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BYU HIST 043 Final Exam 2025 – U.S. History to 1877
Comprehensive Study Guide, Answers, and Practice Test
Prepare for the BYU HIST 043 Final Exam with this complete U.S. History to 1877 study
guide. Includes practice tests, key historical events, multiple-choice review questions, and
detailed exam explanations to help BYU Independent Study students master colonial America,
the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Updated for 2025 exam formats with accurate, student-
tested resources and summaries.
BYU HIST 043 final exam,
BYU HIST 043 study guide,
BYU HIST 043 answers,
BYU HIST 043 U.S. History final
Who was not a Progressive president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
William Howard Taft - ANSWER-William McKinley
(Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were all presidents in the Progressive era)
Who was not a muckraker?
Robert La Follette
Ida Tarbell
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Lincoln Steffans
Upton Sinclair - ANSWER-Robert La Follette
(muckraker= person who writes to expose labor abuses in the meat packing industry)
What was Black Tuesday?
the end of World War I
the start of World War II
the day fifteen tornadoes hit midwestern cities
the day the stock market crashed - ANSWER-the day the stock market crashed
What was a direct result of Robert La Follette's political reform?
The Nineteenth Amendment was passed.
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle.
Voters got more involved in the government.
World War I began. - ANSWER-Voters got more involved in the government.
What regulatory institution emerged partially because of Upton Sinclair's influential novel The Jungle?
American Workers against Unsanitary Meat
Meat Inspection Administration
Pure Food Alliance
Food and Drug Administration - ANSWER-Food and Drug Administration
How did foreign policy in the United States change in the early nineteen hundreds?
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It went from imperialism to fascism.
It went from expansionism to isolationism.
It went from isolationism to imperialism.
It went from aggressivism to passivism. - ANSWER-It went from isolationism to imperialism.
(Isolationism= a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the
political affairs of other countries.
Imperialism= a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.)
Why did Theodore Roosevelt want to build a canal in Panama?
Roosevelt wanted to free Panama from Colombia.
Roosevelt wanted to liberate Latin America from Europe.
The canal would provide the rest of the world with a shortcut to the United States.
The canal would be a faster and more economical way to ship goods. - ANSWER-The canal would be a
faster and more economical way to ship goods.
(Instead of having to go all the way around the southernmost tip of S.A., this way people could cut right
through the two continents)
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a basketball team from Harlem
a government agency during Roosevelt's administration
a rebirth of African American culture
a gang of bootleggers - ANSWER-a rebirth of African American culture
Why was Herbert Hoover not reelected as president in 1932?
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He had already been president for two terms.
He had a heart attack during his first term.
People blamed him for the Great Depression.
He suffered from polio. - ANSWER-People blamed him for the Great Depression.
(hence all the terms like Hoovervilles, Hoover flags, and Hoover blankets (newspapers) coined to make
fun of the way he was running things)
Which of the following was not an impact of the radio on American culture?
Families gathered together after dinner and listened to the radio.
The president of the United States was able to communicate with Americans.
The telegraph was replaced by the radio.
People were more in tune with national news. - ANSWER-The telegraph was replaced by the radio.
Which of the following was not a way Americans rebelled against Prohibition?
People made alcohol in their bathtubs.
Bootlegging became popular.
Women started dressing in shorter skirts.
Speakeasies emerged throughout cities. - ANSWER-Women started dressing in shorter skirts.
What was the primary cause of the Great Depression?
overcrowding in cities
overproduction by factories and farms
the stock market crash of 1929
high unemployment - ANSWER-overproduction by factories and farms
BYU HIST 043 Final Exam 2025 – U.S. History to 1877
Comprehensive Study Guide, Answers, and Practice Test
Prepare for the BYU HIST 043 Final Exam with this complete U.S. History to 1877 study
guide. Includes practice tests, key historical events, multiple-choice review questions, and
detailed exam explanations to help BYU Independent Study students master colonial America,
the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Updated for 2025 exam formats with accurate, student-
tested resources and summaries.
BYU HIST 043 final exam,
BYU HIST 043 study guide,
BYU HIST 043 answers,
BYU HIST 043 U.S. History final
Who was not a Progressive president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
William Howard Taft - ANSWER-William McKinley
(Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were all presidents in the Progressive era)
Who was not a muckraker?
Robert La Follette
Ida Tarbell
,2|Page
Lincoln Steffans
Upton Sinclair - ANSWER-Robert La Follette
(muckraker= person who writes to expose labor abuses in the meat packing industry)
What was Black Tuesday?
the end of World War I
the start of World War II
the day fifteen tornadoes hit midwestern cities
the day the stock market crashed - ANSWER-the day the stock market crashed
What was a direct result of Robert La Follette's political reform?
The Nineteenth Amendment was passed.
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle.
Voters got more involved in the government.
World War I began. - ANSWER-Voters got more involved in the government.
What regulatory institution emerged partially because of Upton Sinclair's influential novel The Jungle?
American Workers against Unsanitary Meat
Meat Inspection Administration
Pure Food Alliance
Food and Drug Administration - ANSWER-Food and Drug Administration
How did foreign policy in the United States change in the early nineteen hundreds?
,3|Page
It went from imperialism to fascism.
It went from expansionism to isolationism.
It went from isolationism to imperialism.
It went from aggressivism to passivism. - ANSWER-It went from isolationism to imperialism.
(Isolationism= a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the
political affairs of other countries.
Imperialism= a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.)
Why did Theodore Roosevelt want to build a canal in Panama?
Roosevelt wanted to free Panama from Colombia.
Roosevelt wanted to liberate Latin America from Europe.
The canal would provide the rest of the world with a shortcut to the United States.
The canal would be a faster and more economical way to ship goods. - ANSWER-The canal would be a
faster and more economical way to ship goods.
(Instead of having to go all the way around the southernmost tip of S.A., this way people could cut right
through the two continents)
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
a basketball team from Harlem
a government agency during Roosevelt's administration
a rebirth of African American culture
a gang of bootleggers - ANSWER-a rebirth of African American culture
Why was Herbert Hoover not reelected as president in 1932?
, 4|Page
He had already been president for two terms.
He had a heart attack during his first term.
People blamed him for the Great Depression.
He suffered from polio. - ANSWER-People blamed him for the Great Depression.
(hence all the terms like Hoovervilles, Hoover flags, and Hoover blankets (newspapers) coined to make
fun of the way he was running things)
Which of the following was not an impact of the radio on American culture?
Families gathered together after dinner and listened to the radio.
The president of the United States was able to communicate with Americans.
The telegraph was replaced by the radio.
People were more in tune with national news. - ANSWER-The telegraph was replaced by the radio.
Which of the following was not a way Americans rebelled against Prohibition?
People made alcohol in their bathtubs.
Bootlegging became popular.
Women started dressing in shorter skirts.
Speakeasies emerged throughout cities. - ANSWER-Women started dressing in shorter skirts.
What was the primary cause of the Great Depression?
overcrowding in cities
overproduction by factories and farms
the stock market crash of 1929
high unemployment - ANSWER-overproduction by factories and farms
