Praxis 5004|124 PRACTICE TEST QUIZ
QUESTIONS
Knights of Labor - ✔ ✔ Formed in 1878- calling for sweeping social
and economic reform.
Spanish-American War - ✔ ✔ In 1898, a conflict between the United
States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for
independence
- ended with Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam becoming US
protectorates.
Panama Canal - ✔ ✔ The United States ( Theodore Roosevelt) built
the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the
Atlantic and vice versa. 1903-1914
Open Door Policy - ✔ ✔ A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under
which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Teapot Dome Scandal - ✔ ✔ A government scandal involving a
former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly
leased to a private oil company in 1921
18th Amendment - ✔ ✔ Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and
distribution of alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment (1920) - ✔ ✔ Gave women the right to vote
20th Amendment - ✔ ✔ FDR
Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January 20th
,"Lame-duck" Amendment
December 7, 1941 - ✔ ✔ Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Program - ✔ ✔ Act of 1941 that permitted the US to led
or lease arms and other supplies to the Allies, signifying an increasing
likelihood of American involvement in WWII
President FDR
Truman Doctrine (1947) - ✔ ✔ Stated that the U.S. would support
any nation threatened by communism.
Marshall Plan - ✔ ✔ 12 billion to rebuild Western Europe and
strength defenses
Berlin Blockade/Airlift - ✔ ✔ In 1948, Berlin was blocked off by the
Soviet Union in order to strangle the Allied forces. In order to combat
this, the United States began to airlift supplies into Berlin.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - ✔ ✔ A 1949 defense
alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Militarily link US and Western Europe so an attack on one was an attack
on all.
Brandenburg Gate Speech - ✔ ✔ Made by Ronald Reagan in 1987,
contained the famous line "tear down this wall."
direct primary - ✔ ✔ Election in which voters choose party
nominees.
closed primary - ✔ ✔ A primary in which only registered members
of a particular political party can vote
,open primary - ✔ ✔ Primary election in which any voter, regardless
of party, may vote.
blanket primary - ✔ ✔ a voting process in which voters receive a
long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party,
and can vote however they choose
Congressional Elections - ✔ ✔ held every two years on the first
Tuesday in November
Senate elections - ✔ ✔ every 6 years. 1/3 elected every two years
Meridians - ✔ ✔ Another name for lines of longitude. Connect at
the poles.
Parallels - ✔ ✔ Another name for lines of latitude
Tropic of Cancer - ✔ ✔ 23.5 degrees North of equator
Tropic of Capricorn - ✔ ✔ a line of latitude about 23 degrees South
of the equator
Arctic Circle - ✔ ✔ 66.5 degrees north latitude
Antarctic Circle - ✔ ✔ 66.5 degrees south latitude
Geomorphology - ✔ ✔ study of landforms
Which of the following developments prompted the United States
Congress to pass the USA PATRIOT Act?
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
• An attack by terrorists in 2001
, • The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - ✔ ✔ An attack by
terrorists in 2001
Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
encourage economic growth?
• Lowering interest rates
• Raising income taxes
• Increasing federal regulations
• Decreasing federal spending - ✔ ✔ Lowering interest rates
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The annexation of Texas
• The cession of Florida - ✔ ✔ The Louisiana Purchase
The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it
was very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at
parting."
Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
narrative?
• Imperialism
QUESTIONS
Knights of Labor - ✔ ✔ Formed in 1878- calling for sweeping social
and economic reform.
Spanish-American War - ✔ ✔ In 1898, a conflict between the United
States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for
independence
- ended with Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam becoming US
protectorates.
Panama Canal - ✔ ✔ The United States ( Theodore Roosevelt) built
the Panama Canal to have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the
Atlantic and vice versa. 1903-1914
Open Door Policy - ✔ ✔ A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under
which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Teapot Dome Scandal - ✔ ✔ A government scandal involving a
former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly
leased to a private oil company in 1921
18th Amendment - ✔ ✔ Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and
distribution of alcoholic beverages
19th Amendment (1920) - ✔ ✔ Gave women the right to vote
20th Amendment - ✔ ✔ FDR
Congress begins on January 30th; President starts on January 20th
,"Lame-duck" Amendment
December 7, 1941 - ✔ ✔ Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease Program - ✔ ✔ Act of 1941 that permitted the US to led
or lease arms and other supplies to the Allies, signifying an increasing
likelihood of American involvement in WWII
President FDR
Truman Doctrine (1947) - ✔ ✔ Stated that the U.S. would support
any nation threatened by communism.
Marshall Plan - ✔ ✔ 12 billion to rebuild Western Europe and
strength defenses
Berlin Blockade/Airlift - ✔ ✔ In 1948, Berlin was blocked off by the
Soviet Union in order to strangle the Allied forces. In order to combat
this, the United States began to airlift supplies into Berlin.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - ✔ ✔ A 1949 defense
alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations
Militarily link US and Western Europe so an attack on one was an attack
on all.
Brandenburg Gate Speech - ✔ ✔ Made by Ronald Reagan in 1987,
contained the famous line "tear down this wall."
direct primary - ✔ ✔ Election in which voters choose party
nominees.
closed primary - ✔ ✔ A primary in which only registered members
of a particular political party can vote
,open primary - ✔ ✔ Primary election in which any voter, regardless
of party, may vote.
blanket primary - ✔ ✔ a voting process in which voters receive a
long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party,
and can vote however they choose
Congressional Elections - ✔ ✔ held every two years on the first
Tuesday in November
Senate elections - ✔ ✔ every 6 years. 1/3 elected every two years
Meridians - ✔ ✔ Another name for lines of longitude. Connect at
the poles.
Parallels - ✔ ✔ Another name for lines of latitude
Tropic of Cancer - ✔ ✔ 23.5 degrees North of equator
Tropic of Capricorn - ✔ ✔ a line of latitude about 23 degrees South
of the equator
Arctic Circle - ✔ ✔ 66.5 degrees north latitude
Antarctic Circle - ✔ ✔ 66.5 degrees south latitude
Geomorphology - ✔ ✔ study of landforms
Which of the following developments prompted the United States
Congress to pass the USA PATRIOT Act?
• A Middle East oil embargo in 1973
• The start of the Iran-Iraq War
• An attack by terrorists in 2001
, • The outbreak of the Cuban missile crisis - ✔ ✔ An attack by
terrorists in 2001
Which of the following actions would a government most likely take to
encourage economic growth?
• Lowering interest rates
• Raising income taxes
• Increasing federal regulations
• Decreasing federal spending - ✔ ✔ Lowering interest rates
Which of the following doubled the size of the United States?
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The annexation of Texas
• The cession of Florida - ✔ ✔ The Louisiana Purchase
The following narrative is from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of
Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa (1789).
"I remember, in the vessel in which I was brought over, in the men's
apartment, there were several brothers . . . sold in different lots; and it
was very moving on this occasion, to see and hear their cries at
parting."
Which of the following eighteenth-century practices is described by this
narrative?
• Imperialism
