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- 1. Multiple Choice
A major purpose for the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation (FDIC) during the 1930's was to ...limit government borrowingbreak up banking monopoliesstrengthen consumer confidence in the banking systemimplement monetary policies to fight the Depression - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich event was a factor related to the rapid change in Unemployment after 1929?passage of the Espionage and Sedition ActsUnited States refusal to join the league of NationsIncrease in ImmigrationStock Market Crash
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did Ronald Reagan's reform of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War impact the nation's economy?increased inflationcaused a recessioncreated more jobs in the defense industryreduced the national deficit by half
- 4. Multiple Choice"Brother, can you spare a dime?""Those days you did everything to save a penny.""If they come to take my farm, I am going t fight."" the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"Roaring TwentiesGreat DepressionWorld War IICold War
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe name given to the corrupt political boss and political machine located in New York during the late 1800's was ....Carnegie HallRockefeller CenterManhattan ProjectBoss Tweed and Tammany Hall
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are factors that led up to industrialization except....Free Enterprise SystemLarge Labor ForceInventionsMedical Research
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe United States eventually responded to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare during the 1910s bywithdrawing military forces from Europesuspending trade with Britainsigning a treaty with Austria-Hungaryentering World War One
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was toprovide land for building a transcontinental railroadraise revenue for the federal governmentmaintain a balance between slave and free statesencourage settlement of public lands in the west
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Bessemer process was a method of producing cheapOilSteelelectricitycotton cloth
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe term "muckraker" has been used to describe authors whose writing dealt mainly withcriticizing the government's welfare policiespublicizing Constitution issues relating to minority groupsadvancing the cause of press freedomexposing social conditions in need of reform
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following events inspired the cartoon?News of the sinking of the LusitaniaSenate's debate over the ratification of the Treaty of VersaillesU.S.'s pledge to support the Allies at the start of WWIPresident Wilson's request for Congress to declare war on Germany
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did not contribute to the rise of unions?Increased immigration to the urban centers of the NortheastChild LaborDangerous conditions in factoriesGovernment policies giving more power to workers
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe period that marked the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century that featured numerous reform movements and changed in the role of the federal government?Temperance MovementSuffrage MovementProgressive EraReform legislation
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was viewed as the first Progressive president?Woodrow WilsonHoward TaftTheodore RooseveltGrover Cleveland
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following established the direct election of US senators by the people?16th Amendment17th Amendment18th Amendment19th Amendment
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. FergusonLiteracy TestsJim Crow LawsDisenfranchisementGrandfather Clauses
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHe led the "back to Africa" movement in which he advocated blacks leaving the U.S. to found a homeland in AfricaMarcus GarveyMartin Luther King Jr.Booker T. WashingtonW.E.B. DuBois
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMany Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that -people in lower classes were not capable of economic successimmigration weakened national unitythe government should take responsibility for the well-being of peoplepoverty could be eradicated though increased economic regulation
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAllowing citizens to vote directly on proposed laws and policiesReferendumInitiativeRecallSecret Ballot
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis World War I-era poster was intended to persuade -farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the warwomen to work producing war materialspeople to save money during the warpeople to help finance the war
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson's belief that -intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiabletravel among nations should be regulated by an international organizationno country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other countrycooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?Unfair lending practices by banksUnequal representation in local legislaturesInadequate medical services in urban areasDiscrimination by emplouyers
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?Flash flooding and intense deforestationProlonged drought and poor farming practicesHigh winds and railroad constructionSevere heat and rapid suburban development
- 24. Multiple ChoiceNATO is _____.a military and political alliance between a number of European countries along with the U.S. and Canadaa cultural organization addressing mutual interests among North and South American countriesan arm of the European Union that helps finance failing member nationsan agreement between the U.S. and Russia to limit Chinese involvement in European affairs
- 25. Multiple ChoiceT Roosevelt believed that the Panama Canal was vital for commercial and military shipping and...maintaining Asian influence.making the US a world power.helping central American.starting new markets in Mexico.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAfrican American arts in the 20's flourished in what we now call the...Great Transformation.Great Awakening.South Side Renaissance.Harlem Renaissance.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceTroops in World War I, to protect themselves from artillery, began to...build buildings.dig trenches.use bayonets.throw grenades.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceNew Deal relief programs were based on the idea that the cause of the depression was...a crisis in confidence.a decline in exports.high prices.low consumption.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat were settlement houses?Storage spaces in large urban areasCenter offering help to the urban poor communitySweatshops near Rust Belt factoriesFrontier homes produced by Homestead Act settlers
- 30. Multiple ChoiceMany people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion becausethe bullets used in a murder matched Sacco's gunThey were Italian immigrants and anarchistsSacco owned a gun similar to the murder weaponthey were members of the KKK
