US History II CLEP Questions Answers

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US History II CLEP Questions & Answers 1.Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support?Answer poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities.they promised them help in return for votes.

2.European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated mu- sical genre...Answer Jazz 3.Tet Offensive Answer failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War 4.What even triggered the Truman Doctrine?Answer The Greek Civil War 5.What was the Greek Civil War about?Answer Greece was torn between Communism and democracy and they could not have defeated communism without western help.

6.Cause of the Spanish-American War Answer American expansionism and support for the Cuban nationalism.

7.US Senate reaction to the 1918 Treaty of Versailles?Answer The senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and for the treaty that the peace conference produced.Wilson refused to compromise on various treaty provisions and the senate rejected the treaty both times it was sent to them. 1 / 4

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8.The Lost Generation Answer young writers disillusioned by the materialism, decadence, and conformity dominating 1920s America 9.Boss Tweed Answer Leader of the Democratic Tammany Hall, New York political ma- chine (greedy) 10.Name four factors that contributed to the Great Depression Answer excessive stocks and securities speculation//protectionist trade measures//huge farm debts resulting from collapsed crop prices//imbalance of distribution of wealth in which the rich controlled far too much of the available income 11.Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 Answer This Act reversed previous Indian policy by guaranteeing religious freedom and tribal self-government and providing economic assistance.

12.Lyndon Johnson's Great Society Program Answer aimed to secure civil rights for all Americans and eliminating poverty 13.Jim Crow Laws Answer established separate segregated facilities for blacks and whites 14.Smoot-Hawley Tariffs long term effect Answer Europe retaliated and our economy as well as theirs weakened.

15.Smoot-Hawley Tariffs Answer raised US tariffs on imported goods. second highest raise in US history...decreased our exports and imports by half 2 / 4

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16.Why was the Iran-Contra affair upsetting?Answer we traded arms to Iran for the release of our hostages 17.what area of the US saw the greatest percentage of population increase between 1860 and 1910?Answer the great plains 18.why was the 14th amendment important?Answer guaranteed equal protection under the law for every American citizen.

19.who was president for the 14th amendment?Answer Andrew Johnson 20.13th amendment Answer prohibited slavery 21.15th amendment Answer guaranteed voting rights 22.19th amendment Answer women could vote 23.16th amendment Answer authorized income tax 24.Why did watergate lead to Nixon's impeachment?Answer because of his role of covering it up 25.Atlantic Charter Answer set collective war strategy and long-term war goals for Britain and the United States 26.Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 Answer Sponsored by Senator Henry L Dawes, this act dissolved many 3 / 4

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tribes as legal entities, wiped out tribal ownership of land, and set up individual Indian family heads with 160 free acres. If the Indians behaved like "good white settlers" then they would get full title to their holdings as well as citizenship. The Dawes Act attempted to assimilate the Indians with the white men.

27.Marshall Plan Answer a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952) 28.Truman Doctrine Answer President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology 29.W.E.B. Du Bois Answer fought for African American rights. Helped to found Niagra Movement in 1905 to fight for and establish equal rights. This movement later led to the establishment of the NAACP 30.John Dewey Answer He was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which formed the foundation of progressive education. He believed that the teachers' goal should be "education for life and that the workbench is just as important as the blackboard." 31.dumbarton oaks conference Answer In a meeting near Washington, D.C., held from August 21 to October 7, 1944, U.S., Great Britain, U.S.S.R. and China met to draft the constitution of the United Nations.

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