US History EOC Practice

How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

• The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

• Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.

• Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.

• The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-

• a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
• the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
• a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
• more resources of revenue for state governments

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. 

Which of these contributed to the ratification of the 18th Amendment? 

• Veteran soldiers protesting to obtain benifits
• The growing political influence of women
• Politicians campaigning for education reforem
• The growing number of workers organizing into labor unions

This time period consisted of social activism and political reform across the United States, and lasted from 1901-1914.

• Imperialism

• The Gilded Age

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Progressive Era

This time period in U.S History consisted of the struggle to end racism in the United States.

• Civil Rights Era

• Civil War Era

• Progressive Era

• Reconstruction Era

Which of the following was a goal of the Dawes Act of 1877?

• Push Native Americans to adopt an agricultural lifestyle

• Lure Native Americans to migrate to the frontier

• Entice Native Americans to move to urban areas

• Give Native Americans jobs in the federal bureaucracy

One major goal of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to

• collect war reparations for the United States

• maintain United States naval superiority

• punish the nations that started World War I

• create a League of Nations to prevent future wars

What did the 13 amendment do

• Give citizens the right to vote

• Remove the federal troops

• Free slaves

• Give freedman the rights to vote

All male citizens have the right to vote regardless of race.  Which amendment is this?

• 15th
• 3rd
• 26th
• 14th