EOC Most Missed Questions Review-Semester 1

Which action best explains the change in voting patterns across the South beginning in 1868?

• A. An amendment to the Constitution was passed.

• B.     Martial law was expanded to limit Confederate authority.

• C. The federal government created new policies directing Reconstruction.

• D. State and local governments took measures to interfere with African American rights.

The excerpt below is from the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). What was the impact of the reasoning in this excerpt?

• Racial segregation remained in the South for another half century.

• Southern state governments were forced to end their practice of racial segregation.

• State governments had to ensure the economic and social equality of all individuals

• State governments no longer had to require equal facilities for members of different races.

Read the following speech delivered by William Kennings Bryan in 1896 and answer the question below.

Why did many banks and bondholders oppose the ideas described in this speech?

• A. They hoped to outlaw monopolies in big business

• B. They feared using gold and solver would result in inflation

• C. They feared the effect of converting from gold to paper currency

• D. They hoped the reduction of trade costs would benefit industry and consumers

The diagram to the left describes the conditions faced by farmers in the 1880s and 1890s.

Which sentence completes the diagram?

• A. Congress buys farmer's crops to raise prices

• B. The President takes over the nation's railroads

• C. State Granger laws try to regulate the railroads

• D. Passage of the Homestead Act improves conditions for farmers

How did the Bessemer process affect the United States?

• A. It made light bulbs last longer promoting wide spread electricity

• B. It allowed John D. Rockefeller to monopolize oil production

• C. It enabled Andrew Carnegie's steel mills to become more efficient

• D. It helped screen for immigrants with diseases at Ellis Island

Read the following excerpt about California railroads and answer the question below.

Based on this excerpt, how did the development of railroads affect the U.S. economy?

• A. leading to the decrease in demand of new materials

• B. by causing an increase in the price of shipping freight

• C. by causing a decline in the travel and tourism industries

• D. by leading to an expansion in domestic and foreign trade

Which of the following did not stimulate U.S. Imperialism

• A. need for a new source of cheap labor

• B. thirst for new economic markets

• C. desire for military strength

• D. a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture

The list below includes information from Alfred Thayer Mahan about the importance of sea power to U.S. foreign policy.

-Expansion of the navy

-Territorial expansion to provide refueling stations

-Development of battleship technology

How did this information influence foreign policy decisions made by the U.S. government during the late 1800s?

• A. diplomats were sent to promote democracy in new territories

• B. Textile factories were encouraged to expand to new territories

• C. military alliances were created to provide battleships for other nations

• D. ports were annexed from other nations to be used as refueling locations

How did the War Industries Board prepare Americans for war during World War 1

• A. by increasing wartime production

• B. by silencing criticism of U.S. policies

• C. by raising money to help pay for the war effort

• D. by conscripting young men into the armed forces

Which group of Americans was excused from active combat during World War I because of their religious beliefs?

• A. atheists

• B. Jewish Americans

• C. Christian Americans

• D. conscientious objectors