US HistoryEnd of Course Assessment Review

Interpreting Visual Information

Paul Hershaw, Dr. Phillips High School

Which President’s impeachment trial used this ticket? A. Andrew Johnson B. William McKinley C. William Howard Taft D. Martin Van Buren

What was the result of the impeachment trial for the President? A. He was found guilty B. He was found not guilty C. He resigned before he could be impeached D. He was assassinated during his impeachment

A

B

Which of the events listed below is pictured above? A. slaves being given their orders for the day by their owner B. an early performance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin C. an early civil rights demonstration in the North D. a white teacher in a Freedmen’s Bureau school after the Civil War

D

In which time period was this cartoon was probably first published? A. in the Roaring Twenties B. during the Reconstruction Era C. during the Great Depression D. during the 1960s civil rights movement

What did the artist, Thomas Nast, mean this cartoon to imply? A. support for the work of the KKK B. African Americans were inferior C. an attack the treatment of African Americans after the Civil War D. defending the enslavement of blacks

B

C

Which president began the work of building the canal pictured on the map? A. Warren G. Harding B. Woodrow Wilson C. William McKinley D. Theodore Roosevelt

How did the US obtained permission to build the canal ? A. by encouraging the people of Panama to declare their independence from Columbia B. by paying $20 million to the French company that first tried to build the canal C. by bribing the President of Columbia D. by fighting a war with Mexico

D

A

Which American foreign policy does this map illustrate? A. Monroe Doctrine B. Fourteen Points C. Roosevelt Corollary D. Truman Doctrine

C

Which conclusion is supported by the chart? A. Germany was the best prepared nation at the beginning of World War I B. the British relied more on their army than their navy when the war began C. The United States had over 200,000 troops in 1914 D. France was completely unprepared for World War I

A

Based on the map, what was the Central Powers biggest disadvantage in World War I? A. a lack of access to the sea for their navies B. they had to fight the war on two fronts at the same time C. that their enemies, the Allies, badly outnumbered them D. Sweden blocked their access to the sea

B

This photograph was most likely taken during which war? A. Spanish- American War B. World War I C. World War II D. Korean War

Which new weapon caused soldiers to adopt this type of warfare? A. machine gun B. tanks C. poison gas D. airplanes

B

A

According to the chart , which nation was the main target of the Central Powers submarine blockade? A. France B. the United States C. Britain D. Ireland

C

What movement of African Americans did The Great Migration diagramed here refer to? A. moving from the South to cities in the North B. moving from northern cities to farms in the South C. planned protest marches during the civil rights movement D. trips made by Freedom Riders

What was the most important cause of the Great Migration by African Americans? A. avoiding discrimination B. fleeing from slavery C. better schools for their children D. the search for better jobs

A

D

What was the purpose of the convoy system diagramed below ? A. to cross the Atlantic with supplies in less time B. to combat the threat of German U-boats C. to help British and American ships work together D. to allow ships more freedom to maneuver

B

According to the map, where did the influenza epidemic first appear in the United States? A. Southeast B. mid-West C. Northeast D. West Coast

C

During which decade were no African Americans elected to Congress? A. 1910s B. 1920s C. 1940s D. 1950s What is the most likely reason African Americans elected to Congress decreased after Reconstruction ? A. African Americans left the South in large numbers B. southern states passed Jim Crow laws C. most states were controlled by members of the Ku Klux Klan D. African Americans were told to wait for more important issues

A

B

Which American inventor is pictured here? A. Eli Whitney B. Alexander Graham Bell C. Samuel Morse D. Thomas Edison

D

During which period was this political cartoon was most likely first published? A. the Progressive Era B. Reconstruction C. the Great Depression D. the Roaring Twenties

What does this cartoon attack? A. the Vanderbilt Railroad trust B. the Carnegie Steel trust C. the Morgan banking trust D. the Standard Oil trust

The cartoon implies that one company A. is ruining the environment B. has caused an economic recession C. controls much of the country D. Will drag the nation into a war

A

D

C

What would be the best way to use this photograph ? A. to support a book on the industrial growth in the U.S. B. as evidence of the growth of American labor unions C. to illustrate an article on child labor in the U.S. D. to accompany a book about the life of immigrants in America

C

Between 1870 and 1910, immigration to the United States changed in which of the following ways? A. fewer immigrants came from northern and western Europe and more came from southern and Eastern Europe B. fewer immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe and more came from northern and western Europe C. the number of total immigrants coming to America declined sharply D. the number of immigrants from Asia increased drastically

The drop in Asian immigrants after 1850 can best be explained by A. the Spanish-American War and America taking possession of the Philippine Islands B. the division of China into spheres of influence by western powers C. the Chinese exclusion Act and the Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan D. an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Asia

