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USH SATP Review 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“I realized that Ellis Island could inspire both hope and fear. Some of the passengers were afraid…; others were impatient, anxious to get through the inspection and be off to their destinations.”

- Edward Corsi, In the Shadow of Liberty, 1935


Based on this passage, you can conclude that many immigrants saw Ellis Island as a –

a)

nasty and unpleasant

b)

dreamland of opportunity

c)

symbol of their expectations about the United States

d)

place of great danger

2.

Which of the following is an example of a “pull” factor that contributed to the large-scale migration to the Sunbelt that began in the post-World War II years?

a)

The easy availability of automobiles

b)

The growth of the aerospace and electronics industries the South and Southwest

c)

Declining economic prospects in the northern and eastern parts of the country

d)

The building of the interstate highway system

3.

Which of the following BEST explains the information on the graph?

a)

The use of legal restrictions to limit voting by African Americans

b)

The effect of the Fifteenth Amendment on all voters

c)

Decreasing influence of the Ku Klux Klan on white voters

d)

Increasing influence of the Republican Party among black voters

4.

Which of the following has NOT occurred in the wake of the efforts to expand opportunities and equality for women that began in the 1960s?

a)

Women have greater access to a wider variety of jobs.

b)

Women have guaranteed equal access to education.

c)

Women today make up a large share of the workforce.

d)

Women have achieved equality with men in earning power.

5.

Which event from the World War II era BEST illustrates the government’s willingness to place national security above individual liberty?

a)

A.The internment of Japanese Americans

b)

The drive to sell war bonds

c)

The creation of prowar propaganda

d)

The bracero program

6.

All of the following were arguments in favor of imperialism in the late 1800s and early 1900s EXCEPT –

a)

“American famers need more customers for the food they grow.”

b)

“The people who founded our nation believed in the right of the people to form their own government.”

c)

“It is not fair or responsible to let backward people wallow in poverty when we have the means to raise them up.”

d)

“The people of this country were destined for global greatness.”

7.

Why did farmers in the late 1800s favor a monetary policy in which silver was used as money?

a)

Such a policy would reduce the amount of money in circulation and slow price increases.

b)

Such a policy would increase the amount of money in circulation and slow price increases.

c)

Such a policy would increase the amount of money in circulation and spur price increases.

d)

Such a policy would reduce the amount of money in circulation and spur price increases.

8.

Who was involved in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Farmers

d)

Monopolists

9.

Who exposed the terrible living conditions of the tenements?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Boss Tweed

d)

Samuel Gompers

10.

What was Upton Sinclair's goal in writing the Jungle?

a)

Expose the Triangle Shirtwaist factory

b)

Swing from the trees in the jungle

c)

Improve the working conditions of the meat packing industry

d)

Call the inspectors to the meat industry

11.

“Boss” Tweed is best described by which of the following?

a)

A multimillionaire who started the U.S. Steel company.

b)

A labor union leader who fought against brutal strikes.

c)

An Irish immigrant who ran the first mafia in Chicago.

d)

Corrupt politician who ran the city w/ his political machine.

12.

What was a political machine?

a)

A new secret voting method.

b)

A corrupt system that kept one party in power.

c)

A machine that controlled the political arena.

d)

An honest politician who upheld fairness and equality.

13.

What was the PRIMARY goal of the Populist movement?

a)

To completely destroy all Big Business.

b)

To give “common people” a voice in government.

c)

To achieve universal economic and social equality.

d)

To have government run the railroads.

14.

How did initiative and referendum help the common man?

a)

It allowed them to directly select their senators.

b)

It gave them the right to vote at age 18.

c)

It gave them a direct role in law making.

d)

It gave them a progressive income tax.

15.

What is a progressive income tax?

a)

All people should be taxed at the same rate.

b)

Taxes should be distributed on a first come first serve.

c)

Nobody should pay taxes.

d)

Larger income equal higher tax rate.

16.

What did Theodore Roosevelt do regarding the environment?

a)

He stuck to preserving nature everywhere just as it was.

b)

He allowed Big Business to expand its use of resources.

c)

He conserved land by setting it aside as parkland.

d)

He opposed the creation of the US Forest Service.

17.

What amendment granted women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

18th

d)

19th

18.

How did progressivism change the role of the government?

a)

It allowed the government to practice Laissez-Faire.

b)

It allowed the government to restrict regulations on businesses.

c)

It allowed the government to regulate businesses and the economy more.

d)

It allowed the government to have international trade and increase tariff prices.

19.

The Cold War began...

a)

after WWII.

b)

after the Korean War.

c)

after Vietnam.

d)

after WWI.

20.

Which of the following is correctly matched up?

a)

NATO; alliance formed against the Soviet Union

b)

Warsaw Pact; alliance formed to counter NATO

c)

containment policy; staying neutral and away from communist-related conflicts

d)

Long Telegram; intercepted by U.S. from Mexico to Germany discussing post-Cold War plans

21.

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by --

a)

Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb

b)

bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines

c)

Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

d)

brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of Containment

22.

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launching of Sputnik I?

a)

The United States began a period of technology sharing with the Soviet Union

b)

The U.S. government founded a federal agency dedicated to space exploration

c)

The Soviet Union was unable to collect images of the United States from space

d)

The Soviet government collapsed because of economic competition

23.

Which issue is this cartoon addressing?

a)

Political corruption

b)

Temperance

c)

Civil-service reform

d)

Segregation

24.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
25.

This cartoon comments on tactics used to

a)

secure the southern border of California

b)

protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes

c)

create a defensive alliance with France

d)

obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone

26.

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military

a)

trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops

b)

shared military technology with North Vietnam

c)

installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

d)

imposed martial law in North Vietnam

27.

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

a)

To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens

b)

To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation

c)

To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

d)

To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures

28.

How did the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation change the nature of banking in the United States?

a)

The government began to guarantee bank deposits.

b)

Depositors could transfer investments without penalties.

c)

Depositors were guaranteed minimum interest rates on savings accounts.

d)

The government required taxpayers to open savings accounts.

29.
Voting age – 21 to 18 unfair to fight in war if you can’t vote (Vietnam War)
a)
22nd
b)
21st
c)
25th
d)
26th
30.
Amendment that limits presidential terms (passed because of FDR’s 4th term)
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
21st
d)
22nd