MTTC History Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Elected without the majority of popular vote - Answer-One way in which the Hayes-
Tilden election of 1876 and the Bush-Gore election of 2000 are similar is that in each
election the winner was...
Freedom of the Press - Answer-Central issue in both the John Peter Zenger case
(1734-1735) and the controversy over the Pentagon Papers (1971).
They all exploited fears about people who were considered un-American - Answer-Post
WWI-Red Scare, passing of Quota Acts, and the growth of Ku Klux Klan-one way in
which they were all similar was...
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike - Answer-The first labor strike to end with the President
intervening on behalf of the workers...
Secede from the Union - Answer-The Constitutional controversy that led directly to the
start of the Civil War concerned the right of the states to...
Could impeach the president and other government officials - Answer-The decision in
Marbury v. Madison (1803) was significant because it established that the Supreme
Court...
Gained control of the port of New Orleans - Answer-One result of the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the U.S....
Bank of the U.S. helped stabilize the economy - Answer-How did Alexander Hamilton's
financial plan affect the economy of the U.S. during the 1790s?
Allows the government to respond to changing conditions - Answer-The major benefit of
having the elastic clause in the U.S. Constitution is that it...
Give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked - Answer-The
Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to...
Placed too much power in the hands of the states - Answer-Critics of the Articles of
Confederation argued that it...
They placed limits on the powers of the government - Answer-Why were the Magna
Carta and English Bill of Rights significant influences the U.S. Constitutional
Development?
, The geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English
settlements in North America - Answer-Rivers along the Atlantic coast
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United
States constitutional development because they - Answer-placed limits on the powers of
the government
The Declaration of Independence contains a - Answer-statement of grievances against
the King of England
Critics of the Articles of Confederation argued that it - Answer-placed too much power in
the hands of the states
The Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to -
Answer-give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked
The year 1492 was considered a turning point because - Answer-The Spanish
established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.
One factor that has affected economic development in southern African nations in the
21st century - Answer-spread of the AIDS epidemic
Desertification - Answer-The condition with drought that has most directly forced the
migration of people out of the southern regions bordering the Sahara.
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained
its independence? - Answer-The subcontinent was divided into countries based
primarily on the location of religious majorities.
Cambodia - Answer-Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, the "killing fields," and Year Zero are all
associated with a violent period in which country.
Korea and Germany similar after WWII in that they - Answer-Both remained divided
during the Cold War
Collectivizing agriculture - Answer-An economic change introduced in the Soviet Union
under Joseph Stalin would include
The action was taken by the Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin -
Answer-eliminating political opposition
The unification of Germany - Answer--Appointment of Otto on Bismarck as Chancellor
-Austro-Prussian War, 1866
-Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
These events led directly to
with Correct Answers
Elected without the majority of popular vote - Answer-One way in which the Hayes-
Tilden election of 1876 and the Bush-Gore election of 2000 are similar is that in each
election the winner was...
Freedom of the Press - Answer-Central issue in both the John Peter Zenger case
(1734-1735) and the controversy over the Pentagon Papers (1971).
They all exploited fears about people who were considered un-American - Answer-Post
WWI-Red Scare, passing of Quota Acts, and the growth of Ku Klux Klan-one way in
which they were all similar was...
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike - Answer-The first labor strike to end with the President
intervening on behalf of the workers...
Secede from the Union - Answer-The Constitutional controversy that led directly to the
start of the Civil War concerned the right of the states to...
Could impeach the president and other government officials - Answer-The decision in
Marbury v. Madison (1803) was significant because it established that the Supreme
Court...
Gained control of the port of New Orleans - Answer-One result of the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the U.S....
Bank of the U.S. helped stabilize the economy - Answer-How did Alexander Hamilton's
financial plan affect the economy of the U.S. during the 1790s?
Allows the government to respond to changing conditions - Answer-The major benefit of
having the elastic clause in the U.S. Constitution is that it...
Give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked - Answer-The
Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to...
Placed too much power in the hands of the states - Answer-Critics of the Articles of
Confederation argued that it...
They placed limits on the powers of the government - Answer-Why were the Magna
Carta and English Bill of Rights significant influences the U.S. Constitutional
Development?
, The geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English
settlements in North America - Answer-Rivers along the Atlantic coast
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on United
States constitutional development because they - Answer-placed limits on the powers of
the government
The Declaration of Independence contains a - Answer-statement of grievances against
the King of England
Critics of the Articles of Confederation argued that it - Answer-placed too much power in
the hands of the states
The Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to -
Answer-give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked
The year 1492 was considered a turning point because - Answer-The Spanish
established an exchange between Europe and the Americas.
One factor that has affected economic development in southern African nations in the
21st century - Answer-spread of the AIDS epidemic
Desertification - Answer-The condition with drought that has most directly forced the
migration of people out of the southern regions bordering the Sahara.
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained
its independence? - Answer-The subcontinent was divided into countries based
primarily on the location of religious majorities.
Cambodia - Answer-Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, the "killing fields," and Year Zero are all
associated with a violent period in which country.
Korea and Germany similar after WWII in that they - Answer-Both remained divided
during the Cold War
Collectivizing agriculture - Answer-An economic change introduced in the Soviet Union
under Joseph Stalin would include
The action was taken by the Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin -
Answer-eliminating political opposition
The unification of Germany - Answer--Appointment of Otto on Bismarck as Chancellor
-Austro-Prussian War, 1866
-Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
These events led directly to