A

C

These newly arrived immigrants to the United States are most likely being processed by the immigration center at A. Ellis island B. Angel Island C. Devil’s Island D. Alcatraz Island

B

This photograph of New York City in 1901 helps explain why it was the first American city to A. invest in building a subway system B. create one way streets in business districts C. require horse-drawn wagon drivers to buy a license D. forbid the construction of new buildings over five stories high

A

Who is this American author? A. Jack London B. Stephen Crane C. Upton Sinclair D. Mark Twain

What is he is best known for writing? A. adventure stories set in the far north in places such as Alaska and the Yukon gold rush B. humorous stories and tales of the American South before the Civil War C. his novel about a young man fighting in the Civil War D. a novel about immigrant laborers in Chicago meat packing plants

D

B

What would be the best way to explain the change in literacy rates following the Civil War? A. the government of every state passed laws to require children to attend state-funded public schools B. the immigrants of this time period usually arrived with a formal education and able to speak English, unlike earlier immigrants C. uneducated Americans tended to die at younger ages than those who went to school D. the US Department of Education began to require national testing of all students

A

These two photographs show Native Americans before and after they were sent to a government sponsored school. What does it demonstrates about the government’s policies for Native Americans? A. They were designed to help them preserve their native cultures and traditions. B. The government wanted to assimilate them, and help them become like the majority of Americans. C. The policies sought to make Native Americans more willing to live on reservations. D. Government officials saw the schools as a way to punish Native Americans.

B

The last great battle of the native American Wars was the Battle of the A. Red River in Texas B. Little Big Horn C. Sand Creek Massacre D. Wounded Knee

What does the map show about Native Americans in 1890? A. They were wiped out in a massive genocide B. They were confined to scattered reservations C. Most were trying to escape to Canada D. Every state had at least one reservation

D

B

The two companies which competed in building the first transcontinental railroad met each other at A. Humboklt, Nevada B. Cheyenne, Wyoming C. Promontory, Utah D. the Sierra Nevada Mountains

C

To where did all of the cattle trails of the Old West move cattle from Texas ? A. to cities on a railroad line B. to cities located on a river C. to cities across the Rock Mountains D. to cities east of the Mississippi River

A

Pioneers on the Great Plains often built their first homes like the one pictured here, called a ‘sodie.’ What was the most important reason the pioneers built these types of homes? A. sod houses were naturally insulated against heat and cold B. sod houses would not burn in a prairie fire C. trees were very rare on the grasslands of the Great Plains D. it was a building style they learned from the Native Americans

C

Who does this famous caricature by Thomas Nast represent? A. William Howard Taft B. William “Boss” Tweed C. J.P. Morgan D. William Jennings Bryan

In the late 19th century, what group was this man was the leader of? A. the Tammany Hall political machine B. the banking trust in the U.S. C. the Republican Party D . the Know Nothing Party

Based on the history you have learned and the cartoon, what was Nast probably implying about this man? A. he was a nativist leader B. he was a business genius C. he was a skilled politician D. he was greedy and corrupt

B

A

D

This woman is urging her fellow women to use the right they gained from the work of which group below? A. temperance movement B. union organizers C. suffragettes D. abolitionists

Based on the history we have learned, this photograph must have been taken shortly after the passage of which amendment? A. 15th Amendment B. 19th Amendment C. 21st Amendment D. 26th Amendment

C

B

What does the parade in this photograph most probably represent? A. a jazz funeral in New Orleans B. part of the 1920 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade C. an anti-lynching protest march arranged by the NAACP D. support for Marcus Garvey’s Back to Africa movement

C

Who is the President shown here? A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Grover Cleveland C. Herbert Hoover D. William Howard Taft

The cartoon refers to this president’s efforts as an opponent of which of the following? A. wasteful government spending B. damage to the environment C. business monopolies and trusts D. yellow journalism

A

C

Who is the person portrayed in this political cartoon? A. Winston Churchill B. Adolf Hitler C. Benito Mussolini D. Joseph Stalin

What action does the cartoonist seem to believe France and Sweden might take? A. declare war on each other B. decide to become communist C. become part of the Soviet Union D. form an alliance

D

B

The two animals depicted in this cartoon represent the United States and what other nation? A. Vietnam B. the Soviet Union C. Red China D. North Korea

The cartoon is meant to show the growing tension between the two countries. When did this tension begin? A. before World War II during the Great

Depression B. after the collapse of communism in the

Soviet Union C. during the Cold War after World War II D. at the end of the Vietnam War

B

C

What is the most likely time period this editorial cartoon might have referred to? A. during the Great Depression of the 1930s B. during the Roaring Twenties after the end of World War I C. during the civil rights period of desegregation in the 1960s D. during the baby boom of the late 1940s and early 1950s

