Archive for September 2017

On the even of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, a large majority of Americans

On the even of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, a large majority of Americans



a) were beginning to question the increased aid given to Britain
b) still wanted to keep the U.S. out of war
c) accepted the idea that America would enter the war
d) did not oppose Japan's conquests in East Asia
e) were ready to fight Germany but not Japan




Answer: B

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 came as a great surprise because

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 came as a great surprise because 




a) President Roosevelt suspected that if an attack came, it would be in Malaya or the Philippines
b) there was no way of knowing that the Japanese had been provoked to the point of starting a war with the U.S.
c) Japanese communications were in a secret code unknown to the U.S.
d) the U.S. was, at the time, Japan's main source of oil and steel
e) it was believed that Japan had insufficient aircraft carriers to reach near Hawaii




Answer: A

After the Greer was fired upon, the Kearny crippled, and the Reuben James sunk,

After the Greer was fired upon, the Kearny crippled, and the Reuben James sunk, 




a) Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act
b) the U.S. Navy began escorting merchant vessels carrying lend-lease shipments
c) Congress allowed the arming of U.S. merchant vessels
d) Congress forbade U.S. ships to enter combat zones
e) Roosevelt told the public that war was imminent




Answer: C

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the U.S.

When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the U.S. 



a) promised aid to the Soviets but did not deliver
b) refused to provide any help, either military or economic
c) gave only non-military aid to Russia
d) made lend-lease aid available to the Soviets
e) sent U.S. ships to Soviet naval bases




Answer: D

The 1941 lend-lease program was all of the following except

The 1941 lend-lease program was all of the following except 




a) a focus of intense debate between internationalists and isolationists
b) a direct challenge to the Axis dictators
c) the point when all pretense of American neutrality was abandoned
d) the catalyst that caused American factories to prepare for all-out war production
e) another privately arranged executive deal, like the destroyers-for-bases trade




Answer: E

Franklin Roosevelt was motivated to run for a third term in 1940 mainly by his

Franklin Roosevelt was motivated to run for a third term in 1940 mainly by his 



a) personal desire to defeat his old political rival, Wendell Willkie
b) belief that America needed his experienced leadership during the international crisis
c) mania for power
d) opposition to Willkie's pledge to restore a strict policy of American neutrality
e) belief that the two-term tradition limited democratic choice




Answer: B

The Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was

The Republican presidential nominee in 1940 was 



a) Wendell L. Willkie
b) Robert A. Taft
c) Thomas E. Dewey
d) Alfred E. Landon
e) Charles A. Lindbergh




Answer: A

By 1940 American public opinion began to favor

By 1940 American public opinion began to favor 



a) the American First position
b) active participation in the war
c) permitting U.S. volunteers to fight in Britain
d) maintaining strict neutrality
e) providing Britain with "all aid short of war"



Answer: E

In return for old American destroyers, the British gave the U.S.

In return for old American destroyers, the British gave the U.S. 




a) "most favored nation" status
b) a role in developing the atomic bomb
c) eight valuable naval bases
d) access to German military codes
e) six air bases in Scotland and Iceland



Answer: C

America's neutrality effectively ended when

America's neutrality effectively ended when 



a) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
b) Germany attacked Poland
c) the conscription laws was passed in 1940
d) France fell to Germany
e) Italy "stabbed France in the back"



Answer: D

Congress's first response to the unexpected fall of France in 1940 was to

Congress's first response to the unexpected fall of France in 1940 was to 




a) revoke all the neutrality laws
b) expand naval patrols in the Atlantic
c) enact a new neutrality law enabling the Allies to buy American war materials on a cash-and-carry basis
d) call for the quarantining of aggressor nations
e) pass a conscription law





Answer: E

The U.S. military refused to bomb Nazi gas chambers such as those at Auschwitz and Dachau because of the belief that

The U.S. military refused to bomb Nazi gas chambers such as those at Auschwitz and Dachau because of the belief that 




a) bombing would kill the Jews kept there
b) bombing would divert essential military resources
c) the military was unsure of the gas chambers' location
d) such attacks would not seriously impede the killing of Jews
e) all of the above




