U.S. History SATP Review Part 1

“I realized that Ellis Island could inspire both hope and fear. Some of the passengers were afraid…; others were impatient, anxious to get through the inspection and be off to their destinations.”

- Edward Corsi, In the Shadow of Liberty, 1935

Based on this passage, you can conclude that many immigrants saw Ellis Island as a –

• nasty and unpleasant

• dreamland of opportunity

• symbol of their expectations about the United States

• place of great danger

Which of the following is an example of a “pull” factor that contributed to the large-scale migration to the Sunbelt that began in the post-World War II years?

• The easy availability of automobiles

• The growth of the aerospace and electronics industries the South and Southwest

• Declining economic prospects in the northern and eastern parts of the country

• The building of the interstate highway system

Which of the following BEST explains the information on the graph?

• The use of legal restrictions to limit voting by African Americans

• The effect of the Fifteenth Amendment on all voters

• Decreasing influence of the Ku Klux Klan on white voters

• Increasing influence of the Republican Party among black voters

Which of the following Great Depression-era laws is a likely contributor to the trend shown in this graph?

• Wagner Act

• Social Security Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

Which of the following has NOT occurred in the wake of the efforts to expand opportunities and equality for women that began in the 1960s?

• Women have greater access to a wider variety of jobs.

• Women have guaranteed equal access to education.

• Women today make up a large share of the workforce.

• Women have achieved equality with men in earning power.

This graph indicates that most immigrants in the late 1800s –

• Were well-educated and well prepared to earn a good living.

• Represented the higher levels of society in their native countries

• Were mostly unskilled laborers hoping to work in American factories

• Wanted to buy land and start farms

Which event from the World War II era BEST illustrates the government’s willingness to place national security above individual liberty?

• A.The internment of Japanese Americans

• The drive to sell war bonds

• The creation of prowar propaganda

• The bracero program

All of the following were arguments in favor of imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s EXCEPT –

• “American famers need more customers for the food they grow.”

• “The people who founded our nation believed in the right of the people to form their own government.”

• “It is not fair or responsible to let backward people wallow in poverty when we have the means to raise them up.”

• “The people of this country were destined for global greatness.”

The development that this illustration represents helps explain which of the following?

• Government efforts to limit large business combinations

• Government affirmation of laissez-faire principles

• The adoption of the gold standard

• The settlement house movement

Why did farmers in the late 1800s favor a monetary policy in which silver was used as money?

• Such a policy would reduce the amount of money in circulation and slow price increases.

• Such a policy would increase the amount of money in circulation and slow price increases.

• Such a policy would increase the amount of money in circulation and spur price increases.

• Such a policy would reduce the amount of money in circulation and spur price increases.