American History Comprehensive Exam
Directions: Please read each question and its answers carefully. Some questions will have more than one answer that sounds correct; pick the best possible answer. You must complete the exam in one session, so please ensure you have enough time to complete the entire test. Feel free to use scrap paper.
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Between 1719 and 1941, anti-immigrant sentiments had a significant impact on social trends in the United States.  Identify the general trends during this period that were related to these anti-immigrant sentiments. *
Check all of the trends you wish to identify
1 point
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In the first half of the twentieth century, most immigrants came to the United States from European countries. How did the pattern of immigration change between 1950 and 2000? *
1 point
During the 1800s, the US government forced American Indians to live on reservations.  Identify two specific ways that this discrimination affected American Indians. *
2 points
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agriculture? *
1 point
During World War II, the US government created a system to ration the distribution of certain resources such as petroleum.  How did this new system of regulation affect the distribution of resources in the United States? *
1 point
FIRST Name *
Grade *
How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism? *
1 point
Suburbanization in the United States had many social and political effects.  Identify four effects related to suburbanization. *
Check all of the effects you wish to select
2 points
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The United States was concerned about the spread of communism throughout most of the 20th century.  Following World War I, suspected communists were persecuted in what was known as the Red Scare. A similar pattern of persecution resurfaced after World War II.  What was this development known as? *
1 point
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused changes in American domestic policies.  Which event was a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor? *
1 point
Which of the following is a consequence of the change: "Technologies such as the personal computer, Internet, and mobile phones become common." *
1 point
Beginning with the Red Scare of the 1920s, which historical development contributed to a recurring pattern of anti-communism in the United States? *
1 point
Which development contributed to the expansion of the suburbs in the United States in the 1920s? *
1 point
A student is researching popular culture in the United States. She has found a book on the subject and will need to determine whether it is a credible source.  Which piece of information should she evaluate to determine the source's credibility? *
1 point
On the real AIR test, questions like the one pictured below require you to drag and drop the answers into the boxes.  For this practice test you'll need to check the boxes of the correct responses.
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in 20th century U.S. history? *
1 point
On the real AIR test, questions like the one pictured below require you to drag and drop the answers to the correct location. This question has been modified for this Google Form
On the real AIR Test, questions like the one pictured below require you to drag and drop the answer into the correct box.  This question has been converted to multiple choice for this practice test.
Which thesis about Jefferson's beliefs does the following statement support? *
"I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions... But I know also that laws and institutions... must advance... and keep pace with the times." (from Jefferson's letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816)
1 point
As a result of the changing nature of work during the time period following the Civil War, some members of the working class formed unions to address work-related issues.  Identify the problems that represent the common labor movement demands during this period by selecting the appropriate solutions for those problems.
Select the correct solution for the correct problems.  You do NOT need to use all of the problems and solutions, so you may leave some results blank
Pass legislation to require food inspection
Limit work day to 8 hours
Set a minimum wage
Food is dangerous to eat and makes people sick
Wages are too low to make a living
Working long hours causes exhaustion and accidents
Clear selection
Email *
How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South? *
1 point
The U.S. Bill of Rights was influenced by several historic precedents. Two of these precedents directly contributed to rights of the accused.  Check the boxes of those two precedents. *
You do not need to use all of the precedents shown.
2 points
Required
The Declaration of Independence was strongly influenced by the Enlightenment ideas of the social contract and natural rights.  Select the boxes to identify whether each excerpt from the Declaration of Independence reflects the influence of natural rights or the social contract. *
Natural Rights
Social Contract
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..."
"That these United Colonies are... Free and Independent states; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved..."
"[A]ll men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with... Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Identify two consequences that relate to this time period (the late 1980s). *
1 point
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Developments in international affairs in the late 1980s had enormous consequences for the United States.  Identify two developments that relate to this time period. *
1 point
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Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the United States during the 20th century? *
1 point
On the real AIR Test, questions like the one pictured here require you to drag a line to connect the change to the consequence.  This has been turned into multiple choice options for this practice test.
Which of the following is a consequence of the change: "Competition from overseas producers leads to increasing trade deficits." *
1 point
Which of the following is a consequence of the change: "Producers increasingly import parts from their factories in other countries." *
1 point
What foreign policy did the United States pursue after its involvement in World War I? *
1 point
During the 1950s, increased incomes and easy credit led many Americans to embrace which phenomenon? *
1 point
LAST Name *
World War II ended shortly after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.  Four years later, the Soviet Union responded by successfully detonating an atomic bomb.  How did these developments affect the policy of the United States? *
1 point
During the 1920s, several movements contributed to social change.  Identify the movement that primarily contributed to each social change shown.
Which movement primarily contributed to the social change: "Divided the nation among secularist/fundamentalist lines" *
1 point
Which movement primarily contributed to the social change: "Increased competition for housing and jobs" *
1 point
Which movement primarily contributed to the social change: "Enhanced participation in the political process" *
1 point
In the late 1800s, the United States began to assert itself politically and militarily beyond North America.  For example, the United States took over the independent kingdom of Hawaii and fought a war against Spain in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean.  Identify two reasons the United States participated in expansionist policies such as these.
2 points
The two newspaper headlines quoted below reference important events that impacted relations between the United States and the Soviet Union beginning in 1945.
August 7, 1945. "FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON JAPAN.  US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan."

September 24, 1949. "TRUMAN SAYS RUSSIA SET OFF ATOM BLAST. Soviet Union successfully tests and explodes an atomic bomb."
What issue that was the focus of the debate? *
1 point
Which viewpoint won this debate? *
1 point
Which developments resulted from both of the above headlines? *
Check two developments
1 point
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Read the debate below from Joe Cannon and Theodore Roosevelt, then answer the questions.
During the early 1900s, the movement for prohibition pushed legislators to enact social change throughout the United States.  Which social change was encouraged by the movement for prohibition in the United States? *
1 point
On the real AIR Test, questions like the one pictured below require you to drag and drop the answer into the correct box.  This question has been converted to a checkbox selection for this practice test.
Select the one phrase that identifies the policy of the United States that was reflected by those actions. *
Check one choice
1 point
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After World War I, the United States signed treaties with other nations in an attempt to prevent future wars.  In the questions that follow, select the phrases that describe how these actions attempted to prevent future wars and then select the policy that was reflected by these actions.
Select the two phrases that describe how these actions attempted to prevent future wars. *
Check two choices
1 point
Required
Which source would provide the most credible information about the daily life of factory workers during the 1880s? *
1 point
Who was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas of American life during the Second Red Scare in the late 1940s and early 1950s? *
1 point
Rapid industrialization in the United States in the late 1800s led to significant changes in business organizations.  Justice Barrett of the Supreme Court of New York described the impact of one of these powerful new companies in the sugar industry in the quote below.  How did reformers propose that Congress respond to this type of powerful new business? *
"It can close every refinery at will,... artificially limit the production of refined sugar, (and) enhance the price... at the public expense..."
1 point
Before the 1950s, most immigrants to the United States came from Europe.  What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act? *
1 point
Historians evaluate the credibility of sources using a number of criteria.  What is one of the criteria that historians consider? *
1 point
Following World War I, large U.S. cities experienced increased competition for jobs and housing.  Which development was a significant result of this pattern of urban changes? *
1 point
What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers? *
1 point
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