Answer: B

All of the following factors contributed to the weaknesses and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews except

All of the following factors contributed to the weaknesses and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews except


a) the belief that most Jews would be better off migrating to Israel
b) internal tensions between German-Jewish and eastern European Jewish communities in the U.S.
c) the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924
d) fear that a flood of Jewish refugees would add to unemployment during the Depression
e) Anti-Semitic attitudes in the State Department and Congress



Answer: A

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union,

Shortly after Adolf Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union, 



a) Britain and France singed a similar agreement
b) the Soviets attacked China
c) Germany invaded Poland and started World War II
d) Italy signed a similar agreement with the Soviets
e) the Germans invaded Finland





Answer: C

In September 1938 in Munich, German,

In September 1938 in Munich, German, 




a) Britain and France consented to Germany's taking the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
b) Hitler declared his intention to take Austria
c) Hitler signed the Axis Alliance Treaty with Japan
d) Britain and France acquiesced to the German reoccupation of the Rhineland
e) Britain and France declared that an invasion of Poland would mean war


Answer: A

Franklin Roosevelt's sensational "Quarantine Speech" resulted in

Franklin Roosevelt's sensational "Quarantine Speech" resulted in 



a) immediate British support for U.S. policy
b) a wave of protest by isolationists
c) support from both Democratic and Republican leaders
d) Japanese aggression in China
e) A modification of the Neutrality Acts




Answer: B

America's neutrality during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 allowed

America's neutrality during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 allowed 



a) Hitler to conquer Spain
b) the Loyalists to win the war
c) Roosevelt and Franco to become personal friends
d) the Soviets to aid the Spanish republic
e) Spain to become a fascist dictatorship




Answer: E

The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 stipulated that when the president proclaimed the existence of a foreign war,

The Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 stipulated that when the president proclaimed the existence of a foreign war, 



a) Americans would be prohibited from sailing on the ships of the warring nations
b) America would sell arms and war materials only to the victim of aggression
c) American bankers would be allowed to make loans to only one of the warring nations
d) U.S. diplomats intended to uphold the tradition of freedom of the seas
e) U.S. diplomats and civilians would be withdrawn from both warring nations




Answer: A

Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 by the U.S. resulted in all of the following except

Passage of the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937 by the U.S. resulted in all of the following except 



a) abandonment of the traditional policy of freedom of the seas
b) a decline in the navy and other armed forces
c) making no distinction whatever between aggressors and victims
d) spurring aggressors along their path of conquest
e) balancing the scales between dictators and U.S. allies by trading with neither



Answer: E

By the mid-1930s, there was strong nationwide agitation for a constitutional amendment to

By the mid-1930s, there was strong nationwide agitation for a constitutional amendment to 



a) increase the size of the Supreme Court
b) limit a president to two terms
c) ban arm sales to foreign nations
d) require the president to gain Congressional approval before sending U.S. troops overseas
e) forbid a declaration of war by Congress unless first approved by a popular referendum




Answer: E

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's vision of ___, Hitler's invasion of ________, and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of _______.

Fascist aggression in the 1930s included Mussolini's vision of ___, Hitler's invasion of ________, and Franco's overthrow of the republican government of  _______. 



a) Egypt, France, Poland
b) Albania, Italy, Austria
c) Ethiopia, Czechoslovakia, Spain
d) Belgium, the Soviet Union, France
e) Ethiopia, Norway, Portugal




Answer: C

Throughout most of the 1930s, the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by

Throughout most of the 1930s, the American people responded to the aggressive actions of Germany, Italy, and Japan by 



a) assisting their victims with military aid
b) giving only economic help to the targets of aggression
c) beginning to build up their military forces
d) demanding an oil embargo on all warring nations
e) retreating into isolationism




