MA History 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which treaty ended World War I?
- Treaty of Versailles (Correct answer)
- Treaty of Westphalia
- Treaty of Paris
- Treaty of Utrecht
Correct answer: Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles (1919) formally ended WWI, imposing significant reparations and territorial losses on Germany.
Question 2: The concept of 'manifest destiny' in U.S. history referred to:
- The right of states to nullify federal law
- The belief that American expansion across the continent was divinely ordained (Correct answer)
- The policy of isolationism after WWI
- The abolition of slavery nationwide
Correct answer: The belief that American expansion across the continent was divinely ordained
Manifest destiny was the 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand its territory across North America.
Question 3: Which event in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- The murder of Emmett Till
- Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat (Correct answer)
- The bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church
- The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision
Correct answer: Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger, triggering the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Question 4: What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan (1948)?
- To rebuild Western European economies after WWII (Correct answer)
- To establish NATO's military alliance
- To create the United Nations
- To fund the Korean War effort
Correct answer: To rebuild Western European economies after WWII
The Marshall Plan provided over $12 billion in U.S. economic aid to rebuild war-devastated Western European economies and prevent the spread of communism.
Question 5: The 'Great Migration' in early 20th-century U.S. history describes:
- European immigration through Ellis Island
- The movement of millions of African Americans from the South to Northern cities (Correct answer)
- The westward migration of settlers during the Dust Bowl
- The relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII
Correct answer: The movement of millions of African Americans from the South to Northern cities
The Great Migration (1910–1970) saw approximately six million African Americans relocate from the Jim Crow South to Northern and Midwestern cities seeking better opportunities.
Question 6: Which historical method involves examining the physical remains and material culture of past societies?
- Oral history
- Archaeology (Correct answer)
- Paleography
- Genealogy
Correct answer: Archaeology
Archaeology studies human history through the excavation and analysis of material remains such as artifacts, structures, and biological materials.
MA History 2
Which treaty ended World War I?