HIST405 405n week 8

Document Content and Description Below

HISTORY WEEK 8 FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Quiz Instructions Here is some information about your Final Exam. • All chapters are covered, meaning that the exam is comprehensive. • COs ... 1–11 are covered. • There are 25 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each and 4 essay questions worth 50 points each. The total exam is worth 250 points. • You have a total of 3 hours 30 minutes to complete the exam. Question 1 2 pts (TCO 4) What were encomiendas? Indian structures for religious ceremonies Military forts in New Spain Golden cities that the Spanish hoped to find Spanish plantations where enslaved Indians labored Question 2 2 pts (TCO 1) Maryland was the only southern colony located along the Atlantic Ocean. established on land bought from Native Americans. founded for religious reasons. begun as a proprietary colony. Question 3 2 pts (TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies supported the kidnapping of Africans. directly seized Africans for enslavement. worked to remedy the poor conditions of the Middle Passage. profited from the poor conditions of the Middle Passage. Question 4 2 pts (TCO 4) What happened in the colonies as a result of the Glorious Revolution in England? England adopted a policy of salutary neglect. The dominion of New England was established. England enacted the Navigation Acts. The colonies profited from the new trade regulations. Question 5 2 pts (TCO 2) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized boycotts to destroy British property. stop buying British goods. attack British officials. seize British food supplies. Question 6 2 pts (TCO 2) According to the Loyalists, legitimate authority over the colonists was held by the state governments. French government. British government. government in Washington, D.C. Question 7 2 pts (TCO 2) Which is an advantage the British had over the Patriots at the beginning of the war? The British people believed more passionately in the war. The British army respected the people they were fighting. The British government was more established. The British king had a brilliant military mind. Question 8 2 pts (TCO 1) Why was it difficult to make changes to the Articles of Confederation? An amendment required approval by all 13 states. The Articles did not provide for amending the constitution. Two thirds of the delegates had to agree in order to amend the Articles. The states had to convene a special committee to revise the Articles. Question 9 2 pts (TCO 1) The constitution divides government power among many different states. among multiple branches of national government. among representatives of the people. between state and national government. Question 10 2 pts (TCO 3) The assertion that states the right to disobey federal law was called filibuster. Calhounism. anti-Jacksonism. nullification Question 11 2 pts (TCO 3) The Waltham System pioneered prison reform. created a factory system concentrating all aspects of cloth production under one roof. made settlements in many areas throughout the U.S. introduced a plan to bring immigrants to the U.S. Question 12 2 pts (TCO3) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. History was Nat Henthoff’s Rebellion. The Slave Rebellion of 1831. Nat Turner’s Rebellion. The Market Revolution. Question 13 2 pts (TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto? Stephen F. Austin Jim Bowie Sam Houston Davy Crockett Question 14 2 pts (TCO 2) Congress tried to resolve the dispute between the North and the South about slavery in the territories by repealing the Wilmot Proviso. adopting the Wilmot Proviso. adopting the Compromise of 1850. repealing the Compromise of 1850. Question 15 2 pts (TCO 2) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked a New York abolitionist named John Brown. a group of southern farmers. Senator Charles Sumner. the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. Question 16 2 pts (TCO 8) Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War, that he would not free enslaved people? He personally supported slavery. He wanted to trick the South into surrendering. He wanted to impress European leaders. He wanted to keep the border states in the Union. Question 17 2 pts (TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union? Battle of Atlanta Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Richmond Battle of Gettysburg Question 18 2 pts (TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant was most likely to be from England. Germany. Ireland. Italy. Question 19 2 pts (TCO 10) How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire affect industrial reforms? Managers began locking the exits of factories. Progressives began to focus on other areas for reforms. Congress passed laws that increased the work day to 12 hours. Cities and states began passing laws to make workplaces safer. Question 20 2 pts (TCO 7) The invasion of Belgium turned American opinion against Germany because many Americans were immigrants from Belgium. Americans depended on products imported from Belgium. Belgium was an important U.S. ally. Belgium was a neutral nation. Question 21 2 pts (TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did the Germans use against British ships? Radar Convoys Airplanes Submarines Question 22 2 pts (TCO 11) The popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led to a(n) increase in commercial air travel. decrease in the number of motels. an increase in bridge and tunnel construction to link cities with suburbs. decline in steel production in the U.S. Question 23 2 pts (TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal? Herbert Hoover Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Question 24 2 pts (TCO 11) Stock speculation became common because many banks had closed. stock prices kept going up. credit became more difficult to get. investors lost confidence in the market Question 25 2 pts (TCO 7) What event marked the beginning of World War II? The Nazi-Soviet Pact The German invasion of Poland The Anschluss Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland Question 26 50 pts (TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and analyze at least two major actions taken by the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss specifically at least one act that dealt with what the colonists viewed as unfair taxation. Then discuss the significance to the colonists of the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts and why these particularly galled the colonists. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. There were many factors that led to the American Revolution. These factors led to the dissatisfaction with Great Britain. With the massive cost from the French and Indian War, King George III had to pay for the cost. This is when the Proclamation of 1763 was issued. This policy stated that settlement was prohibited anywhere west of the Appalachian Mountains. (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013, p. 98) This was also used to prevent the settlers and Indians from starting another war. When an investigation of the colonies and their revenues showed that they were doing very poorly, the new prime minister, George Greenville, was very set on enforcing laws and new taxes. The first step was the Revenue Act (or better known as the Sugar Act). This taxed the imported sugar and other goods and made stricter penalties for smuggling. The violators would be tried in a British vice-admiralty court and had no jury trials. This act violated two beliefs of the colonists, that consent was needed for colonist to be taxed and that the colonist sound be tried by a jury of their peers. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the solution the British had to the resistance to the Sugar Act. This required that the colonist to buy special stamps to place on things such as newspapers and cards. This enraged the colonists again and yet strengthened the notion that they were being taxed without consent. The next action taken by the British was the Townshend Act of 1767 which taxed imports into the colonies such as glass, paint, paper, and tea. This act started what would be known as the nonimportation movement. This movement organized boycotts against anything imported from Britain. With the new taxes in place, the animosity grew between the colonist and Britain. This caused unrest and Britain to move soldiers to the port cities to try to contain the unrest. This resulted in the Boston Massacre. As citizens threw snowballs at the soldiers, some of the soldiers fired into the citizens and killed 5 people. This helped with the withdrawal of the Townshend Act and focus off the colonies for a little while, but this was the not the end of Britain taxation of the colonies. The Tea act of 1773 taxed tea imported from the East India Company. This lowered the price but still had colonists upset with the tax. The most memorable action colonist took against the British was boarding a British ship, dressed as Indians, and threw over 340 chests of tea. This would be known as the Boston Tea Party. This angered Parliament and in return pass the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts to punish the violators. “This legislation closed the Port of Boston, annulled the Massachusetts colonial charter, dissolved or severely restricted that colony’s political institutions, and allowed the British to quarter (house) troops in private homes. The acts also allowed British officials charged with capital crimes to be tried outside the colonies” (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013, p. 104). The colonist called this the “Murder Acts” in fear that soldiers would murder people and not face any prosecution. This is when the First Continental Congress was formed in September 1775. “This First Continental Congress did not go so far as to demand independence from Britain, but it denounced taxation without representation, as well as the maintenance of the British army in the colonies without their consent, and issued a declaration of the rights due every citizen, including life, liberty, property, assembly and trial by jury” (A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2018). Before the Continental Congress could follow through with further action, which had been voted on in May 1775, violence had erupted. On April 19, 1775, colonists and British soldiers fired shots at each other in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, which was the start of the Revolutionary War. References A&E Television Networks, LLC. (2018). American Revolution . Retrieved from History Channel: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history