Answer: E

President Franklin Roosevelt's foreign-trade policy

President Franklin Roosevelt's foreign-trade policy 




a) lowered tariffs to increase trade
b) encouraged trade only with Latin America
c) continued the policy that had persisted since the Civil War
d) was reversed only after World War II
e) sought protection for key U.S. industries


Answer: A

The 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act

The 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act 




a) raised America's tariff schedule
b) inhibited President Roosevelt's efforts to implement his Good Neighborhood policy.
c) increased America's foreign trade
d) was most strongly opposed in the South and West
e) was aimed at isolating Italy and Germany



Answer: C

As part of his Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, President Roosevelt

As part of his Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America, President Roosevelt 




a) abandoned the Monroe Doctrine
b) withdrew American marines from Haiti
c) asked Congress to extend the Platt Amendment in Cuba
d) returned to the Guantanamo naval base to Cuban control
e) proposed to grant Rico its independence



Answer: B

Franklin Roosevelt embarked on the Good Neighbor policy in part because

Franklin Roosevelt embarked on the Good Neighbor policy in part because 





a) there was a rising tide of anti-Americanism in Latin America
b) Congress had repealed the Monroe Doctrine
c) he feared the spread of communism in the region
d) the policy was part of the neutrality stance taken by the U.S.
e) he was eager to enlist Latin American allies to defend the Western Hemisphere against European and Asian dictators



Answer: E

In promising to grant the Philippines independence, the U.S. was motivated by

In promising to grant the Philippines independence, the U.S. was motivated by 




a) treaty obligations
b) doubts about the islands' potential profitability
c) the view that the islands were militarily indefensible
d) the realization that the islands were economic liabilities
e) regrets over their imperialistic takeover on 1898




Answer: D

Roosevelt's recognition of the Soviet Union was undertaken partly

Roosevelt's recognition of the Soviet Union was undertaken partly 




a) in order to win support for American Catholics
b) because the Soviet leadership seemed to be modifying its harsher communist policies
c) in hopes of developing a diplomatic counterweight to the rising power of Japan and Germany
d) to win favor with American liberals and leftists
e) to open opportunities for American investment in Siberian oil fields



Answer: C

One internationalist action by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first term in office was

One internationalist action by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first term in office was 




a) the formal recognition of the Soviet Union
b) joining the League of Nations
c) establishing military bases in China
d) his support of the Tydings-McDuffie Act
e) his commitment to Philippine independence





Answer: A

As a result of Franklin Roosevelt's unwillingness to support the London Conference,

As a result of Franklin Roosevelt's unwillingness to support the London Conference, 



a) inflation in the U.S. was reduced
b) the U.S. was voted out of the League of Nations
c) tensions arouse between the U.S. and Britain
d) the U.S. began to pull out of the Depression
e) the trend toward extreme nationalism was strengthened



Answer: E

Franklin Roosevelt refused to support the London Economic Conference because

Franklin Roosevelt refused to support the London Economic Conference because 



a) its members insisted on rigid adherence to the gold standard
b) any agreement to stabilize national currencies might hurt America's recovery from depression
c) such an agreement would involve the U.S. militarily with the League of Nations
d) the delegates refused to work on reviving international trade
e) it was dominated by British and Swiss bankers




Answer: B

The fact that the United States Constitution provided for federalism and a system of checks and balances suggests that

The fact that the United States Constitution provided for federalism and a system of checks and balances suggests that




A) the original thirteen states sought to dominate the national government.

B) its writers desired the national government to rule over the states

C) its writers feared a concentration of political power

D) the American people of that time supported a military government



Answer: C

Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between the

Federalism is a term used to define the division of power between the



A) president and the vice president

B) Senate and the House of Representatives

C) national and state levels of government

D) three branches of the federal government




Answer: C

During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the

During the debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over the



A) division of powers between the national and state governments

B) provision for admitting new states to the Union

C) distribution of power between the Senate and the House of Representatives

D) method of amending the Constitution



Answer: A

Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines?

Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines?



