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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is the most basic responsibility of citizens in a democracy?Volunteering at a food bankSigning a petition on a college campusRegistering with the Selective ServiceVoting in a presidential election
- 2. Multiple ChoiceUnder the US Constitution, the government may not take private property unless-The land requires extensive restorationThe government determines that the land is critical to developers' profitsThe landowner refuses to build a home on the landThe government pays the owner fair compensation for the land
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe 22nd Amendment was passed in response to which event?The election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to a fourth presidential termHerbert Hoover's reelection defeatBill Clinton's Impeachment trialThe Resignation of Richard Nixon after Watergate
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Homesteaders on the Great Plains found it necessary to build the type of house shown in the photograph because-The ground was not stable enough to support heavier structuresUnpredictable weather conditions required settlers to build shelter rapidlyAccess to timber was limited by distance and lack of transportationSettlers lacked the skill required to build more permanent structures - 5. Multiple Choice19th century nativist organizations advocated-Limiting federal military power through the organization of local militiasConserving natural resources through the creation of national parksGlobalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreementsPromoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration
- 6. Multiple ChoicePresident Roosevelt issued this statement in response to-The construction of a canal in PanamaThe threat of European invertention in Latin AmericaSpanish efforts to suppress a rebellion in CubaPublic outcry regarding war between Russia and Japan
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis table supports the conclusion that in 1900-People moved to areas with religious protections similar to those in their native countryGeographic proximity to native countries influenced immigration patternsEconomic incentives offered by native countries encouraged emigrationPeople moved to areas with government regulations similar to those in their native country
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe reform discussed by Governor Johnson in this excerpt-Required elected officials to communicate regularly with the publicProvided citizens with more resources to run for officeMade elected officials more directly accountable to their constituentsCreated new eligibility requirements for candidates for public office
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?Federal troopers were mobilized to break strikes by labor unionsGovernment regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implementedCongress created a regulatory agency to audit railroadsLaws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-A system of separate schools for new immigrantsThe expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic processA redistribution of the tax burden among citizensMore sources of revenue for state governments
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis 1917 illustration was published as a commentary on a proposed piece of legislation. Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the illustrationSundry Civil BillDyer Anti-Lynching BillStandard Time ActEspionage Act
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did the events on this time line affect US businesses?Profit sharing became a standard practice for industrial corporationsMonopolistic practices were abolished by federal legislationMass-manufacturing techniques were adopted to maximize productionRetirement plans were guaranteed to factory workers
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis excerpt describes an instance of deportation during the 1930s as a part of a repatriation effort. Why did the federal government implement repatriation?To fulfill the terms of a global peace treatyTo protect national securityTo reduce competition for jobsTo prevent communist influence on labor unions
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich speaker expresses the main argument against President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme CourtSpeaker 1Speaker 2Speaker 3Speaker 4
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe issue addressed by this poster is primarily associated with the-Progressive EraGreat DepressionRoaring TwentiesCold War
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-Established a legal remedy for victims of discriminationCreated a legal justification for segregation lawsAffirmed the legality of federal regulation of state electionsRecognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of political activity is described in this scenario?ProtestingBoycottingLobbyingRecalling
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence helped-Motivate European rulers to establish new coloniesInspire people in other countries to question the authority of their governmentEncourage new settlers in South America to assimilate native populationsPersuade religious leaders in other countries to stop the persecution of non-Christians
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the US government when it authorized the establishment of-Internment camps for Japanese AmericansThe Office of War MobilizationNuclear test sites in NevadaThe office of Price Administration
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?Social and economic class divisions began to disappearConcerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulationsUnion membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditionsFactory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?The availability of buffaloThe discovery of precious metalsA series of federal land grantsA decrease in agricultural production
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic servicesFederal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local levelThe economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growthSettlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat were these Hawaiian citizens protesting?The forced annexation of the islands as a U.S. territory after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchyThe classification of the islands as a protectorate after the Hawaiian government signed a treaty with the United StatesThe granting of US statehood to the islands after they were purchased from the Hawaiian monarchThe colonization of the islands by political refugees from the United States
