TNReady Practice 2 (21-22)

This mission statement is associated with

• President John F. Kennedy’s Peace Corps.

• President Ronald Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.

• President Bill Clinton’s North American Free Trade Agreement.

In this source, President Roosevelt was responding to

• the need to provide jobs to the unemployed.

• the use of biological weapons on allies.

• the aggressive actions of totalitarian nations.

• the increase in communist revolutions.

Which statement best summarizes President Roosevelt’s position on the concentration of wealth?

• Individual accumulation of wealth should be illegal.

• Individual success should also advance society.

• Income taxes on large fortunes should be abolished.

• Laws should be passed to redistribute wealth.

Which photograph shows one effect of the work of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

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The long-term result of these events was

• a Cuban alliance with Mexico during the Cold War.

• a Cuban attack on the military base at Guantanamo.

• an embargo on trade between Cuba and the United States.

• the opening of a Cuban embassy in the United States.

Which statement describes the conditions expressed in these sources?

• Industrial businesses provided childcare for factory workers.

• Women and children were expected to work long hours.

• Public education was available for the children of factory workers.

• Women and children were responsible for working in the home.

Which statement best compares this policy to the earlier policy of President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Both suggested that U.S. business interests were of greater concern than national security.

• Both emphasized the need to prohibit South American trade with nations other than the United States.

• Both claimed that governing South American nations was beneficial to the United States.

• Both advanced the view that stability of U.S. business interests abroad was a national goal.

Which two events occurred during the administration of President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?

• The United States invaded Grenada to overthrow the communist government.

• The U.S. military withdrew troops as part of the “Vietnamization” policy.

• The U.S. military launched “Operation Just Cause” to remove a dictator in Panama.

• The United States initiated a withdrawal of military forces from Lebanon.

• U.S. troops entered the Gulf War in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Which statement explains why there were objections to New Deal programs?

• The New Deal gave unprecedented economic power to the federal government.

• The New Deal did not place restrictions on the stock market.

• The New Deal created an excess of unemployed workers.

• The New Deal did not provide a safety net for older citizens.

What was the motivation for the action represented by this 1893 source?

• The United States needed raw materials and markets to support an industrial economy.

• The United States protected countries in Central and South America from European powers.

• The United States wanted democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

• The United States encouraged businesses to move overseas.