A) The framers of the Constitution were able to compromise on important issues

B) States that were small in area would lose power in the new Constitution

C) States with large populations controlled the outcome of the convention

D) The president and Congress would have equal power under the new Constitution



Answer: A

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the



A) number of representatives in the House from each state

B) qualifications of the Supreme Court justices

C) tariff rates on exports

D) length of the president's term




Answer: A

The purpose of the Three-fifths Compromise, which was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was to

The purpose of the Three-fifths Compromise, which was adopted by the Constitutional Convention of 1787, was to




A) balance power between states with large populations and those with smaller populations

B) provide a means of deciding disputed Presidential elections

C) allow Congress to override a Presidential veto of an act passed by both Houses

D) reduce the fear of loss of representation by Southern States with large slaver populations




Answer: D

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress by

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise settled the issue of representation in Congress by



A) giving each state two senators and a number of representatives based on population

B) allowing all states to have equal representation in Congress

C) having both houses of Congress chosen by the state legislatures

D) having both houses of Congress elected directly by the people





Answer: A

Which statement best explains why the Articles of Confederation established a weak rather than a strong central government?

Which statement best explains why the Articles of Confederation established a weak rather than a strong central government?



A) Americans were following the plan of government set up in the Declaration of Independence.

B) The absence of national problems made a strong government unnecessary

C) Colonial experiences under Great Britain had created a fear of unlimited government

D) Revenues were not adequate to support a strong central government



Answer: C

A major problem of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that the

A major problem of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that the 





A) courts of the national government had nearly unlimited power

B) President could make major decisions without the approval of Congress

C) national government could levy and collect unlimited taxes

D) Congress depended on states for men and money to support an army



Answer: D

WWI and Russian Revolution: Multiple choice

What was the immediate cause of WWI? 


A. Civil War
B. France wanting revenge
C. Militarism
D. Nationalism
E. Competition for prestige, in industry, and over territory
F. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
G. All of the Above

Answer: F

What were conditions during WWI? 


A. lots of causalities
B. trench warfare
C. lots of soldiers coming back with Shell shock
D. all of the above

Answer: D

What type of technology was used in WWI? 


A. Submarines ( U-boat)
B. Poison Gas
C. Tanks
D. machine guns
E. airplanes
F. long range artillery and shrapnel
G. steam ships and railroads
H. All of the Above

Answer: All of the Above

What happened at the Battle of Tannenberg? 


A. between Russia and Germany
B Germany won
C. Both A and B

Answer: C

What happened at the Battle of the Marne? 


A. Britain & France v. Germany
B. takes place at the river Marne in Paris
C. results in a stalemate
D. it is where the Schlieffen plan was to take place
E. Britain and France win
F. all of the above

Answer: F

What happens at the Battle of Caporetto?


A. Austria Hungary & Germany v. Italy
B. Central Powers won
C. allies had to step into help Italy who were being forced backward
D. this took place in a part of Austria- Hungary where Italian ppl lived there
E. Italy was trying to gain control over that part of land
F. All of the above

Answer: F

Gallipoli Campaign 


A. lasted 10 months in Turkey
B. Ottoman Turks seized the Dardanelles ( a strait that got supplies to Russia)
C. Allies sent ANZAC to go fight
D. the troops had to fight uphill
E. all of the above

Answer: E


Why did the US enter WWI? 

A. because the Germans were participating in Unrestricted U-boat warfare
B. Zimmermann telegram
C. close ties with the Allies
D. all of the above

Answer: D


Versailles Treaty forced... 


A. Germany to take blame for causing the war
B. Germany to pay 32 million in reparations
C. Germany to give up all its colonies and some land
D. Germany to demilitarize
E. it also was a reason WWII started
F. all of the above

Answer: F

Before WWI and the Russian Revolution Russia ...


A. still practiced serfdom
B. was under Absolutism
C. were behind in the industrial revolution
D. all of the above

Answer: D


Who was Tsar Nicholas II and what did people lose faith in him? 


A. emperor over Russia
B. many losses from the war
C. bread and supply shortages
D. used the secret police to impose will
E. left his wife in charge with a crazy man, while he left to fight the war
F. all of the above

Answer: F

Why did Tsar Nicholas abdicate in 1917 after the First Revolution? 