- 24. 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 StatesThe 1914 opening of the Panama Canal encouraged international tradeThe 1919 Treaty of Versailles contributed to the start of World War II in EuropeThe 1929 stock-market crash set off the Great Depression in the United States
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow did the person named in this 1909 handbill work to improve the lives of African Americans?By organizing voter registration drives for African AmericansBy supporting the formation of labor unions by African American workersBy promoting vocational training for African AmericansBy organizing boycotts of businesses that refused service to African Americans
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich action completes this diagram?Submarines attacked unarmed shipsArmored tanks crossed fortified linesThe use of machine guns resulted in massive casualtiesAirplanes conducted reconnaissance missions
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThis 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to-Public disappointment over revelations of government corruptionWidespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic developmentPublic frustration with government neglect of the working classwidespread anger over excessive partisan politics
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?A social-media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribersA financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer's portfolioA computer is built to a purchaser's specification using the available inventory of suppliesA cable-television company updates it's system to include more channels
- 29. 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
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main reason the federal government built the Hoover Dam?To provide resources for a growing populationTo facilitate transportation of goods in the regionTo increase tourism in the regionTo prevent the Colorado River from drying up
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court use as a basis of this ruling?FirstTenthFourteenthTwenty-Sixth
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich value is best reflected in this excerpt?LibertyPopulismLaissez-faireEgalitarianism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThis cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States was beginning to change from-A mostly rural society to a mostly urban oneA slave-owning society to one without slaveryA foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionismA direct democracy to a representative one
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?To increase the amount of money in circulationTo reduce economic inflationTo raise campaign contribution limitsTo decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
- 35. Multiple ChoiceMahan's books influenced US efforts to become a world power primarily by-Advocating overseas expansionEmphasizing the need for protectionist tariffsDemonstrating the political risks of foreign tradeArguing against forming overseas alliances
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe main strategy that President Roosevelt's administration used to stop the type of business practices criticized in this excerpt was to-Establish the Federal Reserve System to regulate the money supplyUrge the Interstate Commerce Commission to decrease corporate regulationsUse the Sherman Antitrust Act to ensure competition in industryLobby Congress to loosen restrictions on foreign exports
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThis law demonstrates that at one time the federal government was willing to-Suspend habeas corpusConfiscate privately owned weaponsForce people into internment campsSuspend freedom of speech
- 38. Multiple ChoiceUpon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-Creating the Veterans AdministrationPassing the Selective Service ActEnacting the GI BillEstablishing the Marine Corps
- 39. Multiple ChoiceGeneral John J. Pershing made a major contribution to the Allied victory in World War I by-Transforming inexperienced troops into an effective military forceDeveloping advanced technologies for battlefield userequesting humanitarian aid from Congress for war-torn countriesNegotiating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?To prevent workers from joining labor organizationsTo block civil rights advocates from staging public protestsTo suppress the teaching of evolution in collegesTo halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Return to Normalcy agenda of the US presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countriesThere were significant shortages of military suppliesThere was a decrease in demand for consumer goodsThe public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does this 1937 political cartoon satirize?Congressional attempts to bypass the principle of separation of powersPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to reorganize the Supreme CourtPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt's refusal to cooperate with state governmentsCongressional attempts to undermine the principle of state sovereignty
- 43. Multiple ChoiceHow did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?By raising the consumer price of agricultural productsBy increasing the variety of locally grown cropsBy providing farmers with affordable access to distant marketsBy encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best completes this list?Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beefMost of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrantsThe cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of AgricultureThe need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe policy outlined in the excerpt was directly influenced by problems the US Navy had recently confronted during-The Cuban RevolutionThe Mexican WarWorld War IThe Spanish American War
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?Became a US state during the Reconstruction eraWas ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American WarSigned an annexation treaty with the United States after World War IWas promised US military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
- 47. Multiple ChoicePublic response to revelations such as the one in this excerpt led to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the-Food and Drug AdministrationCenters for Disease ControlDepartment of CommerceInstitution of Education Sciences
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these contributed to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment?Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benefitsThe growing political influence of womenPoliticians campaigning for educational reformThe growing number of workers organizing into labor unions
