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Which of these was a reason for the collapse of the American economy which led to the Great Depression?
A)
Foreign governments began to boycott American-made goods.
B)
Government control of the economy led to severe inflation.
C)
Taxes were too high to support unemployment claims and social security payments.
D)
The boom of the 1920's rested on a weak foundation since the prosperity was not enjoyed by all economic groups.
2)
Which one of these was a major result of World War II?
A)
the Great Depression
B)
the colonization of Africa
C)
the creation of the United Nations
D)
the lack of power of the United States
3)
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when
A)
the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba.
B)
CIA-backed rebels were defeated by the Cuban army at the Bay of Pigs.
C)
the United Nations allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in Key West.
D)
a nuclear disarmament plan for the US and the Soviet Union was agreed upon.
4)
How did the domino theory influence the United States' role in the Vietnam War?
A)
Vietnamization became the new U.S. foreign policy.
B)
The United States adopted a position of neutrality.
C)
It forced the United States to support the Vietcong.
D)
It convinced the government to become involved in the war.
5)
In the first half of the 20th century, literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to
A)
deny suffrage to women.
B)
end the Reconstruction Era.
C)
deny suffrage to African Americans.
D)
help pay for the growing New Deal programs.
6)
Which city served as a staging area for the United States’ troops heading to Cuba during the Spanish-American War?
A)
Jacksonville
B)
Miami
C)
Orlando
D)
Tampa
7)
In 1912 Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast passenger train, the first to pass across the overseas rail line, ran from Daytona to
A)
Tampa.
B)
Key West.
C)
Pensacola.
D)
St. Augustine.
8)
A. Philip Randolph's proposed "March on Washington" in 1941 was going to protest racially discriminatory hiring practices in the defense industry, but was called off after President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the
A)
New Deal.
B)
Desegregation Act.
C)
Fair Employment Act.
D)
"Four Freedoms" speech.
9)
Why were the Nuremberg Trials held from 1945 to 1946?
A)
to divide Germany into East and West sections
B)
to judge Soviet leaders who tried to blockade Berlin
C)
to punish Axis generals for their actions during the war
D)
to prosecute former Nazi officials for their roles in the Holocaust
10)
"The Holocaust" of World War II generally refers to the
A)
treatment of Chinese people by Japan in the late 1930s.
B)
bombing of the interior regions of Germany by Allied bombers.
C)
internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II.
D)
planned murder of Jews, gypsies, communists, and others by the German government.
11)
Who was the African-American woman who founded a prominent black college and later became the first black female to hold a federal agency post in President Roosevelt’s cabinet?
A)
Carrie Meek
B)
Mary L. Singleton
C)
Zora Neale Hurston
D)
Mary McLeod Bethune
12)
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution could be considered a "Progressive" amendment because it
A)
allowed all citizens the right to vote.
B)
allowed people 18 and older voting rights.
C)
guaranteed suffrage to all races regardless of income.
D)
granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex.
13)



What challenges of urbanization and industrialization does the photo illustrate?
A)
unfair labor practices
B)
child labor exploitation
C)
overcrowding and pollution
D)
discrimination against immigrants
14)
Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan both were ‘captains’ of which industry?
A)
automobile
B)
communications
C)
oil
D)
steel
15)
Which of these was an effect of the Industrial Revolution at the end of the nineteenth century in the United States?
A)
women's suffrage
B)
rural population growth
C)
an economic boom in the Northeast
D)
laws guaranteeing rights for labor unions
16)
This territory was annexed by the United States in 1898, five years after planters there overthrew the leader and requested the US to annex the territory.
A)
Cuba
B)
Guam
C)
Hawaii
D)
Philippines
17)
Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?
A)
The government finally passed a law banning slavery.
B)
The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire.
C)
It finally gave much needed jobs to African-Americans during the Great Migration.
D)
It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.
18)
Who is generally considered the "Father" of the modern assembly line?
A)
Henry Ford
B)
Samuel Gompers
C)
Andrew Carnegie
D)
John D. Rockefeller
19)
What was the GREATEST impact of the Panama Canal?
A)
The economic power of the United States was greatly strengthened.
B)
Spain went to war with the United States to gain control of the Canal.
C)
It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
D)
Revolutionaries in Panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the United States.
20)
Which of these contributed to the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?
A)
stock market speculation
B)
the effects of World War II
C)
success of the U.S. farm economy
D)
foreign boycotts of U.S. products
21)
Jane Addams's "Hull House" of the late-19th century was
A)
supported and funded by Congress.
B)
ruled to be unconstitutional in 1901.
C)
created to help adjust immigrants into the United States.
D)
helped to retrain Native Americans forced off of their land.
22)



As World War I ended, a major concern for the United States involved
A)
re-deploying troops to naval bases in the Pacific.
B)
demobilizing the military and returning to a peace-time economy.
C)
securing America's southern border against Mexican guerrilla fighters.
D)
maintaining occupation forces in Europe to prevent the spread of communism.
23)
What is the MOST accurate Social-Darwinist defense for U.S. imperialism?
A)
Robber Barons deserved new markets to sell their goods and expand their businesses.
B)
Nations that considered themselves superior felt obliged to govern less-advanced nations.
C)
The United States needed to test its military strength to make any necessary improvements.
D)
The United States needed to compete with European nations to prove that the United States
was superior.
24)



