How did improved mass production techniques affect the United States in the 1920s?

increased the standard of living

What factor enabled racism to become institutionalized in the United States following the end of the Reconstruction period? Options: Southern state governments repealed laws that limited African- Americans' ability to vote. The Republican Party regained control of state government in the South. The federal government banned the application of grandfather clauses to new laws. The Supreme Court affirmed the Principle of "separate but equal" in Plessy v. Ferguson.

The Supreme Court affirmed the Principle of "separate but equal" in Plessy v. Ferguson.

What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?

It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Which of the following events was NOT one that resulted from the hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union following World War II: the space race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the competitive buildup of nuclear weapons?

the enactment of the 1965 Immigration Act

Which factor contributed to the post-World War II prosperity in the United States? Options: increased barriers to international trade, development of a nationwide network of railroads, increased consumer demand for goods and services, new government regulations imposed on large corporations.

increased consumer demand for goods and services

The Progressive movement of 1890-1920 is best described as

a broad-based reform movement that tried to reduce the abuses that had come with modernization and industrialization

Which other development of the 1920s also reflects the pattern of intolerance present in the Immigration Act of 1924? Options: the importation of liquor in violation of the Volstead Act, the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, the renewal of racial violence encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan, the growth of African-American arts in the Harlem Renaissance

the renewal of racial violence encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan

How did U.S. national security policy change at the end of the Cold War?

The US reduced defense spending.

Why did the organization of labor unions in the US in the late 1800s often lead to violence?

Business owners used force to protect their workplace from unionization.

Which event was a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor? The US bombed Berlin in retaliation, causing Germany to declare war. Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1939, which permitted Britain to buy U.S. weapons. The US government forced Japanese Americans to relocate to internment camps. The Roosevelt administration created New Deal agencies to help prepare the country for war.

The US government forced Japanese Americans to relocate to internment camps.

What was the goal of AIM organization?

Protect American Indian land rights

What was the goal of the UFW?

Improve the conditions of migrant workers

Identify which of the challenges is NOT faced by the US since the September 11, 2001 attacks: Responding to instability in the Middle East, countering the use of terrorism, Balancing national security and civil liberties.

Preventing the spread of communism

Which right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was derived from the 1689 English Bill of Rights?

right to petition the government

What is one of the criteria that historians consider when evaluating the credibility of sources?

the accuracy and internal consistency of the source

Which source would provide the most credible information about the daily life of factory workers during the 1880s? Options: a collection of letters written by a farmer, a journal written by an employee at a factory, a novel written to encourage factory regulation, a pamphlet written by a group opposing unions

a journal written by an employee at a factory

Who was in charge of investigating claims of communist activity in the government, armed forces, universities, and other areas of American life during the Second Red Scare in the late 1940s and early 1950s? Options: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss, House Un-American Activities Committee, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs

House Un-American Activities Committee

Which concern led the U.S. Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles? Options: The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war., The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army., The treaty would force the United States to surrender the territorial gains it made during the war, The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations

The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations

What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers?

Farm workers needed to organize in order to bargain with farm owners.

Which factor influenced the U.S. government's decision to establish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970?

new research on the harmful effects of pesticides

In recent years, print advertisements for some U.S. fast-food chains have featured text written in multiple languages. One reason for this trend has been an increase in:

immigration to the United States.

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in the 20th century U.S. history?

the expanding role of the federal government

Which of the following was NOT the policy of the United States by engaging in the wars in Korea and Vietnam? - The policy that the United States was pursuing was aimed at completely destroying the Soviet Union. - The United States pursued a policy of containment by engaging in these wars. - The United States wanted to prevent these countries from falling to communism. - The domino theory led the United States to want to prevent countries from falling to communism.

The policy that the United States was pursuing was aimed at completely destroying the Soviet Union.

How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?

It proved economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.

What is a grievance (complaint) in the declaration of independence against the King?

We are endowed by a creator and not a King.

What is the major issue in the Northwest Territory after having equal rights to the 13 states and the new state being created on republican values?

Slavery is banned in the new territory.

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact are best described as two

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military organizations made up, respectively, of the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War

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The Monroe Doctrine, the Good Neighbor Policy, and the Alliance for Progress were all United States foreign policy positions relating directly to

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Latin America

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In which book did Upton Sinclair describe the terrible working and food-production conditions in the meat-packing industry?

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The Jungle

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How did the pattern of immigration change between 1950 and 2000?

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Most immigrants came to the United States from Latin America.

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How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?

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It allowed racial discrimination to be institutionalized with the passage of Jim Crow Laws.

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During the 1950s, increased incomes and easy credit led many Americans to embrace which phenomenon?

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consumerism

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What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

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It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.

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