US- 2nd Semester Finals Study- 1

The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction and marked the beginning of Jim Crow laws in the South.

• True

• False

The 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920.

• True

• False

The Great Depression began in 1929 and lasted until the end of World War II.

• True

• False

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

• True

• False

Which of the following best describes the New Deal?

• A series of social welfare programs designed to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression

• A set of policies aimed at promoting free market capitalism

• A military strategy used during World War II

• An effort to expand civil rights in the United States

Which of the following was not a major cause of the Spanish-American War?

• American expansionism

• Cuban independence

•  Sinking of the USS Maine

• German aggression

The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

• True

• False

Which of the following was not a major event of the 9/11 attacks?

•  The attack on the World Trade Center in New York City

• The attack on the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

• The crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania

• The bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City

Which of the following best describes the Reagan Revolution?

• A period of economic prosperity and conservative social policies during the 1980s

•  A movement to promote greater civil rights for women and minorities

• A strategy to end the Cold War through diplomacy and disarmament

• A campaign to promote environmental conservation and sustainab

Which of the following was not a major factor in the civil rights movement?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

•  The Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case

• The Vietnam War

• The March on Washington