History Review Friday 6/13

The 1920s saw a resurgence in xenophobia (fear of foreigners), the KKK and new immigration quotas-- limiting immigrants from particular countries. Which 3 groups of immigrants were banned from entering the United States?

• Africans, Eastern Europeans, Chinese

• Japanese, Mexicans, Guatemalans

• Canadians, French, Swedes

Which bill passed by Congress helped GIs (veterans) after World War II get free college education and easy loans to buy their own homes?

• GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944)

• GI Act of 1945

• Truman Doctrine

The OPEC oil embargo in the 1970s did what?

• Caused gasoline shortages in the United States

• Caused Wall Street to panic and a depression resulted

• Caused Nixon to resign from the presidency

The GATT (General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade) sought to limit tariffs. Tariffs are good for workers and factories of their home countries, but it slows down what?

• It slows down international trade

• It slows down tax collection

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994 made trade between Canada, the United States, and Mexico easier, but one of the negative consequences was what?

• Many Americans immigrated to Canada

• American companies saw huge profits

• American factories closed in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania and moved to Mexico.

Who developed the polio vaccine?

• Jonas Salk

• Alexander Fleming

• Edward Jenner

When was the Baby Boom period-- when the US birth rate exploded and had high numbers of babies being born? (Hint: It was after World War II)

• 1946-1964

• 1964-1975

• 1980-1995

• 2000-2010

President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was nicknamed Teddy the Trust-Buster because of the anti-trust acts passed during his administration. What did "busting a trust" or an anti-trust law do?

• It broke up large monopolies into smaller companies like Standard Oil and the railroad company.

• It destroyed people's trust in the government

Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle about the unclean practices of preparing sausage in a meat factory led to what legislation being passed?

• The Good Sausage Act

• The Pure Drug Act

• 1) The Federal Meat Inspection Act and 2) Pure Food & Drug Act

President Lyndon Johnson wished to create a better society in which poverty, racism, and violence were to be eliminated. What did he call this vision/program?

• the Good Society

• the Better Society

• the Perfect Society

• the Great Society