Question 1
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What was the period after the American Civil War when the Southern states of the defeated Confederacy were reintegrated into the Union?
Postwar Boom
Reconstruction Era
Progressive Era
Antebellum Era
Question 2
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1
Which of the following best describes the “Trail of Tears”?
a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States and used by enslaved African-Americans
a route from Missouri to Oregon that was used by American pioneers in the mid-1800s
the forced displacement of Native Americans by the United States government
the world’s longest designated hiking trail
Question 3
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What is the term for a person who strongly identifies with his or her own nation and strongly supports its interests?
unificationist
filibuster
nationalist
tsar
Question 4
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Which law provided that any adult U.S. citizen could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land?
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Louisiana Purchase
Homestead Act
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Question 5
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1
Which of the following is NOT one of the three military successes that helped Bismarck achieve German unity?
the Second War of Schleswig (1864)
the Austro-Sardinian War (1859)
the Austro-Prussian War (1866)
the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71)
Question 6
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Why did Bismarck implement an advanced welfare state in Germany?
to weaken the influence of socialist groups
to encourage the flow of money
to help standardize healthcare
to encourage socialist ideas
Question 7
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Which of the following best describes manifest destiny?
a manifest listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship for the use of customs
a potential logical problem that would arise if a person were to travel in the past
the act of engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
the belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America
Question 8
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1
Why did Nicholas II issue the October Manifesto?
as a response to the Russian Revolution of 1917
as a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905
as a way to dissolve the Fourth Duma
after the Fourth Duma demanded its own reinstatement
Question 9
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Which of the following is one of the reasons why Austria-Hungary dissolved?
the weakening of the euro
all of these answers are correct
military defeat during World War II
extreme nationalism amongst different ethnic groups
Question 10
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When did Italian Unification take place?
1870s
1860s
1880s
1890s
Question 11
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What is the term most often used to describe United States citizens who attempted to mount insurrections in Latin America in the mid-1800s?
nationalist
tsar
unificationist
filibuster
Question 12
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1
What did Nicholas II pledge in the October Manifesto?
to introduce basic civil liberties
to provide broad participation in the State Duma
all of these answers are correct
to grant the Duma legislative and oversight powers
Question 13
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1
Who was William Walker?
an American who led private military expeditions into Latin America with the intention of establishing areas under his personal control
a leading figure in the movement towards German unification
a leading figure in the movement towards Italian unification
the U.S. President most often associated with Manifest Destiny
Question 14
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1
Where were language disputes most fiercely fought in Austria-Hungary?
Bohemia
Ruthenia
Venice
Croatia
Question 15
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1
When did Tsar Alexander II emancipate the Russian serfs?
1860s
1890s
1900s
1910s
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