U.S. History Quiz, Final Result

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19 out of 40 correct (47.5%).

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  • To finance the Civil War, the United States issued Greenbacks as currency. Which of the following was used to back this currency?
    They were backed by the United States government, but not by any precious metal
  • A "Border Ruffian" during the "Bleeding Kansas" struggle was most likely to become one of these during the Civil War?
    Bushwhacker
  • Which answer best explains the Compromise of 1877?
    It was a (reputed) compromise that was reached after the 1876 election, in which Democrats would accept the victory of Rutherford Hayes in return for an end to Reconstruction.
  • What were the starting and ending points of Sherman's March to the Sea, in November-December 1865?
    Atlanta and Savannah
  • What were some elements of the "Square Deal" proposed by Theodore Roosevelt?
    Regulatory programs aimed at the "three C's": conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
  • Which of the following nations was not given veto power on the U.N. Security Council after World War II?
    Canada
  • Title IX as an anti-gender discrimination amendment which applies to which type of organization or institution?
    Educational institutions
  • In what business did James Forten become wealthy, before he became a prominent black abolitionist?
    Sailmaking
  • Which of the following best describes the Bataan Death March in World War II?
    It was a forced march of American troops from Corregidor to a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1942.
  • What was the purpose of the Enrollment Act, during the Civil War?
    It was a military draft, implemented to replace the losses that the Union Army suffered during the first two years of the war.
  • Which of the following was not a reason for the CIA-orchestrated Iranian coup d'état in 1953?
    Iran's President, Mohammad Mosaddegh, had taken power in a coup d'etat of his own and had massacred over 10,000 Iranaians.
  • Edward Bernays is best-known as a pioneer of which industry?
    Advertising and Marketing
  • Which of the following people was nominated as the Liberal Republican Party's Presidential candidate in 1872?
    Horace Greeley
  • How did Zachary Taylor become the Whig nominee for President?
    Taylor had never held office or even voted in an election, but he was a popular General after the Mexican-American War.
  • What events led to the Embargo Act of 1807?
    Britain and France seized numerous American ships as contraband of war, with each country trying to cut off trade to the other.
  • What was the common theme of Joseph McCarthy's allegations, and his role in prosecuting them?
    McCarthy was a Senator who alleged that numerous government departments, along with the military, had been infiltrated by Communist spies. He often used secret evidence or refused to provide details on the names he had.
  • Which famed attorney argued for the side of evolution and defended a science teacher in the Scopes Trial, in 1926?
    Clarence Darrow
  • The Nye Committee, the talk radio programs of Father Charles Coughlin, and the speech War is a Racket by Smedley Butler all helped build support for which political position?
    Isolationism
  • What did the "Ten percent" plan for Reconstruction propose?
    A state could be reintegrated into the Union when 10% of it's 1860 voters had taken on oath of allegiance to the United States.
  • Which of the following did not contribute to the decline of the Chautauqua companies, who had provided entertainment, lectures, and shows to small towns and rural areas of the United States?
    World War II
  • Which of the following was not a part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, outlining his vision of the post-World War I world?
    The limitation of the German Army to 100,000 men after the war, and the imposition of substantial reparations to be paid by Germany to the victories allies.

These questions were answered correctly:

  • What was Clara Barton best known for?
    She was the founder of the American Red Cross and a renowned nurse.
  • Which person led Al-Qaeda at the time that it perpetrated the September 11 attacks?
    Osama Bin Laden
  • What was the political motivation behind the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, which killed 168 people?
    It was motivated by extremist anti-government sentiment.
  • Which President is most closely associated with the New Deal?
    Franklin Roosevelt
  • Which political party was Andrew Jackson instrumental in establishing?
    The Democratic Party
  • A person from which of the following groups was least likely to support Jacksonian Democracy and universal white manhood suffrage?
    Business owners and bankers in New England.
  • What right(s) is the 8th Amendment written to protect?
    It prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
  • Which of the following tactics was not used to disenfranchise blacks during and after the end of Reconstruction?
    The encouragement of black migration to the north, so that fewer could vote in Southern elections.
  • Which answer best describes Ronald Reagan's policies in the Cold War?
    Reagan increased defense spending and had the U.S. military take a more active role in world affairs, in an attempt to outspend the Soviet Union and strain its economy.
  • Which event acted as a catalyst for the Salem witch trials in 1692?
    Two girls, 11 and 9 years old, began having hysterical fits and seizures, and would scream and chant uncontrollably.
  • Which of the following rappers or groups was not influential during the first few years of hip hop?
    Kanye West
  • What did the Miranda v. Arizona decision do?
    It disallowed confessions in criminal cases unless the defendant had been informed of their right to remain silent.
  • Which of the following was a common trade for the Jewish immigrants who arrived in the United States in large numbers, beginning in the 1880s?
    Many went into tailoring or became seamstresses in the clothing industry.
  • The creation of Brook Farm, a communal farm in Massachusetts, was inspired by which religious or social movement?
    Transcendentalism
  • What was the significance of Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 in the context of Jim Crow?
    It desegregated the United States armed forces.
  • Which of the following best describes the formation of Massachusetts Bay Colony?
    It was a separate colony from Plymouth Colony, established around modern-day Boston in 1628. The two colonies eventually merged into Massachusetts.
  • On how many occasions did the NATO alliance mobilize a Soviet attack during the Cold War?
    Zero
  • What was significant about the National Road, on which construction began in 1811?
    It was the first major initiative taken by the federal government to build a highway.
  • Who is notable for having developed a written syllabary for the Cherokee language?
    Sequoyah

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