J. Unit 6 Social Transformations

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

• segregation of ethnic groups

• immigration to the United States.

• urbanization and suburbanization.

• emigration from the United States.

Following World War II, the United States experienced an era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to this post-war prosperity?

• increased barriers to international trade

• development of a nationwide network of railroads

• increased consumer demand for goods and services

• new government regulation imposed on large corporations

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

• increased competition in global agricultural markets

• high unemployment rates in the waste disposal industry

• pressure from farmers for increased government regulation

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 1950 and 2000?

• Most immigrants to the United States from Oceania.

• Most immigrants to the United States from Australia.

• Most immigrants to the United States from Latin America.

• Most immigrants to the United States from the Middle East

Before the 1950s, most immigrants to the United States came from Europe. What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?

• It set large quota to encourage European immigration

• It enforced a complete ban on immigration from China

• It imposed stricter quotas on immigration from every country.

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

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

• consumerism

• feminism

• progressivism

• socialism

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

• Farm workers wanted to become owners of the farms on which they worked.

• Small family farms need economic assistance from the Federal government.

• Farm workers needed to organize in order to collectively bargain with farm owners

• Large farms could be made more efficient by using modern agricultural technology.

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled that it was

• Unconstitutional to separate school children by race

• Necessary to limit class size to no more than 30 students

• Necessary to supply all classrooms with textbooks

• Constitutional to separate school children by race

Following World War II, there are four groups in particular began movements to secure freedoms and opportunities that other Americans enjoyed. Which one is NOT one of these groups?

• African Americans

• Arab Americans

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

What were some of the complaints women made known through demonstrations, lawsuits, and the formation of the National Organization of Women (NOW)?

• discriminated against in the workplace by being paid less than men for the same jobs.

• right to vote

• right to have an abortion

• too few women in elected government offices