AIR Test Review

In the first half of the nineteenth century, which of the following led to the increasing democratization of the United States political system?

• Most states extended the right to vote to women and free African Americans.

• Limitations were placed on the power of the Supreme Court.

• The importance of the electoral college increased.

• Many states reduced or eliminated property qualifications for voting.

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

• organizations founded by the European Economic Community to promote trade between Europe and the United States

• treaties negotiated between the Allies and the Central Powers at Versailles after the First World War

• bodies established by the United Nations to promote peace within multiethnic European countries such as Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

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

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

• Latin America

• Africa

• the Middle East

• China

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

• The Grapes of Wrath

• The Pit

• The Octopus

• The Jungle

In the first half of the twentieth century, most immigrants came to the United States from European countries.

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

• Most immigrants came to the United States from Oceania.

• Most immigrants came to the United States from Australia.

• Most immigrants came to the United States from Latin America.

• Most immigrants came to the United States from the Middle East.

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

• It permitted Radical Republicans to gain increased influence in state government.

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

• It had little effect on southern states because Reconstruction had been generally successful.

• It ensured that African Americans would continue to vote and have a say in local and state governments.

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

• consumerism

• feminism

• progressivism

• socialism

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization.

What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

• It delayed the transportation of crops to market.

• It decreased opportunities to grow a variety of crop

• It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.

• It decreased the amount of land available for cultivation.

After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth.

Identify two reasons for this economic prosperity. Move the two reasons into the blank boxes under the “Reasons for Prosperity after WWII”heading.

• Demand for housing increased

• Great Migration

• Decrease in birthrate

• Demand for automobiles increased

Use the information below to answer the question that follows.

Working Conditions in the Industrial Era

- long hours

- low pay

- dangerous working conditions

What strategy did workers use to change these conditions?

• lobbying for laissez-faire policies

• boycotting consumer goods

• supporting corporate monopolies

• organizing labor unions