UGA History Exemption Test – 5
Questions and Answers 100%
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Battle of Wounded Knee—ANSWER-The battle between U.S. military troops and Lakota
Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota on December 29, 1890, resulted in
the deaths of perhaps 300 Sioux men, women, and children. The massacre at Wounded
Knee was the last major battle of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
Ellis Island—ANSWER--Built in 1892, the center handled some 12 million European
immigrants, herding thousands of them a day through the barn-like structure during the
peak years for screening
-New York
County-unit System—ANSWER-1912 - It gave each county or district a certain number of
votes. The bigger the district, the more votes. This inaccurately stated what people wanted
and gave rural areas MORE votes, which did not represent what most people would prefer.
AGAINST urban counties
Grover Cleveland—ANSWER-22nd and 24th president, Democrat, Honest and hardworking,
fought corruption, vetoed hundreds of wasteful bills, achieved the Interstate Commerce
Commission and civil service reform, violent suppression of strikes
, Convict Lease System—ANSWER-allowed private companies to rent persons convicted of
serious crimes
Progressive Movement—ANSWER-aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct
injustices in American life
16th 17th 19th amend
World War 1—ANSWER-1914 - Started with assassination of Archduke FerdinandAllies- US,
GB, France, Russia , ItalyCentral Powers - Germany , Hungary, Ottoman EmpireUS joined
when German U-boat sank Lusitania
When did the US join the WW1?—ANSWER-1917
WW1 - 1914 - 1918
-declared war against the german empire
US contributions to WW1—ANSWER-- they were an independent power and did not join the
Allies
- Contributions such as raw material and money started in 1917
-Woodrow Wilson was president during the war
Treaty of Versailles—ANSWER-- signed 1919
-was one of the peace treaties at the end of WW1
-Ended the war between germany and the allied powers
Federal Reserve Act—ANSWER-Act of Congress that created and established the Federal
Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal
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Questions and Answers 100%
PASS
Battle of Wounded Knee—ANSWER-The battle between U.S. military troops and Lakota
Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota on December 29, 1890, resulted in
the deaths of perhaps 300 Sioux men, women, and children. The massacre at Wounded
Knee was the last major battle of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century.
Ellis Island—ANSWER--Built in 1892, the center handled some 12 million European
immigrants, herding thousands of them a day through the barn-like structure during the
peak years for screening
-New York
County-unit System—ANSWER-1912 - It gave each county or district a certain number of
votes. The bigger the district, the more votes. This inaccurately stated what people wanted
and gave rural areas MORE votes, which did not represent what most people would prefer.
AGAINST urban counties
Grover Cleveland—ANSWER-22nd and 24th president, Democrat, Honest and hardworking,
fought corruption, vetoed hundreds of wasteful bills, achieved the Interstate Commerce
Commission and civil service reform, violent suppression of strikes
, Convict Lease System—ANSWER-allowed private companies to rent persons convicted of
serious crimes
Progressive Movement—ANSWER-aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct
injustices in American life
16th 17th 19th amend
World War 1—ANSWER-1914 - Started with assassination of Archduke FerdinandAllies- US,
GB, France, Russia , ItalyCentral Powers - Germany , Hungary, Ottoman EmpireUS joined
when German U-boat sank Lusitania
When did the US join the WW1?—ANSWER-1917
WW1 - 1914 - 1918
-declared war against the german empire
US contributions to WW1—ANSWER-- they were an independent power and did not join the
Allies
- Contributions such as raw material and money started in 1917
-Woodrow Wilson was president during the war
Treaty of Versailles—ANSWER-- signed 1919
-was one of the peace treaties at the end of WW1
-Ended the war between germany and the allied powers
Federal Reserve Act—ANSWER-Act of Congress that created and established the Federal
Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, and granted it the legal
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
