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American/US History Review
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1
The Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
allowed Chinese immigrants to become citizens
stopped immigration of Chinese people
separate but equal policy in the West
did not allow Chinese immigrants to work on the railroad
2
Settlement houses were created because of increasing...
government regulations
educational opportunities
urban employment
immigrant populations
3
During the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, black authors and artists used literature & art to
end segregation of public facilities
urge voters to elect more blacks to political office
celebrate the richness of their heritage
promote affirmative action programs
4
Which immigration station did immigrants from Ireland come through?
Angel Island
Long Island
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
5
The 1920s are sometimes called the Roaring Twenties because
widespread social and economic change occured
foreign trade prospered after World War I
political reforms made government more democratic
the US assumed a leadership role in world affairs
6
The purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary was to -
add on to the Monroe Doctrine
discourage US trade with South America
promote Big Stick Diplomacy
encourage European aid to the Western Hemisphere
7
One result of the Civil Rights Movement was the passage of the -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Social Security Act
GI Bill of Rights
Lend-Lease Act
8
During the 1920s, the literary and artistic movement centered on African-Americans culture was:
the Harlem Renaissance
the Civil Rights Movement
the Great Migration
the Prohibition Era
9
Westward expansion had the most negative impact on which group of people?
African Americans
American Indians
European immigrants
Southern farmers
10
Which African-American believed that equality could be achieved through vocational education?
Booker T. Washington
WEB Dubois
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jacob Lawrence
11
Which President proclaimed that the US would reach the moon before the end of the 1960s?
King
F. D. Roosevelt
Kennedy
Johnson
12
Which groups of people worked in large numbers on the railroad?
Irish and Japanese
Chinese and Japanese
Chinese and English
Irish and Chinese
13
What was the name of the enormous American investment in Western Europe after World War II?
Marshall Plan
MacArthur Program
United Nations
NATO
14
The intent of the US immigration laws of the 1920s was to
restrict immigration through the use of quotas
encourage cultural diversity
increase economic opportunities for recent immigrants
restore an open-door policy toward immigration
15
One major advantage of the assembly line was that it increased the
wages of workers
prices of goods
speed of production
cost of production
16
When a minority group adopts the beliefs and way of life of the dominant culture, it's called
nomadic
reservations
assimilation
addition
17
Which of the following is NOT a reason for westward expansion?
logging
cheap, fertile farm land
population growth in eastern states
speedboats
18
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by ---
bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
internment camps, the rationing of goods, & using an a-bomb
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
19
The growth of organized crime during the 1920s is most closely related to the -
collapse of the stock market
rise of labor unions
increase in unemployed workers
laws against making alcohol
20
What is the name of the ship that blew up in Havana Harbor prior to the Spanish-American War?
Lusitania
USS Maine
USS Constitution
Titanic
21
"Thousands Along California Coast Forced Into Internment Camps" Who is this referring to?
Russian Americans
German Americans
Japanese Americans
Italian Americans
22
Tracts of public land available for settlement are called...
boomtowns
homesteads
reservations
haciendas
23
The GI Bill of Rights...
increased benefits for veterans
ended segregation in the military
reduced the size of the army
created pensions for veterans
24
Which of the following pieces of legislation allowed people to own land in the West?
Exodusters
Homestead Act of 1862
Dawes Act
Manifest Destiny
25
Which of the following is NOT a reason people formed unions?
bad working conditions
long hours
low pay
increased minimum wage
26
What does conscription mean?
monthly magazine subscriber
the right to vote
a way of advertising products
required draft
27
Who was the leader of the Tammany Hall political machine?
Mark Twain
William Jennings Bryan
Jane Addams
Boss Tweed
28
Which of the following is NOT included in the MAIN acronym, which stands for the causes of WWI?
militarism
isolationism
imperialism
alliance system
29
US = Capitalism and Soviet Union = ?
communism
monarchy
democracy
imperialism
30
Who was President during the beginning years of the Great Depression?
Hoover
F. D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson