American History II Overview

To rebuilt the depleted military

To fix damage done to buildings during the war

To integrate freed slaves into society

To reinstate slavery in parts of the United States

He insisted that a majority of Southern citizens take an oath of loyalty before the South could be welcomed back into the Union

He believed the Southern states should have to recognize equal rights for African Americans before being welcomed back into the Union

He believed that there would be no benefit to punishing southern states.

He believed the South should not be welcomed back into the Union

That they should be granted equal rights to whites, but not voting rights

That they should not be granted equal rights to whites

Similar to Abraham Lincoln’s

That they should be granted equal rights to whites, including voting rights

To repeal the slave codes that were in place before the war

To desegregate Southern society and institutions

To provide African Americans access to government services

To restrict the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force

The government would pay farmers to grow specific crops that were particularly in demand.

Communities would combine their farms’ yields to ensure everyone had enough food.

Farmers would collude to drive up prices of certain crops.

Workers would be given a modest home, supplies, and a small portion of land to farm for personal use in exchange for also farming the landowner’s land.

The federal government pledged larger amounts of financial assistance to the Southern states.

none of the above

Federal troops were removed from the Southern states and the Democratic majority was entrusted to protect and enforce the rights of African Americans.

A large number of Republican lawmakers regained seats in Southern state governments, but chose to abandon Reconstruction reforms.

The railroad companies purchased the land

The land rights were provided with land grants from the federal government

The railroad companies took the land from Native Americans without compensating them

The land rights were donated by wealthy land owners

An increased demand for beef in the North and East meant southern cattle ranchers needed to drive their cattle to railroad-connected “cow towns” to make the most profit.

Improvements in agriculture created southern “cow towns” where the number of cattle outnumbered the human population.

The railroad led to an increase in demand for dairy products which resulted in “cow towns” springing up to create the nation’s first dairy factories.

Rodeo sports became more popular as entertainment resulting in “cow towns” where businessmen and families would flock to witness the ranching feats.

To return large portions of Native American land to the tribes that had once controlled it

To bring more Native American representation into the US government

To assimilate Native Americans into American society

To prevent Native Americans from gaining US citizenship

Rockefeller chose to import and resell cheaper oil from foreign countries rather than producing his own in America.

Rockefeller sold off the majority of Standard Oil’s stock interest to the federal government in exchange for tax breaks.

Rockefeller brought competing oil companies under the control of Standard Oil and was able to use the resulting wealth to control the entire production and distribution process of his products.

Standard Oil developed a secret corporate militia to sabotage and destroy competitors’ refineries.

The Knights of Labor had an active paramilitary organization that organized violent attacks on anti-union corporations.

The Knights of Labor actively sought to include marginalized groups like African Americans, immigrants, and women.

D The Knights of Labor never actually had any members; the fictitious organization was purely a product of the press.

The Knights of Labor was celebrated by leaders of industry and business as a positive force in improving the American economy.

European immigrants were coming primarily from the eastern and southern regions of the continent as opposed to the western and northern regions as they had in previous generations.

There were drastically fewer regulations imposed on immigrants seeking entry into the United States.

More so than in previous eras, immigrants arrived with a fluency in the American dialect and a familiarity with American cultural traditions.

Immigration largely dried up due to a boom in European industrial jobs in the 1870s.

All facets of American society were experiencing record levels of wealth and comfort.

American society had a powerfully wealthy exterior that was overshadowing a horrendously poverty-stricken lower class.

America was focused on mining gold while neglecting other materials that would have had more industrial value.

none of the above

Germany wanted to protect Russia from Austria-Hungary.

Germany was looking for any excuse to go to war with Serbia.

After Russia had entered the war to protect Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia to help protect its Triple Alliance ally, Austria-Hungary.

Germany was hoping to entice France and Great Britain to join the war against Austria-Hungary.

The French and British circled behind the attacking Germans and joined with their Russian allies for an attack from the east.

The French and British were able to call upon their Japanese allies for a surprise naval attack on the German army.

The Belgians were able to fend off the Germans long enough in the summer of 1914 for the British and French to get their troops in position to defend Paris.

The French and British invaded Belgium and used the territory as an extra buffer against German invasion.