CS 30 Rust Belt/Sun Belt/Immigration Acts

What major change does the 1965 immigration act put in place?

• Allocates an equal number of immigrants from each country

• Adjust the quota from 2% to 25%

• There was no change.

What abolished the National Origins Act as well as racial quotas of immigrants?

• Immigration Act of 1965
• Open Door Act of 1965
• Quota Restriction Act of 1965
• Naturalization Act of 1965

This replaced the national origins system with a new quota system that allowed more people from outside of Europe to settle in the United States.

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Civil Rights Act
• Economic Opportunity Act
• Immigration Act of 1965

What abolished the National Origins Act as well as racial quotas of immigrants?

• Immigration Act of 1965
• Open Door Act of 1965
• Quota Restriction Act of 1965
• Naturalization Act of 1965

Which of the following is not an accurate characteristic of the decade after the Second World War

• Never before seen prosperity

• Rapid and extensive suburbanization

• A population explosion known as the baby boom

• Widespread student opposition to the development of nuclear weapons

What was the name of the financial stimulus given to veterans of WWII to help them get on their feet after the war?

• GI Bill

• Bill of Rights

• GI Amendment Act

• Governors Act

Which of the following is untrue about the GI Bill benefits given to returning veterans of WWII?

• They were able to get loans to open a small business

• They were able to go to college to further their education

• They were able to get a stipend for every child they had

• They were able to get loans to buy homes in the suburbs

Which of the following identifies reasons for population decline in the Rustbelt during the second half of the 20th century? (Choose 2.) 

• Manufacturing jobs were lost to growing overseas competition

• An internal migration occurred as people moved to the Sunbelt in search of economic opportunities in the booming defense and technology industries

• Birth rates declined and death rates increased in the Rustbelt as a result of air pollution connected to manufacturing industries

• There was a lack of available wilderness areas, driving an internal migration to the western states.

What region is the red shaded area in the United States

• Sun Belt

• Rust Belt

What region is the red shaded area in the United States

• Sun Belt

• Rust Belt