US History Major Advanced Test 8

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Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

What was the tariff fight?

A) 1828 abominations

B) Low duties

C) No duties

D) Export bonus

Question 2

When was the Clayton Act?

A) 1890

B) 1914

C) 1900

D) 1920

Question 3

What did Wilson call his plan?

A) New Deal

B) Square Deal

C) New Freedom

D) Fair Deal

Question 4

Why did the economy boom?

A) War orders

B) Gold find

C) Oil boom

D) Cars and credit

Question 5

What was corrupt bargain?

A) 1824 Adams-Clay deal

B) Fair vote

C) Court ruling

D) Military coup

Question 6

What did steamboats change?

A) Ocean travel

B) Upstream trade

C) Rail speed

D) Road building

Question 7

What were Lodge reservations?

A) Full embrace

B) No changes

C) Protective conditions

D) War demands

Question 8

What was Free Soil?

A) Proslavery

B) Gold seekers

C) Rail builders

D) 1848 no-expansion party

Question 9

Who won in 1844?

A) James K. Polk

B) Clay

C) Birney

D) Van Buren

Question 10

Who built early railroads?

A) Union Pacific

B) B&O 1828 onward

C) Penn Central

D) Santa Fe

Question 11

When was the NAACP founded?

A) 1900

B) 1920

C) 1909

D) 1890

Question 12

What did the WPA employ?

A) Only builders

B) Soldiers

C) Sailors

D) Millions including artists

Question 13

What was the Panama Canal?

A) Shortcut waterway

B) Rail line

C) Road

D) Pipeline

Question 14

What was the Force Bill?

A) Tax cut

B) 1833 Jackson enforcement

C) Road fund

D) Bank charter

Question 15

What was the American System?

A) Free trade

B) No banks

C) Clay's banks tariffs roads

D) State only

Question 16

What did the 16th Amendment allow?

A) Poll tax

B) Property tax

C) Sales tax

D) Income tax

Question 17

What was massive retaliation?

A) Dulles nuclear threat

B) Small wars

C) No nukes

D) Draft rise

Question 18

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

A) War funds

B) 1846 slavery ban bid

C) Peace treaty

D) Land sale

Question 19

When was the Dust Bowl worst?

A) 1920s

B) 1940s

C) Mid-1930s

D) 1910s

Question 20

What was the Empire State?

A) Bridge

B) Dam

C) Stadium

D) 1931 skyscraper

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