OST prep: American History Review

Question 1

The North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union both seek to expand trade by:

Accepted Answer

lowering tariffs & eliminating import quotas btwn members

Question 2

Which factors enabled racism to be institutionalized in the U.S. following Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

Republicans running state gov., Separate but equal, poll tax

Question 3

How did the pattern of immigration change in the second half (1950-2000) of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Most immigrants came to the United States from Latin America

Question 4

In what ways did the U.S. alter its foreign policy as it moved into the Post-Cold war era?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. decreased military spending

Question 5

During the 1950s, increased incomes and the availability of easy credit led many Americans to?

Accepted Answer

consumerism

Question 6

Which of the following are challenges faced by the United States in the post-9/11 world?

Accepted Answer

Protecting the U.S. against possible attacks, Countering the use of terrorism, Balancing national security and civil liberties, Responding to instability in the Middle East

Question 7

Which factor contributed to the unprecedented prosperity in U.S. society following WWII?

Accepted Answer

Increased demand for consumer goods and tech. advancements

Question 8

After the attacks on September 11th, what are steps the U.S. gov. took to improve security?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 9

What is one factor that led to the increase of demands and consumer goods in the post-WWII era?

Accepted Answer

Rapid population growth (baby boom) and rise in incomes

Question 10

The U.S. gov. forced American Indians to live on reservation. How did this impact the group?

Accepted Answer

Converted to Christianity and poor health care

Question 11

How did the U.S. respond to the collapse of communist-based gov. in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

provided economic assistance to new governments

Question 12

The U.S. engaged in active combat in Korea and Vietnam. Identify the policy used by the U.S.

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 13

How does the cartoon illustrate the impact of the global economy?

Accepted Answer

Whatever happens to one nations economy will impact others

Question 14

Identify two organizations that worked to improve civil rights for American Indians.

Accepted Answer

AIM and NCAI

Question 15

What did economic policies of President R. Reagan and President G. W. Bush have in common?

Accepted Answer

used tax cuts to encourage economic growth

Question 16

How did the removal of federal troops after Reconstruction change the South?

Accepted Answer

Racial discrimination was institutionalized- Jim Crow Laws

Question 17

Using the U.S. policy of containment, which events led to a tense relationship in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Space Race and Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 18

Which event directly contributed to the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Several communist-based govs. collapsed in Eastern Europe

Question 19

A pattern of persecuting communist resurfaced after World War II. What was this development?

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Question 20

Which of the following was not a change that U.S. society underwent in the post-WWII era?

Accepted Answer

Great migration

Question 21

How did the ideological conflict between the Soviets & the U.S. affect the division of Korea?

Accepted Answer

It created political conflict

Question 22

Which of the following was not an effect of suburbanization in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Suburbs and cities grew at similar rates.

Question 23

What change in immigration policy was reflected in the 1965 Immigration Act?

Accepted Answer

It allowed more immigrants from Asia, Africa, &Latin America

Question 24

In the United States, most new jobs created during the 1980’s were jobs that:

Accepted Answer

provided services rather than produced goods

Question 25

Which event contributed to the anti-communist beliefs held in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Accusations made by Senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress

Question 26

Print ads. for some U.S. fast-food chains have featured text in multiple languages. Why?

Accepted Answer

Immigration to the United States

Question 27

Who investigated claims of communist activity in the gov. and other areas of American life?

Accepted Answer

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

Question 28

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

Accepted Answer

It helped to rebuild and strengthen European economies

Question 29

Which factor influenced the government’s decision to make the Environmental Protection Agency?

Accepted Answer

new research on harmful effects of pesticides

Question 30

Which developments resulted from the effects?

Accepted Answer

threat of mass destruction; superpower status of each nation

OST prep: American History Review

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OST prep: American History Review

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