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Fall Semester Exam Review 2017
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1
Which of the following is an appropriate title for the factors in the image?
Impact of the Harlem Renaissance
Effects of Jim Crow Laws
Causes of the Great Migration
Creation of the NAACP
2
The cartoon was encouraging the American public to
exercise caution regarding involvement in European conflicts
provide food to Eastern Europe
support countries resisting Communism
demand repayment of WWI debts owed by European nations
3
The Women's Christian Temperance Union were most interested in promoting ________
An end to US involvment in war
the rapid assimilation of new immigrants
Prohibition of alcohol in the US
8-hour workday for children
4
Marcus Garvey's program in the 1920s emphasized ________
separate-but-equal doctrines
integration into mainstream society
a back-to-Africa movement
vocational training
5
The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to
allow the government to own the nation's bank
authorize Congress to set interest rates
regulate the nation's money supply
take over the responsibility of printing money
6
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as
a relief program to provide jobs to minority workers
an organization to help African-American business
a movement that sought to draw people to inner cities
a period of artistic achievement by African-Americans
7
Which conclusion is most clearly supported by the information in the map?
Western railroads generated little profit for owners
Belief laissez-faire prevented federal help to railroads
The federal government promoted building transcontinental RR
RR companies had to buy land for RR construction
8
The headlines in this newspaper are an example of
government censorship
investigative reporting
muckraking literature
yellow journalism
9
What was the major goal of the Dawes Act?
Encourage assimilation of the Indians
Strengthen Indian tribal unity
Provide tribal laws to govern reservations
Remove Cherokees from the south
10
Which factor was a major cause of the farm problem indicated by the data in the chart?
low farm prices set by government regulation
overproduction of these farm crops
major drought in the Midwest
widespread crop failures during the late 1800s
11
Which is the
most likely
reason for the change shown in the map?
Increased job opportunities in the northern states
any agricultural opportunities in the southern states
No racial discrimination in the northern states
large casualties from the war in the Southern states
12
During the early 1900s, reformers tried to advance the goals of Speaker C by
creating the NAACP
forming the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
avoiding attempts to overturn racial segregation in courts
supporting passage of Jim Crow laws
13
Langston Hughes wrote many poems like "I, Too" that expressed ____________
Support for the creation of African American colleges
the mistreatment of African Americans by the music industry
the need for economic reform
The pride and hope of many African Americans
14
Muckraking journalists were known primarily for their _______
articles supporting laissez-faire economics
use of the media to pass Equal Rights Amendment
willingness to expose corruption of US society
support the formation of alliances with European countries
15
In the passage, the authors are stating that
people obtain their rights from their monarch
sovereignty belongs to the people of the nation
state governments created the federal government
both men and women should have equal voting rights
16
What organization was formed to ensure individual rights of citizens from government abuse?
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
American Liberty League
United Services Organization
17
Why did consumer culture emerge in the 1920s?
The Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize
enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices
minimum wage laws expanded buying power
advertising and installment plans encouraged purchases
18
These development in the late 19th century show the importance of
railroads on the development of the U.S.
agrarian reformers in western states
the labor union movement of the nation
the oil industry in increasing American power in the world
19
The primary goal of t he United States foreign policy referred to in the cartoon was to
protect U.S. interests in the Caribbean region
improve relations with Caribbean nations
build U.S. factories in the Caribbean region
provide defense for nations in the Caribbean
20
In the passage, the author is protesting the
use of child labor in industry
sale of children into slavery
ability of children to use credit in company stores
exploitation of African-American children in inner cities
21
In writing the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson based his argument for independence on?
The monarchy was evil by nature
People have natural rights as human beings
Britain was too far away to properly rule
British refused to import raw materials
22
During the late 1800s, which development led to the other three?
federal regulation of business trusts
increased demand for natural resources
formation of labor unions
growth of industry
23
The main purpose of this 1886 poster was to
support nativist calls for limitation on labor unions
show support for police actions against foreigners
organize a protest against police brutality against workers
oppose immigrants who took jobs from American workers
24
Situations such as the one described in the passage most often existed in the
South during Reconstruction
Northeast during the Age of Industrialization
West during the frontier period
Midwest during the Granger period
25
The Bill of Rights addressed Antifederalist criticism of the Constitution by _____
Provide a method of electing a president
Protect citizens from abuse of government power
Establish a process of impeaching officials
Allow government to make money
26
The point of poems like "Mother to Son" written during the Harlem Renaissance were to ______
Ask African Americans to accept things
Discuss the language of immigrants
Explain the advantages of inner-city life
For African Americans to continue to struggle for equality
27
Which would best describe the period of speakeasies, flappers, bootleggers and gangsters?
Propaganda
Music
Fundamentalists
Prohibition
28
Which trend is shown in these graphs?
Production increases, prices increase
Production increases, prices decrease
Production and prices aren't related
Production remains the same, prices decrease
29
What title would be most accurate for this map?
United States Intervention in the Caribbean
Promoting Trade with Latin America
Ending Colonization in Latin America
Humanitarian Aid in the Western Hemisphere
30
This cartoon supports the conclusion that by 1914 ____________
Complete suffrage for women had been achieved
Most states approved some voting rights for women
The east had granted voting rights to women
Women could vote only in state elections
31
When did this discussion most likely take place?
just after the Spanish-American War
just after the announcement of the Good Neighbor policy
during the Civil War
during the American Revolution
32
The League of Nations & Kellogg-Braind Pact were to keep peace. Why did they fail to stop WWII?
Independence in other countries were too strong to stop
The U.S. was too involved in building their military
The agreements lacked enforcement powers
The U.S. did not participate in these pacts
33
Many parents of the 1920's were concerned about "private rooms on wheels."
Railroads
Movie theaters
Buses
Automobile
34
Which two speakers viewpoints reflect actions taken by Teddy Roosevelt when he was POTUS?
D and A
C and D
A and B
B and C
35
What was a challenge to religious fundamentalism in the 1920s?
the broadcasts of Aimee Semple McPherson
The Sermons of Billy Sunday
the speeches of William Jennings Bryan
the teaching of evolution
36
How did the Pendleton Civil Service Act impact Americans?
It provided regulation of railroads
It required government employees to pass a drug test
it ended patronage in hiring government employees
it ended campaign contributions to political candidates
37
This cartoon expresses opposition to which Presidential action?
Reagan's meeting with Russia
Truman's decision to send aid to Europe
Wilson's support of the Treaty of Versailles
Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Poilicy
38
100 days of national confidence, greedy bankers, strong president all talk about?
Preparing for WWII
Prospertiy of the 1920's
Life after WWI
Uncertainties of Great Depression
39
A major purpose of Chinese Exclusion Act and Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan was to
relocate Asians displaced by war
limit immigration of certain groups
enrich America's cultural diversity
treat Asian and European immigrants equally
40
In this cartoon, who is President Theodore Roosevelt opposing?
labor unions
corporate monopolies
political reformers
civil servants
41
Britain was too far away to properly rule
Close the frontier-->complete transcontinental railroad
Dred Scott decision-->Pass Fugitive Slave Law
Jim Crow laws-->beginning of Reconstruction
More jobs in factories-->migration to the North
42
Political machines were common in U.S. cities at the turn of the century because of
reform movements focused on social problems, not political
machines maintained high standards of honesty in gov't
American were too focused on foreign affairs
the machines provided jobs & services to immigrants and poor
43
What was an effect of closing the frontier?
U.S. built transcontinental railroad
U.S. became more involved in imperialism
U.S. experienced an agricultural revolution
U.S. engaged in a civil war
44
What happened as a result of offers like the one shown on this 1872 poster?
Plains states became manufacturing centers
Missouri and Nebraska became new territories
The gov't began restricted the number of acres people bought
Native Americans on the plain were forced onto reservations
45
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
U.S. Interventionism
American Domestic Programs
Efforts at Isolationism
Cold War Events
46
What did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine state?
US has duty to expand colonial possessions in Asia
US to intervene in affairs of Central America and Caribbean
US to provide military aid to Europe to resist communism
US to put troops in Philippines and other Pacific Islands