Part 2 — Answer key

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1. In a basic US history final exam study guide, which economic activity is most often cited as helping the Jamestown colony become profitable and survive?
   Cultivation of tobacco
2. On a basic US history final study guide, which development is most directly associated with the Gilded Age in the United States?
   Rapid growth of railroads and big business
3. A student reviewing for a US history final is analyzing how the Constitutional Convention resolved conflict between large and small states. Which compromise best addresses this issue?
   Great Compromise
4. In a practice history final, a passage describes federal programs that created jobs, regulated banks, and provided relief during the Great Depression. Which label best fits these programs?
   Great Society
5. Originally, the Bill of Rights was intended to limit the power of the national government rather than the governments of the individual states.
   True
6. During the Gilded Age, most labor unions strongly opposed any limits on immigration from Europe and Asia.
   False
7. While preparing for a US history final exam, a student reads speeches from Southern leaders who argue for states' rights in order to protect slavery. Which event most directly followed these arguments and led to open conflict with the Union?
   Secession of Southern states
8. A practice US history final exam asks why the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education was a turning point. Which statement best explains its significance?
   It declared that separate public schools for Black and white students were inherently unequal.
9. While using a US history final exam study guide on Reconstruction, a student notes that one constitutional change abolished slavery, another defined citizenship and equal protection, and a third protected voting rights for Black men. Which group of amendments is being described?
   First, Second, and Third Amendments
10. The Korean War was fought under a United Nations mandate, but the United States provided the majority of the troops and leadership for the conflict.
    True
11. The Black Power movement of the late 1960s rejected all forms of electoral politics and focused exclusively on armed resistance.
    False
12. Overproduction and an uneven distribution of income were among the economic weaknesses that contributed to the onset of the Great Depression in the United States.
    True
13. You are studying the early Cold War for a US history final. A document describes a US policy of giving economic and military aid to countries resisting communist pressure in Europe. Which policy is being described?
    Truman Doctrine
14. For a US history final, a student compares statements by US presidents about containing communism and the later concern about the credibility of government during a long, unpopular war. Which conflict most closely fits this description?
    Vietnam War
15. Arrange these United States military conflicts in the correct chronological order from earliest to most recent for your US history final exam study guide.
    Correct order: Spanish-American War → World War I → Korean War → Vietnam War → Persian Gulf War
16. A history final exam question asks which development best illustrates the gradual expansion of federal power over the states in the United States. Which example is the strongest evidence?
    The reserved powers clause of the Tenth Amendment