WorksheetsSocial Transformation - American History
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
#1 - Following World War II, the United States experiences an era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to this post-war prosperity?
a)
Increased barriers to international trade
b)
Development of a nationwide network of railroads
c)
Increased consumer demand of goods and services
2.
#1B - Select all of the causes that led to the increased consumer demand
a)
Decreased immigration from Asian countries
b)
Establishment of the New York Stock Exchange
c)
Increased income for a large percentage of the U.S. workforce & Rapid population growth following the homecoming of American military
d)
Establishment of a free trade agreement a month the United States, Mexico, and Canada
3.
#2 - How did U.S. national security policy change at the end of the Cold War?
a)
The United States withdrew from NATO
b)
The United States reduced defense spending
c)
The United States reduced containment policies
d)
The United States eliminated its nuclear program
4.
#3 - During the 1950’s, increased incomes and easy credit ledt many Americans to embrace phenomenon?
a)
consumerism
b)
feminism
c)
progressivism
d)
socialism
5.
#4 - In the first half of the twentieth century, most immigrants came to the United States from European countries. How did the pattern of immigration change 1950 and 2000?
a)
Most immigrants to the United States were from Oceania
b)
Most immigrants to the United States were from Australia
c)
Most immigrants to the United States were from Latin America
d)
Most immigrants to the United States were from Middle East
6.
#5A - Identify the consequence: Technologies such as the personal computer, Internet and mobile phones become common.
a)
Global communication improves me common.
b)
Transnational business organization become common
c)
The United States experiences a shift from a manufacturing to a service economy.
7.
#5B - Identify the consequence: Competition from overseas producers leads to increasing trade deficits.
a)
Global communication improves me common.
b)
Transnational business organization become common
c)
The United States experiences a shift from a manufacturing to a service economy.
8.
#5C- Identify the consequence: Producers increasingly import parts from their factories in other countries.
a)
Global communication improves me common.
b)
Transnational business organization become common
c)
The United States experiences a shift from a manufacturing to a service economy.
9.
#6A - Sub-urbanization in the United States had many social and political effects. Identify four effects related to sub-urbanization. Mark the effects that you want to select.
a)
A larger part of the urban population was African American
b)
Democratic parties in Northern cities has lost support
10.
#6B - Sub-urbanization in the United States had many social and political effects. Identify four effects related to sub-urbanization. Mark the effects that you want to select.
a)
Loss of job opportunities in cities contributed to urban riots
b)
Middle class Americans moved to the inner cities
11.
#6C - Sub-urbanization in the United States had many social and political effects. Identify four effects related to sub-urbanization. Mark the effects that you want to select.
a)
Suburban residents were more likely to be Republican & The populations of cities grew increasingly poor.
b)
Suburbs and cities grew at a similar rate
12.
#7 - Before the 1950s, most immigrants to the United States came from Europe. What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?
a)
It set large quota to encourage European immigration
b)
It enforced a complete ban on immigration from China
c)
It imposed stricter quotas on immigration from every country
d)
It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
13.
#8 - Describe the effect the end of the Cold War had on the amount of military spending by the U.S. government in the 1990s.
a)
The government cut funding spent on arms production
b)
Government spending on the military increased
14.
#9A - After World War II, the United States experienced unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. Identify two reasons for this economic prosperity
a)
Demand for automobiles increased & Demand for housing increased
b)
Creation of New Deal programs
c)
Decrease in the birth rate
d)
Demand for high government spending
15.
#9B - Then identify two changes that were created by this prosperity.
a)
Great Migration
b)
Sun Belt Migrations & Suburbanization
c)
Hawaii Statehood
16.
#10 - Following World War II, what groups in particular began movements to secure freedoms and opportunities that other Americans enjoyed?
a)
African-Americans, Native Americans, Women, & Mexican Americans
b)
Arab-Americans, Chinese Americans, & Japanese
17.
#11A - Identify four civil rights groups associated with African Americans’ efforts to end racial segregation.
a)
NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, National Urban League
b)
NOW, KKK, NAACP, United Farm Workers
18.
#11B - Identify three legal actions that brought about change as a result of these groups efforts
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson, Bakke v California, Voting Rights Act
b)
Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
19.
