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- 1. Multiple Choice
A major impact of the trend shown on the chart was that
(1) frontier trading posts became more prosperous
(2) Plains Indians lost their main source of food, shelter, and clothing
(3) reservations were relocated closer to buffalo migration routes
(4) white settlers became dependent on buffalo products
- 2. Multiple Choice
Information on the graph most clearly supports the conclusion that the Erie Canal
(1) slowed migration to the Midwest
(2) replaced railroads as the main method of transportation
(3) improved transportation between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes
(4) relied on the development of steamboats for canal use
- 3. Multiple Choice
A supporter of this idea would most likely favor
(1) establishing consumer protection laws
(2) securing collective-bargaining rights
(3) levying high taxes on business
(4) following laissez-faire economics
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which act of Congress most directly contributed to the situation shown in this photo?
(1) the Homestead Act
(2) the Sherman Antitrust Act
(3) the purchase of Alaska
(4) the Interstate Commerce Act
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the main idea of this 1912 cartoon?
(1) The Democratic Party is losing support.
(2) Republicans outnumber Democrats in the United States.
(3) The political process has no room for more than two parties.
(4) A third political party can threaten the two major parties.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which reform movement supported the actions described by these headlines?
(1) Progressive
(2) Prohibition (4) conservation
(3) labor
(4) conservation
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the cartoonist’s point of view in this 1919 cartoon?
(1) Immigrants will easily assimilate into American society.
(2) Industrial production will expand and create more jobs.
(3) Civil liberties will be restricted and ordinary American citizens will be hurt.
(4) The actions of labor unions threaten the American way of life.
- 8. Multiple Choice
This photograph shows one side of the 1920s conflict between
(1) union men and factory owners
(2) science and religion
(3) nativists and immigrants
(4) censorship and free press
- 9. Multiple Choice
During the 1920s, which development was most closely associated with this poem?
(1) growth of the motion-picture industry
(2) emergence of an antiwar party
(3) blossoming of African American culture
(4) expansion of mass consumption
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was the major reason for the change in unemployment shown on the graph between 1933 and 1937?
(1) Banks increased their lending to new businesses, who hired more workers.
(2) The profits of corporations were heavily taxed by the states.
(3) Job opportunities were created by New Deal public-works projects.
(4) The federal government nationalized the transportation and utility industries.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the main cause of the trend in employment shown on the graph between 1942 and 1945?
(1) increased manufacturing to meet the needs of World War II
(2) the success of the Social Security Act
(3) the impact of a high inflation rate
(4) a decline in the number of women in the work force
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which United States government action was most similar to the goal shown in these World War II posters?
(1) institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act (1940)
(2) aid to Russia under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)
(3) rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)
(4) development of the Manhattan Project (1942)
- 13. Multiple Choice
One way President Kennedy responded to the Soviet action referred to in the telegram was to support
(1) a decrease in the budget for space exploration
(2) an expansion of the Peace Corps to aid impoverished nations
(3) the removal of Soviet troops from East Berlin
(4) the commitment to a Moon landing by the end of the decade
- 14. Multiple Choice
These actions by presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon are examples of their attempts to
(1) meet the Soviet Union’s Cold War demands
(2) establish peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union
(3) support Soviet troops fighting in Afghanistan
(4) weaken the military power of the Soviet Union
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by information in the graph?
(1) Older Americans remained in the labor force longer in 1990 than in 1950.
(2) All Americans born during the baby boom after World War II joined the labor force.
(3) Half as many men were in the labor force in 1990 as compared to 1950.
(4) In every decade shown, the percentage of women in the labor force grew while the percentage of men in the labor force declined.
- 16. Multiple Choice
According to the cartoonist, the investigation of intelligence failures related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks resulted in
(1) praise for government efforts to stop intelligence leaks
(2) open immigration from all regions of the world
(3) recommendations to limit dependence on foreign intelligence
(4) various federal agencies attempting to avoid criticism by shifting responsibility
- 17. Multiple Choice
These statements were included in which Supreme Court decision?
(1) Schenck v. United States (1919)
(2) Korematsu v. United States (1944)
(3) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
(4) Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)
- 18. Multiple Choice
One common effect of these wartime laws has been to
(1) expand government regulation of the economy
(2) increase the nation’s military defenses
(3) promote immigration from neighboring nations
(4) protect national security at the expense of civil liberties
- 19. Multiple Choice
The court case discussed in this passage was important in the development of colonial America because it helped establish the principle of
(1) freedom of the press
(2) double jeopardy
(3) freedom of assembly
(4) judicial independence
- 20. Multiple Choice
The time line shows that the major way the United States gained territory in the early 19th century was through
(1) war
(2) diplomacy
(3) executive orders
(4) arbitration
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?
