US History - Semester A Exam
Questions With Solved Solutions.
Booker T. Washington is noted for which of the following?
A.
promoting black nationalism
B.
founding the Niagara Movement
C.
establishing the Tuskegee Institute
D.
reporting on lynchings in the South - Answer C
Use the quote to answer the question."I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now
stands I will fight no more forever."
—Chief Joseph, Nez Percé Tribe, 1877
What is Chief Joseph's response to western settlement an example of?
A.
surrender
B.
protest
C.
assimilation - Answer A
Which of the following statements was true of the Progressive Era?
A.
The government retracted important democratic reforms.
B.
, The government took a more active role in regulating business.
C.
The government embraced a laissez-faire attitude toward private life.
D.
The government actively sought to end racial discrimination and violence. - Answer B
Which best describes Theodore Roosevelt's impact on the election of 1912?
A.
Republicans abandoned progressive reform.
B.
All parties focused on expanding presidential power.
C.
Progressivism remained an important political movement.
D.
The Democratic Party became the party of progressive reform. - Answer C
What problem did Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis expose?
A.
America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.
B.
Intervention in international affairs would cause domestic interests to suffer.
C.
The U.S. Navy needed to be modernized.
D.
The purchase of Alaska was a bad idea. - Answer A
Which of these statements about President McKinley best identifies him as an expansionist?
A.
He initially hesitated to enter into war with Spain.
Questions With Solved Solutions.
Booker T. Washington is noted for which of the following?
A.
promoting black nationalism
B.
founding the Niagara Movement
C.
establishing the Tuskegee Institute
D.
reporting on lynchings in the South - Answer C
Use the quote to answer the question."I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now
stands I will fight no more forever."
—Chief Joseph, Nez Percé Tribe, 1877
What is Chief Joseph's response to western settlement an example of?
A.
surrender
B.
protest
C.
assimilation - Answer A
Which of the following statements was true of the Progressive Era?
A.
The government retracted important democratic reforms.
B.
, The government took a more active role in regulating business.
C.
The government embraced a laissez-faire attitude toward private life.
D.
The government actively sought to end racial discrimination and violence. - Answer B
Which best describes Theodore Roosevelt's impact on the election of 1912?
A.
Republicans abandoned progressive reform.
B.
All parties focused on expanding presidential power.
C.
Progressivism remained an important political movement.
D.
The Democratic Party became the party of progressive reform. - Answer C
What problem did Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis expose?
A.
America's unique development could not continue in the absence of a frontier.
B.
Intervention in international affairs would cause domestic interests to suffer.
C.
The U.S. Navy needed to be modernized.
D.
The purchase of Alaska was a bad idea. - Answer A
Which of these statements about President McKinley best identifies him as an expansionist?
A.
He initially hesitated to enter into war with Spain.
