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- 1. Multiple ChoiceNew Deal programs like the CCC and WPA were designed to:reduce unemploymentinsure bank depositsprovide low-interest loanssupport labor unions
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal agency provided a pension to retired workers, and still operates today?Federal Deposit Insurance CorporationSocial Security AdministrationSecurities and Exchange CommissionWorks Progress Administration
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a cause of the Great Depression?Consumers were buying crops grown in other countriesMany businesses profits were too highNatural resources were becoming less availableThe stock market was insufficiently regulated and crashed.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1920s, what was the most likely reason for the existence of speakeasies?SuffrageImmigrationProhibitionUrbanization
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe government agency that built and repaired bridges during the Great Depression was called:Texas Railroad CommissionFederal Trade CommissionSocial Security AdministrationCivilian Conservation Corps
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe child labor movement, clean food act, and temperance movement were all part of which era?ProgressiveGreat AwakeningWild WestColonization
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAn oil refinery can be defined as:A place where machines are repairedA factory where sugar is madeA factory where crude oil is purifiedA factory that produces gold
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The factors shown in the diagram above contributed to U.S. involvement in —the Cold WarWorld War IWorld War IIthe Spanish-American War - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was one of the reasons the U.S. got involved in WWII?Bombing of Pearl HarborThe Great DepressionDust BowlCompromise of 1850
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe photograph above shows how farmers on the Great Plains —utilized irrigation techniquesadapted to their environmentdeveloped new agricultural technologymaintained contact with their neighbors
- 11. Multiple ChoicePresident Wilson’s speech asking for a declaration of war in 1917 implies that —imperialism should be a major goal of the United Statesthe United States wishes only to protect itselfthe United States should enter the war for right and moral reasonsother countries will have to repay the United States for the cost of war
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe machine pictured above is known as a(n)—Oil DerrickRefineryTrebuchetSecondary pump
- 13. Multiple ChoiceJapanese and German Americans were held in internment camps in Texas during World War II because they —disobeyed the state laws of Californiadisagreed with President Franklin Roosevelt’s war strategywere labeled a threat to U.S. securitywere unwilling to serve in the U.S. Military
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following phrases best completes the title below for the diagram?
"Reasons for the --"Creation of the League of NationsU.S. Entrance into World War IFormation of the Allied PowersU.S. Decision to Contain Communists - 15. Multiple ChoiceDr. Hector P. García founded the American GI Forum to ensure that Hispanic veterans received —the same honorary rank as other veterans who servedlifetime employment in the militaryjob placement in medical professionsthe same benefits provided to other Veterans
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1930s, which countries were ruled by dictatorships that were widely regarded as threats to the safety and security of the world’s democracies?Mexico, Brazil, and IndiaFrance, Spain, and GreeceGermany, Japan, and ItalyJapan, Mexico, and Turkey
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following events helped trigger the start of the Great DepressioPalmer RaidsBonus Army marchWorld War IStock market crash
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following issues was the most likely reason for the creation of the National Woman’s Party, shown in the photograph above?Promoting conservation legislationEnding gender discrimination in votingPromoting the growth of big businessEnding immigration restrictions
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe photograph above demonstrates that during World War II, women —expressed opposition to involvement in the conflictrisked their lives by serving in combat rolesperformed duties that historically had been assigned to mentrained men to conduct air raids on the enemy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich New Deal agency continues to protect against the loss of savings in personal banking and financial accounts?Works Progress AdministrationTennessee Valley AuthoritySocial Security AdministrationFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe labor movement grew rapidly during the late 1800s because of —an increase in agricultural productiona significant fall in stock pricesan increase in wages for unskilled labora significant growth in industry
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did “Spindle Top” first strike oil?1901183618451821
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIt can be inferred from the World War II poster above that the U.S. government wanted labor and management —to compete for the loyalty of workersto enlist in military serviceto protest the nation’s participation in the warto cooperate to help win the war
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe reforms above are all part of which era?ProgressiveGreat AwakeningWild WestColonization
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe quote in the box above was said by which President of the United States?Teddy RooseveltFranklin RooseveltHarry TrumanWoodrow Wilson
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following WWII generals served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces during WWII and later became President of the United States?George MarshallDwight D. EisenhowerDouglas MacArthurOmar Bradley
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