A. workers were going on strike causing economy to collapse
B. Russian soldiers were going AWOL
C. Russian police officers weren't following orders to shoot protesting civilians
D. his actions during the war and before the war
E. all of the above

Answer: E

What are Karl Marx's principles of Communism? 

A. no private property
B. everyone's economically equally
C. state over the individual
D. changing the system requires an uprising from the Proletariat who will create an all powerful state E. cooperation & not competition
F. all of the above

Answer: F

Provisional Government 

A. tries to draft a new constitution tocreate a Russian Republic
B. temporary government housed by the Russian duma, or legislature
C. made the mistake of continuing to fight in the war
D. all of the above

Answer: D

Vladimir I.Lenin 

A. hated the government from a young age as his brother was killed by them
B. spread the ideas of Karl Marx and Communism
C. the head of creating the USSR and the Second Revolution
D. signed a peace treaty w/ Germany ( the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)
E. began a civil war in Russia
F. All of the above

Answer: F

Civil War of 1918-21 

A. Reds(communists) v. Whites ( against Bolshevicks or against communisim)
B. Allies supported the Whites
C. Reds won
D. resulted in famine and with Russia being on the brink of economic collapse
E. all of the above

Answer:E

What was War Communism? Why was it implemented? 

A. all supplies and food made went to soldiers
B.forced peasants to go to the military or work in factories
C. Trotsky had commissars watch over the army and teach communism
D. Cheka~ secret police used to make sure no one was for the counterrevolution
E. all of the above

Answer: E

What was the New Economic Policy?

A. formed under the Union Soviet Socialist Republic( soviet union)
B. absolute oligarchy
C. Capitalism
D. all of the above

Answer: D

Josef Stalin ruled the USSR as a(n)

A. oligarchy
B. monarchy
C. totalitarian state
D democratic republic

Answer: C

The Five Year Plan consisted of..... 

A. making Russia an industrialized country quickly
B. making ppl work for long hours for little to pay, they had to meet there quotas of sent to the Gulag
C. all of the above

Answer: C

" Collectivization of agriculture " consisted of... 

A. government seized all farmland
B. everyone worked for the government
C. farmers worked on land or are moved to factories
D. some unhappy farmers, who's land got stolen, and refused to work got sent to the GULAG
E. in the early years of this caused many food shortages and ppl starving to death
F. all of the above

Answer: F

What is the GULAG?

A. prison camp located in the middle of nowhere
B. a police station
C. a famous Russian soup
D. a place where workers go to harvest crops

Answer: A

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession

The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession




A) threatened to split national politics along North-South lines.
B) nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico.
C) resulted in the formation of the Republican party.
D) resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism.
E) all of the above.


Answer: A

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have

The Wilmot Proviso, if adopted, would have



A) prevented the taking of any territory from Mexico.
B) required California to enter the Union as a slave state.
C) overturned the Fugitive Slave Law.
D) prohibited slavery in any territory acquired in the Mexican War.
E) all of the above.



Answer: D

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in

The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in



A) renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories.
B) a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery.
C) the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States.
D) a rush of settlers to new American territory in California.
E) all of the above.




Answer: E

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders

In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders



A) decided to ban slavery from all United States territories.
B) decided to allow slavery into all United States territories.
C) avoided public discussion of slavery.
D) banished abolitionists from membership in either national party.
E) worked to make third parties almost impossible.



Answer: C

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended

The Californios' political ascendancy in California ended



A) with the arrival of Franciscan friars.
B) as a result of the influx of Anglo golddiggers.
C) when Mexico gained control of the area in 1826.
D) when agriculture became more profitable than mining.
E) when the U. S. government made English mandatory.




Answer: B

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California,

When the Mexican government secularized authority in California,




A) missionaries gained power.
B) slavery became an accepted practice.
C) convicts brought in by Spain were expelled.
D) California's Indians received better treatment.
E) Californios eventually gained control of the land.



