US History II CLEP EXAM

US History II CLEP EXAM Which of the following best describes the experiences of the most recently freed people following the reconstruction? - ✔✔They were forced back onto the plantations as sharecroppers. The Recon ...

US History II CLEP EXAM Which of the following best describes the experiences of the most recently freed people following the reconstruction? - ✔✔They were forced back onto the plantations as sharecroppers. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 provided for - ✔✔temporary union military supervision of the former confedracy The second Sioux war (1876-1877) in which Custer was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn, was caused by all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔A- The extension of the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad ****ANSWER***** B- A concentrated effort on part of the major Protestant denominations to convert the Sioux to Christianity***** C- the gold rush in the black hills D- corruption within the department of the interior E- overland migration of settlers to the pacific northwest "This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of wealth: to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer and strictly bound as a matter of duty to administer in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community" - ✔✔The Social Gospel Reformers of the Progressive Era proposed all of the following changes in the city government and politics at the turn of the century EXCEPT - ✔✔****ANSWER***** A- a large city council elected by wards**** B- Civil service C- home rules for cities D- city manager and commission governments E- non partisan elections The anti combination laws passed by numerous states in the 1880's a response to which of the following organizational innovations? - ✔✔The use of stockholding trusts to create business monopolies Which of the following constituted a significant change in the treatment of American Indians during the last half of the nineteenth century? - ✔✔The division of lands traditionally owned by Indian tribal groups among individual members The late 19th century photograph - ✔✔Advocate social reform Which of the following would have been most likely to vote for William Jennings Bryan in 1896? - ✔✔Kansas Farmer Unionization efforts in the 19th century were countered by the - ✔✔The use of federal troops to help end strikes Which of the following best states the goals of the "pure and simple unionism" advocated by Samuel Gompers - ✔✔Labor unions should concentrate on increasing wages and benefits During the late-nineteenth century, urban political machines were organization that - ✔✔were controlled by politicians who dispensed jobs and other patronage in return for political support In his interpretation of the historical development of the United States Fredrick Jackson Turner focused on the importance of the - ✔✔The frontier experience in fostering democracy The 1896 presidential election was significant in United States history because it - ✔✔strengthened the image of the republican party as the party of prosperity and national greatness 1907 painting - ✔✔Ashcan School art of John Sloan In the period 1890-1915, all of the following were generally true about African Americans EXCEPT - ✔✔A- Voting rights previously gained were denied through changes in state laws and constitutions ****Answer****B- The federal government passed legislation protecting the voting rights of African Americans******** C- African American leaders disagreed on the principal strategy for attaining equal rights D- Numerous physical attacks on African American individuals occurred in both the N. and the S. E- African American ppl from the rural S. migrated to both southern and northern cities. Between 1890 and 1914 most immigrants to the US came from - ✔✔southern and eastern Europe Which of the following is a correct statement about the US at the close of the 1st world war? - ✔✔it emerged as the world's leading creditor nation Which of the following is a literary work that is first associated with the Lost Generation after the 1st world war? - ✔✔Ernest Hemingway's the Sun Also Rises Many Mexicans migrated to the US during the first world war because - ✔✔revolution in Mexican had caused social upheaval dislocation All of the the following were among Woodrow Wilson's 14 pts except - ✔✔A- general associations of nation B- freedom to navigate the high seas in peace C- an independent Poland *****ANSWER*****D- a partitioned Germany****** E- an end to secret treaties A direct consequence of Henry Ford's assembly-line process was that it - ✔✔Decreased the need for skilled workers All of the following help to explain the presence of large numbers of expatriate American intellectuals in Europe during the 1920's EXCEPT the - ✔✔A- repressive effects of Prohibition and the resurgence of conservative in the United States B- Attraction of European cities, esp. Paris as centers of innovation and creativity C- tradition among American writers of taking up temporary residence in Europe D- Claims of young american writers and critics that American culture was materialistic and hostile to the development of their art *****ANSWER****E- European tradition of wealthy patrons supporting struggling American artists and writers Political cartoonist who drew the picture - ✔✔American industrial and commercial leaders approved of the Coolidge administrations business policies. A number of changes took place the intellectual life of college educated Americans between 1880 and 1930. Which of the following changes in the LEAST characteristic of this group during this period? - ✔✔growth in the influence of religious fundamentalism In its 1932 mach on Washington the Bonus Army demanded which of the following? - ✔✔Early payment to veterans of a promised reward for service in the First WWI Franklin D Roosevelt was successful in securing congressional support for all of the following EXCEPT - ✔✔A) negotiation of tariff agreements by the executive department. B) reduction of the fold content of the dollar C) removal of the restraints of the antirust acts to permit voluntary trade associations D) adoption of processing taxes on agricultural products ****ANSWER****E) reform of the judiciary to permit the enlargement of the court. Franklin D. Roosevelt's farm policy was primarily designed to - ✔✔reduce production in order to boost farm prices The main purpose of the Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) of 1935 was to - ✔✔ensure workers' right to organize and bargain collectively The National Woman's Party, which lobbied Congress to pass woman suffrage legislation, was founded in 1916 by - ✔✔Alice Paul The Reagan Revolution in politics refers to his - ✔✔ability to unite traditional Republicans with working-class Democrats American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front - ✔✔A temporary movement of women into heavy industry "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. - ✔✔an address by United Nations ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick on Central American conflict Which of the following is true of the forced relocation of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during the Second World War? - ✔✔President Roosevelt claimed that military necessity justified the action. During the Second World War, the federal government pursued all of the following economic policies EXCEPT - ✔✔(A) rationing consumer goods (B) limiting wartime wages (C) limiting agricultural prices (D) selling war bonds ***ANSWER***(E) increasing the prime interest rate The presidential election of 1928, which pitted Herbert Hoover against Al Smith, was the first presidential election that - ✔✔featured a Roman Catholic as a presidential candidate Following the Second World War, President Truman was unable to expand significantly his predecessor's New Deal programs primarily because of - ✔✔the domination of Congress by Republicans and conservative Democrats President Truman's decision to recall General MacArthur from his command of United Nations forces in Korea was primarily based on the principle of - ✔✔civilian control of the military In the decade after the Civil War, the federal government's policy toward the Plains Indians focused on the - ✔✔establishment of reservations The purpose of the Geneva Accords (1954) was to - ✔✔divide Vietnam into temporary sectors and lay the groundwork for free elections Allen Ginsberg was well-known as - ✔✔a poet of the Beat Generation Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a Supreme Court decision that - ✔✔declared racially segregated public schools inherently unequal "The problem with hatred and violence is that they intensify the fears of the white majority, and leave them less ashamed of their prejudices toward Negroes. In the guilt and confusion confronting our society, violence only adds to the chaos. It deepens the brutality of the oppressor and increases the bitterness of the oppressed. Violence is the antithesis of creativity and wholeness. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible." - ✔✔During the 1960s all the following African American leaders would probably have supported the view expressed above EXCEPT (A) Roy Wilkins (B) Martin Luther King, Jr. (C) James Farmer *****(D) Stokely Carmichael **** (E) Whitney M. Young, Jr. Reform activity during the Progressive Era was similar to that of the 1960s in all of the following ways EXCEPT - ✔✔******ANSWER*****(A) The federal government supported civil rights for African Americans. (B) Reform activity was encouraged by strong and active presidents. (C) Many reformers advocated changes in the area of women's rights. (D) Governmental reform initiatives were curtailed by war. (E) Reform occurred despite the absence of severe economic depression. What contribution did Ngo Dinh D