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WorksheetsAIR Review - Day 3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the 1920s, several movements contributed to social change. Identify the movement that primarily contributed to increased competition for housing and jobs.
a)
Prohibition
b)
The Great Migration
c)
Women's Suffrage
d)
Sunbelt Migration
2.
During the 1920s, several movements contributed to social change. Identify the movement that primarily contributed to enhanced participation in the political process.
a)
Prohibition
b)
The Great Migration
c)
Women's Suffrage
d)
Civil Rights Movement
3.
The Great Migration marked the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North. What was one cause of the Great Migration?
a)
The
14th amendment was only ratified in the North.
b)
Factory
jobs in the South paid greater wages.
c)
Racial
discrimination was primarily legalized in the South.
d)
More
agricultural jobs were available in the North.
4.
Which of the following was NOT a factor that led to the Great Depression?
a)
Excessive lending and consumer debt
b)
Speculation and stock market crash
c)
Federal Reserve constricts money supply
d)
Not enough workers in American factories
5.
Which of the following was an action taken by the Government to address the negative conditions of the Great Depression?
a)
The elimination of social programs
b)
Increased
government spending to create jobs
c)
Decrease
government spending to eliminate debt
d)
Print
more money
6.
Congress passed Neutrality Acts in 1935 and 1937. What foreign policy position did these laws reflect?
a)
Big
Stick Diplomacy
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Good
Neighbor Policy
7.
What was a major effect of World War II on women and minorities in the US?
a)
They were drafted into the military.
b)
They had new opportunities in the workforce.
c)
They received equal voting rights for the first time.
d)
They were granted equal pay for equal work.
8.
During WWII, the U.S. government created a system to ration the distribution of certain resources such as petroleum. How did this new system of regulation affect the distribution of resources in the United States?
a)
It
limited the number of goods individuals could purchase
b)
It
supplied members of the upper class better quality goods
c)
It
provided more goods and services to the working class
d)
It
granted more privileges to wealthy business owners
9.
In 1988, Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of the surviving Americans of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II because
a)
the danger of war with Japan no longer existed
b)
all of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizens
c)
the World Court ordered the United States to pay reparations
d)
many Americans believed the internment was unjust and unnecessary
10.
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. How did the Soviet Union respond to this military action?
a)
It
accelerated the pace of its military invasion of Germany
b)
It
formed an alliance with the United States to share nuclear technology
c)
It
intensified development on and successfully tested its own nuclear weapons
d)
It
withdrew from international organizations in which the United States was also a
member
11.
Why did the Soviet Union respond in the way that you identified in the previous question?
a)
It
wanted to quickly end the war to avoid further military casualties
b)
It
wanted to retain political and military influence in the post-war world.
c)
It
wanted nuclear technology to be available as a cheap source of energy after the
war.
d)
It
wanted to pursue a policy of isolationism following the devastation cause by
WWII.
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