A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to

set goals for achieving peace after World War I

The United States issued the Open Door policy (1899–1900) primarily to

secure equal trade opportunities in China

Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee in 1966 primarily to

improve working conditions for migrant laborers

A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 was to

improve economic conditions in a poor rural region

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

can be strongly affected by public opinion

Rationing was used in the United States during World War II as a way to

ensure adequate supplies of scarce natural resources

Which of the following was NOT a factor in U.S. imperialism?

competition with Japan for control of China

The war crimes trials in Nuremberg following World War II established the concept that

individuals could be held accountable for their actions

What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?

Government must assume responsibility for helping the poor

During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because

a shortage of labor created new opportunities in workplaces

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation

Which of the following compounded the devastation caused by the Great Depression?

Midwestern drought and Dust Bowl Correct

In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between

proslavery and antislavery groups

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1
A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to
retaliate for the sinking of the Lusitania
provide an aid program for rebuilding war-torn nations
set goals for achieving peace after World War I
ask Congress to enter World War I
2
The United States issued the Open Door policy (1899–1900) primarily to
bring democratic government to the Chinese people
use China as a stepping stone to trade with Japan
secure equal trade opportunities in China
force China to change its immigration policies
3
Which factor is most associated with the decision of the US to declare war on Spain in 1898?
unrestricted submarine warfare
labor union pressure
yellow journalism
isolationist policy
4
Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee in 1966 primarily to
increase farm income
provide legal assistance to illegal aliens
secure voting rights for Mexican Americans
improve working conditions for migrant laborers
5
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 was to
encourage African Americans to settle in the valley
build and manage a turnpike in the valley
provide health care benefits for southerners
improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
6
The Homestead Act and the mass killing of buffalo are associated with the
northern migration of African Americans
building of the Erie Canal
rise of organized labor
decline of the Plains Indians
7
The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war
is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers
is determined mainly by technological superiority
can be strongly affected by public opinion
is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals
8
Rationing was used in the United States during World War II as a way to
raise production of consumer goods
ensure adequate supplies of scarce natural resources
increase the number of imports
provide markets for American-made products
9
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?
nationalism
socialism
imperialism
militarism
10
Which of the following was NOT a factor in U.S. imperialism?
the belief that the U.S. had a duty to spread Christianity
competition with Japan for control of China
the desire for new markets overseas
the desire for increased military strength
11
What was the future relations of between the Plains Indians and the settlers?
Mutual respect
Peaceful coexistence
Further conflict
Equality
12
The war crimes trials in Nuremberg following World War II established the concept that
individuals could be held accountable for their actions
nations could be made to pay for wartime damages
those convicted should be given shorter sentences
pardons should be granted to all accused war criminals
13
Which event led directly to the end of the cold war?
reunification of Germany
breakup of the Soviet Union
formation of the European Union
creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
14
The United States tried to avoid involvement in World War I by following a policy of
military preparedness
collective security
neutrality
economic boycotts
15
What was a guiding principle of the New Deal economic policies?
Pro-business tax breaks would solve the problems.
Government must assume responsibility for helping the poor
Rugged individualism must be allowed to solve inequality
Antitrust legislation would destroy the free market economy
16
Which economic factor contributed most directly to the start of the Great Depression?
high income taxes
buying stocks on margin
decreasing tariff rates
low worker productivity
17
During World War II, women and minorities made economic gains mainly because
more educational opportunity increased the number of workers
a shortage of labor created new opportunities in workplaces
labor unions demanded equal opportunities for these groups
new civil rights legislation forced businesses to change
18
Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of
Steps in support of the Americans with Disabilities Act
programs dealing with affirmative action
violent acts by the Black Panthers
nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation
19
Which of the following compounded the devastation caused by the Great Depression?
influenza epidemic and poor healthcare
the beginning of WWII
Midwestern drought and Dust Bowl Correct
the Red Scare and infiltration of communistic ideas
20
In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
Spanish landowners and new American settler
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
proslavery and antislavery groups
Native American Indians and white settlers

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