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was a major goal of Jane Addams's Settlement House movement in Chicago?The founding of women's collegesThe introduction of prison reformThe assimilation of immigrantsThe establishment of public libraries
- 50. Multiple ChoiceThe Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson's belief that-Intervention in the affairs of other nation was 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
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one result of the events reported in the excerpt above?Germany financed the Mexican army's attempted invasion of the United StatesThe US government abandoned its official policy of neutralityGermany's navy blockaded several Mexican seaportsThe US government boycotted goods imported from Europe
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best completes this diagram?Led to a decrease in US international tradeHelped stabilize the US economyStrengthened US relationships overseasLed to a decline in US unemployment
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to US culture?It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performersIt brought the most significant beat poets togetherIt established jazz as a prominent musical formIt focused attention on
- 54. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?A decline in immigration ratesA growing fear of communismThe expansion of the consumer economyThe rise of organized crime
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe creator of this political cartoon was expressing his concerns about-The Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Clarence ThomasThe US declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl HarborThe expansion of executive power during the Great DepressionThe involvement of US government officials in the Iran-Contra scandal
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?A sharp increase in the power given to state governmentsAn extended period of economic depressionThe adoption of an interventionist foreign policyThe formation of a national Civil Rights movement
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThis informational poster illustrates-The resentment shown toward immigrants for taking US jobsA government effort to implement quotas on immigrationThe movement to assimilate immigrants into US cultureThe requirement that immigrants become US citizens
- 58. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?Workers secured a greater share of company profitsThe unfluence of labor unions on factory owners was reducedThe federal government could dissolve business monopoliesBusinesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhich outcome was an important effect of the 1898 event illustrated by this map?Increased US foreign aid to developing countries in South AmericaIncreased US public support for the construction of a canal through Central AmericaDecreased US economic influence in the Western HemisphereDecreased US naval presence in the Caribbean Sea
- 60. Multiple ChoiceThe issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by-The creation of the Temperance SocietyThe repeal of the Eighteenth AmendmentThe initiation of the Settlement House movementThe ratification of the nineteenth Amendment
- 61. Multiple ChoiceOne reason this provision was included in the Treaty of Versailles was to-Create a democratic government in GermanyDivide Germany into smaller states to be governed by Allied countriesGrant independence to all German coloniesWeaken the power of Germany in the international community
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhich headline describes a consequence of the Teapot Dome Scandal?"Washington Conference Limits Warship Building""Prohibition Amendment Repealed""Palmer Raids Lead to Arrest of Communists""Cabinet Member Jailed for Corruption"
- 63. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in US transportation technology?Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to EuropeMass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many peopleCable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a stateContainer ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast
- 64. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main function of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?Assisting banks in recovering unpaid loansProviding monetary aid to struggling banksGuaranteeing job security for bank employeesProtecting personal savings in the event of bank failure
- 65. Multiple ChoiceThe Social Security Act affected the role of the federal government by-Authorizing the government to impose a flat taxCreating a government administered benefits programImplementing new regulations on interstate travelEstablishing an agency to monitor immigration
- 66. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-The growth of big businessInvolvement in foreign warsThe acquisition of foreign territoriesIncreased temperance regulations
- 67. Multiple ChoiceWhich issue is this cartoon addressing?Political corruptionTemperanceCivil Service reformSegregation
- 68. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement would most likely be found in a history of the economic impact of the Spanish-American War on the United States?Statement 1Statement 2Statement 3Statement 4
- 69. Multiple ChoiceHow did these events affect the United States?They increased public support for cuts in US defense spendingThey prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin AmericaThey set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlementsThey helped establish the United States an an imperial power similar to European nations
- 70. Multiple ChoiceThese achievements illustrate Ida B. Well's contributions as-A religious leaderAn artist of the Harlem RenaissanceA supporter of ProhibitionAn advocate of equality
- 71. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best title for this list?Issues contributing to the outbreak of World War IPrincipal Reasons for US entry into World War IIConsequences of the Twentieth-Century European IsolationismEconomic rivalries Between Cold War Superpowers
- 72. Multiple ChoiceDuring World War I, tanks were used on the western front primarily to-Lead infantry advances across no-man's land and into enemy territoryDestroy railroads and bridges used by enemy troopsRelease chemical weapons in advance attacks on enemy positionsLaunch long-range rockets at enemy aircraft