Answer: E

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California

The Spanish Franciscan missionaries treated the native inhabitants of California




A) according to the principles of their founder St. Francis.
B) well but refused to convert them to Christianity.
C) very harshly.
D) better than they treated their African slaves.
E) as capable of civilization if educated.



Answer: C

The largest single addition to American territory was

The largest single addition to American territory was




A) the Louisiana Purchase.
B) the Mexican Cession.
C) the Oregon Country.
D) the Old Northwest.
E) Alaska.

Answer: B



The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that

The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that





A) Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States.
B) slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States.
C) the United States should annex all of Mexico.
D) the United States should have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war.
E) slavery in the territories would be determined by popular sovereignty.



Answer: B

The Wilmot Proviso

The Wilmot Proviso




A) symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories.
B) gained House and Senate approval in 1846.
C) settled once and for all the issue of slavery in California.
D) allowed slavery in the territory taken from Mexico in 1848.
E) left open the issue of slavery in New Mexico and Utah.


Answer: A

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included

The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the Mexican War included




A) a guarantee of the rights of Mexicans living in New Mexico.
B) United States annexation of all the territory south of the Rio Grande.
C) the banning of slavery from all territory ceded to the United States.
D) a requirement that Mexico pay $3.25 million in damages to the United States.
E) United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico.



Answer: E

Match each American officer below with his theater of command in the Mexican War.

Match each American officer below with his theater of command in the Mexican War.

A. Stephen W. Kearny
B. Zachary Taylor
C. Winfield Scott
D. John C. Frémont
1. northern Mexico
2. California
3. Santa Fe
4. Mexico City


A) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
C) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
D) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
E) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3




Answer: B

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk

When the war with Mexico began, President James K. Polk




A) advocated taking all of Mexico.
B) believed the British would intervene on behalf of the Americans.
C) hoped to fight a limited war, ending with the conquest of California.
D) supported a large-scale conflict.
E) denied any intention of expanding slavery.




Answer: C

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to

One goal of Mexico in its 1846-1848 war with the United States was to




A) demonstrate the strength of Latino culture.
B) regain control of Texas.
C) capture slaves and take them back to Mexico.
D) force America to make good on unpaid claims of damages to Mexican citizens.
E) free black slaves.




Answer: E

During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolutions indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions were frequently introduced by

During the Mexican War, the Polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolutions indicating where American blood had been shed to provoke the war. The resolutions were frequently introduced by




A) Abraham Lincoln.
B) Henry Clay.
C) Robert Walker.
D) David Wilmot.
E) Lewis Cass.



Answer: A

In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except

In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico for all of the following reasons except



A) the ideology of Manifest Destiny.
B) the deaths of American soldiers at the hands of Mexicans.
C) the desire to gain payment for damage claims against the Mexican government.
D) the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" resolutions.
E) Polk's desire to acquire California.




Answer: D

In his quest for California, President James K. Polk

In his quest for California, President James K. Polk




A) advocated war with Mexico from the beginning.
B) argued strongly for annexation, because Americans were the most numerous people in the area.
C) was motivated by his knowledge of gold deposits there.
D) sought British help to persuade Mexico to sell the area to the United States.
E) first advocated buying the area from Mexico.




Answer: E

One reason that the British government decided to compromise on the Oregon Country border was

One reason that the British government decided to compromise on the Oregon Country border was




A) the support of the Hudson's Bay Company.
B) their belief that the territory was not worth fighting over.
C) John Tyler's election to the presidency.
D) America's acceptance of 54º 40'.
E) their better ability to defend British Columbia.



Answer: B

The election of 1844 was notable because

The election of 1844 was notable because




A) the campaign raised no real issues.
B) a genuine and clear mandate emerged.
C) it was fought over numerous issues.
D) Polk won the electoral vote but lost the popular vote.
E) it brought the slavery issue into politics.


