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Total questions: 87
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1.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
2.
In the late 1800's, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson-
a)
Established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination
b)
Created a legal remedy for segregation laws
c)
Affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections
d)
Recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience
3.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
4.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
5.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
6.
One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by-
a)
decreasing the influence of advertisers on consumers
b)
increasing the ease of obtaining information
c)
improving privacy protection for individuals
d)
increasing the reliability of available information
7.
The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-
a)
a system of seperate schools for new immigrants
b)
the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process
c)
a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens
d)
more resources of revenue for state governments
8.
What is one ongoing result of the New Deal?
a)
The federal government funds a space-exploration program.
b)
State governments deny residency to persons working in other states.
c)
State governments use property taxes to fund social security programs.
d)
People can rely on the federal government during times of economic distress.
9.
Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?
a)
A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.
b)
A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China.
c)
A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.
d)
A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.
10.
How did the Zimmerman telegram influence U.S. entry into World War I?
a)
It announced the czar's overthrow in Russia.
b)
It revealed a proposed military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
c)
It contained orders for German U-boats to destroy British passenger ships.
d)
It described Romania's plan to abandon neutrality.
11.
During the Guilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for-
a)
the growth of big business
b)
involvement in foreign wars
c)
the acquisition of foreign territories
d)
increased temperance regulations
12.
In 1979 the Shah of Iran was forced into exile. The U.S. Government later allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment. This perceived U.S. support for the Shah of Iran resulted in which of the following?
a)
Iran attached a U.S. military base in Asia.
b)
Societ forces began an occupation of Iran.
c)
Israel demanded U.S. support for the strategic bombing of cities in Iran.
d)
Revolutionaries kidnapped a group of U.S. citizens in Iran.
13.
During the 1920's, Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan were most closely identified with the-
a)
increased use of credit by U.S. consumers
b)
development of new forms of popular entertainment
c)
decline of public support for Progressive reforms
d)
conflict between modernism and traditionalism
14.
Jackie Robinson first rose to national prominence in the late 1940s when he-
a)
organized sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters
b)
enrolled in the racially segregated University of Mississippi
c)
helped bring an end to racial segregation in Major League Baseball
d)
participated in the Freedom Rides to desegregate interstate bus terminals
15.
Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the United States during the 1930s?
a)
A sharp increase in the power given to state governments
b)
An extended period of economic depression
c)
The adoption of an interventionist foreign policy
d)
The formation of a national Civil Rights movement
16.
What does President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?
a)
Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees
b)
Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency.
c)
Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials.
d)
Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives.
17.
Which of the following was a major contribution of the Harlem Renaissance to U.S. culture?
a)
It led to the increased popularity of vaudeville stage performers.
b)
It brought about the most significant beat poets together.
c)
It established jass as a prominent musical form.
d)
It focused attention on the antiwar literary genere
18.
1st major foreign policy disaster of JFK
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
JFK assassination
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Dating Marilyn Monroe
19.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
20.
president Trumans Marshall Plan called for
a)
military aid for Europe
b)
Substantial finanacial assistance to rebuild Western Europe
c)
economic aid for Japan
21.
Which of the following was a major part of Johnsons great Society?
a)
tax increase
b)
health care legislation
c)
aid to foreign countries
d)
reductions in anti-poverty programs
22.
What was the MOSt common way for the United States to acquire native American land
a)
buy it with money
b)
Native Americans gave it away
c)
The Us and natives would trade
d)
The US took the land through conquest
23.
television helped spur economic growth through its
a)
financial programs
b)
childrens programs
c)
credit cards
d)
advertisements
24.
in the 1950s, William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of suburbs by
a)
providing low interest mortgage loans
b)
designing interstate highways
c)
mass producing houses
d)
criticizing urban life
25.
main goal of the United States during the Spanish American War
a)
free Cuba from Spanish rule
b)
annex Florida
c)
gain spheres of influence in South America
d)
protect business investments in Spain
26.
What did the Us fear would happen if we did not get involved in Vietnam
a)
Diem would be assassinated
b)
China would invade Vietnam
c)
the Communists would take over the country
27.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
korea was unifed under a communist government
b)
North korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare
c)
China controlled North korea while South remained independant
d)
korea remained dvidied at the almost exactly the same place before the war
28.
What is a satellite nation?
a)
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
b)
nations west of the iron curtain
c)
nations that belonged to NATO
d)
nations in debt to the World Bank
29.
in foreign affairs, perhaps Nixons greatest accomplishment
a)
Abandoning realpolitik, or practical politics
b)
eased relations with the Soviet Union and China
c)
Establishing the Peoples Republic of China
d)
Ending the Vietnam War with Americans winning
30.
The 1973 was ____ was enacted to restrict presidential power to send troops anywhere,anytime for any length of time
a)
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
b)
new freedom Act
c)
War Powers Act
d)
Square Deal
31.
How did the Vietnam War end?
a)
with control of all of Vietnam returned to France
b)
with North Vietnamese gaining control of all of Vietnam
c)
with the South Vietnam takeover of Hanoi
d)
defeat of North Vietnam
32.
Court Case that overturned the 1896 Separate but Equal case was
a)
Brown v. BOE ,1954
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1964
33.
the Policy of "reverse discrimination" to make up for the past discrimination of minorities is called
a)
affirmative action
b)
separation
c)
integration
d)
desgragation
34.
The disabled, the aged and those laid off from work received protection in 1935 from
a)
the American Liberty league
b)
national Labor Relations act
c)
National Recovery Administraion
d)
Scoial Security Act
35.
During WW II, the atomic bomb building effort in the US was named
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Kamikaze
d)
Nisei
36.
carnegies Gospel of Wealth asserted that the rich were
a)
more pious than the poor
b)
more competent than the poor
c)
obliged to help the poor
d)
supposed to live lavishly
37.
After the Stock Market Crash in 1929, thousands of American banks closed, because they
a)
charged too high of an interest rate
b)
had invested in European banks
c)
could not return peoples money
d)
had to print new money
38.
The period in the United States when Americans feared communism
a)
Red Dawn
b)
Red Menace
c)
Red Scare
d)
Red Hysteria
39.
The ______ was an African American literary and artistic movement centered in new York City
a)
Cultrual Revival
b)
Harlem renaissance
c)
Jazz Age
d)
Great Society
40.
what was the Great Migration?
a)
African Americans from the South to the northern cities
b)
African Americans from the US to Africa
c)
people from rural areas to towns to large cities
41.
TR policy of upholding the best interest of consumers and workers
a)
Square Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
new Freedom
d)
Roosevelt corollary
42.
theory that states that the most competent people make up the upper class
a)
Social Democracy
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Socialism
d)
Popular Sovereignity
43.
Yellow Journalism
a)
More advertising than news
b)
lower import taxes
c)
use sensationalism to attract readers
d)
appeal to upper class
44.
nativists saw immigrants as
a)
threat to their jobs
b)
good source of votes
c)
supporters of reform
45.
The incident causing Martin Luther King to rise as a leader in the Civil Rights movement was
a)
Brown vs. BOE
b)
Montgomery Bus boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Watts riots
46.
To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the SCLC encouraged a policy of
a)
national strikes
b)
armed confrontation
c)
lawsuits
d)
nonviolent protest
47.
Medical Insurance for those over 65 is provided by
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Blue Cross
48.
Use this table to answer the question.
U.S. Immigration, 1860–1890
Year Number of Immigrants
Entering the United States
1860 154,000
1870 387,000
1880 457,000
1890 560,000
What directly resulted from the increase shown in the table?
U.S. Immigration, 1860–1890
Year Number of Immigrants
Entering the United States
1860 154,000
1870 387,000
1880 457,000
1890 560,000
What directly resulted from the increase shown in the table?
a)
the establishment of Ellis Island
b)
the growth of trusts and monopolies
c)
the expansion of southern agriculture
d)
the rise of the American Federation of Labor
49.
Why did the government order rationing during WWII?
a)
to increase foreign trade
b)
to limit the growth of industry
c)
to conserve raw materials for the war effort
d)
to encourage women to enter the workforce
50.
A major purpose for the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance corporation (FDIC) during the 1930's was to ...
a)
limit government borrowing
b)
break up banking monopolies
c)
strengthen consumer confidence in the banking system
d)
implement monetary policies to fight the Depression
51.
Which event was a factor related to the rapid change in Unemployment after 1929?
a)
passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts
b)
United States refusal to join the league of Nations
c)
Increase in Immigration
d)
Stock Market Crash
52.
How did Ronald Reagan's reform of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War impact the nation's economy?
a)
increased inflation
b)
caused a recession
c)
created more jobs in the defense industry
d)
reduced the national deficit by half
53.
The name given to the corrupt political boss and political machine located in New York during the late 1800's was ....
a)
Carnegie Hall
b)
Rockefeller Center
c)
Manhattan Project
d)
Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
54.
The Bessemer process was a method of producing cheap
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
electricity
d)
cotton cloth
55.
The term "Muckraker" has been used to describe authors whose writing deal mainly with
a)
criticizing the government's welfare policies
b)
publicizing Constitution issues relating to minority groups
c)
advancing the cause of press freedom
d)
exposing social conditions in need of reform
56.
The period that marked the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century that featured numerous reform movements and changed in the role of the federal government?
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
Suffrage Movement
c)
Progressive Era
d)
Reform legislation
57.
Who was viewed as the first Progressive president?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Howard Taft
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Grover Cleveland
58.
Which of the following was upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
a)
Literacy Tests
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Disenfranchisement
d)
Grandfather Clauses
59.
He led the "back to Africa" movement in which he advocated blacks leaving the U.S. to found a homeland in Africa
a)
Marcus Garvey
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
60.
Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that -
a)
people in lower classes were not capable of economic success
b)
immigration weakened national unity
c)
the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people
d)
poverty could be eradicated though increased economic regulation
61.
This World War I-era poster was intended to persuade -
a)
farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the war
b)
women to work producing war materials
c)
people to save money during the war
d)
people to help finance the war
62.
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
a)
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
b)
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
c)
High winds and railroad construction
d)
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
63.
NATO is _____.
a)
a military and political alliance between a number of European countries along with the U.S. and Canada
b)
a cultural organization addressing mutual interests among North and South American countries
c)
an arm of the European Union that helps finance failing member nations
d)
an agreement between the U.S. and Russia to limit Chinese involvement in European affairs
64.
T Roosevelt believed that the Panama Canal was vital for commercial and military shipping and...
a)
maintaining Asian influence.
b)
making the US a world power.
c)
helping central American.
d)
starting new markets in Mexico.
65.
Troops in World War I, to protect themselves from artillery, began to...
a)
build buildings.
b)
dig trenches.
c)
use bayonets.
d)
throw grenades.
66.
African American arts in the 20's flourished in what we now call the...
a)
Great Transformation.
b)
Great Awakening.
c)
South Side Renaissance.
d)
Harlem Renaissance.
67.
What were living conditions like in tenements?
a)
Small, no windows, 10 people in one room sharing one bathroom, many diseases spread
b)
Fun and luxurious
c)
Not many people
68.
Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?
a)
smoked and drank in public
b)
over 65 yrs. old
c)
wore make up
d)
rebellious, fun, and energetic
69.
Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because
a)
the bullets used in a murder matched Sacco's gun
b)
They were Italian immigrants and anarchists
c)
Sacco owned a gun similar to the murder weapon
d)
they were members of the KKK
70.
Who is the founder of the modern assembly line?
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Harry Daugherty
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Henry Ford
71.
Which word describes the homefront during World War II?
a)
Easy
b)
Selfish
c)
Sacrifice
d)
Uncooperative
72.
Why did the federal government encourage American citizens to buy war bonds during WW1 and WW2?
a)
To help finance the war
b)
To ration food and other goods
c)
To improved the banking industry
d)
To ensure wage increases in industry
73.
What was the result of the attack at Pearl Harbor?
a)
An American declaration of war on Japan
b)
The complete destruction of the US Navy
c)
Renewed efforts in Europe to rid the region of Hitler's dominance
d)
Continued American isolationism
74.
Hoovervilles can BEST be described as:
a)
Shantytowns where displaced people lived during the Great Depression
b)
Small cities named in honor of President Hoover
c)
Parts of a larger reform bill to improve housing in America
d)
Bank notes issued during the Depression in place of stock
75.
ALL of the following contributed to American involvement in WW1 EXCEPT:
a)
Isolationism
b)
Anti-German Propaganda
c)
Submarine Warfare
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
76.
Which event sparked the Spanish-American War?
a)
The sinking of the USS Maine
b)
Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
c)
The building of the Panama Canal
d)
The Platt Amendment
77.
The intent of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was:
a)
To deny workers from China membership in labor unions
b)
To exclude Chinese workers on RRs
c)
To restrict immigration from China
d)
To forbid military involvement in China
78.
What right was granted by ratification of the 19th Amendment?
a)
The right of the people to elect U.S. Senators
b)
The right to due process
c)
A woman's right to vote
d)
The right of workers to form unions
79.
Muckrakers, like Ida Tarbell, hoped to:
a)
Oversee the Tennessee Valley Authority
b)
Stop ratification of the 18th Amendment
c)
Expose abuses in business and corruption in politics
d)
Improve methods of mass production
80.
What was the significance of Levittown?
a)
It showed the need for a working GI Bill
b)
It sparked the growth of the American suburbs
c)
It was the center of the American industry
d)
It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates
81.
What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It immediately struck down all Jim Crow laws enacted in the South
b)
It had little effect on political change in the South
c)
Within four years more than 70% of southern blacks had registered to vote
d)
It prompted ratification of the 24th Amendment
82.
Why did President Johnson introduce his Great Society initiative?
a)
To reduce the need for labor unions in American industry
b)
To establish social benefits for all Americans
c)
To work toward reducing the tax burden on corporations
d)
To establish legislation that would help poverty-stricken Americans
83.
Brown v. Board of Education had the most immediate effect on:
a)
Segregated schools
b)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
The Freedom Riders
d)
The Miranda Warning
84.
What did the Communist takeover in China and the Korean War give rise to in America?
a)
The Space Race
b)
Communism
c)
McCarthyism
d)
The Marshall Plan
85.
Why was September 11, 2001, a turning point in American history?
a)
It created a new focus on world terrorism
b)
It established the importance of isolationism
c)
It reduced federal efforts for homeland security
d)
It lessened the need to work with foreign governments
86.
What prompted the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Tet Offensive
b)
The Cuban Revolution
c)
The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba
d)
The interest in overthrowing Fidel Castro
87.
What resulted from the outrage caused by the publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle?
a)
The book was banned from libraries
b)
There was a backlash against labor unions
c)
There were further restrictions placed on civil liberties
d)
The federal government began regulating the meat packing industry
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