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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War?a decrease in tariff ratesa decrease in the nation's total population growthnew technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulban increase in the price of several farm products
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to --the passage of federal laws favoring workersnew laws restricting immigration and naturalizationpoor working conditions and low wages in may industrieseconomic depression that led to high unemployment
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich law was passed as a result of the muckraking literature of Upton Sinclair?Interstate Commerce ActSherman Antitrust ActMeat Inspection ActFederal Reserve Act
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSeveral of the business trusts created in the late 1800s were later declared illegal because they --reduced competition through unfair business practicescombined companies that manufactured different productsdonated large sums of money to political candidatesallowed children to work under unsafe conditions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement identifies a major reason for the increased migration of African Americans out of the rural South during and following World War I?the availability of cheap farmland in the Westthe opportunity for factory jobs in the Norththe elimination of the Ku Klux Klan in Northern statesthe chance to escape racial segregation by enlisting in the army
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe New Deal changed American thinking about the role of government because it was based on the belief that the --economy will fix itself if government leaves it alonestates should take the lead in solving social issuesthe federal government should lead in solving economic problemspolitical parties should work together to deal with major national problems
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) similar?They authorized the breakup of labor unions.They rejected the used of trust-busting strategies.They increased the federal government's power to regulate business practices.They reaffirmed the federal government's laissez-faire attitude toward big business.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich group was most affected by the Supreme Court decisions in Delgado v. Bastrop ISD (1948) and Hernandez v. Texas (1954)?African Americanshomeless Americanswomen in the militaryMexican Americans
- 9. Multiple ChoiceOne factor that promoted industrialization in the United States in the late nineteenth century was the --development of the airplaneexpansion of the railroadsmass production of automobileswidespread use of steamboats
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich method of achieving civil rights did Rosa Parks use when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?lobbyinglitigationsamending the U.S. Constitutionnon-violent protest
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe 19th century Social Gospel Movement came about as a response to the --abuses of great wealth and unregulated businessdesire of most Americans to end class distinctionsdemands by government to control the means of productionemergence of militant groups such as the Black Panther Party
- 12. Multiple ChoiceJane Addams and Dolores Huerta contributed to American society by --attempting to help the urban poor and ethnic minoritiesfighting for temperance and Prohibitionpromoting the interests of factory workersleading Populist political movements on behalf of Midwestern farmers
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat effect did Teapot Dome, Watergate, and President Clinton's impeachment have on citizens of the United States?They led to citizens to demand limits to Presidential power.They brought about increased regulation of government spendingThey damaged popular trust in the federal government and tis leadersThey demanded U.S. foreign policies towards to containing Communism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat has been one effect of legal and illegal immigration on demographic patterns in the United States?The total U.S. population has increased at a rapid pace.The size of the U.S. population has decreased.The average age of Americans is older than before.Women in American society now outnumber men.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the decision of the Texas Supreme Court in Edgewood ISD v Kirby of special importance to Mexican Americans in Texas?It eliminated the segregation of Mexican-American children in public schools.It brought additional funds to schools in many of the state's poorest districts.It applied the Brown decision to public schools in TexasIt encouraged the study of mathematics and science so that American students would not fall behind students in the Soviet Union.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the intent of the government in creating the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977?It sought to rebuild infrastructure projects, such as highways and bridges, in communitiesIt required banks to make credit available in poor, minority communitiesIt established penalties for state agencies that failed to invest in low-income neighborhoods.It sought to move resources from low-income areas to wealthier ones.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy were many common household goods rationed during World War II?to save materials needed by the militaryto halt pollution of the atmosphere in wartimeto bring an end to the Great Depressionto raise the level of industrial productivity
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich legislation was passed over the objections of Southern Democrats in order to prevent racial discrimination in businesses affecting interstate commerce, such as restaurants?Civil Rights Act of 1964Voting Rights Act of 1965Equal Rights AmendmentAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the significance of the Camp David Accords?Egypt first recognized and signed a peace treaty with Israel.The Panama Canal Zone was returned to Panama.The Shah of Iran was overthrown by Fundamentalist Muslims.The accords helped to roll back the spread of Communism in Afghanistan.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why did imperialists like Aflred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt believe it was important for the United States to build a canal through Panama?
The canal would help Midwestern farmers ship their goods into the Gulf of Mexico.
The canal would allow prospectors to reach the Klondike more easily.
The canal would provide a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
The canal would make trasporting tropps to Europe easier in wartime
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe purchase of war bonds, the planting of Victory Gardens, and the high rates of enlistment during World War II demonstrated that --government power tends to increase in wartimecivil liberties are often limited in wartimepatriotism inspired acts of volunteerism by U.S. citizensAmericans remained deeply divided about fighting World War II
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich major era of U.S. history was characterized by greater freedom for women, general economic prosperity, over-speculation in the stock market, and conflicting social values between rural communities and growing urban centers?the Progressive Era (1890-1914)the Twenties (1920-1929)the Sixties (1960-1969)the New Millennium (2001-2010)
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