"The 'Brains' "
That Achieved The Tammany Victory At The Rochester Democratic Convention
This cartoon by Thomas Nast was protesting the actions of
A)
the greed of Andrew Carnegie.
B)
the actions of union organizers.
C)
Abraham Lincoln's corruption charges.
D)
"Boss Tweed" in New York City politics.
25)
In which way did the Great Depression highlight the lack of civil rights in the 1930s?
A)
Minorities were not allowed to apply for government jobs.
B)
Minorities were taking jobs previously held by white workers.
C)
Minorities were hired less frequently and fired more frequently than whites.
D)
Minorities were hired over white workers so that employers could pay them less.
26)
"The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century
A)
was a declaration of US neutrality.
B)
warned Americans not to travel on European ships.
C)
provided secret aid to Britain before the US entered the war.
D)
were issued by President Wilson as a basis for a lasting peace.
27)
The Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 showed that Americans
A)
were fearful of the French presence in the country.
B)
were fearful of possible German activity in the U.S.
C)
were targeting minorities as scapegoats for causing the war.
D)
were fearful of Communist influences in the federal government.
28)
The Lend-Lease Act was an attempt by the United States to
A)
stay out of World War I.
B)
supply iron and oil to Japan.
C)
divide land acquired from the Mexican War.
D)
let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s.
29)
Which of these conditions did soldiers contract from fighting in trenches in World War I?
A)
scurvy
B)
tetanus
C)
fallout
D)
trench foot
30)
How did World War I impact African Americans?
A)
It led to the end of segregation.
B)
It accelerated the Great Migration.
C)
Blacks were united in support of the war.
D)
Blacks were denied entry into the military.
31)



"The Condition of the Laboring Man at Pullman."
This political cartoon was published in the 1890s and points to the growing
A)
power of unions in the United States.
B)
concern regarding factory working conditions.
C)
involvement of government in private businesses.
D)
disparity in wages between laborers and industrialists.
32)
The 1920s was a period of economic prosperity for the United States as a result of
A)
World War I.
B)
World War II.
C)
the Cold War.
D)
the Civil War.
33)
The Cold War
A)
developed as a result of the tensions between the US. and the Soviet Union.
B)
developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.
C)
resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference following World War I.
D)
pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in World War II.
34)
After the conclusion of the Spanish-American War, the United States faced stiff opposition—in the form of a guerrilla war—from which of their newly acquired territories?
A)
Cuba
B)
Guam
C)
Mexico
D)
Philippines
35)
The "Domino Theory" during the post-World War II era held that
A)
the youth of the United States were quickly losing their moral foundation.
B)
if one country were to fall to communist control, countries around it would soon fall.
C)
once humans established a base on the moon, exploration of the planets would quickly follow.
D)
if one southern state would repeal its segregation laws, states around it would soon do the same.
36)
Which group was founded in 1909 under the leadership of W.E.B. Dubois in an effort to combat racial discrimination, racial violence, and segregation in the United States?
A)
The Black Rights Coalition (BRC)
B)
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
C)
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
D)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
37)
Why did the Ku Klux Klan support anti-Catholic legislation during the 1920s?
A)
Most Klan members were Protestants.
B)
Many Klan members were opposed to religion.
C)
Many Klan members believed that Catholics supported Jews.
D)
Most Klan members believed that Catholics supported African Americans.
38)
The Espionage Act (1917) and Sedition Act (1918) were both
A)
vetoed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
B)
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
C)
unsuccessful attempts to stop criticism against the war.
D)
significant limitations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
39)
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because
A)
he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.
B)
it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.
C)
Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
D)
it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.
40)
Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
A)
vertical integration
B)
the formation of trusts
C)
the crushing of labor unions
D)
the formation of labor unions
41)
The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west, and the demand for cotton in northern and European textile factories led to
A)
an increase in demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War.
B)
a decrease in demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War.
C)
the development of an industrialized southern economy.
D)
the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
42)
Which of these was a factor in the United States entrance in World War I?
A)
the invasion of Poland
B)
Japan's invasion of China
C)
The Axis threat to the Panama Canal
D)
German unrestricted submarine warfare
43)



This cartoon is suggesting that the League of Nations would
A)
lead to the defeat of the Central Powers in World War I.
B)
cause the United States to lose World War I.
C)
limit the United States' sovereign powers.
D)
drag the United States into foreign wars.
44)
As part of its policy of "containment" during the Cold War, the United States hoped to keep communist influence in Korea
A)
south of the Yalu River.
B)
south of the Mekong Delta.
C)
north of the 38th parallel.
D)
north of the 17th parallel.
45)
President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day
A)
Germany invaded Poland.
B)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
C)
France was invaded by Germany.
D)
Japan invaded the Philippines.
46)



This photograph shows U.S. residents at an internment camp during World War II. These people are most likely
A)
Chinese-Americans.
B)
German-Americans.
C)
Italian-Americans.
D)
Japanese-Americans.
47)



This photograph by Jacob Riis (1889) reflects the conditions that would have been found in
A)
the West.
B)
the rural South.
C)
industrial areas.
D)
Indian Reservations.
48)
Which of these is the BEST definition of internment?
A)
the idolization of a single national identity
B)
the confinement of a specific group of people
C)
the sympathy given to the enemy in a conflict
D)
the refusal to fight in a war for religious reasons
49)
In the early 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy earned national attention by
A)
supporting national desegregation efforts.
B)
almost winning multiple Presidential elections.
C)
falsely accusing many people of being communists.
D)
challenging the President’s decision to use atomic weapons.
50)
The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it
A)
spread democracy to Latin America.
B)
secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry.
C)
guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control.
D)
set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.

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Answer 7

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