60 U.S. History questions, Who was President when the Transcontinental Railroad was finished, writing homework help

QUESTION 1

1. Who was President when the Transcontinental Railroad was finished?
   

   		Ulysses S. Grant
   		Abraham Lincoln
   		Andrew Johnson
   		Rutherford Hayes

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QUESTION 2

1. Which of following subsidies did Leland Stanford and Thomas Durant receive to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
   

   		64,000 acres of land
   		48,000 dollars in bonds per mile of track
   		4,000,000 dollars
   		Both a and b

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QUESTION 3

1. Which of the following groups of people could own land under the Homestead Act?
   

   		Women
   		Displaced southerners
   		Immigrants
   		All of the above

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QUESTION 4

1. Settlers had to do this to their land under the Homestead Act.
   

   		Live on it at least six months of the year.
   		Farm the land for five consecutive years.
   		Live on the land and farm it for six months.
   		Both a and b

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QUESTION 5

1. _________ since buying the special farm equipment to plow the thick sod in the plains was expensive.
   

   		Farming failed in the plains states
   		Tobacco and cotton became popular crops in the plains states
   		Commercial farming took hold in the west
   		The lumber industry became popular in the plains states.

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QUESTION 6

1. Most of the people who settled the West under the Homestead Act wanted
   

   		to become farmers.
   		to find economic opportunities.
   		to escape religious persecution.
   		all of the above

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QUESTION 7

1. How many years would take a Native American to gain full title to their property under the Dawes Severalty Act?
   

   		15
   		5
   		25
   		10

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QUESTION 8

1. This legislation allowed Native Americans to receive citizenship and 160 acres of land.
   

   		The Dawes Severalty Act
   		The Homestead Act
   		The Morrill Land Grant Act
   		The Desert Land Act

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QUESTION 9

1. He built the track of the Transcontinental Railroad track that began in Sacramento, California.
   

   		Cornelius Vanderbilt
   		Thomas Durant
   		Leland Stanford
   		Andrew Carnegie

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QUESTION 10

1. This U.S. Lieutenant Colonel was killed in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
   

   		Jesse Chisholm
   		George Custer
   		Bill Hickok
   		None of the above

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QUESTION 1

1. Most immigrants from Asian countries entered the U.S. from port cities in the
   

   		East.
   		North.
   		West.
   		South.

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QUESTION 2

1. Immigrants from Romania walked across the border into the United States in search of work.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 3

1. In order to maintain traditional ways of life, many immigrants lived
   

   		with people who practiced the same religion.
   		with people who had the same diet.
   		around people who spoke their language.
   		all of the above

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QUESTION 4

1. Native-born Americans lobbied government officials to control the immigrant population.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 5

1. The San Francisco school board voted to segregate Asian children in school during the early 1900s.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 6

1. Legislation in the late 1800s was passed to
   

   		bar convicts from becoming citizens.
   		bar mentally challenged people from becoming citizens.
   		All of the choices are correct.
   		tax immigrants.

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QUESTION 7

1. Anyone who had money could join a professional association to raise their status.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 8

1. Professional Associations were established
   

   		for students to learn an occupation.
   		to give immigrants credibility.
   		to set standards for professions.
   		none of the above

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QUESTION 9

1. Select the statement which most likely would have been made by an immigrant who traveled to America in the late 1800s.
   

   		There are no factories here in London. America will be a better place for finding work.
   		I don’t think we will rebound from disaster. Let’s take what is left and go to America.
   		I can take my family’s money and establish my medical practice in America.
   		I wonder if my money will buy more land in America.

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QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following was a reason for why the poor found it hard to raise the standard of living?
   

   		Discrimination held them back
   		They had no land
   		No money to invest in a home
   		No money to invest in education and training

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QUESTION 1

1. He wrote the article Shame of the Cities.
   

   		Edward Hopper
   		Sinclair Lewis
   		Upton Sinclair
   		Lincoln Steffens

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QUESTION 2

1. This magazine published the articles of muckrakers.
   

   		Time
   		McClure’s
   		Cosmopolitan
   		Hearst Magazine

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QUESTION 3

1. What gave voters the right to elect primary candidates instead of party officials?
   

   		Initiative
   		Secret ballots
   		Direct primary elections
   		Referendums

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QUESTION 4

1. Progressives called for
   

   		an abolished free enterprise system.
   		greater regulation and control of government.
   		a Socialist system.
   		Presidential impeachment.

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QUESTION 5

1. This Act created a force to police commerce practices and ensure that laws were being followed.
   

   		The Hepburn Act of 1906
   		The Elkins Act of 1903
   		The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
   		The Federal Trade Act of 1914

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QUESTION 6

1. Progressive Era legislation gave the government more regulatory control.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following was a possible reason for women’s suffrage in 1920?
   