- 73. Multiple ChoiceThis excerpt illustrates Harding's campaign promise to be a president who would-Help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decadeRefuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policiesUse diplomacy to establish alliances with other countriesImprove economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration
- 74. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following directly contributed to the economic instability of the United States in 1929?The implementation of a personal income taxOverspeculation in the stock marketNew regulations on bankingThe elimination of import tariffs
- 75. Multiple ChoiceWhich headline describes the primary issue faced by the federal government at the onset of the Great Depression?"Unemployment Rates Reach Record High""Consumer Markets Saturated with Foreign Imports""Consumer Price Index Skyrockets""Banks Face Oversupply of Currency"
- 76. Multiple ChoiceOne way the US government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by-Passing the Interstate Commerce ActImplementing the silver standard for currencyCreating a federal jobs program for the unemployedEstablishing a new tax on capital gains
- 77. Multiple ChoiceDuring the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by-Campaigning for women's suffrageAdvocating the use of poll taxesMaking improvements in urban infrastructureProviding public assistance for former slaves
- 78. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main effect of the changes shown in this graph on the western United States?Immigration from Europe to western US cities increased rapidlyWestern US business traded more efficiently with the East Coast and EuropeAsian businesses bypassed the West Coast to trade directly with the East CoastWestern states recruited guest workers from the Caribbean and South America
- 79. Multiple ChoicePresident Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points supported Poland by calling for its-Establishment as a Soviet satellite nationAnnexation by Great BritainEstablishment as an independent nationInclusion in one of the larger empires
- 80. Multiple ChoiceWhich groups were most influential in passing the Pure Food and Drug Act?Southern farmers and clergy membersFactory owners and bankersMuckrakers and women's organizationsCollege students and immigrants
- 81. 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
- 82. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States decide to enter World War IThe United States had suffered economically from European sanctionsA European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United StatesThe US president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promisesCommunist activities among US immigrants were threatening the country
- 83. Multiple ChoiceThe goal of this resolution was eventually achieved with the-Signing of the Civil Rights ActPassage of Prohibition lawsRatification of the Nineteenth AmendmentCreation of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
- 84. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 1920s, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the-Increased use of credit by US consumersDevelopment of new forms of popular entertainmentDecline of public support for Progressive reformsConflict between modernism and traditionalism
- 85. 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
- 86. Multiple ChoiceLines like the one shown above were partially the result of-Growing demand for payment of military pensionsA sudden increase in agricultural exportsThe passage of the selective service actWidespread business failures
- 87. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best completes this graphic organizer?Increase in consumer spendingOverspeculation in the stock marketDecrease in military spendingGovernment subsidization of agriculture
- 88. Multiple ChoiceThe farmer's criticisms are similar to those found in-Warren Harding's advocacy of a "return to normalcy"Huey Long's proposal to "share our wealth"Charles Coughlin's rhetoric of "Christianized democracy"Herbert Hoover's emphasis on "rugged individualism"
- 89. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the federal government create this program in 1933?To establish industrial centers in the regionTo promote organic farming practicesTo offset the effects of urbanization and rapid population growthTo provide jobs and improve the regional standard of living
- 90. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one ongoing result of the New Deal?The federal government funds a space-exploration programState governments deny residency to persons working in other statesState governments use property taxes to fund social security programsPeople can rely more on the federal government during times of economic distress
- 91. Multiple ChoiceHow did the military innovation shown in this photograph affect the course of World War I?It helped transport large numbers of troops to the battlefieldIt helped break the stalemate of trench warfareIt made communications with officers on the front lines possibleIt made the use of land mines obsolete
- 92. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Zimmermann telegram influence US entry into World War I?It announced the czar's overthrow in RussiaIt revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and GermanyIt contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger shipsIt described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality
- 93. 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 regulatory legislationPromote principle of direct democracylimit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
- 94. Multiple ChoiceMany Progressive 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 peoplePovery could be eradicated through increased economic regulation
- 95. Multiple ChoiceHow have major parties reacted to the scenario described above?By suing the third parties in court for campaign-finance violationsBy persuading the third parties to present a new platformBy addressing the issues raised by the third partiesBy preventing third parties from holding conventions
- 96. 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
- 97. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Navajo words in this table used during World War II?As propaganda to improve morale among American soldiersAs a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied unitsAs signal words for Allied spies posing as civiliansAs a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces
- 98. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the ultimate result of the situation President Roosevelt refers to in this excerpt?A surge of social unrest in South AmericaThe outbreak of World War IIA shift in favor of the policy of appeasementThe overthrow of the monarchy in Russia