#12 - What four complaints did the United Farm Workers (UFW) make on behalf of Mexican American migrant farm workers?
a)
employment, fair wages, safe working conditions, and adequate living facilities.
b)
medical care, better hours, safe working conditions, and weather
20.
#14 - What were some of the complaints women made known through demonstrations, lawsuits, and the formation of the National Organization of Women (NOW)?
a)
American Indians organized to improve conditions on reservations, protect land rights and improve opportunities in education and employment.
b)
discriminated against in the workplace by being paid less than men for the same jobs. They also believed that there were too few women in elected government offices
21.
#13 - What perspective held by Hispanic-American agricultural workers led to the creation of the United Farm Workers?
a)
Farm workers wanted to become owners of the farms on which they worked.
b)
Small family farms need economic assistance from the Federal government.
c)
Farm workers needed to organize in order to collectively bargain with farm owners.
d)
Large farms could be made more efficient by using modern agricultural technology. >
22.
#13 - What were the goals of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the American Indian Movemnt (AIM)?
a)
research on the effects of pesticides, pollution and waste disposal and concerns about conservation and global warming; led to the Environmental Protection Agency
b)
"to take action" to bring about equality for all women.
c)
American Indians organized to improve conditions on reservations, protect land rights and improve opportunities in education and employment.
23.
#15 - Advances in science following the war also impacted American life. Which one is NOT an example?
a)
medicine
b)
communication
c)
electricity
d)
nuclear energy
24.
#16 - Summarize how states in the South and West gained political power.
a)
ban any political parties whose views differed from those of the Nazi Party.
b)
With the population growing more rapidly in Sunbelt states, the congressional districts were reapportioned, giving these states greater political representation and power.
25.
#17A - What were the debates of public opinion over the role of the federal government? Match the Issues with the debates: ECONOMY
a)
poverty, unemployment and on the idea of a national health insurance, education
b)
government’s role in protecting the country reappeared during times of perceived threats. Fears concerning communist infiltration of the government during the 1940s and 1950s, and anti-war protests during the Vietnam Era
c)
Some people favored a more activist role of the government to correct inequities in society. Others believed that the government should be less involved and let the marketplace work
d)
research on the effects of pesticides, pollution and waste disposal and concerns about conservation and global warming; led to the Environmental Protection Agency
26.
#17B - What were the debates of public opinion over the role of the federal government? Match the Issues with the debates: ENVIRONMENT
a)
poverty, unemployment and on the idea of a national health insurance, education
b)
government’s role in protecting the country reappeared during times of perceived threats. Fears concerning communist infiltration of the government during the 1940s and 1950s, and anti-war protests during the Vietnam Era
c)
Some people favored a more activist role of the government to correct inequities in society. Others believed that the government should be less involved and let the marketplace work
d)
research on the effects of pesticides, pollution and waste disposal and concerns about conservation and global warming; led to the Environmental Protection Agency
27.
#17C - What were the debates of public opinion over the role of the federal government? Match the Issues with the debates: SOCIAL WELFARE
a)
poverty, unemployment and on the idea of a national health insurance, education
b)
government’s role in protecting the country reappeared during times of perceived threats. Fears concerning communist infiltration of the government during the 1940s and 1950s, and anti-war protests during the Vietnam Era
c)
Some people favored a more activist role of the government to correct inequities in society. Others believed that the government should be less involved and let the marketplace work
d)
research on the effects of pesticides, pollution and waste disposal and concerns about conservation and global warming; led to the Environmental Protection Agency
28.
#17D - What were the debates of public opinion over the role of the federal government? Match the Issues with the debates: NATIONAL SECURITY
a)
poverty, unemployment and on the idea of a national health insurance, education
b)
government’s role in protecting the country reappeared during times of perceived threats. Fears concerning communist infiltration of the government during the 1940s and 1950s, and anti-war protests during the Vietnam Era
c)
Some people favored a more activist role of the government to correct inequities in society. Others believed that the government should be less involved and let the marketplace work
d)
research on the effects of pesticides, pollution and waste disposal and concerns about conservation and global warming; led to the Environmental Protection Agency
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