the middle of North America.
  • Which of the following groups most supported the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?
    Western labor unions, and movements such as the Workingman's Party, due to competition from foreign workers.
  • Which of the following best describes the doctrine of Containment, during the Cold War?
    The United States would defend any countries which bordered the Soviet bloc to stop the further spread of communism. The United States would not invade countries which were already in the Iron Curtain.
  • Which of the following statements about the Northwest Ordinance is inaccurate?
    It allowed each state in the Northwest Territory to vote on whether slavery would be permitted.
  • The Union victory in which battle emboldened Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
    Antietam
  • In which city did the Haymarket Square bombing occur, in 1885?
    Chicago
  • 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 was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?
    Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
  • Which Southern Congressman became well-known for beating Senator Charles Sumner almost to death with a cane on the Senate floor, in 1856?
    Preston Brooks
  • James Buchanan avoided political controversy in the heated years before his election as President by taking on what role?
    He was the United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the Pierce Administration.
  • Who was the first known European to land on the Hawaiian islands?
    James Cook
  • Who was Jamestown, Virginia named after?
    King James I of England
  • What was an important short-term consequence of the Black Codes?
    Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 14th Amendment.
  • What was a fear or concern that guided the introduction of the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?
    Larger states would control the workings of the new federal government if proportional representation was used in the legislature.
  • Which of the following influential black leaders was not born into slavery?
    W.E.B. Dubois
  • Which of the following was not a controversy during the 2000 Florida election recount?
    The Secretary of State was a partisan Democrat and repeatedly made decisions that favored Al Gore during the recount controversy.
  • Which of the following is not a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
    The Sun Also Rises
  • What was George Marshall most noted for in World War II?
    He was the United States Army Chief of Staff throughout World War II.
  • The Wright Brothers' business in which area helped them develop the mechanical skills to create an airplane.
    Bicycle manufacture and repair
  • Which of the following statements about the United States home front, during World War II, is not accurate?
    Hollywood sharply curtailed its activities, and the number of films that were produced declined greatly.
  • Which American country imported more slaves than any other during the course of the Atlantic slave trade?
    Brazil

These questions were answered correctly:

  • Which person led Al-Qaeda at the time that it perpetrated the September 11 attacks?
    Osama Bin Laden
  • Which of the following is not an important long-term consequence of the Progressive Era?
    The United States joined the League of Nations and became a central actor in international affairs.
  • Which answer best describes the Battle of Gettysburg?
    The Confederate Army was moving into Pennsylvania, and the Union Army met and defeated it in a three day battle, in 1863.
  • What were the Black Codes, during the Reconstruction Era?
    They were laws passed by various southern states that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  • What were the Black Codes, during the Reconstruction Era?
    They were laws passed by various southern states that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  • Which politician made the New Frontier a key part of their political platform?
    John F. Kennedy
  • Although the words were written in 1814, "The Star Spangled Banner" did not become the official national anthem of the United States until what year?
    1931
  • Which of the following was not a feature of the Gilded Age?
    Advancements in working conditions and worker safety, and a reduction of fatalities on railroads and in coal mines.
  • Which of the following states became an important destination for Swedish and Norwegian immigrants in the late 19th century?
    Minnesota
  • What was the objective of the Committee for Public Information?
    It waged a national, coordinated speaking and propaganda campaign to build public support for the war effort during World War I.
  • Which of the following best describes the Battle of Midway in World War II?
    It was a decisive American naval victory against a Japanese fleet near Midway island in the central Pacific.
  • How did Ronald Reagan first come to public prominence?
    Reagan was a successful Hollywood actor and was elected President of the Screen Actors Guild.
  • Which of the following development was not a feature of the Long Depression in the 1870s?
    The United States sharply reduced its tariffs, an in attempt to help farmers and increase foreign trade.
  • The Lecompton Constitution, if approved, would have allowed slavery in which U.S. state?
    Kansas
  • How many children did George Washington have?
    None
  • In what year was the Treaty of Ghent signed (not the year it was ratified), ending the War of 1812?
    1814
  • 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.
  • On how many occasions did the NATO alliance mobilize a Soviet attack during the Cold War?
    Zero
  • Which journalist was briefly charged with conspiracy and espionage for releasing the Pentagon Papers, which revealed falsehoods that had been used to draw the U.S. into the Vietnam War?
    Daniel Ellsberg

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