- 99. Multiple ChoiceThis photograph illustrates the need in 1943 to-Maintain the country's military and industrial production levelsIncreased the regulatory power of the War Production BoardOutlaw closed shop and collective bargaining practices by labor unionsIncreased federal funding for the Manhattan Project
- 100. Multiple ChoiceThis 1944 order was addressed to U.S. troops sent to-Capture the Italian mainlandTransport weapons to Great BritainInvade the beaches at NormandyRepel an attack on Stalingrad
- 101. Multiple ChoiceThis excerpt suggests that U.S. consumers were affected by-Labor union disputes during the Great DepressionContinued supply shortages after World War IIThe adoption of worldwide tariffs after World War IIThe closure of textile plants during the Great Depression
- 102. 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 missions
- 103. Multiple ChoiceMany of the soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline-Remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasionWere exchanged for Japanese prisoners of warEscaped and were redeployed to the European theatreDied during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines
- 104. Multiple ChoiceJapanese Americans were required to answer these questions before they were-Given a dishonorable discharge from the militaryAllowed to contest deportation orders to return to JapanReleased from relocation centersAllowed to apply for repatriation of Japan
- 105. Multiple ChoiceThis diagram indicates that during World War II the federal government-Provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefieldDeveloped a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemiesInstituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian populationNationalized industries considered essential to national security
- 106. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main effect of the event reported in this headlineThe Soviet Union invaded Japan for natural resourcesThe United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of JapanGermany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against JapanWorld War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
- 107. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routesThe Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of MidwayJapanese Americans had been relocated to internment campsU.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber
- 108. Multiple ChoiceIn 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal Honor. How was this award historically significantBaker was the first U.S. naval officer to be honored for bravery in combatBaker was the only living African American veteran of World War II ever to receive the medalBaker commanded the first marine brigade to land at Normandy during World War IIBaker was the only recipient to serve in both World War I and World War II
- 109. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?To encourage women to join the workforceTo reduce health problems among working womenTo promote the purchase of organically grown produceTo increase the food supply during a farm labor shortage
- 110. Multiple ChoiceThe skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to-Give the United States an advantage in military encryptionEncourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War IIDecrease opposition to integrating the armed forcesIncrease the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II
- 111. Multiple ChoiceThe government issued ration books during World War II in order to-Provide financial security for uninsured citizensSafeguard the profits of struggling businessesEnsure the fair distribution of scarce goodsAllow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates
- 112. Multiple ChoiceWhich technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?SonarJet enginesRadarCipher machines
- 113. Multiple ChoiceWhich action prompted the United States to officially enter World War II?The German use of blitzkrieg tactics in EuropeJapanese military actions in IndochinaGerman submarine attacks on the U.S. merchant shipsThe Japanese bombing of a U.S. military base
- 114. Multiple ChoiceIn this excerpt, General Eisenhower is describing his reaction to-The Bataan Death MarchNazi concentration campsJapanese American Internment campsThe bombing of Hiroshima
- 115. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States seize Pacific Islands during World War IITo gain access to vital natural resourcesTo fulfill commitments to military alliancesTo protect shipping routes for neutral countriesTo establish military bases for use in further attacks
- 116. Multiple ChoiceThis World war II poster publicizes a national campaign aimed at-Creating agricultural projects to relieve an economic depressionEncouraging a healthy diet for future soldiersLowering the cost of living by creating a surplus of foodSupporting the war effort by reducing demand for commercially grown food
- 117. Multiple ChoiceThis 1944 poster was produced most likely in response to the-Growing demand for equal pay for equal workGrowing demand for personnel to support the war effortLack of women with the skills necessary to join the labor forceLack of women able to serve in combat
- 118. Multiple ChoiceThe event reported in this dispatch led directly to-The implementation of sanctions against JapanU.S. entry into World War IIThe establishment of the Truman DoctrineU.S. annexation of Hawaii
- 119. Multiple ChoiceThe U.S. Army distributed posters like this one with the goal of encouraging-The sale of war bondsYoung men to voluntarily enlistThe creation of a selective serviceYoung men to return to school
- 120. Multiple ChoiceIn this excerpt, President Clinton is apologizing for-The passage of the Chinese Exclusion ActThe verdict of the Sacco and Vanzetti trialThe hearings of the House Un-American Activities CommitteeThe internment of Japanese Americans
- 121. Multiple ChoiceWhat was one direct effect of World War II activities like those promoted by this poster?Changes in the traditional roles of womenThe establishment of women's suffrageCombat training for womenThe election of women political leaders
- 122. Multiple ChoiceThe launching of Sputnik led to-Environmental concernscontainmentthe Berlin Airliftthe space race
- 123. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following events occurred during the Cold War?World War II endsKorean War beginsthe atomic bomb is developedRussia invades Poland
- 124. Multiple Choice"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong
The above quote refers to which of the following events-Launching of SputnikFall of the Berlin WallUS entry into the Vietnam ConflictUS moon landing - 125. Multiple Choice"Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space"
