The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970s were due in part to

spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War

What was the main reason for the decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?

The United States passed the National Origins Act.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?

Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.

One reason early twentieth century muckrakers were able to have a significant impact on society was because

sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased

The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson did which of the following?

Upheld segregated railroad facilities.

The flappers of the 1920’s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting

greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior

Which of the following was true of the settlement house workers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

They included large numbers of middle-class, college-educated women.

The policy of containment, justified by George Kennan’s 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for

blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence

The first massive migration of Black Americans from the South occurred during which of the following periods?

During and immediately after the First World War

In 1962, which of the following contributed most directly to a crisis in Soviet-American relations over Cuba?

The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba

Which of the following is true of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

It allowed the President to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam.

The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against

suspected communists and anarchists

The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to

raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production

Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?

An antiwar demonstration where 4 students were killed by the National Guard

Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?

An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity

Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?

They were forced from their homes and businesses into detention camps.

Which of the following is true of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

It had little immediate impact on the regulation of large corporations.

In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the dangers of

the military-industrial complex

American writers of the 1920’s have often been called the “lost generation” because they

were disillusioned with the course of American life

Which of the following aroused the greatest controversy in the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?

Acquisition of the Philippine Islands

Which of the following is true of the 1935 Social Security Act?

It legislated a tax that transfers money from workers to pensioners.

The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to

break the cycle of poverty among poor people w/ education & job training

The decade after the Second World War was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

widespread student opposition to the development of nuclear weaponry

Which of the following statements about woman suffrage is true?

The only states with complete woman suffrage before 1900 were W of the MS.

The assembly-line production of Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920’s?

Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in order to

challenge sex discrimination in the workplace

“Reaganomics,” or supply-side economics, led to which of the following?

Large increases in the incomes of wealthy Americans

The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily

middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

Jacob Riis is best known for his work in the 1890s as a

journalist & photographer - publicized the living conditions of immigrants

Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 to protest

segregation of public facilities

In the 1930s the Great Depression resulted in

an increase in the number of transient people searching for work

The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to

provide military supplies to the Allies

Which of the following is a correct statement about the college-level education in the twentieth-century United States?

The GI Bill financed education of male students during the post-WWII era

All of the following were objectives of W.E.B. DuBois EXCEPT

the implementation of Booker T. Washington’s program for Black progress

The support for former Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign best illustrates the

exploitation of race as a national political issue

One of the immediate consequences of the Tet offensive in 1968 was that

popular support for the war declined in the United States

The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to

assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture

The Open Door policy of the early twentieth century called for

open access to China for American investment and commercial interests

The decisions of the Supreme Court in the late 19th and early 20th centuries generally did which of the following?

Strengthened the position of big business.

The main reason for the formation of the Dixiecrat party in 1948 was the opposition of dissident Democrats to Truman’s

proposal for civil rights legislation

Joseph McCarthy’s investigative tactics found support among many Americans because

