EOC REVIEW

What was one reason why these amendments were added to the Constitution?

• to guarantee due process of law

• To expand the authority of the states over the federal government

• To limit the freedom of expression

• To expand the rights of individuals to participate in the government

How did the Great Depression affect American society?

• 1. The price of agricultural goods decreased, causing an increase in

     demand for farm labor.

• 1. Manufacturing wages increased, causing businesses to concede to labor union demands

• 1. Demand for luxury goods increased, causing overproduction in manufacturing

• Businesses were forced to close, causing widespread unemployment.

This list describes selected features of the Homestead Act of 1862.

What was one effect of the act described in this list?

• 6. The population of settlers in the American West increased.

• 7. The debt of the federal government increased.

• The number of conflicts with American Indians decreased.

• The demand for natural resources decreased.

Which statement describes the purpose of this plan?

• To establish a new era of isolationism
  

• To punish countries that are defeated in war

• To prevent multinational countries from breaking apart

• To create conditions that prevent future global conflicts

Which previous Supreme Court decision had protected the practice described in this excerpt?

• Sweatt v. Painter

• Hernandez v. Texas

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Wisconsin vs. Yoder

This act has caused conflict between:

• 6. individual rights and the authority of the government to maintain national security

• 6. equal protection under the law and protection of minorities against discrimination

• 6. economic stability and increased government spending on military readiness

• promotion of free-trade policies and protections for workers in domestic industries

NATO was created in response to concerns about:

• 6. the Soviet Union and Communism

• Italy and Nazism

• Germany and fascism

• Japan and militarism

The image supports which statement about U.S. society during the early 1900s?

• 6. New technologies made daily life easier for consumers.

• 6. Consumers resisted change in favor of traditional products.

• 6. Harmful economic cycles caused consumers to resist new technology

• The manufacture of new products encouraged consumers to stay home

The demographic structure of the United States changed in the late nineteenth century with the arrival of

• 1. political refugees coming to the United States from the former Spanish colonies

• 1. immigrants from southern and eastern Europe seeking industrial jobs

• 1. migrants from Mexico seeking agricultural jobs during a worldwide depression

• 1. German immigrants fleeing Europe prior to the outbreak of the First World War

Which action did the Allied powers take in response to what was described in this letter?

• Imposed economic sanctions on Germany

• Began a bombing campaign to destroy key military bases

• Charged Nazi officials with war crimes in the Nuremberg trials