In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in this headline by-reducing military spendingbuilding a joint space station with the Soviet Unionconstructing President Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" defense systemproviding funds to improve education in math and science - 126. Multiple ChoiceThe attempted invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles was known as-The Cuban Missile CrisisBay of Pigs InvasionThe U-2 IncidentThe Falkland Island Invasion
- 127. Multiple ChoiceThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Truman Doctrine were attempts to carry out a United States Foreign policy ofBrinksmanshipContainmentAppeasementNeutrality
- 128. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Truman Doctrine created?Stop the proliferation of nuclear weaponsContain communism by giving aid to poorer nations like Greece and TurkeyUse the United Nations as a tool to eliminate threats posed by the Soviet UnionRebuild southeast Asia by extending economic aid
- 129. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was the primary reason for the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1960?to make Cubans aware of the benefits of democracyto overthrow the government of Fidel Castroto warn the Soviet Union against involvement in Latin Americato establish normal diplomatic relations with Cuba
- 130. Multiple ChoiceThe United States carried out the idea expressed in this late 1940s cartoon by-forming a military alliance with Russiaairlifting supplies to West Berlinaccepting Russian authority over West Berlinagreeing to turn over control of Berlin to the United Nations
- 131. Multiple ChoiceThe main idea of this cartoon from the late 1940s is thatEurope is slipping into chaos and revolutionAmerican economic aid is assisting European recoverycontainment is failing as a policy for stopping Soviet expansion into Western EuropeEuropeans are not making serious attempts to solve their economic problems
- 132. Multiple ChoiceThe immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it-forced the United States to find new sources of fuelFocused attention on the need to regulate the uses of outer spaceheightened the space race as a form of Cold War competitionended the period of peaceful coexistence between the United States and the Soviet Union
- 133. Multiple ChoiceThe domino theory was used by the United States as a justification forparticipating in the Vietnam War (1960s-1970s)extending diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China (1979)negotiating with iran to release American hostages (1979-1980)sending armed forces to the Middle East (1990-1991)
- 134. Multiple ChoiceUnited States involvement in the regions shown on the maps was because of concerns over-environmental pollutionthe growth of fascismtrade barriersthe spread of communism
- 135. Multiple ChoiceWhich foreign policy term would be the most appropriate title for this outlineImperialismAppeasementNoninvolvementContainment
- 136. Multiple ChoiceA result of the Korean War was thatKorea became a unified nation under one governmentKorea became a United Nations trusteeship territorySouth Korea remained non-CommunistKorea was annexed by China
- 137. Multiple ChoiceThe following headlines are part of which movement?
1) Rosa Parks Arrested
2) Supreme Court Rules Against School Segregation
3) Martin Luther King, Jr., Speaks at March on WashingtonAnti-War movementTemperance movementProgressive movementCivil Rights movement - 138. Multiple ChoiceThe civil rights leader that led the Montgomery Bus Boycott was-Malcolm XMartin Luther King, JrJesse JacksonJames Meredith
- 139. Multiple ChoiceHow did Cesar Chavez fight for the rights of Hispanic Americans?Chavez pushed for the voter registration of all minorities, including HispanicsHe proposed that the minorities unite and march on Washington and each state capital to demand equal opportunity in the work placeHe urged all Hispanics to better themselves by getting an educationHe organized the United Farm Workers Union to urge farm workers to demand better wages
- 140. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following people led the Civil Rights Movement?Dwight D. EisenhowerMartin Luther KingGeorge WallaceGloria Steinem
- 141. Multiple ChoiceBetty Friedan is best known for?Being the author of the Feminine Mystiquewas one of the founders of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)a prominent supporter of the gay rights movementadvocating for laborers rights in the Labor Rights movement
- 142. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?to provide economic aid to veteransto offer low interest loans to the defense industryto contain the spread of international communismto expand career opportunities in the military
- 143. Multiple ChoiceWhen comparing Martin Luther King to Malcolm X, which of the following statements is true?both men promoted non-violent resistanceMalcolm X advocated the use of violence when necessaryboth men supported the use of white, middle-class college students in the movementMartin Luther King's father was murdered early on in the Civil Rights movement
- 144. Multiple Choice"We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering... We will not hate you, but we cannot obey your unjust laws..." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This quotation most strongly advocatesSegregationAnarchyProhibitionCivil disobedience - 145. Multiple Choice"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which step was taken following this speech to advance the dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.?Desegregation of the Armed Forcesruling in Plessy v. Fergusonelimination of the Ku Klux KlanPassage of new civil rights acts - 146. Multiple ChoiceThe presence of Mr. Jim Crow "In all public places" was legally ended by the-Ratification of the 13th amendment (1865)Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)Establishment of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (1909)Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- 147. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 necessary?It called for loyalty oaths for federal employeesit led to affirmative action programs in educationit ended unfair treatment of the elderlyit ended discrimination based on race or sex
- 148. Multiple ChoiceHow did President Harry Truman show his support for civil rights?by ending the immigration quota systemby assuring equal status for women in military serviceby banning racial segregation in the militaryby guaranteeing jobs for Native American Indians
- 149. Multiple ChoiceThe students in this picture came to be known as the "Little Rock Nine".
