EOC Review Part 2

What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

• to identify and punish suspected communists

• to promote civil rights for African Americans

• to enforce Prohibition laws

• to investigate labor strikes

The following quote is from President Roosevelt in the early 1900s: "This Second New Deal Act gives 'contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits.' Based on this quote, to which Second New Deal Act is Roosevelt referring?

• Social Security Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Wagner Act

• Fair Labor Standards Act

Passage of which of these represented a shift from the foreign policy that dominated American politics between the two world wars?

• the Wagner Act

• the Espionage Act

• the Lend-Lease Act

• the Taft-Hartley Act

How did Congress contribute to the cause of the Great Depression?

• They passed the Hawley Smoot Tariff that raised the taxes of imported goods.

• They reduced taxes on imported goods to stimulate trade.

• They implemented the New Deal to provide economic relief.

• They increased government spending on infrastructure projects.

permitted the trade of non-military goods to nations involved in the war if they paid cash and transported them themselves

• Cash and carry

• Lend-Lease Act

• Neutrality Act

• War Powers Act

How did the formation of the United Nations resemble the formation of the League of Nations?

• It was set up to promote international efforts to stop war.

• It was created to establish a global currency system.

• It aimed to provide military support to member nations.

• It focused on promoting trade agreements among countries.

What was President Woodrow Wilson asking the nation to do in his 1914 message to Congress? "The United States must, . . . during these days that are to try men's souls, . . . be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another."

• adopt a policy of neutrality

• support the Allies in World War I

• declare war on Germany

• promote economic sanctions against Europe

How did investors respond to Black Tuesday in 1929, and what was the effect of this response?

• Investors held onto their stocks, causing prices to rise.

• Investors quickly sold their stocks, which caused stock prices to lower.

• Investors bought more stocks, leading to a market boom.

• Investors ignored the market, resulting in stable prices.

The political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century?

• horizontal integration

• monopolization

• industrialism

• laissez-faire capitalism

Which of the following BEST describes a laissez-faire economic policy?

• The government should leave businesses alone

• The government should heavily regulate businesses.

• The government should protect small businesses from failing.

• The government should prevent big businesses from expanding.