Keene, J. D., Cornell, S., & Edward, O. T. (2013). Visions of America: A History of the United States. Boston: Pearson. Question 27 50 pts (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the main provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Be sure to analyze the problem of California and how this led to the Compromise. Then analyze how the Compromise set off a storm of political controversy between 1849 and 1850. Identify the key players and how they viewed the Compromise. What was the role of President Zachary Taylor in these discussions? Be sure to use enough details to support your answer. The Compromise of 1850 was proposed by Henry Clay. This was his fix for the slavery issue. When gold was found in California, this brought issues to Congress that would they grant statehood to new territories and the decision to allow slavery or not. Before the compromise with presented, President Zachary Taylor, had revealed his plan of making California and New Mexico states immediately and letting them decide if they would allow slavery or not. The south was in rage about this decision because they felt like this threatened Congress’ balance of power. (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013) The main provisions were as follows: California would be entered as a free state and New Mexico would be split into two areas and then popular sovereignty would decide to allow slavery or not. The Compromise of 1850 also stated that the national government took over Texas’ debt and would finally settle the dispute over the border between Texas and New Mexico. It also made Washington, D.C. a free territory. (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013) References Keene, J. D., Cornell, S., & Edward, O. T. (2013). Visions of America: A History of the United States. Boston: Pearson. Question 28 50 pts (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two causes of World War I. Then analyze the events that drew the United States into World War I. Evaluate America’s contribution to the war effort and to what extent America’s entry contributed to the end of the war. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. The cause of world war 1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. It has been a long standing historical debate about who is truly responsible for the eruption of war. It is usually stated that Austria and Germany are considered the main offenders. It is thought that there are 5 long term cause for world war 1. Systems of Alliance Europe’s main powers were divided into 2 groups The Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy The Triple Entente of Britain, Russia and France Due to these alliances it meant that if there was a conflict with one county it would involve the other. Militarism Between 1870 and 1914 the number of army members of both France and Germany more than doubled. The tension between the armies led to increased distrust and the buildup of weapons. Crises before 1914 Between 1900 and 1914 there were 3 major crises between the powers. 1. First Moroccan Crisis 2. Second Moroccan Crisis 3. The Annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina The Eastern Question and the Balkans The Austrians decided to wage a war against Serbia to destroy her growing amount of power. Austria found the perfect opportunity to wage a war when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. When Austria Serbia’s aid and the war spread. The Domestic Political Factors The dominate class of people in some of the countries wanted a short war that was victorious to stop the class differences and decrease the socialism support. When Germany began attacking American merchant ships, President Wilson agreed to arm these vessels and ask Congress for a declaration of war. Wilson proclaimed “to fight thus for the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples” (Cornell, 2013). References: Cornell, S., Keene, J.D. & O’Donnell, E.T. (2013). Visions of America; A history of the United States (2nd ed.). Boston:Pearson III, H. C. (2014). World War One – Causes. Retrieved from History on the Net: https://www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-causes-2/ Question 29 50 pts (TCOs 7 and 9) Identify and analyze the main events of the Vietnam War. Then assess how these events affected the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. North Vietnam was led by communist authoritarian Ho Chi Minh, who wanted to spread communism across all Vietnam. (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013) The United States was footing the bill for the expense of the war but letting France supply the actual soldiers to fight. So, the war at first was between the French and Vietnam to try to gain independence from France, which turned into a civil war between the north and south Vietnam. (Keene, Cornell, & Edward, 2013) North Vietnam went on the attack to take over Saigon in March 1975. With no American help in sight, South Vietnam soldiers fled and lost control of South Vietnam. A few short days later, the end of the Vietnam war was over. The United States left due to rising threats from the Soviet Union because the Soviet Union supported North Vietnam’s mission. References Keene, J. D., Cornell, S., & Edward, O. T. (2013). Visions of America: A History of the United States. Boston: Pearson. [Show More]

Last updated: 3 years ago

Preview 1 out of 16 pages