HY 104 CLEP Exam practice Que with answers
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Which of the following best describes the experiences of most recently freed people
following Reconstruction? Answ- They were forced back onto the plantations as
sharecroppers.
The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 provided for Answ- temporary union military
government in the former Confederacy
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 Answ- a concentrated effort on
the part of the major protestant denominations to convert the Sioux to Christianity
"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
in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial
results for the community."
The sentiments expressed above are most characteristic of Answ- the Gospel of
Wealth
Reformers of the Progressive Era proposed all of the following changes in city
government and politics at the turn of the century EXCEPT Answ- a large city council
elected by wards
the anti-combination laws passed by numerous states int he late 1880s were a
response to which of the following organizational innovations? Answ- 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? Answ- The division of lands
traditionally owned by Indian tribal groups among individual members
The late-nineteenth-century photograph shown above was intended to serve which of
the following purposes? Answ- to advocate social reform
Which of the following would have been most likely to vote for William Jennings Bryan in
1896? Answ- a Kansas farmer
Unionization efforts in the late-nineteenth century were countered by the Answ- 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? Answ- Labor unions should compete directly with
large industries in producing and distributing consumer products.
During the late-nineteenth century, urban political machines were organizations that
Answ- were controlled by politicians who dispensed jobs and other patronage in return
for political support
In his interpretations of the historical development of the United States, Frederick
Jackson Turner focused on the importance of the Answ- frontier experience in
fostering democracy
The 1896 presidential election was significant in United States history because it Answ-
strengthened the image of the Republican party as the party of prosperity and national
greatness
The 1907 painting shown above is representative of the Answ- Ashcan School art of
John Sloan
In the period 1890-1915, all of the following were generally true about African
Americans EXCEPT Answ- the federal government passed legislation protecting the
voting rights of African Americans
Between 1890 and 1914, most immigrants to the United States came from Answ-
southern and eastern Europe
Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the close of the
First World War? Answ- It emerged as the world's leading creditor nation.
Which of the following is a literary work that is associated with the Lost Generation after
the First World War? Answ- Ernest Hemingway's "the Sun Also Rises"
Many Mexicans migrated to the United States during the First World War because
Answ- the united states government recruited Mexican workers to accelerate the
settlement of the Southwest
All of the following were among Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points EXCEPT Answ- a
partitioned Germany
A direct consequence of Henry Ford's assembly-line process was that it Answ-
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 1920s EXCEPT the Answ- European tradition of
wealthy patrons supporting struggling American artists and writers
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Which of the following best describes the experiences of most recently freed people
following Reconstruction? Answ- They were forced back onto the plantations as
sharecroppers.
The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 provided for Answ- temporary union military
government in the former Confederacy
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 Answ- a concentrated effort on
the part of the major protestant denominations to convert the Sioux to Christianity
"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
in the manner which, in his judgement, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial
results for the community."
The sentiments expressed above are most characteristic of Answ- the Gospel of
Wealth
Reformers of the Progressive Era proposed all of the following changes in city
government and politics at the turn of the century EXCEPT Answ- a large city council
elected by wards
the anti-combination laws passed by numerous states int he late 1880s were a
response to which of the following organizational innovations? Answ- 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? Answ- The division of lands
traditionally owned by Indian tribal groups among individual members
The late-nineteenth-century photograph shown above was intended to serve which of
the following purposes? Answ- to advocate social reform
Which of the following would have been most likely to vote for William Jennings Bryan in
1896? Answ- a Kansas farmer
Unionization efforts in the late-nineteenth century were countered by the Answ- 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? Answ- Labor unions should compete directly with
large industries in producing and distributing consumer products.
During the late-nineteenth century, urban political machines were organizations that
Answ- were controlled by politicians who dispensed jobs and other patronage in return
for political support
In his interpretations of the historical development of the United States, Frederick
Jackson Turner focused on the importance of the Answ- frontier experience in
fostering democracy
The 1896 presidential election was significant in United States history because it Answ-
strengthened the image of the Republican party as the party of prosperity and national
greatness
The 1907 painting shown above is representative of the Answ- Ashcan School art of
John Sloan
In the period 1890-1915, all of the following were generally true about African
Americans EXCEPT Answ- the federal government passed legislation protecting the
voting rights of African Americans
Between 1890 and 1914, most immigrants to the United States came from Answ-
southern and eastern Europe
Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the close of the
First World War? Answ- It emerged as the world's leading creditor nation.
Which of the following is a literary work that is associated with the Lost Generation after
the First World War? Answ- Ernest Hemingway's "the Sun Also Rises"
Many Mexicans migrated to the United States during the First World War because
Answ- the united states government recruited Mexican workers to accelerate the
settlement of the Southwest
All of the following were among Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points EXCEPT Answ- a
partitioned Germany
A direct consequence of Henry Ford's assembly-line process was that it Answ-
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 1920s EXCEPT the Answ- European tradition of
wealthy patrons supporting struggling American artists and writers
