American History II Final Review

Which legislative action, during the administration of Franklin Roosevelt, had the greatest effect on resolving problems of the economy and protecting the elderly from poverty?

• the establishment of a minimum wage
• the insurance of federal deposits
• the enactment of Social Security
• the build of suburbs

Which situation was a result of expanded automobile production and highway construction in the 1950s?  

• a reduced need for manual laborers in agricultural areas
• a mass migration of rural African Americans in the North to southern cities
• increased migration from urban to suburban areas
• the growth of sharecropping practices in the upper South

How was the Harlem Renaissance a turning point for U.S. society?

• It allowed African American artists to escape the effects of the Great Depression
• It helped African Americans find artistic careers in southern cities
• It gave exposure to African American writings, art, music, acting, and dance
• It offered preferential treatment to African American stage actors

"The policy of the government of the US is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China..." What was Secretary of State John Hay trying to protect for the United States?

• Trade with Chinese colonies
• Access to military bases
• Territorial expansion
• Trade rights with China

"Treat all men alike.  Give them the same laws.  Give them all a chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief." Based on the quote above, which governmental policies did Chief Joseph oppose?

• immigration and communal property
• discrimination and resettlement
• farming and damming of rivers
• conservation and preservation

"First, for open, competitive examinations for testing the fitness of applicants for the public service... Fifth, that no person in the public service is for that reason under any obligation to contribute to any political campaign" How did the Pendleton Act affect American politics?

• It provided additional regulation of railroads
• It ended patronage in the hiring of government employees
• It ended campaign contributions to political candidates
• It required government employees to pass a drug test

How did political bosses in major industrial cities affect the lives of immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s?

• The political machines exploited immigrants by buying votes with favors, jobs, and housing
• The immigrants created ethnic neighborhoods to insulate themselves from controlling bosses
• The political bosses were outnumbered; the immigrants seized control and passed laws similar to those in Europe
• The immigrants were unhappy with corrupt political machines, and joined anarchist and socialist movements instead

Which scenario is most consistent with the concept of civil disobedience?

• On August 11, 1965, race riots broke out in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California
• Stokely Carmichael of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee advocated black power
• In February 1960, African American students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth's store in Greensboro, NC
• Malcolm X declared that racial separation was a "positive good" with many benefits for African Americans

How did the Progressive Era reforms affect the distribution of power in government?

• U.S. Senators were elected directly by the people instead of by state legislatures
• The president was elected by the Electoral College instead of by the Senate
• The federal government gained responsibility for the highway systems
• The federal government granted the power to regulate food and medicine to the states

Why was the League of Nations provision of the Treaty of Versailles unacceptable to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and the Republicans?

• The league could require the payment of war reparations
• The league would obligate foreign aid to adversarial nations
• The league was perceived as a threat to American sovereignty
• The league had committed to the cause of global decolonization