   		The case for women’s equality was softened.
   		Women played a key role in preserving economic activity in the U.S. during World War I.
   		Opportunities for women grew in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
   		All of the above

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QUESTION 8

1. What did the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions declare?
   

   		Men and women are created equal.
   		Women should have the right to vote.
   		Women should be able to own land.
   		none of the above

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QUESTION 9

1. He wrote the article Shame of the Cities.
   

   		McClure
   		Lincoln Steffens
   		Upton Sinclair
   		Jacob Riis

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QUESTION 10

1. Who wrote The Jungle?
   

   		Lincoln Steffens
   		Ida Tarbell
   		Upton Sinclair
   		Seth Lowe

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QUESTION 1

1. General Hideki Tojo was the President of Vietnam during the Cold War
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 2

1. Who served as head of the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s?
   

   		Benito Mussolini
   		Kaiser Wilhelm
   		Adolph Hitler
   		None of the above

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QUESTION 3

1. During the 1930s, Germany, Japan, and Italy aggressively extended their empires.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 4

1. Unlike the Germans and Italians, the Japanese had no desire to expand their empire during the 1930s.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 5

1. The Nazi Party was also known as the Nationalist Socialist German Worker’s Party.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 6

1. Benito Mussolini advocated the ideals of fascism.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 7

1. Hitler’s attacks against the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia were not causes for World War II.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 8

1. The British and the French followed a policy of appeasement when dealing with Germany.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 9

1. The attack on Pearl Harbor did not lead to the United States’ involvement in World War II.
   

   		TRUE
   		FALSE

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QUESTION 10

1. Three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, which two countries declared war on the United States?
   

   		Vietnam and China
   		Russia and Austria
   		Germany and Italy
   		None of the above

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QUESTION 1

1. _____________ and _____________ were the first two candidates to appear in televised debate?
   

   		George H. Bush and Ronald Reagan
   		Richard M. Nixon and John f. Kennedy
   		Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman
   		Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford

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QUESTION 2

1. During the 1960 election, Kennedy received the Republican nomination for the Presidency.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 3

1. President Kennedy considered the ___________ a priority in his administration.
   

   		space program
   		environment
   		physically disabled
   		mentally ill

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QUESTION 4

1. Which President is credited with increasing the minimum wage during the early 1960s?
   

   		Richard M. Nixon
   		Jimmy Carter
   		Gerald Ford
   		John F. Kennedy

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QUESTION 5

1. In which state was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
   

   		California
   		Texas
   		Massachusetts
   		New York

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QUESTION 6

1. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while
   

   		riding in a motorcade through the streets of Dallas.
   		giving a speech.
   		attending a fundraiser.
   		leaving his hotel room.

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QUESTION 7

1. Lyndon B. Johnson served as a ______________ before taking office as President of the United States.
   

   		Secretary of State
   		Vice President
   		Secretary of Defense
   		Chief Justice

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QUESTION 8

1. When serving in the Senate, Lyndon B. Johnson was known for causing disputes between the two parties.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 9

1. What was the goal of the Immigration Act of 1965?
   

   		Encourage immigration quotas
   		Establish rights for immigrants
   		Establish a border patrol
   		Reduce immigration quotas

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QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following phrases referred to President Johnson’s administrative goals?
   

   		The Dust Bowl
   		The Emancipation Proclamation
   		The Installment Plan
   		The Great Society

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QUESTION 1

1. President Nixon chose Gerald Ford as a Vice President because he was considered a “safe choice”.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 2

1. Once in office, President Ford went about making radical changes to the foreign policy that President Nixon had put in place.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 3

1. In October 1974, President Ford introduced _____________ to assist with the economy.
   

   		stagflation
   		WIN
   		Wars Powers Act
   		détente

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QUESTION 4

1. Carter was an advocate against racial discrimination.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 5

1. Jimmy Carter gained support from his early years of activism against racial discrimination in Georgia.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 6

1. _____________ called for reducing the number of nuclear warheads and missiles.
   

   		The Kellogg-Briand Pact
   		The Wars Powers Act
   		The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
   		SALT II

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QUESTION 7

1. President Carter favored deregulation, or the reduction or removal of government controls in some industries.
   

   		True
   		False

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QUESTION 8

1. In 1979, a revolution broke out in ______________ led by Muslim extremists.
   

   		Turkey
   		Iraq
   		Kuwait
   		Iran

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QUESTION 9

1. The _________ was passed in 1978 as a result of President’s Carter’s efforts.
   

   		War Powers Act
   		National Energy Act
   		INF
   		Interstate Commerce Act

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QUESTION 10

1. The attack on the American embassy in Tehran led to the brutal captivity of American hostages for 400 days.
   

   		True
   		False

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