there was widespread fear of communist infiltration of the US

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1
The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970s were due in part to
increased investment in major industries
a decline in foreign trade
major state and federal tax increases
spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War
2
In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover disagreed most strongly about the desirability of
federal aid to corporations
farm price supports
federal relief to individuals
a balanced federal budget
3
What was the main reason for the decrease in the number of Europeans immigrating to the United States in the 1920s?
Most European countries passed laws forbidding immigration to the US
There was widespread prosperity in Europe after the First World War.
The United States passed the National Origins Act.
4
Immigrants to the United States in the last quarter of the nineteenth century came primarily from
European farms and villages
Latin America
middle-class backgrounds
Asia
5
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
Provided US military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
Goal of ending the nationalization of American-owned property in Caribbean
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
6
One reason early twentieth century muckrakers were able to have a significant impact on society was because
sales and circulation of newspapers and magazines increased
radio programs devoted to the problems in cities attracted large audiences
drought conditions in the Midwest drew attention to social problems
they had the sympathy & support of industrialists (Carnegie & Rockefeller)
7
The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson did which of the following?
Declared civil rights legislation unconstitutional.
Upheld literacy testing as a condition of voting in federal elections.
Outlawed segregation in public schools.
Upheld segregated railroad facilities.
8
The flappers of the 1920’s challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting
an equal rights amendement
a federal birth control and abortion rights protection law
greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior
a federal law to establish prenatal clinics in rural areas
9
The Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education reversed which of the following earlier Court decisions?
Roe v. Wade
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
10
Which of the following was true of the settlement house workers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
They established settlement houses in middle-class environments.
They included large numbers of middle-class, college-educated women.
They endeavored to suppress immigrant cultures.
They avoid political involvement.
11
The policy of containment, justified by George Kennan’s 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for
blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence
destabilizing the Soviet Union
curbing US foreign investment to limit involvement in world conflict
curbing US foreign investment to limit involvement in world conflict
12
The first massive migration of Black Americans from the South occurred during which of the following periods?
Immediately following the Civil War
During and immediately after the First World War
In the decade after the Second World War
During the Great Depression
13
In 1962, which of the following contributed most directly to a crisis in Soviet-American relations over Cuba?
The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba
Cuban support for leftist guerilla movements in Latin America
Cuban withdrawal from the Organization of American States
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion
14
One of the principal reasons the “noble experiment” of Prohibition failed was that it led to an enormous increase in
law enforcement challenges
absenteeism among factory workers
the divorce rate
drinking among minors
15
Which of the following is true of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
It provided for the first peace negotiations between the US and N Vietnam.
It ended the Vietnam War.
It was a statement of American policy that followed the Tet offensive.
It allowed the President to deploy combat troops in South Vietnam.
16
The Palmer Raids of 1919 were conducted against
alleged financial backers of Marcus Garvey
White racist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan
labor organizers for the American Federation of Labor
suspected communists and anarchists
17
The purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 was to
raise farm prices by limiting agricultural production
expand agricultural production by subsidizing farmers
provide for the distribution of surplus meat and produce to the poor
ease the economic difficulties of sharecroppers and tenant farmers
18
Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?
An antiwar demonstration where 4 students were killed by the National Guard
A rock concert 2nd only to the Woodstock concert in the number of attendees
The 1st event in observance of Earth Day
A highly publicized sit-in advocating women’s rights
19
During the Gilded Age, which of the following groups generally voted Republican?
Southern Protestant farmers
Confederate war veterans
Black northerners
Roman Catholic immigrants
20
Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
The rehabilitation of a decaying urban area
An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity
The beginning of the NAACP
The most famous art show of the early twentieth century
21
Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?
The Supreme Court intervened to protect them from wartime hysteria.
The Department of the Army repatriated them forcibly to Japan.
They were forced from their homes and businesses into detention camps.
They were expelled from Hawaii and California.
22
As a result of the Spanish-American War, Spain gave the US control of Puerto Rico, Cuba, & which of the following?
Hawaii
Bermuda
Alaska
The Philippines
23
All of the following concerns were addressed during the “Hundred Days” of the New Deal EXCEPT
homeowner mortgage support
unemployment relief
agricultural adjustment
court restructuring
24
Which of the following is true of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?
It quickly limited the number of mergers taking place.
It led to federal control of the railroads.
It had little immediate impact on the regulation of large corporations.
It forced businesses to adopt pooling agreements.
25
In his farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the dangers of
communist subversion of the civil rights movement
the military-industrial complex
presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon
the lack of a national health insurance program
26
American writers of the 1920’s have often been called the “lost generation” because they
failed to achieve fame in their lifetimes
were politically radical in a conservative era
were disillusioned with the course of American life
found it difficult to get their work published
27
Which of the following aroused the greatest controversy in the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?
Humanitarian efforts on behalf of concentration camp victims
Liberation of Cuba from Spanish control
Acquisition of the Philippine Islands
Payment of a $20 million indemnity to Spain
28
Which of the following is true of the 1935 Social Security Act?
