EOC Review 2

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? 

• Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
• Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
• Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
• Troops Deployed to Afghanistan

Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?

• A decline in immigration rates
• A growing fear of communism
• The expansion of the consumer economy
• The rise of organized crime

Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-

• creating the Veterans Administration
• passing the Selective Service Act
• enacting the GI Bill
• establishing the Marine Corps

One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by-

• decreasing the influence of advertisers on consumers
• increasing the ease of obtaining information
• improving privacy protection for individuals
• increasing the reliability of available information

What is one ongoing result of the New Deal? 

• The federal government funds a space-exploration program. 
• State governments deny residency to persons working in other states. 
• State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs. 
• People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress. 

What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s? 

• North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment. 
• Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
• International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption. 
• Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea. 

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations? 

• It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes. 
• it enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan. 
• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force. 

Which of the following would have been the role of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• to help southern soldiers readjust to life after the war

• providing education to Union soldiers after the war

• providing money to help rebuild the South's postwar economy

• providing assistance, services, and relief to emancipated slaves

Which of the following African Americans founded the Tuskegee Institute, believed that segregation was acceptable, and believed that African Americans would win the respect of white if they learned a trade and gained economic independence?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

• W.E.B. DuBois

The cartoon above appeared during which period?

• Reconstruction

• the Great Depression

• the Harlem Renaissance

• colonial America