AIR Test Review 2

One objective of the Immigration Act of 1924 was to reduce the number of immigrants entering the US each year. This legislation reflects a pattern of intolerance that was present in the 1920s.

Which other development of the 1920s also reflects this patter of intolerance?

• the importation of liquor in violation of the Volstead Act

• the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Consitution

• the renewal of racial violence encouraged by the Ku Klux Klan

• the growth of African-American arts in the Harlem Renaissance

During the early 1900s, the movement for prohibition pushed legislators to enact social change throughout the US.

Which social change was encouraged by the movement for prohibition in the US?

• outlawing of alcohol in the US

• integration of public facilities in the US

• libitations on foreign immigration to the US

• establishment of civil rights for minorities in the US

One effect of industrialization in the US in the late 1800s was the organization of labor unions as a way for workers to gain bargaining power in the workplace. Why did this development often lead to violence?

• Union leaders would not negotiate with factory owners.

• Union leaders required U.S. workers to join worldwide strikes.

• Government officials used force to bring about better working conditions.

• Business owners used force to protect their workplace from unionization.

Which right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was derived from the 1689 English Bill of Rights?

• right to property

• right to petition the government

• right of the government to collect taxes

• right of women to vote

Historians evaluate the credibility of sources using a number of criteria.

What is one of the criteria that historians consider?

• the ease of availability of the source

• the race and gender of the source's author

• the accuracy and internal consistency of the source

• the payment made by the publisher to the source's author

Select 3 - The Great Depression was caused by several key factors, resulting in a dramatic change in American Society.

Identify the factor that led to the Great Depression.

• Excessive lending and consumer debt

• Speculation and stock market crash

• Increased government spending to create jobs

• Federal Reserve constricts money supply.

Which source would provide the most credible information about the daily life of factory workers during the 1880s?

• a collection of letters written by a farmer

• a journal written by an employee at a factory

• a novel written to encourage factory regulation

• a pamphlet written by a group opposing unions

After World War I, President Woodrow Wilson played a role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles. Despite President Wilson’s efforts, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty.

Which concern led the U.S. Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles?

• The treaty would be too forgiving on Germany following its defeat in the war.

• The treaty would allow the League of Nations to develop its own powerful standing army.

• The treaty would force the United States to surrender the territorial gains it made during the war

• The treaty would draw the United States into foreign entanglements through the League of Nations

President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies contributed to what pattern in the 20th century U.S. history?

• increasing numbers of immigrants

• the rise of laissez-faire economic policies

• the expanding role of the federal government

• widespread persecution of suspected communists

Supported the articles of confederation.

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist