What was the Scopes Trial about?

Whether a state can ban the teaching of evolution in schools

The Berlin Blockade made the US:

airlift food and supplies into Berlin

The Bay of Pigs was supposed to:

remove Castro as leader of Cuba

Which of the following is not true for factory workers in the late 1800s?

they relied on political bosses to improve their wages

The objective of the Social Security Act was:

to lessen poverty in retirement

The Federal Civil Defense Administration

helped US citizens prepare for nuclear attack

What was the most important effect of the Spanish-American War (1898)?

US became imperialist world power

The following statement best explain why people didn't like prohibition:

Bootlegging gave rise to widespread lawlessness and crime

The best description of Black Tuesday is:

stock prices feel and the stock market crashed

Which best describes a laissez-faire economic policy?

gov't should leave businesses alone

What crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg accused of?

passing atomic secrets to the USSR

What was the main goal of SDI?

to create a missile shield for the US

What is NOT one negative effect of industrialization?

immigrants were able to buy mansions

The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire called national attention to

unsafe and oppressive working conditions

competition for economics and political power

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1
What was the primary cause of the Dust Bowl?
crop reduction
black blizzards
prolonged drought
dam building
2
What was the Scopes Trial about?
Whether a state can require the teaching of creationism
Whether a state can ban the teaching of evolution in schools
Whether teaching creationism in school is unconstitutional
Whether reciting prayers in public schools is constitutional
3
Which of the following is not a form of mass media in the 1920s?
Radio
Motion Pictures
Magazines
Billboards
4
Which is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Stock speculation
Foreign Competition
Underconsumption
Overproduction
5
The Berlin Blockade made the US:
airlift food and supplies into Berlin
send troops to Berlin
surrender control of Berlin to the USSR
bomb Berlin
6
The Bay of Pigs was supposed to:
locate the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
persuade Castro to cut ties with the USSR
remove Castro as leader of Cuba
stop the flood of refugees fleeing Cuba
7
Which of the following is not true for factory workers in the late 1800s?
they performed repetitive tasks in dangerous conditions
the worked 6 days a week for 10 days or more hours a day
they relied on political bosses to improve their wages
they put up w/poor working conditions to keep their jobs
8
The CCC and the WPA provided relief to the needy by:
by providing pensions to the needy
by creating jobs for the needy
by giving loans to the needy
by distributing food to the needy
9
The objective of the Social Security Act was:
to protect worker's rights
to supervise union elections
to ban child labor
to lessen poverty in retirement
10
The following term contributed most to the development of a consumer culture in the 1920s?
Normalcy
Stock Speculation
Installment Buying
Demobilization
11
The Federal Civil Defense Administration
kept the US safe by finding USSR spies
recruited troops to defend the US
helped US citizens prepare for nuclear attack
trained US citizens to identify subversive behavior
12
Roosevelt's program of emergency legislation during the Great Depression was called:
The Share Our Wealth program
The New Deal
The Square Deal
The New Freedom
13
What was the most important effect of the Spanish-American War (1898)?
US declared independence
US became imperialist world power
US became increasing divided with growing anti-war movement
US vowed to establish ways of avoiding future conflict
14
Which innovation contributed most to national pop culture in the 1920s?
radio
automobiles
plastic
airplanes
15
The following statement best explain why people didn't like prohibition:
More women began to drink during prohibition
It was too difficult to find speakeasies
Bootlegging gave rise to widespread lawlessness and crime
Too few federal agents were hired to enforce the ban
16
Why did the US join WWII?
The Zimmerman Note
Impressment of sailors
Sinking of the U.S.S Maine
Pearl Harbor
17
This committed the US to contain communism:
the Long Telegram
the Truman Doctrine
the Four Freedoms
the Baruch Plan
18
The best description of Black Tuesday is:
the supreme court ruled the NRA was unconstitutional
federal troops attacked the bonus army marchers
stock prices feel and the stock market crashed
bank runs forced many banks to close their doors
19
The Bessemer Process revolutionized the:
automobile industry
electronic industry
steel industry
iron industry
20
Which of the following is not considered an objective of labor unions?
higher wages
shorter work hours
cheaper housing
better working conditions
21
MLKJr. and the SCLC used:
affirmative action
armed rebellion
nonviolent resistance
reverse discrimination
22
Which best describes a laissez-faire economic policy?
the gov't should prevent big businesses from expanding
gov't should leave businesses alone
the gov't should protect small businesses from failing
the gov't should heavily regulate businesses
23
What crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg accused of?
recruiting communist sympathizers
lying to HUAC
passing atomic secrets to the USSR
plotting to overthrow the US gov't
24
African Americans were disenfranchised by all of the following except:
literacy tests
Jim Crow laws
the poll tax
filibustering
25
Who has the power to declare war?
state legislatures
congress
supreme court
president
26
Which of the following was a pull factor that brought immigrants to the US:
religious pogroms
mechanization of agriculture
availability of farmland
population growth
27
What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair and Homestead Strike have in common?
they were defeats for owners
they were marked by violence
they were victories for unions
they were organized by anarchists
28
This was a new technology in the Vietnam War:
Napalm
Atomic Bomb
Machine Gun
Gas
29
What was the main goal of SDI?
to create a missile shield for the US
to end the arms race with the Soviet Union
to bring peace to the Middle East
to support freedom fighters in Latin America
30
Which of the following is not a branch of the federal government?
democratic
judicial
executive
legislative
31
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
to encourage economic integration
to gather information about Europe
to promote democracy in Europe
to support a rapid transition in Europe
32
Which was a serious problem during the Great Depression:
High Unemployment
Low prices
Buying on the Margin
Business consolidation
33
What is NOT one negative effect of industrialization?
working for low wages
work in factories was repetitive and often dangerous
immigrants were able to buy mansions
children often worked long hours
34
Talented African American poets, writers, and artists in the 1920s were part of the
Back to Africa Movement
Jazz Age
Roaring Twenties
Harlem Renaissance
35
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination everywhere except:
public schools
housing
employment
public accommodations
36
Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party did all of the following except:
protested in front of the White House
support President Wilson
focus on passing a constitutional amendment
adopt un-ladylike strategies like picketing
37
which term best describes a company that completely dominates an industry?
corporation
monopoly
foundation
competitor
38
To publicly accuse someone of subversive activities without evidence is called:
Censure
McCarthyism
Stalinism
Blacklisting
39
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire called national attention to
unsafe and oppressive working conditions
militant labor strikes
inadequate regulation of railroads
overcrowded residential conditions
40
The Cold War was:
competition for petroleum resources in the Artic
competition for economics and political power
conflict that involves exchange of atomic weapons
a conflict between armed opponents
41
Which of the following is Henry Ford famous for using?
bessemer process
oil refining
electric lighting
assembly line

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