6th Grade History Final Exam

Question 1

The phrase “by military conquest, treaty, and purchase” best describes what historical term?

Answer 1

Imperialism

Question 2

During the 1800s, the United States placed a few restrictions on immigration because the industrial economy was creating new jobs. What was the name of the immigration station where most European immigrants entered the United States?

Answer 2

Ellis Island

Question 3

The Homestead Act gave free mid-western and western lands to homesteaders who agreed to farm the acreage for five years, the Pacific Railway Act subsidized the construction of transcontinental railroad lines, thereby making the settlement of the west more possible and economically viable as western farmers had access to rail lines for transport of goods and shipment of crops to market. What years were these two important acts passed that were primarily passed to develop the Midwest and the western part of the country?

Answer 3

1862

Question 4

The discovery of gold in Sutter’s Mill, California and other precious mineral strikes out west, sparked a gold rush and population boom out west that led to California’s growth to statehood in 1850. In the agreement that followed the Compromise of 1850 created California as a free state, enacted the Fugitive Slave Act and introduced popular sovereignty to the western territories. What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Answer 4

The act in 1850 that mandated that escaped slaves must return to their masters and subject people who helped them

Question 5

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met in what location?

Answer 5

Promontory Point, Utah

Question 6

Seward’s Folly refers to what?

Answer 6

U.S.’ Secretary of State William Seward’s decision to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1867

Question 7

To build the Panama Canal, what country did the United States help lead a revolution?

Answer 7

Columbia

Question 8

The destruction of what American ship directly led to the start of the Spanish American War?

Answer 8

“USS Maine”

Question 9

Three territories acquired at the end of the end of the Spanish American War. Name them.

Answer 9

Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Question 10

What issue is reflected in the following headlines? (Answering this question requires you to understand the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and Popular Sovereignty)
“Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union” (1820)
“California Admitted to Union as Free State” (1850)
“Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty” (1854)

Answer 10

The extension of slavery

Question 11

What does the acronym NAACP stand for? What was the purpose of the organization?

Answer 11

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. To bring attention to racial inequalities.

Question 12

The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established a doctrine known as what?

Answer 12

The “separate but equal” doctrine.

Question 13

Define muckraker.

Answer 13

Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society.

Question 14

What muckraker wrote a book called The Jungle about the conditions in a meat-packing plant?

Answer 14

Upton Sinclair

Question 15

What primary purpose of Jane Addams Hull House?

Answer 15

It was a neighborhood in a poor area that offered education, recreation, and social activities?

Question 16

When we discussed the causes of World War I, we used the acronym MAIN. What are the 4 MAIN causes?

Answer 16

Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism

Question 17

Whose assassination sparked World War I?

Answer 17

Archduke Franz (Francis) Ferdinand

Question 18

In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany invited what country into an alliance?

Answer 18

Mexico

Question 19

At the end of World War I, Woodrow Wilson proposed the League of Nations. What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

Answer 19

To provide a forum for resolving international disputes

Question 20

In the 1920’s, a period of artistic achievement by African Americans was known as what?

Answer 20

Harlem Renaissance

Question 21

What was the significance of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

Answer 21

It was an agreement that outlawed war

Question 22

What was the purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment?

Answer 22

Granted women the right to vote

Question 23

Henry Ford gained success in what industry with his moving assembly line?

Answer 23

Automobile

Question 24

What American President was associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal?

Answer 24

Warren G. Harding

Question 25

During the Great Depression, intense depletion of the topsoil in the Midwest led to what historical event?

Answer 25

Dust Bowl

Question 26

What is the practice of buying on margin?

Answer 26

Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock and hoping to sell I so they can pay back the loan and also make a profit

Question 27

What day of the week was described as “black” after stock market investors bought stocks on margin causing the crash of the market?

Answer 27

Tuesday

Question 28

Which U.S. president proposed the New Deal to bring the country out f the Great Depression?

Answer 28

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

Answer 29

To provide military aid to any country fighting the Axis powers

Question 30

The Nazi party was a fascist political system. Define fascism.

Answer 30

A political system where the government is seen more important than the people

Question 31

The Allied invasion at Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, is historically known as?

Answer 31

D-Day (Designated Day)

Question 32

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

Answer 32

To build an atomic bomb

Question 33

The term Iron Curtain was coined by what world leader?

Answer 33

Winston Churchill

Question 34

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what country was asked to remove nuclear weapons from Cuba?

Answer 34

Soviet Union

Question 35

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Civil Rights Leader for African American rights. Betty Freidan and Cesar Chavez were also Civil Rights leaders. What groups were these civil rights leaders representing?

Answer 35

Betty Friedan- women’s rights

Cesar Chavez- Hispanic American farmers

Question 36

The Cold War was a war of words and ideas between the United States and the Soviet Union over different economic and political systems. While the two countries never declared war on one another, there were two wars that both countries became involved in that are considered Cold War conflicts. Name them.

Answer 36

Korean War and Vietnam War

Question 37

What was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon? What happened?

Answer 37

Watergate Scandal. 5 men broke into the Democratic National Convention. President Nixon to not know about the break-in but he resigned a few days later.

Question 38

President Ronald Reagan’s economic theory was based on supply-side economics. Define supply-side economics.

Answer 38

An economics theory built around the idea that by giving the rich enough money, tax breaks, and deregulation, they will be freed from the constraints of allegedly prevent them from expanding their businesses and hiring more people.

Question 39

The 2000 presidential election was similar to the election of 1924 in that the candidate who received the popular vote lost the presidential election. Why?

Answer 39

Because there are swing states, which are states that the votes are usually so close that the outcome is up for grabs.

Question 40

Define internet.

Answer 40

A communications system that connects computers and computer networks all over the world.

Question 41

What was the name of the terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden?

Answer 41

Al-Qaeda

Question 42

What devastating 2005 hurricane heavily damaged states along the Gulf of Mexico, including Alabama?

Answer 42

Hurricane Katrina

Question 43

In 2008, President Obama became the first president of African American heritage. What U.S. state did Barack Obama serve as senator before running for president?

Answer 43

Illinois

Question 44

What is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth?

Answer 44

Economics

Question 45

What is the study of the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere?

Answer 45

Geography

Question 46

What is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs?

Answer 46

History

Question 47

What Is the study of the rights and duties of citizenship?

Answer 47

Civics

Question 48

What is the governing body of a nation, state, or community?

Answer 48

Government