Test your basic knowledge |

AP U.S. History

Subjects : history, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






2. Northern factory workers who were discarded when too old to work (unlike the slaves who were still kept fed and clothed in their old age)

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


3. Reluctant to give colonists their own government - preferred to appoint royal governors






4. Brown aimed to create an armed slave rebellion and establish black free state; Brown executed and became martyr in the North






5. United States aided South Vietnam in its war of power struggle against North Vietnam - the Vietcong - USSR - and China






6. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






7. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






8. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






9. U.S. felt it was its duty to 'watch out' for the interests of other countries in the Western hemisphere; provided justification for invasions of Latin America.






10. Led Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: threatened a siege on DC if FDR did not agree to end discrimination in military






11. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






12. South divided into 5 military districts; states to guarantee full suffrage for blacks; ratify 14th amendment






13. Halted sale of tribal lands - enabled tribes to regain unallocated lands; repealed Dawes Severalty Act of 1887; helped secure Indians' entry into New Deal associations; led by John Collier






14. Founded by Betty Friedan - Bella Abzug - and Aileen Hernandez; lobbied for equal opportunity where the EEOC was lacking (gender discrimination); lawsuits and mobilization of public opinion






15. Economic prosperity of American society following WWII; doubling of national income - jobs to women - defense industry's support of economy

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


16. 'I have a dream' 25 -000 people (including whites) convened for political rally - MLK's speech to historical event; attempted to push civil rights bill through Congress






17. Emphasized importance of private charities to help the depression

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


18. Another part of Nixon's out-of-Vietnam plan - destroy supply routes to North Vietnam through Cambodia






19. Secretly sponsored peace negotiations so as to prevent Japanese or Russian monopoly on Asia; concerned with safety of Philippines






20. Group of Bostonians in opposition to the Stamp Act - sought to drive stamp distributors from the city






21. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


22. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






23. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






24. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






25. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






26. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






27. Blacks denied admission to all-white school; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson - negating 'separate but equal' - ordered integration of schools as soon as possible; white southerners protested (refused to attend integrated schools)






28. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






29. All English subjects are represented in Parliament - including those not allowed to vote






30. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






31. 14 formal amendments to the treaty for the League of Nations; preserved Monroe Doctrine - Congress desired to keep declaration of war to itself






32. Fought for women's rights and abolition - 'Men and women are CREATED EQUAL!'






33. To make German reparations from WWI more accessible to Germans; evacuation of troops from Germany - reorganization of the Reichsbank - and foreign loans






34. Paper money; specie circular decreed that the government would not accept specie for government land






35. Republican - popular hero of WWII; 'dynamic conservatism' as a middle ground btw. Rep. and Dem.; Interstate Highway System (ulterior motive of weapons transportation); St. Lawrence Seaway opened Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean via locks; Depts. Of Heal






36. Stressed to the American people British maltreatment and emphasize a need for revolution; appealed to American emotions






37. Henry Clay aimed to make the US economically independent from Europe (e.g. - support internal improvements - tariff protection - and new national bank)






38. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


39. Truman tested for communist alliances within government; government employees prohibited from taking part in remotely-communist activities

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


40. Increase working output by standardizing procedures and rewarding those who worked fast; efficiency






41. Foundation for First Amendment - offered free choice of religion - not influenced by state






42. (1) California admitted as free state - (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico - (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries - (4) federal assumption of Texas debt - (5) slave trade abolished in DC - and (6) new fugit






43. FDR asked for increased authority to aid Britain; freedom of speech/expression - of religion - from want - from fear; resulted in Lend-Lease

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


44. Populists campaigned for silver-backed money rather than gold-backed - believed to be able to relieve working conditions and exploitation of labor






45. Anti-communist crusades due to fear of radicalism spurred by Bolshevik rebellion

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


46. Prohibited testing of nuclear bombs above ground to slow the nuclear arms race and the release of nuclear fallout into the atmosphere






47. States joined for foreign affairs - Congress reigned supreme (lacked executive and judicial) - one vote per state - 2/3 vote for bills - unanimous for amendments; too much power to states - unable to regulate commerce or taxes






48. Ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes' acceptance from the major powers






49. Nonviolent protest to college students (NC) being refused lunch service; part of 'sit-in' movement to integrate all aspects of life (hotels - entertainment - &c.)






50. US provided financial assistance to recover economies in Europe; aimed towards anti-communist governments in France - Italy - and Germany; Eastern European nations prohibited from receiving help from US







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests