Boisdore LEAP2025 EXAM Whole Test Review

Which statement best describes how the discovery of the Holocaust affected American decisions during World War 2?

• Little action was taken about the Holocaust until the war in Europe was ending

• U.S. citizens support for the war and willingness to enlist in the military increased significantly

• The U.S. redirected efforts toward ending the Holocaust

• The federal government recognized the unfairness of internment camps and released Japanese-Americans

Choose the correct answer below with continues the numbered sequence of events listed:

1st: Sherman Anti-Trust Act becomes law.

2nd: Large companies that engage in monopolies are prohibited

3rd: ????

• Corporations cease the practice of vertical integration

• Labor unions stop striking in response to the legislation

• Consumers buy more goods from small companies

• Corporations form holding companies in order to circumvent the new legislation

In 1983, President Reagan proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), popularly called "Star Wars".

Which statement best describes how the Strategic Defense Initiative fit into President Reagan's policy goals?

• A technological investment was needed to end Soviet superiority in space exploration

• A technological investment was necessary to reduce espionage by the Soviets

• A military buildup was needed to put pressure on the Soviets and gain an edge in arms negotiations

• A military buildup was necessary to reignite the arms race with the Soviets

Which statement below best describes the general trend in immigration to the U.S. over the 19th and 20th centuries? (PICK TWO ANSWERS)

• Most immigrants to the U.S. during the late 1800s and early 1900s tended to come from Europe

• Immigration to the U.S. and its effects have only recently emerged as a major political issue in American politics

• Immigration to the U.S. decreased significantly during the 1920s and 1930s due to restrictive immigration laws and the onset of the Great Depression

• Most immigrants to the U.S. over the last 200 years have come from Asia and Latin America

• Immigration to the U.S. has decreased significantly since 1980

One foreign policy goal of President Theodore Roosevelt was to...

• create futures states by annexing Pacific Island territories

• restrict European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

• limit United States investment in Latin America

• encourage independence movements in Africa

One outcome of the situation depicted in the political cartoon was that...

• President Roosevelt declined to run for re-election

• the Supreme Court ended most of the New Deal programs created

• President Roosevelt was eventually impeached for abuse of power

• Congress and the American public rejected Roosevelt's plan to "pack" the Supreme Court

During the 1950s, the main goal of the civil rights movement was to

• create separate African American economic and social institutions

• eliminate legal segregation from American life

• establish affirmative action programs to compensate for past wrongs

• form a new nation for African Americans

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

• steps taken in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• programs dealing with affirmative action
• violent acts by the Black Panthers
• nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation

  A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program was to

• enact social welfare programs to end poverty
• increase farm production
• expand the size of the military
• expand the size of the military

One way in which the New Deal and the Great Society are similar is that both programs were based on the belief that

• volunteer organizations should take over federal relief efforts

• government should impose fewer regulations on business

• states should pay a larger share of the cost of federal programs

• the federal government should do more to help citizens in need