Answer: C

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay,

In the presidential election of 1844, the Whig candidate, Henry Clay,



A) opposed the annexation of Texas.
B) called for immediate annexation of Texas.
C) favored both the annexation of Texas and the postponement of that annexation.
D) ignored the issue of the annexation of Texas.
E) favored dividing Texas into several states.



Answer: C

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between

The area in dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1845 lay between




A) the forty-second parallel and the Columbia River.
B) the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River, and Puget Sound.
C) the 36º 30' line and the Columbia River.
D) the forty-ninth parallel and the 54º 40' line.
E) the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean.



Answer: E

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the

Most Americans who migrated to the Oregon Country were attracted by the




A) rich soil of the Willamette River Valley.
B) expectation of fighting British troops.
C) potential profits in the fur trade.
D) discovery of gold and silver in the Cascade Mountains.
E) hope of finding a better trade route to East Asia.



Answer: A

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of

Texas was annexed to the United States as a result of



A) Senate approval of the Treaty of Annexation.
B) President Tyler's desire to help his troubled administration.
C) a presidential order by Andrew Jackson.
D) the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
E) a compromise to admit free-state Iowa at the same time.




Answer: B

One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation

One argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that the annexation



A) could involve the country in a series of ruinous wars in America and Europe.
B) might give more power to the supporters of slavery.
C) was not supported by the people of Texas.
D) offered little of political or economic value to America.
E) would lead to tensions and possible war with the British.



Answer: B

Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Texas because

Some people in Britain hoped for a British alliance with Texas because



A) the alliance would help to support the Monroe Doctrine.
B) this area would provide an excellent base from which to attack the United States.
C) Mexican efforts to attack the United States would be stopped.
D) Texas could become a location for the settlement of undesirable British emigrants.
E) the alliance would give abolitionists the opportunity to free slaves in Texas.




Answer: E

The Aroostook War was the result of

The Aroostook War was the result of



A) a short-lived insurrection in British Canada.
B) the Caroline incident.
C) the offer of asylum to the crew of the Creole.
D) a dispute over the northern boundary of Maine.
E) a fishing dispute between Britain and the U. S.



Answer: D

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved

The British-American dispute over the border of Maine was solved



A) by the Third War for American Independence.
B) by a compromise that gave each side some territory.
C) when America was given all of the territory in question.
D) by the Caroline incident.
E) by admitting Maine into the Union and New Brunswick into Canada.



Answer: B

As a result of the panic of 1837,

As a result of the panic of 1837,



A) the U. S. established restrictions on foreign loans.
B) Britain lent money to America, its close ally.
C) anti-British passions cooled in America.
D) the Democrats led America into war for more territory.
E) several states defaulted on their debts to Britain.



Answer: E

During an 1837 Canadian insurrection against Britain,

During an 1837 Canadian insurrection against Britain,



A) the United States stayed neutral in word and action.
B) the United States imprisoned several American violators of neutrality.
C) America was unlawfully invaded by the British.
D) Canada warned the United States to stay out of the conflict.
E) the U. S. government plotted to annex Canada.




Answer: C

After President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States,

After President John Tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new Bank of the United States,



A) he was expelled from the Whig party.
B) all but one member of his cabinet resigned.
C) an attempt was made in the House of Representatives to impeach him.
D) Tyler also vetoed a Whig-sponsored high-tariff bill.
E) all of the above.



Answer: E

The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to

The Whigs placed John Tyler on the 1840 ticket as vice president to



A) have him instead of President William Henry Harrison actually run the executive branch.
B) win northern votes.
C) attract the vote of the states' rightists.
D) reward him for his strong support of the Whig party platform.
E) respond to the Democrats' expansionist appeal.



Answer: C

John Tyler joined the Whig party because he

John Tyler joined the Whig party because he




A) thought that it was the easiest way to become president.
B) could not stomach the dictatorial tactics of Andrew Jackson.
C) was forced to resign from the Senate.
D) believed in its pro-bank, pro-protective tariff, and pro-internal improvements position.
E) believed it better represented Virginia's interests.


Answer: B
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