CLEP History of United States II Version 2
Practice exam for College Level Examination Program CLEP under College Placement Exams (College Exams). 5 sample questions.
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Question 1
Which of the following was an important temporary gain for African Americans in the South during the period of Radical Reconstruction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: During Radical Reconstruction (1865-1877), African American men like Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce were elected to the U.S. Senate, representing a significant but temporary political achievement due to federal oversight. Voting rights (B) were not fully realized due to ongoing suppression, Johnson opposed land redistribution (C), violence persisted (D), and Redeemer governments (E) ended Reconstruction gains.
Rationale: During Radical Reconstruction (1865-1877), African American men like Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce were elected to the U.S. Senate, representing a significant but temporary political achievement due to federal oversight. Voting rights (B) were not fully realized due to ongoing suppression, Johnson opposed land redistribution (C), violence persisted (D), and Redeemer governments (E) ended Reconstruction gains.
Question 2
Which of the following was part of the compromise that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Compromise of 1877 resolved the contested election by awarding Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for removing federal troops from the South (A), effectively ending Reconstruction. Segregation (B) emerged later, compensation (C) and bond repayment (D) were not part of the deal, and proportional representation (E) was unrelated.
Rationale: The Compromise of 1877 resolved the contested election by awarding Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for removing federal troops from the South (A), effectively ending Reconstruction. Segregation (B) emerged later, compensation (C) and bond repayment (D) were not part of the deal, and proportional representation (E) was unrelated.
Question 3
When increasing numbers of women entered clerical work between 1870 and 1930, all of the following occurred EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: As women entered clerical work, they became the majority (A), men retained managerial roles (B), men left for other fields (C), and the profession's prestige declined (E). However, wages did not increase (D); instead, they stagnated or fell due to the feminization of the workforce and oversupply of labor.
Rationale: As women entered clerical work, they became the majority (A), men retained managerial roles (B), men left for other fields (C), and the profession's prestige declined (E). However, wages did not increase (D); instead, they stagnated or fell due to the feminization of the workforce and oversupply of labor.
Question 4
The Haymarket riot of 1886 weakened the labor movement because it
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Haymarket riot, where a bomb exploded during a labor rally, associated unions with anarchism in public perception (C), leading to backlash and weakened support. Unionization remained effective (A), violence was not a sustained strategy (B), injunctions predated the riot (D), and management did not negotiate more (E).
Rationale: The Haymarket riot, where a bomb exploded during a labor rally, associated unions with anarchism in public perception (C), leading to backlash and weakened support. Unionization remained effective (A), violence was not a sustained strategy (B), injunctions predated the riot (D), and management did not negotiate more (E).
Question 5
Jacob Riis's book How the Other Half Lives is an example of the
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Riis's 1890 book exposed urban poverty and tenement conditions, aligning with the Progressive reform movement (B) aimed at social and economic improvements. It predates the New Deal (E), Fair Deal (D), New Frontier (C), and War on Poverty (A), which were later 20th-century initiatives.
Rationale: Riis's 1890 book exposed urban poverty and tenement conditions, aligning with the Progressive reform movement (B) aimed at social and economic improvements. It predates the New Deal (E), Fair Deal (D), New Frontier (C), and War on Poverty (A), which were later 20th-century initiatives.