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the government order rationing during WWII?to increase foreign tradeto limit the growth of industryto conserve raw materials for the war effortto encourage women to enter the workforce
- 32. Multiple ChoiceMany Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that -people in lower classes were not capable of economic successimmigration weakened national unitythe government should take responsibility for the well-being of peoplepoverty could be eradicated though increased economic regulation
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to the draft system during Vietnam?Selective ServiceGraftConscriptionROTC
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat event helped President Johnson gain control over moving troops into and out of Vietnam?Tet OffensiveGulf of Tonkin ResolutionDeclaration of War by CongressBattle at Da Nang
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat were living conditions like in tenements?Small, no windows, 10 people in one room sharing one bathroom, many diseases spreadFun and luxuriousNot many peopleHomes on the grasslands of the Great Plans
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?smoked and drank in publicover 65 yrs. oldwore make uprebellious, fun, and energetic
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWho is the founder of the modern assembly line?Charles LindberghHarry DaughertyBill GatesHenry Ford
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhen stock market prices plummeted in 1929,brokers' investments were securemillions bought into stocksstocks bought on margin were being soldonly savings in banks were secure
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhich BEST completes the diagram?CommunismImperialismLiberalismNationalism
- 40. Multiple ChoiceNavajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by -designing radar technology for submarinesflying bombing missions into enemy territoryencoding military communications for secure transmissionproviding intelligence on enemy positions
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThe rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of -internment camps for Japanese Americansthe Office of War Mobilizationnuclear test sites in Nevadathe Office of Price Administration
- 42. Multiple ChoiceHow did President Bush attempt to complete the mission described above?By overthrowing a dictator in North KoreaBy fighting a global war on terrorismBy offering assistance to refugees escaping genocideBy supporting the Arab Spring movement
- 43. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to -prevent party leaders from amending campaign platformsincrease the influence of business owners on regulator legislationpromote the principle of direct democracylimit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following correctly completes this description?North American Free Trade AgreementOrganization of Petroleum Exporting CountriesGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and TradeNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
- 45. Multiple ChoiceAs a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflicttransport Polish refugees to safetyprevent the Nazi Party from reorganizingintimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating superior military power
- 46. Multiple ChoiceOne advantage offered by hybrid cars is that they -shorten the driving time to destinationsdecrease household electricity usuagereduce the amount of money spent on gasolineexpand the use of carpools
- 47. Multiple ChoicePresident Roosevelt later used similar reasoning as one justification for —the implementation of the Marshall Plandropping atomic bombs on JapanU.S. involvement in World War IIU.S. participation in the League of Nations
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?Unfair lending practices by banksUnequal representation in local legislaturesInadequate medical services in urban areasDiscrimination by emplouyers
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe passage of legislation to end these practices resulted in -an increase in political participation by minoritiesthe adoption of electronic ballots in federal electionsa reduced number of congressional districtsthe implementation of limits on lobbying
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws.The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal.The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement.The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset the Red Scare.
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe ruling in Miranda v. Arizona most affected the procedure in which step of this process?1234
- 52. Multiple ChoiceHow has the development of satellite technology affected the U.S. economy?By resulting in increased private funding of research institutionsBy increasing efficiency in telecommunicationsBy enabling transoceanic air travelBy facilitating the development of technologies that improve fuel efficiency
- 53. Multiple ChoiceHow did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?By promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youthsBy filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilitiesBy organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmersBy protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants
- 54. Multiple ChoiceIn this excerpt, President Reagan is referring to what would become known as -the Iran-Contra affairthe Watergate scandalthe Plame affairthe Whitewater controversy
- 55. Multiple ChoiceDuring the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in -public support for an expanded military draftmandatory rationing of consumer goods.mass demonstrations by groups protesting the warnational attention for a third-party presidential candidate
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?Speaker 1Speaker 2Speaker 3Speaker 4
- 57. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does this menu best reflect?Successful agricultural trade agreements with other countriesStrict U.S. regulations of food preparationDiverse ethnic contributions to U.S. cultureLowered nutritional standards for public schools
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThis table shows the number of votes received in the state of Florida by the three leading candidates in the 2000 presidential election.
Which of the following best describes Ralph Nader’s effect on the election in Florida?He contested the recounting of election ballots in federal court.His presence as a third-party candidate discouraged voter turnout.He persuaded state officials to abandon the punch-card method of voting.His candidacy drew crucial votes away from the other candidates. - 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich pull factor contributed to the Great Migration?The availability of land grants for homesteadersEconomic opportunities in industrialized citiesBetter soil conditions in previously uncultivated areasThe lower cost of living in urban areas
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhich sentence provides information needed to complete both the cause and effect portions of this diagram?The 1898 Spanish-American War led to world power status for the United States.The 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international trade.The 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in Europe.The 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States.
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