U.S. History Quiz, Final Result
The final score on this quiz is a 5
28 out of 40 correct (70.0%).
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Areas for improvement:
- Black History: 42.9% (3 out of 7)
- The Revolution and Constitution (1775-1789): 0.0% (0 out of 1)
At least one question missed covering the following topics:
- Province of Maryland
- Nation of Islam
- Great Migration (African American)
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- The Talented Tenth
- Cold War
- Bay of Pigs Invasion
- Rollback
- Monopoly
- Clayton Antitrust Act
- Sheppard-Towner Act
- Lynching in the United States
- Panic of 1873
- American Enlightenment
- History of rail transport in the United States
- Loyalist (American Revolution)
These questions were missed:
- What was the idea of "The Talented Tenth", proposed by W.E.B. Dubois in the early 1900s?A leadership class of black Americans should pursue classical education and advocate for social change, while using their skills to lead the rest of the black community.
- What was the immediate trigger for the Panic of 1873?Jay Cooke & Company, a large bank, owned significant bonds in the Northern Pacific Railroad and was unable to sell them. When the railroad ran into problems, Cooke's firm went bankrupt and triggered a banking panic.
- Which of the following people did not have a large influence on the American Enlightenment?Samuel Johnson
- In which of the following countries was rollback attempted during the Cold War?Cuba
- Which of the following was not a large source of labor in the Province of Maryland by the mid-1700s?Indian slaves
- The Clayton Antitrust Act strengthened or created protections against monopolistic practices in all of the following areas except which one? Leveraged buyouts of any type, where the purchasing company did not substantial assets or an existing line of business
- As of 1910, before the Great Migration began, approximately what percentage of American blacks lived in the South?90 percent
- Which of the following people was a longtime leader of the Nation of Islam?Elijah Muhammad
- During which decade did the lynching of African Americans reach its peak in the United States?The 1890s
- Which of the following railroad tycoons was the only one to build a transcontinental line without federal land grants?James J. Hill
- Historians estimate that about what percentage of white colonials supported the Loyalist cause in the American Revolution?5 percent
- Which of the following statements about the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 is inaccurate?Sections of the Act have remained in force to this day.
These questions were answered correctly:
- Which of the following acts was forbidden under the Sedition Act of 1918, with violations punishable by 5-20 years in prison?It forbade the use of disloyal or abusive language about the United States government, flag, or military during World War I.
- Which of the following New Deal laws was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States?The National Industrial Recovery Act
- Immigrants from which of the following ethnicities did not provide a significant portion of the membership to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union?Swedish
- Which statement about John Marshall is not accurate?He was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Which measure was taken to counter the Berlin Blockade of the Soviet Union?The United States undertook a massive airlift of supplies into Berlin until the Soviets lifted their blockade.
- What was Phillis Wheatley best known for?She was a notable African-American poet in the 1770s, read in both the colonies and in Britain.
- What was the significance of Harry Truman's Executive Order 9981 in the context of Jim Crow?It desegregated the United States armed forces.
- The Exodusters were a group of blacks who left the South immediately after Reconstruction ended. Which state did they primarily migrate to?Kansas
- How much did the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline over the two-day period of October 28-29, 1929?23 percent
- Approximately how many people migrated west on the Oregon Trail and its offshoots?400 thousand
- In the late 1800s, the term "survival of the fittest" was often used to express a particular philosophy about the winners and losers of capitalism and society. Which philosopher is most associated with this term?Herbert Spencer
- Which of the following regulatory agencies was created under Lyndon Johnson's Administration?The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Which of the following was not a feature of indentured servitude in the United States?About 80% of all white arrivals in the colonies before the American Revolution were indentured servants.
- Who did William McKinley defeat in both the 1896 and 1900 Presidential elections?William Jennings Bryan
- What was the period of Parliamentarian rule in England, between 1648-1660, called?The Interregnum
- At what point in the history of the United States was the Federal Reserve System created?1913, in response to the Panics of 1907, 1893, and 1873, to establish a lender of last resort.
- What is notable about Victoria Woodhull?She was the first woman candidate for President of the United States.
- Which of the following people was a founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?William Lloyd Garrison
- Which of the following did the Social Purity Movement attempt to combat?Prostitution, also known as "the social evil".
- Which of the following was not an immediate consequence of the Battle of Antietam?Ulysses Grant was recalled from the west to take overall command of the Union Army.
- Which of the following was not an event that contributed to the First Red Scare, a period of anti-Communist frenzy after World War I.The assassination of the Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer, by a self-professed radical socialist.
- All of the following proposals in Harry Truman's Fair Deal failed to pass in Congress except which one?Federal funding for slum clearance and the construction of public housing
- Which of the following was not a position advocated for by Stalwart Republicans?Civil service reform
- Swing music, played by musicians such as Benny Goodman, came to prominence in the latter part of which decade?The 1930s
- Which answer best describes the political background of Martin Van Buren?Van Buren was a Democrat and protégé of Andrew Jackson, and largely continued Jackson's policies during his own time as President.
- What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact attempt to end? War
- What was Calvin Coolidge's position, in general, on economic issues?Coolidge cut the income tax substantially, cut spending, and generally favored business interests.
- Which of the following politicians was a strong supporter of the "Ten percent" plan?Abraham Lincoln
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