U.S. History End of Course Practice #6

The geography of the Atlantic Coastal Plain most influenced the Southern economy during the period from 1620 to 1865 because it

• promoted a plantation system of agriculture.

• led to diversified manufacturing.

• encouraged development of the railroad industry.

• resulted in widespread mining of coal.

Which conclusion is most clearly supported by this photograph?

• Textile manufacturing was not important to the national economy.

• State and federal governments did not adequately regulate child labor.

• American factories were less productive than factories in other countries.

• Strict federal safety standards were enforced in factories across the nation.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) are all associated with what movement?

• temperance

• abolition

• civil rights

• environmentalism

Manifest Destiny was a term coined in the early 19th Century that claimed Westward expansion was

• against the natural rights of Americans.

• the divine right of Americans.

• harmful to the Native Americans but necessary for the success of the United States.

• a stepping stone to imperialism.

Why was the Open Door Policy significant to the United States' economy?

• It slowed the flow of Chinese immigrants entering the United States.

• It gave the United States much of China's East coast.

• It increased debt owed to China by the United States.

• It gave the United States access to vast Chinese markets.

What combination of factors contributed most directly to the severe recession in the United States economy in 2008?

• immigration restrictions and lack of skilled workers

• cuts in defense spending and social welfare programs

• excessive use of credit and bank speculation in the mortgage market

• tight monetary policy and overregulation of banks

The defeat of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "court packing" plan by Congress is an example of

• federalism.

• checks and balances.

• due process.

• the Amendment process.

Which of the following was a way World War II impacted life in the United States during the war?

• It altered the way goods and resources were allocated in the U.S.

• Factories went from building weapons to solely focusing on making home goods.

• It led to fewer people supporting America because they were in a foreign war.

• It meant that women and minorities would face more difficulty than ever in finding employment.

In the United States, third parties have been influential because they have often

• outspent their political opponents.

• provided the presidential candidate of the major parties.

• suggested reforms later adopted by the two major parties.

• elected majorities in both Congress and state legislatures.

Which landmark court case desegregated public schools and overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

• Roe v. Wade

• Korematsu v. United States

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education