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1
The Johnson and Nixon administrations were marked by . . .
Stable political situations
An increased trust in the government
A mistrust of the government
Apathy toward the government
2
The reforms of the Progressive Era led to . . .
Prohibition
Healthcare reform
World War I
Civil Rights Act
3
The Great Depression was caused by the failure of _______________ to pay back their depositors.
Banks
Loan sharks
The government
The stock market
4
The Treaty of ___________________ ended WW I .
Versailles
Washington
Moscow
London
5
In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote this document to proclaim the right of Americans to be free.
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Federlist Papers
The Bill of Rights
6
Containment led to all but one of the following conflicts:
The Cuban Missile Crisis and Embargo
The attack on the USS Maine
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
7
After WW I, America became more involved in world affairs
True
False
8
President Clinton was impeached for . . .
Human sacrifices
Universal Healthcare
Staring the first Gulf War
An affair with an intern
9
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of Americans listed by de Toqueville in 1832
Individualism
Populism
Imperialism
Liberty
10
Prohibition in the 1920s led to a rise in . . .
Church attendance
Consumption of soft drinks
Tolerance
Organized crime
11
The Bill of Rights lists the specific _______________ granted to the citizens of the U.S.
Land
Powers
Rights
Laws
12
The Homestead Act provided land to settlers if they made ________________________.
Their own clothes
Tools for farming
Improvements
Payments over time
13
Which war stared immediately at the end of WW II?
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
The War on Terror
The Cold War
14
President Hoover's policy to fix the Depression was to help . . .
Country by doing nothing
Banks and businesses with loans
The common man by putting him to work.
The common man with direct payments
15
This document established the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances.
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
16
President Obama is best known for . . .
Being the first black President
Obamacare
Born in Hawaii
Being a former Senator from Illinois
17
The 1920s saw a sharp increase in the use of _____________ to purchase consumer goods.
Cash
Barter
Trade
Credit
18
The succession of Teddy Roosevelt to the Presidency led to the beginning of the __________ era.
Modern
Depression
Clinton
Progressive
19
Rockefeller and Carnegie made their fortunes by forming _________________.
Charities
Monopolies
Schools
Libraries
20
President Reagan believed in . . .
Isolationism
Peace through strength
Aggressive war
Higher taxes
21
Which was NOT a cause of WW I ?
Militarism
Zimmerman Telegram
American Aggression
Unrestricted submarine warfare
22
U.S. Policy toward communism immediately following WW II was . . .
Containment
Slash and burn
Do nothing
To allow unrestricted expansion of Communism
23
The ___________________ opened the West to settlement by farmers.
The Interstate Highway System
The automobile
The Telegraph
Trans-Continental Railroad
24
The Great Depression ended when . . .
World War II started
The Warsaw Pact was formed
World War II ended
The Stock Market crashed
25
This amendment grants former slaves the right to vote.
16th
14th
13th
15th
26
Victory gardens and _______________ were important sacrifices made by Americans during WW II.
Rationing
Church attendance
Pay cuts
Human sacrifices
27
Which Amendment states that the powers not mentioned in the Constitution belong to the States?
1st
10th
18th
4th
28
The Civil Rights Era was a time of _____________ in America.
Peace
Racial tolerance
Social unrest
Prosperity
29
FDR enacted the _______________ to put people to work, and regulate banks and the stock market.
The Great Society
Social Security
The Square Deal
The New Deal
30
The presidencies of Ford and Carter both had to face . . .
Threat of war
Assassination
Economic prosperity
Economic troubles
31
The first Gulf War was started by ___________ to liberate Kuwait from Iraq.
Clinton
Obama
Bush 43, "W", Junior
Bush 41, "HW", Senior
32
The stalemate in WW I was broken by the use of new ___________________.
Treaties
Technologies
Trench warfare
Soldiers