Why were the students arriving at school in a US army car?They were jsut released from jail after protesting segregated schools.They were key witnesses in a trial and needed government protectionThey were being escorted into an all-white school by army policeThey were taken back to school after skipping class and getting caught on an army base - 150. Multiple ChoiceGeorge Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester Maddox were all-Founding members of the KKKGovernors of southern states who opposed desegregation in public facilitiesSouthern Congressmen who supported the passage of the Civil Rights ActNAACP lawyers who defended civil rights activists
- 151. Multiple ChoiceWhy was President Eisenhower forced to send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas?the governor refused to allow 9 black students to enter an all white schoolMartin Luther King was not premitted to lead a civil rights march although he had a permitJames Meredith was denied admission to a white universityRosa Parks sat in a "for whites only" section on a bus
- 152. Multiple ChoiceIn the United States, affirmative action programs are designed toencourage equal employment opportunities for women and minoritiesexpand the number of courts and simplify court proceduresreduce the property tax burdens of homeowners and industriesincrease voter participation in primary and general elections
- 153. Multiple ChoiceIn 1954, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by-Guaranteeing equal voting rights to African AmericansBanning racial segregation in hotels and restaurantsdeclaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendmentupholding the principle of separate but equal public facilities
- 154. Multiple ChoiceThe 1896 Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that "Separate but Equal" was constitutional. This 1950 ruling was extended to include post secondary education in-Tinker v. Des MoinesEdgewood ISD v. KirbyDelgado v. Bastrop ISDSweatt v. Painter
- 155. Multiple ChoiceThe baby boom primarily led to-economic prosperity of the 1950sGreat Depression of the 1930sDelay in marriages during World War Icounterculture movement in the 1960s
- 156. Multiple ChoiceLyndon Johnson was known for which innovative program?The New DealThe New FrontierThe Great SocietyThe Helsinki Accords
- 157. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Society legislation enacted under President Lyndon B. Johnson is an example ofthe increased power of the states to deal with economic problemsa reliance on laissez-faire capitalism to combat continuing inflationdirect Federal involvement in the United States economy to address the problems of povertyDecreased support for the concerns of minority groups
- 158. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following had the most significant impact on preventing President Johnson's Great Society from being fully realized?A prolonged economic recessionAn increase in domestic social protest movementsCongressional opposition to Great Society legislationan increase in funds directed toward military involvement in Vietnam
- 159. Multiple ChoiceThe Equal Pay Act, the Title IX education amendment, and the proposed Equal Rights amendment (ERA) affected the status of women-by banning discrimination on the basis of sex under any education program or activity receiving government fundingby demanding that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on the basis of ageby requiring companies to compensate women for maternity leaveby allowing women to right to end a pregnancy and increasing reproductive rights of women
- 160. Multiple ChoiceWhat impact did Title IX have on educational institutions in the United States?use of quotas for enrollmentcreation of standardized testing goalsequal funding of men's and women's athleticsgovernment-funded school vouchers
- 161. Multiple ChoiceBrown v. Board of Education overturned which previous Supreme Court Case?Marbury v. MadisonPlessy v. FergusonMartin v. LesseeAbrams v. United States
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