Final 4

Multiple Choice

Why were parks like those on this list established?

• To decrease the effects of climate change.

• To preserve natural resources.

Multiple Choice

How did this trend contribute to the Great Depression?

• By leading to a rise in consumer demand

• By discouraging stock market speculation

• By stabilizing unemployment and inflation rates

• By causing drops in profits and employment

Multiple Choice

How did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech impact the civil rights movement?

• It called for violent resistance, resulting in riots across the country.
• It inspired many people, giving strength and momentum to the movement.
• It was largely ignored by the movement, though regarded as a superbly written speech.
• It was considered controversial and fragmented the movement into small groups.

Multiple Choice

How did rock and roll musicians like Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley influence American culture in the 1950s?

• By writing folk music ballads that protested U.S. foreign policy

• By popularizing the publishing of ragtime sheet music

• By helping to bring country and western music to the South

• By bringing music with African American roots to mainstream audiences

Multiple Select

Which statements describe the effects of the policy described in the excerpt?

• It led to resistance from drug companies over increased regulations.

• It led to an increase in arrests of citizens throughout the United States.

Multiple Choice

The "Just Say No" campaign was a slogan associated with which major governmental initiative in the 1980s?

• • War on Poverty

• • War on Terror

• • War on Drugs

• • War on Illiteracy

Multiple Choice

Based on this leaflet, which statement describes the methods used by the women's suffrage movement?

• It aimed to achieve its goals with boycotts of major events.

• It struggled with an organizing strategy for bringing together activists.

• It hoped to draw public attention to the cause through mass protests.

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• An allied coalition fought against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War.

• Iraq was ordered to withdraw from Kuwait by the UN Security Council.

• Saddam Hussein was removed from power in Iraq.

• Kuwait was liberated by the coalition forces.

Multiple Choice

Based on the excerpt, which effect did this amendment have on women in U.S. society?

• Women achieved freedoms identical to those of men.

• Women continued to fight for their civil rights.

• Women were unable to serve in the federal legislature.

• Women were unable to participate in higher education.

Multiple Choice

How did the Geneva Accords of 1954 seek to ease the tensions between Communists and anti-Communists in Vietnam?

• by overthrowing the current government regimes

• by placing the entire country under outside military rule

• by temporarily dividing the country into north and south

• by turning the country back into a foreign-controlled colony

Multiple Choice

Which situation motivated the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol?

• The need to generate revenue after removing protective tariffs in the 1920s

• The need to ration the consumption of agricultural goods in the 1940s

• The need to reduce the federal deficit after the Cold War

• The need to promote economic recovery during the Great Depression

Multiple Select

Which ideas were included in the original U.S. Constitution and NOT added through the Bill of Rights?

• Establishing a court system

• Separating governmental powers

• Providing access to a trial by jury

• Allowing peaceful protests

Open Ended

Based on the photograph and your knowledge of U.S. history, how did battles such as Okinawa influence U.S. strategy in World War II?

if the answer explains that battles like Okinawa influenced the U.S. to use atomic bombs to avoid high casualties in a mainland invasion, demonstrating the fierce resistance and high cost of island battles.

Open Ended

Why was there a boycott after this act of civil disobedience AND how did the boycott affect the Civil Rights Movement?

Multiple Choice

Which factor MOST LIKELY contributed to this growth?

• Widespread support for civil rights legislation

• Increased public trust of political parties

• Expansion of prosperity because of consumerism

Multiple Choice

How did this acquisition benefit the United States in the early twentieth century?

• By showing other nations the advantages of Dollar Diplomacy

• By securing U.S. presence in the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains the historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?

• They introduced new tactics for use during aerial combat missions.

• They overcame racial barriers and discrimination to serve as fighter pilots.

Multiple Choice

What was one argument presented by people who disagreed with the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton?

• The rule of law did not apply to members of the executive branch.

• Executive privilege did not apply to matters of national security.

• Poor judgment in private behaviors did not qualify as high crimes and misdemeanors.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

What issue was President Truman referring to in this address?

• Sending U.S. advisors to Vietnam

• Applying containment policies in Korea

Multiple Choice

How did Bruce Lee's accomplishments help shape U.S. culture?

• They caused a decline in employment in industries traditionally dominated by Asian Americans.

• They changed the influence that Asian Americans had in the debate over civil rights.

• They increased the political power held by Asian Americans in the government.

• They introduced more positive depictions of Asian Americans than had historically existed.

Multiple Choice

What are Asian American culture in the USA: give specific examples

• Asian American culture in the USA includes celebrations like Lunar New Year, cuisine such as sushi and pho, and cultural expressions like K-Pop and Bollywood films.
• Celebrations like Thanksgiving and Christmas
• Cuisine such as tacos and pizza
• Cultural expressions like jazz and country music

Multiple Choice

How did the federal government attempt to assimilate American Indians in the late nineteenth century?

• American Indian children were sent to boarding schools.

• American Indian tribes were given more land.

• American Indian languages were promoted in schools.

• American Indian cultural practices were encouraged.

Multiple Choice

In which way did the trend represented in this graph result in economic growth during this time period?

• People paid higher interest rates on bank loans.

• People had more money to spend on consumer goods.

• People invested less in the stock market.

• People saved more money in banks.

Multiple Choice

How have taxes influenced some people in the United States over time?

• They have allowed the government to provide more services to people.

• They have encouraged people to increase their income.

• They have made it cheaper to buy goods and services.

• They have led to the creation of products that are less safe.

Multiple Choice

Income Tax-

• Trading practices that derive a gain at the expense of

  competition.

• A tax based on how much a person or business makes.

• A special importance given to an object or idea.

Multiple Choice

Which development MOST likely resulted from these court decisions?

• Use of Navajo Code Talkers in the 1940s

• Widespread enactment of segregation laws

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes how these improvements were originally developed?

• The government upgraded the infrastructure for telecommunications.

• The government provided tax incentives to automobile companies.

• The government invested funds into aerospace technology.

Multiple Choice

2. 2. What was not one of the technologies developed because of the Space Race?

• Clocks

• Television

• Watches

• Metal Braces

Multiple Choice

The people in line in this cartoon represent which group in U.S. society?

• Poor immigrant workers in the lower class of society

• Wealthy business owners in the upper class of society

• Middle-class citizens

• Tax collectors

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes why the U.S. military developed protective masks during World War I?

• The masks were needed to stop enemy forces from recognizing commanding officers.

• The masks were needed to prevent soldiers from breathing in smoke from the battlefields.

• The masks were needed to lessen the smell of sewer gas for soldiers in the trenches.

• The masks were needed to shield soldiers from chemical weapons used in the war.

Multiple Choice

Which position did the political action group known as the Moral Majority support in the 1980s?

• Students should be allowed to pray in public schools.

• Abortion should be legalized.

• Same-sex marriage should be recognized.

• Public schools should be secular.