USH SATP Review 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 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.

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.”

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.

Who was involved in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?

• Men

• Women

• Farmers

• Monopolists

Who exposed the terrible living conditions of the tenements?

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

• Boss Tweed

• Samuel Gompers

What was Upton Sinclair's goal in writing the Jungle?

• Expose the Triangle Shirtwaist factory

• Swing from the trees in the jungle

• Improve the working conditions of the meat packing industry

• Call the inspectors to the meat industry