It provided health insurance for anyone who needed it.
It legislated a tax that transfers money from workers to pensioners.
It created benefits for the needy by using taxes on corporate profits.
It was ended during the first hundred days of the New Deal.
29
The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to
simplify welfare by replacing job programs with cash grants for the poor
build a socialist society in the United States
provide temporary benefits to the “new poor” during times of recession
break the cycle of poverty among poor people w/ education & job training
30
The decade after the Second World War was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
a population explosion known as the “baby boom”
unprecedented prosperity
rapid and extensive suburbanization
widespread student opposition to the development of nuclear weaponry
31
Constitutional amendments enacted during the Progressive Era concerned all of the following EXCEPT
extension of suffrage to women
imposition of an income tax
imposition of poll taxes
prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages
32
Which of the following statements about woman suffrage is true?
The 6 states of New England were the 1st to have complete women suffrage.
No state granted woman suffrage before 1900.
The only states with complete woman suffrage before 1900 were W of the MS.
Women suffrage was introduced in the South during Radical Reconstruction.
33
The assembly-line production of Ford’s Model T automobile resulted in which of the following by the end of the 1920’s?
The development of a large international market for American automobiles
A sharp decrease in railroad passenger traffic
Widespread purchase of automobiles by average American families
Construction of the federal interstate highway system
34
The Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka directly contradicted the legal principle established by
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Miranda v. Arizona
Schenck v. United States
35
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in order to
advocate restrictions on access to abortion
oppose the proposed Equal Rights Amendment
challenge sex discrimination in the workplace
advocate equal access for women to athletic facilities
36
“Reaganomics,” or supply-side economics, led to which of the following?
A decline in unemployment and poverty
An increase in appropriations for school lunches
Large increases in the incomes of wealthy Americans
Lower military expenditures than during the Carter administration
37
The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily
representatives of industries seeking higher tariffs
middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues
immigrant activities attempting to change restrictive immigration laws
workers concerned with establishing industrial unions
38
Jacob Riis is best known for his work in the 1890s as a
journalist & photographer - publicized the living conditions of immigrants
leader of the People’s Party
reformer who encouraged new immigrants to homestead
labor organizer and Socialist Party activist
39
Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 to protest
the war in Vietnam
poverty in the South
segregation of public facilities
cutbacks in student aid
40
In the 1930s the Great Depression resulted in
an increase in the number of transient people searching for work
a dramatic increase in emigration to Canada
a major migration from California to the Central Plains
a dramatic increase in the number of foreign immigrants
41
Which of the following was true of the American labor movement in the late nineteenth century?
Series of violent strikes
It was allied with the Democratic party.
It was controlled by immigrant socialists and anarchists.
It was confined to factory workers.
42
The purpose of the Lend-Lease Act was to
create military bases outside the borders of the United States
provide military supplies to the Allies
lend money to impoverished farmers
provide subsidies to railroads and businesses
43
Which of the following is a correct statement about the college-level education in the twentieth-century United States?
Private universities raised admission standards during the 1940’s.
The “baby boomers” finished college in large numbers in the 1950’s.
The GI Bill financed education of male students during the post-WWII era
State universities increased scholarship aid during the Depression.
44
All of the following were objectives of W.E.B. DuBois EXCEPT
establishment of an organization to seek legal redress of Black grievances
the implementation of Booker T. Washington’s program for Black progress
cooperation with White people in obtaining Black progress
the establishment of Black political power
45
The support for former Alabama governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign best illustrates the
growing power of the political Left in American politics
loss of faith of many Americans in Republican party policies
exploitation of race as a national political issue
persistence of anticommunism as a political force
46
One of the immediate consequences of the Tet offensive in 1968 was that
popular support for the war declined in the United States
the South Vietnamese government was overthrown
President Johnson completed the process of Vietnamization
North Vietnamese troops took control of Saigon
47
The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to
legally establish the communal nature of American Indian landholding
assimilate American Indians into the mainstream of American culture
recognize and preserve the tribal cultures of American Indians
restore to American Indians land seized unjustly
48
The Open Door policy of the early twentieth century called for
the continuation of the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere
unlimited European immigration into the United States
the elimination of passports for international travel
open access to China for American investment and commercial interests
49
The decisions of the Supreme Court in the late 19th and early 20th centuries generally did which of the following?
Strengthened the position of big business.
Strengthened the regulatory powers of the federal government.
Strengthened the position of organized labor.
Protected the civil and political rights of African Americans.
50
The main reason for the formation of the Dixiecrat party in 1948 was the opposition of dissident Democrats to Truman’s
proposal for civil rights legislation
removal of General MacArthur from his military command
support for the Taft-Hartley Act
establishment of the Central Intelligence Agency
51
Joseph McCarthy’s investigative tactics found support among many Americans because
both Truman and Eisenhower supported him
there was widespread fear of communist infiltration of the US
evidence substantiated his charges against the army
he worked closely with the FBI
52
American participation in the Second World War had which of the following major effects on the home front?
The growth of isolationism in the Midwest
A movement of women into factory work
The breakdown of racial segregation in the South
A decline in farm income
53
All of the following have been cited as reasons for the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 EXCEPT the need to
keep the Soviet Union out of the war against Japan
block a planned Japanese invasion of the United States
save American lives
demonstrate American superiority in weaponry to the Soviet Union

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