#3 EOC Amer Hist Practice Test Review - Standards 14-21

S14. SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR - In the late 1800s, the United States began to assert itself politically and militarily beyond North America. For example, the United States took over the independent kingdom of Hawaii and fought a war against Spain in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean (Spanish-American War). Choose THREE reasons WHY the US participated in the EXPANSIONIST policies.

• expand navy/military
• to spread Christianity & American values
• develop new weapons
• gain territories for resources
• create a world war

S15. POST-WORLD WAR I - After World War I, the United States signed treaties with other nations in attempt to prevent future wars. Choose the TWO isolationist policies that were signed after the war.

• limit of naval arms
• restore territories lost in the war
• stop the spread of Nazism
• limit territorial expansion

S16: RACIAL INTOLERANCE & IMMIGRATION- Following World War I, large U.S. cities experience increased competition for jobs and housing. Which development was a significant result of this pattern of urban change?

• A. New Deal legislation to create jobs and stimulate the economy
• B. a population shift to rural areas for increased job opportunities
• C. race riots fueled by intolerance and continuing African American migrations
• D. the banning of women in the workplace so that they could focus on the home

S16: RACIAL INTOLERANCE & IMMIGRATION - Between 1919 and 1941, anti-immigrant sentiments had a significant impact on social trends in the United States. Identify THREE general trends during this period that were related to these anti-immigrant sentiments.

• nativism became widespread
• immigration quotas were enacted
• immigrants were targeted by the Ku Klux Klan
• foreign-born workforce increased
• relgious tolerance increase

S17. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE Which new technological innovation had an impact on transportation, industrial factories and creation of the assembly line?

• A. airplane
• B. automobile
• C. train
• D. helicopter

S19. GREAT DEPRESSION - Identify TWO factors that led to the Great Depression (remember SLEDS). Then, describe how each factor you identified led to the Great Depression.

S20. ISOLATIONISM in WWII - The Atlantic Charter was an important step in the United States' transition from an isolationist foreign policy because it

• A. allowed U.S. troops to be stationed in bases throughout Europe.
• B. showed strong support for countries fighting against fascist aggression
• C. enabled the United States to start selling war materials to other countries
• D. created a new method to enforce isolationism with other European nations.

S21. MOBILIZATION - The attack on Pearl harbor caused changes in American domestic policies. Which event was a consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• A. The United States bombed Berlin in retaliation, causing Germany to declare war.
• B. Congress passed the Neutrality Act of 1939, which permitted Britain to buy U.S. weapons.
• C. The United States government forced Japanese Americans to relocated to internment camps.
• D. The Roosevelt administration created New Deal agencies to help prepare the country for war.