US HISTORY 9 MASTERY QUIZ

The 14^th Amendment stated that

• All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens, regardless of race.

• All persons born in the United States are not citizens
• All persons naturalized in the United States are not citizens
• Only persons born in the United States are citizens

In the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the Supreme Court ruled that

• racial segregation was constitutional under the doctrine of 'separate but equal'
• racial segregation was unconstitutional
• the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction over state laws
• the doctrine of 'separate but equal' was unconstitutional

13)    The Sherman Antitrust Act was designed to

• Promote competition among businesses
• Regulate the stock market
• Protect workers' rights
• Establish a federal income tax

13)    Cities grew rapidly in the late 1800’s because

• There was a boom in the agriculture industry
• People were attracted to the cultural opportunities in cities
• There was an increase in industrial jobs and opportunities
• People were fleeing from rural areas due to natural disasters

When WWI began, the United States

• immediately joined the Allies
• remained neutral
• joined the Central Powers
• declared war on both sides

   By signing the Kellogg Briand Pact, 62 nations agreed to outlaw

• War
• Trade
• Immigration
• Nuclear weapons

What was a major reason for the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

• Increase in agricultural production
• Over-speculation and overproduction in industry
• Decrease in consumer spending
• Increase in international trade

  Which of the following was NOT a goal of the New Deal

• To provide relief for the unemployed
• To recover the economy
• To reform the financial system
• To establish a totalitarian regime

  In the 1930s, Germany became a totalitarian state under the control of dictator

• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

1)      Japan surrendered in WWII after the United States

• Invaded Tokyo
• Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Signed a peace treaty
• Formed an alliance with China