D

What does this political cartoon implies about President Johnson? A. He cut support for social programs to fund the military B. He was planning to begin a war in the near future C. He was afraid to stand up to military leaders and weapons manufacturers D. He had no control over the federal budget

About the time of which war was this cartoon was most likely published ? A. the Vietnam War B. World War II C. World War I D. the War on Terror

A

A

Who is the man in this photograph? A. Booker T. Washington B. Malcolm X C. Martin Luther King, Jr. D. Marcus Garvey

What is the most likely reason he is sitting in a jail cell ? A. He was representing a prisoner in his court case B. He had been convicted of a felony C. He was arrested for leading a civil rights demonstration D. He wanted to make the public aware of the terrible conditions in America’s jails

C

C

Who is the woman in this photograph? A. Susan B. Anthony B. Marian Anderson C. Coretta Scott King D. Rosa Parks

Why she was arrested ? A. for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus B. for singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial without a permit C. for attempting to vote D. for leading a protest march

D

A

What does this photograph from 1961 show? A. the building a wall on the border between Mexico and the United States B. how prisoners in southern jails were used as slave labor C. the construction of the Soviet Union’s first nuclear reactor D. the building of the Berlin Wall

This construction project an important symbol of which of the following? A. the iron curtain and the Cold War B. how minorities were mistreated in the American

South C. the Cold War and the nuclear arms race D. illegal immigration into the United States

D

A

What is the most likely purpose of this graphic visual ? A. to point out the expense of the nuclear arms race B. to encourage Americans to build more nuclear weapons and missiles C. to show the dangers of global disaster due to the nuclear arms race D.to compare the nuclear weapons stockpiles of the US and the Soviet Union

C

Which American President is depicted here as riding off into the sunset? A. President Carter B. President Reagan C. President Nixon D. President Clinton

B

This photograph shows the result of the bomb attack against the Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City in 1995. What was this attack an example of? A. the terrorist tactics of al Qaeda under Osama Ben Laden B. how greatly Americans were hated by the Taliban C. the effects of the war on terror on American soldiers D. domestic terrorism by a member of a American right-wing group

D

The increase in trade shown in this document was the result of A. the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) B. the Contract With America C. the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) D. the housing bubble that lead to the Great Recession

A

The destruction seen in this photo is from New York City on September 11, 2001. It was caused by which of the following? A. the war in Afghanistan B. a terrorist attack by foreigners C. domestic terrorism D. race riots between blacks and whites

What group claimed responsibility for this tragedy? A. the Taliban B. Al Qaeda C. the Branch Davidians D. the Black Panthers

B

B

Active Military Personnel Deployments

Which conclusion below is supported by the graph above? A. since 2003, the number of Americans serving in Iraq has decreased by 200,000 B. since 2003 the number of Americans serving in Afghanistan have decreased by 100,000 C. In 2011 more than 300,000 Americans were serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan D. the war in Iraq has been less violent than the war in Afghanistan

A

What does this political cartoon seems to imply about President George W. Bush? A. He accomplished a great deal as President B. He will be respected by future Americans C. He failed to realize his shortcomings as President D. He deliberately mislead the American people

C

Which of the following statements is most probably true about the creator of this political cartoon ? A. He opposed gun control laws B. He supported gun control laws C. He represented the National Rifle Association (NRA) D. He believed more citizens with guns could decrease violent deaths in the US

B

Who is the woman in this photo ? A. Michelle Obama B. Sarah Palin C. Barbara Bush D. Tina Fey

What was her role in the 2012 Presidential election? A. She was the Republican nominee for Vice President B. She was the wife of John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate C. She was a candidate for President in the Republican primary D. She was the Tea Party’s nominee for Vice President

B

A

Figure 2. Percent of public school instructional rooms with Internet access: 1994-2002

This graph shows the percentage of Americans who used the internet on a regular basis between 1994 and 2002. According to the chart the greatest increase in internet usage in a single year was between A. 1996 and 1997 B. 2001 and 2002 C. 1998 and 1999 D. 1997 and 1998

Figure 2. Percent of public school instructional rooms with Internet access: 1994-2002

D

What did this editorial cartoon of President Obama most probably intend to imply ? A. the President enjoys feeling above other people because he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and controls drone strikes against America’s enemies. B. it is an ironic contradiction that the President who was given the Nobel Peace Prize uses drones to violently attack people who are believed to be terrorists. C. President Obama is confused and cannot balance the many jobs that are part of being President. D. the President has no control over what happens during his presidency

B

What does this editorial cartoon of President Obama seem to imply? A. The President is being kept from accomplishing much because of the recession in the United States. B. The President has pulled the US economy out of its recession. C. The President is being made stronger because of his efforts to move the economy forward. D. The US economy will never improve regardless of who is President

A