(1) praise for Manifest Destiny
(2) opposition to the end of slavery
(3) opposition to the purchase of Alaska
(4) encouragement of industrial development
- 22. Multiple Choice
The solution proposed by Speaker A is known as
(1) nullification
(2) popular sovereignty
(3) the spoils system
(4) federal supremacy
- 23. Multiple Choice
This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
(1) train future leaders in tribal traditions
(2) prepare children for life on the reservation
(3) teach skills needed for working in factories
(4) promote cultural assimilation
- 24. Multiple Choice
According to this passage, those who adopted this pledge believed that
(1) religion had no place in national politics
(2) Congress should repeal Prohibition
(3) alcohol consumption was damaging to society
(4) only the government can solve social problems
- 25. Multiple Choice
The main idea of this 1937 cartoon about President Franklin D. Roosevelt is that the president is
(1) trying to increase the public’s respect for the Supreme Court
(2) seeking the Supreme Court’s help against his political opponents
(3) attempting to exercise too much influence over the Supreme Court
(4) refusing to allow the Supreme Court to review legislation
- 26. Multiple Choice
According to the passage, the principal goal of President Truman in issuing this executive order was to
(1) stop the military draft
(2) end segregation in the armed forces
(3) increase opportunities for women to serve in combat
(4) ensure an adequate number of troops to fight in the Cold War
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which generalization regarding these headlines is most valid?
(1) The Cold War affected United States domestic and foreign policy.
(2) The Soviet Union assisted in the rebuilding of Japan after World War II.
(3) The United States returned to a foreign policy of neutrality after World War II.
(4) The United Nations led the effort to contain fascism.
- 28. Multiple Choice
The crisis highlighted in these newspaper headlines was the
(1) invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba
(2) election of Fidel Castro as president of Cuba
(3) opposition of Cuba to the Alliance for Progress
(4) placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba by the Soviet Union
- 29. Multiple Choice
What advice about United States involvement in Vietnam is President Lyndon B. Johnson being given in this letter?
(1) Escalation of the Vietnam War is necessary to stop communist expansion.
(2) Increasing the United States military commitment to Vietnam would be a mistake.
(3) Victory in the Vietnam War will be assured if the president continues his policies.
(4) Military success in Vietnam is improving the president’s chances for reelection.
- 30. Multiple Choice
The investigations that are the subject of this cartoon resulted in the
(1) authorization of public financing of all federal elections
(2) eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon
(3) upholding of President Nixon’s right to executive privilege by the Supreme Court
(4) issuance of pardons for presidential aides
- 31. Multiple Choice
These headlines are most closely related to United States national security concerns over the
(1) proliferation of nuclear weapons
(2) construction of nuclear power plants
(3) effectiveness of the nuclear test ban treaty
(4) enforcement of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this passage?
(1) Information technology will make it easier to buy and sell goods.
(2) Information technology will make capitalism obsolete.
(3) Government must regulate the information technology industry.
(4) The costs of information technology will outweigh its benefits.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by information in the graph?
(1) Immigration increased in every decade throughout the 1900s.
(2) Immigrants have a higher birth rate than native-born Americans.
(3) Immigration is likely to decrease significantly in the future.
(4) Immigration in the 1990s was about the same as in the first decade of the 1900s.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which conclusion can be drawn from these headlines?
(1) American presidents are not subject to the nation’s laws.
(2) Senate trials have been used to remove corrupt presidents.
(3) Only Democratic presidents have been investigated for misdeeds.
(4) Some presidents have been damaged by the actions of their aides.
- 35. Multiple Choice
This amendment to the Constitution made it possible for
(1) voters to elect Franklin D. Roosevelt to a fourth term as president in 1944
(2) Gerald Ford to become president when Richard Nixon left office in 1974
(3) the House of Representatives to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998
(4) the Supreme Court to rule on the counting of votes in Florida in the presidential election of 2000
- 36. Multiple Choice
This photograph taken during World War II shows the
(1) deportation of Japanese Americans to Japan
(2) arrival of new Japanese immigrants in California
(3) migration of Japanese American families to the East Coast
(4) relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps
- 37. Multiple Choice
The air corridors shown on the map were used during the airlift in 1948 and 1949 to
(1) bomb the city of Berlin
(2) fly combat troops into the Soviet sector
(3) prevent a Soviet invasion of West Germany
(4) overcome a Soviet blockade of Berlin in East Germany
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which economic issue is the cartoonist addressing?
(1) globalization
(2) high tariffs
(3) transportation costs
(4) quality of American cars
- 39. Multiple Choice
These 1990s headlines illustrate the efforts of the United States to
(1) support independence movements
(2) act as an international peacekeeper
(3) prevent the spread of communism
(4) protect United States business investments
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which speaker’s statement best expresses the reason that many United States senators rejected the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
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